Glen: All I know about this is what I was told by the John Deere dealer that installed the 404 in a new Chevy cab and chassis close to 20 years ago. The rear end and transmission were not GM. He was a well respected man in his community, I didn't know the man that well, but I do know what he told me.
I've owned and driven several highway tractors and if you compare the efficiency of highway tractors to what Ford, Chevy and Dodge are putting out today and indeed since they started putting diesels in pickups they are doing a damn poor job. If you consider the weight being moved, it should be reasonable to come up with 40 miles per Imperial gallon running 3/4 or 1 tons weighing around 3 ton.
Clearly what Ford, Chevy and Dodge build are little more than noise makers, designed for those who wish to make a noise. I've been in parking lots with 1/2 dozen Cat's Cummins, etc idling, someone pulls in with a pickup and you can hear that damn thing above all the highway tractors. I can remember back when I had a 6.2 and a 3306 Cat, start them on a cold morning, and while they were warming up one couldn't hear the Cat above the 6.2.
You guys can argue all you want, I know what the guy told me, and if you consider the facts it is reasonable.
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