Help me on expected mileage for pulling this trailer.....

[hammersley]

I'm talking about this trailer - it weighs 7430 dry and has an allowable of 10,800.....



http://www.nashtraveltrailers.com/26x.htm



NOW I know this is a loaded question but can I expect 11, 12, 10 or what at a reasonable speed - or what you guys are hauling..... I mean I'm not sure what teh tradeoff will be over a large tent trailer... ... ... . I mean with a yent trailer I think I can expect 17... ... AND I know their is a huge difference - just trying to get my figures straight before I decide - what with the price of diesel oing who knows where.....

 

[klenger]

I have an Arctic Fox 27-5L 5th wheel (see sig for details) and I get about 10 or maybe a bit more towing it. My trailer is just over 10K lbs, but has a pretty high profile compared to a TT. I would expect that you might see up to 12 MPG with the one you are looking at. We had a '98 TrailLite 21' TT that we towed briefly with out 2001 CTD, and got about 14-15 MPG with it. It was about 4000 lbs. Good luck.

 

[Graphic man]

I agree, around the 12mpg range

dad pulls a 19,000lb 40' 5er he's getting 9mpg

have fun with your new trailer there a lot of fun !!!

 

[BrianJ]

I have an Arctic Fox 27-5L 5th wheel (see sig for details) and I get about 10 or maybe a bit more towing it. My trailer is just over 10K lbs, but has a pretty high profile compared to a TT. I would expect that you might see up to 12 MPG with the one you are looking at. We had a '98 TrailLite 21' TT that we towed briefly with out 2001 CTD, and got about 14-15 MPG with it. It was about 4000 lbs. Good luck.

Actually, from what I have read and my own personal experience, you get better mileage with a 5er than a bumper pull. The further back the 'towed' vehicle is the less efficient it is to tow it. Cummins actually has a mileage guide that references the reduction in economy with each additional foot the trailer is behind the tow vehicle. In a 5er, even though the profile is higher, it is a more aerodynamic setup. I get 8-10 towing a 9,000lb travel trailer, while someone I know with an identical truck gets 10-13 towing a 14,000lb 5er.



Edit: My travel trailer is probably more like 10k loaded.

 

[Gene Arnold]

My 34 ft. Airstream is right at 9000# and I consistently get in the 14mpg range. Seldom lower than 13. 5 regardless of terrain or weather. Occasionally on the flats I'll get more than 15. The Cummins is a 5speed with 4. 10 gearing.

 

[cwsoules]

We tow a 10. 4K 5er. I usually get between 10. 4 and 11. 5 on flat land. A few years ago on I-20 in Texas I got three tanks with 13+ for all three. In mountains it can drop to 9. 5. I tow in OD on flat land at 62 mph.

 

[OCarney]

I agree with BrianJones post above. I pull trailers & have noticed 8. 5 to 9 mpg pulling bumper pull trailers that weigh from 6,000 to 9,000 lbs. When I pull 5'vers weighing up to 16,500, I get 11-12 mpg running speed limit to 5mph below limit. Aerodynamics is all I could figure.

 

[Jefff929]

We get 12-14, 10 was the least. If it is true that bumper pulls reduce that, I really would not expect much less.

 

[bfriskey]

28' tt 7800 dry weight approx 10,500 load with 4 boys worth of food a stuff, better make that 11,500 on second thought. Anyway to my surprise 14 always hills, flats, wind, etc just doesn't matter. Now have ez on the truck what its going to be ??? Trailer is a 1978 prowler, fully contained.