There was a post the other day, someone had
worked out their average speed over the life of
their truck, turns out it was like 30mph or
so...
This got me thinking, was driving the 05 f350
today, and while fueling up though i'd check
engine hours and distance driven, 295k km (184k
miles and change)vs 4800hrs equals 61.5 kph
average speed (38.3mph), seems fair to me.
But the manufacturer seems to want oil changes
at 5000 miles... ok, but that is only 130 odd
engine hours.
How come my tractors can get by with oil
changes recommended at 200hrs for the one and
250hrs for the other, when the truck wants one
at 130hrs???? I know the truck runs more boost,
but it has an intercooler, so truth be told
probably runs cooler too, all spend most of
their working time at approx 2000rpm.
Are we being ripped off? Or is their some
"fancy" reason for it... Somehow i think the
tractor engines will outlast the truck
worked out their average speed over the life of
their truck, turns out it was like 30mph or
so...
This got me thinking, was driving the 05 f350
today, and while fueling up though i'd check
engine hours and distance driven, 295k km (184k
miles and change)vs 4800hrs equals 61.5 kph
average speed (38.3mph), seems fair to me.
But the manufacturer seems to want oil changes
at 5000 miles... ok, but that is only 130 odd
engine hours.
How come my tractors can get by with oil
changes recommended at 200hrs for the one and
250hrs for the other, when the truck wants one
at 130hrs???? I know the truck runs more boost,
but it has an intercooler, so truth be told
probably runs cooler too, all spend most of
their working time at approx 2000rpm.
Are we being ripped off? Or is their some
"fancy" reason for it... Somehow i think the
tractor engines will outlast the truck