I have seen the Red Pepper trucks for Nussbaum as well...the only thing missing is the dingle balls...fuzzy dice & the curb feelers !
2015 Cascadia OTR Performance
Discussion in 'John Christner' started by Aminal, Nov 8, 2014.
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I enjoyed the post. I like your writing style. You ever get that Podcast goin', gimme a shout. If I can figure out the technology, I'll be glad to participate. I think a good sense of humor is vital for any shot at longevity in this industry. I am very sorry to hear about your friend. I absolutely get where you're coming from in being guarded and when you do take the risk and it turns out well for you; you cherish that friendship. I have one true friend I made out here and we are like brothers from other mothers. I can't imagine how I'd feel if he passed. I am truly sorry for your loss.
On a lighter note, Darla and I have synched up on hill slides and maximizing time in E-Coast. Keep in mind, she has the whole Detroit package. DD15, DT12 and Detroit 3:07 rears with a ton of sensors, built in GPS and terrain maps in the ECM. What's that legal disclaimer? "Your results may vary with your particular configuration." So, I'm talking strictly about Darla's config and how WE have learned to get along.
I keep the cruise set on 1225 RPM, which is about 60 MPH, 'cause that is HER sweet spot for MPG. I crest the hill and assess it. If it looks like she'll drop slower than 65 MPH, I leave her alone and let Darla drive the truck. If it looks like she'll build up to faster than 65 MPH then I cancel cruise and let her fall with my foot off the throttle entirely. She slides into E-Coast at 63 and stays there until she hits 72, and then she slips into 12 if she's still building up steam and stays there til I either hit RESUME or brake or add foot throttle. If I brake or slip on the Jakes, THEN she downshifts to whatever. If I don't touch the brake, Jake or throttle, she just E-Coasts at 600 RPM til she's at 72 MPH (road speed is set at 68 MPH), then slides into 12 but doesn't downshift at all unless I mess with her. She just free falls in 12th, like a standard does when it's in gear. I prolly shouldn't say this, but I've let her go on into the mid-80's doing that (conditions favored, straight, traffic etc, and I was looking at a big straight climb after the bottom and I wanted as much momentum as I could get to get as far up it as I could on inertia) and she stayed right there in 12.
We actually E-Coasted for almost NINE miles on I-20 westbound in TX, just east of the 10/20 split last week, cause I killed cruise at the right time, kept my foot on the floorboard and let her roll and she didn't get quite up to 72. "Floated" at 600 RPM between 63 and 71 MPH for nine miles. I KNEW there was a trick to my Autobot. I got to thinking. She's a "push button" truck. The trick must be in how and when to push her buttons. Turns out it was. RESUME, CANCEL, RESUME, CANCEL. Turning cruise OFF didn't do the trick. She did like she does and downshifted and I'd have to add foot throttle and keep a little on it to keep her in 12. But leaving the cruise ON, but hitting CANCEL did the trick on keeping her in E-Coast until she got a hair over her set road speed max. Then she just stayed in 12. As did tapping the brake to cancel cruise, but that killed a tad of momentum. The key to keep her from downshifting and staying in E-Coast for her max time was leaving the cruise ON, canceling it and pushing buttons. Set at 60 MPH, if I hit RESUME at 62, the time lag on engaging is just right for her to engage and maintain, right at 60. If I hit it too late, she engages below 60 and has to add power to get TO 60 before maintaining. If I hit it too early, she slips into gear too early and I loose some E-Coast time, but still get fall time in 12th gear. Good for MPG, but not as good as E-Coast.
So, me and Darla been playin' big boy version of a video game. "OK . . . wait . . . NOW - Cancel." Shlick, E-Coast. "OK, . . . . wait . . . just . . . a . . . little . . . NOW-Resume." Click - hover. Or "Danged, missed that one by 3 MPH". Silly, but harmless and face it. It's the desert southwest. Not a lot else goin' on and if I hear any more of Ken Rutherford's prattling on about his "end all" app and website that don't tell me what I really need to know that my Excel workbook already tells me, on Road Dog on Sirius - I'm gonna choke the life right outta that little dog symbol on the radio. I look at MPG as an indicator of how Darla and I are performing together for fuel efficiency. Real time. Today. Not based on a month's worth of data. Excel can do THAT just fine for looking at fuel cost and my business performance in that area, as IT factors in purchasing strategy. COST IS COST: MPG IS MACHINE AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE.
