Which trans?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by WREN, Sep 8, 2019.

  1. Concorde

    Concorde Road Train Member

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    I see more red trucks on the shoulder than blue ones.. I’d go with the blue one..

    On a serious note: When I went on the hunt for a truck my first “must have” was a 13spd. My second must have was 500hp minimum and geared to cruise at 70mph without working too hard.

    After a couple months of searching through the limited supply of what I wanted, I ended up buying the first truck I turned my nose up too.2 months later. Turned out it had everything I wanted and an 18 spd for a pleasant bonus.

    I never even looked at it’s specs to see if it had what I wanted.. It was orange (not Schneider orange) and I walked right on past it.
     
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  3. Ridlingdj

    Ridlingdj Medium Load Member

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    I have owned a few 10s and have a 13 and 18 speed now I would still buy a 10 speed if best equipped
     
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  4. Concorde

    Concorde Road Train Member

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    I just hated the 10 because of 6th gear position.. with the 13 and 18 it’s a simple 4spd pattern. I also find the 13&18’s much more relaxing in rush hour traffic.. Climbing hills which I do a lot of is much nicer also.
     
  5. Ridlingdj

    Ridlingdj Medium Load Member

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    I think that a 10 is more relaxing in traffic with less shifting but if extremely heavy its nice having more gears theres a lot of times I'm well over 90k that's the only time I think that you need a 13 or 18 and I miss my old super 10 for legal loads
     
  6. snowwy

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    I don't miss the 2 super 10s I drove.
     
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