Posted by DR. EVIL on January 02, 2019 at 15:12:32 from (174.197.2.167):
In Reply to: Screamin' Detroits posted by Dean on January 02, 2019 at 11:31:06:
When I was a kid and rode along with Dad hauling livestock to the Chicago Stockyards, all the livestock trucks were gasoline powered, but the freight companys were switching to diesels, and I thought the Detroits sounded "Cool" for the short time it took them to pass us, or pull out of a truck stop, or scale. But when I started driving the company let me ride along with two guys who drove Detroit powered trucks, both IH's, S2200 with 6V92TTA, TransStar 2 with 8V92TTA, Both used a gallon of oil a DAY, V6 got about 5-6 mpg, V-8 about 3 to 3-1/2 mpg on fuel. AND THE NOISE, my ears would ring for 2-3 hours after I got home. The trucks I drove the most, '79 White RoadBoss II's, 903 Cummins, got 3-1/2 to 4 mpg, added a gallon of oil every 8-10 days of driving. I didn't even carry oil with me. And I could hear my radio and tape player. I did drive a mid-70's vintage S2200 with a 290 Cummins and a 10-speed Road-Ranger, 4 mpg and burned 2-3 gallons of oil a week, It was Tired, and slow, 50-55 loaded heavy, 60-65 empty, but quiet. And you guys have NO idea how tiring the racket of a Detroit is when running them for 10+ hours a day 5-6 days a week. I guess a bus with the rear mounted engine and driver way up front the noise might not have been that big a deal. But in a semi-tractor with the engine a foot or so away from your feet the noise separated only by a poor fitting dog house the noise makes it hard to concentrate, and stay awake. A Cat or Cummins was my engine of choice.
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