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big tow

03-10-2003, 09:41 PM

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cagosti

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big tow

just came back from first big tow,#20,000 total
combined . This was a 12,000 trailer had 900 miles on truck before start
went from Tenn to Mich about 900 miles
lots of hills in Tenn. could not hold 55 on some of them!?
the 4/11 rear end on my 2WD 03-2500 Quad got hot
about 195 Deg on the outside of the case used a Fluke
infra red Temp Gage also the Turbo showed 1250 Deg on
outside of housing.I think using the OD lock out with the 4/11
is no good as it puts the RPM over 2500 at 55 so lots of VROOM
but less power than OD on and pulling at 1800 rpm. ran 62 MPH
on flat I-75 and we got 15 MPG.
Charles Agosti

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