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can you go 100mph down a hill??

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by ptwn1, Feb 4, 2013.

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  1. Feb 4, 2013 #1
    ptwn1

    ptwn1 Light Load Member

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    my trucker friend said he went down a hill going 100 mph before and i said bull. i said the speedometer doesnt even go to 100 he said his rand mcnally showed. i said jump in my truck and do it. he said it can only be done on a isx engine and i got a detroit. i said the rpms will be too high the engine will blow going that fast he still says he did it i say bull. this argument has been going on for 2 weeks now someone please answer this debate. and he never even pulled a heavy load.
     
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  3. Feb 4, 2013 #2
    W900hp

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    Possible....yes but sounds like a great way to never drive again.
     
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  4. Feb 4, 2013 #3
    WorldofTransportation

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    Yes.. a truck will run 100 mph on flat ground.. not just down a hill.. I hope your company has them cut back .. You shouldnt do it though.. I have done it when I was a young man with a big head and a bigger truck.. Now I have that same big truck and a hole lot more sense.. but your friend is correct..
     
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  5. Feb 4, 2013 #4
    pokerhound67

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    sure its possible. hope your "i rode the little bus to school" friend only kills himself and not anyone else while he's pulling that moronic crap. he obviously has the intelligence of lint. if hes a company driver, id be calling his company and telling them to check the truck's speed history. dont know how its done, but know it can be done. he needs to find a new career, and someone needs to force that decision upon him before the idiot kills my kids...or yours.
     
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  7. Feb 4, 2013 #5
    joseph1135

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    Some people are as smart as a second coat of paint. Your friend is one of those people.
     
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  8. Feb 4, 2013 #6
    Baskt_Case

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    Well, your friend is partially correct. It can be done. Make of the engine has little to do with it, depending on how the rest of the drivetrain is spec'd. Its all about RPM's and Gear Ratio's.

    Check out the Dana/Eaton Road Speed Calculator.

    With a 0.73 Transmission Final, 3.08 Rear Gear, 255/70R22.5 Tire @ 2200 RPM = 104 MPH!!!
     
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  9. Feb 4, 2013 #7
    bubbanbrenda

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    As long as we are being stupid let not forget "Georgia Overdrive" LOL
     
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  10. Feb 4, 2013 #8
    ironpony

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    The last clown that tried that at my carrier got a rather unpleasant call from the safety director, a visit from the security department (flown out especially to this clown's next destination,) a short trip to the nearest curb, and a suggestion that perhaps CR England or Swift may possibly have use for his tallents.
     
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  11. Feb 4, 2013 #9
    JohnBoy

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    Tell your friend the real deal is not going down a hill at 100mph, but rather up a hill at 100mph.
     
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  12. Feb 4, 2013 #10
    bubbanbrenda

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    yea what he said, anybody can go 100 down hill, real trucks can do 100 uphill @ 80,000lbs LOL
     
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