@@garfieldthomas8118 I post a lot in the 9+ mpg group on Facebook. Lifetime average is 8.85 mpg. Up until recently, I mainly did multi pick, multi drop reefer freight. OH, IN, KY and Eastward, running to New England a lot. I’m now leased on to a motor carrier that runs MN to TX, the 4 corners, ID, NV, CA. I’m not under 71k often, both now and when I was running my own authority. I’m hauling cheese, beer, and frozen foods now, and they and try and get their money’s worth. The multi pick and drop was usually 2-4 picks, 9-12 drops.
Hi Jason. I believe I heard a nervousness in you voice there talking about after treatment systems with International. Can’t blame you after the Mass EGR fiasco. Time and mileage will tell if this new system will work. Seems promising though 👍
We recently tested two different S13 hauling fuel in East TN & East Ky. Good fuel truck setups. Engine has plenty of power and the transmission in Performance plus mode worked very well pulling the hills at 80,000 pounds and we could pass vehicles. But... The transmission in Economy mode SUCKED, barley climb a hill and couldn't pass a prius. The transmission in Performance mode was better than Economy mode but gutless on hills. They are DEF guzzlers. Also, we used $15 per shift or $30 a day in DEF. Overall, the engine & transmission combination are a great setup.
All the changes and new goodies are just a gong show for parts & service folk at the dealers for the next few yrs til the OEM's and dealers can figure out what to stock, where it all is made and shipped from gets more complicated all the time. I like some of the ideas there, see how it all works out. Hopefully it goes better than their Cat venture did.
Running more def instead of more egr is way better for the engine SCR is decently reliable if you take care of it and its the cheapest out of all the emissions controls to repair most mechanics suck at diagnosing it tho
Fascinating! The fact the this is going to be Navistar's last ICE before the EV generation, and the fact that they invested so much capital into it's development to the point that it's over-engineered, tells me that this engine is a unique technological achievement built so we'll as to even compete with the first commercial electric vehicles when they become entrenched in the marketplace
Best part is NO part. This is same bs just different parts added. No egr valve and cooler but u get more expensive box with 3 catalytic converters and extra def injector and what not 🤦♂️ Just too much headache
