MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS
we are looking to move up to a medium duty truck, our fifth wheel is an 2007 forest river "all american sport" toy hauler at 38 feet long and 14,000 dry weight, so who has one and what do you have, ju...
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hone eagle wrote:
trans - just to be clear some class 8 are very manuverable,mine has a 55 degree wheel cut and out turns my old SD ,mileage is also surprising 9.5 , cost per mile is similar to the 7.3 because large tankage help to by from the cheapest states.
Now bobtail mileage is poor so not suitable for a guy still driving to work daily.
Notice I said "for the mileage I get". I get 11 pulling my rig and 16-18 pulling my boat. Yes I know they turn well but the wheel base is what makes it hard. Believe me, I will have one in a couple years just because I want one. I would like to have at least a 13 speed and over 450hp. The Coronada I run now at work has 500 hp and a 18 speed. This is a clean looking truck for the money though.....
2005 Freightliner
