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Speak of the devil! I’ve got trailer hooked up now and only have 10psi in bags. I went with Air Lift 5000 ultimate plus. Had five sleds in the trailer, only three in now (in picture) and all in the front half so lots of weight on the hitch (a bit lower in back now but truck pointing up hill in driveway). With five sleds in trailer, full of gerry cans, and all sledding gear for 5 guys truck was sitting perfectly level at only 10psi in bags. Truck still very impressive just rolled over 33,000 kms. This weekend around the -30 C truck averaged 12.5 mpg. Pretty good considering frigid temperatures and big load, 10 speed transmission makes this truck as good as it is in my opinion but engine is equally awesome! Not able to leave truck plugged in remote location no electricity where I had to leave outfit. Went to start yesterday morning -34, glow plugs (pre-heater) came on for about 4 seconds truck fired up ran smooth instantly! I’m so impressed with this truck! (knock on wood)!
 

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Speak of the devil! I’ve got trailer hooked up now and only have 10psi in bags. Had five sleds in the trailer, only three in now (in picture) and all in the front half so lots of weight on the hitch (a bit lower in back now but truck pointing up hill in driveway). With five sleds in trailer, full of gerry cans, and all sledding gear for 5 guys truck was sitting perfectly level at only 10psi in bags. Truck still very impressive just rolled over 33,000 kms. This weekend around the -30 C truck averaged 12.5 mpg. Pretty good considering frigid temperatures and big load, 10 transmission makes this truck as good as it is in my opinion but engine is equally awesome! Not able to leave truck plugged in remote location no electricity where I had to leave outfit. Went to start yesterday morning -34, glow plugs (pre-heater) came on for about 4 seconds truck fired up ran smooth instantly! I’m so impressed with this truck! (knock on wood)!
Yep. I like the truck too! My snowmobile trailer is 23ft. With 3 sleds I avg 12-14mpg at 70mph. At 60-65 I avg 16-17. -18f started no prob. No need to plug in
 

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I just did a trip with my aluminum clamshell trailer (550# empty) and one sled (a 2010 Yamaton Venture GT, ~700#). I averaged about 17 MPG but my roads were very hilly with a headwind. Going 80-90 km/h. At 100 km/h, my MPG would dive. It's not heavy but it's like a giant sail. Very happy with the mileage and can't wait to see how it really does with out 6500# RV trailer.
 
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