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Thank godNo risk at all.
Thank godNo risk at all.
Phew!No risk at all.
It is about the same, but just a little cheaper.
in h said:You forgot about the £500 cost of buying a generator.
They smoke after the first year,ford tractors turn down glass bore claims for forestry tractors idling all day long.I'm guessing that an ice cream van engine is running about ten hours a day on average, seven days a week (with a few days off at Xmas).
Given that it's the equivalent of very gentle driving, let's assume it's like travelling at 20 mph.
So how far would the equivalent mileage be after five years?
20 * 10 * 360 * 5 = 360,000 miles.
Smoking after that "mileage" (or even half of that), doesn't seem like premature failure to me
If I didn't think it would fall on deaf ears I'd write a technical description and explanations as to why it is unwise to leave an automotive engine idling for extended periods.They smoke after the first year,ford tractors turn down glass bore claims for forestry tractors idling all day long.
If I didn't think it would fall on deaf ears I'd write a technical description and explanations as to why it is unwise to leave an automotive engine idling for extended periods.
It's a bit cheaper, but about the same. The difference is minor. I'm sorry that you have problems understanding that.So is it cheaper? Or the same?
What would you describe as an "extended period"?explanations as to why it is unwise to leave an automotive engine idling for extended periods.
I dispute that running the engine for half an hour every few days would cause premature wear. As for the force required to push along at 20mph, you'd be surprised how little power is needed.You forgot the premature wear on the MH engine. And idle with no load is no where near the same as driving at 20mph.... The force required to push a 3.5t brick through the air is very significant.
As for the force required to push along at 20mph, you'd be surprised how little power is needed.
I don't drive far enough at that speed to find out. Do you?
But at 20mph on a level road, the engine is just idling.
drag and friction.
Careful someone might think you dress up and not tell the truth about it
Another fact-free post from you. Here are some facts to mull over.Whilst, if the conditions were perfect, you might be able to cruise at 20mph @ 900rpm, the engine is far from idling. A lot more fuel is being introduced to provide the necessary power to overcome the drag and friction.
Please mark me as "ignore" in the forum settings. I'll manage to get by without your attentions.Why do you type comments like this? We realise you are not on here to make friends, your copy book was marked years ago. Often, to many of us, you’re posts come over as obnoxious, merely for the sake of it. Not to make a point, but to get a reaction.
I’m sure if you were to look elsewhere. You’d find somewhere you’d find likeminded people. TBH, it’s getting tedious.
I used to have a car that gave an accurate reading on consumption at tickover. .....it was always between 0.4 and 0.6 gallons per hour,
Another fact-free post from you.
I have indeed sat in my car, which is automatic, and just let it idle in D. It doesn't reach 20mph, but given long enough, it gets well past 10mph.
Sounds about right, yes. It does about 40mpg at 60mphHalf a gallon per hour on idle, which you're equating to 20mph. Which would mean 40mpg at 20mph.
Do you really believe that to be anywhere near true?
Of course it's bloody well idling.IT'S NOT IDLING!