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[skeeterbob]

hey guys, anyone with any towing mpg info yet. interested in info related to pullig bass boats(4500LB). WANT REAL NUMBERS NOT COMPUTER INFO

[skipnchar]

hey guys, anyone with any towing mpg info yet. interested in info related to pullig bass boats(4500LB). WANT REAL NUMBERS NOT COMPUTER INFO

No computed mileage yet and no bass boat but did a 30 miles test with my 8,000 lb. travel trailer. 20 MPH headwinds through rolling hills with Interstate driving. Cleared computer memory at the beginning of the test, set cruise at 65 MPH and ran 15 miles with the DIC reading 7.5 MPG. Turned around resumed the cruise and reset the DIC again and averaged 12 MPG now going down wind. 30 mile average 9.75 MPG which is one to one and a half MPG better than with my previous 04 model F-150 HD. Main difference was that on the steepest of these hills in my old truck I would drop down to a unlocked TQ in 3rd gear and was pulling them in 6th gear with the EB. Wish the MPG was a little better when you have to step on it but need to remember that a travel trailer is very much like towing a brick through the wind. Not GREAT mileage for a 6 cylinder but VERY good mileage for 370 HP engine.

Edited by skipnchar, 20 April 2011 - 03:27 AM.

[skeeterbob]

thanks, my chevy got clobered by a drunk last wednesday, hasn't been totaled by the insurance guys yet, if they do will be getting an ecoboost soon i hope.




No computed mileage yet and no bass boat but did a 30 miles test with my 8,000 lb. travel trailer. 20 MPH headwinds through rolling hills with Interstate driving. Cleared computer memory at the beginning of the test, set cruise at 65 MPH and ran 15 miles with the DIC reading 7.5 MPG. Turned around resumed the cruise and reset the DIC again and averaged 12 MPG now going down wind. 30 mile average 9.75 MPG which is one to one and a half MPG better than with my previous 04 model F-150 HD. Main difference was that on the steepest of these hills in my old truck I would drop down to a unlocked TQ in 3rd gear and was pulling them in 6th gear with the EB. Wish the MPG was a little better when you have to step on it but need to remember that a travel trailer is very much like towing a brick through the wind. Not GREAT mileage for a 6 cylinder but VERY good mileage for 370 HP engine.

[Firsttimer]

hey guys, anyone with any towing mpg info yet. interested in info related to pullig bass boats(4500LB). WANT REAL NUMBERS NOT COMPUTER INFO

I'm getting 10.8 to 11 towing my 202 Champion. It's a little better with the tow haul off. Getting 18 highway at 70 to 75 non towing. Keep it under 60 and it's in the 20's. Way more powerful than my v8 gmc!

[skipnchar]

Just did a 70 Mile tow to a local campground with my Rockwood in tow (9,000 lb. trailer with the same aerodynamics as a brick). Getting something like 8.8 MPG at 65 MPH on fairly flat ground. Just a little better than my old 5.4 HD but a LOT more go power.

[rhv411]

hey guys, anyone with any towing mpg info yet. interested in info related to pullig bass boats(4500LB). WANT REAL NUMBERS NOT COMPUTER INFO

Went fishing last weekend. 600 mile round trip with 22' bluewave (4800lbs). 20 plus headwind on the way we averaged 9mpg at 75mph. on the same route back with a little tailwind averaged 10mpg at the same speeds. I have a supercrew 4x4 with the 6.5 bed, grill guard, and max trailer package with 3.73 gears. We start the trip with 1100 miles so I hope as it breaks in it'll improve a bit. Empty mileage has not been above 16 with rural/city driving. The truck has plenty of power, hard to judge against other gas engines since i downsized from a diesel.

[zombiekiller]

I've done about 2500 miles towing 7000-8000 lbs ( depending on what tools & parts are with me) . 2011 supercrew shortbed 4x4 3.55 limited slip.

I'm getting 13-14 mpg dependent on the weight that i'm pulling. this is going one way from delaware to nashville, tn ( not flat by any stretch of the imagination) and from nashville to detroit and back ( flatter) .

I've got no complaints whatsoever. mid teens is awesome for regular gas pulling those kinds of weights.

Next time i tow, i'll try using premium gas, as i understand the gas mileage is far better when towing heavy loads using 93 octane.

[janton01]

Late May this year did a round trip to Cape Hatters from S. Jersey pulling my 22ft boat (6500lbs or so) not highway driving such as 95 but some. Truck had 1200 miles on it and i had changed the oil prior to departure using the large filter and Rotella T6 fully synth oil. 9 mgq down 9.5 back and pulled almost as well as my old diesel 250. With the difference it fuel price from diesel to gas miles per dollar were probably just a bit better with the 150. Also had the ac on all the time. Great truck now at 5000 miles and not a single glitch.

[Cdark72]

I have a 2011 2WD supercrew with 3:55 gears. I just made a 300 +/- round trip to south louisiana pulling my 19' bass boat running 55-65 for most of the trip, and some stops and starts in town. i filled up and put the calculator to it and got 14.2 mpg. filled up again and drove back and forth to work for a week at 55-60 and checked it and was only getting, again with a calculator, 17.8 mpg. not much difference. somewhat disappointed in the fuel mileage, expected it would get better without the load behind it.

