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03-17-2018, 10:34 PM
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Fata Morgana
2023 30' Classic
2023 27' Globetrotter
2018 26' Flying Cloud
Zeeland
, Michigan
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 40
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 75Bob
We have a F150 ecob traveled 8,000 mi last year. Our trip gauge was on from the time we left til back home.Gone for 5 months, 8,300mi. 1,300 gal of gas, 489 hours of drive time, 13.6 mpg. avg. F-150 is a wonderful vehicle plus when you unhook it's 20mpg and drives like a car with a 6'6" clearance for parking garages. Going up the Rockies I didn't have to use the right lane if I got behind a slow truck and needed to pass, plus the 36 gallon gas tank is also awesome. Have fun with whatever you decide  . |
75 Bob-
I hope your fuel burned was way less than 1300 gal because if it really took that much fuel then your MPG was actually only 6.38 MPG (8300 divided by 1300 = 6.39)
Mark
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03-20-2018, 08:25 AM
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3 Rivet Member 
1975 27' Overlander
Galena
, Illinois
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 172
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gas mpg
The gauge on the dash was also reading 13.6 while I was pulling? I only posted what the trip meter indicated at the end of the trip. I have to manually push the tow button each time I started (with trailer attached). Do you think the truck can differentiate when and when not the trailer is attached and then have the trip gauge separate the mpg? I distinctly remember telling my wife "Oh look now were at 20mpg" when we were driving around in San Francisco. I was so happy, now it sounds like the gauge is broke. Oh well, so much for modern electronics. Too bad it was the only time I had ever really used it. Now it too can join Hashtag, Instagram and tweeter in the Delete section of my Trash container. One less thing to think about. Thanks anyway Mark 
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03-20-2018, 06:32 PM
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1 Rivet Member 
Hamburg
, New York
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 5
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Thank you all!
Thank you all! We bought a 2017 3.5l V6 Ecoboost with the 3:55 axle, max tow package (7000#) for our 2017 25' FB Flying Cloud. I appreciate everyone's input and insight. I thought finding the trailer was tough! Finding this truck was not easy. There were actually only about three with this exact set up near us!
Now, on to hitches.
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03-20-2018, 08:29 PM
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Site Team
2009 25' FB International
2018 27' Globetrotter
Tavares
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,725
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jamlarcara
Thank you all! We bought a 2017 3.5l V6 Ecoboost with the 3:55 axle, max tow package (7000#) for our 2017 25' FB Flying Cloud. I appreciate everyone's input and insight. I thought finding the trailer was tough! Finding this truck was not easy. There were actually only about three with this exact set up near us!
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Congrats on your new TV! Just curious what the stated payload is for your new truck.
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03-20-2018, 09:39 PM
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2017 26' Flying Cloud
Alamo Heights
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,534
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jamlarcara
Thank you all! We bought a 2017 3.5l V6 Ecoboost with the 3:55 axle, max tow package (7000#) for our 2017 25' FB Flying Cloud. I appreciate everyone's input and insight. I thought finding the trailer was tough! Finding this truck was not easy. There were actually only about three with this exact set up near us!
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That 7k# number is your rated gross weight, not the tow rating. A '17 Max tow should be rated around 11k# for towing, so you'll be tongue-weight limited more than anything else.
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Zero Gravitas — 2017 Flying Cloud 26U | WBCCI# 15566
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03-21-2018, 03:48 AM
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3 Rivet Member
2017 25' Flying Cloud
Raleigh
, NC
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 170
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I have a similar XLT and the payload is 1850.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hans627
Congrats on your new TV! Just curious what the stated payload is for your new truck.
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03-21-2018, 05:29 AM
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1 Rivet Member
Hamburg
, New York
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 5
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hans627
Congrats on your new TV! Just curious what the stated payload is for your new truck.
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Max tow is around 11,000 (don't have it in front of me)
Payload 1763
gvw #7000
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03-21-2018, 05:32 AM
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1 Rivet Member
Hamburg
, New York
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 5
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Max tow is around 11,000 (don't have it in front of me)
Payload 1763
gvw #7000
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03-21-2018, 07:14 AM
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1 Rivet Member
Downers Grove
, Illinois
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 11
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Hi JoeHLP and jamlarcara,
Could you elaborate on specs of your 3.5 Eco V6 F150s, such as:
model (XLT, Lariat),
cab type (SuperCrew vs SuperCap),
bed type (short vs long),
wheelbase (145 vs 157),
driveline (4x2, 4x4),
Equipment Group (i.e., 500A, 501A, 502 etc)?
And what other options do you have including the max tow package?
Thank you.
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03-21-2018, 10:29 AM
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Moderator
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Alamo Heights
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,534
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Escaflowne: I realize I'm not who you asked, but this may serve as another data point for you:
2017 F150 Supercrew 5.5' bed (145" wheelbase)
4x4
Lariat 502A
3.5l 2nd-generation Ecoboost, 10-spd transmission
Max Tow package (3.55:1 e-locker differential, 36-gal fuel tank)
Tow mirrors
Tailgate step
Box-side steps
Wheel-well liners
360-degree cameras
Stickered payload 1,636 lb
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Zero Gravitas — 2017 Flying Cloud 26U | WBCCI# 15566
He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire. — Sir Winston Churchill
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