Am I doing the things I need to do to drive fuel efficient? Are Darla's systems all functioning clean and green? Is it time for an overhead or filter change or change in MY driving? Dude's an accountant and his apps and site looks at and measures MPG via Fuel Expense. MPG certainly DOES effect Fuel Expense, but you can't get a timely read on the human and machine interface and integration and performance for fuel efficiency as far as MPG measuring it in his apps and snaps. The input data for the calculations are based on fuel pump info and your odometer. How much did you put in the tank and what was the odometer reading? Based on your last input that = X MPG. Really? How about the fuel the APU burned? It came outta the same tank as the fuel going to Darla's injectors. How does the fuel pump know how many gallons you pumped went to the injectors on the truck engine and how many went into the injectors on the APU engine? I respectfully submit - IT DOESN'T! Your TRUCK knows how many gallons went into the truck engine injectors, though. How many gallons are you off because of the way you filled the tank? I mean if you just leave the nozzle in and stop when it first clicks off; you still have 10 gallons or so of headspace in the tank. Who puts the nozzle back on at first click when topping off? Nobody. You grab the handle and move it and finish filling the tank. Can you do THAT in a manner consistent enough to be accurate for MPG based on how many gallons you pumped and your odometer readings between filling? Again, and how many of those replacement gallons went to the APU last night or two? Car, pick up or SUV? Yes. The tanks are small enough so the difference wont matter in calculations. Two 100 gallon tanks configured how they are on a big truck? Big difference.
You wanna know your true MPG for looking at the machine and human performance for fuel efficiency in real time? Use the data that comes from how much fuel was sent through the injectors of the truck engine for a particular set of miles. THAT is what SensorTracs and your dash reading measure, and they DO measure it accurately for the particular trip set. For the last X miles (whatever that trip setting is) X amount of fuel was sent through your truck engine injectors as the MPG for that period is X. SensorTracs ALSO tells you what percent of the time you are idling for that trip, going over speed for that trip and, staying in cruise and in top gear for that trip. Um, refresh my memory, but; what are the main factors in MPG? Do you need to make any changes there? If so, you know what you can do right NOW and not wait until the next fueling to go: "Something's off somewhere". Same reason I fired ATBS. Lag time and they didn't do anything for me I wasn't already doing myself and more REAL TIME.
Face it folks, being an Independent is a lot more work. You have to track and monitor and adjust CONSTANTLY to the constantly changing dynamics in every run. IF you want to keep as much of that hard earned money as you can in your OWN pocket. I'm not payin' ATBS to tell me what happened last month or Kenny Boy to tell me what happened last week what I already know NOW and can change or suck up 'cause I can't change it; NOW. If you have the discipline to enter the data into an App or website, or send all the appropriate stuff to ATBS - you have the discipline to do it yourself and stay on top, informed and AHEAD of the curve THEY are telling you, you got behind on . . . LAST week or month. And how much are you paying them to tell you what you should already know from the information right there on your dash, Qualcomm and settlement? Maybe worth it to some, but not me. They be gougin' into my beer party on hometime fund for their mess and I ain't gettin' no return on that investment.
The return on my investment in the bond fire and brew fest at home is . . . intangible.
Have a good one Y'all.
Boy-oh-boy, are the Ken Rutherford followers gonna slam me. Dude has like a CULT following. If Ken Rutherford said it, it MUST be true. Well, slam on folks. I can take it. I won't be mean, but perhaps a little spirited in my debate. Let's just keep it clean and above the belt. It just burns my chaps when I see folks playing on independents and rusing them into us paying folks more than we should for stuff. We get the fid at every turn just cause they got us over a barrel. I hate it worse, though, when I see folks doin' the same nasty everyone else does to us but trying to put honey in my ear and make me think they are on MY side and doing it for ME. Yeah. So we got a "nice" rapist? Oh boy.
Really time to go now. Bye-BYE!Last edited: Feb 15, 2015
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Hello Aminal,
Man...You got it dialed in. Good thing... because its hard as hell and quite time consuming to try to put it into words how to operate an auto-shift...In detail...I meant.
