Abilene Motor Express....A New Place To Call Home

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  1. MACK E-6

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    Probably handles like an aircraft carrier too...
     
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    Sorry to hear that. :oops:

    Yeah, usually when I see a gal with a shaved hat wearing a baseball cap I figure she’s a cancer survivor. Here’s to hoping your gal beats it. :occasion5:
     
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    Our fellow driver Dave and his Western Star.


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    It handles the heavy loads like a champ, but very slow to react to turning when backing. He said it made him look and feel like a rookie all over again after being out here 28 years! It also has a few quirks, so he named her Christine.
     
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    I imagine that going up and down the hills is also more slow?
     
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    Nope. Strolls right on up.
     
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    LOL ... LOL
     
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    Probably why she sucks down fuel.
    Would be nice to have a bit more power on the climbs and under heavy loads, but ya, I get the efficiencies of low power & high(er) mileage.
     
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    Low power isn’t always more economical and efficient. If you’re running wide open under full load climbing a hill for a longer period of time, you get worse fuel economy with that allegedly more economical engine.
     
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    And of course all these big truck engine manufacturing company claim to have the most efficient economy engine.
     
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