Ecoboost 3.5 Towing MPG Sucks
Hi all, back after a couple years without a RV......I jumped back in with a Passport Ultra Lite 153ML, GVWR of 4500lbs. I just returned from picking up the trailer and pulled it with my 2017 F150 3...
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ShinerBock wrote:
I towed over 9.5k up 7% grade mountain roads through the Rockies maintaining 70 mph. Try that in an Ecodiesel. :B
I know, Iknow, not everyone wants to race. Well not everyone is so concerned about saving an extra $20 in fuel, and time is more valuable than money. I can make more more money, I can't make more time and the less amount of time I have to spend on the road stuck behind some 18 wheeler because I don't have the power to pass him, the happier I am. That my friend is worth every penny in extra fuel spent. I understand that you don't feel the same way.
Oh man this reminds me of something my Uncle did and got a ticket for. He was a heavy truck mechanic back in the 80s and 90s and got a ticket for doing 107 UP THE GRAPEVINE in his Gray Hound bus conversion. I can't remember what motor was in it, probably a Detroit, but do know it was a Quad Turbo.
I agree with not being concerned about mpg all the time especially when towing. I'll keep it hammer down, eye on EGT when I get within 100 miles of my destination especially in the mountians.
