18-20mpg empty...12mpg with 2000lb trailer???

18-20mpg empty...12mpg with 2000lb trailer???

04-18-2004, 12:28 AM

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18-20mpg empty...12mpg with 2000lb trailer???

Just pulled a trailer with 2 quads on it . Got anywhere from 12-13.5mpg (there and back). I weighed my truck and it weighed 8400 lbs. and the trailer was 2000 lbs. Does this sound normal? When the truck was new I usually got around 16-17mpg. Now its got around 63000 kms on it and I got bad mileage and the power wasnt' really that great going up some fairly steep hills. I'd seriously hate to see towing anything heavy with my truck.

Thanks guys.

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