So much mud. Just a question on economy as I’ll be doing a big trip in October in my ‘22 GLS. What speed were you doing, what economy and are you heavy? I’ve found that the dash readout bears no relation to the actual economy. Being, number of k’s divided by 100 and then dividing that into litres used. No probs if you don’t have the info mate. Just seeking a guide for my own trip info.
@bugsy1254 Yeah the mud was brutal. I've not done the maths myself but I was definitely heavy and going around the 100kmh mark. Averaged around 16L per hundred. Will be getting a tune in a few months 👍
I also have a 22 GLS and did a trip around aus last year towing a 2T camper. We were about 4.7T all up, with everything fully loaded. Over 29000km, our average was 13.7L/100km and I found the correlation between the dash readout and actual usage to be bang on. This was mostly on sealed roads but probably a few thousand km of dirt roads as well inc the gibb, mt augustus, tanami, merenie loop. So it will really depend on a ton of different factors. When comparing my consumption that which other travellers were having, I was way less. You learn to save fuel, if you want. Find the speed at which your transmission locks and keep it locked. Don't waste any energy flaring. Shave a few kmh off and you can save heaps too. 100kmh vs 90kmh is a noticeable difference. You're probably thinking, this guy drives like a grandma, and you would be right. Saving money on fuel meant we could travel longer.
@@bugsy1254 Good question, and it's a hard one to articulate the answer to. The way I found out was using an OBD2 scanner to monitor my ATF temps at the pipe and the carter. I have no idea what that means, but when the transmission is flaring, or not locked, there is a difference in temp between those two sensors. So energy is being turned into heat in the transmission rather than driving your wheels. I presume our Tritons are going to be the same, in which case 4th seems to lock up around 55-60kmh and 5th locks up around 75kmh. Those are "speedo speeds" so if you have bigger wheels or anything like that your numbers may be different. So I try and avoid flaring of the transmission by keeping it above 55kmh in 4th and 74kmh in 5th. I usually drive it in manual to achieve this. The benefits are lower ATF temps and seemingly better fuel economy.
Great to see another video!
Ausarmour! Ive been there! amazing tank museum
Liking this big outting series you got going.. after a long time being away you come back with a bang :)
@Sh4dow682 Thanks mate, really appreciate it! You'll love the next video 👍
looks like the triton is doing well!!! how’s it handling the trip? looking forward to the next episode.
@markt9156 The Triton did a great job! I'll make a video taking about how it went soon. Thanks mate 👍
4:20 nearly as red as mine!
Should try some time lapseing with the GoPro
So much mud. Just a question on economy as I’ll be doing a big trip in October in my ‘22 GLS. What speed were you doing, what economy and are you heavy? I’ve found that the dash readout bears no relation to the actual economy. Being, number of k’s divided by 100 and then dividing that into litres used. No probs if you don’t have the info mate. Just seeking a guide for my own trip info.
@bugsy1254 Yeah the mud was brutal. I've not done the maths myself but I was definitely heavy and going around the 100kmh mark. Averaged around 16L per hundred. Will be getting a tune in a few months 👍
@@mrtriton5405 thanks mate. Appreciate the info.
I also have a 22 GLS and did a trip around aus last year towing a 2T camper. We were about 4.7T all up, with everything fully loaded. Over 29000km, our average was 13.7L/100km and I found the correlation between the dash readout and actual usage to be bang on.
This was mostly on sealed roads but probably a few thousand km of dirt roads as well inc the gibb, mt augustus, tanami, merenie loop.
So it will really depend on a ton of different factors. When comparing my consumption that which other travellers were having, I was way less.
You learn to save fuel, if you want.
Find the speed at which your transmission locks and keep it locked. Don't waste any energy flaring.
Shave a few kmh off and you can save heaps too. 100kmh vs 90kmh is a noticeable difference.
You're probably thinking, this guy drives like a grandma, and you would be right. Saving money on fuel meant we could travel longer.
@@andrewford80how do I know when my transmission locks?
@@bugsy1254 Good question, and it's a hard one to articulate the answer to.
The way I found out was using an OBD2 scanner to monitor my ATF temps at the pipe and the carter. I have no idea what that means, but when the transmission is flaring, or not locked, there is a difference in temp between those two sensors. So energy is being turned into heat in the transmission rather than driving your wheels.
I presume our Tritons are going to be the same, in which case 4th seems to lock up around 55-60kmh and 5th locks up around 75kmh. Those are "speedo speeds" so if you have bigger wheels or anything like that your numbers may be different.
So I try and avoid flaring of the transmission by keeping it above 55kmh in 4th and 74kmh in 5th. I usually drive it in manual to achieve this.
The benefits are lower ATF temps and seemingly better fuel economy.
I hit a __big__ boar in an old AP6 Valiant about 35 years ago between Westmar and Meandarra, wasn't pretty!
cars were white..