curtain siders/tilts max weight 95% of time, fuel worked out from calculator fuel computer is there abouts spot on as well. if you calibrate the computer its not that far from the true mpg,
globby 480:
slightly off topic 16 ltr scania wi near 700 bhp, has avearged 9.36 this week, last week 9.16, but saying that you have to drive it like a skirt wearing fanny thats the only down side at 50~52max[…]
curtain siders/tilts max weight 95% of time
Behave man! 
You want to get it in the garage and get them to put the ‘9’ digit the correct way round.
only because you cant drive correctly special K, you have to drive it like a complete tart and it returns top fuel, if you bash its arse the thing is down to low.low 7 or high 6"s so i can be achived its just special K he carnt drive
globby 480:
only because you cant drive correctly special K, you have to drive it like a complete tart and it returns top fuel, if you bash its arse the thing is down to low.low 7 or high 6"s so i can be achived its just special K he carnt drive
Yes, gobby, that will be correct - I carnt [sic] drive. That must explain why it was my truck reg that was at the top of the average fuel comsumption list for September 07 at Hanson’s, standing a clear 1.2 mpg ahead of the next one at 10.6 mpg. And that was for a 44t XF430 mainly doing bottled water Bradford to So’ton and back up with bananas Portsmouth to Wakefield, all at full weight. I grant you that I didn’t go at much more than 50 on the flat but it kinda blows your ‘carnt [sic] drive’ argument out of the water…
Hi,
I drive a (professonally) remapped R580 with the manual “overdrive” gearbox and on a heavy week it will do 9.07/9.15mpg and on a light week can return 9.3/9.5 while sitting at a good 56mph/1100rpm so i would say globby may not be far wrong with his figures, a friend of mine does similar work to me with an FH13 i shift and gets 8.4/8.9 most weeks, another friend has an FH13 on euro work, mostly Andorra and gets low eights, low loaders, high trailers etc will kill any truck…
Lrm
globby 480:
slightly off topic 16 ltr scania wi near 700 bhp, has avearged 9.36 this week, last week 9.16, but saying that you have to drive it like a skirt wearing fanny thats the only down side at 50~52max
I wondered if it was you Driving Miss Daisy on the 62 last week 
Big Joe:
fly sheet:
Hello there, just put an 06 FH 13 520 on the road 1st March pulling a semi low loader, just worked the fuel out fill to fill checked my figures a few times and it did 6.32mpgthe old 460 on a V plate with hub reduction was doing that, is it me or is that what these 520’s do?
Fly sheet
Just to make you feel better, I’ve averaged 6.4 mpg this week, normally its around 6.8/7, theres been a healthy northery wind all week which has’nt help as I’ve been tugging odd shaped tackle up country all week, then on thursday I was expecting some payback when I was booked to bring something down from York to Southampton, the [zb]ing wind changed to westerly
I’ve considered an FH13 520 as my next truck, as a smaller 13 ltr engine with big 16 ltr power and torque characteristics must be the way to go, but I might be changing my mind if theres not much difference in economy when they working hard
I’ve had a 16 but only pulled a tilt or box on Greek/Maroccan work it did 8’s, I’ve a mate on boxes with a 16 it does over 9 everyday, Its early days & pulling a semi with ramps is hell on fuel but hey ho its comfier than the old 1 on steel 
Rob K:
globby 480:
only because you cant drive correctly special K, you have to drive it like a complete tart and it returns top fuel, if you bash its arse the thing is down to low.low 7 or high 6"s so i can be achived its just special K he carnt driveYes, gobby, that will be correct - I carnt [sic] drive. That must explain why it was my truck reg that was at the top of the average fuel comsumption list for September 07 at Hanson’s, standing a clear 1.2 mpg ahead of the next one at 10.6 mpg. And that was for a 44t XF430 mainly doing bottled water Bradford to So’ton and back up with bananas Portsmouth to Wakefield, all at full weight. I grant you that I didn’t go at much more than 50 on the flat but it kinda blows your ‘carnt [sic] drive’ argument out of the water…
Ayup globby, you like upsetting folk 
Rob K:
globby 480:
