Posted by fixerupper on December 17, 2014 at 13:17:23 from (100.42.82.100):
In Reply to: Semi traffic and speed posted by Edd in KY on December 17, 2014 at 10:03:29:
Like John A said gearing and slots has a lot to do with it at least in rolling hill country. I was pulling a bull rack that was geared high with a ten speed and 4 1/4 Cummins following a couple of other bull racks with the same load on a 55 MPH road. One of the other trucks had a Cummins 350 and 13 speed, Don't know what the other one had, but they pulled away from me because I didn't have any power in the top gear at 55 and dropping down a gear I couldn't do 55. After they got ahead a couple of miles I ran it up to 65 where the power was in tenth and caught up with them. If I would have had a 13 speed I wouldn't have had any trouble at 55.
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