Posted by jon f mn on February 09, 2013 at 20:20:47 from (70.197.192.242):
I'll try to get all your questions answered, if I miss some just let me know. First is the milage. Here's what it is since new. I reset this as I left the factory with the truck and left it. It is the gps tracker and takes the same engine info the dash one uses. This is a bit decieving tho because the first 8,000 miles on this truck were bout the worst 8k miles I've driven since I went over the road. All heavy and mostly mountain miles. If you believe in breaking in a new engine hard, this one got it. It was down to 6.6 mpg but has been climbing since. If I had pulled these loads with the old truck I would have gotten about 6.2 mpg or so, so I am close to what I was shooting for.
Here is the dash one. I reset this one every tank of fuel. This is the highest it's been. This is just over 500 miles from Gary In. to Pine city Mn., home. I had a 17,500 lb load and went accross Wi. so this will be closer to what I hope to get. I think I'll be able to average about 8.5 mpg or so.
The axles carry the same weight as a twin screw, so that's the same, but this system is pretty complex and computer controlled so I'll try to explain it. The fifth wheel is forward more than a twin screw, almost over the front drive. This is to pull the trailer closer to the cab to close the space between for better fuel milage. They transfer the weight by keeping the tag axle about 30% lighter than the drive, giving more traction and keeping the weight off the steer. It works good so far.
It does have an engine brake, but with the small engine it isn't as good as the cummins. It does work good tho and it will work automatically with the cruze control so you just set it and the truck will downshift going up the mountain, then the engine brake comes on to hold it going down. It will even downshift to get maximum engine brake if neccessary. Of course you can control it yourself if you like. Even tho it's not 600 hp like the cummins it works pretty good.
The trany is a DREAM!! I've given 4 people rides so far and they all used the same term to describe it. IT"S SMOOTH AS BUTTER. This thing is flawless. It is as smooth shifting as any car, smoother than any pickup I've driven. It shifts up or down with ease and you can back just like with an auto trany. I LOVE IT. We'll see how it goes as it ages tho. Lots of stuff to go wrong.
The power is better than expected. It's not going to win any races. It's geared to go 110 mph, but the only way it will is if it's strapped to a 747 like the Space Shuttle. I took it to 70 a couple a times and it did it and had a bit more, but not much. I think it would hold 70 ok on most roads. I judge power by how it goes up a mountain with a full load. If you had asked before I would have bet a large portion of my kid's inheritance that I would never pass anyone. That's not so. In a line of trucks I hold my own, and occasionally get to pass someone even fully loaded. That surprised me a lot!! It will never be first up a mountain, but isn't last either, so that's good enough for me.
So Loren, she ain't no Cat Eater, but she does get them by the tail and hangs on tight. LOL
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