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I remember the 1994 2.4L sheep shagger a mate had was bang on 3 grand @100kph. Those hair dryers and other improvements have certainly managed to drive the revs down a tad. Then again a big lazy 4.2...

I know the answer. Apparently its all the 'other' logistical parts at each end that make rail uneconomical. The train itself, loaded to the gunnels from Auckland to Wgtn will beat them hands down in...

So MD you are using about 6 times as much fuel as some of these new Hiluxes, with them weighing in at 2.3 ish T, and you weighing in with a truck and trailer and 60xR2s at about 27 T of...

I'm stunned that fuel economy in modern 4x4's is this 'poor' for want of a better term.

In the mid 90's I rebuilt a series III stage1 v8 Land rover. So permanent 4x4. Dropped a 6.5L V8 diesel out...

Now a days you claim the tax back off petrol consumed on the farm.

Yes, that sort of carry on will only increase when times get tough.:XD:

And yet those IBC's get freighted from overseas with all sorts of toxic hydrocarbons inside them....

Get two of them. Put one on a trailer, go to Gull during their 12 cents/L off the already...

I think Trout, myself et al running 30 year old pushrod turbo diesel 4x4s getting 10L/100km are having to wipe the smiles off our faces about now:thumbsup:

Might have to do the math again there 7mm, that looks to me to be 11-12L/100km. Your calc may have put the wrong figure over the top of the other wrong figure:P