Jerry and Katie
More than 20 great years motorhoming and still loving it...
2004 DSDP 3810 (more than I needed...less than I wanted)
2004 Trailblazer (too heavy but well worth dragging)
2002 Itasca Suncruiser 32V
2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara
Tom Wilds
Blythewood, SC
2016 Newmar Baystar Sport 3004
2015 Jeep Wrangler 2dr HT
I"ve seen 6 or less (headwind) and I've seen 13.8 (Ok so the tumble weeds were passing me doing about 100 MPH, I'm not kidding that was one 7734 of tail wind)
Normally about 8 Fresh wax job and no towed I hit 11
The freshness of the wax job seems to make a big difference.
Home was where I park it. but alas the.
2005 Damon Intruder 377 Alas declared a total loss
after a semi "nicked" it. Still have the radios
Kenwood TS-2000, ICOM ID-5100, ID-51A+2, ID-880 REF030C most times
June 2021 trip from California to Tennessee and back. 5700 miles.
6.8 - 8.5 mpg @ 70 mph most of the time
As others have said, I'd expect anywhere between high 6's to low 9's, depending upon terrain, wind, speed, towing/not towing, running the generator and whether or not you put "real gas" into it or the 10% ethanol junk many of us are forced to use.
While it probably doesn't matter too much to the answer of your question, out of curiosity, are you looking at a W-series Workhorse or a P-series Workhorse?
~Rick
2005 Georgie Boy Cruise Master 3625 DS on a Workhorse W-22
Rick, Gail, 1 girl (27-Angel since 2008), 1 girl (22), 2 boys (23 & 20).
2001 Honda Odyssey, Demco Aluminator tow bar & tow plate, SMI Silent Partner brake controller.
MitchF150 wrote:
Single digits..
Single digits..
I had to chuckle at this answer due to our past situation. We HAD a gas truck to tow our 35' FW, got 7mpg!! 7 . . . switched to diesel and in the double digits now.
2011 Bighorn 3055RL
2011 F350 DRW 6.7L 4x4 Diesel Lariat and Hensley TrailerSaver BD3
1992 Jeep ZJ and 1978 Coleman Concord Pop-Up for remote camping
Dave & Renee plus (Champ, Molly, Paris, Missy, and Maggie in spirit), Mica and Mabel, both Rat Terriers!
1987 Executive Diplomat 35
Sad Days
Sold my baby
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Realistically you can easily go 400 miles before you need to fill up. But you will have to stop before you ever need gas!
Wife Kim
Son Brandon 17yrs
Daughter Marissa 16yrs
Dog Bailey
12 Forest River Georgetown 350TS Hellwig sway bars, BlueOx TrueCenter stabilizer
13 Ford Explorer Roadmaster Stowmaster 5000, VIP Tow>
A bad day camping is
better than a good day at work!
Those miles almost always included going over mountains in the west.
I drive at 55 MPH to 62 MPH.
My tank holds 75 gallons and I calculate 420 miles at the most on a tank of gas although I always start looking for a gas station when I get down to a half tank or, especially when crossing a desert.
2004 Monaco La Palma 36DBD
Workhorse W22 8.1 Gas Allison 1000, 7.1 mpg
2000 LEXUS RX300 FWD 22MPG 4020 LBS
US Gear Brakes
I agree with your math and refueling policies. The only thing I'd add is that the height for the pick-up tube for the generator is usually set at about the 1/4 full mark on the gas tank. So if you are using the generator, you definitely want to be looking for fuel well before the 1/4 full point on the tank. And up and down hills might even cause it to start sucking air before that point is reached. In our rig we usually travel with the generator running to keep the family comfortable, so I used to fill up around the 325-350 mile point which seemed to work well for us.
~Rick
Rick Jay wrote:
dodge guy and ArchHoagland,
I agree with your math and refueling policies. The only thing I'd add is that the height for the pick-up tube for the generator is usually set at about the 1/4 full mark on the gas tank. So if you are using the generator, you definitely want to be looking for fuel well before the 1/4 full point on the tank. And up and down hills might even cause it to start sucking air before that point is reached. In our rig we usually travel with the generator running to keep the family comfortable, so I used to fill up around the 325-350 mile point which seemed to work well for us.
~Rick
dodge guy and ArchHoagland,
I agree with your math and refueling policies. The only thing I'd add is that the height for the pick-up tube for the generator is usually set at about the 1/4 full mark on the gas tank. So if you are using the generator, you definitely want to be looking for fuel well before the 1/4 full point on the tank. And up and down hills might even cause it to start sucking air before that point is reached. In our rig we usually travel with the generator running to keep the family comfortable, so I used to fill up around the 325-350 mile point which seemed to work well for us.
~Rick
Yes, I forgot to add that. Although I have ran the tank down to 1/8 and the generator still ran. But I was coming into Denver and filled right off I70 before I got into the mountains.
So yes, you have to know where the cutoff is for the generator fuel pickup.
Looking for fuel and beer around 300 miles.
burgess001 wrote:
I drove DP's for years. Thinking about a 30 ft Workhorse. What kind of gas mileage can I expect
I drove DP's for years. Thinking about a 30 ft Workhorse. What kind of gas mileage can I expect
All depends on the tail wind, down hill is great gas mileage
Millage. Lowest I ever got was 6 (Major headwind)
Highest 13.8 (I kid you not the tumble weeds were going down the road passing me at nearly 100 MPH Straight down the very straight (I-10) road.. Was ... Fun (not) when I exited for the night)
Normal depended on my towed. 7-8 towing a 2001 Dodge neon using a transmission lube pump (2500 pound towed)
8-9 towing a 1992 Chevy Lumina APV (4000 pounds) with a Axle lock. I do not knwo if this was because the larger APV "Spoiled" the air flow or the added drag of the automatic transmission on the Neon.
Bobtail (no towed car) about the same as with the Lumina (Argument for spoiled air flow)
Fresh Wax Job 10-11MPG
Anyone care to guess why I waxed spring and fall before my semi-annual migration hike?