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toddbailey
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- Joined
- Mar 6, 2008
- Messages
- 136
- Location
- south carolina
- Tractor
- nh 3930, ford 1910, farmall super a, allis chamlers b
Thanks guys, can't wait to put a trailer behind her
Filled up for the first time yesterday got a hand calculated 18.6 mpg with a good mix of highway and around town driving.
Good mileage, much better than the 6.0 would have gotten.
+1 the 6.0 I had was terrible, best I ever got was 14. All highway at 70 mph or less. Towing anything of any size was 7 or less, plowing heavy wet snow was like 3. The only + to that truck was plenty of power. That truck was sold very quickly! Be happy you got the D max! CJ
My College Roommate came over last night. He bought a 2015 2500 4x4 crew cab with the 6.0. His dash was showing 11.3. He pulled his 25' camper to Bristol and only got 6 mpg. I could not believe it was that terrible.
Chris
I would leave my house heading to Canada pulling a pontoon [small one, single axle trailer] and by the time I got to Sault Ste Marie, the low fuel light would be on! 150 miles. Not good. It would take me 3 fill ups to do a 480 mile trip without pulling the boat back. If I pulled it back I would have to stop before I got to the house or risk running out of fuel. Yea it was that bad! CJ
I would leave my house heading to Canada pulling a pontoon [small one, single axle trailer] and by the time I got to Sault Ste Marie, the low fuel light would be on! 150 miles. Not good. It would take me 3 fill ups to do a 480 mile trip without pulling the boat back. If I pulled it back I would have to stop before I got to the house or risk running out of fuel. Yea it was that bad! CJ
With my 5.4L Excursion and 4.10 gears I can get 10+ mpg while towing 7700 pounds at 65 mph.That is awful. I can pull my 9,700# boat at 70 mph and get 9 mpg with my F150 Ecoboost. That gives me a comfortable 200 mile range with my 26 gallon fuel tank. Chris