30mpg 1-ton truck

[JQmile]

Here's an article I wrote a while back when I first started working for Diesel Power.....figured you guys would get a kick out of it.

1997 Dodge Ram 3500 Dualie Cummins - Diesel Power Magazine

[tasdrouille]

Hi JQ,

Love the grill block and the rod go pedal stop. The folded mirrors were a nice touch too, I do that sometimes when I really want to get the best off a long highway trip.

[Big Dave]

Yeah. I remember that one. I wonder what I could get in the summer going 60 and under on rural roads?

There's a guy who camps on the TurboDieselRegistry (Cummins enthusiast site) that gets outrageous MPG, but he never drives over 45 and never goes within 50 miles of a city.

Wonder what I would get by driving that way? I always think you need at least a 1000 mile test to be valid. At those speeds I'd be dead of old age before I got the test done.

Does Trevor Reed still work there?

[Frank Lee]

"Dead of old age"

I think a lot of people would be surprised if they did the math. For instance, one of my fairly regular destinations is 50 miles away. I had passengers go bananas on me because I was going 55 mph- they wanted to go 65 (in a 55 zone). So I figured it out: 50m @ 65mph = 46 minutes. 50m @ 55mph = 54.5 minutes, for a 8.5 minute "penalty". 8 minutes is NOTHING. Yeah, well the ironic part is the two guys among the four of us ALWAYS had to wait around about 30 minutes from the agreed upon departure time for the girls to "get ready". If getting there by a certain time was so goll durn important, alls we hadta do was leave 8 minutes earlier and not try to make it up on the road by speeding. Anyway, sometimes if the whining was loud enough I'd go about 95 mph. Then they'd still whine. There is just no pleasing some people!