09-21-2008, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Dougster  Not bad at all Lone! My pathetic Chevy 2500HD (6.0 gas) only gets 8 MPG with a full trailer load (hauling the Red Beast or the a full 10K dump trailer) and 9 MPG with an empty (or near empty) trailer. 
The Chevy dealer keeps calling me trying to get me to "trade up" to a smallish 2008 Chevy diesel dump truck... but it can only happen after I win that damn PowerBall lottery. 
Dougster™  | Thats pretty bad considering my Naviagator significantly gets much better empty or loaded - and I believe it weighs more (6k lbs)
My F550 6.0 diesel does about the same as my navigator - loaded too |
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