Fuel Economy when towing

[ralphy670]

What is your avarage fuel economy when towing your boat?

 

[wcsellers]

Re: Fuel Economy when towing

I get about 10 to 12mpg towing. I use a 2000 Z71 with 5.3L. towing a 1993 wellcraft 20sx (approx 3700lbs w/ gas and trailer). I tow at 70mph on major highway to and from lake and I am not that "slow guy".

 

[Yellow Yota]

Re: Fuel Economy when towing

16 with my dodge diesel pulling my boat. Approx 5000 pounds loaded and ready to go. 14 if I want to go 75 up the hills.

 

[Titanium48]

Re: Fuel Economy when towing

~9 km/L (21 MPG) towing a 1600 lb boat with a Saturn SL2. I could probably do a little better if I drove at 90 km/h instead of 105-110 km/h, but I don't like having a lineup of road raging traffic behind me. My old-school trailer that puts the bottom of the hull 2 feet above the road doesn't help either - the top of the hull and windshield are above the roof of the car making for poor aerodynamics.

 

[180shabah]

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14+ on the flat roads and 13-13.5 in the mountains

 

[DBreskin]

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About 12mpg with a 2007 Honda Pilot towing a ~4000lb load at highway speed.

 

[dingbat]

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I get between 8-10 mpg pulling a #5500 boat with a 01' Tahoe, 5.3L, 3:73 rear

 

[dozerII]

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Boy, seeing these numers posted makes me feel pretty good about mine. When I tow my boat 1650lb it is behind my 23 ft 5th wheel 6100lb , with an 02 GMC 2500 4x4 6 liter and I am getting 11 mpg at 100k and hour.
Glen

 

[98Shabah]

Re: Fuel Economy when towing

I get about 15mpg on hilly rural roads with overdrive off and 17mpg on interstate highway in overdrive. I tow a 98 Mariah Shabah 182 (around 3,100lbs w/ trailer +/-) with an 05 Crown Vic.

 

[Titanium48]

Re: Fuel Economy when towing

Boy, seeing these numers posted makes me feel pretty good about mine. When I tow my boat 1650lb it is behind my 23 ft 5th wheel 6100lb , with an 02 GMC 2500 4x4 6 liter and I am getting 11 mpg at 100k and hour.
Glen

Did you calculate that using 3.78 L/gallon or 4.54 L/gallon? Before we Canadians switched to metric a gallon here was 4.54 L, but in the USA a gallon is 3.78 L.

 

[mphy98]

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7.8 miles per gallon whether I am towing it or not! I am driving a brick though. A large Class a motor home.

 

[stubbsboogie]

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We typically get about 12mpg on the way to and from the river at about 60mph.

About 13-14 on the highway at about 70 using cruise.

Towing with a 2003 lincoln aviator 320 hp.

 

[system-f]

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14-15mpg in a 1999 Infiniti QX4 with a load of about 2500-3000lbs. I am "that slow guy" and usually only do 60-65mph on the highway.

 

[saxrulez]

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14-15mpg in a 1999 Infiniti QX4 with a load of about 2500-3000lbs. I am "that slow guy" and usually only do 60-65mph on the highway.

I believe I'm also in the 14mpg or so club. I'm also that slow guy on the up hills(usually drop to 65mph or so), but I run 70mph on the interstate. Its a 2008 Kia sorento with 4wd with the 3.3l V6.

 

[bekosh]

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Geez. You guys make me feel bad.
I tow with a 1994 Ford F250 SuperCab 8ft bed 2WD with a 460 big block.
Pulling my 4800lb Wellcraft I only get 6-8mpg at 70mph. :redface:

 

[204 Escape]

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We pull a 3100 # fish/ski/deck boat, with a '01 F-150 4 X 4 off road Spercrew with a 5.4L V-8 with 3:55 rear end. The road to the lake is 96 miles one way, and has A L O T of steep hills, that we encounter. The truck gets about 9-12 mpg. Depends on the wind, and traffic that day. That is driving an average of 65-70 mph>

 

[indy440]

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Towing our less than 3000lb bow rider yields about 13mpg with a Honda Pilot. I drive fast.

 

[skargo]

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I tow my boat once or twice a week, 40-80 miles. I don't fill up before and after each tow, so i can't give accurate numbers, not sure how everyone else is figuring theirs, unless they top off after before and after each tow?

That being said, my 5K lb.+ boat doesn't affect my overall mileage much, as I have a built Cummins powered ram. It gets 19-20 mpg with my mix of driving. I hand calculate every tank.

 

[woosterken]

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oh I feel like an odd ball , i dont know what my towing milage is.
if the boat is following me ,i am off to have a good time and tow milage dont matter!!
'95 F150 4X4 4.9l auto.

woosterken

 

[mxzeatr]

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06 F150 with heavy 33's and a leveling kit. My boat/trailer/motor full of gas is approx 3200lbs, I've towed it 300miles round trip twice now, and average about 14 running 75-80mph on the freeway...