Introducing the Kevin Rutherford "signature" truck
#31
08-31-2009, 05:51 AM
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On Saturday he was answering a question from a listener on the Trucking radio on XM and said that if the guy installed Turbo 3000 and changed from dual exhaust stacks to one single stack with a free flow Pittsburgh Power muffler behind the sleeper, the fuel mileage should go up by 0.7 mpg. I don't think it's realistic to think that.
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#32
09-14-2010, 07:26 AM
That guy builds a glider, charges almost as much as a new truck, uses an outrageous rear end ratio to get around the Pittsburgh power main drawback, burning the bearings out of the overgear transmisson because of the increased torque PP introduces, an ongoing problem PP refuses to admit to and then tries to sell a pipe nipple to increase mileage!!! Where do they find a person to buy this stuff?
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#33
09-14-2010, 11:34 AM
I would rather spend the money on one of Pittsburg Diesel's 389EXHD and have 800+hp at the turn of a knob and still get 8mpg
#34
09-15-2010, 12:59 PM
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Maybe to a highway driver this question sounds stupid, but coming from an backroad/offroad driver why would the lift axle be infront of the drive?, with a tag axle you would shorten the wheelbase while bobtailing giving you a better turning radius for city driving.
#35
09-16-2010, 10:52 AM
I always like the lift axle in front of the drive. When you have it behind the drive axle it makes you get hung up alot backing into ruff places off road.
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#36
09-16-2010, 12:12 PM
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well yeah I have experienced that before, but that truck doesn't exactly look like the type to be in ruff places
#37
09-17-2010, 01:33 AM
Either that, or buy a truck yourself and just spec it out the same way, and avoid the "Rutherford markup", which I'm sure is quite high.
I have to agree with some on his site that are stating that this truck is foolish, because the engine will not meet any of the future EPA requirements. Did you see the rear end ratio?:hellno: Good luck pulling a hill in that thing.
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#38
09-18-2010, 05:49 PM
I see your with ATS.... didnt happen to be pulling some blades north on US59 thru Diboll on friday afternoon were ya??? LOL
#39
09-19-2010, 04:51 AM
Wasn't me, I was sitting in Marble Falls, TX with a trailer whose brakes would not release.
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