Did some towing this weekend

[Diesel_brad]

10mpg loaded
13.5 w empty trailer

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[IDIDieselJohn]

With tires like that.... not surprising the bad mpg...

 

[Diesel_brad]

With tires like that.... not surprising the bad mpg...

Bad? I thought that was good

 

[snicklas]

Not bad..... My Ex on stock tires.... is 12-14 towing a 5k trailer, and 15-17 combo driving and have gotten 20+ on a long haul interstate, truck only trip..... so not too bad, with a tall truck, bigger tires, dragging another truck..... so with the trailer and truck, the towed load was what about 8500lbs????

Also, slight hijack...

Are those the wheels/tires and trailer you have in the marketplace???? Or is that the new trailer?

 

[Diesel_brad]

Not bad..... My Ex on stock tires.... is 12-14 towing a 5k trailer, and 15-17 combo driving and have gotten 20+ on a long haul interstate, truck only trip..... so not too bad, with a tall truck, bigger tires, dragging another truck..... so with the trailer and truck, the towed load was what about 8500lbs????

Also, slight hijack...

Are those the wheels/tires and trailer you have in the marketplace???? Or is that the new trailer?

That is the "old" trailer.

And the towed truck and trailer I figure was around 11,000

And that was all stock with NO CHIP. Just Air intake and exhaust

 

[wmoguy]

Man that 97 is a beauty! Did u have to do body work to get her looking that good or did u manage to find an southern belle?

 

[Diesel_brad]

Man that 97 is a beauty! Did u have to do body work to get her looking that good or did u manage to find an southern belle?

Which one? the maroon and silver? It is a rotted out POS. Just goes to show, Do NOT believe pictures.

Needs a bed, fenders and rad support. I have it all, just need the time to do it

 

[wmoguy]

Which one? the maroon and silver? It is a rotted out POS. Just goes to show, Do NOT believe pictures.

Needs a bed, fenders and rad support. I have it all, just need the time to do it

sorry my bad. must be my screen, it looks pretty nice from this end.

 

[subway]

sorry my bad. must be my screen, it looks pretty nice from this end.

me to, no visable rust on my screen either

 

[Diesel_brad]

I can put fingers in both fenders. The rad support is so bad, I dont know how The rad hasnt fallen out and I run it over yet. Both bedsides are blistering and I can poke holes if i want to.

Like I said, dont believe pics

 

[Diesel_brad]

Just got back from another trip. This time to NewEngland. 580mile round trip. Up empty w NO TRAILEr got 15.5MPG . Cam back with a 14k 20' deckover trailer getting 11.5MPG

 

[IDIDieselJohn]

Bad? I thought that was good

Considering that's a PSD with OD, I don't find that great compared to me getting 11.8mpg on a 650 mile run towing a car with my motorhome. 12,000lbs + 4k lbs (trailer/car + equipement).

And all I have is a non turbo 3 speed 6.9, mind you I was doing 60... dunno how fast you were going.

That's why I run 215/85 tires on all 6 on the camper!

 

[Ididriver]

Mileage seems pretty good to me. Emptys a lil on the low side but you are lifted on some pretty aggressive tires.
And brad. If that truck was as clean as it looks in pictures

 

[86ford69jw]

Maybe Im blind to. I dont see any rust spots. That thing is dam clean. Theres is one like that around here but reverse paint. Nice trucks.