Volvo after 2 years

[Magard]

(11-22-2020 )Mattman Wrote:  What's the fuel mileage numbers?

It’s hard to tell but it’s doing a consistent 60 gallons less on a round trip with cattle out of Idaho than the Lonestar. It’s like 6.8mpg with cattle. That’s 60 gallons less fuel in 1850 mile round trip. It’s done it 3 trips in a row. I don’t totally give credit to the Volvo engine. The transmission has eco roll. It spends a lot of time in neutral when on cruise. Its like having Rawze slapping you and making you put your manual transmission in neutral every chance you get. I got 7.8 mpg hauling hay a couple times. The engine is the D13tc 455hp/1850 torque model which is kinda a fuel squeezer so that probably helps some. The engine brake sucks compared to Cummins. No vg on the turbo. Idk if Eaton automatic has a eco roll of some sort. If so I’ll bet Cummins would do pretty well on fuel also. Honestly I was just afraid of even more compression and the same old liner design in the Cummins. Thought I would try it and see. I’m doing 160,000 miles a year so I ain’t gonna keep it past 5 years.