It is a great motor and pulls great but to get any MPG you need to really pay attention.
PDI turbo
I was at the local Cat dealer today picking up some parts for my equipment and I was asked to speak with the truck sales manager. I talked with...
Nope I checked that they a 4 quart, 1 gallon jugs. Dealer thinks we might have the wrong dip stick but that doesnt seem right because we check the...
Nothing but a few drips a minute when I put the plug back in.
It says online it takes 40Q of oil but I have 32 in the truck and it is saying full. Ran it for 30 mins. Oil pressure great checked it again and...
The Allison transmission is great. We have 5 now. Three 4500 and two 4000s transmissions. If your looking for a low first gear for site work, ect...
I now have two 4700's with the Allison 4000 and they are great trucks. In the future I will be buying the Allison 4500RDS transmission again as...
Come to find out the cooler for the transmission broke and filled the transmission with coolant. They shipped a new trans and I should have it...
Guy should get what he has coming to him!
It does look orange/red in color. We have other trucks with Allison and no problems at all but this one from day one has not seemed right
Looks like it could be.
Truck has been shifting hard and almost like it was hanging up and slipping. Took it to the dealer 4 times they "reprogrammed it" and nothing...
90% of it is the Northeast
Yes but not reefer guys, this is new to us as we do dump trailer and bulk fuel hauling. One of my guys did do reefer work 10+ years ago but he...
Really? So you would hire a driver and then pay him to do what? Sit around for 3-4 months waiting for the new truck to come in? Or will he just...
Where is a good place online to look for experienced drivers? I have another new truck on order and I need to hire a new driver to haul reefer...
Any of you ever head to Alaska in the winter as owner operators? Was it worth it?
We run 74,000-76,000 all day with good size hills. Fuel is great as of now. I wish I knew what the DD16 was like on fuel. Looks at a tractor for...
4000s Allison, all the other truck I own are 4500s... I am looking at putting together a heavy haul tractor with the DD16 and the Allison 4700.
