Is 410 hp too weak to haul grain ?

Years ago I started out trking hauling grain, with a 238 Detroit. Never set any land speed records with it

 

Are paid by the load or by weight?

 

I have a C12 430 and it pull Iso containers 80,000+ regularly. No problems whatsoever

 

Depends on your weight. We hit 140,000 lbs every load. Our smallest trucks have a 430 C12, 430 60 series, and a 470 C13. It's slow going. We get on the highway at one point and its maybe a 1% grade for 10 miles and it takes most of those 10 miles to get up to 60mph. But if I had to pull that weight with an emissions engine, I wouldn't go less than 475. You will be running high EGT's and I wouldn't want to burn out a DPF prematurely. Plus if you have to re-gen while trying to pull that load you won't be a happy camper.

 

So you are leased wth someone.
How is he paid?
Weight or per load?
Reason i ask is if they are paid by weight and you get % off that,better look for the lightest truck.
As to the 410hp.....plenty unless you run the Rocky's.
You will not be fast but it will get there.

 

Burn out the DPF?
Running high temperatures in the exhaustsystem will make you have less or no regens.