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Re: Diesel vs gas......................
Just got rid of my 04 hd2500 Gas 6.0 for a 06 Ford F350 superduty the millage on my old truck was this pulling my 5er i got 5mpg around town 10 hwy 12 on my Ford I get 11 pulling my camper 17 around town and 22 hwy interstate Gas here is like 3.70 a gal and diesel is 3.95 go 30 miles down the road and its 3.65 gas and 3.83 diesel but I love the power my Ford has pulling over the hd2500320Views0likes0CommentsRe: Whats Your Real Weights? Truck and Trailer. The Real Deal
wow from reading all this I might need a new truck lol Im pulling a 40 ft sandpiper with a hd2500 ex cab 6.0 motor and heavy duty tranny with 410 gears and a pullright 15k hitch and the weight on the scales of my truck is 6065lbs. my dry weight is 10983lbs and my gvwr is 14175lbs and hitch weight is 2175lbs and on the sticker on my truck it says cargo weight 2543 The guy at the camper store said I would be fine so far so good what do you all think http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s363/CFloyd61/100_3696.jpg397Views0likes0CommentsRe: Diesel vs gas......................
You are going to pull a 40' 5th wheel with a 6.0? yeah I am my truck also has the 410 gears and bigest tranny you can get in this truck and I have been told by 2-3 dealers ,Camping world,and the chevy dealer it would be ok up to about 15000lbs it has 98 thousand miles and runs great !!Thinking about puting a K&N cold air induction kit on it has anyone tried this and does it work?325Views0likes0CommentsRe: Diesel vs gas......................
I have a 2004 Hd2500 6.0 gas and i get 12-14 mpg when i am not pulling anything I had a 2006 sydney outback 31ft bunkhouse travel trailer and when we pulled it to myrtlebeach we got 9-10mpg going down and 7-8 mpg coming back I just got my 1st 5er it is a 40 ft sandpiper 345 RET the dry weight is 10983lbs and the GVWR is 14175lbs and I have no idea yet what MPG I am going to get on it this one yet.We are taking it out this weekend for our 1st outing so I can let you know when I get back the truck does ok pulling it when we went and Got it in Ohio I couldnt tell a diffrence pulling it and the outback except I did not have all the movement you have with a TT the 5er pulls alot better.325Views0likes0Comments
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