F150 Ecoboost vs F250 Diesel mileage
I have been pulling my equipment trailer for my business with an F150 3.5 Ecoboost for 3 years now and averaging about 8.7mpg on 87 octane. I got rear-ended last week and the Ecoboost will be in the ...
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Here is a closer picture of the trailer:
The hydraulics bled down so the bucket is 6-12" lower than normal ride height. I just don't see how a 7" wide tractor with the roof a 11' high plus a 6' wide 3' high bucket in the airstream doesn't have wind resistance. Both trucks are in agreement that there is a lot of wind resistance. And I commented that lately I have been in the hilly part of the county where the truck struggles to go up the hill then ride the brakes on the way down. I have hit a few hills here where the F150 has to be put in 4wd low on asphalt to go up. Fortunately I haven't hit any quite that steep with the diesel, the manual locking hubs would be a real pain. But I did have one yesterday that I was surprised 2wd got us up.
The hydraulics bled down so the bucket is 6-12" lower than normal ride height. I just don't see how a 7" wide tractor with the roof a 11' high plus a 6' wide 3' high bucket in the airstream doesn't have wind resistance. Both trucks are in agreement that there is a lot of wind resistance. And I commented that lately I have been in the hilly part of the county where the truck struggles to go up the hill then ride the brakes on the way down. I have hit a few hills here where the F150 has to be put in 4wd low on asphalt to go up. Fortunately I haven't hit any quite that steep with the diesel, the manual locking hubs would be a real pain. But I did have one yesterday that I was surprised 2wd got us up.
