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Get Top Fuel Efficiency From Your Fluids
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Equipment Today
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February 1, 2006
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While the thought of paying over $3 per gallon for diesel fuel may no longer shock you, paying such a high price still stings. Even at around $2.50 per gallon - a considerable bargain for many - fuel costs can take a significant bite out of potential profits.
"Fuel is the biggest operating expense a contractor has," notes Dan Arcy, technical marketing manager at Shell.
With that in mind, finding ways to improve - or at the very least maintain - fuel efficiency in your equipment becomes increasingly important to your bottom line.
Critical to meeting that goal is making sure engines run at peak efficiency. "The key is to maintain the engine," stresses Shawn Ewing, technical coordinator for ...
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