[strawberryrhubarbpie]

I know the answer to this question has a lot of variables, but I just wanted to get an idea. How much fuel will my tractor spend per mile fully loaded? Let's say I have a Detroit series 60 engine, well maintained. I can't give an example of what would be the load since I don't have experience in that area. I know what my dump truck gives me when I'm full - about $20 worth of fuel for 30 km round trip (15 km full and 15 km empty). Just need an idea for tractors so that I can guage prices.

Thanks!
Jen

[RostyC]

I get about 6 mpg, loaded.

[GMAN]

If your truck gets 6 mpg and fuel is $3/gallon then your cost per mile for fuel is $0.50/mile. That roughly translates into about 1 1/2 pints per mile for fuel (I think). You will need to do the conversion into metrics.

[Aufgeblassen]

The other day, I was fully loaded, and got 7.1 MPG with my '01 Volvo 660 w/ 465 HP Volvo engine, but I was on very level ground going 60 MPH.

[solo379]

The good measure would be the percentage from gross revenue per mile, considering total hub miles run.(loaded, empty, personal) At the current diesel prices, for a leased to a company O/O 25-30% would be the good mark. 35% barely acceptable. Anything higher, means you are doing something wrong.....

[Musicman]

Originally Posted by solo379

The good measure would be the percentage from gross revenue per mile, considering total hub miles run.(loaded, empty, personal) At the current diesel prices, for a leased to a company O/O 25-30% would be the good mark. 35% barely acceptable. Anything higher, means you are doing something wrong.....

I never thought about it in terms of percent of revenue. I calculate everything in cpm to the nearest hundredth of a penny, but I guess I'm doing okay by those standards because I'm at about 29.5% of gross. Interesting…