Fuel Mileage when towing??
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What is everyone getting??
I heard the Fords do really well when not towing.....
But what about when you have a load you pulling??
What about the Chevy's?? All my friends that have the Duramax's have tricked them out to where they aren't getting good MPG but they run like a stripped a$$ ape. Some have trouble with the tranny's slipping.....
The Dodges do well but when loaded the one I know of gets around 11mpg....
Heck my old 1998 Chevy 454 dually gets 11mpg around town and about the same when towing (9-10mpg)
I heard the Fords do really well when not towing.....
But what about when you have a load you pulling??
What about the Chevy's?? All my friends that have the Duramax's have tricked them out to where they aren't getting good MPG but they run like a stripped a$$ ape. Some have trouble with the tranny's slipping.....
The Dodges do well but when loaded the one I know of gets around 11mpg....
Heck my old 1998 Chevy 454 dually gets 11mpg around town and about the same when towing (9-10mpg)
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we just towed our Top Gun from NJ to Miami, with our 07 F 350 4x4 diesel when we towed over 70 we were getting 9.5, at 65 we got 10
130 gals for 1 300 miles, it towed Great !!
130 gals for 1 300 miles, it towed Great !!
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My 08' F350 CC srw 4x4 6.4l is getting 16.5-17 highway & 14.5-15 city non-towing; towing 10k @ 75mph gets 11-11.5....not great but it tows so well its worth it!
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2005 Dodge 3500 Srw gets 13ish pulling the boat. More like 18 without load. I tow around 65-67 mph, don't let her go over 70 unless I am gaining momentum for a big hill or something.
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On my new 08, with no tune, and not broken in I got a dismal 8.4 mpg towing the Nortech and just yesterday towing my wife's Albury bros. 23 with hardtop got 8.7 at 70-75mph. Hopefully it will get better. Jeff