only because you cant drive correctly special K, you have to drive it like a complete tart and it returns top fuel, if you bash its arse the thing is down to low.low 7 or high 6"s so i can be achived its just special K he carnt driveYes, gobby, that will be correct - I carnt [sic] drive. That must explain why it was my truck reg that was at the top of the average fuel comsumption list for September 07 at Hanson’s, standing a clear 1.2 mpg ahead of the next one at 10.6 mpg. And that was for a 44t XF430 mainly doing bottled water Bradford to So’ton and back up with bananas Portsmouth to Wakefield, all at full weight. I grant you that I didn’t go at much more than 50 on the flat but it kinda blows your ‘carnt [sic] drive’ argument out of the water…
from what big bob said once down at hansons you "special k was the muppet 
who put fuel in out of his own pocket just to try to be in front of every other truck they had and still looks like your doing it you need to have a shake of the head
globby 480:
Rob K:
globby 480:
only because you cant drive correctly special K, you have to drive it like a complete tart and it returns top fuel, if you bash its arse the thing is down to low.low 7 or high 6"s so i can be achived its just special K he carnt driveYes, gobby, that will be correct - I carnt [sic] drive. That must explain why it was my truck reg that was at the top of the average fuel comsumption list for September 07 at Hanson’s, standing a clear 1.2 mpg ahead of the next one at 10.6 mpg. And that was for a 44t XF430 mainly doing bottled water Bradford to So’ton and back up with bananas Portsmouth to Wakefield, all at full weight. I grant you that I didn’t go at much more than 50 on the flat but it kinda blows your ‘carnt [sic] drive’ argument out of the water…
from what big bob said once down at hansons you "special k was the muppet
Another attempt blown straight out of the water as there was no-one there called Bob when I worked there! Would you like another spade for that hole?
did it say when or not ? its says big bob says that special k, puts his own money in the tank to look likes he is a fab mega driver but putting your own loot in is cheating special k, you nawty boy so your down to 7 mpg and your topping the tank with your ow money ya brown nose sod
globby 480:
did it say when or not ? its says big bob says that special k, puts his own money in the tank to look likes he is a fab mega driver
Was you going towards Accrington this afternoon Globby?
There were flies splatted on the back doors of the trailor you were going that slow
yep it was me told you peps on here i am having my own kin fuel protest times are hard the games getting hard!!!, this is the only way it will turn in decent mpg 50mph may even try 45 next week
globby 480:
yep it was me
I did my bit for the community and flashed a miserable tight Yorkshireman
dont see many these days due to having my head that far up my own crack yer i saw ya was you in that very clean fh
globby 480:
dont see many these days due to having my head that far up my own crack
Nah, was in a rusty dirty CF pulling a purple short-arse
globby 480:
yep it was me
that will please Alex, he may be able to overtake someone at last!!!
alex is that used to been in the slow lane day in day out kindle he would bab his self if he wounded into the middle lane he would then end up like those annoying datsun sunny driving folk who have all relatives etc in the car sat in the middle lane basically going no where and annoying every other motorist , so if alex does get the chance to overtake dont do it alex you will be called all the names under the sun from other motorists
You don’t have to drive a V8 like an old woman to get good fuel. Just feather the throttle and you’ll get over 9 whilst still getting past everything in site. The ones that return bad figures are being driven wrong, changing down a split at 1250 and changing up at 1800 rpm. That’s missing the torque. Change up at 1500 max and let it drop down to 900 before changing down, that will bring in over 9’s. As much as it pains me to say it, Volvo’s are crap on fuel unless you have everything going for you. Slightly un aerodynamic trailer, local work a bit of traffic, etc, etc. Unless you have got a close coupled box trailer no higher than the spoiler, on a LONG journey, you will struggle to get above 7.5mpg. Having said all that, the 520’s are supposed to be worse on fuel than the 480’s, so given the type of work you do you’ll be doing well to see 7’s.