Waiting on New Trucks thread.
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Midwest Trucker, Oct 12, 2021.
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Next Gen 680 update.
So far nothing has fallen off. lol
18,200 miles on one and 7100 miles in the other.
The higher mileage truck has been from NY to Washington state to Midwest to Southwest already. It’s averaging right at 8 mpg running 70 to 75.
The lower mileage truck has been in the road less time and ran all Midwest and northeast at 70 mph. It’s at 7.7 mpg so far.
I think both are breaking in still but I’m already really happy with the extra fuel mileage from this new body design. I didn’t know what to expect but I’d say it’s worth .3 to .4 mpg.
The X15 is doing great as expected. Both drivers love the new trucks. One is an old timer who at first complained about the digital dash but now loves it. hahaBlue jeans, Accidental Trucker, Vampire and 11 others Thank this. -
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Now the wait is on a couple of Volvo's that are scheduled for March. -
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This year were sending it out to have the frame blasted and painted. Thinking of doing the frame in the same silver or grey
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This is how the latches are on my 579. You can’t use a longer bolt with a nut because there’s not enough clearance. So I’m going to Loctite them all and see if that works better. Otherwise I’ll keep tightening them back up every few days. It’s a real stupid design.
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