Towing and gas mileage this week.

[Deleted member 5597]

So, this past week I started making raised bed garden boxes and delivered them to customers with my 5' x 8' utility trailer. At first, I forgot to change the mode of the engine, so it was in normal mode for the first few trips. It ran a little slower, but was OK. The towing didn't affect the gas mileage much, but you could tell I was towing.

The next few trips I changed the engine mode to towing. More HP, but it came at a cost of my mpg going down to 33 mpg. I can probably get away with just leaving it in normal mode, but I didn't know if it would do any damage to the engine.

My trailer weighs 800 lbs, and the boxes weigh around 80 lbs each, and the most I can fit on my trailer is four of them.

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I think you'll be fine to run it in normal mode without any issues. It certainly won't hurt anything. If you find it's too sluggish which I don't think you will, you can always change it on the fly.

I run mine is eco mode 90% of the time. But I occasionally decide I want to haul tail to up a steep ramp. I'll drop it into sports mode. Love that feeling... once I get it up to the quick speed I want I drop it right back into Eco. So much we can do with this truck. Just love it!

 

[Deleted member 5597]

I think you'll be fine to run it in normal mode without any issues. It certainly won't hurt anything. If you find it's too sluggish which I don't think you will, you can always change it on the fly.

I run mine is eco mode 90% of the time. But I occasionally decide I want to haul tail to up a steep ramp. I'll drop it into sports mode. Love that feeling... once I get it up to the quick speed I want I drop it right back into Eco. So much we can do with this truck. Just love it!

Thanks for the reply! I also love my little truck!!

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