Automatic for tanker?

Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by 77fib77, Sep 11, 2018.

  1. RockinChair

    RockinChair Road Train Member

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    I always swore I would never drive an automatic with a tanker behind it. When I started hauling propane, the company put me in a Cascadia with an Ultrashift, and I really liked it. But my trailer had baffles, I was always at 90% capacity, and propane isn't very dense.

    You couldn't force me to drive an automatic with a smoothbore tank behind it. And you probably couldn't force me to drive an automatic with very dense liquid (like caustic) behind it, even in a baffled trailer.
     
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  3. Slowmover1

    Slowmover1 Road Train Member

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    I moved from a Cummins with 18-man to Detroit with 12-Auto. Think I reached for shifter twice in first 90,000-miles.

    Smoothbore. Tanker 2/3 full. 9-lbs/gal.

    I don’t miss Manual.
     
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