I was wondering if you had kept track of the fuel used as per a full tank off the start and a final fill at the end to compare with the computer readout ?. Also being that you were driving a near empty HD truck, what tire pressures were you running front and rear. I realize the idiot TPMS system wants to make a person think there is something wrong when lowering the pressure to what is required for the actual weight of the axles ( per tire/weight charts ) and that prevents some from thinking they can lower the pressure when empty to get a better ride .. at a slight reduction in fuel mileage though as its always a trade off.
I did not track fuel consumption and I've left the tires at whatever was set at the factory. The ride is comfortable so I haven't considered lowering the pressure. Thanks for watching.
@@rutbuster88 I thought about what you said of the ride and where you drove and probably very little of that whole trip even on the northern section was on highways that actually see much in the way of freezing temps and the type of frost heaves and pot holes that we get here in northern Alberta. Its been many years since I was on l 5 south of Seattle to the Willamette valley area or also on Vancouver Island and across to Tofino but don't recall anything bad at the time for road smoothness. Most heavy duty pickups do not ride very well up here on our crap pavement, certainly not the solid front axle Ford or Ram trucks and why I was curious about your tire pressures ( I should have known better, its like a different world road wise down there ) and have been contemplating a purchase of a GM HD gas truck but have not done a demo of one in later years with the 6.6. By the way my dad was born in Oregon before the depression and was on a little farm in what now is part of Sherwood and I see from the map greater Portland is certainly not far away anymore !. Thought you might find that amusing.
Thank you. Makes me lean more towards that set up. Hope the vacation was good👍🏻
I was wondering if you had kept track of the fuel used as per a full tank off the start and a final fill at the end to compare with the computer readout ?. Also being that you were driving a near empty HD truck, what tire pressures were you running front and rear. I realize the idiot TPMS system wants to make a person think there is something wrong when lowering the pressure to what is required for the actual weight of the axles ( per tire/weight charts ) and that prevents some from thinking they can lower the pressure when empty to get a better ride .. at a slight reduction in fuel mileage though as its always a trade off.
I did not track fuel consumption and I've left the tires at whatever was set at the factory. The ride is comfortable so I haven't considered lowering the pressure. Thanks for watching.
@@rutbuster88 I thought about what you said of the ride and where you drove and probably very little of that whole trip even on the northern section was on highways that actually see much in the way of freezing temps and the type of frost heaves and pot holes that we get here in northern Alberta. Its been many years since I was on l 5 south of Seattle to the Willamette valley area or also on Vancouver Island and across to Tofino but don't recall anything bad at the time for road smoothness. Most heavy duty pickups do not ride very well up here on our crap pavement, certainly not the solid front axle Ford or Ram trucks and why I was curious about your tire pressures ( I should have known better, its like a different world road wise down there ) and have been contemplating a purchase of a GM HD gas truck but have not done a demo of one in later years with the 6.6. By the way my dad was born in Oregon before the depression and was on a little farm in what now is part of Sherwood and I see from the map greater Portland is certainly not far away anymore !. Thought you might find that amusing.