Dave,
Yes, I have a Mack ENDT 673 turbo diesel in the truck. It gets between 7-8 mpg
depending on the load.
I am thinking about removing the drive shaft that is between the tandems. Since the
tandems are always locked, I would think you could get better mileage that way then
by fooling with the front axle.
Mitch
DaveCole wrote:
> Do you have a diesel in your M54? If so what kind of MPG do you get with it. I
> have an M51 gas dump and it gets about 4 mpg. But that's with a full load (about
> 10 tons) half of the time.
>
> I've thought about pulling the front axle shaft as all wheel drive is really not
> required for 99% of dump truck work. I'm not sure it would really help the MPG
> that much.
>
> Dave
>
> "Mitchell K. Smith" wrote:
>
> > Gary, thanks for the great advice.
> >
> > Unfortunately, I can't load my blacksmith shop in the back of an M151 !!!
> > Besides saving wear and tear on the front axle, it would help squeak some more
> > power out of the beast.
> > I DRIVE this truck a lot. It doesn't just sit around.
> >
> > Mitch
> >
> > Ghebding@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > > IF YOUR CONCERNED ABOUT FUEL MILEAGE YOU SHOULD BUY A M151 NOT A 5 TON, GARY
> > >
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