Accuracy of MC8 Hubometer

[Melbo]

How accurate is the hubometer on a bus --- My MC8 did not have a speedo when I got it and I just used the hubometer to check my mileage.  Sometimes I would do good and other times I would do BAD. No rhyme or reason to what was what.

I put in a speedo and checked it against the GPS and it is off by less than 5% so I just filled up and my hubometer was less than HALF what the speedo read.

Other times when I was on the road the hub and speedo seemed to be pretty close

Kind of confusing but then sometimes I can be EASILY confused.

Wondering what experience others have had with the hub and speedo readings.

Melbo

[luvrbus]

Mel, if the hub-odometer is the right rpm for the vehicle they are pretty accurate but the mechanical type can go bad and electronic type needs batteries from time to time a new one costs around 40 bucks if you want to replace your 


good luck

[Melbo]

Thanks

I probably don't need one anymore with the speedo that has a trip meter and odometer but as a habit when I fill up I write down the hub reading the speedo reading and the hours on the genny so I can figure out what consumed the fuel.

Doesn't make the fuel any cheaper and doesn't make any difference in where it went BUT it gives me a chance to do some mental gymnastics and something to think about lying in bed at night.

Probably a broken tooth in the gears somewhere that doesn't engage all the time but catches just often enough to keep me confused.

Melbo

[buswarrior]

hubometers work great until they don't.

They have to stay in the bottom, once they start irregularly spinning around with the tire, it's over.

happy coaching!
buswarrior