as a driver and truck owner this is b/s,while there are experiments being done to improve the fuel economy of big trucks none so far have been viable, remember the turbine powered truck? ive driven big trucks for over 30 years and owned one for 12, the only time i found something to save money was when we traded in a 359xh peterbilt for a new 330 peterbilt, the 359 averaged 4 mpg, with plenty of power, the 330 when new averaged 9 this savings paid the insurance on the truck, but the trade off was power, the 330 will do the job, but its like driving a truck from the 60's power wise,which is fine,for the savings i can shift more often and top the hill a little slower,the next downfall is as this truck rolls over 300,000 miles it has become a money pit, the electronics and computer controls have been a constant headache and an expensive one, another truck a 379 peterbilt other than engine overhaul for around 19,000 dollars 2 years ago as it was approaching 700,000 miles is less than half the trouble,[ mechanical 3406 cat] ive also found thru life that any new miracle product for vehicles usually does 1 or 2 things, it either doesn't work ake the little replacement gas filter that tripled gas mileage ,or it screws up the vehicle aka those oil filters that used a roll of toilet paper,or those"sidlers" back in the 60's which bolted under a car, and when deployed,hydraulically lifted the rear of the car off the ground, and allowed it to parallel park- horizontally from where it was sitting in the road,neat, except.. they were powered by running on the sidewall of the tire, which was not designed for that and it promptly ate thru the side of the tire, ruining it
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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