As promised, when we posted about the 31MPG on the Night Moose, I said I would back up that claim with evidence. Feast your eyes then on my $1600 Pacific Pride bill from last month.
Turns out we were being conservative. It was actually 32.7 MPG
Analysis:
Disregard the third section, as that is for the Moose Wagon, which is just part of my commuter fleet (and not doing to bad for an 8000lb truck at almost 20MPG)
You'll notice that each of the 3 trucks all made the same fuel stops at the same locations with the exception of the Night Moose which had not used enough fuel by Bradford to warrant a refuel. By the time we got to our refuel site in Columbus OH, the scores were Lady Moose 10.25 MPG, Moose Truck 16.25 MPG and Night Moose 32.67 MPG. Keep in mind the Lady Moose is grossing over 16,000lbs, and the Moose Truck probably is around 9000lb. The Night Moose is under 3500lb. Between Columbus and Bowling Green there is a non-Pacific Pride refuel. Consequently the next number circled in Red must be thrown out. The Louisville refuel is now on the return home leg. Between Lousiville, KY., and Zanesville, OH., Moose Truck (now a little lighter) is up to 17.69 MPG, Lady Moose 12.37 (no influence of PA/WV hills) and Night Moose is down a tad at 31.5 MPG. Maybe because Graham rode with him, or because he now has new slightly larger tires on the rear at this point.
From there, his figures continue to decline as he enters PA and runs into the mountains and gets back home. Lady Moose took on a tank of fuel from the Moose Tail in Minerva OH, so her figures are scued again by Clearfield PA, so that number must be discounted again. Moose Truck is at 16.86 thanks to the Alleghenies. So the adjusted summary trip averages were....
Moose Truck - 16.93 (towing the Moose Tail)
Lady Moose - 11.32 (towing the Moose Lodge 30' 5th wheel camper)
Night Moose - 29.71 (running light)
So take a 15 year old 2WD F-150, stick a 25 year old 6.9 with 300,000 original miles on it, a ZF 5 speed and 3.54 rear, and you get a truck that gets 15 to 20 MPG better than what detroit can offer you today. I think Obama should give Matthias $4500 just to keep what he has.
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Turns out we were being conservative. It was actually 32.7 MPG
Analysis:
Disregard the third section, as that is for the Moose Wagon, which is just part of my commuter fleet (and not doing to bad for an 8000lb truck at almost 20MPG)
You'll notice that each of the 3 trucks all made the same fuel stops at the same locations with the exception of the Night Moose which had not used enough fuel by Bradford to warrant a refuel. By the time we got to our refuel site in Columbus OH, the scores were Lady Moose 10.25 MPG, Moose Truck 16.25 MPG and Night Moose 32.67 MPG. Keep in mind the Lady Moose is grossing over 16,000lbs, and the Moose Truck probably is around 9000lb. The Night Moose is under 3500lb. Between Columbus and Bowling Green there is a non-Pacific Pride refuel. Consequently the next number circled in Red must be thrown out. The Louisville refuel is now on the return home leg. Between Lousiville, KY., and Zanesville, OH., Moose Truck (now a little lighter) is up to 17.69 MPG, Lady Moose 12.37 (no influence of PA/WV hills) and Night Moose is down a tad at 31.5 MPG. Maybe because Graham rode with him, or because he now has new slightly larger tires on the rear at this point.
From there, his figures continue to decline as he enters PA and runs into the mountains and gets back home. Lady Moose took on a tank of fuel from the Moose Tail in Minerva OH, so her figures are scued again by Clearfield PA, so that number must be discounted again. Moose Truck is at 16.86 thanks to the Alleghenies. So the adjusted summary trip averages were....Moose Truck - 16.93 (towing the Moose Tail)
Lady Moose - 11.32 (towing the Moose Lodge 30' 5th wheel camper)
Night Moose - 29.71 (running light)
So take a 15 year old 2WD F-150, stick a 25 year old 6.9 with 300,000 original miles on it, a ZF 5 speed and 3.54 rear, and you get a truck that gets 15 to 20 MPG better than what detroit can offer you today. I think Obama should give Matthias $4500 just to keep what he has.
