[SEL] OT - road trip info

[Tommy Turner]

Ed,

    I have had 3 Dodge Pickups with Cummins engines.  The best I have 
gotten on any of them is 22.5 mpg.  That was the bare truck, empty bed, 
tailgate down, cruse set on 70, non stop interstate driving.  If you are 
going to pull a trailer and you get a 4 X 4, don't expect 20 mpg.  I 
would guess more like 14 to 15.  The truck I have now has the Cummins 
and is a 2 WD.  Pulling a trailer with 6,500 lbs behind it will lug me 
down to about 16 mpg.   I'd go the automatic route.  They're built 
pretty stout and seem to hold up well behind the Cummins.

Tommy Turner
Magnolia, Ky



Ed Stoller wrote:

> Alec,
> 9.3 MPG. What are you running? I am getting ready to buy a new truck 
> and am expecting 20 MPG with a Cummings and automatic. Am I nuts? I 
> was thinking of 4x4 but am thinking a 2x4 will get better milage and 
> will be closer to the ground to load garden tractors.
>
> Ed Stoller
>