Towing - first trip thoughts...

[Trick.Raptor]

5. Mileage about 8mpg. Went 65-75mph.

I'm really surprised by the gas mileage. Maybe it's the big flat trailer in the rear acting like a parachute but I figured the Gen2 would be good for 11-12MPG.

With my Raptor at max weight I was able to get 8.3MPG over 500 miles at 65MPH... plus I had to over the Sierra Pass!

 

[flea_sly]

20' with my car, tools, race fuel, etc. weighs 7200lbs. Tows fine with a Reese WDH up to 75mph. I was averaging approximately 9.5-10mpg on a 1000 mile trip with pretty high winds. I'm very impressed with the way it towed as long as you have a WDH and a good trailer. Really like when you are towing the blinker indicated 5 times instead of the normal 3, helps when towing and changing lanes.

 

[GM3SF]

Probably best if you just take a look at the thread I started HERE

 

[ace75]

Any of you guys notice the temp climbing a lot when towing up a grade?

 

[Brett Rahn]

I just towed my 7x16 enclosed trailer with 2 Harley’s to Ocean city md bike week.
Mostly highway
I have Timbren on back as my trailer is the v nose style where there is no tongue to use weight distribution hitch so it sags a bit without them.
Total weight probably like 4200 or so now truck has corsa extreme exhaust and that’s it and running amsoil signature series.
I got almost 11 mpg running 70-75 on highway. I did notice that boost gauge was always showing some boost. Oil temp etc stayed very normal oil was like 225 ish in temp
What was odd is the floor in rear passenger side what noticeable hot even the rubber floor mat. So exhaust was hot as shit but nothing else was out of wack. Seems to tow nice. I had a 2018 f 250 platinum diesel. And that was a tow machine. I would not want to tow much more than this as trucks brakes etc are just not like a super duty is. But I love to drive it.

 

[Loufish]

Oil temp etc stayed very normal oil was like 225 ish in temp

Where did you get oil temp from?

 

[NE Raptor]

I run a COBB AP and that will display oil temp, I dont know a way to display it directly off the OEM gauges though

 

[Loufish]

I run a COBB AP and that will display oil temp, I dont know a way to display it directly off the OEM gauges though

Maybe the 2019 will show eng oil temp on some sort of factory gauge, but the 17'-19' doesn't..
I was hoping there was a way to display it thru the OBDII connector but haven't had much luck finding the PID...

 

[Brett Rahn]

2019 has all kinds of gauges oil temp etc. you just pick what gauges you want to see