Well, heres a pic of the truck & trailer ironicly at a gas station:
http://garyhedlin.com/trailer.jpg
I was hauling 2 bikes, a harley fat boy and a yamaha virago 750... which
are two pretty heavy bikes. Plus we had the bed stuffed with about 200
lbs of camping gear, so I would guestamate we were hauling about 3000lbs.
I realize having the overdrive off does affect things, but that kind of
a drop is beyond me.... so thats why im here :)
Gary Hedlin
05 4.7 SLT 2WD
98 3.9 Sport 2WD
http://www.garyhedlin.com
Ed McCarrick wrote:
>
>
> --- Gary Hedlin <superdak@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Took the 05 out to Sturgis SD last week for the
>>Sturgis bike week and
>>was just floored at how crappy my milage was while
>>towing a trailer. I
>>hauled a motorcycle trailer from IL to SD (2000
>>miles round trip) and
>>only got 11.8 mpg's. I usually get 22-23 on the
>>highway not towing, and
>>I figured my milage wouldn't be that good... but is
>>this normal for a
>>4.7 or do I need to get this puppy checked out???
>
>
> I do'nt know what you were towing the bike in but that
> seems pretty low to me Gary. If it was a big box
> trailer then the wind resistance could have a good
> deal with it but if it was on open trailer that sounds
> way low. Towing my 2300 lb pop up I get 13 -14 mpg on
> the highway with my 4.7 4x4.
>
> Ed
>
>
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