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Originally Posted by Redhawk
I'm in the same boat as M&M, thought I wanted a '05/'06 Tundra because they're a bit smaller, but found out the tow limit is 6500 and gas mileage terrible. Started looking at bigger ones and like the new Fords. I need 4X4. Anyone here tow with a 4X4 F150? What is the gas mileage?
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Redhawk, my mileage is very similar to Larry N's. I have a 2006 F150 4x4, 5.4L engine (330 cu. in. Triton), 3.73 gears, Super Cab, 6.5' bed with a tonneau cover. Messing around the area running errands and stuff, I get 16.5 to 17.5 mpg. Interstate driving without a trailer I get 20+ mpg @ 65 mph. Back roads with few stops lights in the rolling hills around here....again right around 20 to 21 mpg. Flat land back roads with few stop lites then I get 21 to 22 mpg.
Towing with my 2720, I got anywhere between 14.5 to 16.3 mpg. Figure in back roads in the mountains with plenty of manuevering, those figures went south.
Now towing a conventional travel trailer weighing in at 5500 lbs. ready to camp, my mileage is now around 11 mpg on the interstate, and 11.5 to 12 on the back roads with a few stops and starts.
I do consider myself a very conservative driver, with gas mileage as a priority over speed and jack rabbit starts.
