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Backing in High Range

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by rocknsand, Aug 23, 2011.

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  1. Aug 23, 2011 #1
    rocknsand

    rocknsand Medium Load Member

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    Did a first last week. Backed over a mile in high range. We were hauling oversize box culverts to a job site south of Clear lake,IA. The crane was a mile and quarter down a gravel road with no place to turn around.
    We often get in places where we have long backs to get out and when the driver I was running with, said throw it in high range and go. Having never done that before, I thought what the heck, I'll give it a shot. Worked really well, but you could get in trouble real fast, if you are not paying attention.
    The first load I had no stops or pull ups, but the second load, there was a car and pickup that was coming up behind me and I had to stop. Yes, I was using the middle of the road.

    The day before we had oversize, 15x15x6 box culverts, laying down on a double drop trailer. Again we had about a mile back, but this time with the load on. You could not see the rear wheels as the load stuck out about 4 feet on each side. No, not high range on this load,but low and slow.
     
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  3. Aug 23, 2011 #2
    spax

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    That's the way to roll!
     
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  4. Aug 23, 2011 #3
    johnday

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    I'm going to have try Hi in rev. Never did it!:biggrin_2559:
     
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  5. Aug 23, 2011 #4
    dirtyjerz

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    The time i did it it felt weird, but i was also in newark, nj. Had to get moved quickly before traffic started coming. Sure wasnt a mile and a half though. That quite the accomplishment.
     
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  7. Aug 23, 2011 #5
    BigJDub

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    My record is 5 miles straight back.

    Directions said "last driveway before the train truss".

    They neglected to say the truss was at 9ft high and 5 miles after the last driveway with no sign out front of the warehouse.
     
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  8. Aug 23, 2011 #6
    quickway

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    Backing in high range can be costly. Its hard on the ole clutch shoes.....and ya gotta be carefull not to flip the range selector while in reverse. I've never done it before but it might make a mess of a very expensive transmission.
     
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  9. Aug 23, 2011 #7
    rocknsand

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    It's not something I would want to do every day, but for that situation it was the way to go.It did shudder a bit till the truck got moving then you just let it idle on back. It sure did beat having the fan come on and blowing dust all over the place.

    An unrelated problem, as I came to the place to get turned around, I heard a squeaking, like in fan belt, and yeah, the fan belt broke. Idler pulley was froze up. Was able to go the 20 miles up to Mason City to Ziegler Cat and get repairs made. At least that happened when I was empty.
     
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  10. Aug 23, 2011 #8
    Pedigreed Bulldog

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    Why idle? Give 'er a little gas and back 'er up! The long backs go much faster if you can run 10-15 mph in reverse.:biggrin_25525:
     
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  11. Aug 23, 2011 #9
    crzyjarmans

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    IMO, dont think it's real good on the tranny to back in high, personally,I would have been in low, but when I did heavy haul,I was mostly, REAL Heavy
     
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  12. Aug 23, 2011 #10
    okiedokie

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    Hells bells we race in high range and overdrive reverse. Depending on the truck I've hit 37 mph in a stringing truck and 40 in a loaded logger w/ a set of sticks. Fact is couple of us were talking just yesterday about baiting some of the other drivers into a reverse race on this nice section of road in the project. Ego gets them every time.
     
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