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wnjj
Feb 14, 2018Explorer II
blt2ski wrote:
Scott, I came back from Duvall at 40-45k gcw in dump truck. Mind you it is a 175/330 non turbo 7.3 V8! Fortunately, 7 forward gears. In 1st which is 10.08-1, 2800 rpm at switch back motor starts slowing down to 2100 as I straighten back up, motor speeds up.....thought I was going to have to back down with 5 yrs of soil in truck, 12k equipment trailer behind me!
Needed clean shorts after that.
Never as of yet have I stalled that rig on a hill! My auto trans 454s, stalled them out all the time. One was a 4ad, into 4lo, no big. Rwd dually, burned up transmissions every 30k like clockwork, with 5k fluid fluid change.....talking COMPLETE fluid change including fluid into the TC!
Marty
Maybe not practical on a steep slope, but could you unload the equipment and drive it up and/or help the truck with it?
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