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

I always laugh too.
I have three buddies with Cummins (mine is gas) they all talk about GREAT mileage.....til you ride with them.......just sayin'.

I don't doubt that. The 06 and on trucks had all the emission crap on them that didn't do much for efficiency. I can pull my 27' camper (About 7200lb) and get 12-15 depending on speed and conditions.

Agreed.
His 05 and 07 to 09, just keep getting worse mileage as they get newer. He does no mods, cept a jake.
Fords may be better....I do not know.

DEF is cheap. I figured the cost out a while back and it adds about 2/10ths of a cent per mile of operation on my 2011 Dmax.

its really too tuff to say what kind of mileage to expect. it really just depends on what you do. my 2011 6,7 ford would probably be around 15 mpg in the city. if I run it at 70 mph constant down the freeway I am sure I could brake 20 mpg, but I never drive that slow, so running 80+ I am around 17 mpg. but if I am running winter fuel plan on about 1 mpg less.

speaking of cummins this ford gets better mileage than all but one of the dodges I have owned or driven and that was a single cab 2wd 93 model that would normally get at least 20mpg with some city and highway mixed. best was 23 mpg on a leg through the mountains on the way to texas, I would always get 23 on that part of the trip for some reason, happened several times. I have spent time driving 6 dodges either I owned or my dad. people claiming in excess of 20 mpg with a 4wd model are either keeping the speeds below 70 or they are lying and or don't know what they are talking about. the 07-13 dodges with 6.7 and no DEF system get terrible mileage honestly they aren't a whole lot better than a big block gasser that motor is chocked something terrible with EGR. dodge was to cheap to upgrade to DEF/SCR technolgy until now.

Cheesy,
I have similar experiences with people. They tell me my truck is overkill until they need something large towed somewhere, or we need to pull a trailer with four people, three dogs and a weeks worth of camping gear, or we look at mileage or longevity, or lots other things.

2013 F250 4x4 Crew Cab 6.7L diesel. All my driving is highway so not directly comparable. Highway at 65 - 70 unloaded runs 19-20 mpg. Highway towing 3 horse gooseneck with horses reliably 13 mpg. i hand calculate mileage tank filled to mouth of tank overflowing to mouth of tank filled to overflowing. I would not expect to do any better than 10-12 mpg city pulling loaded trailer. My 4th diesel pick up - best one yet if not most economical which was the first. Emission requirements on late model trucks has really hurt fuel economy.

Did you sell the F-150?

I can get 13 mpg pulling a 7,000 pound travel trailer in the mountains with a 7.3 liter Ford. It has a few mods.

My 2012 F-250 CC 4X4 gets 13-15 city depending on Regens, and 17-20 highway again depending on regens. I have seen 11-15 pulling my camper and other loads. The DEF runs around $11.00 to $16.00 for 2.5 gallons depends on were you buy it. There some Stations that have it at the pump but I have not seen it yet. I have put about 6 gallons of DEF in my truck over 14k miles.

Also this truck seems to be fuel sensitive so I try to get fuel at a Shell or EXXON station. The mpg dip down when the regen comes on for the exhaust filter but comes back up. I have noticed the regens are less often when the truck is loaded heavy.

I love my truck it pulls great. I had a 07 LBZ Duramax that I traded on a Tacoma then realized I had messed up. Then I got a 1/2 ton Chevy, then bought a camper now have a diesel again. I miss the Duramax and the Alli trans but this ford is a beast also. I got the Ford this time because it had more features for less money.

If you haven't owned a diesel before you're in for a treat but it does cost a little more to own and operate.