Towing question

[Glass]

Is anyone rocking the 2.7L f150? A guy can snag a brand new one of those for $33,000. I have heard it is a good engine, just pulls 4,000 lbs less then the 3.5 L

 

[ndfinfan]

I have a 2013 with the 5.0. Love it but my empty mileage is about the same as your towing mileage. when pulling my 18.5 glass boat I'm at about 10-11 mpg.

Jig...have found that wind makes a bigger difference than one would think. I drive 15 miles one way to work...bout half at highway speeds/half in town. I re-set the MPG meter this morning before I left the house...just for S&Gs. Got 21.2MPG on the way in...no wind to speak of this morning and the 8 or so miles on the highway today I did 70MPH. Yesterday driving back to Minot from Audubon I had a 20MPH head wind...got 14.2MPG pulling the boat...so not terrible, but the F150 pulls better than a lot of Chevy/Dodge guys might think!

 

[lunkerslayer]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/42150/if-you-need-a-wheeled-trailer-hitch-you-might-be-towing-too-much

 

[Slacker]

Half ton GMC or Chevy with the 6.2 motor. Great mileage and power

 

[snow1]

GM is pushing they're 2.7lit turbo 4 banger,test drove one,gutless but then again it's all about "mpg's" these days,with numb nutts biden fucking up our fossil fuel business,pipeline one needs to be concerned on fuel costs.... I know I have no choice in my needs for transportation,since I put my dad in senior care a few month's ago I snapped his 2004 honda I bought for my mother new(she passed on a few years ago),getting my big ass in and out of that "rice burner" is a pain but like the 35mpg's with pump prices climbing who knows when we'll see pump prices under $2/gal again? surely opec will be goudging us again.

 

[shorthairsrus]

Half ton GMC or Chevy with the 6.2 motor. Great mileage and power

great mileage on the road --- sucks in town

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[snow1]

great mileage on the road --- sucks in town

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yeah but a great looking "in town" grocery getter with 420hp under the hood she's quick off the line.