Davexxxx
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Hi all. Still loving my truck. Its a technological marvel and so far, not a whisper of problems.
Reason for the post, is wondering about trip planners that are good at fuel stops.
Reason that is a concern, is the towing mileage, which is less than I was hoping. I see some of you with TTs citing mileage in the 10s. I had one trip sub 8 and never a full trip over 10.
You'd call the terrain, mostly flat-ish. Not coastal flat but no mountains yet.
My TT is a full 8' wide and 11-3 tall, so that could be the difference, because we're talking in the same general neighborhoods for weight (7K).
WDH is dialed in perfectly (WeighSafe and CatScales). Trailer is flat, with a very slight nose down tilt. When towing this load, tires are at 50 psi. (handles much better than the sticker's 35psi)
With this load, always in tow haul. I have the boost gauge showing and have fiddled with locking out gears as it shows boost but I'm not sure its worth the draw from driver's attention. I tried a full tank of premium but thats the one where I got the worst mileage. Generally not faster than 67 mph but I'll probably lower that to 62 and see what the effect is.
So, it is what it is but the problem I'm looking to avoid, is running short on fuel. If its this bad in flattish terrain, the mountains won't be better and with 30 gallons in the tank, IF, I get 8, I need to pre-program in fuel stops, every 200 miles or so. Sometimes less.
The web says google maps will do this but every time I try, it times out with a server error.
I know you can do it along the way (on the built in Ford system too) but I'd rather have an idea in advance, so I don't get caught. Something I could do the night before the next day's drive.
How do you guys handle this?
Reason for the post, is wondering about trip planners that are good at fuel stops.
Reason that is a concern, is the towing mileage, which is less than I was hoping. I see some of you with TTs citing mileage in the 10s. I had one trip sub 8 and never a full trip over 10.
You'd call the terrain, mostly flat-ish. Not coastal flat but no mountains yet.
My TT is a full 8' wide and 11-3 tall, so that could be the difference, because we're talking in the same general neighborhoods for weight (7K).
WDH is dialed in perfectly (WeighSafe and CatScales). Trailer is flat, with a very slight nose down tilt. When towing this load, tires are at 50 psi. (handles much better than the sticker's 35psi)
With this load, always in tow haul. I have the boost gauge showing and have fiddled with locking out gears as it shows boost but I'm not sure its worth the draw from driver's attention. I tried a full tank of premium but thats the one where I got the worst mileage. Generally not faster than 67 mph but I'll probably lower that to 62 and see what the effect is.
So, it is what it is but the problem I'm looking to avoid, is running short on fuel. If its this bad in flattish terrain, the mountains won't be better and with 30 gallons in the tank, IF, I get 8, I need to pre-program in fuel stops, every 200 miles or so. Sometimes less.
The web says google maps will do this but every time I try, it times out with a server error.
I know you can do it along the way (on the built in Ford system too) but I'd rather have an idea in advance, so I don't get caught. Something I could do the night before the next day's drive.
How do you guys handle this?
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