Home Forums Gear Hunting Trucks and Four-Wheel Drives HELP...What kinda fuel mileage on F250 Diesel 4X4 2013 models?

All my driving is in town, I never get on the highway. I'm a commercial/ residential remodeler and almost everyday I'm towing a 20' bumper-pull trailer loaded with enough tools to build the Super Dome football stadium.

What should I expect for fuel mileage???

Also need info on what cost is involved with the "Hippie Juice"...

Thanks!

You can expect maybe around 14-15 mpg.

Around town loaded all the time, I wouldnt expect over 12 mpg, probably less.
The two 6.7 Fords we have here at work average about 10 mpg loaded.

I believe tx270 is about right. 15 - 16 unloaded, but 11 - 12 pulling the trailer.

Why not get a Cummins? Most of their owners claim 23-25 MPGs!

I don't own a Ford, but the DEF is cheap and lasts long enough that it is really a non-issue. Not that you asked, but if you really never leave the city, I would imagine a gasser would do everything you need at a lower expense.

That'll be the city mileagle empty, no way you'll get that pulling a heavy trailer and that's likely the freeway mileage pulling a trailer. Then again a gas rig will be in the single digits with a heavy load in the city, and barely cracking double digits on the freeway pulling a heavy load.

Diesel mileage really suffers in city driving.

LOL, I've heard the same thing from Duramax and Powerstroke owners too, but have yet to see any of them actually do it.

My guess in town + trailer is near single digit mileage up to 12 at best. Everyone goes off the DIC which is not always accurate, plus they tend to report the mileage they get while between regen cycles.

I know a fellow who believed he got 25 to 26 mpg with his Cummins w/ 6-speed manual... I think it's an '04, but it might be a couple years newer. He'd added a chip, cold air intake and bigger exhaust when it was pretty new. We made a trip together and I hand calculated his mileage at 21 and 19 for two tanks. He was heartbroken and took it back to where he bought it, where they supposedly found some problem and did some work re-calibrating the computer. We'll see.

My 2012 F-250 Super Crew King Ranch 4x4 6.7 Diesel gets 15 in town & 21mpg on the Hwy. That's unloaded, of course. I've really never checked my mileage when hauling a load, but it really seems to not use all that much more fuel loaded.

It will pull any damn thing you can hook on to it without ever straining the diesel.

I drove a 2011 with 55k miles for a couple days and it was getting 15-16 in town. I love the power and high ride. Helluva truck for sure� for only $60,000+ BUT it'll do all that I need for work without a doubt. During Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, it'll get lots of play time in the woods.

For some reason when the leaves change color, work goes from 50 hrs a week to 20-25 hrs a week

That's what I liked about having diesels (I've owned four since 1988). The Tundra that I own now will happily tow 10,000# any and all day, but it has to go into higher gears and higher rpm's to do it. Not a biggy, but when you've gotten used to the raw low end power of a diesel, it's hard to go back to gas.

Bought our first 3/4 ton diesel a year ago and absolutely love it. Several friends and acquaintances asked 'why do you need such a big truck'. I always answer with 'why not?'

Yeah, I'm not working it to death, but when I do pull a trailer it is almost fun. And it's hard to wipe the smile from my face when putting the hammer down and smoking the tires after tuning it. The extra room and ride height is all just an added bonus.

My uncle just bought a 2012 f250 and the computer is saying 14. My brother bought a 2010 dodge 2500 with a cummins and 6spd and he is getting 14 also. Kind of crappy if you ask me

Oh, the cummins owner must not be computing his mileage correctly. Did he forget to "double it and subtract 4"??

Well, lets see. On my Memorial weekend trip to St. Augustine Fl, I drove 748 miles before refueling, yup, almost made it back home before the reserve light came on. Filled it to the brim and it took 32.3 gallons (34 gallon tank). My truck is a 2003 Ram 4X4 with a Cummins. How should I compute my mileage again? . Admittedly, I was in no rush, averaging speed limit all the way- 65-70 mph, with some 55 construction areas.

Never mind, I got it figured out. 42.3 mpg

Now you've got it...the big number always goes first when on the internet.

We just pulled a 7500 lb. (loaded) enclosed trailer 1000 miles behind a 09 Ram Cummins Auto. Truck and trailer were loaded.
Used almost exactly 100 gallons.
This ain't Georgia and it ain't flat here.

P.S. We done it several times actually....always 9-10 per.