idle percent & miles driven

Mine is at 34.06% at 4442. If It gets below zero I don't turn my truck off. Below freezing I start it every 3.5 hours and idle for 30 minutes.

 

i'm at 22.96% with 3001 miles i dont run my truck unless it is below 30*

 

Mine is sitting at 15.3% right now (which means I'm on track to get my idle bonus...whoo hoo!). Approx 24,500 miles.
Been to WA, WY and CO. I have one of those bunk heating pads and 4 blankets and that keeps me toasty even at 10 degrees overnight in CO. I just pop out of bed in the morning long enough to crank up the truck, turn the heaters on full blast, crawl back in bed and when it gets too hot to stay under the covers it is time to roll on out. I set it on 7 to preheat my bunk but have to turn it down to around 2 when I go to bed or I bake. Cost me around $75 at Petro and worth every penny. My bonus will pay that back and then some!
I'm a pretty tough turkey though. God knows where I get it from because my Mom's idea of roughing it is La Quinta Inn (and she wants to come out on the road with me for a while...Lord help us all!!).

RT

 

i hear ya! i am rather "hot natured"myself i have 2 sleeping bags i cover up with. i really should get up early though and crank up so i don't stay in bed longer than i intend to. LOL

 

Hey RoadToad what do you run them off of? Don't you take a chance of running your battery down?

 

I think the idle percentage and total engine running time would be a better way of looking at things. I'll run my truck only when it's too cold for my bunk heater to keep me warm. The Mercedes starts like a charm.

 

I've got the Mercedes too, but it can be a real nightmare to start in the cold. I think it's due to my batteries though, I've had to be jumped four times in a two month period. The shop claims to have replaced them, but I doubt it.

 

3 days:4 hours:39 minutes

1837 miles

long idle (>5 minutes): 2 hours 30 min - 6%

Total Idle: 13%

I run the southeast though and always sleep with the truck off in the winter.


Edit: My long idle time would be close to zero if it weren't for this trailer I'm pulling. It sits too low with the air dumped, so I have to run it while it's in the dock at some places to keep air in the suspension.