2013 Mileage??????????????

[grant1]

What kind of mileage are you guys getting with your 2013 HD trucks? My 2012 sucks only 9/13 thinking of trading for a 2013 if they are doing any better:{

grant

 

[firefighter_2000]

2013 MegaCab 2500 4x4. Averaging 17-17. 5 hwy, and around 15 in town. The DEF system seems to increase milage.

 

[SNiebaum]

What kind of mileage are you guys getting with your 2013 HD trucks? My 2012 sucks only 9/13 thinking of trading for a 2013 if they are doing any better:{
grant

What are your current truck specs? is that mileage unloaded? what speeds are you driving?

 

[grant1]

Unloaded miles. driving 60 on the highway and 30 city.

 

[TCDiesel]

I can't give precise mileage but its way better Then My 12, its Darn close (-1_2MPG) to the 03-05 mileage, but I only have 500 Miles but I have check it 3 Times.

 

[SNiebaum]

2013 MegaCab 2500 4x4. Averaging 17-17. 5 hwy, and around 15 in town. The DEF system seems to increase milage.

I don't have my 2013 yet but from what I've seen posted in other places this looks about like a good median value... I've seen some post higher numbers and some lower.

 

[Bug Out]

The difference for me has been night and day. I was getting 13-15 MPG with the 2012 3500 dually auto w/ 4:10s and I did not dog the throttle etc. I drive this one the same and it shows above 17MPG on average. Highway the dash MPG always climbs over 20MPG... . Overall I'm VERY pleased with that aspect of this truck. Towing the 16. 9K 5th wheel, it drops below 10 MPG like all the other CTD's did. No change there. .

 

[gsbrockman]

Sunday, June 2nd, my daughter and I left out for Dry Prong, LA to deliver an Arctic Cat Wildcat and then on to Slidell, LA to deliver a new GatorMade trailer. I'm guessing the Arctic Cat at around 1400 lbs and the spec-built GatorMade 7k trailer at about 1500 lbs. Sure----this is no weight for what these trucks are rated for, but at least I have a little info to share about my hand-calculated experiences.

The truck was delivered to me with 13 miles on it. Most of the trip I had the cruise set between 66 and 68 mph, varying it from time to time as I have a lot of my brand new trucks.

Tank #1 : 387. 6 miles traveled, 30. 331 gallons consumed, 12. 779 hand calculated, 13. 5 per EVIC, 10:29 hours elapsed, 36. 9 average miles per hour.

Tank #2 : 384. 4 miles traveled, 29. 610 gallons consumed, 12. 982 hand calculated, 14. 3 per EVIC, 5:58 hours elapsed, 64. 4 average miles per hour.

Tank #3 : 404. 3 miles traveled, 29. 047 gallons consumed, 13. 918 hand calculated, 15. 9 per EVIC, 8:16 hours elapsed, 48. 9 average miles per hour.

Tank #4 : 555. 5 miles traveled, 31. 709 gallons consumed, 17. 518 hand calculated, 19. 7 per EVIC, 8:49 hours elapsed, 63. 0 average miles per hour.

Tank # 4 was completely empty, unloaded miles. The A/C was in use all of the time. My truck turns 1750 rpm at 68 mph. My overall stats on this 1870 mile trip was 14. 348 mpg and 51. 6 average mph.

I'm more than impressed with the performance and fuel economy of this truck this early on. I'm looking forward to getting my new B&W gooseneck installed soon (ordered this week) and getting some real weight behind it so I can break it in a little quicker. The DEF gauge is maybe one needle width below the 1/2 mark.

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I made another hauling run on Friday, June 7th. I delivered two 14 foot 14k tag style dump trailers (one stacked on top of the other). I *thought* I had pictures, but apparently my CF card was full . Anyway, the trailers weighed in at 3900 lbs each / 7800 lbs total; the second trailer stacked on top was more of an issue from an aerodynamic standpoint than the weight. Upon dropping off, I hitched up to a 16 foot utility and a 14 foot utility stack that were being returned for warranty (paint) issues. Those two trailers probably weighed in no more than 3200 lbs combined.

Hand calculated, I had an overall trip average of 12. 150 mpg (13. 9 per EVIC). The average mph was 52. 9. Total miles were 524... 97 unloaded miles and 427 loaded miles.

The dump trailers were this type :

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I'm at 2420 miles now, and the DEF gauge is just barely below 1/4 tank. I picked up 2 2. 5 gallon jugs here in Berea, KY Saturday :

PEAK® BlueDEF® Diesel Exhaust Fluid, 2. 5 gal. - Tractor Supply Online Store

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Somehow or other I've managed to stay at 0 idle hours with 47 drive hours... . for an overall average mph of 51. 502.

Thought I'd post up some more numbers.....

Last Friday, June 14th, I hauled a 1951 Buick Eight from Winchester, KY to Riceville, TN. Although the trip was 509 miles, I filled up 31 miles from home so this tank is a great reflection on this run.

Hand calculated, I had an overall trip average of 15. 226 mpg (16. 6 per EVIC). The average mph was 57. 8. Total miles were 478... . 232 unloaded miles and 246 loaded miles; 31. 406 gallons consumed, 8:16 hours elapsed.

The ol' Buick had a 262 or 263 cubic inch straight (inline) 8 cylinder... . with three on the tree.

 

[grant1]

Thanks for the info gsbrockman this is just the type of info I was looking for. Good report it's guys like you that make TDR a great site.



blacksmoke

 

[Steve Martin]

These MPG's sound great. I just took my 2013 Mega Cab 4x4 on a trip from California to central Oregon and avg. 19. 7 mpg going up and coming back. The truck had a small amount of camping gear in the back, and I drove 70 mph all the way. The EVIC said 20. 7, but figured old fashion way... with calculator. Got 19. 7 MPG. Very happy with that!!!

 

[Gonzo 1066]

I now have 1100 miles towing this trailer over 5 big passes from Westeren Washington state to Montana. So far it is just above 10mpg. This is about the same as my 04. 5 modified truck would do.







Another update I am now at 1500 towing miles on the truck and 1400 of that towing the load in the photo. The hand check almost exactly matches the computer mileage so far and that is 10. 5 mpg. I have set the cruse at 69mph most of the trip. I am completly satisfied so far.