The good the bad and the butt ugly
#1
The good the bad and the butt ugly
This past weekend was the first time I got to use my truck since I purchased it last fall which was stored last winter,I had to travel 175 miles to pick up my enclosed 28' trailer and bring it home I was anxious to see the mileage both ways:
Specs
3.54 gear
32" tire
On the way there I ran 3mph above the posted speed limit which was 58 and 68 mph average RPM 1600 The V 10 used 11.2 gallons in 175 miles which equates to 15.62 mpg. I guess that's the good.
Now the bad and the butt ugly… Hooked up the empty trailer no wind to speak of,O/D off..let's put it this way the gas light came on as I pulled into my driveway… doing the same 3 mph over speed limit average RPM approximately 2400 and 180 miles later 30.02 gallons of gas which equals basically 6 mpg.
Can't wait to put in the 4.10 gears :-)
No matter what it was a great ride love the torque I just won't be doing a lot of long-distance driving I'll pull my trailer with the 36'motorhome at least that gets 8mpg
Specs
3.54 gear
32" tire
On the way there I ran 3mph above the posted speed limit which was 58 and 68 mph average RPM 1600 The V 10 used 11.2 gallons in 175 miles which equates to 15.62 mpg. I guess that's the good.
Now the bad and the butt ugly… Hooked up the empty trailer no wind to speak of,O/D off..let's put it this way the gas light came on as I pulled into my driveway… doing the same 3 mph over speed limit average RPM approximately 2400 and 180 miles later 30.02 gallons of gas which equals basically 6 mpg.
Can't wait to put in the 4.10 gears :-)
No matter what it was a great ride love the torque I just won't be doing a lot of long-distance driving I'll pull my trailer with the 36'motorhome at least that gets 8mpg
#3
Not hauling a load....... O/D generates a lot of heat in the best of conditions. But a load on the back of the truck, and it only gets worse. I think it would be interesting to see what a trans temp gauge had to say...... (as cooking the fluid is what we are trying to avoid here.)
Last edited by HeyYou; 03-23-2015 at 08:14 AM.
#5
Not hauling a load....... O/D generates a lot of heat in the best of conditions. But a load on the back of the truck, and it only gets worse. I think it would be interesting to see what a trans temp gauge had to say...... (as cooking the fluid is what we are trying to avoid here.)
If you're going on a flat road you're not putting any extra load on it. The brick with wheels and the load WANTS to go the same speed.
I got 200k out of my trans.
everyone should install a larger trans cooler anyway