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Message:: [QUOTE="aussiejosh, post: 12225197, member: 32680"]Well what hp is the engine rated at? Will you be driving in hilly, or mountainous conditions? If its very flat country you can get away from having to use a higher hp engine it will be a bit more sluggish on take off and take a bit longer to get rolling to hit top speed but it will still work, I've seen this proven at my most recent job where we where hauling around 130 metric tonnes of iron ore with trucks rated at only 550 hp, which is way to low for hauling that kind of weight however if it was flat country with short distances covered at lower speeds then up to about 15 th gear it still pulled ok, it was only when we got onto the highway and tried to get it up to top speed at 90 km per hour (55 mph) that it struggled, So you will find if you have at least 485 hp or higher it will be fine even up hills. And more than enough to run a pto pump. And when your watering roads if that's what your doing you'll be driving at much slower speeds anyway.[/QUOTE]