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<p>[QUOTE="Otter, post: 696707, member: 15342"]3:21 with 24.5 low profile and a 13 speed will give you 68 mph at 1300 rpm, I run a Western Star with a C13 Caterpillar, 430 hp 1750 fpt, I love the truck, hate the engine, gutless wonder, dies on the hills because there's no power. I would carry a spare blower motor with the tools to change it. I've driven a 2008 since August 6th 2007 and I've changed the cab blower motor four times. You can't get enough heat or A/C without it. The blower motors are about $98.00 each. Tat's been the biggest problem with the truck, I won't go into the BS with the C13 Caterpillar, as I type this I'm waiting overnight for parts to come in so I can get my truck repaired at Butler in Sioux Falls SD. I've been in so may Caterpillar shops with this truck I know most of the mechanics by name.</p><p>Our standing joke with my company is, "If the truck catches fire use the fire extinguisher to beat off anyone who tries to put the fire out."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Otter, post: 696707, member: 15342"]3:21 with 24.5 low profile and a 13 speed will give you 68 mph at 1300 rpm, I run a Western Star with a C13 Caterpillar, 430 hp 1750 fpt, I love the truck, hate the engine, gutless wonder, dies on the hills because there's no power. I would carry a spare blower motor with the tools to change it. I've driven a 2008 since August 6th 2007 and I've changed the cab blower motor four times. You can't get enough heat or A/C without it. The blower motors are about $98.00 each. Tat's been the biggest problem with the truck, I won't go into the BS with the C13 Caterpillar, as I type this I'm waiting overnight for parts to come in so I can get my truck repaired at Butler in Sioux Falls SD. I've been in so may Caterpillar shops with this truck I know most of the mechanics by name. Our standing joke with my company is, "If the truck catches fire use the fire extinguisher to beat off anyone who tries to put the fire out."[/QUOTE]
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