cab wing or nose cone?

[miker]

doe s anyone have any exp. with either of these? have a day cab with a 103 tall box st. truck , gotta get one or the other, the wind beats against the box pretty good causing drag and a lot of noise. Just not sure which one would be better?

 

[cheri1122]

Have you checked out Airtabs.com?

 

[miker]

as far as I know those will reduce some drag ,, but I the wind noise will still be hitting the front of the box, is this correct ? or have I misunderstood what all products they offer?

 

[nightcreacher]

doe s anyone have any exp. with either of these? have a day cab with a 103 tall box st. truck , gotta get one or the other, the wind beats against the box pretty good causing drag and a lot of noise. Just not sure which one would be better?

in 1986 had a flat top freightliner,it got 5.6mpg 400 Cat 13 speed.in 1987 I put a wing on the roof,the one that is sold from Sacramento Ca.Mileage went to 6.3.It paid for itself in 3 months.

At onetime when I drove a company truck,they had the dome on their trailers,didnt really help much,same when at Roberts Express,they had a sort of dome too,didnt help

 

[nightcreacher]

Have you checked out Airtabs.com?

airtabs wont help his problem,front of trailer has no aerodynamics

 

[Moot]

Here is a link for a nosecone for the front of a straight truck box.
NoseCone | Custom Fibreglass Products, Fuel Saving Device, Fibreglass Mouldings, Fibreglass Products

Or check out Jeff Jensen's article from a few years ago.
Go With The Flow - Truck Aerodynamics

 

[guido4475]

cheri, airtabs go on the rear sides and top rear of a box/trailer.

 

[miker]

in 1986 had a flat top freightliner,it got 5.6mpg 400 Cat 13 speed.in 1987 I put a wing on the roof,the one that is sold from Sacramento Ca.Mileage went to 6.3.It paid for itself in 3 months.

At onetime when I drove a company truck,they had the dome on their trailers,didnt really help much,same when at Roberts Express,they had a sort of dome too,didnt help

Nightcreacher, by Dome, are you referring to the nose cone that is mounted to the front of the box/trailer?

 

[gotta go]

cheri, airtabs go on the rear sides and top rear of a box/trailer.

Guido, they also go on the front of Bentz sleepers, fenders, mirrors, and all trailing edges. Home : Airtab Check it out and think outside of the box(truck).

 

[Jack_Berry]

here is another of my useless ideas BUT depending on your sense of humor......get a big red nosecone and on the cab put a wing. if you squint real good it looks like a clown mustache. like i said.........