olyelr
Senior Member
Yep. The 8 speed does wonders imo for fuel efficiency. Ive got 100k on my ‘16 power wagon, and have never once calculated a tankfull that averaged over 13mpg. And its empty most of the time.
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Don't you mean 18 GPM?Wild,
I used to volunteer to drive a 1 1/2 yard front loader
long distances, when a transport was no available
I had to tilt the bucket back a bit, so when it started bouncing, the bucket would not dig in & the beefed up lower pivoting points would stop the bouncing enough to apply the brakes, i kept the lowest part of the bucket about 3" above the asphalt roadway.
I think the top speed was something like 18 mpg
I had fun, everyone thought i was crazy.
My longest drive was about 35 miles, took about 5 hours
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Many years ago it was called a "Georgia" over drive with trucks, kick her in neutral and let it ride, slid it back in gear when you needed power.Mine does the same, even with a hell of a head wind. Always makes me smile. It is what we used to call Mexican overdrive, shift into neutral and let it freewheel downhill.
The wildlife area I worked on was very big - about 25,000 acres - spread over 4 counties. Many times it was easier for me to just drive the JD 310D backhoe from the headquarters a few miles to wherever work needed to be done. Often faster than going through the process of hooking up the gooseneck to the tow vehicle, completing all the safety checks, loading the machine at the compound, driving to the site, off-loading at the site, reloading for the return trip, off-loading at the HQ again.Wild,
I used to volunteer to drive a 1 1/2 yard front loader
long distances, when a transport was no available
I had to tilt the bucket back a bit, so when it started bouncing, the bucket would not dig in & the beefed up lower pivoting points would stop the bouncing enough to apply the brakes, i kept the lowest part of the bucket about 3" above the asphalt roadway.
I think the top speed was something like 18 mpg
I had fun, everyone thought i was crazy.
My longest drive was about 35 miles, took about 5 hours
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I think he meant 18 MPH.Don't you mean 18 GPM?
Hm. True he did say top speed.I think he meant 18 MPH.
Back when I was a kid they called putting the transmission in natural when going down a steep grade Polish overdrive, but back then they used the none PC name....Many years ago it was called a "Georgia" over drive with trucks, kick her in neutral and let it ride, slid it back in gear when you needed power.
I'm part Polish and it's quite OK by me if you use the word "******". This PC thing about the word being derogatory is bull, made up by non-Polish people to make themselves look holier-than-thou.Back when I was a kid they called putting the transmission in natural when going down a steep grade Polish overdrive, but back then they used the none PC name....
That's kilometers, not miles.What are you smoking?!?! Haha. Sorry, but no way in hell do I believe a hemi gets 34 on the highway. This is based on our hemis that my wife and I own. They barely get half that...on a good day!!
We used to have land that was 65 miles apart,i made alot of long drives in a tractor cab,at roughly 20 mph it gave you lots of time to look at what the neighbours were up to,lolWild,
I used to volunteer to drive a 1 1/2 yard front loader
long distances, when a transport was no available
I had to tilt the bucket back a bit, so when it started bouncing, the bucket would not dig in & the beefed up lower pivoting points would stop the bouncing enough to apply the brakes, i kept the lowest part of the bucket about 3" above the asphalt roadway.
I think the top speed was something like 18 mpg
I had fun, everyone thought i was crazy.
My longest drive was about 35 miles, took about 5 hours
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That is NOT kilometers and if you look at the picture it is very clear.That's kilometers, not miles.
And it equates to 14+ mpg
Touchy Canuck? ;-)That is NOT kilometers and if you look at the picture it is very clear.
...on the interstate offramp...lol!My 6.4 gets 99 MPG...coasting downhill with a tailwind.