Does anyone Daily drive a K100e anymore?

Nice, seems many of the drivers I knew that stretched their cabovers, had a hard time getting any weight on the steer.

 

Sounds about right TBH my lonestar is getting 4.9. But im also 80K+ nearly 100% of the time on a mack end brick too. Friend has a 352 with a 3406B in it doing feed in an end dump and is getting around 4.2.

Weight speed and a brick of a trailer do funny things to MPG.

 

Aero dynamics wise they are actually better than a conventional. Sure they are big and square but they don’t cause as much turbulence. With a conventional it hits the hood rolls up and hits the windshield. If it’s a Pete, kw or big international or classic fll. You also have breathers, stacks and sleeper sides all creating turbulence and resistance.

a cabover doesn’t. If you’ll notice all modern conventionals(Aeros) have ditched breathers and side mount stacks. Gone to wide cabs that match sleeper widths and wide hoods with very small fenders.

 

I’ve never done the math, just by what I’ve been told, while I’m usually mid 5s with my hood I’ve had tanks low 4s like when I’m rolling across ND at 90.

we run…. Let’s call it chunky too so if you only want to run light weight with 35-40k in the box you will probably do better

 

Because we don’t look at gay porn

 

The last of the fleet cabovers got surprisingly good mpg’s. The Internationals and Freightliners with a 11.1 series 60 “bus engine” set at 325-350hp. 1800 RPMs, 62-68 mph top speed, were known for 7 mpg. They idled all the time. Never shut off in winter, still got 7 mpg. Pulling a van, with a roof fairing. Short wb. They broke the wind once. Mpg as good, as good or better than an FLD. or 9400.