If you get to Vancouver, a trip to Vancouver Island is an option. Victoria is very nice in the summer, Port Alberni great scenery & Macleans Mill...
@Rontonio Just curious, when you ordered your WS, was a second stick an option or is air shift the only choice?
@AModelCat Port Renfrew Area, West coast of Vancouver Island
Bought this truck new in '79, 20 Front, 50 Eaton's locked in Low Range, 3406 ,10 X 4 Trans. The only weak part was the RT 480 Suspension.
I am now retired, but in my working life I would liked to have those rear axles and suspension. Hendrickson spring was very high maintenance.
@98989 Thanks for the pictures of Mercedes, really good shots of the rear suspension. Why all the extra holes in the frame?
Rontonio, what is your opinion of an aux after running this for a while, do you use 1 or 2 very often?
Mack 427 This picture will show you why the extra reduction was needed. Trucks was never on public roads. This is on fairly flat ground, no rain...
If we are on the subject of aux trans I will tell you of my experience with them. I worked in a shop where we looked after off highway log trucks....
What model of Aux? Just wondering if the 1241 was stilll used.
Had logging trucks with eaton two speeds, they were good if you put them in low off road, then put them in high on pavement. Always stop or...
I had a Allison 750 DRD with retarder. The Aux was a 1241 C (think the c is right) If you put the Allison in first, the aux in first, you could...
I had Rockwell 5.29 (58000 lbs) , truck only had go with a small drive lines and I found the allison saved breakage. Have you thought of putting a...
Rontonio, I realise I was in a different situation than your highway truck, but I used to haul logging equipment in the mountains on Vancouver...
