Mpg difference between mid roof and Full condo?

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  1. 77fib77

    77fib77 Road Train Member

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    I dream of getting a bigger sleeper, I have a flattop. But I wonder what difference mpg is between a mid roof and a full height pulling a deck.
     
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  3. Steel Tiger

    Steel Tiger Road Train Member

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    Not sure of numbers, but 2 factors jump to mind right off the bat.
    1. Full condo is larger so there is gonna be more front surface hitting the wind, providing a greater resistance.
    2. Again, condo is larger therefore it will be heavier.

    Honestly, anything would be a step up from a flat roof.
     
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  4. Oscar the KW

    Oscar the KW Going Tarpless

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    Would also depend on what you primarily haul and the wheelbase of the tractor.
     
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  5. dlstruck

    dlstruck Medium Load Member

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    How often do you haul loads that are higher than a mid?
     
  6. bzinger

    bzinger Road Train Member

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    I have a mid roof fld classic and would really like a raised roof but in extreme heat raised roofs are very hard to cool .
     
  7. Bakerman

    Bakerman Road Train Member

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    You got that right!
     
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  8. uncleal13

    uncleal13 Road Train Member

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    I had a 2006 flat top Century that had a removable full fairing. I took it off for a few years pulling hopper then went back to dry van, but I couldn't put it back on right away as it was frozen to the ground. A few months after summer arrived I finally got around to putting it back on and saw an immediate 0.6 mpg improvement.
    So the difference between a condo and a mid roof would be something less than that. Maybe 0.3 or 0.4 mpg.
     
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  9. TruckerPete1990

    TruckerPete1990 Road Train Member

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    It's almost .5 unless you are pulling high loads it will hurt your mpg
     
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  10. Ridgeline

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    Not much. A half a mile seems to be normal for it but driving habits and conditions dictate most of what changes you will see.
     
  11. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    Saw a friend with a flat top classic Pete go from a flat trailer to a conestoga - massive reduction in MPG.

    Following him through construction, he was literally blowing cones over with the amount of air he was pushing.
     
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