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W900_Rooster_Cruzer
Joined: 12 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 5:27 pm Post subject: Fast |
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| Whats the fastest you have ever driven a truck? |
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W900_Rooster_Cruzer
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| Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I should also ask what kind of truck it was. |
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solo379
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| Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Just curios, what kind of spidometr you have on those trucks? My last two trucks, had 85, for high nomber. :roll: |
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Lady18wheels
Joined: 07 Sep 2004
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Location: near Birmingham AL
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| Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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| ClassicXL FR8liner - beautiful red chicken hauler truck. Speedo only went to 80 (85?) but was running with others at 90 - 95. (Man, those were the days....) |
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solo379
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 1:53 am Post subject: |
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| I was running I-80 in PA this night, when i hear on CB- "WHERE IS THAT WEST BOUND BEAR? i'M RUNNING 105MPH" So i ascked him, how would you know? No responce! :lol: |
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Silver Bullet
Joined: 03 Apr 2002
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Location: Oneonta, Alabama
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 8:47 am Post subject: |
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| I drive a 2000 Mack Vision 460 pulling a coal bucket. The speedo registers 100. I've ran it up to 87mph before backing out of it. |
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Ghost_Rider
Joined: 06 Sep 2004
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Location: Cheswick, PA
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| Was in driving school, the truck I was driving was a 1999 freightliner and it was not governed. On I-80, coming up on three trucks going slower that I was, 65 at the time, by the time I pasted the lead truck I was going 85. The instructor told me I was going 85 when I pasted that truck. 8) |
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solo379
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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| You see, that's the problem! Most of the drivers hwo can run fast, wouldn't do it , inless it's emergency, for few obvious reasons. And a lot of drivers hwo do run fast, have no idea, how to handle such speed! :sad: 20+ years ago, i was crazy about speed, and couldn't understand, why older drivers, well, most of them, don't run as fast, as they phisicaly can. Now i know why! I hope, you guys, well, most of you :) ,will drive, and live long enough, to find out for yourself! 8) |
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Rob_0126
Joined: 25 Aug 2004
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Location: Quitman, GA
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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solo379 wrote: You see, that's the problem! Most of the drivers hwo can run fast, wouldn't do it , inless it's emergency, for few obvious reasons. And a lot of drivers hwo do run fast, have no idea, how to handle such speed! :sad: 20+ years ago, i was crazy about speed, and couldn't understand, why older drivers, well, most of them, don't run as fast, as they phisicaly can. Now i know why! I hope, you guys, well, most of you :) ,will drive, and live long enough, to find out for yourself! 8)
You know it's funny, I use to be a speed freak. I use to be a courier in Jacksonville, FL. Id have that little toyota pickup just a cookin. :lol:
I have sense then, mellowed out. Now people consider me a granny driver, and Im only 28. :lol:
Driving the trucks in cdl school, some of my class mates would ask me to speed up because Id drive slow and smooth. :roll:
I dont mind doing 65-70, but after that, I get a little tense. |
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solo379
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Way to go Robert! You don't have to be old, to have a common sence! :D Only for some people, it takes longer, and some just never get it! :sad: |
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Malaki86
Joined: 28 Aug 2004
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Location: West Virginia
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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The truck I run now is capable of 105mph (owner had someone test it with a radar gun). I have yet to run over 75mph, and even then, I'm very uncomfortable. I normally run 65-70.
Slow and steady wins the race. |
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solo379
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Malaki86 wrote: The truck I run now is capable of 105mph (owner had someone test it with a radar gun). I have yet to run over 75mph, and even then, I'm very uncomfortable. I normally run 65-70.
Slow and steady wins the race. I don't wonna test my truck with radar gun :lol:, but i'm still curios about, how fast it could actualy go!Do you mind telling me, what kind of engine, tranny and rear ratio, and tire size you've got on that truck, so i could compare? My is 475-1850 torque C-15 CAT, eaton 13 double over, 24.5 low pro tires, and 3.55 rears. I belive, it should be at about the same range 102-105 mph, but i might be wrong by few miles! 8) :wink: |
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W900_Rooster_Cruzer
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 7:34 pm Post subject: . |
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| :lol: ! |
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Malaki86
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Location: West Virginia
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| I run an International Eagle with a 500hp Cat, 10 speed Spicer. Don't know the rear end ratio, but @ 70mph, it's @ 1,500rpm. |
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solo379
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Yea, it should be about 3.55, so if your tires is 24.5, it's should be about the same. And for that 127mph, mr Rooster Cruiser posted, i doubt it very much, it's what is engine capable of, my ECM shows 127mph too, but to run that speed, your rear end should be like 2. something, which is not very practical, for working truck. |
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