How to identify if a transmission is double OD

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  1. haycarter

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  3. jamespmack

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    Have to agree with you here.
     
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    Someone else would have to do the math. Dad ran a BC3, then a 444 2450rpm, 12513 and 4.11s on lp24.5s. 89 mph was max. Up hill, down hill, or sideways.

    Trucks in the last 25 years are way faster.
     
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    Had a 15 up against the dash in the 80s, it had 3.70 rears. At 1900 rpm it was 115 mph. Maybe the OPs rear end ratio has been changed, with 4.25 it would be hard to hit triple digits
     
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    Down Here In Australia I've never seen (or heard) Of a Direct drive 18speed. !!
    They're all double overdrive so you can run deeper Final drive ratios to improve startability at out High B double & road Train Gross Weights..
     
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  8. mile marker 27

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    And maybe it’s not 4:25 rears but that’s what the guy I bought it from told me. They ran it as a back up truck and said it will run over 100. I drove it up to 90 and it had more left. It’ll run nearly 70 in 14th. I get a chance and I’ll crawl under it and check it. You very well maybe right on the gearing.
     
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    Ok, according to my vin# and Peterbilt, the rears are or were 3:55. You guys are correct,......again, thank you. Truck started out as OTR truck.
     
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    I'am not calling you a liar.. I was only pointing out that it would be pretty tough to reach the triples on 4:25s
    only saying that from experience
    I meant no personal offense to you
     
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    Transmission is RT14615, according to Peterbilt.
     
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