True Grit Farms
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cfpinz":1v2x6l10 said:True Grit Farms":1v2x6l10 said:This is the first truck that I've been able to adverage 20+mpg. It's a single wheel long bed crew cab 4x4 3500 with 3.42 gears. To get 20k lbs moving you start off easy then once you get to 10 mph it's race on, I'm very impressed to say the least. But my 2011 dually with 3.73 gears adverage 14 mpg and 17+ on the highway.
cfpinz you must have a 4.10 gears and a flat bed bed? I can relate to the 7 mpg pulling heavy. Towing 30k I get 8 mpg and 25k 9 mpg wind drag kills my fuel mileage.
Is yours an automatic or manual? Dad bought a '15 single cab long bed 3500 srw manual and it's got the 3.42's, I hate that thing. Seems like it'll run 70 in reverse.
Mine has the 3.73's, just about ideal for the engine but I wish the transmission had a little lower 1st and reverse was cut by at least half. And yes, it's a steel flatbed. If you let the rpm's get too low in 4th gear and mash it, it'll break the stock clutch loose. Pretty impressive engine, just wish they'd put it in a real truck.
Yes mines an 68rfe automatic transmission. My dually was a 6 speed manual and towed a load smoothly compared to the automatic. If Ram would make the 6 speed with a granny first and reverse they'd have something. Between my two Ram trucks since 2011 I've put 215,000 miles on them and never brought either one in for service or all the dang factory recall notices. The one I have now I replaced the water pump at 87,000 miles though.