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7 hours ago, wcup102 said:

Congrats! Did you pay attention to the mileage when hooked up to your trailers. just curious? I had a 2011 6.0 2500 crew that got around 14 as a rule which I was OK with but tht also had the 3:73's......the only  thing that concerns me with the '19  or older is the gas mileage with the 4:10 gears. It's hard to find people that have an accurate accounting of their mileage with one of those LOL

 

i just traded a 18  2500HD with the 6.0 and 4:10's  in on a new 2020 gasser. towing a 10,000 pound enclosed car hauler the mileage was about 8 -9 depending on the terrain and average speed of 70 mph, without the trailer around town was 11.5-12 and on the highway was about 14-15,    i had a '15   2500 HD with the same power train also and it was about the same. 

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16 hours ago, wcup102 said:

Congrats! Did you pay attention to the mileage when hooked up to your trailers. just curious? I had a 2011 6.0 2500 crew that got around 14 as a rule which I was OK with but tht also had the 3:73's......the only  thing that concerns me with the '19  or older is the gas mileage with the 4:10 gears. It's hard to find people that have an accurate accounting of their mileage with one of those LOL

 

Thanks!

I didn't drive around with the trailers for the test drive, mainly because I didn't have a low enough drop hitch! LOL I actually bought a used 8" drop hitch rated for 5000# just to test the height differences. I'll be able to use it for my bass boat and need to order a 10" drop hitch for my inline snowmobile trailer. The bass boat gets backed into my barn with a couple of curves so I wanted to make sure the big truck would do it haha and I measured the squat with the 29' snowmobile trailer. That was 1" at the rear fender and 2" under the hitch ball. I'm going to order a Weigh Safe 10" drop hitch with a scale to know my tongue weight as the snowmobile trailer gets loaded differently often. My 2013 Silverado 1500 CC receiver height is 16.75" and the 2020 2500HD CC receiver height is 23.75"!

I had a '05 1500HD for about 6 years and that had a 6.0 with 3.73 gears and the mileages posted match up to that truck too. I would have bought a '17-'19 2500HD 6.0 with 3.73 if I wasn't getting this 2020 as a lot of the ones I was looking at were rentals and the Fleet ordered trucks came with 3.73's. I too was worried about daily driving a 6.0 with 4.10's but would have done it. Oh well, someone has to be the 1st model year guinea pig! LOL I just downloaded the Acar app which is tied to the www.fuelly.com website that I used before to track my gas mileage with the new truck.

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On 8/17/2019 at 9:37 AM, Cowpie said:

Possible. We'll see.  The engine has to play out pretty well.  It is a high bar that the 6.0L L96 set in terms of reliability, ease of maintenance, etc.  And since I like using much cheaper E85 in my 2500, the new 6.6 is going to have to be a stone cold killer of a motor to entice me since from what I have read it is not being made flex fuel capable.  I will remain open to watching how it all plays out.  I am more than pleased with the 2015 2500 I have now.  But if everything really looks good on the new offering, I could be enticed to consider a hard look at getting one.  Right now, I am not even looking at one, just observing from the sidelines.

I’m disappointed this motor isn’t flex fuel.  Ford’s 7.3 isn’t either.  Guess I’m stuck with a Ford 6.2 if I want to run corn oil...

Colossus Senior Enthusiast

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it's not really anything to be disappointed in.  I doubt E85 will be around in the distant future.  Well around here at least.  They are doing away with the E85 pumps at several stations around here.  Others are only selling it seasonally. 

Cowpie Senior Enthusiast

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That could be in your area.  I live in ethanol central, the largest corn producing state in the country and 46 ethanol plants.  No one is getting rid of their pumps here.  In fact, every new station that has opened in the last couple of years near me has come with E85 pumps. Only Casey's is the one hold out.

TXGREEK Senior Enthusiast

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it's not really anything to be disappointed in.  I doubt E85 will be around in the distant future.  Well around here at least.  They are doing away with the E85 pumps at several stations around here.  Others are only selling it seasonally. 


Stations tend to be independently owned therefore the station owners are looking at their profit margin and not the environmental impact their product makes, it’s all about the $


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Here on Long Island you can purchase all the E 85 you need.   It seems to be available everywhere.

TXGREEK Senior Enthusiast

TXGREEK

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I think it should be a must to keep available at gas stations, especially in coastal areas.


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TXGREEK Senior Enthusiast

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I’m near the coast and no e85 in sight.lol. I’d love to take advantage of the extra powa and 8 mpgs


Not just for the additional power, also the minimum amount (if any) of soot that gets out into the air.


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Here on Long Island you can purchase all the E 85 you need.   It seems to be available everywhere.
Only reason why i like living on this shitty island. Its all i use in my 2 trucks.

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Cowpie Senior Enthusiast

Cowpie

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13 hours ago, kenny_r said:

I’m near the coast and no e85 in sight.lol. I’d love to take advantage of the extra powa and 8 mpgs

8 mpg?  in what?  My 2015 2500HD 6.0 that has been on E85 exclusively for almost 3 years averages about 11-12 mpg on the stuff with 13-14 mpg on road trips with the stuff.  I know, that doesn't sound stellar, but considering that E85 is 80 cents to $1 cheaper per gallon in my area than premium fuel, even with the lower mpg it is still a significant value.

CamGTP Senior Enthusiast

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Think a tad outside of the box.

 

I run E85 in my 2016 5.3 and I get 10mpg because it's all city, maybe 8 miles a day for my total commute. If I flog the crap outta the truck and drive it hard because it's more fun I get 6-8mpg. So if he likes to beat on it with his lifted truck, 8 mpg seems just about right.

Cowpie Senior Enthusiast

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I guess so.  Even when I throw in some pushing snow in the winter I still do better than 8 mpg overall.  And I live more rural.  I rarely do more than 1 mile of city in all the surrounding towns in my area. 

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