Flatbed tractor questions

For 60k you could find a good used 2016+ with a DD15, 10 speed direct, 2.64 rears, low 22.5s, make fuel mileage.

 

I have 435hp, 2.64's, and a 10 speed. The shift from 9th to 10th sucks. Need more horsepower, lower gear ratio, or more gears in the tranny. I make do, but I hate the spec. Just some more info for you.

 

Yea I drove a company Western with a 10 speed in front of a fresh preemission Detroit and the leap from 8 to 9 and than to 10 wasn’t bad unless you had to start dropping gears climbing .

Looking forward to driving my 13 speed

 

8LL and 4.56 rears you'll be screaming going down the highway. I run the northeast and I have a 485 hp Paccar 18 spd 3.31 rears and it does great. Lightweight is 29k with both tanks full and a 48ft spread axle.

Not sure if you're a Mack fan or not but you could probably find a decent older CH series for a good price. A friend of mine has one with a 427 Mack engine, 13 speed and 3.86 rears and he keeps up with everyone else. Think he weighs around 27k empty. His truck has been very good to him. Just look at ones pre-2000 or so

 

Because it's a gutless pig.

Yes. "Lower gears" is a higher number. For example, 4.10's are lower than 3.55's.

If I had more gears near the top, the 9 to 10 shift would be more bearable. Basically I wish I had a 9.5 gear. Something to go to in between them.

 

My experiences with them have been good, I drove an old RD dump truck that had a 350 and 8LL and a CL series with a 454 13 speed. Both were reliable trucks and caused little to no headaches. Just looked on truck paper and there's a bunch of decent looking older ones all under 30k

 

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