Does anyone care about fuel efficiency?

RZucker said:

Hey... I got some fuel line magnets you really need...

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I sure would do that sooner than let restrictive garbage in the exhaust that does nothing but cost an honest, hard working man more money some days than he makes!!!! the magnets might do some good!!!=)

So I have a 20 year old backhoe that I run with my brand new Deeres that cat will run 2 hard days on a tank of fuel and I barely get a day and a half out of the deeres on fumes

Emissions hurt fuel economy as much as better injection systems and engine design helped

With what I have heard read and conversed with engineers at the factory it will be at least 5 more years before fuel economy will overcome the added load of emissions

Along with more complex systems now backhoes are being manufactured with load sense pumps witch cost a fortune to replace compared to good old gear pumps not saying it's bad but at additional cost there is no money saved only more money spent and that's before paying dealer service rates to fix anything just the price of parts is ridiculous

I won't bother repeating myself here, but I shared my thoughts on this member's post in another thread: https://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/threads/us-liquid-fuel-supply.22463/page-8#post-860699

I hadn't seen this set of replies before posting there.

I will add here, digging up 10 year old threads to add content that is of no real value is pretty annoying too...

ernest ouimet said:

In today’s fuel saving system, the age of technology has finally arrived. Today’s fossil fuel converter, that are just hitting the market, are going to make a greater inroad than the additive we add today to the fuel. Just think one time cost for the life of the engine. The best part, the catalytic converter extends engine life, reduces emissions, maintenance cost and adds power.
Happy new year to all

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Haven't ouimet somewhere before?