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<blockquote data-quote="trickpony1" data-source="post: 438097" data-attributes="member: 1957"><p>Ever notice how the sleeper teams never turn their engine off, even when fueling? I guess they are special.</p><p>I understand that if your RPM is kept at or above 1500 while stopped, it doesn't show as idle time. You might ask your mechanic.</p><p>I think the whiz kids in the Ivory Towers have figured it is cheaper to replace the turbo (including labor costs, tow charges and late/missed loads) than to pay the fuel costs which is curious because:</p><p></p><p>I have talked to persons with the knowledge and instruments to measure fuel flow at idle on a feeder tractor. They say, at idle, these engines use .75 to 1.00 gallons per hour. I have suggested to my boss that I pay $4 (price of a gallon of diesel) per day for an hour of idle time. It would keep the turbo cool, the driver cool/warm and minimize repair costs and down time.</p><p></p><p>NOPE!........can't do it.</p><p></p><p>Before any management people have a chance to post telling us that we are just ignorant feeder drivers and we should do as we are told, I have a question........how's your dividend check?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trickpony1, post: 438097, member: 1957"] Ever notice how the sleeper teams never turn their engine off, even when fueling? I guess they are special. I understand that if your RPM is kept at or above 1500 while stopped, it doesn't show as idle time. You might ask your mechanic. I think the whiz kids in the Ivory Towers have figured it is cheaper to replace the turbo (including labor costs, tow charges and late/missed loads) than to pay the fuel costs which is curious because: I have talked to persons with the knowledge and instruments to measure fuel flow at idle on a feeder tractor. They say, at idle, these engines use .75 to 1.00 gallons per hour. I have suggested to my boss that I pay $4 (price of a gallon of diesel) per day for an hour of idle time. It would keep the turbo cool, the driver cool/warm and minimize repair costs and down time. NOPE!........can't do it. Before any management people have a chance to post telling us that we are just ignorant feeder drivers and we should do as we are told, I have a question........how's your dividend check? [/QUOTE]
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