pulling a 38ft race trailer and got an average 8mpg doing anywhere from 55mph with overdrive off to 75mph overdrive on. does this sound right or a bit low?

 

i get 8.5 towing a 30' toy hauler. so it sounds right to me.

 

I guess it depends on weight, and probably more importantly, profile.

I tow a 30' mid profile 5th wheel toy hauler and usually see 11.something...

 

I usally see 10-11 mpg towing 28' 5r.

 

I got 9.2 mpg at 70 mph in -30 weather towing two trailers, 72 ft long, 33,000 pounds and on the back trailer I had the power stairs...just a shade under 11ft at the top...nice wall to pull down the highway.

 

trailer weight ix close to 10k, 96" wide and 7'6" interior height so prolly close to 10' tall from ground outside height

 

We went down to Nags Head, NC with the 5er and I got 13.5 pushing into the wind going down there and 14.5 on the way back. That was calculated by hand and about a third of the time I had OD locked out due to stop and go traffic and running under 50mph. The Cougar is 30',,, doulble-slides and right at 10K.

 

i get slightly over 14.5 empty

 

I take it that your truck was just purchased? They break in after a while...

 

I usually see 15mpg pulling 5-8,000 pounds, runnin 65-70mph.

 

RattlinRam, Is that Camp Hatteras? I've been there!!! Same row, about 5 spots closer to the beach!!!

 

truck is a lil over a year old. 30k miles. best mileage i have gotten empty is 15.5. it averages between 15-15.5.

 

Towing my 30' fifth this week we averaged 13.5 mpg @ 110-120kms, Quad on 60hp

 

It's actually right by Camp Hatteras,,, it's a small park called Ocean Waves Campground. It was very neat and clean. Very reasonable too!

 

I get a woppin 4 mpg


...wish it were a CTD