RigGuard...

Discussion in 'John Christner' started by BJnobear, Jul 12, 2014.

  1. BJnobear

    BJnobear Heavy Load Member

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    :biggrin_25510::biggrin_25510::biggrin_25510:

    I just spent the entire afternoon looking for the washers, lock washer, and nut for this monstrosity. NO ONE IN TOWN HAS ANYTHING THAT WILL WORK!

    Anyone else had the cow catcher fall off the truck yet?

    Oh an even better news those of you, like me that have the Dynasys APU guess what!

    IT'S A RIGMASTER!!!!!

    That's right, the worst name in APU's are back with a new name and look, but the same old garbage.

    SO now I get to go back to Haines City tomorrow, and have the Rush there fix it.

    Im on the schedule, having put myself there Thursday. I was so pissed off I went home. Thinking about giving the truck back. POS APU, and parts that just fall off, and some driveline issue and the thing only has 56k on the clock!

    I WANNA CURSE!!!!!

    POOP!!!!
     
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  3. skibum_63

    skibum_63 Road Train Member

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    should of spent a few more dollars for a Thermal King or Carrier APU, at least anywhere there are dealers for those two,. you will have parts and service.
    Rigblasters were and still are the BIGGEST joke of apus.
     
  4. BJnobear

    BJnobear Heavy Load Member

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    I had no say in the selection. JCT just put them on. Same thing with the cow catcher.
     
  5. GabeScott

    GabeScott Medium Load Member

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    Take the cow catcher off and leave it in your garage at home. It costs you money, in the form of of lower mpg's due to it screwing up the aerodynamics that freightliner spent millions to perfect, every day it's on the truck.
     
  6. BJnobear

    BJnobear Heavy Load Member

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    well its secured on the back, and I will be going by the yard. They can have the #### thing back. Just costs me money like you said anyway.
     
  7. Aminal

    Aminal Heavy Load Member

    I was wondering about that myself and going to start some serious research into it. It does seem logical it would mess with the aero flow that Freightshaker is so known for diligent design engineering for higher MPG (and we all know that is pure cashflow and in any business, "cashflow is King") and it is additional weight. However, it would definitely save a BUNCH of money in a deer or smaller size animal strike, and maybe some in a larger (elk or God forbid moose, horse etc) strike due to hopefully keeping the forward engine and suspension/steering components from becoming AS damaged as they would unguarded. Those remove and replace body parts in a smaller animal strike are pretty expensive to R&R and then factor in actual engine compartment intrusion and you're looking at some very serious coin, plus factor in down time.

    So it's a risk/benefit/consequence cost analysis. Does it actually reduce MPG as it seems it would and if so by how much? That's pretty much the first step in the C/B analysis. Once known, one can extrapolate the reduction to actual dollars in extra fuel per X period so you know the true cost of use. Once THAT is known one can make an informed decision based on their personal assessment of the likelihood of an animal strike in which case it would most certainly be well "worth it's weight" in repair savings and once the true cost is known your personal appetite for risk can best judge if you think the potential cost of it coming into play for it's obvious savings is worth what it costs you to run with one.

    Any data on the actual numbers for potential decrease in MPG? My first stabs at research are coming back all over the board and the sources don't seem credible. I'd love some hard data from an independent credible source; just having trouble finding it. Anybody got any leads on that kind of info? Thx and my apologies in advance. Numbers Geek here. I don't trust my intuition in things like this as much as I trust numbers and data crunching. I know. I'm a Nerd. Just the way I am, though.
     
  8. MachoCyclone

    MachoCyclone Road Train Member

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    The mpg hit you take by installing a cow catcher is not measurable. Except for maybe in a wind tunnel with 50 different computers measuring 1000's of perimeters.

    Also, the cow catcher on the 2015's have been redesigned. They are more streamlined and easier to open. Saw them while I at the yard a few days ago.
     
  9. wonderdog24

    wonderdog24 Medium Load Member

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    You do realize that the bug guard on a hood was determined to cause anywhere from .1-.2 mpg reduction..... Disrupting the airflow before it hits the truck is definitely gonna have a negative effect on aerodynamics.... Which in turn will cause a reduction in MPG.....

     
  10. MachoCyclone

    MachoCyclone Road Train Member

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    Assuming you know we were talking about the cow catcher, brush gaurd, deer killer, or whatever name you call it and not about a bug deflector. I simply stated that the only way to accurately see the change is wind tunnel. In real world, it is impossible to measure a .1 or .2 change in fuel mileage. There are too many variables. Even Kevin Rutherford says you can't measure less than a .3 change in mileage accurately in real world conditions.

    The same goes for the bug deflector. Impossible to measure the mpg hit in real world conditions.
     
  11. wonderdog24

    wonderdog24 Medium Load Member

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    Except for the fact that when company removed all bug deflectors there mileage increased anywhere from .1-.3 mpg.... Guy made one helluva of a bonus for discovering it..... Common sense tells ya you can't put 3-4 inch bars in front of a aerodynamically tuned vehicle n it has no effect..... The next time you see one of these guards touting no effect on your MPG let me know
     
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