If aeros R 15% more fuel-efficient then classics, would clas
#11
01-16-2008, 02:16 AM
Originally Posted by Rev.Vassago
Where is the data to support it?
Since most truckers I talk to say aero trucks are worth a full MPG over a classic. And.... 95% of fleets out there run aero trucks(I'm sure their accountants pencils are sharper then ours ever will be) The onus is on YOU to prove otherwise, not me. As for data: http://www.freightlinertrucks.com/tr...fficiency.aspx compare the cascadia to the 386, not necassarily a "classic" but it's 22.9% less drag. Since drag is half of rolling resistance at 60, it would account for a 11.45% increase in fuel mileage. http://www.everytime.cummins.com/eve...Whitepaper.pdf http://www.kenworth.com/brochures/FuelEfficiency.pdf
#12
01-16-2008, 02:16 AM
Originally Posted by ironeagle2006
Shelby Corba 427 Corvette ZR-1 and a Few Others Boss had a van set up to haul them with ramps to unload. Rev I may never have been a stupid Bedbugger No Offense to you Bandits Cousin. However I was the one that was requested so often that my bosses ended up having to bounce me empty to get loads that would pay 4 bucks a mile in the 90's with my deadhead figured in and sometimes it was 900 miles of deadhead on those. Try Denver to Chicago paid to the truck 6 bucks a mile and they bounced me out of Casper to get that one.
#14
01-17-2008, 12:16 PM
I have 2 '97 T-600's. Both 9 overs with 3.73 rears. 1 has a 525 Cummins and the other a 475 Cat. BOTH get 5.5 to 5.8 mpg.
My truck is a 97 FL Classic. 9 over with 3.58 rears and 500 Detroit. It gets 5.5 to 5.8 mpg. The KW's have had many drivers on them over the years and have always returned the same fuel mileage. I'm the only one that drives the classic, but I guarantee you a lot of my fuel mileage falls away under the heaviness of my right foot. I have the T-600's both set to govern at 90 mph (probably all they will do anyway) and no governor set on my Classic. I don't run that, but do nearly always push the speed limit by +5 wherever I'm at. I'm sure my drivers do the same. That's my data over 10 years.
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#15
01-17-2008, 10:07 PM
Re: If aeros R 15% more fuel-efficient then classics, would
Originally Posted by Mandilon
Subject: If aero-types are 15% more fuel-efficient then classics, would classics be about 15% more efficient than cabovers :?:
...thus guesstimating aero-types about 30%-40% more efficient than cabovers :wink:
Generally that will be the difference between an aero truck and a non-aero truck.
Put great specs in the aero truck, and the difference will be larger. KeepOnTruckingSAFELY
#16
01-18-2008, 01:29 AM
i have a cabover a 95' intl with a 11.1 det & a super 10. this is my 1st truck & i'm still driving it everyday. I have over 1 mil miles on it. it gets a min of 6 mpg. i'm averaging 6.5 & if i keep it at 60 mph i get 7 mpg. I have no idea why i get good mpg. I always have. one thing i can think of is i have a real short wheelbase wich keeps my trailer very close to my truck reducing air hitting the trailer headboard.
#17
01-19-2008, 04:30 AM
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:lol: ...what R U smoking :?:
My buddy runs a newer Argosy with a large drom box pulling HHG and will get 5mpg empty and 5mpg loaded at 83,000#
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#18
01-23-2008, 03:09 PM
That's my data over 10 years.
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#19
01-23-2008, 04:36 PM
Mandilon, I don't know how he gets the same MPG loaded and empty, but he does. As someone who has been trucking 30+ years, I think he's credible and knows about as much as trucks as Gman.
So, no, I'm not smoking anything. He can't believe his truck gets the same mpg loaded and empty either. But hey, what does he know- he actually owns a truck and drives it unlike some people.
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#20
01-23-2008, 11:20 PM
Originally Posted by Mountain Flyer
That's my data over 10 years.
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