moend

Towing 5000 lbs. what should i expect for mpg? Speed 60-65
Thank you,

Pool Runner

I know this doesn't help, but unless you tow everyday I wouldn't get too wrapped up with owing MPG's.

I would personally rather get 8-10 MPG's when towing, and have all the power I need doing it, than to have 25 MPG's towing but no power at all doing it.

zx12-iowa

Not a 5.0. But my Eco got 10-13 mpg towing my 5k lb boat with double axle trailer. I was going 70-72 and had wind and hills being in Midwest (always windy her). Your 5.0 should be similar. If you have lower profile trailer maybe 1-2 mpg better. Higher 1-2 mpg worse...

Hope this helps

rkaminky

Towing a 20' high profile enclosed snowmobile trailer I got ~10 mpg on a 300 mile round trip through the mountains. This is up and over the continental divide at 75 mph though. I see 13-14 while pulling around town at slower highway speeds.

moend

Thank you guys. Am gonna have all kinda wind and weather. So i am not going to go faster than 65mph. And its a 1500 miles trip with dual axel u-haul trailer.

jayandsam09

I just pulled an 20 ft enclosed trailer loaded down with four wheelers, corn, hunting gear etc all the way from n ga to Kansas. Did most of it on cruise around 65-70 while on the interstates. 13.8 for me. Love the new tune on my truck

blakers213

You guys eat alot of corn while deer hunting?....wink wink.

jayandsam09

These big deer up here on our place go through it! 250 lbs about every 4-5 days this time of year.

MEZERR

I tow a 4300 lbs camping trailer. I get anything from 9mpg (strong head wind), to 14mpg (tail wind). no HUGE, long hills, but not 100% flat ither. Highway 401 in Ontario

Nv Guy

Used our '11 FX4, 5.0L to haul an 06 Mustang up & down a bunch of hills at a max of 62 MPH (CA towing laws) and averaged 13.5 MPG over all. No shortage of power.