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Hey guys,

So i am new to towing and new Ram owner. Bought a 25ft travel trailer, 5000 pounds dry. My 05 Canyon was not all that great at towing it, so traded the Canyon in for a 15 Ram, 5.7 with 3.92 gears.

Now being new to all of this, got to tow the trailer (dry) to my RV dealer for repair and got 23 liters/100 km's doing about 55 MPH (with tow/haul) on a 100 km trip.

Is this about right for the Ram towing this weight/speed?
 

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had to google this one... that equates to 10.22 mpg. thats not bad. did you use the tow/haul button?
 

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Thats pretty good actually. With my 5500lbs 26' behind my 1500 I was usually in the 27 to 28l/100km. Granted my cruise is usually set at 105kmph or so (63mph roughly)
 
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Thanks for in input guys!
 

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Is the truck brand new, or already broken in? I would have thought it might be a touch higher if not driving through mountains.
You bought a well equipped truck for a 25' camper- I hope it treats you well.
 
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Is the truck brand new, or already broken in? I would have thought it might be a touch higher if not driving through mountains.
You bought a well equipped truck for a 25' camper- I hope it treats you well.


Got it used last october with 14000 Kms, now at 22000 kms so its broken in. And I live in prety flat lands... no mountains
 

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Hmmm. Our mileage didn't improve until the engine had 30,000Km on it. You're not out of the ballpark, but it may well improve. Making sure your air filter is clean, you have good clean oil and get your plugs changed every 50K sure won't hurt.
 

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I run about 9000lbs on my trailer and with my CC 5.7 with 3.92 I get 8 to 12 depending on the amount of hills

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I haul my boat around A LOT this time of year. She weighs in at 4500 and I usually average around 14mpg on the hwy and 9-10 mpg in town.
 

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I'm pulling about the same size travel trailer with my 2015 Hemi QC using 3.21 gears. I get around 10-12 depending on terrain. Usually closer to 10.
 

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hidee ho

Our 2012 Ram 1500 Hemi has 3.55 gears and 6 sp and we tow a Forest River 25' 5000lb travel trailer at usually 60 mph (sorry, 95 or so km) and get a consistent 12 mpg. Have gotten as high as 14 mpg on a flat stretch of highway. We have a lot of mountains here where we drive in northern Arizona and sometimes get 10 mpg chugging up one side and down the other. I use the tow/haul mode when we tow without fail.
 

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