Re: OT: Real world Diesel Mileage?

Posted by NC Wayne on August 16, 2005 at 19:34:55 from (205.188.117.6):

In Reply to: OT: Real world Diesel Mileage? posted by Dug G. on August 16, 2005 at 09:42:16:

We run two field service trucks, a '97 Chevy C-6500 with a 175 HP 3116 CAT backed by an AT545 Allison automatic and a '95 FL106 Freightliner with a 275 HP series 50 Detroit backed by a MC3060P Allison automatic. Being service trucks they run loaded all the time, the C6500 weighs in around 19,000# and my Freightliner around 32,000#. The Chevy tends to average around 5 MPG and the Freightliner does a little better with somewhere between 6 and 8 MPG. The major difference is the MD3060P has a second overdrive so at highway speeds above 60MPH the engine is only turning in the 1500-1700 RPM range.

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