Towing Truck??

[chasineyes]

Hello, just got back from a long weekend up north pulling the new camper. We got a 28 foot travel trailer (4400lbs) and I was pulling with my 04 Expedition and got 8-9 MPG!!! Is this normal? Generally I only get about 15 in the city and this was towing with the air on at 65 mph. Seemed like it really had to work to get an faster than that. What do most guys use for towing and do you really get "THAT" better of gas mileage? We don't drive the truck to work so it's basically a tow vehicle and that's it. So not sure if I would want to pony up for a newer diesel...

[B-man715]

Mileage sounds about right for that load with a gas motor. Sucks, but it is what it is

Estimate your towing miles for the year and figure out how much money you would save if you got 14 mpg. I bet it ain't enough to buy a new diesel........

[BoxMN]

Try going 60 and I bet you see a noticeable improvement. It is painful going 60 on 70 mph route though but when you do the math, not that different on total time.

[K_Josh87]

my 2000 150 would do about 5-6 towing my enclosed tool trailer... probably closer to 10,000 pounds though... We pulled it with a 07 a few times and not much better... and honestly... I have a 2012 6.7 and it does good empty... but, hook even that 4400lb wind sail behind you and it's probably going to be around 12 realistically... now, it'll pull it as fast as you want to go... and you won't even know its back there... My 06 6.0 diesel I had before would be 10-12 towing... but I never really tow much long distance... just hour or less at a time moving to jobsites...

[highlife4me]

I have an 06 F150 supercrew and pull 26' 5th wheel. Best I got was 11 mpg on a 200 mile trip towing the boat too, but I never went over 55 and took my time stopping and taking off at stop signs. Worst I got was a little under 7 mpg on a 250 mile trip but that was going down I35 at 70 MPH.

[fishing tech]

01 f150 I get 7mpg pulling my 32ft travel trailer. 5100lbs empty. At 55 I can get 8.5mpg.

[Dave]

Estimate your towing miles for the year and figure out how much money you would save if you got 14 mpg. I bet it ain't enough to buy a new diesel........

First, you have to pay yourself back what the diesel will cost versus what you already have. Then you can start figuring if better mileage will save money.

[Scott K]

My 02 F150 pulling a 28' enclosed, 8 foot tall walls, with 7 full sized 4 wheelers in it, driving aggressive, got about 4-5mpg.

Same truck pulling my 18 foot boat 70mph gets about 9-11mpg, empty about 18mpg at 70.

[Powerstroke]

Sounds about right. 8000lbs is about the max weight for an Expy and its a travel trailer no less.

I would honestly say you may be overloaded depending on what you've got in the Expy. 8mpg is right on target.