Flow Below Added

I had an FLD112/48”, for 2yrs. That thing wasn’t anywhere near the ride or truck of the FLD120/70” I had the next 2yrs. And, the power. Whew! What a difference between a 11.1L Cummins and a 12.7L Detroit. I loved that truck, but, was forced into a Century, which was an absolute POS, in every way.

 

You ready to sell that new overpriced unit and go back to old trucks yet? lulz kidding

 

Have you looked into the OptiFlow nose fairings for the trailer? Supposedly, they’re one of the biggest improvements one can add.

And, what about the Flow Below setup for the trailer?

 

The nose fairings run inside the truck’s fairings, so there shouldn’t be any clearance issues. Basically, they allow for a cushion of air to form between the truck and trailer, which improves airflow across the gap. Without nose fairings, it’s just turbulence across that gap, because air is free to flow through there.

I’d like to build something like the Iveco, but, on a conventional platform. Penske was doing that, some years ago. They had some really cool looking stuff, back then.

 

I've got some stainless covers you can have, also a bunch of the grey plastic ones.

 

They don't work.

We found ZERO difference with them in closed loop testing.

Plus they just don't work - 6 months in and all three had been repaired multiple times.

I'd say the same for the trailer tail, but on a one truck/trailer operation I think they'd hold up better and be used more frequently.