Ecoboost MPG towing
06-25-2017, 06:29 PM
#11
That seems low to me.... But not unheard of I towed my rock crawler from salt lake to Moab and back with the same basic setup . It was only about 500 miles total... But the trailer with crawler weighed about 7000lbs. I got 11.2 overall. There is some decent climbs both ways....so it's not flat. I traveled around 70 most if the way as well.
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06-26-2017, 08:12 AM
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I averaged 17.4 mpg going down empty to pick up @ 3600lb 26' fixed keel sailboat/tandem axle trailer combo. Loaded the bed and cab with other stuff plus 2 kayaks on the bed rack and got 10.1 towing it back from south Jersey to Boston at @ 65 mph. I was surprised how well it towed.
06-26-2017, 08:51 AM
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I have a 2013 screw 3.5 ecoboost 3.73 max tow, stock tire size. I just got home from a trip from Washington state to Utah and back. I pulled a 4000 lb trailer. The truck ran great the entire trip, it actually ran smoother than it ever has. The only problem is that I averaged 7.7 MPG. I ran at 65 MPH and yes it seemed to be uphill both ways, but I was hoping for better gas mileage. Is this normal?
Pulling my 18ft jon boat, I usually get around 15-15.5 mpg (mostly driving 50-60 mph. On 2 different occasions I pulled my 14' equipment trailer (~2k lbs) and a small utility trailer (either 4x8 or 5x10, not sure exactly b/c it wasn't mine) the same 80 mile stretch driving 70-75 mph each time, and going in the same direction. Got 14-14.5 mpg each a time. That same equipment trailer with my 4K lb Jeep usually gets 10-10.5 mpg @ 70-75 mph. Coming back home 1 time on that same 80 mile stretch, with the equipment trailer and Jeep that weighs around 2500-3000#, I got around 8.5 mpg. It was mostly flat, but was on 87 octane winter gas and windy. When I tow my 4k lb Jeep (that's several inches taller) on that trailer, I usually get 10 mpg with more hills, but usually not much wind, and on summer blend gas (89 or 93 octane) and warmer weather.
06-26-2017, 12:16 PM
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Well I pull the set up in the pic. Trailer is a 30' weighs in around 6500 and I am guessing the golf cart adds 800LBS. I don't put much in the truck as all is packed in the trailer. I get around 9 sometime I can achieve 10 in the MPG. I tow at the speed limit or close to it. The truck tows like a champ for sure. A lot better than my 5.4 in 2004.
06-26-2017, 12:31 PM
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Well I pull the set up in the pic. Trailer is a 30' weighs in around 6500 and I am guessing the golf cart adds 800LBS. I don't put much in the truck as all is packed in the trailer. I get around 9 sometime I can achieve 10 in the MPG. I tow at the speed limit or close to it. The truck tows like a champ for sure. A lot better than my 5.4 in 2004.
06-26-2017, 12:34 PM
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Well I pull the set up in the pic. Trailer is a 30' weighs in around 6500 and I am guessing the golf cart adds 800LBS. I don't put much in the truck as all is packed in the trailer. I get around 9 sometime I can achieve 10 in the MPG. I tow at the speed limit or close to it. The truck tows like a champ for sure. A lot better than my 5.4 in 2004.
A normal payload is nearly cut in 1/2, or more, by that golf cart. A trailer of 6,500 would have a tongue weight of around 850 pounds. Plus you, weight distribution hitch, mods on truck - find it hard to see how that is not over. But that's not the subject of this thread, is it?
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06-26-2017, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by tanked_darren
TFW you can pull a trailer through a mountain pass effortlessly but get gas engine mileage.
OP if you want diesel engine mpgs towing, you should have got a diesel.
I agree the mpgs drop hard but the eco tows better than a NA v8 hands down!
OP if you want diesel engine mpgs towing, you should have got a diesel.
I agree the mpgs drop hard but the eco tows better than a NA v8 hands down!