Jun-30-2018 04:42 PM
Jul-10-2018 09:13 PM
rjstractor wrote:I do like having control, the Auto-Shift allows control when you want it and allows you to just kick back and let the Elves work when your feeling lazy the best of both worlds. The 18 speed has been a real pleasure to drive in the mountains so much better then the 10 speed that is in my Freightliner. We left the mountains of Colorado yesterday and are now cruising the flat lands of the midwest BORING but it is what it is.Mr. Cob wrote:blofgren wrote:The engine is a 6NZ C-15 550 horse power with 1850 lb pounds of torque, the transmission is an Eaton-Fuller 18 speed Auto-Shift, 3.55 axle ratio. It has what it needs to get the job done and then some, darn thing is going to get me into serious trouble one of these days with the law as I run up the mountain.:B
That's a great looking truck; I love the older Pete's too.
What engine and transmission does it have?
Dave
You say you like to row the gears and you got an Auto-Shift? I'm just yanking your chain a little, sounds like a great choice. I have some time in a 10 speed AutoShift and I'm amazed by the little tricks it employs to complete shifts that I wouldn't dare try in a full manual.
Jul-10-2018 04:38 PM
Mr. Cob wrote:blofgren wrote:The engine is a 6NZ C-15 550 horse power with 1850 lb pounds of torque, the transmission is an Eaton-Fuller 18 speed Auto-Shift, 3.55 axle ratio. It has what it needs to get the job done and then some, darn thing is going to get me into serious trouble one of these days with the law as I run up the mountain.:B
That's a great looking truck; I love the older Pete's too.
What engine and transmission does it have?
Dave
Jul-10-2018 04:14 PM
Mr. Cob wrote:73guna wrote:yes that was me, We are now at a rest stop having lunch before turning off the freeway and heading to Mark Twain Cave.
We're you rolling through Nebraska today, I-80 eastbound?
Saw a rig/setup similar to yours east of Kearney Ne. around noon o'clock.
Dave
Jul-10-2018 12:36 PM
73guna wrote:yes that was me, We are now at a rest stop having lunch before turning off the freeway and heading to Mark Twain Cave.
We're you rolling through Nebraska today, I-80 eastbound?
Saw a rig/setup similar to yours east of Kearney Ne. around noon o'clock.
Jul-10-2018 10:39 AM
Jul-07-2018 09:11 PM
Jul-07-2018 06:36 AM
Jul-02-2018 05:05 PM
Mr. Cob wrote:4x4ord wrote:From what you wrote, I am assuming your one ton will stop 30,000 pounds as quickly and as controllable as an HDT. Must be some sort of special edition one ton.
I enjoy driving my Pete but for loads under 30k I prefer a 1 ton.
I am NOT giving you a hard time but braking ability and safety is one of the main reason that folks who use an HDT to tow large RV trailers do so. I had a 14,000 pound toy hauler push my 8,000 pound one ton through an intersection when attempting a panic stop, I don't even want to think about how bad the wreak would have been had I been towing 30,000 pounds that day.
Dave
Jul-02-2018 11:19 AM
Jul-02-2018 10:08 AM
Jul-02-2018 09:46 AM
Me Again wrote:
I had a brand new Searay Sundancer 270/290, 11,500 with trailer, push our 76 3/4 T Chevy 4x4 into an intersection and the guy in the concrete truck saw what was happening and he not pull out in front of me. One of the EZ Loader brakes had not been put together corectly, and all the fluid was lost.
So your case for a 'big' truck is valid.
Jul-02-2018 09:43 AM
Jul-02-2018 09:29 AM
Jul-02-2018 07:52 AM
4x4ord wrote:From what you wrote, I am assuming your one ton will stop 30,000 pounds as quickly and as controllable as an HDT. Must be some sort of special edition one ton.
I enjoy driving my Pete but for loads under 30k I prefer a 1 ton.