2004 CAT C15 ACERT gets ... 10.9 mpg! Well, almost ...
I fueled up yesterday at Flying J in Saskatoon, SK Canada and drove at 60 mph to Flying J in Winnipeg Manitoba. I fueled up again tonight before parking and the tanks took 295.07 liters or 77 gallons. I idled a couple of hours yesterday, so let's say the truck used up 75 gallons on the highway. I started my GPS and it showed the distance from one Flying J to the other was 820 miles. 820 divided by 75 is ... 10.9 mpg! I stared at the number for like 5 minutes ... Okay, I drove at 60 mph all the time, my load was only 7,000 lbs and the terrain was mostly flat ... But 10.9 mpg? Then I looked closer at the screen of GPS and noticed the letters "km" next to the number "820". Jeez ... It's kilometers!!! :) :) :) I switched the Settings to "imperial" and found I had driven 510 miles not 820. 510 divided by 75 is ... 6.8 mpg! Still pretty good.
2004 CAT C15 ACERT 475 hp 1,650 lb-ft torque (tuned by CAT ($900) to produce 500 hp at 1,600 rpm) 13 speed tranny 0.73 3.73 axles Low pro tires 295s they do 512 revs per mile Truck: International 9400 mid-roof with a wind deflector ("whale tail") on the roof The engine turns at 1,325 rpm when I do 60 mph. |
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Usually there's a pretty strong wind along the yellowhead, so I can believe it.
You'd probably get less then 5.5 going the other way. Maybe even below 5. |
We better close this topic or you'll end up getting 3.2MPG before we're done with you! lol
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A Cat getting 10.9 mpg is like SteveBooth knowing how to run a business... Both are full of :dung: ...
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Good one!! I was thinking though...that after having driven a C-15 ACERT w/13 spd for a couple of years....that his entire trip was "bobtail with a strong tailwind" and downhill all the way. 8) |
No, pretty flat prairies but quite the decent drop in elevation.
The winds are the big thing. Very consistent west or north west winds in the Canadian prairies in winter. There's been times going to Calgary I got 5-5.5 MPG. Turned around to come home, 8+ mpg. |
Is this 6.8 miles per CDN gallon Tracer? If so, with only 7,000 on and traveling at only 60 mph on the praries, I would have expected better. Unless it was windy of course.
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