gas mileage when towing
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RE: gas mileage when towing
I've not done the math to see how bad the MPG was, but about six months ago I took four of my buddys snowmobiling in my 03 4x4 QC hemi 3.73 auto we started in littleton(a burb of denver) with a full tank of gas (26 gallons) and drove 142 miles to rabbit ears pass near Steamboat Springs when we got to the bottom of the pass on the way home 150-155 miles we ran out of gas. 150 miles divided by 26 gallons of gas mmmm no I don't want to know. Over all the hemi did very well, 50 to 60mph on the flats and 25 to 35 on the hills
Stats
Five Big guys (240# to 275#ea.) in the cab 1400LB
One Snowmobile in the bed 550LB
Four snowmobiles in trailer 550 ea. 2200LB
One 30 ft 4place enclosed steel trailer 4200LB
Gas, gear and oil in trailer 300LB
Denver Elevation 6000 ft to the continental divide (Eisenhower Tunnel ) 11,000 ft down to Kremmling 7300ft eat breakfast and then back up to 9572ft to the Rabbit ears parking lot, Total elevation gain =7200 feet
Stats
Five Big guys (240# to 275#ea.) in the cab 1400LB
One Snowmobile in the bed 550LB
Four snowmobiles in trailer 550 ea. 2200LB
One 30 ft 4place enclosed steel trailer 4200LB
Gas, gear and oil in trailer 300LB
Denver Elevation 6000 ft to the continental divide (Eisenhower Tunnel ) 11,000 ft down to Kremmling 7300ft eat breakfast and then back up to 9572ft to the Rabbit ears parking lot, Total elevation gain =7200 feet
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RE: gas mileage when towing
Towing a 20" boat with gear, gas, oil, etc and a cab full of people I got about 12-13mpg in the rolling hills of piedmont GA. This was with the Tow/Haul on and A/C off with the windows open at about 65-70mph.
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RE: gas mileage when towing
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Alienfog
Don't forget to add the weight of all the contents of your truck, including any passengers, to your final towing calculations. Otherwise most of what I said in my previous post will apply in your case also. Judging by where you will be doing your towing, I would expect that you will be using the tow/haul position most, if not all of the time.
You didn't say what kind of trailer that you will be using, but pulling that much weight it should have electric brakes on it and that's going to require you to have a controller in your truck. Check with the place where you get your hitch about this.
Alienfog
Don't forget to add the weight of all the contents of your truck, including any passengers, to your final towing calculations. Otherwise most of what I said in my previous post will apply in your case also. Judging by where you will be doing your towing, I would expect that you will be using the tow/haul position most, if not all of the time.
You didn't say what kind of trailer that you will be using, but pulling that much weight it should have electric brakes on it and that's going to require you to have a controller in your truck. Check with the place where you get your hitch about this.
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RE: gas mileage when towing
I have a 2003 ram 4x4 1500 quad cab short bed with a 5.7 hemi and a 3.92 rear end. Around town I get 11 to 12 MPG. On the interstate with no slowing down, driving 70 MPH I can get 15 MPG. This is in flat as a board south west Florida. Towing my 22' boat (about 5,000 lbs loaded) on the interstate doing 65 MPH with overdrive off, A/C on, I get 10 MPG. A/C is allways on. This is Florida
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.