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Originally Posted by heavyhaulerss
o.k. road ranger on your 8.25 mpg @ 60..... were talking big trucks here not pick up :lol: 's..
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1995 FLD120 small sleeper single drive axle, flattop w/air deflector, pulling a 53' van w/20k Lbs in it. 11.1L Detroit S60 325/350 HP, 9SP O/D, 4.11 rear, 11R22.5 tyres. Tractor 14K Lbs, trailer 16K Lbs.
Worst I got was 7.25 MPG in the winter - before I added the air deflector, switched to synthetic oil, and stopped doing 65 mph. Part of the "bad" MPG in the winter might also be the 150 degree thermostat(s).
Unfortunately this truck is gonna become a lawn ornament come next week - company I was leased to lost another big account and somebody had to go.
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Pretty impossible to find a carrier that will lease a 13 year old tractor with only one drive axle. Oh well - I got it cheap and it's paid for itself in the 10 months I've run it. Just came back from drug test and physical for Ryder Logistics, hope they don't suck too much! Pay's pretty good, no weekends, I'll be making a couple hundred more a week and no truck to work on.
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Maybe if the economy ever recovers she'll ride again!
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