New 2005 SD 250 Crew - Diesel Mileage

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Dom - 25 Oct 2004 03:00 GMT

Anyone know what mileage I can expect with the 6.0 diesel , city / highway
without towing?

When towing I'll pull a 3,500 trailer - over hills in upstate New York.

Thanks Guys,
Dom

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Mellowed - 25 Oct 2004 16:34 GMT

I don't have your answer, but keep in mind things that do lower mileage are:
4x4
Rear end ratio
Auto or stick
and in a 350, duallys

> Anyone know what mileage I can expect with the 6.0 diesel , city / highway
> without towing?
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> Thanks Guys,
> Dom

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Derrick Hudson - 25 Oct 2004 20:33 GMT

> Anyone know what mileage I can expect with the 6.0 diesel , city / highway
> without towing?

I have no idea, but I know a guy with the old diesel ('96, 4-door,
dually). He said he gets about 16 or so MPG. (I remember because it
is nearly the same as my 300 on a much lighter truck)

> When towing I'll pull a 3,500 trailer - over hills in upstate New York.

The guy I mentioned pulls a 5th wheel camper sometimes. The worst
mileage he got was pulling the camper around 70 mph into a strong head
wind. The truck still managed 9 MPG. My dad used to have an old
Clubwagon (351, carb) that was barely managing 9 MPG unloaded at the
end of its life.

I would expect (although newer isn't -always- better) the newer engine
to be better than the old one.

-D

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Sam_I_Am - 26 Oct 2004 05:05 GMT

> Anyone know what mileage I can expect with the 6.0 diesel , city / highway
> without towing?
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> Thanks Guys,
> Dom

So why do you need a diesel to pull a 3500# trailer, other than, you
just want one? The price of diesel is going to settle in somewhere in
excess of premium gas so take that into account when calculating the
cost per mile.

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