How 'bout a HEAVY load?
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How 'bout a HEAVY load?
I work at NUCOR Steel in Al, a coupla nights ago I drove one of our coil-haulers for 12 hrs. Truck and trailer weigh ??????, 4 coils on the back weigh 200k pounds. 
Pop the hood and what do I see? 5.9 Cummins with a big Allison behind it.
BTW, the trucks are geared so low they max out at 24mph.
Pop the hood and what do I see? 5.9 Cummins with a big Allison behind it.
BTW, the trucks are geared so low they max out at 24mph.
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Originally Posted by bgoodwin
I work at NUCOR Steel in Al, a coupla nights ago I drove one of our coil-haulers for 12 hrs. Truck and trailer weigh ??????, 4 coils on the back weigh 200k pounds.
Pop the hood and what do I see? 5.9 Cummins with a big Allison behind it.
BTW, the trucks are geared so low they max out at 24mph.
Pop the hood and what do I see? 5.9 Cummins with a big Allison behind it.
BTW, the trucks are geared so low they max out at 24mph.
We've got a new one at our plant with a BTA5.9 with VE type pump set @135hp, it also is driving an Allison tranny.. Limited to ~25mph by only enabling the lowest three gears in the Allison.
No suspension on the solid rear axle...We don't pull loads ANYWERE near that big!!!
WOW!K.
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