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I am considering purchasing a 2006 F350 4X4 auto. I am running a 6.9L F350 dualie 5 speed. Keeping that as a farm truck. My concern is mileage. What highway mileage are everyday users experiencing? I would be running unloaded, towing a 3000 lb trailer empty and 7-10,000 lb trailer loaded. TIA
My 24' enclosed auto trailer weighs about 7k with the car inside it. I consistently get just 11 mpg, interstate driving at 68 mph.
This same type driving without trailer, 18 mpg.
David
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2004 F350 Lariat, CC, LWB, 4x4, Dually, 6.0L w/ TorqShift, 4.10 LS, Dark Charcoal Gray, Permatech sprayed liner, A-pillar pod with 3 Isspro gauges, windshield-mount gauge pod with 3 more Isspro gauges, AIC, Jason cap, and PIAA fog lamps, mounted as aux. back-up lights. Billet badges. Alpine radio, a bunch of JL Audio and Sirius stuff.
Towed my 24' car trailer, loaded up to around 10k from cali to tx. averaged a little over 11 going 65-70 most of the way. daily unloaded I'm getting about the same, but I have rarely touched a freeway, and have been romping it when i can [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img], haven't had a long road trip unloaded so i can't comment on freeway mpg.
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2004 6.0 F250 CC shortbed 4x4, 3.73's, zoodad, steve racer mod, harpooned tank, 30% 3m on fronts, limo on backs, 95% on windshield, lineX bedliner, snuglid sl tonneu, DR leveling, bilsteins, 315/75 nitto terra grapplers, navi, code reader from dfuser, cryo'd rotors, hawk pads, nchornet ccv, ate super blue fluid, TAD 190amp alt
Recently towed my 31' fiver averaging 13-14mpg which included climbing a 6% grade at 55mph. Total weight of the fiver loaded was about 10,500lbs. Average speed was 62mph and total distance 780 miles.
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2004 F350 Lariat 4WD SRW CC 6.0 PSD Dark Toreador Red/Arizona Beige, Leather Every option but Moon Roof & Kitchen Sink, Fumoto valve, Wildcat 31QBHS 5th wheel
I just completed a 9000 mile trip in the western states over the past three months. Hand calculated milage for the total trip was just under 12.5MPG. About 6500 miles of this trip were completed towing a travel trailer which weights around 5000 lbs.
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Bill
2008 F250 V10 4:10 TorqShift
I have a Tow Boss and I get 7.5mpg towing my 16,000lb 5er at 75mph.
I get 10mpg towing my 4000lb boat at 65-70mph.
I get 8mpg towing my flatbed trailer with my rail on it, I would say 4000lbs and going 75-80mph.
I'm giving 3 examples so you can get an idea of different setups.
Doesn't seem to matter what I tow with those 4.30 gears, I can't get better than 10mpg, probably due to speed and rpm's.
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2006 F350 4X4 Dually, Tow Boss, Crew Cab, Lariat... Inyati Spray In Bedliner, Autometer Z Series Gauges towing a 2006 LE3905 Weekend Warrior
On order: 2012 F350 4X4 Dually, Oxford White, Black Leather, Ultimate Lariat Package
Mileage question gets asked quite a bit! With my "04" F350 6.0L diesel I get 16.7 to 17.4 (hand calc.) unloaded. With any trailer wiring hooked into the truck, mileage drops between 9.5 to 10, doesn't matter the weight. Sorry to hi-jack the thread but does any one know which wire in the trailer wire harness tells the computer to automatically drop the fuel mileage?
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"04-04" F350 CC SB 4X4 LARIAT. Traded for "07" F350 CC LB 4X4 LARIAT DUALLY
i took my brothers 05 CC drw 4x4 , with a roll back trailer from buffalo ny to evansville indiana traveling just a hair over the posted speed limits (65-75mph) the computer in the truck showed i was getting from 12.5 to 13.5 miles per gallon , picked up a 30 hp kubota tractor with a mower backhoe and loader attachment on it , so it weighed 4000lbs maybe , milage droped to 12.9 to 13.1 back to ny. i have no idea if that computer is accurate , but will say this...damn it was nice towing in that.
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1995 f250 XL Ext Cab 4x4, auto ,3.55 gears , 317,000 miles , K&N filter , muffler Deleted ,Shimmed FPR, hypertech chip (a basic older one of unknown power) ,boost guage , small amount of leaf spring work done rest of is stock , steel wheels with hub caps , carpet delete. My old user name was Daveuz , UPDATE AS OF 11/05 new starter new waterpump LEFT ENGINE FAN OFF, new IPR new CPS replaced injector drive (used) all new under the cover harnessess and GPs and all this and my stalling problem was fixed by replacing the PCM , which I had DP Tuner flash in the 80hp econo. 12/28/05 cleaned the Cat Box UPDATE 12/06 334,000K NEW NEW NEW 11/06 1997 xlt CC LB 4x4 all white with a with topper. 285K all stock.
My 2006 F350 crew cab, camper package, auto tranny and 3.73 pulling 12k trailer gets 7.4 MPG on it's best trip at 75 MPH average. If I drop it down to 65 MPH I can squeeze 8 MPG out of it on flat land. Around town, unloaded, I get 14.4 best. On the highway, unloaded, I get 19 MPG.
These are all hand calculated, averaged on full tank. No marketing hype..real world!
Nate
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2006 F350 PSD Crew Cab, Short Box -
MODS:
I wired my radar detector into the #4 upfitter switch.
Valley Slider, full articulatioon 5er hitch.
Layton Rampage 289 - two ATVs - Box of firewood - full tank of gas...what else ya need?
I have a 2005 F350 4X4 /DRW with a 430 Rear and Tow Comand. Just pulled my 31Ft Artic Fox at 10k lbs through hills of western pa heavy grades @ 55MPH and the computer on board states today states 11.5MPG. I get 13MPG normal but only have 15K on the truck waiting until I get to 25-30k miles before I buy a chip.
With the slide in camper and towing the boat at 70 I get about 11, with the empty flatbed (2200 Lbs.) about 12.5 at 75, with 4 tons of hay across the passes on same about 10.5 at 70, with just the slide in at 75 about 10.5, empty at 75 about 16.5. This is all hand calculated over several thousand miles in each configuration.
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2004 F350 Lariat CC LB FX4 Auto, camper package, superhitch, rear susp air bags, Rancho 9000 shocks, 800W/1600W 115v power converter, Ultralite gauges in overhead 4 gauge pod, 04/04 build and engine Reman shortblock at 34,000 Due to oil leaks, MBRP turbo back, SCT extreme street by ID
10.5' camper, 20.5" Bayliner Cuddy 5.0 V8
1999 Kawasaki ZRX1100
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