I've listend to KR's podcasts...what an ego that guy has...OMG.
I've had my truck for about 16 months now and have got it pretty much dialed in same as you. However...I'm being pulled out of mine come April 1st. She's all broke in and all set to give to a yougin to abuse the heck outta her. I'm getting a 2015 KW T-680 Automatic to try out and break in. Woohoo...back to 6MPG..."There goes my fuel bonus"...I think that would make a good Country & Western song too. Talk soon...QUOTE=Aminal;4462364]Whack (O?) I enjoyed the post. I like your writing style. You ever get that Podcast goin', gimme a shout. If I can figure out the technology, I'll be glad to participate. I think a good sense of humor is vital for any shot at longevity in this industry. I am very sorry to hear about your friend. I absolutely get where you're coming from in being guarded and when you do take the risk and it turns out well for you; you cherish that friendship. I have one true friend I made out here and we are like brothers from other mothers. I can't imagine how I'd feel if he passed. I am truly sorry for your loss.
On a lighter note, Darla and I have synched up on hill slides and maximizing time in E-Coast. Keep in mind, she has the whole Detroit package. DD15, DT12 and Detroit 3:07 rears with a ton of sensors, built in GPS and terrain maps in the ECM. What's that legal disclaimer? "Your results may vary with your particular configuration." So, I'm talking strictly about Darla's config and how WE have learned to get along.
I keep the cruise set on 1225 RPM, which is about 60 MPH, 'cause that is HER sweet spot for MPG. I crest the hill and assess it. If it looks like she'll drop slower than 65 MPH, I leave her alone and let Darla drive the truck. If it looks like she'll build up to faster than 65 MPH then I cancel cruise and let her fall with my foot off the throttle entirely. She slides into E-Coast at 63 and stays there until she hits 72, and then she slips into 12 if she's still building up steam and stays there til I either hit RESUME or brake or add foot throttle. If I brake or slip on the Jakes, THEN she downshifts to whatever. If I don't touch the brake, Jake or throttle, she just E-Coasts at 600 RPM til she's at 72 MPH (road speed is set at 68 MPH), then slides into 12 but doesn't downshift at all unless I mess with her. She just free falls in 12th, like a standard does when it's in gear. I prolly shouldn't say this, but I've let her go on into the mid-80's doing that (conditions favored, straight, traffic etc, and I was looking at a big straight climb after the bottom and I wanted as much momentum as I could get to get as far up it as I could on inertia) and she stayed right there in 12.
We actually E-Coasted for almost NINE miles on I-20 westbound in TX, just east of the 10/20 split last week, cause I killed cruise at the right time, kept my foot on the floorboard and let her roll and she didn't get quite up to 72. "Floated" at 600 RPM between 63 and 71 MPH for nine miles. I KNEW there was a trick to my Autobot. I got to thinking. She's a "push button" truck. The trick must be in how and when to push her buttons. Turns out it was. RESUME, CANCEL, RESUME, CANCEL. Turning cruise OFF didn't do the trick. She did like she does and downshifted and I'd have to add foot throttle and keep a little on it to keep her in 12. But leaving the cruise ON, but hitting CANCEL did the trick on keeping her in E-Coast until she got a hair over her set road speed max. Then she just stayed in 12. As did tapping the brake to cancel cruise, but that killed a tad of momentum. The key to keep her from downshifting and staying in E-Coast for her max time was leaving the cruise ON, canceling it and pushing buttons. Set at 60 MPH, if I hit RESUME at 62, the time lag on engaging is just right for her to engage and maintain, right at 60. If I hit it too late, she engages below 60 and has to add power to get TO 60 before maintaining. If I hit it too early, she slips into gear too early and I loose some E-Coast time, but still get fall time in 12th gear. Good for MPG, but not as good as E-Coast.
So, me and Darla been playin' big boy version of a video game. "OK . . . wait . . . NOW - Cancel." Shlick, E-Coast. "OK, . . . . wait . . . just . . . a . . . little . . . NOW-Resume." Click - hover. Or "Danged, missed that one by 3 MPH". Silly, but harmless and face it. It's the desert southwest. Not a lot else goin' on and if I hear any more of Ken Rutherford's prattling on about his "end all" app and website that don't tell me what I really need to know that my Excel workbook already tells me, on Road Dog on Sirius - I'm gonna choke the life right outta that little dog symbol on the radio. I look at MPG as an indicator of how Darla and I are performing together for fuel efficiency. Real time. Today. Not based on a month's worth of data. Excel can do THAT just fine for looking at fuel cost and my business performance in that area, as IT factors in purchasing strategy. COST IS COST: MPG IS MACHINE AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE.
