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Re: Towing MPG
Procrastinator wrote: bikendan wrote: Hanr3 wrote: The F150 also serves as my daily driver and I average 19-20pmg around town and 24.4mpg on the interstate. :h:R I bought a 2018 F150 SCREW 6.5-bed 3.5 Liter max tow with 3:55 gears. I just hit 1000 miles using winter gas this week. So far my average daily average driving is 18.5 mpg and I have been able to get up to 24.1 mpg strickly interstate in "eco" mode at 72-74 mph. Pro I'd post a picture of my dash after a 1002 mile trip. 24.2mpg. However I don't have a picture hosting site and am not interested in joining one.610Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing MPG
Eric 18 wrote: Awesome info Hanr3! Thank You for breaking it down into numbers. You are welcome. KZ just introduced a new line of 5th wheels that are 1/2 ton towable and average around 10,000 pounds. The Durango series. I have a KZ Sportsmen series, model 231rk. Only 25'4" long, however my restriction is a length limit of 60' front bumper of the truck to rear bumper of the boat trailer. I have 9" to spare. The Durango series also comes with a bumper hitch and is rated to tow 3,000 pounds behind the 5er. I'm really impressed with all the features on my camper. So far my only two complaints are related to winter camping and both I am in the process of correcting. Adding a heat vent to blow across the floor of the living area and adding heat tape to the grey and black tank drain lines. Otherwise the camper has been perfect. Even got my wife's seal of approval, and she isn't a camper.611Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing MPG
The F150 with 3.5L Ecoboost engine comes with a tow/haul button, and a Supersport button. It CAN be more fun to drive than your old Mustang. Plus, based on your posted gas mileage, it might actually do better than the Mustang, at least around town. Eric 18 wrote: Thanks All! We're going to go with a lighter weight trailer. I don't want to be near the 10K Mark loaded. The reason for the switch is overall cost of ownership with the class C. My wife & I currently have 3 cars, plus the motor home. The motor home alone is $1,000 a year in insurance, plus the 5-7 MPG to use it. Too often we take a separate car to drive once we're parked. Scaling down to 1 car & a truck, & trailer. Plus, we only live 2 miles from my work. Going back over 30 years, I only average about 7,000 miles a year on any car. My daily driver Mustang averages about 14MPG in the city & 24 on the highway (or worse depending on how much fun I want to have) Daily driver in a 1/2 ton shouldn't be too much lower than that. I'm used to driving the class C, so the whole truck-trailer driving experience will be new. Thanks Again for the info! Eric610Views0likes0CommentsRe: Towing MPG
I own and triple tow with a 2016 F150 3.5L Ecoboost. Truck is rated to haul 11,000 pounds off the bumper and 12,000 pounds with a 5th wheel. My total vehicle weight rating is 6,900 pounds with a 2078 pounds payload. Supercab with 6.5' box. I tow a 5th wheel with a max weight rating of 7,000 pounds. Empty is at 6,000 pounds. Behind that I tow a 16' deep-v aluminum boat and stainless steel roller trailer which weighs 2,300 pounds fully loaded. My combined trailer max load is 9,300 pounds. truck weighs 5,400 pounds fully loaded with me, the wife, dogs, fuel and all the gadgets. That leave 1,500 pounds available for pin weight. I drive 60 mph and my engine runs at about 1,700 rpms. My fuel mileage is 9-11mpg depending on head winds. If I slow down to 55mph I average 11-12mpg. The F150 also serves as my daily driver and I average 19-20pmg around town and 24.4mpg on the interstate. When I tow only the boat I average 17-18mpg on the interstate. Those are real numbers. One thing that hasn't been mentioned is the cost of repairs. Older vehicles will start to nickel and dime you to death. Sure it's paid for, but I would get tired of it being broke all the time and spend time fixing it instead of camping.611Views0likes0CommentsRe: Hitch storage
More than one way to skin this cat, and most have been mentioned. I leave my hitch in the bed and cover it with my roll up tonnue cover. Fits under the cover snug as a rug and can't tell its there. When I do have to remove my Reese 15k slider I break it down into two 60 pound pieces and take it out. I put it on the garage floor next to my boat. But I do have a folding leaf table in the shed I can slide it onto if needed. back the truck up to the table, drop teh tailgate and slide it off onto the table.529Views0likes0CommentsRe: 2019 F150 Hitch rail install
I installed custom rails that I purchased through etrailer on my 2016 F150. There are inboard and outboard versions. Inboard or outboard of the frame. The outboards should be easier to install, access isn't restricted to the bolts. I choose the inboard version in case I decided to add airbags at a later date. The inboards aren't technically difficult to install, however several of the bolts on each frame rail are difficult to reach. They are located above the frame rail. You cannot use a socket set and must use wrenches. Speed wrenches would expediate the process, if you have them in the proper size. You will also need an open end wrench to attach to your torque wrench. Otherwise its a straight forward install.235Views0likes0CommentsRe: Shorter 5th wheels
K-Z 231RK Sportsmen is a short 5er. 25'4" in length. Stand up bedroom and rear kitchen. They consider it a couple coach. Walk through bathroom. Ours came prepped for cable, satellite, solar, 2 #30 propane tanks, optional 50amp for second air, also has a heated and insulated underbelly for early/late season camping, and the list goes on. Basically has all the bells and whistles you find in larger units. The only drawback is I have to use a slider to gain the clearance to drop my tailgate, or buy a 5th wheel tailgate with the pass through. Weight wise, she is about as light as you can go on a 5th wheel. 5,925 empty with a tongue weight of 860 pounds. 7,000 GWR at 20% is 1,400 pin weight, 1/2 ton towable. https://www.kz-rv.com/products/sportsmen-travel-trailers-and-fifth-wheels/fifth-wheel-231RK.html1.6KViews0likes0Comments
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