Probably hurts me, that I like to run around 75-80 towing. That probably sucks that gas down more.... But wanted to see.

 

Went to the beach this weekend, and towed a 25' travel trailer.....and got 180 miles on my 30 gallon tank. I have a 4x4 5.4L Super****TYcrew.

 

twstd02,

You have oversized tires that affect mileage. How much fuel did you use because I'm sure your 30gal tank was not dry when you filled it up?

 

I currently tow a Artic Fox 22H (6000lb) trailer with a F150 5.4V8. Generally, the F150 tows just fine with gas mileage of:

11-12MPG/50MPH
9-11MPG/60MPH
8-9MPG/70

while traveling at or near sea level. CGVW of the F150 and Trailer is 12,930lb (13,000Lb) as weighed last week on my 2000mi trip from CO to MA.

Jerry K

 

your right it wasn't exactly empty, it took alittle over 28 gallons to fill up...so maybe it as about 6.5 miles to the gallon

 

If you tow anything over 1000lb - GET A 250. THE 150 GETS 7-8 mpg EVEN IF YOU JUST PARK IT NEXT TO ANY TOWABLE OBJECT. I own 2 F250's and a Class A motorhome with a Chev 454. I consistantly get 10 to 12 with any of the three units when towing ANYTHING under ANY conditions. Without towing with th 250's I get 14 -15 mpg.

So.....if you bought an F150 for towing like I did-----you made a big mistake.
GET OVER IT. But, it does look good and drive nice.

Also, don't get me wrong - the F150 can tow a real load. All I am saying is that if you expect more than 7-8 mpg towing - it's NEVER going to happen.

My F150 is now only used for commuting - 16-18 mpg consistantly driving 140 miles day 5 days a week. I don't even think about towing with it anymore.

 

I am in the middle of your spectrum. I get anywhere between 9-11 towing a 3-3.5K 16' gooseneck trailer. Speeds from 70-75, mix of od on and off. Empty though I rarely see over 15.5. This is with 2000 5.4 4x4 ExCab 3.55's

 

Hmmm. I've got to disagree with you, branchot. My '01 w/4.8l and manual tranny got 17-18 towing a 1900lb tent trailer w/o any problems. That's on the flat, over the Cascades and the Rockies, you name it. I'll warrant my '05 will get about the same once it's broken in and I have a canopy put on. I'm currently running 16-18mpg in mixed city/highway driving.

I flat-towed my brother-in-law's 3500lb jeep over Snoqualmie Pass a week ago with good results - mileage was down around 13, but that's with me holding it at 65-70 the whole way over two passes. Only problem I had was with that much weight and no trailer brakes it wanted to push the back of my truck all over the place if I hit curves too fast - this was on wet roads in the rain.

Is the F150 a bad-*** towing machine like a SuperDuty? No way. For towing low to mid-weight trailers, it's just fine.

 

2005 f-150 FX4 with 5.4. Towed a 4x8 enclosed trailer from Little Rock to Fayetteville. Got 11.1 mpg and towing empty got 12.3.

 

branchot is on crack. I have towed two open trailers (5x8 utility and 6.5x12 landscpaing w/ 4' grated gate) with ATV's at 75-80mph and never gotten below 10mpg with either my 99 or 03 F-150.

 

APT, if you only expect or get 10mpg towing open trailers you make my point.

 

Going flat and level at around 60 mph, with no headwind, I can get around 10-12 mpg towing my travel trailer.... I don't think I need an F350 to tow my little trailer with.....

Mitch

 

I said I've never gotten below 10mpg. 11-12 is typical at 75mpg average, which is 1mpg lower than my truck alone at those speeds. i've never towed anything with more frontal area for more than 10 miles. I usually tow about 2500 pounds including trailer and load and it is no problem for my F-150. I notice the larger tire effect more than the trialer. Most people don't tow at 75-80mpg, either, which makes a significant difference in fuel economy vs. 65mph.

F250 is overkill for <5000 pounds. 1000 pounds? Come on. I've had much more than that in my truck bed.

What did you tow, at what speeds, and on what kind of terrain to achieve 7-8mpg? If you said a TT at 75mph in the hills, I believe you, but wouldn't expect the truck to do any better. Your 7 to my 11mpg is a 50% difference.

 

I have a 02 F-150 5.4,7700,3.72 rear gear, with the tow package. Just towed to Vegas from Seattle and back with my 8x20 enclosed trailer loaded it was about 5200, plus the pickup(4532), with shell(300) Around 10,000 at 60 to 65 mph 8 mpg was about the norm .I thought I was in old blue (68 chev) for mpg I got .I'm adding a wing to go on the shell for some air control,doing a chip change with four setting and changing to the electric fan. I have A K-N air filter in stock induction and cat back 3 exhaust installed now.I'm always looking for more MPG

 

I don't mean to sound like a ****, but I want to see pictures, and numbers...I think 10mpg is the max, unless you had FORD build you a custom towing truck.