Need any info on which motor to buy.

[Tnhwyman]

(09-25-2019 )Rawze Wrote:  

(09-25-2019 )Tnhwyman Wrote:  ...
will be pulling 53' dry van, I have looked at a lot of international 9400's, Volvo
and Freightliner century trying to stay more on the aerodynamic side for fuel mileage.

does not sound that way to me.

The 9400, a Volvo, BOTH would struggle to keep up with a prostar, T680 / T700, or cascadia big time in profitability.

The century may have a chance if it has a 12/7 and the gearing right (3.79's or 3.90's) + horsepower mid-tier,.. but even still, a cummins CM871 in a Prostar or Cascadia would beat its pants off if it when tuned and built right.

ANYONE who wants to pull a dry-van or reefer -- first and foremost, if they do not spec the entire truck, engine, tires, driveline, tranny, etc. setup to be able to break 8+ mpg is shooting themselves in the foot these days!. They have to compete with low-rent mega-fleets, guys who are still cheating their clocks and log-books all the time using fake drivers, and every trick out there. Then there is the hyper-milers like me. -- if you can't set yourself up to compete with guys like me, you will never be happy not one damn bit.

a guy I worked for in East Tennessee has a couple kw t600 with Cummings, ten speed and 3.70 rears 1.2 million miles motor rebuilt at 900,000 miles. when I worked for them they were all about maintenance, is the only reason I was looking at the truck. I felt the gear setup was wrong, but maybe I am wrong.