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Is there a push to save fuel?
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<blockquote data-quote="trickpony1" data-source="post: 351520" data-attributes="member: 1957"><p>The manufacturer states the engine should be run for 3 minutes before shutting it off in order to cool the turbo. We are told to shut it off immediately to save fuel. If we are doing something simple like hooking/unhooking from a trailer we are still instructed to turn it off. This causes the turbo to get hot and unnecessary cycles on the $500 starter (this doesn't include labor costs and tractor down time) causes wear and tear and decreases the life of the starter and turbo.</p><p>I have talked to knowledgeable people who say that, at idle, a tractor burns .75 to1.00 gallon of fuel.</p><p>I would gladly pay my dispatcher $4 a day for 60 minutes of idle time to keep the turbo, starter and me (air conditioner) cool but then you have to consider who we are dealing with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trickpony1, post: 351520, member: 1957"] The manufacturer states the engine should be run for 3 minutes before shutting it off in order to cool the turbo. We are told to shut it off immediately to save fuel. If we are doing something simple like hooking/unhooking from a trailer we are still instructed to turn it off. This causes the turbo to get hot and unnecessary cycles on the $500 starter (this doesn't include labor costs and tractor down time) causes wear and tear and decreases the life of the starter and turbo. I have talked to knowledgeable people who say that, at idle, a tractor burns .75 to1.00 gallon of fuel. I would gladly pay my dispatcher $4 a day for 60 minutes of idle time to keep the turbo, starter and me (air conditioner) cool but then you have to consider who we are dealing with. [/QUOTE]
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