Figuring fuel use

[rwcarpet]

For you cleaners with van powered TM's, how do you separate van fuel from TM fuel usage? With my slide ins, it was a simple machine hours x gallons burned per hour x price per gallon. The remainder of fuel purchase goes toward van usage for actual van expenses. What do you did guys do?

 

[rwcarpet]

This question cause I got a Pro1200 coming in a few weeks.

 

[Chris A]

Same thing, I used hydramasters published 1.7 (?) gph x machine hours for the year. Congrats on the machine, mind if I make a field trip in a month or two too check it out?

 

[Mark Saiger]

2 gallons per hour is the deduction we take with our Butlers

We track hours (and van miles) but hour meter gives us what we use for the off road fuel tax situation.

We also track all fuel expenses per vehicle so we have an idea what is taking place

 

[rwcarpet]

Same thing, I used hydramasters published 1.7 (?) gph x machine hours for the year. Congrats on the machine, mind if I make a field trip in a month or two too check it out?

Sure Chris, or I'll come to you. Road trip!!

 

[rwcarpet]

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2 gallons per hour is the deduction we take with our Butlers

We track hours (and van miles) but hour meter gives us what we use for the off road fuel tax situation.

We also track all fuel expenses per vehicle so we have an idea what is taking place

About what I was thinking Mark.

 

[GeneMiller]

Even with the separate tank I've never taken that deduction. I'm lousy at remember numbers but it seems like I spent around 11k last year on gas. What am I costing myself by not deducting it.

Gene

 

[Chris A]

About $250 usually, but they've just sent a check straight to me the last couple years. You run more hours and less miles than I do so you're might be better. Either way it takes 5 minutes to do.

 

[AshleyMckendree]

For you cleaners with van powered TM's, how do you separate van fuel from TM fuel usage? With my slide ins, it was a simple machine hours x gallons burned per hour x price per gallon. The remainder of fuel purchase goes toward van usage for actual van expenses. What do you did guys do?

Bob It's easy with our vans, there is an info selection that gives you average fuel used per hour, along with average MPG (Been almost dead on with my manual fill up calculations)

(This was after 1hr 15min on the Low setting (1000RPM) that I run on for almost all jobs under 125ft of hose)

 

[rwcarpet]

Bob It's easy with our vans, there is an info selection that gives you average fuel used per hour, along with average MPG (Been almost dead on with my manual fill up calculations)

(This was after 1hr 15min on the Low setting (1000RPM) that I run on for almost all jobs under 125ft of hose)

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That's cool , Ashley. My new van will have the GPH readout. should make it easy.