I'm at 1900 miles so I'm hoping that's part of it. I think I also need to redo my hitch setup, that might help as well....
Hmm. I had a 2800BH and overall life before selling was 9.0MPG. I would get roughly 7MPG going to campgrounds (sierras) and 11-13 headed home. On flat interstates I can get between 10.5-11 if I do 8th lockouts on over/underpasses and minor stretches where 8th enters boost.
This is more in line with what I expect, if I calibrate versus my data on my 2800BH and 2500RL at 60mph. Our trailers all have the exact front wind profile, just tiny difference in lengths and weights.
Can you describe your hitch setup? I'm curious what could be the difference and hurting you versus what others are getting.
Holy cow that looks awesome! What is the GVWR on that bad boy? I looked at toy haulers for the large living room but we won't haul toys and they intentionally put so much hitch weight that if you don't counter balance it with heavy toys they overload the F150 when dry. Have you ever used a tongue scale? I'm curious what you get, as it seems like you haven't had issues thusfar and your setup looks nice and level!Poor towing MPG has, and always will be an Ecoboost platform downfall. Hybrid won't help you since the hybrid motor has basically zero contribution to any fuel usage while towing. The only thing that could help you is a slight RPM advantage having the 3.73 rear end that isn't available on the standard 3.5. The 3.5 also has more power than any half ton you've towed with, and air requires fuel. I'd actually venture to say that both the standard gas and Hybrid 3.5 are both overpowered for what a half ton chassis should actually be able to handle in the real world.
I've towed thousands of miles with several Ecoboosts since I bought the first one in my area in October of 2010, and all of them have been identical. If you get 10mpg towing any enclosed trailer you should be tickled. I have averaged 5-7.5mpg towing my toy hauler with 3 different generations of 3.5 Ecoboost in varying conditions. The best I've seen is 9mpg with a tailwind at 60mph. That's the way it is with the hilly terrain I live in. I'm confident that anyone that tells you they get any better than 9-10mpg towing any enclosed trailer consistently with a 3.5 is either lying to you, they live on a desert floor with no hills, or their dash computer is lying to them. ?
The alternative is a screaming V8 that might better you by 1-2mpg, or the small diesel which will best both by several MPG but won't tow with nearly the amount of power reserve the Ecoboost trucks have. DEF usage is also heavy with the 3.0 Powerstroke while towing. You have to ask yourself what engine will work best for your needs, which is why Ford offers you the option.
For the 5-6 times a year I tow recreationally I accept the thirst because there is no cheaper alternative. The 3.0 diesel will cost me $5k over the 3.5 and I won't make that back in the time I will own this truck (and I wouldn't be able to plant my foot in the carpet and pass anything in short order with that engine), the 5.0 will be almost as thirsty and far less effortless with it's power band, and I'll sell my trailer before I'll buy any 3/4+ ton truck. I've had 3 2017+ F250 company trucks that I put a combined 140,000 miles on up and down the same shitty highways and logging roads, enough miles to know I will never want to daily drive one. Cest La Vie.
Oh right! Just noticed the roadmaster active suspension upgrade in the sig too...and looks sweet and level even with the 2" level and wheel/tire upgrade.
What is your average speed while towing?
As along as all your temps are fine it shouldn't matter. The transmission won't hate it because on automatics heat is mostly built up in the torque converter, running at a higher RPM at that speed shouldn't matter to it though. The engine will produce more heat, but not a crazy amount more than 1800 RPM. So again as long as temps stay in the normal ranges it won't really matter. I mean 2500 RPM for 3 hours is more general wear on parts that 1800 RPM for 3 hours, but only because the moving parts in the engine are doing those extra revolutions. But it's a drop in the bucket when considering the life of the truck.
I don't think I have enough weight moving forwards and I think I'm a little nose down. I was towing around 65-68. I suspect people posting good MPG are down at 60 as stated.
Man, I really don't know why you would get so much less than me or the others. The front looks only a little higher than the back on the truck so maybe you can make adjustments after measuring. I wonder if your front lifted a bit, and made the air damming less effective? I really don't see how that makes that much difference in wind resistance than mine.I don't think I have enough weight moving forwards and I think I'm a little nose down. I was towing around 65-68. I suspect people posting good MPG are down at 60 as stated.
Yours looks way more level, having that weight balanced back on the trailer wheels vs the rear of the truck must make a diff....the squat may be misleading, because the more it squats, the more weight on the rear, the less is probably sags since your tensioning against the springs...it's not a linear thing I imagineMan, I really don't know why you would get so much less than me or the others. The front looks only a little higher than the back on the truck so maybe you can make adjustments after measuring. I wonder if your front lifted a bit, and made the air damming less effective? I really don't see how that makes that much difference in wind resistance than mine.
Dry is 6330lbs, can't remember what the GVWR is. Somewhere around 10k. You are right, lots of weight forward of the axles but since I sold my 4 wheeler we intentionally load all of our camping crap into the garage to counterbalance the weight as much as possible and try to drive dry and get water close to where we camp.
