Custom truck drive train questions

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Eric Strongbear, Jan 17, 2021.

  1. Eric Strongbear

    Eric Strongbear Light Load Member

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    My thought with the rear axles is that two would be within 8' of each other, thus counting as tandems, and the third is just outside the 8' mark and thus not part of the tandems, not sure how that would interact with the front axle as of yet
     
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  3. Old Man

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    You need to buy good ear plugs, and a pallet of grease sweep, also lots of brake cleaner to clean the engine every morning.
    Don’t need a jake, you can hold your door open and get more drag.
    Been there done that and have the greasy T- shirt to prove it.
    You also get no curse control, no way to idle the engine up at night and not wake up with it turning 2000 rpm, but it can run backwards.
    On the plus side a jake with straits can wake the dead.
     
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  5. Old Man

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    And it weights 2100 pounds more than a series 60
     
  6. Eric Strongbear

    Eric Strongbear Light Load Member

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    It's also an 18.1 liter and the Series 60 went up to what, 14~15 liter
     
  7. Old Man

    Old Man Road Train Member

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    Have you ever driven any 2 stroke Detroit?
    My series 60 has 700hp and 2000torque.
     
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  8. Eric Strongbear

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    I mainly have experience with the DD15, why?
     
  9. AModelCat

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    Gotta slam your fingers in the door before you drive a 2-stroke. You pretty much gotta drive them like a racecar.
     
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    No smoke, no blowers fires, no leaks, easy starting, no run away’s D06CFC46-2604-4E98-9B27-C37406AFBBC7.jpeg
     
  11. Old Man

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    Why do you think they quit making the 2 stroke?
     
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