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I'll chart your mpg with 44t
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YOU RECENTLY published my letter regarding Scania cabs (CM 31 July). With fuel consumption, I think that if horsepower is kept constant as one moves from Euro3 to Euro-4, and on to Euro-5. the mpg gets worse: and I wonder at what point environmental emissions benefits are cancelled out by higher fuel consumption. When one talks to manufactures or dealers about mpg, they get a bit vague. I realise that mpg varies depending on driving style, maintenance, type of work etc.
Before buying my unit. I budgeted on 7mpg, hoping to get nearer 8mpg, and I'm averaging 7.2mpg the lower end of my expectations.
I'm using a R480 Highline with Opticruise pulling a Fruehauf bathtub. It could be the Opticruise that's the problem or maybe the trailer as someone suggested that it gives me a mpg penalty of 0.5mpg compared to a plank sider, so a different trailer may put me nearer to where I would like to be, albeit with a payload penalty.
I welcome figures from other hauliers on mpg, and people are welcome to email me the info and I'll put it on a spreadsheet and produce a chart. I'm only interested in bulk tippers running at 44f gross and need to know unit model. registration and year, engine size, euro rating and trailer type. Vernon Hill Transport manager, driver, clerk (and all the other things associated with running a truck), can be contacted at: vernon_hratiscali.co.uk