2013 Ram Long Hauler w/Air Suspension ????

[AHarris]

170 gallon fuel capacity? Tray tables? WiFi? Power footrests?



Now all it needs is a toilet. I don't thank anyone has a bladder that can make it from coast to coast!

 

[mwilson]

170 gallon fuel capacity?

I don't thank anyone has a bladder that can make it from coast to coast!

LMAO



Truly, what is the point if you only have a 100 mile bladder... ... ... ... like my wife...



Better come with a pee jug holder as standard equipment if you are gonna' burn up all of that fuel.



Mike.

 

[CUMMINZ]

170 gallon fuel capacity? Tray tables? WiFi? Power footrests?



Now all it needs is a toilet. I don't thank anyone has a bladder that can make it from coast to coast!

I purchased diesel today at a small station that we normally find to have good prices. After we got off the mtn. and closer to town the diesel prices were 20 cent higher. With a much larger tank and if you fill at stations that have good prices you can save a bundle. That is a $34. 00 savings if you fill totally.

 

[NIsaacs]

I purchased diesel today at a small station that we normally find to have good prices. After we got off the mtn. and closer to town the diesel prices were 20 cent higher. With a much larger tank and if you fill at stations that have good prices you can save a bundle. That is a $34. 00 savings if you fill totally.

It might cost that much to haul it around



Nick

 

[RustyJC]

That is a $34. 00 savings if you fill totally.

Why, heck, saving $34. 00 a tank, that would pay for that truck in NO TIME!! Oo.



Think I'll go tell my wife about this great opportunity. :-{}





Rusty

 

[mwilson]

Why, heck, saving $34. 00 a tank, that would pay for that truck in NO TIME!! Oo.



Think I'll go tell my wife about this great opportunity. :-{}





Rusty

Rusty, put the right spin on that and you just might get her blessing to go buy one...



Just let me know if it works... ... . :-laf



Mike.

 

[RustyJC]

Just let me know if it works... ... . :-laf



Mike.

Mike,



I'm not sure they have WiFi in the Intensive Care unit, so it may be awhile before I can let you know..... :{



Rusty

 

[CUMMINZ]

Why do 18 wheelers have 500 gallons of fuel storage? There are a thousand truckers out there that would give their left nut to be able to do something to their rig to save $34. 00 per trip. If you drove 500,000 miles in the life of this truck or more the savings would mount up.

 

[mwilson]

Why do 18 wheelers have 500 gallons of fuel storage?

They don't so much anymore. 200 to 300 Gallons is the norm now when we spec a truck. Any capacity beyond that adds a lot of needless weight, now that shippers want you to be able to handle a 50,000 lb. payload. That means you need to weigh 30,000 lbs. or less to legally haul that load. Extra fuel only works against you.

My last truck carried 300 Gallons and there were many times I would keep it at 1/2 full or less so as to cross the various scales in a legal fashion.

Plus many big rigs only give 4-6 MPG so it takes a few hundred gallons to keep rolling for 700 miles or so. Another reason for having at least 150 Gallons of fuel on board is to keep the Diesel fuel cool, most big engines return 90% of fuel drawn back to the tanks so the heat builds up quickly in the tanks which kills power. If we spec a large engine with only one 75 Gallon fuel tank for dump truck or local duty the Daimler truck spec computer adds a large fuel cooler by default.



Mike.



Mike.

 

[HBarlow]

OTR trucks don't actually carry 500 gallons of fuel. They typically have two saddle tanks, each with a capacity of approximately 80 or 100 gallons.

Part of the reason for carrying more fuel than they normally consume in a 500 mile day would probably be the same reason I carried 125 gallons of fuel when I was transporting - to avoid being forced to buy fuel in the states where a particular political party I will not name owns state government and imposes high fuel taxes resulting in higher fuel costs than other neighboring states.

I never bought fuel in IL or OH for example. I would always make sure to fill up in certain other states.

 

[CUMMINZ]

OTR trucks don't actually carry 500 gallons of fuel. They typically have two saddle tanks, each with a capacity of approximately 80 or 100 gallons.



Part of the reason for carrying more fuel than they normally consume in a 500 mile day would probably be the same reason I carried 125 gallons of fuel when I was transporting - to avoid being forced to buy fuel in the states where a particular political party I will not name owns state government and imposes high fuel taxes resulting in higher fuel costs than other neighboring states.



I never bought fuel in IL or OH for example. I would always make sure to fill up in certain other states.

So why HB would 170 gallons be such a far stretch for this long hauler to do the same thing you were doing? $34. 00 saved per tank times 100 fillups is nothing to laugh at.

 

[HBarlow]

So why HB would 170 gallons be such a far stretch for this long hauler to do the same thing you were doing? $34. 00 saved per tank times 100 fillups is nothing to laugh at.

I don't know. Why are you asking me? I haven't said anything about the Longhauler's 170 gallon fuel tank. I don't know where the $34 savings per fill-up came from either. I don't know what the figure was based on.

 

[labarn]

Lastest truck trend magazine had a test drive on this truck with the 310/610 engine. where it showed when it would be available in the USA the answer was never. 11. 2 MPG solo and hard riding the test driver thought.
Labarn

 

[HBarlow]

If the Truck Trend writer knew what he was talking about, which is often uncertain, it sounds like the Long Hauler is nothing more than a prototype that grabs attention but won't hit the market any time soon if ever.

The 305hp/610 tq engine is the standard detuned cab and chassis engine, the same one that's in my C&C. It's been a fine engine with zero emissions problems but it lacks the market power of wow, 800 ft. /lbs. of torque!

 

[labarn]

Truck trend has made a few errors in the past.
Labarn

 

[KB0OU]

Looks like a nice truck for a Hot shot or rv hauler. I have 125 Gallon capacity on my pu. I could make the Alcan without a fillup, that saved me some money right there. Used to haul RV's to Alaska. Also ran a International with (2) 50 Gallon saddle tanks, That made up for the saving I had on the PU.

Would have loved a truck like this one to replace either one that we drove.

 

[Wiredawg]

I thought I would chime in on this discussion. The Long Hauler, if ever produced, wouldn't necessarily compete with the 3500s or normal C&C users... It would attract folks who would be considering buying an FL-60 or F650. I was considering FL-60 for a while until Dodge came out with the C&C 4500/5500s. I even remember originally complaining about Dodge not offering P/U bed option for C&C 4500/5500. There was an aftermarket provider who sold 9ft beds at $12K+.

Big reason I changed my mind and a bunch of folks too is we want to use truck as daily driver too. I drive my 4500 to work and around town all the time, which I wouldn't do if I had an FL-60. The Long Hauler, if priced at say $75K would still be $30K to $40K less than a well equipped FL-60. Not too bad a deal then.

Just my two cents.

Thanks, Ron