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Old 06-02-2017, 02:40 PM
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Yes, Mr. Turd has a previous post where he bashes his trucks performance.
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2015 Screw Lariat 3.5 EBoost that I bought in the spring. Pull a small cargo trailer with band equipment, I get about 15 mpg. Last weekend pulled my 6500 lb camper thru the hills of Vermont, got 9.5 mpg.

I have a tonneau cover...this week I ordered an ARE Z zeries cap. I have found in the past that the cap makes a difference with airflow over the truck and the trailer and my mpg's have always been better due to less drag, especially with the cargo trailer which will almost "disappear" behind the truck.

I have a few weddings to play at, and a camping trip coming up at the end of the month, so I should be able to repost wether there is a difference or not.
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Originally Posted by TheTurdFerguson
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2017 F150 SCrew FX4 5.0 with 3.55 diff.

Towing today, I got 12 mpg towing a 5.5k boat and about 0.5k in the truck and bed.

I was driving about 65 mph on the route. Going 55, I got around 14 mpg.

12 mpg is pretty good with a gross weight of almost 11,000 pounds.
My boat and load is very similar in weight and get about 10ish mixed towing in the 15 3.5 eco, that is with larger tires so 12 seems about right, that's what I got in my hemi with same load. The eco is a bit stronger on the lower end but definitely burns some fuel towing. I lock out 6th and will say though it's pretty amazing when I go over bridge or overpass and just a little boost kicks in and it never drops out of 5th gear it has to be a pretty significant incline.

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