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Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by North Pole Nightmare, Nov 22, 2022.
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Read a story about these trucks.When I was a teenager I worked at my friends family garage in the summer.They had one of these,it had a tow set up on the fifth wheel,used for towing busses that we converted into motor homes.
Really light on the steer axle when hooked up to a bus.It had a 671 and would run.cke, Boondock, D.Tibbitt and 1 other person Thank this. -
Must have been pretty scary bobtailing in one of those
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That thing is so short, a guy could probably out-wheelie ol' X1 across Pennsylvania.
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Geared right they are runners but gear them low and they can move mountains, gear them to high and they cant use high gear.
I drove one pulling mobile homes in the mid 80s with a 10 speed and it was geared for 65mph @2100 and she would turn 2450 all day when empty and pulling a 16X76 shack I was lucky to get to 55mph unless I had a heavy tail wind.Flat Earth Trucker, cke, Boondock and 4 others Thank this. -
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I have personally seen (and been passed by) one that could run 85mph with a empty flatbed.cke, Boondock, OLDSKOOLERnWV and 1 other person Thank this. -
O’l Weedhopper that drove for a local company here, had a 4070B with a 6-71. He could outpull the same trucks with 290 Cummins.
Keep in mind they were only hauling mattresses / box springs but, pulling I-79 from Chareleston to Pittsburg will work a mouse motor too….cke, beastr123, Boondock and 1 other person Thank this.
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