TM Fuel Costs

[BraveHeart]

Trying to see what the national average would be for TM'S

1) What is everyones TM fuel costs on average day out in the field?
*Please put how many HP your motor and blower size.

2) What is your average daily fuel cost for your vehicle per day?
*Please put how many miles you clock and what your paying at the pump per day on average.

Thanks
A

 

[FB7777]

Working on the electro mount sales pitch?

 

[Ken Snow]

Re: Re: TM Fuel Costs

Working on the electro mount sales pitch?

Lol

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[BraveHeart]

Actually thats very good
No just looking at efficiency; comparing blowers, generators vs gas motors etc

 

[Lee Stockwell]

1500cc Nissan driving 47 blower $4.50 fuel per hour. Gross $145/hr

Fuel cost 3.1%, which is insignificant compared to the extremely better cleaning in less time with less chemicals, and most importantly less labor than previous electric machines.

 

[Bucey]

fuel cost avg 3.35

21 hp/ dominator 4005 blower

$53.75/day

avg 85 miles/ day

 

[BraveHeart]

1500cc Nissan driving 47 blower $4.50 fuel per hour. Gross $145/hr

Fuel cost 3.1%, which is insignificant compared to the extremely better cleaning in less time with less chemicals, and most importantly less labor than previous electric machines.

Lee can you further define when you say $145/hr?
If your TM running a Nissan which drives your 47 blower is at $4.50 per hour of fuel
Would it be safe to say your running 1 1/2 gallon of petro per hour?
What is your average "ON" time for the Nissan TM in hours total operating hours per day?

 

[BraveHeart]

fuel cost avg 3.35

21 hp/ dominator 4005 blower

$53.75/day

avg 85 miles/ day

rstrick,

So your saying you burn through $53.75 per day on fuel for both TM and Vehicle Fuel?

 

[NobleCarpetCleaners]

1.3 gal/hr to spin a roots 47 in a slide in. If it were a PTO it would
be 1.5 gal/hr; the difference being very small.

 

[Willy P]

1500cc Nissan driving 47 blower $4.50 fuel per hour. Gross $145/hr

Fuel cost 3.1%, which is insignificant compared to the extremely better cleaning in less time with less chemicals, and most importantly less labor than previous electric machines.

Lee can you further define when you say $145/hr?
If your TM running a Nissan which drives your 47 blower is at $4.50 per hour of fuel
Would it be safe to say your running 1 1/2 gallon of petro per hour?
What is your average "ON" time for the Nissan TM in hours total operating hours per day?

Braveheart huh?

Oc! I dinnae cleachdadh gas - dealan Cruthan eile an fhacail

chan eil math dhut

I think.....

 

[Lee Stockwell]

1500cc Nissan driving 47 blower $4.50 fuel per hour. Gross $145/hr

Fuel cost 3.1%, which is insignificant compared to the extremely better cleaning in less time with less chemicals, and most importantly less labor than previous electric machines.

Lee can you further define when you say $145/hr?
If your TM running a Nissan which drives your 47 blower is at $4.50 per hour of fuel
Would it be safe to say your running 1 1/2 gallon of petro per hour?
What is your average "ON" time for the Nissan TM in hours total operating hours per day?

You are obviously with Internal Revenue

 

[GeneMiller]

You are obviously with Internal Revenue

end of transmission

gene

 

[Bucey]

I'm saying that with the equipment we run our avg fuel cost per day is $53.75/day. I'm sure if I wanted to break it down to how it's divided into unit v/s vehicle I could. But that would involve some long math and I don't see that as being nessasary at this point. Feel free to take it on your self though. The unit runs on avg 5 hrs/ day. Could be more just being fair with the avg.

 

[Becker]

$53.00 per day in fuel usage on a small slide it.

Ouch.

 

[Royal Man]

5 bucks an hour for gas when he makes $100-200 per hour.

Small price to pay

 

[Dolly Llama]

25 hp /45 blower @ 15hg
1.25 GPH @3200

1.1 GPH @ 2900 rpm 13 hg

extended 8450 GWV cargo van fully loaded 18MPG hi-way

cheapest gas today i saw was $3.35 gal reg unleaded
Up from last week's low of $3.15



..L.T.A.

 

[bob vawter]

302 cu in Ford........... .8 gal/hr! 1600 RPM's

 

[joeynbgky]

.7 gl an hour in my 24 hp honda. Sometimes less

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[AshleyMckendree]

Custom Ford 7.3 IDI Diesel Extended van with a Dual Blower PTO:

0.5gph (Van running at 1300rpm max)
My blowers are WAAAY over driven to get 105% RPM

mpg is 19 around town, 22 hwy.


My backup 95 GMC 5.7tbi Butler (Pimped 2.5 etc etc)

1.7gph @1500rpm (single blower spinning at only 60% of its capacity... thanks butler engineers!)

9mpg no matter how I drive, Hwy or in town.

 

[Walt]

Something to consider.

The weight of the machine can significantly effect the cost of operation. Some of the larger machines are 700 lbs more than the smaller machines. That could affect the fuel economy by 3-5 miles per gallon easy. Put that over the life time of a machine and we are talking about some real money. Obviously the same thing goes for carrying water around.


100k at 15mpg is 6666 gallons of fuel. At 3.25 = 21,666

100k at 10 mpg is 10,000 gallons of fuel. at 3.25 = 32,500

A difference of about 11 grand - Basically, the difference between having a really nice vacation or staying home every year.

 

[Larry Cobb]

Kohler 34 HP turning a #4MR Sutorbilt @ 17" hg.

Operating at peak torque RPM (2600 RPM) for best fuel economy;

1.25 GPH Fuel Consumption for power & efficient HX operation.

Also have the Nissan 4 cyl. TM driving a #59 blower.

~1.6 GPH @ 2000 RPM direct drive on blower.

Larry