rvert10
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Could I get and average price of Diesel along I84,I5 or I82, Metro Seattle and the Bremerton area. want to get an Idea of how bad it's going to hurt.
Pm me if you would.
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According to the tow chart the 550&V10 should pull up to 17,300k
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rvert10 wrote:According to the tow chart the 550&V10 should pull up to 17,300k
What gear ratio and what MPG?
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Here is the link I used
http://www.ford.com/resources/ford/general/pdf/towingguides/12FLRVTT_SuperDtyCCjul1.pdf
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rvert10 wrote:Here is the link I used
http://www.ford.com/resources/ford/general/pdf/towingguides/12FLRVTT_SuperDtyCCjul1.pdf
Sorry if this is not a clickable link.
It is now
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rvert10 wrote:According to the tow chart the 550&V10 should pull up to 17,300k
Yep, with 4.88 gears, maybe it is gallons per mile at that ratio, not miles per gallon.
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rhagfo wrote:rvert10 wrote:According to the tow chart the 550&V10 should pull up to 17,300k
Yep, with 4.88 gears, maybe it is gallons per mile at that ratio, not miles per gallon.
your statement kind of reminds of a military vehicle I road in...once then it was on foot or Jeep.
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rvert10 wrote:Could I get and average price of Diesel along I84,I5 or I82, Metro Seattle and the Bremerton area. want to get an Idea of how bad it's going to hurt.
Pm me if you would.
Right now diesel in this area can range from 4.09 up to 4.49 in a few places, gen ave is 4.19-4.29. Even a few if you look hard as low as 4.09. This is seattle, tacoma, bremerton, Port townsend, Port Angelas, Everett....At least where I drive reasonably consistantly. Portland with mini self serve for some reason is .10 less than the north side of the river for the most part.
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rvert10 wrote:According to the tow chart the 550&V10 should pull up to 17,300k
18,300lbs, actually.
Mileage will be about the same as a new emission diesel hauling that weight: lousy. Comparing two tow trucks, an F-550 V10 and a Ram 4500 with the Cummins, the mileage is a wash...despite the F-550 being a Supercab 4x4 and the Ram a regular cab 4x2. Of course, fueling the Ram is $4.15/gallon and fueling the 550 is $3.75!
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Jarlaxle wrote:rvert10 wrote:According to the tow chart the 550&V10 should pull up to 17,300k
18,300lbs, actually.
Mileage will be about the same as a new emission diesel hauling that weight: lousy. Comparing two tow trucks, an F-550 V10 and a Ram 4500 with the Cummins, the mileage is a wash...despite the F-550 being a Supercab 4x4 and the Ram a regular cab 4x2. Of course, fueling the Ram is $4.15/gallon and fueling the 550 is $3.75! but spinning the RPM's to keep up with the diesel(low RPM) is going to kill the V10 over time.
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