F-150 hours
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the first part of your answer was probably accurate. If a city worker drives a truck, he cant drive it for more hours in a day than he actually works. that would be impossible. So if a city worker uses the truck, he could not put more than one hour per day on the vehicle. If there are 22K miles on the truck, and the city worker drove the truck for 1 hour per day at an average rate of speed of 35 MPH, that means that 35 miles per day was the average usage. divide 22K by 35, and you have the hours on the engine. Of course these numbers would be different if there were two workers in the truck.. In that case, you would multiply your previous answer by 2 and divide by the number of shovels in the truck. If there were three workers in the truck, you would multiply by three and then again divide by the number of shovels and or brooms. Typically, the total numbers of hours are kept to a minimum on city vehicles or else they would appear to be doing something, and that would cause enormous political backlashes.
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You answer is flawed, reflections. The logic behind it is sound, but fails in application.
Since the speedometer rolls over at 99.9K back to zero, the truck could have 22K, 222K, 322K, etc...
Also you don't know what service the vehicle was used for. If the truck had light bars and traffic warning lights on it, the truck engine could have 8 hrs a day, 5 days a week. Those lights use a lot of battery power, and need the engine running to keep them lit. Was it used for snow removal? Parks department? Patch Crew? Foreman's rig?
Just too many variables. Stosh is right, impossible to know with any accuracy.
Since the speedometer rolls over at 99.9K back to zero, the truck could have 22K, 222K, 322K, etc...
Also you don't know what service the vehicle was used for. If the truck had light bars and traffic warning lights on it, the truck engine could have 8 hrs a day, 5 days a week. Those lights use a lot of battery power, and need the engine running to keep them lit. Was it used for snow removal? Parks department? Patch Crew? Foreman's rig?
Just too many variables. Stosh is right, impossible to know with any accuracy.
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you are absolutely right. I had pictured in my mind only one type of usage when there are many types of city owned trucks that we pay to run everyday. It might be easier to calculate the actual tax dollars per mile than it is to figure the total hours in use.
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That's what I was trying to get at:
You have NO idea how long the truck was just idling or how fast the 22k was accumulated.
It is impossible to tell without an hour meter being installed and hooked up from day 1.
You have NO idea how long the truck was just idling or how fast the 22k was accumulated.
It is impossible to tell without an hour meter being installed and hooked up from day 1.
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All rite guys......first the city bought it brand new in 1985.....and I was faxed the complete maintenence history.....oil changed every 3000 miles or so....carb replaced in 01', radiator was replaced in 99'......and it was used as a patch truck.......I will post a pic. The bed and tail gate are practically water proof from all the fricking tar. They used to have an hour meter on it but the guy who owned it for the last 7 years removed it
.....and the city records are incomplete as far as that goes......so I dunno how many hours or actual miles it has......the city never rolled it over according to their rcords and the gent i spoke to on the phone. I can't get ahold of the old owner cause I bought it through a broker......so anyhoo.....Idles really rough cold....and rough warm....I think fast idle needs to be adjusted......I also might need a new engine mount....otherwise truck runs likea champ....i love this thing!
.....and the city records are incomplete as far as that goes......so I dunno how many hours or actual miles it has......the city never rolled it over according to their rcords and the gent i spoke to on the phone. I can't get ahold of the old owner cause I bought it through a broker......so anyhoo.....Idles really rough cold....and rough warm....I think fast idle needs to be adjusted......I also might need a new engine mount....otherwise truck runs likea champ....i love this thing!
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