I understand, especially if most of your hauling is boxes to market. But I would’t want to put a tonne or two of manure in a Sprinter… and when you get a tonne or so in the Dodge, the ride improves markedly!
I’m in the process of converting a 1981 VW Vanagon to electric drive, which will be my “Sprinter equivalent,” dedicated to hauling stuff to market. Crawling in and out of the Dodge bed, covered with a canopy, dragging boxes of produce through the tailgate, gets old real fast. Thanks for the reply! :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op :::: > On 2016-03-25, at 11:29, John Lussmyer <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri Mar 25 11:19:30 PDT 2016 [email protected] said: >> I get 20 mpg on my current 4x4; got 24 when I had a Dodge-Cummins 2x4. That >> might not seem like much, but when compared with other 3/4 ton trucks? I get >> that much even with stake-pocket sides and five yards of manure in it! That >> ?3/4 tonne? seems to be good for two tonnes, if you drive carefully and max >> out the tyre pressure. > > Most people don't realize that a "3/4 ton" truck, means that the FRAME weighs > 3/4 ton. The Payload capacity is usually up around 2 tons. > > > > -- > > Worlds only All Electric F-250 truck! > http://john.casadelgato.com/Electric-Vehicles/1995-Ford-F-250 > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
