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Krusty Enthusiast

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First day headed back north, averaged 13.5mpg towing 9000# best ever :)

 

Very nice - rarely did I get that towing with the Duramax even......... All hail the 6.2L Superman of engines.....

Half_ton Enthusiast

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How?! I usually average 9-10mpg with my 7500lb camper (I also am 2.5" leveled with 33" duratracs)

NathanielDDay Enthusiast

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I averaged 12.5 towing from central Indiana to Baltimore with a livestock trailer at ~6,000 lbs. Pulled like a dream even over the Appalachians.

 

Pretty stock 5.3, 3.08 4x4 LTZ crew cab. I did add airbags to help level the back end.

aseibel Senior Enthusiast

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towing mileage depends as much on the aerodynamics of your trailer as it does the weight. Pull a 7' tall square enclosed trailer empty on the interstate and you will get worse MPG than a flatbed with 6,000 lbs on it (that is a guess, i have no proof)

 

once you get your truck up to freeway speed, you are really just fighting gravity going up hills, and air resistance.

 

Powerhaulic's camper looks to have a very nice rounded front end, which surely helps.

Chevor Senior Enthusiast

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Various campers hundreds of thousands of miles, towing with 2010 diesel. Typical economy is 11mpg at 60 mph, 10 mpg at 65 mph.

 

Winds can skew that number over +/- 3mpg.

powerhaulic Enthusiast

powerhaulic

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towing mileage depends as much on the aerodynamics of your trailer as it does the weight. Pull a 7' tall square enclosed trailer empty on the interstate and you will get worse MPG than a flatbed with 6,000 lbs on it (that is a guess, i have no proof)

 

once you get your truck up to freeway speed, you are really just fighting gravity going up hills, and air resistance.

 

Powerhaulic's camper looks to have a very nice rounded front end, which surely helps.

Aero is huge, as noted we have wind slick trailer.

Have also towed my open car trailer loaded with 5000#,about 3-4mpg better.

 

Tuesdays journey was south Carolina up I77 thru Virginia and West Virginia, heavy winds and lots of mountains. Averaged 12.1 with 5-7% grades, I am amazed !! Running at 62-68 mph is ideal

BigBadSierra Senior Enthusiast

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Nice trailer and it's slick as a button to ha ha... That helps.

 

Mines older school and catches more wind.... but still does better then the ones with the flat fronts.

 

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powerhaulic Enthusiast

powerhaulic

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Our camper also has a concave rear to break the suction, it tows really well.

 

As I said 12.1 yesterday in the mountains of WV, in heavy winds i'm thrilled.

 

Today we will head thru western PA into NY and across NY, stopping in Rochester to visit friends.

 

Only issues have been another trailer tire failure, going to be a new set if E rated tires installed when we get home.....

dasimmon Enthusiast

dasimmon

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First day headed back north, averaged 13.5mpg towing 9000# best ever :)

you cant beat that mpg!!

Sierra Jon Enthusiast

Sierra Jon

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How?! I usually average 9-10mpg with my 7500lb camper (I also am 2.5" leveled with 33" duratracs)

This is what I get with my 33" Duratracs and 5.3...

 

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16LT4 Enthusiast

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That's what I get with an unladen landscapers trailer, 5x10. 650 lb dead weight. My little S15 with a 2.8 V6 does 4 mpg better with the same trailer.

cpttimerestraint Enthusiast

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I tow an a frame camping trailer which had awesome aerodynamics. I have a shell on my truck do the top of the trailer is just below the shell. Only lost about 2 mpg when towing. Averaged 16 mpg towing through the hills of socal in the wind.

 

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