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Originally Posted by Malaki86
The Volvo I'm in now has a 400hp ISX. It's one of the best pulling trucks I've ran in a long time. We run heavy, normally within 500# of gross and most of our running is into and out of West Virginia. I can pass soooo many trucks on the hills that it literally shocks me, especially when whoever I pass says something on the radio to the tune of "You must be running light". When I respond that I'm almost grossed out, they're shocked because they're only pulling 25-30k.
This happens quite a bit.
Now I wish they'd change the tranny from a straight 10 to a 13spd.
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I drive an '06 Volvo, with a 475hp ISX, 18-speed, and 4.11 ratios. The average weight ( GVW ) I pull is 37,000 kg ( 81,000 lbs ) when I'm pulling a 5-axle, and 63,000 kg ( 138,000 lbs ) when pulling a super-B train.
When I pull a 5-axle over a hill, I don't need to drop even half a gear ( our trucks are governed at 100 km/h, and I usually drive at a speed of 95-98 km/h ), and 8 times out of 10, I leave other trucks who may have passed me earlier, in my wake. A really big hill, like Big Smoky ( on the way to Grand Prairie ), sees me drop down to maybe 7 to 6 over, from 8 over.
When pulling a super b, i may need to drop down to 7 or 6 over on regular hills, and to around 5 or 4 over on really steep climbs. I still end up out-pulling most other trucks, but they end up passing me on level terrain, since I don't drive too fast.