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Originally Posted by allan5oh
It seems everyone I talk to running the DD15 is disappointed in the fuel mileage.
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Do you know what their mileage is? I get between 5-5.5mpg
I don't know what your planning on hauling but I have that same motor/trans/rear combo on a 2008 Columbia. As of right now with a load on I'm averaging 3.4mpg but that's all hevy/oversized freight. I had a 78,000# loader on a few weeks back and from ND to MO I averaged 2.3mpg. Now running empty at 51,000# and no big parachute on the back and it will jump right up to 6 or 7 but put anything on that creates drag and it falls on it's face.
With all that being said, my truck is a 4 axle with a 22,000# front end running super-singles for steer tires so it's in no way built for mileage.
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BIGRNTN
DD15 and "new" tech...
I haul a 48' stepdeck 86,000lbs max 70,000lbs normally and would be happy with the 6-7 you get empty at 51,000lbs