Diesel Colorado/Canyon

rjstractor wrote:

Turtle n Peeps wrote:
With less than 200 HP on tap and 7K on the tail things are going to get ugly when they take this thing to Co and tow up Ike. Snails are going to be in the passing lane and going past this thing.

I'm not a math major, but I would think that 190 hp and 360 ft/lbs or torque will move 7K up the hill just about as fast as 380/720 will move 14K up that hill. It won't set any speed records, but I imagine it will do just fine towing 7K.

I disagree.

Watch this.

And then watch this.

Take note of the MPH and times for each at the end. Also take note of the comments these guys talk about. And this is with the wimpiest engine HP out there. This was not the HO engine.

As far as doing just fine towing 7K? Sure; my 200 HP 6.5 does just fine towing my 7K TT..................until I get into some mountains.........then the snails and slugs start to pass me in the left lane. :B

If I lived where Spoon lived I wouldn't need my Dmax. 200 HP is more than enough to tow on flat ground and mole hills like they have back east.

If I head east I have to go over Donner Pass. If the Donner party had more HP they would have made it over in plenty of time and not have gotten into a "dog eat dog situation." :W

Ike is not the only mountain out here Spoon. There are lots of them out here and they all need big HP to get over in a timely manner. Or you can be like the Donner Party and go slow and take your time............:B.