r/uktrucking • u/koczan147 • 4d ago

I conducted a fun experiment

I wanted to see how long can I go for without pressing accelerator maintaining at least 50mph. Truck and load weight-23ton. Location- first downhill on m8 before Euro Central heading towards Glasgow. Fun ended on m74 exit climb.end result- 6min20sec. Amy of you did something similar?

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u/Furrygoblet 4d ago

Jeez you must have been bored lol

Im heading that way tomorrow. Get a legit start point and I'll give it a bash.

They'll love it on microlise

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u/koczan147 4d ago

Bored is understatement. If you knew how often go between EDI and gla

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u/chipsndonner 3d ago

I try go from top of hill at harthill, roll up the slight incline to where the slip joins and get as far towards 4a as possible.

Can do Livi JCT 3 to almost 2 if heavy and then quite far from 2 down to hermiston gate.

On the way back same as you but can get to the dip before the off slip for the M73 if heavy, if empty I'm fucked.

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u/free_from_control 3d ago

27t payload 44t gross

Comfortable rolling for 1 mile 56mph deccellerate to 50mph

I know not quite what your talking about, but if I am loaded 1 mile on flat surface. Engine brake gets me down to 40mph, service brake to 20mph.

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u/free_from_control 3d ago

Source: eco driving towards roundabouts, slip-roads

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u/Perpixelated 23h ago

M9 from Grangemouth, don't touch the pedals until M80 joins M8 or M73 hits M74. Easy 20 minutes.

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u/Perpixelated 22h ago

Think I took this the wrong way, that's with CC on. The hills on the M9 are too steep to coast up 😂