air tabs
Wolf 10 are you going to install air tabs on the new motorhome?? I'm still pondering putting them on.. Are they worth the money?? Do they help in any way, mpg, handling?? Thanks.. Mike Mathews..
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- Handling: Not at all and that's not what they're intended to do. Improve MPG yes they certainly will improve it. If you drive several hundred thousand miles a year they will probably pay for the installation in gas savings.
Good luck / Skip - The jury is no longer out on them.....They HELP big time and the return on investment is very short at todays fuel price. We just did a 1000 mile trip in the toad and I was amazed at the number of OTR trucks that have now installed them. I would say that on our fuel stops and looking at the trucks we passed, at least 30% of the trucks in the had them on the tractor and over 50% on the trailers. Drivers I have talked to are reporting a ½-1½ mpg gain. If you are a full timer and put on 12-15K miles a year, the $220 would return in a hurry.
- Brent Wolf or is it Bret?? He has had them on his coach for some time.. Mike Mathews..
- Who is Wolf 10? :h
Tom N wrote:
Air tabs help the $eller more than the purchaser.
X2. These things are the current fade in the trucking business. I drank the kool aid. Tried them and noticed ZERO difference. I've run the same routes hauling the same freight for over 7 years now. Customer testimonials drive this product. NASA has even applauded these gizmos. However there has been no SAE/TMC testing.- Air tabs help the $eller more than the purchaser.
