Big rig tires and fuel milage
12-25-2007, 11:05 AM
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Road traveler great to hear someone w/ that kind of milage alreay! 312,000+ im wondering if thats close to no engine troubles at all? Just all the routine maitaince. Sorry little off topic, just a simple answer will do for me just neat i quess to see that many miles on a 05 [any 3rd gen for that matter]!!
12-26-2007, 12:56 AM
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Road traveler great to hear someone w/ that kind of milage alreay! 312,000+ im wondering if thats close to no engine troubles at all? Just all the routine maitaince. Sorry little off topic, just a simple answer will do for me just neat i quess to see that many miles on a 05 [any 3rd gen for that matter]!!
12-26-2007, 10:20 AM
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I am at 85,300 with my General Ameritrac 235/80/17 and have 8-10K left.
At 65 mph my mileage is hand calculated freeway 21.3-21.5 very consistant over a 250 mile strech of Hwy 85. 373 rear gears.
At 65 mph my mileage is hand calculated freeway 21.3-21.5 very consistant over a 250 mile strech of Hwy 85. 373 rear gears.
12-26-2007, 12:59 PM
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Road traveler great to hear someone w/ that kind of milage alreay! 312,000+ im wondering if thats close to no engine troubles at all? Just all the routine maitaince. Sorry little off topic, just a simple answer will do for me just neat i quess to see that many miles on a 05 [any 3rd gen for that matter]!!
Well I havent updated my milage since I got home the other day I am now like 323 or 325 something like that!
The only thing I have had to do that even had anything to do with the engine is change fan clutch every 90k, idler pulley at 225k changed 2 injectors at 208k and thats it with the motor! I put in a new clutch, pressure, plate, flywheel and slave cylinder at 200k because it all went together! Kinda funny I put in the new clutch stuff then I put it all back together and was breaking in the new clutch and my pedal stayed on the ground! Got home and found the slave cylinder had just gone out!!
A few u-joints and 3 front wheel bearings and that is it!!
12-26-2007, 02:54 PM
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Probably retire her she is really starting to show her age! Plus the dodge in her is really starting to show age!! has been for a while. I have been looking at a medium duty to replace this one with!
12-26-2007, 04:17 PM
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The tranny and rear axle dont leak at all. The engine is starting to use oil and it has a leak at the rear main seal. I think I am starting to have a drive line issue because on my last trip home I am starting to get a loud growling sound. I would get that sound just before I would loose a u joint, but they are all good. It could be a hum from the rear end. But with the miles I have on it and no more money that what I have put in it I cant complain at all!
12-26-2007, 10:20 PM
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RoadTravler,
I think that CTD has served you well, I at one time I ran a 98 CTD hauling a 3 car carrier for 190,000 miles, I ran the stock size wheels, You will change your gear ratio when you go bigger, and that will affect your pulling power drasticly, it's a money maker stay with original size and just put some sick wheels on it and keep truckin! just my .02
I think that CTD has served you well, I at one time I ran a 98 CTD hauling a 3 car carrier for 190,000 miles, I ran the stock size wheels, You will change your gear ratio when you go bigger, and that will affect your pulling power drasticly, it's a money maker stay with original size and just put some sick wheels on it and keep truckin! just my .02
12-26-2007, 10:28 PM
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RoadTravler,
I think that CTD has served you well, I at one time I ran a 98 CTD hauling a 3 car carrier for 190,000 miles, I ran the stock size wheels, You will change your gear ratio when you go bigger, and that will affect your pulling power drasticly, it's a money maker stay with original size and just put some sick wheels on it and keep truckin! just my .02
I think that CTD has served you well, I at one time I ran a 98 CTD hauling a 3 car carrier for 190,000 miles, I ran the stock size wheels, You will change your gear ratio when you go bigger, and that will affect your pulling power drasticly, it's a money maker stay with original size and just put some sick wheels on it and keep truckin! just my .02
Yeah she has taken care of me!
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