5000 miles with a Volvo I-shift [Deleted]

[krelithous]

It makes fire.

I can make fire to when i'm pissed off

 

[Injun]

There's a night & day difference in the handling & maneuverability between those two models though.
The shorter 670, unless it's one of the years when they tried that stupid air-ride steer axle thing, handles well and has a reasonably tight turning radius.

The 780's have a ridiculous amount of body roll. I've driven them when they were brand new. Just backing one out of the company's shop, idling in reverse, as soon as I cut the wheel outside the building I could feel the entire one-piece cab and sleeper lean to the side.

And the 780's U-turn radius of the bobtail is about the same as with a trailer attached. Even the guy at the Schwan's depot in Chester, VA who doesn't drive trucks, was surprised when he looked at my left steer after I told him it was already cut as far as it would go and he could hear the power steering pump burdened when I held it against the stops.

For a company based in Sweden, that builds trucks for those tight European roads, it's really surprising.

So, basically, it has the turning radius of a W900 or 379. Since you seem to like hoods, I don't see what the problem is.

 

[Mike]

Did you mean to say DD13? I don't think they have a "DT" and don't think they have a 12 liter.

http://www.demanddetroit.com/engines/default.aspx

I don't know much about the Detroits but @Mike just ran a DD-something for a year with no emissions problems. I think he had the DD13.

DT12 is a fairly new transmission, recently available in the United States. Freightliner made a limited number of them available this year, but will most likely be making them widely available for the next model year as part of a fuel economy package.

My autoshift was a 10 speed, Eaton Ultrashift.

 

[krelithous]

Well no wonder I couldn't figure out what he was talking about.

Mike may have experience with that trans as well, if it's their only auto-shift. He pulled tankers with an autoshift & the truck was a Cascadia so it had a Detroit engine, ... just not sure about the trans. I sent him a text but he ain't replied yet.

Maybe he's busy doing that thing where you lie down in bed with your eyes closed, ... I forgot what that's called.

seen a guy at the fuel island bright and early this morning. tugging a 53,000 pound 5th wheel and he said that he's getting a little over 12 MPG I think he said it was like 12.8 MPG. than again his engine had more miles on it. I started thinking if he's getting that kind of MPG WTF am I doing worng even though there's lots of variables involved right down to the humidity in the air

 

[Duck]

Since you seem to like hoods, I don't see what the problem is.

What's wrong with hoods?

Every truck has a hood. Well, except cabovers,... and people who park next to Werner.

 

[soulsurvives]

spend enough time in stop and go traffic and you learn to enjoy the automatics.......if i was running off the east coast i would prefer manual.......but running from syracuse out to long island and back everyday can be hard on the left leg........

 

[krelithous]

spend enough time in stop and go traffic and you learn to enjoy the automatics.......if i was running off the east coast i would prefer manual.......but running from syracuse out to long island and back everyday can be hard on the left leg........

auto shifts are great. there just like driving a large car . though they take some getting used to . I wouldn't want to go down the 405 in a manual trans rush hour starts at 2 am out here and ends at midnight

 

[Southern Fried]

We've currently got 3 down and 2 more waiting their turn. Yup, automatics are great.

 

[krelithous]

We've currently got 3 down and 2 more waiting their turn. Yup, automatics are great.

 

[Sinister]

auto shifts are great. there just like driving a large car . though they take some getting used to . I wouldn't want to go down the 405 in a manual trans rush hour starts at 2 am out here and ends at midnight

I've always said automatic transmissions have their place.

 

[Duck]

Shifting becomes 2nd nature in traffic. The only thing that pisses me off about having a manual in stop & go traffic is when the &*%$ing clutch brake doesn't do anything unless I put so much force on the pedal after it's pinned to the floor that I can feel the seat about to break off the floor, ... and then hold it there for 30 seconds.

I just grind 'em into gear.

 

[Injun]

Sounds like the clutch brake needs adjusted or replaced.

 

[Duck]

Sounds like the clutch brake needs adjusted or replaced.

Adjusted, methinks. I can tell it works because if I pin the pedal to the floor then roll my foot to the right just a certain way, the pedal goes down another 1/64th of an inch & then it actually works.

 

[Injun]

Do you have a pad, mat or rug under your pedals? If you do, you might have to slide it back or make a cutout under them.

I noticed this in that Cascadia I had. I couldn't figure out why my acceleration was so sluggish. It was because the mat hindered pedal movement.

It's the cheapest and easiest fix.

 

[Duck]

Do you have a pad, mat or rug under your pedals? If you do, you might have to slide it back or make a cutout under them.

I noticed this in that Cascadia I had. I couldn't figure out why my acceleration was so sluggish. It was because the mat hindered pedal movement.

It's the cheapest and easiest fix.

Nope. Just the factory rubber stuff.

 

[tom horn]

What can you do to control shifts more on a 2016 I shift and is there Anything you can do to keep it from skipping gears. Can I have it reprogrammed or buy a different controller? I know nothing yet about this truck. It's a 2016 425 hp VNL 670 with an I shift. I hate the I shift. I am only getting 5mpg, what can I do to improve on that?

 

[THBatMan8]

You guys don't float gears? Once I get rolling, that 3rd pedal no longer exists.

 

[Southern Fried]

What can you do to control shifts more on a 2016 I shift and is there Anything you can do to keep it from skipping gears. Can I have it reprogrammed or buy a different controller? I know nothing yet about this truck. It's a 2016 425 hp VNL 670 with an I shift. I hate the I shift. I am only getting 5mpg, what can I do to improve on that?

Only option you have is to hit M and drive it on Manual.

 

[Fred Mertz]

My truck has an i shift too

As in "i shift" it myself cuz im not a lazy steering wheel holder

 

[Mike]

My truck has an i shift too

As in "i shift" it myself cuz im not a lazy steering wheel holder

Well bless your heart!