Question Towing mileage

Dogman

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What are you guys getting mileage wize towing. I asking because when I went to MN. I was towing about 6K in weight and the aerodynamics of a brick wall. I have been running a new mineral additive with the oil and fuel. I started off with 9.3 mpg but by time I got to MN. I was up to 12.9 with the same load. But when I got unloaded my mpg jumped to 25.3 mpg with a 1200 pound trailer in tow.

I'm still playing with the mineral additive but I has had no problems with it to date, and mileage is holding at about 24.5 mpg hwy.;tu City is still all over the place.
 

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It's been over 1.5 years since I towed a trailer, but I got 13mpg when towing a 2 car trailer loaded down.

Total weight would average around 19 to 22k for the most part.
 

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What are you guys getting mileage wize towing. I asking because when I went to MN. I was towing about 6K in weight and the aerodynamics of a brick wall. I have been running a new mineral additive with the oil and fuel. I started off with 9.3 mpg but by time I got to MN. I was up to 12.9 with the same load. But when I got unloaded my mpg jumped to 25.3 mpg with a 1200 pound trailer in tow.

I'm still playing with the mineral additive but I has had no problems with it to date, and mileage is holding at about 24.5 mpg hwy.;tu City is still all over the place.

Is this hand calculated, or the "lieometer"
 

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What speed are you towing at to get that mileage? I've never seen 25.3 empty, let alone towing. Are you driving all downhill or what?:lmao
 

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12-13 pulling the fiver at 70-75 mph
10 pulling the cargo trailer empty or full it dont change


empty truck 15


how much is the ethos per quart youngman?
 

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25.3 mpg... not on MN fuel....

got any other secrets you'd like to spill?

ethos you say!!!!

p.s. and you were here and did not say 'hi'...:rant :sly
 
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ethos you say!!!!

p.s. and you were here and did not say 'hi'...:rant :sly

I was there for about a 1/2 hour unloading then gone. Sorry!! and yes ethos. It comes in 32 oz bottles at about $50. But it seams to work. You put in 1 oz to every qt of oil then 1 oz to every 10 gal of diesel.
 

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are u saying 32oz. costs $50? and u use 18oz. on a 30 gallon tank... ie: 15 oil & 3/10 gal. diesel = 18oz.

seems pretty spendy...
 

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