Posted by JD Seller on April 13, 2013 at 17:06:34 from (208.126.196.144):
In Reply to: The search continues posted by flying belgian on April 13, 2013 at 16:25:59:
My father used to have Ford F900 dump trucks with the 534 motors in them. They would dust the Cummins 350 horse power diesels on just about any type of pull. So that truck has problems.
Also when they where running correctly but pulling hard they would get 2 to 2 1/2 miles per gallon. That is correct real hard pull 2 MPG!!!! That is why NO body will buy the things other than as a collector piece.
When Dad bought his first one gas was 37 cents per gallon in 1972. So think about what they would be like with $3.90 gas???? You could hire your grain hauled for what they would cost to run.
I had a Chev C60 tandem with a 366 gas motor and a 13 speed. I sold it ten years ago because it would average 3-4 MPG when hauling grain. I could hire it hauled cheaper.
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