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Dirtymilkman

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  1. My trucks haul milk off of dairy farms. 10-12 pickups on a load then 70 miles on 70 mph interstate to the plant. The old '96 cl with 427, 18 spd, 3.86 rears and stage 2 injectors will average just under 8 mpg. Gross 79,000 when full. The 2001 cl with 460, 18 SPD, 3.86 rears and stage 2 injectors will do 6.8-7.4 mpg. The 2015 titan with a 525 18spd and 3.70 rears right now is averaging 6.2 overall. He grosses 89,000.

    I was taught when you drive you pretend there's a egg between your foot and the throttle. Don't crush the egg! But I have noticed that the quicker you get to cruising speed without stomping on the throttle the better your mpg is.

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  2. Navistar will never be in my good graces unless someone new owns them. Their lying, law suits and disregard for owner operators makes them unforgivable. I know every company is concerned about bottom line, but the maxxfarce engines put small guys out of business. I have 4 trucks on the road, if I spent $180,000 on a new one and had so much down time how would that truck pay its way? How about the poor driver sitting in it? Then when its time to trade.....that truck that couldn't pay its own way is worth next to nothing. How about Navistar does this program for people who currently own these shit trucks?? Give them the 200,000 mile warranty, fix their emissions and egr setup! Stand behind the guys that use to have faith and pride in them. Instead they'll give you little on trade for it and then try to sell it to some poor guy believing this is all better now. I welcome Scania with open arms.

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