Mpg report
#11
Posted 28 May 2016 - 02:43 PM
3500 Chevy Silverado diesel.
I probably average 14-17 with the camper on.
2015 Silverado Crew Cab Duramax and 2015 Front Dinette Grandby
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#12
Posted 28 May 2016 - 03:32 PM
#13
Posted 28 May 2016 - 03:55 PM
2016 FWC Hawk
13.3mpg last week on 400 mile round trip 59mph towing 16' boat
2016 FWC Hawk Shell
2011 Chev Silverado 1500 4x4 ext cab
2018 Chev Silverado 2500 4x4 ext cab
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#14
Posted 28 May 2016 - 03:55 PM
Ah...you folks are quoting pavement mileage...how about off road?
I know it really is only an academic discussion; cuz it doesn't matter. When you need fuel, you fuel up and pay the piper.
You play you pay. Only reason for me to guess what my mileage will be is to plan my off road trips where fuel stops are few and far between.
Short off road trip [100+ miles] with new Hawk on '05 Tundra A/C SR5 4x4 [ about 6,900+ lbs GVW] ...12.7 mpg, of course your mileage may vary!
Oh yes, I never run OD anymore; hate to run the 4.7 motor at 2K rpms pulling this weight. Try to not drop below 2.4-2.5K on level and 2.8+ going up grades. just me.
Phil
Edited by Wallowa, 29 May 2016 - 12:31 AM.
#15
Posted 28 May 2016 - 04:08 PM
just wondering what do you get if you are doing 75 mph? How much does it drop off?
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I never drive that fast but at around 65mph it drops off to about 14-15
#16
Posted 28 May 2016 - 04:16 PM
Minnesota to Southern Utah to Montana to Minnesota, 5000 miles.
68 MPH highway, 15 - 30 MPH FS roads.
87 & 88 octane.
13.3 MPG
2012 Ram 2500 5.7L 4X4 automatic, Grandby; 7920 lbs. camping weight.
jim
#17
Posted 28 May 2016 - 05:13 PM
Touring thru Idaho last week we got 17mpg at 60 mph on highway over two passes keeping rpms around 2k. Really good mpg cruising dirt roads at 1500 rpm haha.
7.3L n/a diesel 5 speed manual
92' Grandby, 93' f350 7.3L CCLB
#18
Posted 28 May 2016 - 05:31 PM
17-18 if I keep it below 60 mph. 09 Toyota tacoma w/Eagle shell moded out. Ron
#19
Posted 28 May 2016 - 06:08 PM
I now have 9700 miles on my 2016 F150 with 3.5L EB (gas) (specs in sig) in my first 3 months. I have 12.8mpg lifetime so far.
Every tank fill was recorded and corrected for tire size/speedo error with basic notes on load conditions. 8700 miles of that 9700 was carrying the Hawk and most of it also towing my boat (18ft Alumaweld fishing boat) from Seattle to Phoenix to Florida then back home via Denver - so windage, mountains, and carrying max payload :-). It happens that the displayed mpg matches very close with my corrected numbers due to canceling errors and corrections.
I lose 3-4mpg going from 55mph to 70mph. Saw almost 18mpg doing 55mph down I-5 from Redding to outside LA (400 flat miles). Everywhere else was mountains and 70+mph speeds and some high winds in the plains states. Without the large headwinds I can eek out 14mpg on flat ground at 65-68mph. The key is to keep my foot out of the turbos, hard to do :-)
Edited by K7MDL, 28 May 2016 - 06:11 PM.
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#20
Posted 28 May 2016 - 06:36 PM
2012 Ram 2500 w/ Hemi gas and 3.73 axle. Now that we put the Flatbed Hawk on lost about a mpg down to 13 mpg @ 65 mph. My guess is more weight and higher profile than the slide-in hawk we had before. Still worth it.
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