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Ram 4500 mpg...

Discussion in 'Expediter and Hot Shot Trucking Forum' started by Midwest1, Nov 4, 2016.

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  1. Nov 4, 2016 #1
    Midwest1

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    So. I currently run a 2015 Ram 3500 with the Aisin transmission and 3.73 gears. I'm happy overall with the truck but wish I had the larger brakes, bigger tires etc of the 4500 cab and chassis. My biggest concern about trading up to a 4500 with 4.10 gears is my mpg going down greatly.

    For those of you that are running 4500's what are you averaging loaded and unloaded?
     
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  3. Nov 4, 2016 #2
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    samcperez

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    Sorry dont know about the Ram but just spoke with a guy yesterday running a 2016 f-450 getting 8 to 8.5 loaded on a 3 car big tex.Not very good.He had 100k already
     
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    Midwest1

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    Yikes, that's not great. A few of the guys I have spoken with have stated there getting 10 mpg pulling an empty trailer. I'm getting 12-14 do the same thing. I really didn't think there would be that much difference between two trucks with the same engine and slightly different gearing.
     
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    cnsper

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    The 5500 I drove got 7-9 empty with a 44' gooseneck with a cage built around 38' of deck and 4-5 loaded to 40k. Don't know about the gearing, I never looked before it was sold.
     
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    AModelCat

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    I'm driving a 550 Ford. At 19k lbs loaded I'm around the same 8ish MPG.
     
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    1940021

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    Don't even worry about MPG, man.

    Drive the hell outta that truck and you'll get what you get.
     
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    Midwest1

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    Ha, clearly your not in this business with a comment like that.
     
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  12. Nov 11, 2016 #10
    Brandonpdx

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    Probably not that much different but those 45/5500 series trucks have shorter rears in the 4.10 to 4.88 range so you'd probably have to slow down a little bit to keep the engine RPM's down. But you're also running 19.5 low-pro rubber on those so that offsets the shorter rears a little, but you'd still probably have to slow it down.
     
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