air tabs vs vorblade

WTH are you talkin' bout?

 

http://www.vorblade.com/

http://www.airtab.com/

Just asked mods to move it.

 

[video=youtube_share;V13T_hSSlGY]http://youtu.be/V13T_hSSlGY[/video]

 

Drive slower.

 

I had Air tabs on my last tractor.. 2006 International 9400. I couldn't tell if there was any mpg improvement, but I did notice it seemed a little more stable in a strong crosswind. I decided to put them on my 2013. I think I may have picked up a tenth, maybe a shade more. MPG for June was 7.57, the tabs got put on the weekend of the 4th of July, and July's mpg numbers came in at 7.74. I run the same areas with much of the same freight. But that 2 tenths pickup could be due to something else and not the tabs. My August numbers came in a a shade over 8 mpg. Wind, traffic, etc can all play into it. I know the tabs sure didn't hurt anything, and like the International before, my tractor now seems more stable in a crosswind. I am confident in saying that if anyone is thinking that these things are going to make a big difference in mpg, they are due for a drug scan. They may or may not help. There are just too many variables and no two situations are the same. But they are relatively cheap, so if they even pulled off a tenth of an mile increase in mpg, that would cover the cost pretty quickly. As far as looks go, I am not sure I would want the vorblade stuff on my ride. The Airtabs are a little more subtle. Oh, and I didn't change anything regarding speed. I ran like a usually do.... 1425 rpm / 62 mph with occasional bumps higher or lower as the situation dictates.