Dump Truck recommendations as an Owner Operator.

There is a huge difference between a ATM transmission and an Alison transmission. I would think an Alison could work pretty good in dump work? We had them in local route trucks 35 years ago and they actually worked pretty good. I would believe they’ve only gotten better?
Heck @Rontonio runs an Alison in his HH OTR truck and I think he likes it?


I agree with ATM transmission though…. They suck!!! I can’t imagine using one off road.

 

I have no idea what it is.

It's just not a stick. The preferred choice of veterans.

 

I watched a few videos from Eaton's proving grounds in Michigan. I can't find the one, but they were starting off from a dead stop weighing 125k if my memory serves, on a 10% grade, effortlessly. That is not easy with my manual 18 speed and 5.29 rears.

Here is a link to a video of a dump truck. Testing the NEW Eaton Cummins Endurant XD PRO Automated Transmission OFFROAD!!! How did it do? - YouTube

 

I absolutely agree the automated manuals are a joke for vocational work idk for otr I never tried one. The fluid drive Allison’s do well off road in my experience.

 

Thanks

 

Nice truck trying to post

 

If it’s an Allison it shifts like an old Hydromatic. Smooth and easy. Has torque convertor and can be controlled with throttle off idle without all the slop and no hop. Great in vocational use. School buses, mixer trucks, refuse, cranes, etc. Even Monfort of Colorado was testing them behind 1693’s back in the 70’s.

 

yes I have an Allison in my set up and other than a few things - I love it.

I will not be going back to an 18 spd manual.
@Oxbow when I was hauling towers - I regularly stopped on 6% plus grades at 200k and was able to start with zero roll back and zero hop.

I do not spend a lot of time in the mud and dirt but what little I do - the Allison has no trouble just idling through