Milage while towing.

[Peladho]

I dont know if this is the right place to place this but here goes.

My buddy has a 2500 Dodge with the 5.9L cummins with a few mods on it, bigger exhaust better tranny and he is getting 14.5 Miles per gallon towing 11900 lbs boat and trailer (weight by WA state weigh station) and 18 city and highway and 22 highway only. its a 2000 with 98000 miles on it.
I think this is fantastic comparing my F-150 5.4L scap 3.73 ratio with towing package getting about 10 miles per gallon towing 7200 lbs, on a good day I will get 12.5 city no trailer and last i checked city and highway 14.3 miles per gallon.
Why even have a gasser anymore? the savings are in the driving

Thanks

[bigdad8214]

Originally Posted by Peladho

I dont know if this is the right place to place this but here goes.

My buddy has a 2500 Dodge with the 5.9L cummins with a few mods on it, bigger exhaust better tranny and he is getting 14.5 Miles per gallon towing 11900 lbs boat and trailer (weight by WA state weigh station) and 18 city and highway and 22 highway only. its a 2000 with 98000 miles on it.
I think this is fantastic comparing my F-150 5.4L scap 3.73 ratio with towing package getting about 10 miles per gallon towing 7200 lbs, on a good day I will get 12.5 city no trailer and last i checked city and highway 14.3 miles per gallon.
Why even have a gasser anymore? the savings are in the driving

Thanks

Dude what are you trying to say? Or ask? Or are you just saying something??????

[pacificnw]

I think what he is saying is... what am I doing with a gasser (and these lousy mpg's) when I could be in a smoker (and getting those better mpg's).

The answer, of course, is it depends on what you need your rig for. If you are towing loads that weigh more than 6000 or 7000 then you are in the market for a smoker... but a bigger gasser might work too. Its just that diesel's are more efficient the heavier you go. They are made to tow heavy loads.

If you tow loads of 6000 to 7000 lbs. and less, then you are ahead of the game with the F-150. Don't forget that diesel is still $0.60 to $0.70 more per gallon that gas. Around here it is anyway. Do the math and don't forget the higher maintenance costs for the diesels.

BTW, my F-150 gets 15-16 mpg as a daily driver (1/3 city and 2/3 highway) and on long road trips I get 18-19 mpg. Towing the travel trailer on vacation last month we traveld 2,300 miles for an overall average of 11 mpg. A diesel for me would be a waste of money.

[acadianabob]

Diesels are great under heavy load compared to gas. So, if you tow A LOT, a diesel makes sense. My 5.4 get 17 to 19 hwy. We got 10 mpg pulling 5,000 of trailer over 3,200 miles this summer. So, I guess I'm OK with gas especially until the F150 gets its smaller diesel. Then I might be tempted.