F250, 6.7L Unloaded Mileage
Looking for information. I know my current trailer in no way requires either a 250, or Diesel, but we are looking to replace the tow vehicle, and considering that we will upgrade the trailer in a few...
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My opinion--yours may differ--
Shocked that no has said if the OP is remotely considering a fifth wheel bigger than the very smallest ones, he should get a 350/3500 because bed weight capacity will be a limiting factor with 250/2500s. Our 2012 F-350 SRW CCSB 6.7 diesel consistently gets 11 towing, 15 around town, and 20 at interstate speed limits empty. It drops to 19 when I speed on the interstate and I've gotten as low as 10 on the highway simply pushing a head wind empty. The early days of emission controls (2006 - 2010 with Ford and through 2012 with RAM pre-DEF) got poor mileage. All three eventually got that under control and get amazing mileage considering the huge HP numbers they put out. Mileage is going to be a factor of how much you put your foot into it and how much load you're moving, especially after the trailer load starts exceeding the weight of the truck.
Shocked that no has said if the OP is remotely considering a fifth wheel bigger than the very smallest ones, he should get a 350/3500 because bed weight capacity will be a limiting factor with 250/2500s. Our 2012 F-350 SRW CCSB 6.7 diesel consistently gets 11 towing, 15 around town, and 20 at interstate speed limits empty. It drops to 19 when I speed on the interstate and I've gotten as low as 10 on the highway simply pushing a head wind empty. The early days of emission controls (2006 - 2010 with Ford and through 2012 with RAM pre-DEF) got poor mileage. All three eventually got that under control and get amazing mileage considering the huge HP numbers they put out. Mileage is going to be a factor of how much you put your foot into it and how much load you're moving, especially after the trailer load starts exceeding the weight of the truck.
