Ruffian 72
TB Regular
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Well, have 698 mile run. 16 or 17's take 15 minutes longer on average going out than 13 cummins, drop off quicker, and down shift more. Most of this is hills on 1st 60 miles of run. Be more if didn't hold foot on floor, due to cruise. Speed was same. 98% come back with empties, so time is same if not using cruise. Know why the switch, cummins got 1 to 1.5 miles less per gallon. My 17 has been towed 5 times in 2 months, (same def issue shut down problem) driven 10 days in last 9 weeks. Maybe now it wont go down for awhile, went to Freightliner the last time. Felt bad for switch out guy, 3 times it didn't make it 50 miles out of KCY shop. 2 Sister tractors have been towed, same problem, yet to give you an idea, have 50,000 more miles than mine, had same when we got them. I just got a lemon. 3 years we had my 13, never towed. Lucky? So, I'll have an uncertain feeling for awhile, and pack my cap machine daily.