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Guten Morgen Mike
Had yesterday off - I spent all weekend at a motor rally. This is my
first day back at work for a few days. So I haven't been able to get
back to you.
Re fuel consumption; at what speeds are you interested in the fuel
consumption? and on what terrain - hamada or sand?
Fuel consumption rises to quite high on soft sand - typically, in mpg
figures (about 9-15 mpgallon (that is, 3.5 miles per km) at about 40-42
mph). It all depends on the softness and what time of day it is - in the
night I can get more because the sand becomes a little more
consolidated. When the sand is really soft then it drops to the above
figures. On some occasions, quite rarely it drops to about 5 miles per
gallon. But this is only in extreme cases.
Hamadas are different (that is, gravel, and chert/flint lake bed
deposits). I get
about 23-26 mpgallon at about 45 mph. In the UK I usually get about 26
mpgallon at 55 mph. Hamadas are dangerous stuff and can't be taken very
fast because it can shred tyres as if its going out of fashion. In 2001
we had three vehicles and lost all 12 of out brand new Michelin all
terrain tyres within 24 hours that year on the sharp stuff.
I'm considering boosting up the fuel economy by fitting an intercooler
or something similar, as I want to get at least 35 to a gallon. Its not
really a problem with me as I have 400 ltrs of fuel to play with when I
fill up. But it would be nice to get a bit more.
Renate
On 4/24/05, [Email address removed] <[Email address removed]> wrote:
interested
Mike,
As a matter of fact I have no specific figures yet. All I can offer
at the moment is a rule of thumb - offroad with full load expect
figures 20 - 25% higher than city cycle. On soft ground and dunes,
even 100% higher..
--
Rgds,
Roman (London, UK)
'92 HDJ80
Had yesterday off - I spent all weekend at a motor rally. This is my
first day back at work for a few days. So I haven't been able to get
back to you.
Re fuel consumption; at what speeds are you interested in the fuel
consumption? and on what terrain - hamada or sand?
Fuel consumption rises to quite high on soft sand - typically, in mpg
figures (about 9-15 mpgallon (that is, 3.5 miles per km) at about 40-42
mph). It all depends on the softness and what time of day it is - in the
night I can get more because the sand becomes a little more
consolidated. When the sand is really soft then it drops to the above
figures. On some occasions, quite rarely it drops to about 5 miles per
gallon. But this is only in extreme cases.
Hamadas are different (that is, gravel, and chert/flint lake bed
deposits). I get
about 23-26 mpgallon at about 45 mph. In the UK I usually get about 26
mpgallon at 55 mph. Hamadas are dangerous stuff and can't be taken very
fast because it can shred tyres as if its going out of fashion. In 2001
we had three vehicles and lost all 12 of out brand new Michelin all
terrain tyres within 24 hours that year on the sharp stuff.
I'm considering boosting up the fuel economy by fitting an intercooler
or something similar, as I want to get at least 35 to a gallon. Its not
really a problem with me as I have 400 ltrs of fuel to play with when I
fill up. But it would be nice to get a bit more.
Renate
On 4/24/05, [Email address removed] <[Email address removed]> wrote:
interested
Mike,
As a matter of fact I have no specific figures yet. All I can offer
at the moment is a rule of thumb - offroad with full load expect
figures 20 - 25% higher than city cycle. On soft ground and dunes,
even 100% higher..
--
Rgds,
Roman (London, UK)
'92 HDJ80