Kenworths and Mileage

not always.....my T6 with kitty power gets 6.5 and up to 8.15

but im not hualing alot of OD machinery either
from the sounds of it, an areo truck wont help much unless your empty.....OD will screw the mileage up no matter how areo the tractor is

also the t2000/387 have problems with the doors staying sealed

the c16 should get about the same mileage as a c15.....its all managed by your right foot....me , myself would go for the c16, just for the available power, then again i dont know what all you hual

 

The driver has WAY more to do with fuel mileage than the shape of the truck ever could, all things being equal the T600 would probably do better on paper. In real life there's too many variables to say for sure you'd see any benefit. Also lower HP doesn't mean better fuel economy, if it did we'd all be driving 350hp Driptroits.

 

"OD" is Over dimensional. Yes the areo is more towards vans than flats/lowboys because with the flat/low you'll have more drag and resistance that can be picked up by whatever you'll be hauling. It could help some but very little in most instances. In your case the T-600 and W-900 are both nice trucks. Personally I'd go with the W900 though.

 

Hey Kevin you know about my 600s milage. And personaly ithink the cummins to be just as reliable if not more so, and ive driven lots of cats. if ididnt have to pay for stuff id go cat but since i do pay i choose cummins in a t-600 vs the 900

Oh and if your paid by weight t-600 over the 900 hands down.

 

pulling a flat with bobcats you would get good mileage in a t6, same with a van

no matter what truck pullin a "heavy dozer" is gonna kill mileage, SD's dont do so great either from what i hear

 

As it's been said, pulling machinery, that W900L won't do much worse than the T600.

You will have a much easier time hiring IMO if you have a W900L, than a T600. Also, when resale time comes, you can ALWAYS sell a 379 Pete, or a W900 Kenworth, no matter the miles, they seem to always sell.

Power DOES equal fuel economy...IF it's driven right. I have seen many cases of high HP big displacement engines beating out smaller engines in fuel economy, all how it's driven and maintained.