vegiH wrote:
I drive @ 62mph,have a edge trailjammer set to #2 setting,no kitty,straight piped,segr,and light foot,also run tires @40psi.I also was a trucker for years so I always ask(via CB) if I can catch a ride behind a wheeler on the highway.I can get up to 40 mpg behind a friendly trucker(stay between 60-100 feet back,far enough for comfort but still in the "bubble"),and I also have a WVO system on my CRD that helps with the fuel bills...................H
Really surprised that as a trucker for years, you would even chose to follow a semi. I would rather you didn't follow mine. I would rather not have the memory of how you might have been distracted when I had to put my brake to the floor and you then ate my rear. Bad things happen to small vehicles when they plow into 53' of trailer with 45,000 lb if freight in them. Heck, something simple like a tire blowing on my trailer could easily send the cap into your frontend and you may not be able to manuever out of the way or stop if you have other vehicles around you. Guess I am just over sensitive to this following stuff. Guess I've seen too much in almost 30 years at the game. Seen whole wheels come off of trucks and take out 4 wheelers. Seen what happens when a vehicle slams into a truck at 70 mph. Watched as a tire cap took off the top of a sports car. Even saw a whole rear axle come off and take out a pickup. And these were just the following events. Besides, you never know for sure how experienced that trucker in front of you is. Talk is cheap on a CB. You should know that.
But let's see if it's worth it... 40 mpg @ 2.60 a gallon.... my life isn't worth risking a chance to be able to reduce my cost of operation to a tad over 6.5 cents a mile. I'll settle for my highway average of around 30 mpg and 8.7 cents a mile in fuel cost. 2 cents doesn't seem worth risking my neck, my wife's, or my CRD Liberty that I can't replace with a new one. I am comforted in the fact that I am getting 3 mpg over what the EPA sticker said I would get on the highway. But then, every 50 or 60 miles, you will be able to save for a cup of coffee! There is a bright side!
Look.. to be honest... you may be able to deal with such situations. But you have to remember that those you are posting to may not have the experience to make a snap decision if they run into a problem behind a semi. After all.... the results are in.... over 80% of truck/auto accidents are the fault of the auto driver. There hasn't been a lot of emphasis in driver's ed classes put on the hazards of driving around big trucks. More's the pity.
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) Along with the EGR unplugged and a Provent (Thanks Chad #2) mostly proper driving technique is the key. If you want high MPG's you have to drive it like a baby. Take as long as possible to get to highway speed. Dont tailgate so you dont have to constantly drop out of cruise. Drive 55-60 MPH ONLY! Diesel's are very speed/RPM sensitive. I folded in my mirrors and took off my antenna (I had XM) and drove as stated above to get 38-40 MPG on my trip home.
I've not used enough to get a figure on city driving yet but the guage is sure moving slow 
.Getting better MPG since new turbo,and ALOT more grins per-mile.............H