[hcier1]

I pulled my 27' 5000# (loaded) travel trailer from St. Louis to Florida, for the Atlantis Shuttle launch. Mine is a SuperCrew Platinum 4x4 with a 3.55 rear-end. I averaged 9.7 mpg towing about 2800 miles. This is an improvement of 1.45 mpg over my 2001 5.4L 150SC 2wd. I was hoping for better than this 9.7, but the improved ease of operation is helping balance my dissatisfaction.

My sons coined it our "Smart-Truck." They base it on the tech package, and i agree, but based my emphasis on the transmission and secondarily the engine. I pulled my trailer, with ease, over the top of the Smokies at 5048 feet above sea level. I have attached a photo of it at Newfound Gap, for evidentiary backup!

Next week I will be seeing how it performs in Colorado. I'll at least get it above 7000ft. If that is good, I might try a 10,000ft route. I'll let you know. As a side note, when I was researching purchasing this truck, based on my 30 years as a professional pilot, I asked for a chart or some report of what altitude the Turbochargers start to drop from max pressure. My online queries were ignored and deleted from fb. A local dealer spoke with engineering and reported to me that the information I was requesting was "considered proprietary." From my perspective, I wasn't asking how the technology worked, I was asking what the performance limitation was going to be on my $45,000 purchase!

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[boosted bob]

hcier1 - I'm looking forward to your results towing to CO. My EB SCrew FX4 w/ 4.10 won't be built until 8-15 so I'm curious to hear how yours does at altitude. Most of my trips are from Denver west so that's why I chose the 4.10's.

I see the mileage everyone reports while towing and think that's about one to one and a half better than my current tow rig (2K Expedition 5.4 3.73's towing 23' TT at about 5500 lbs) and it should be a whole lot easier. My last trip with the Expo pulling the trailer left me down to first gear on a few climbs at about 35 mph. If I get 9.5 and it doesn't come out of 6th then I say all is good. Heck if it has to pull some of the climbs in 4th I'll be happy. I'll be curious to see what difference I'll get with the 4.10's as well.

[bcpaddler]

I'm leaving for Taylor Park Reservoir Park CO. tomorrow (8-5-2011) pulling a 14' trailer loaded with two four wheelers and all the necessary camping gear/food/water to sustain me, my wife and 14 year old eating machine! We will be going thru Cottonwood Pass 12400' steep and windy. My truck is a S-Crew 4X4 with 3.55 gears. I've towed my boat 6500lbs 50 miles one way to a nearby lake, and averaged 11.5 mpg, I'm hoping I will get around the same for the majority of this trip?? We will see...

[new2ford]

I'm leaving for Taylor Park Reservoir Park CO. tomorrow (8-5-2011) pulling a 14' trailer loaded with two four wheelers and all the necessary camping gear/food/water to sustain me, my wife and 14 year old eating machine! We will be going thru Cottonwood Pass 12400' steep and windy. My truck is a S-Crew 4X4 with 3.55 gears. I've towed my boat 6500lbs 50 miles one way to a nearby lake, and averaged 11.5 mpg, I'm hoping I will get around the same for the majority of this trip?? We will see...

how did your truck pull through cottonwood pass? we just got back from Taylor Park (9-24). figured I would take my f150 next year and will be pulling 4 four wheelers. this year took a diesel f-250 king ranch.
My truck is a 4x4 supercrew with 3.55 gears.

[tomj37]

hey guys, anyone with any towing mpg info yet. interested in info related to pullig bass boats(4500LB). WANT REAL NUMBERS NOT COMPUTER INFO

I towed my 5500 lb boat (22.5 Cobalt) and got 12.1 MPG at 65 mph for 75 miles of hilly two lane road . The same trip empty I get 21 mph.

[boosted bob]

Towed my early Bronco on a trailer this past weekend into the mountains for a wheeling trip. Mileage was 10.3 but the truck never once ran out of power. Even had a challenge from an unloaded Chevy pickup coming home. He was bound and determined to not let the Ford pass him. If we wouldn't have had slower traffic in front of us he wouldn't have stood a chance. At least he got pushed most of the way back into Denver.

[tricountytrail]

2011 F150 Ecoboost Supercrew 4x4 with the 6.5 bed, max trailer package with 3.73 gears pulling 12' Triton enclosed snowmobile trailer 2 sleds and gear.
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[john]

Any time you tow the fuel/gas mileage goes in the crapper.

John

[bdean]

Hello All! I've had my 2012 Ecoboost F150 SCREW for a couple of months. Just over 3000 miles on it right now. This weekend I did some tests. Getting 20.0 - 20.3 without trailer, but with gear and loaded bike rack (see picture) when setting the cruise strictly at 55 mpg. Given that the highest rating is 21 for this truck -- and given that I'm still pushing some wind with my rack -- I was please with that. Increase the cruise to 65, and it drops to the mid 17s.

Now, hookup the trailer (approximately 6000 lbs) and I'm getting in the 7s at 65mpg. Seems to improve to 9 at 55 mpg. The mileage does seem to be tweeked to 55 mpg.

Like most of you, I was hoping for better towing mileage. I was hoping for 12-14 when towing. But, I guess nothing is for free.

Certainly no power issues!!