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<blockquote data-quote="brianz426" data-source="post: 7119169" data-attributes="member: 60906"><p>Hi Guys,</p><p>You can see my original set up in my avatar. The truck was a 97 F250 with a 5.8L (351) it towed very well for a gas truck because it was a 5spd manual. If I kept it in 4th it did pretty well on most mild hills. If they got too steep or long I'd have to go back to 3rd and I could hold 55mph. My '97 Suburban 1500 (5.7) struggled to maintain speed on hills even thou I would keep it in Drive (not let go into overdrive) I'd have to speed up before a hill to maintain a decent speed up the hill. </p><p>I sold the '97 F250 and bought an '08 CrewCab 6.4 F250. Now I don't even know the trailer is back there. I set the cruise control and the only sign I get we're comming to a hill is the boost gage starts to move. If we don't get stuck in traffic I get 14mpg towing with 5 passengers and a bed full of luggage , jacks ,spares etc. Stop and go or city and I'm down to 12.5 . I don't know when Ford first came out with the tow/hall button, but I highly recommend it. As you slow down the trans progressively shifts into lower gears to aid in braking. Someday I'd like to get an enclosed trailer, I'm sure my Suburban would struggle with that, not this truck. This is my first diesel and I won't be going back to gas for a tow vehicle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brianz426, post: 7119169, member: 60906"] Hi Guys, You can see my original set up in my avatar. The truck was a 97 F250 with a 5.8L (351) it towed very well for a gas truck because it was a 5spd manual. If I kept it in 4th it did pretty well on most mild hills. If they got too steep or long I'd have to go back to 3rd and I could hold 55mph. My '97 Suburban 1500 (5.7) struggled to maintain speed on hills even thou I would keep it in Drive (not let go into overdrive) I'd have to speed up before a hill to maintain a decent speed up the hill. I sold the '97 F250 and bought an '08 CrewCab 6.4 F250. Now I don't even know the trailer is back there. I set the cruise control and the only sign I get we're comming to a hill is the boost gage starts to move. If we don't get stuck in traffic I get 14mpg towing with 5 passengers and a bed full of luggage , jacks ,spares etc. Stop and go or city and I'm down to 12.5 . I don't know when Ford first came out with the tow/hall button, but I highly recommend it. As you slow down the trans progressively shifts into lower gears to aid in braking. Someday I'd like to get an enclosed trailer, I'm sure my Suburban would struggle with that, not this truck. This is my first diesel and I won't be going back to gas for a tow vehicle. [/QUOTE]
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