“Yuma Arizona”
hello everyone, I did make it back home for thanksgiving. It was a fun trip back I must say. I started off in lake havasu city AZ. And fueled up going in to California. I went to riverside to unload, and then I headed south to Yuma AZ. I used to pick up in Yuma a lot more than I do now. But I don’t get down there as mush as I used to. My route back to Tulsa is as follows: I-8 out of Yuma, to I-10 I take I-10 all the way to Los cruses nm. I go through Roswell and Clovis nm., I end up on I-27 into Amarillo TX where I pick up I-40 to I-44 in okc OK. I went all that way just short of 1700 miles on one fill up, could have made all the way to Tulsa but the fuel is cheaper in okc OK than Tulsa. I really like having the big tanks on this truck it allows me to have the range I need to purchase fuel at the less expensive places. Even tho I don’t get the fuel mileage the other guys are getting being able to fuel where I want is a big savings. As I told you several weeks ago I was testing some products and would report back to you. An update to that is the antisiphoning devises don’t work. I like the concept but the fact is, that once installed in the tanks, and this is on my Cascadia you cant get the fuel nozzles in the neck of the tank to pump the fuel! That was a big disappointment. I was hoping that they would actually work. Spencer and are off until the 1 day of dec. we will be up and rolling again after that. I truly hope all of you have had a wonderful thanksgiving. Until we meet again at the next truckstop, I wish you all well and safe travels.
Kurt and spencer
December 1, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Kurt,
If I remember from a previous post you were getting in the low to mid 6 MPG range. Having read Henry’s latest post, I’d say your doing pretty good considering your typical loaded GVW and the speeds to talk about. Like I posted to Henry, 6.65 MPG at or close to maximum GVW isn’t anything to complain about. Beats my 4.5 at 70,000 to 80,000 GVW and always running the mountains.
Drive safe! Craig
December 4, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Kurt,
I bet you have met some real interesting people. When did you get this truck? Will you go back to the W900 when the time is up with this Cascadia? I drove for a few years but it was in state. I had a Freightliner and liked it a lot. Did you get to pick how you wanted the truck spec out? I see the hp is different on the 3 trucks.
Thank You, Kirk
December 9, 2009 at 10:37 am
Hey Kurt & Spencer,
Just checking up on you and seeing how things were going. Yeah….I still look on occasion to see how things are going. Noticed you were 178 miles SE of Vegas today (12/9) and thinking that you got to or will be experiencing the remains of our nasty storm the other day. Good to see things are well with you both. Someday when you have a bit of time I need some help in getting my dog to blog for me like spencer does for you! Be safe and watch out for the other guy.
Brian
December 10, 2009 at 12:15 am
thanks for checking in kirk. yes i have met alot of really nice people that i will hopefully have as friends the rest of my my life. i got this truck in august of 08. no i will not go back to my w900. yes i did get to pick out all my specs. on this truck. we are starting our 2nd season and i got to spec. out my next truck also with all the 2010 tech,. stuff in it. please keep an eye on the next truck, i promise it will be bigger and better!! kurt
December 10, 2009 at 12:18 am
thanks for giving me boost of confidence craig. it helps when you let me know you are reading my stuff!! i do really appreciate it!! see you at our next truck stop! kurt
December 10, 2009 at 12:23 am
thanks for checking in brian. just let me know your time frame and i’ll see if that fits in with spencers time, so he can teach your dog how its done!! lol dont be such a stranger, drop a line any time!!
kurt