scoggins

Is mine broken in @ 9050
I am getting as bad if not worse

11.3 hauling 1 horse in Sooner @ 60 MPH
11.2 hauling 0 horse in Sooner @ 75-85 MPH

not impressed same trailer on a 98.5 with 5spd and 3.55's wih 4 horses and enough crap for a 3 day show with 5 women getting 14.7 mph @ 80+

hauliday

I got 9.5 to 10 with my 40' gooseneck empty and and 10.5 with my 25' gooseneck both of these are flatbeds

scoggins

sux don't it

hauliday

I told D.C. when they called about a survey i told them if i had known that the fuel mileage was going to be that bad i would have bought a ford

scoggins

i would have searched for a 2ns gen with low miles
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I loved my 98.5with 3.55

thinking about a double OD
probably will void the warnty though

hauliday

22.5" tires might do the trick

Hounddog

3.55 suck for towing anything with real weight.Been that route.

Allen Hibbs

Yes i have noticed that on mine as well. Its not enough to bother me really. Only thing that i find weird is somtimes when i am maneuvering from 2nd to reverse it will fall into reverse really easy when i want it to go into 2nd.

hauliday

what really sucks is thinking your in 2nd but in reverse and a red light and trying to take off

mikelr

Are you speaking from experience?

hauliday

yes i am that will teach you you quick

Danderson

My neighbor will gladly sell you his '03 3500 Ford 6.0. He's never gotten over 14 mpg. since new. Best mileage is achieved while sitting in the shop. On the mileage subject,someone on the "other" forum posted an announcement that AAM is going to release 3.42's soon,but that was quite a while ago.

Mike Holmen

You guys are gonna have put more miles on your CTD. Mine fuel mile wasn't to great until I broke the 20k mark. I averaged around 14-15mpg, now I get around the 20-22mpg area. Thats so long ago I almost forget. Too bad once the motor breaks in the rest of the truck falls apart. Mine has 200k on it and the doors are starting to rust.

scoggins

define "REAL" weight"
my last truch had 3.55's that commonly hauled 20k + with out any problems

Dodgezilla

I love the trans and although my mileage isn't as good as the old 03 I traded in, I'm sure it will get better. I average 14-15 city. 16 if I don't sit in too much traffic. I just pulled my trailer around for 3 days and got around 11-12mpg depending on how hard I pushed it. I have gotten a best of almost 19mpg highway. I only have about 5500 miles on it though. I haven't seen 500 miles to a tank yet but I don't let it get below 1/4 tank before filling up. 890 miles sounds kind of crazy to me but who am I?!?!?