Tractor Pulling - Mileage

[Mopower]

1995 F-250 Powerstroke: 2wd, 5spd, 3.55axle ratio, 265-16 tires, mod turbo pipe, chip upgrade, 3" exhaust.
Empty, flat ground, regular state hwy, 62mph:

24.3 MPG

25' gooseneck double axle, 4-bottom plow, M-M U Standard Diesel Special, supplies, up and down along the Mississippi from NW of Debuke, IA to Benton Harbor, MI:

14.5 MPG

225,000 miles and running strong since 2005. Ugly as sin and won't die. $3500

Yes, I'm boasting.

 

[VicS]

03-F250 5.4 gas 4x4 3.73 gears Auto trans 265X16 tires also pulling a 20+5 gooseneck hauling short of 6000 lbs. 9 mpg If a lot of hills 8.5. I know the mileage isn't great but it is quiet! My neighbor said if Diesels were standard in pickups, farmers would pay 7000 extra for quiet ones. Vic

 

[B.C.Farmer]

You can't beat those old powerstrokes!!!

 

[Dblair]

empty 19.9 , it's the last time I checked . Loaded with 10k on deck and a 6k gooseneck I get 11 . 96 dodge, 12 valve dually , total weight would be 24k .

 

[Schim]

94 Chev 2500 with 6.5 diesel turbo. 18.5 empty. 16.5 with skid steer trailer and 2500lb tractor on back. Same rig with same trailer with 77 Oliver and a thousand pound of weights trying to get up to highway speed probably 8.5... 6.5T's have a lot of torque but not at highway speed. Its a daily driver but still gets me to the pulls on the weekends. Cant complain when I bought the truck for $3300 I guess.

 

[John 37A]

(quoted from post at 18:19:46 10/07/11) You can't beat those old powerstrokes!!!

97 dodge 2500 4x4 5 speed
(before 35" tires) 22.3 mpg empty ~15 loaded with gooseneck

Oh, and more than 500 hp

 

[John 37A]

(quoted from post at 18:19:46 10/07/11) You can't beat those old powerstrokes!!!

97 dodge 2500 4x4 5 speed
(before 35" tires) 22.3 mpg empty ~15 loaded with gooseneck

Oh, and more than 500 hp

 

[4010 puller]

04 LB7 Duramax/allison. Truck and trailer weighs 13,250 without load. Truck by itself gets about 16-18 (depends on day). With 12,500# tractor or 7-8ton of hay gets 10-11 mpg. Truck has 5" exhaust and is stock. Not too bad, would like more power at times but dont want to replace transmission. Older trucks are cheaper though, no doubt. 98-02 24V cummins are also pretty tough, especially with 6 speed.

 

[Anonymous-0]

97 dodge 1 ton 4x4 cummins auto 190,000, 6030 JD weighing 13,000 with 6,000 lbs. trailer. 5 mpg! I need new injectors and a valve check! LOL

 

[muth4430]

03 duramax with 6 speed standard. bone stock! 24 mpg empty, 17 loaded with a 18,000 gvw gooseneck and my 4430 on it. total loaded truck and trailer weight, 22,100 with just a driver and no passenger.

 

[shickin farmer]

1994 Ford ranger. 2.3 5. Speed 4x8 trailer 73 cub cadet. 2
19.6 mpg..

 

[jims dandy]

theres no way your calculator is broke

 

[perrycounrtyfarmalls]

gmc 8.1 2500, empty and being really really nice to it on the highway 13.5-14. normal driving 11.5-12mpg. loaded with a 7000lb camper or 20,000lbs of tractor and trailer....about 8mpg at best, depending on the hills, or if i'm running 75 mph in the interstate.

but it is a nice smooth quiet ride, and the 8.1/ally combo runs real nice, and was about10k cheaper than the same d-max when i got it.

 

[muth4430]

jim, i have the tractor stripped down for pulling. it only weighs 10,680. that weigh slip i got was from a certified scale. we have the truck combonation weighted for 22,000. the max we could get. so we are legal, but at the max

 

[F-350]

1988 Ford F-350 crew cab with 460-5 speed-4.10 gears.


10 mpg empty at 70 mph
8-9 mpg with empty trailer at 65 mph
6-8 mpg at 60 mph with 6000 lb pulling tractor on 5000 lb trailer.

Have lots of friends with nearly new 3500 Dodges and Ford F-350's....Most are getting under 10 mpg pulling trailers with 5000-10000 lb pulling tractors....Their older trucks got 12-15 mpg pulling the same loads..

 

[FactoryFarmer]

(quoted from post at 18:06:55 10/07/11) 03 duramax with 6 speed standard. bone stock! 24 mpg empty, 17 loaded with a 18,000 gvw gooseneck and my 4430 on it. total loaded truck and trailer weight, 22,100 with just a driver and no passenger.

I think we have a winner It's hard to beat a Dmax, I seen pretty much identical results when hauling an 830 home from MI.

 

[kak]

1995 Toyota corolla, loaded with fat azz 38mpg@ 75mph

 

[johndeereman]

02 f250 extended cab 8ft box 7.3 powerstroke 4wd bone stock no chip or anything 21 empty 16 with jd a weighted for 6500 behind it 6 speed manual

 

[4010 puller]

Jason: Hows the tractor been running? Thats pretty light for a cab tractor. Are tires 20.8-34? U also running an intercooler off a 4630? How has it been doing compared to its competition? Did you ever pull with steel city pullers? My tractor is down, it needs a clutch and some hydraulic work.