Posted by Tractorcedric on September 06, 2014 at 09:56:44 from (63.248.49.229):
So I have a 2008 Dodge Ram that I use to haul hay and take my tractors to shows. Well the last load of hay was a hundred bales. So I was probably a little over weight but with it in the tow/haul mode I showed 17.5 to 18.5 mpg on the way down. Well the tires were the originals with almost 80,000 on them. I had new Toyo tires put on and now I only get 13.5 to 14 mpg unloaded without trailer. Could the tongue weight on the rear tires have cause the high mileage readings? How do these readings get generated? Does the computer only get a signal from the rear axle? My new tires are the same size but of course they have taller tread! Anybody else run into this?
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