Did you know that 18-wheeler's engines get rebuild every 1,000,000 miles? Yes, o n e m i l l i o n .

An average semi engine is 400-600 horse power, and produces a couple thousand foot-pounds of torque. The displacement is many times greater; semi engines are diesel powered where as the family sedan (your Acura TSX, TL, or RL) is gasoline powered. The semi engine is designed to go 1,000,000 miles before any kind of overhual or rebuild. The sedan engine is good for 150k maybe 200k, if your lucky. Semi engines are designed to run nonstop 24/7, only shutting them down when its time to change the oil and/or service the engine.

Car engines generally hold 4-6 quarts of oil... your standard semi truck, diesel engine, holds 15 + gallons.


A question, how many miles do you think very active truck drivers drive per year? Wonder what the world record for most miles recorded for one person is?

 

Well, if you ask Caterpillar (who also supplies on-highway truck engines)...you would know that...


Ah, nevermind. No talk of work while on AZ.

 

haha yummy, do you work for Caterpillar?

 

I think it was a failed and aborted attempt at a water-s reply.

 

Almost...work for one of the largest dealerships on the planet of CAT machinery.

 

ahh good call. right over my head. damnit.

 

Water-S? Is that you?

 

beat me to it.

 

Great news. It will do me a lot of good.

 

Awesome. Can I fit one into the engine bay of my TL?

 

caterpillar i got a phone call they were recruiting for caterpillar, but i don't want to go to peoria, il

 

you caught me

 

This company is destined for failure

 

 

C'mere so that I can run you over with a D9.

 

I have plenty of heavy machinery to counter with. You know what my Dad does

 

yea but those engines cost $$$$$$ compared to a simple gas motor...

 

you in a D9 is a scary thought ....maybe a D3 would be more your speed?

 

C'mere and meet up in the oilsands so that I can run you over with a 797B.


Yeah. Didn't think you could beat that, did you, nimrod?

 

allot .....

there are many variable answers to your question, but on average the mileage per truck is going to be around 100 to 120,000 miles per year, that is 1 driver 1 truck, if the truck is running with 2 drivers "team" in one truck it is possiable to run near 200,000 miles a year in 1 truck
I would stick with the average of 100,000 miles a year

as for the fuel capacity an average tank on an average semi truck will hold around 120 gallons of fuel, and there are 2 tanks...240 gallons. we average around 7.8 miles to a gallon with our fleet.

 

Oh please. If a car were to run the amount of hwy miles the semi's run it would last that long as well.

 

ok, they mostly run highway miles... but they're also towing thousands of pounds.

 

They may last a bit longer, but I would doubt as long. Especially with the idling for 8 hours at a time.

 

My Peterbilts have yet to reach a million miles, not being on the roads on a continual basis. I use a few contract drivers on occasion, however, and a few of them have exceed a million miles without a major in-frame. Clutches, turbochargers, and brakes often need to be serviced fairly regularly.

Heavy trucks may be capable of going long distances and many, many hours without a rebuild, but are VERY expensive when they do need to be refurbished. $25, 000.00 engine and $15, 000.00 transmission/clutch rebuilds are not uncommon.

Terry

 

Hmm....not exactly sure on the record, but I remember seeing something on the TV probably at least a year ago something about semis. If I remember correctly, this one dude had like 2 or 3 million miles of truck driving in his whole career.

Lol. Sounds pretty crazy.

 

So are you in sales? or trying to engineer their equipment to transform?

 

Hey, a new Lexus 4.6L V8 is that much

 

Nope...IT department. Although, commissions for machine sales is ...

 

Well selling 5 mil+ equipment 1-2% adds up fast. Well I know where I'm applying now.

 

Who cares?

Its not like you can swap it into an Aston Martin....

 

Not yet

 

True...not as hawt looking...but, dayum, I want to one day head up to the oilsands to sit in a 797B.

 

Man those things are tiny.

 

75 of those suckers purchased for the oilsands for the upcoming years.



Yeah. 75.

 

I think the key is very few start up/ warm up cycles. It's been shown that the engine wears 8 times faster with cold oil, not to mention the lack of lube for a second at initial startup plus the fact that a semi has a much, much better oil filtration system.

 

WTF do they do?>

 

Your pretty smart for a 9 year old.

 

My TL motor idled on average 6 hours a day, it had 200k on it. It would have easily lasted 400+ more. It when i pulled it out had the same compression it had new. The original cross hatching is still visible in the cyls. Motors are built so well and to such tolerances now days if maintained they will out last the body. Of course semis run that long. Did you ever rebuild or look at the internals and how they are built? They are built like brick shit houses. The cyl linings are designed to be replaced easily.

 

I knew most of those facts, but only because at one point I was interested in becoming a diesel engine mechanic.

 

Cool... I did notice that my car gets better gas mileage when I'm driving all day.