Towing a travel trailer expected fuel economy

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08-23-2015, 12:15 AM

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Towing a travel trailer expected fuel economy

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08-23-2015, 07:04 AM

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A lot also depends upon the headwinds, and your speed.

I cruise at about 100km/hr. My trailer has more frontal area and is heavier than yours. Got between 19 and 26 L/100km on our trip out west in July. Average ~24L/100km headed west against the prevailing winds and about ~22L/100km coming back.

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08-23-2015, 11:40 AM

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08-23-2015, 03:36 PM

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Thanks for the info. I appear to be in the expected range then. I head out today on trip 2 and will monitor things more closely. I downloaded the Fuelly app and will calculate other than just using the built in Ford display

Actually, I've been monitoring both fuel usage at the pump and via the built in display. I have the display with two different sections, each giving you the amount fuel, # kms and so on since you last reset. I use one section between fill ups and one for trips.

And the truck's estimate of fuel usage between fill-ups is incredibly accurate, to within 0.1% of the pump's. That's over 90K kms since 2011. I now figure the pump estimates are less useful because of the variation in filling the tank up to the top.

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08-24-2015, 11:14 AM

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Hello.

I just purchased a 2014 Ecoboost 3.5L F150 XLT with 60,000 KM on it. I also just bought a 2015 Jayco Featherlite X17z travel trailer weight 3000lbs empty.

I went for a trip into the Rocky Mountains with the combo this past week. The roads I took were not too steep but there were many hills as we zigged through the foothills into the range.

I experienced 22L/100km of consumption. Is this good, bad, or right on the expected mark?

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Sounds like it's in the ballpark.
This summer I've started towing a TT that weighs in less than 5,000lbs gross and I'm averaging around 21 l/100km, in what sounds like similar terrain as you.

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