Is 10 MPG Possible with a Fully Loaded (80K gross) 5 Axle Truck?
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I never thought I would be disappointed at getting 9.26 MPG after today's fill up on a dedicated run that had about 200 miles of my last wild run added on it, but I look at other people's trucks that I am following on www.mygauges.com that appears to be off on fuel mileage that must be from the excessive heat we are experiencing this time of year with alot of AC load and/or idle time.
My average for August after 3 fill ups using 411.86 gallons and 3,932 miles is 9.55 MPG that is better than 8.21 MPG last month or 8.15 MPG during June. -
I would be over the moon.
Okay where I'm from we run a lot heavier but the % gain is impressive. -
Has anyone tried lowering a truck? The dock plate can easily reach a truck that been lowered a foot or so.
Smoothing out the air flow underneath the tractor should receive some gains in mpg -
You are right about cleaning up the airflow, but that would be a BIG job on a truck. -
Could cause some problems at some of those docks that are down a ramp. I backed into a few with the skirts and had to keep my tandems close to clear the pavement. Or at least just drag the rubber part across it.
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Alot of people here put pallet boxes under the trailer, not only does it give extra storage under the trailer but acts as a side skirt and has a smooth flat bottom so airflow is smooth and even under the trailer, combine that with side skirts on the tractor should give you improved mileage, the only problem I can see is your wheelbases are a lot longer than ours so be careful not to belly it out on uneven ground!
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there is no too much savings with this
did you think on extending side cab spoilers here 7cm longer spoiler save 0.5% of fuel at 85kmh ( they are rubber ones) this will be about 0.6% at your 58mphScania man Thanks this. -
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