Towing MPG
Hi All! Pretty serious about changing from Class C motorhome to Truck-trailer combo, due to overall costs associated with driving it. The biggest trailer we're looking at is about 8,000 dry & 10,400...
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snowpeke wrote:
10 k with a 1/2 ton is just to much get a 3/4 ton diesel I get 12 to 13 mpg pulling 10k with my 2002 Duramax
It's pretty unlikely a 3/4 ton truck can pull 10,000 lbs, at least on a 5th wheel hitch, without being overloaded, either. With a ball trailer you can probably make it if you don't have a cab full of people. In 2002, Chevrolet's 3/4 tons had a 9,200 lb GVWR. Depending on cab and drive configuration, they can have less than 2k pounds of payload, which includes not only pin weight but the weight of all of the passengers. My 5th wheel only weighs about 9k pounds, but its pin weight is ~2,300 alone. If I had a 3/4 ton truck, I'd be 700 pounds overloaded before I even got in my truck!
