7% Grade

Hannibal wrote:

transamz9 wrote:



I have never had to have my truck hit 3000 rpm to hold my speed and I am well over my GCVWR. There's no need in it . Besides, I don't know if the 2002 5.9 in the OP will turn 4500 rpm.

transamz9 wrote:

I'm not going to do this with you in this thread. There's already a thread for that. You and Dodge guy are trying to turn this into a gas verses diesel thing and that's not what it is. The OP wanted to know if his speed and RPM were about right for his engine. Someone says something about thinking it was slow for the weight the OP posted and makes a comment about in his opinion there should be a minimum speed a truck should be able to tow its load and you guys automatically take offence because the OP has a gas motor. If it were a diesel with the same power you would have never said a thing.

Yet the post by you that I was replying to contradicts yourself. Don't jump in and start it if you don't want it. And then don't accuse others of doing exactly what you alone did.:W

Speed limits on interstate mountain grades are much lower than flat land interstate speed limits. Those who actually travel up the grades know this. Those who don't speculate from their keyboards. It appears you're the one who takes offense anytime someone doesn't dance the diesel jig with you. Because your groaning diesel "can't" turn 3k rpm doesn't mean one that easily can is struggling. So wipe the tears away and get over it.:B

I'll tell you what Hannibal, you are just a bully. I never said anything about a diesel truck verses a gas truck in my post. I was responding to Dodge Guy stating that people have to turn 3000 RPM with a diesel.

I pull loads daily that make these little campers we pull look like grocery haulers and do it in some very tough places. Do it with gas and diesel trucks. (If you would like a list of the trucks I will be more than happy to provide) Do the gas trucks do the work? Yes they do. Do they do it as well as the diesel? NO they do not.

This is not what this thread is about and to the OP I am sorry. Hannibal, we could argue back and forth day in and day out but I do pull with trucks that are the same vintage and same HP rating daily and the diesel wins has down when it comes to handling heavy loads. Gearing has a lot to do with it also. Our F550 with 4.88 gears will not pull with my F350 with 4.10 gears on the interstate. Do they turn over 3000 rpm? Yes they do. When you are grossing close to 38,000 and the power is at or above that rpm they will turn that when needed. Are they screaming? No, not compared to the F350 that I use for a service truck that has a 5.4 that can't hold OD at 75 mph not towing anything. I have proven the gas verses diesel thing to my FIL many times towing the same load with his Chevy 325 hp gas truck and my Dodge 325 hp diesel truck. If you want me to prove it to you then name the place and you can pick the load and the road we travel and I will be more than happy to wipe you tears. The trucks have to be equal hp ratings.:B