Save yourself time and bs and a chance to make things work....https://letstruck.com/products/stop-holding-the-steering-wheel-and-start-driving-your-business
Horsepower or torque
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Parminder7202, Feb 21, 2017.
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rather spend a few hundred and do it right vs thousands and do it wrong..his call i dont care either way..
More to it than just whippin out a hunk of cash and go driven... -
Op go buy a 670 Volvo Ishift with a 425 Volvo motor you'll fit right in with the new school drivers.
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Hey, he can prove he's a real man if he gets himself a couple of mules and hitches them to a wagon.
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I am currently driving a Prostar with Cummins isx15 400 HP 1450 torque it does the job but hills suck arse... If I had the choice I would get 475 to 500hp 1650 to 1750 torque... When you have more power you can put more stress on the engine one of the reasons megas don't have more power... These new guys would tear up these engine by going hammer down every hill and every chance they get... Hell fresh out of school I would of too... No one taught me any different
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This is what happens when you don't got enough power:
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They did it yrs and yrs ago with alot less than what we use now..Use low pro tires,properly geared and tranny to fit and you dont need big power..
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500 hp and 1850 torque. Yes, you can get by with 450, but 500 hp will perform better, easier on the driver, less strain pulling loads up long grade and on a 48 state truck get the same fuel economy or better than 450 when loaded. Don't buy a flatlander truck for coast to coast running.
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That was too funny!Crude Truckin' and Bean Jr. Thank this.
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