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re: At What Tow Weight Do You Move Up To The Next Level Vehicle/Truck?
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:46 pm to NYCAuburn
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:46 pm to NYCAuburn
I pull a travel trailer that is 4700# dry and in reality with stuff/water is just under 6000# double axle. Trailer drum brakes pulling with 09 suburban 5.3L LT it rolls 65MPH at 8-9MPG no prob. The trailer brakes make all the difference. If I were to pull in the mountains constantly then I may consider the 2500.
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Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:52 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Unloaded, my 2006 5.4 4x4 got 14-15 on its very best day.
2008 EXT AWD gets 17-18.
2011 6.7 gets 17-18. (7700#)
May see a bigger differential when towing, but my point is once they get into overdrive, real world unloaded MPG is not much worse on a 3/4 than a 1/2.
2008 EXT AWD gets 17-18.
2011 6.7 gets 17-18. (7700#)
May see a bigger differential when towing, but my point is once they get into overdrive, real world unloaded MPG is not much worse on a 3/4 than a 1/2.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 9:58 pm to VetteGuy
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once they get into overdrive, real world unloaded MPG is not much worse on a 3/4 than a 1/2.
That hasn't been my experience. I haven't met any 3/4 ton gassers that got over 15mpg avg. My old man is getting close to 20 out of his 1/2 ton 4x4 with 3.42's and it pulls well enough up to about 6k lbs.
Either way, it boils down to gas and up front money. If you buy a 3/4 ton you're going to pay a good bit more up front and you're going to buy a good bit more gas over the life of the vehicle. The offset is that you are getting a significantly more capable and durable vehicle. I personally think you get a whole lot more value out of a 3/4 ton truck than a 1/2 ton just because of the life expectancy and capabilities of the bigger truck, but YMMV
Posted on 5/14/14 at 10:02 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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I haven't met any 3/4 ton gassers that got over 15mpg avg
The best I have seen in mine is 15.6 hwy unloaded.Thats a 2500 CC 4x4 with the 6.0 and 3.73 gear ratio and 18" wheels.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 10:10 pm to pdubya76
I'd say about 14 is what you can expect for somebody who's careful about fuel mileage with 3.73's for avg mileage.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 10:13 pm to pdubya76
I get 13 with same setup. But I am rarely on true hwy conditions for long.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 10:15 pm to NYCAuburn
It's better to have it & not need it than to need it & not have it
Posted on 5/14/14 at 10:53 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
The 6.7 is a diesel.
The other two were 1/2 ton gas burners.
Based on PD's posts, I see your point. Looks like a 3/4 ton gasser is gonna cost you 3-4 Mpg hwy over a 1/2 gas.
The other two were 1/2 ton gas burners.
Based on PD's posts, I see your point. Looks like a 3/4 ton gasser is gonna cost you 3-4 Mpg hwy over a 1/2 gas.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 11:01 pm to VetteGuy
Yea you're comparing apples to diesel trucks.
Diesels throw a whole nother monkey into the equation. That whole $8k up front thing throws a whole lot of people off....
Diesels throw a whole nother monkey into the equation. That whole $8k up front thing throws a whole lot of people off....
Posted on 5/14/14 at 11:10 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Yeah, that part I knew re: diesels.
I just didn't think the 3/4 ton gas was that bad, MPG wise.
I think if I was gonna tow consistently with a 1/2 ton gas, I'd get GM 's 6.2. Stout bottomend amd awesome fuel economy.
I just didn't think the 3/4 ton gas was that bad, MPG wise.
I think if I was gonna tow consistently with a 1/2 ton gas, I'd get GM 's 6.2. Stout bottomend amd awesome fuel economy.
Posted on 5/14/14 at 11:12 pm to VetteGuy
shite that's for the new ones. 12 used to be VERY good for a gasser 
But you save the shite pile of money up front, the high maintenance cost, and you (arguably) get more longevity than a diesel (depending on your definition of longevity)
You have to pull a whole lot for a diesel to pay off.
But you save the shite pile of money up front, the high maintenance cost, and you (arguably) get more longevity than a diesel (depending on your definition of longevity)
You have to pull a whole lot for a diesel to pay off.
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