Am I doing the things I need to do to drive fuel efficient? Are Darla's systems all functioning clean and green? Is it time for an overhead or filter change or change in MY driving? Dude's an accountant and his apps and site looks at and measures MPG via Fuel Expense. MPG certainly DOES effect Fuel Expense, but you can't get a timely read on the human and machine interface and integration and performance for fuel efficiency as far as MPG measuring it in his apps and snaps. The input data for the calculations are based on fuel pump info and your odometer. How much did you put in the tank and what was the odometer reading? Based on your last input that = X MPG. Really? How about the fuel the APU burned? It came outta the same tank as the fuel going to Darla's injectors. How does the fuel pump know how many gallons you pumped went to the injectors on the truck engine and how many went into the injectors on the APU engine? I respectfully submit - IT DOESN'T! Your TRUCK knows how many gallons went into the truck engine injectors, though. How many gallons are you off because of the way you filled the tank? I mean if you just leave the nozzle in and stop when it first clicks off; you still have 10 gallons or so of headspace in the tank. Who puts the nozzle back on at first click when topping off? Nobody. You grab the handle and move it and finish filling the tank. Can you do THAT in a manner consistent enough to be accurate for MPG based on how many gallons you pumped and your odometer readings between filling? Again, and how many of those replacement gallons went to the APU last night or two? Car, pick up or SUV? Yes. The tanks are small enough so the difference wont matter in calculations. Two 100 gallon tanks configured how they are on a big truck? Big difference.
You wanna know your true MPG for looking at the machine and human performance for fuel efficiency in real time? Use the data that comes from how much fuel was sent through the injectors of the truck engine for a particular set of miles. THAT is what SensorTracs and your dash reading measure, and they DO measure it accurately for the particular trip set. For the last X miles (whatever that trip setting is) X amount of fuel was sent through your truck engine injectors as the MPG for that period is X. SensorTracs ALSO tells you what percent of the time you are idling for that trip, going over speed for that trip and, staying in cruise and in top gear for that trip. Um, refresh my memory, but; what are the main factors in MPG? Do you need to make any changes there? If so, you know what you can do right NOW and not wait until the next fueling to go: "Something's off somewhere". Same reason I fired ATBS. Lag time and they didn't do anything for me I wasn't already doing myself and more REAL TIME.
Face it folks, being an Independent is a lot more work. You have to track and monitor and adjust CONSTANTLY to the constantly changing dynamics in every run. IF you want to keep as much of that hard earned money as you can in your OWN pocket. I'm not payin' ATBS to tell me what happened last month or Kenny Boy to tell me what happened last week what I already know NOW and can change or suck up 'cause I can't change it; NOW. If you have the discipline to enter the data into an App or website, or send all the appropriate stuff to ATBS - you have the discipline to do it yourself and stay on top, informed and AHEAD of the curve THEY are telling you, you got behind on . . . LAST week or month. And how much are you paying them to tell you what you should already know from the information right there on your dash, Qualcomm and settlement? Maybe worth it to some, but not me. They be gougin' into my beer party on hometime fund for their mess and I ain't gettin' no return on that investment.
The return on my investment in the bond fire and brew fest at home is . . . intangible.
Have a good one Y'all.
Boy-oh-boy, are the Ken Rutherford followers gonna slam me. Dude has like a CULT following. If Ken Rutherford said it, it MUST be true. Well, slam on folks. I can take it. I won't be mean, but perhaps a little spirited in my debate. Let's just keep it clean and above the belt. It just burns my chaps when I see folks playing on independents and rusing them into us paying folks more than we should for stuff. We get the fid at every turn just cause they got us over a barrel. I hate it worse, though, when I see folks doin' the same nasty everyone else does to us but trying to put honey in my ear and make me think they are on MY side and doing it for ME. Yeah. So we got a "nice" rapist? Oh boy.
Really time to go now. Bye-BYE![/QUOTE] -
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