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Info on this tranny?

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by irnndn, Apr 24, 2010.

  1. Apr 24, 2010 #1
    irnndn

    irnndn Light Load Member

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    I was looking through truckpaper and saw something I hadn't seen before. Truck was listed as a 9 speed but when reading the details it said "Transmission RTOC16909A 9-13 convertable transmission".

    How do you convert from a 9 speed to a 13, and why would you choose the 9 over the 13?

    Thanks in advance for your info.
     
    irnndn, Apr 24, 2010
    irnndn, Apr 24, 2010
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  3. Apr 24, 2010 #2
    Elvenhome21

    Elvenhome21 Heavy Load Member

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    you can add a splitter box to the back of the tranny. you can split the top 4 gears in the high range.
     
    Elvenhome21, Apr 24, 2010
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  4. Apr 25, 2010 #3
    CondoCruiser

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    Yep, alot of companies are moving to the 9 over the 10 speed as it's easily converted into a 13 with a better resale value and better fuel mileage.
     
    CondoCruiser, Apr 25, 2010
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  5. Jun 11, 2010 #4
    melpromud

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    Fleets like this trans as a 9. Very basic and they dont need teach the new bees how to use a 13. Then when they trade it in they convert it to a 13 and get higher resale value.:biggrin_255:
     
    melpromud, Jun 11, 2010
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