Truckers, lets see your rigs!

allan5oh said:
I have data!

Two different hills east of Billings on 90. Both about 5.5% grade.

Temp 75 f
Speed 47 mph
75k gross with a load that catches wind
10th gear at 1650
Elevation was 3500 and 4500, 2nd one was a bit cooler
Egt 920 f max, wasn't rising either
Oil temp in the sump hit 190
Coolant temp crept up to 195-200
Fuel rate is approx 28 gph. I will update this later after some math

I'd like to think those egts are acceptable, what do you guys say?

I'm not sure if the coolant rising like that is ok. I could see my rad needing to be changed.

Oh and this little adventure I had in winter when it was -30. Fuel rate would've been over 30, boost around 40, 65mph straight up an 8% grade at 50k gross

Flying up supertest at 50k gross - YouTube
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I'm not a skeptic. Don't much care, everyone needs to do their own thing, but 50k gross??? Geesh
 

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I'm 1k lbs light here in Iowa on 5 axles with this load.
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Saw a magazine article today about Volvo's "super truck" claiming how efficient it is grossing 62k. Don't know about you but my fuel mileage is great when I run around empty. Loads don't pay real well though.
 
Havent yet. I work out of our albany location. Im sure at some point ill be out that way. Hopin to make it to Whitney Point this year. But well see
 
Ram12vcummins said:
How are you legal on the truck with that tiny 3rd axle?
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It's good for 20,000. South Carolina gives you 60,000 on a tridem, 80,000 on a quad or essentially 20,000 per axle. I run South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and every once in a blue moon Florida. I have never had any problems. Most of our over the road guys have that same pusher axle and never had any issues.
 
rockytopcummins said:
It's good for 20,000. South Carolina gives you 60,000 on a tridem, 80,000 on a quad or essentially 20,000 per axle. I run South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and every once in a blue moon Florida. I have never had any problems. Most of our over the road guys have that same pusher axle and never had any issues.
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Ya were good for 60,000 on tridem here too. But surprised they let you do that on that little pusher axle. We need another set of duals for that.

You must be right at your 60,000 on your drives with that machine?
 
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