MPG Pulling Shack?

[work sucks]

Just wondering what you are getting pulling say a 8x16 pulling a wheelhouse. Figuring it is built right ( aluminum siding, spray foamed, and loaded for fishing)? I have a 04 1/2 ton chevy. I know there are a lot of variables in this equation, but a rough estimate please...thanks.

[Bryce]

Better than 10 and it will probably set some sort of record.

[slammer]

Do you have the 5.3l motor? Probly looking around 10-12 if you have a v shaped front house. Its usually not the weight your pulling but how much wind your catchin.

[MIDNIGHT777]

I have a 20 foot salem ice cabin. Had an f250 with 5.4 v8 gas. Got anywhere from 6 to 10 mpg at the most. Now have f350 diesel. Get a consistent 12 mpg. Main difference is the diesel engine has a ton more power and the engine works less hard. My guess you will get less than 10, but more than 6 if that helps.

[Iambjm]

I have a Ford Escape and my 6.5x12 knocks my mileage from an average of 23 down to around 12 MPG. My house probably doesn't weigh more than 2400 pounds.

[hovermn]

I have an 06 F150 5.4 4X4 supercab. Pulling a 6.5X10, I got around 9.8. Pulling my last house, an 8X16, I averaged around 9. I would have thought it would be much worse, but it wasn't.

I rarely, if ever pull a fish house with cruise or OD, and usually do less than 70 mph on say, 35. I never push it on hills, and just let the truck do what the truck wants to do.

[Walleyehooker]

Pulled one with my 02 Suburban 5.3 and got around 10. You might be able to get 1 or 2 more MPG if you drive slower and probably less MPG if you are bucking a wind.

[larryz]

I get 10 mpg pretty consistently pulling an 8x16 Ice Castle with an 07

Chev 5.3 ext cab 4x4.

[hooked79]

i got a 99 suburban 350 vortec

i pull a 8x20 castle and i would say i get 8-10

it rilly depends on how you drive i see alot of ppl

pulling fish houses down the highway doing 70+

i am shure they dont get very good

i keep it 55-60 with od off

i would say gearing also plays a big role

i got a 2500 with lower gears with a lil bigger than stock tires

i had a 96 f350 460 4x4 crew cab and i got maybe 6 at best

[boxcar46]

o2 Dodge Dakota 4x4 with 4.8 liter. Trip to Mille Lacs in perfect conditions, 10 mpg. Coming home bucking a little wind, 7 - 8 mpg. This was with a flat front 6 1/2 x 12 shack, weight - right around 2400 loaded.

[Nordern]

I have a 16 foot salem ice cabin. I pull with a f250 with 5.4 v8 gas. Getting anywhere from 8 to 10 mpg at the most. Last winter I was targeting Mille Lacs so I left the shack on shore at Appeldoorns so I didn't have to pull it back and forth each week. I think the price for the road pass and the savings on gas pretty much evened out. They even have a webcam so you can see your shack during the week and they always made sure you could get to it.

[RiverChuckNorris]

I've got a 2012 F150 with the 5.0, V8. I average 18 city/highway just driving daily. Pulling my 8x16 v-front castle in Tow/haul mode, I get about 9 mpg. Then again, I'm one of the guys going 70-75 on my way north.

[stealth3350]

i have 8x16 trophy hunter pullingt it with my 04 ram hemi i get 10-13mpg depending on wind and flat roads.. i got 6mpg when there was 40 mph winds.THAT WAS NOT FUN. but for the most part i think most trucks on average are right around 10mpg ... by the way if u can find a semi to tail gate the mpg goes way up... last year on our way up to red lake i was averaging 16mpg following a semi!!

[icecastledreams]

I normally get at least 14mpg going to LOTW with a 8x16. with out fail we always hit a snowstorm and have to drive 30mph the entire way! Ha ha

[NKLCOLT1911]

I only get 10 when not pulling anything I'd hate to see what it would be pulling a 5k trailer.

[eyehunter78]

Last year pulled my 6'6" x 14' to Red Lake and got an average of 10mpg. This was with a 98' chevy half ton. I thought that it wasn't bad as we drove anywhere from 60 - 70 mph. My friend pulled same size house with his 2010 gmc and got 11 - 12 mpg.

The only way to get great mpg is to have a chipped diesel and possibly a few extras done to it!!

[dirtking]

Flat front King Crow - 08 F-150 - 10 to 12 MPG

[FirstIce]

I get a 11 mpg if I leave the wife at home

[KidMoe]

i pulled a 6 1/2 x 12 foot V-front up and back for deer hunting and averaged 11 mpg with a 99 dakota running a 3.9. it's not fast but it gets there. My buddy's half ton chevy pulling the same shack never did any better though.

[NKLCOLT1911]

simple face of the matter is that if your pulling with a gas motor get the check book out no matter what truck the motor is in gassers just arent good for pulling if they were trains and semi trucks would be using them, if you want to get good MPG while towing pony up and buy a diesel then put a edge programmer on it.

[Boker001]

I pull a 6.5 x 14 with V front weighs about 2500lbs with my '05 Jeep Liberty 2.8L turbo diesel and get around 15-18 mpg all depending on wind speed and direction. Gotta love the diesel.