Heavy spec mileage

Are you doing this same job with the PETE ?

 

Those are pretty standard specs for HH in the north east. Not going to get the big milage #s the guys around here talk about. But hauling lumber in the northeast kingdom it should do a good job. Are you permited for 99k?

 

Certainly not spec'd for fuel economy , but Heavy Haul trucks never were. Your PETE will do the job or is there off road work involved.

 

5 mpg average over the year. Winter 4.7 - 4.9, summer 5.2 - 5.4

Going on the highway with lighter loads won't give you any mileage, truck's way too slow in that situation...

 

If your going to do roadie work full time maybe. But in NY and the northeast (except CT) your golden . An occasional road mission won't matter. What's the difference in tare weight between the 2 trucks? With that detroit it might not be very much.

 

The Pete will do the job but I'm pretty sure that you would like to have a 13- or 18-speed every now and then...

 

Yes but if its paid for the need for a 13 / 18 speed over the NO PAYMENT might be nice as well. I ran up in that area hauling logs & lumber quite a bit with an 8 speed W900 highway specd tractor and survived.