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Yea with any load that put you to 60k + gross3rd was just a little to low of a gear and 4th was way to high. Needed that "3 1/2 gear" so you could at least maintain about 35 mph. Now after saying all that I would like to try this new 505 HP maxidyne with a closer stepped 8 or 9 speed and see how the big HP will let you pull a hill...

About 15 years ago I passed a yard with one of these things .it kinda looked like a scrapper. Was parked near rt14 and rt31 in crystal lake il. Never seen another one like it.

The 5-6 speeds are great for the Midwest and some eastern states. I love mine..but..if you have long grades its nice to have a few more gears just to keep your speed up. I notice my egt temps get to hot when I have to pull a good grade at slow speed and low rpm. It may be in the torque range but sit there to long @1100 rpm and she gets hot. I think every 5 speed owner says at some time or another..."I wish I had a gear between 3rd and 4th". I drove a 350 with a 9 speed From Chicago to Boston once and loved how it pulled the hills on ny. It was able to pull most grades at 45 mph and could keep her around 1500-1600 rpm with normal egt temp.

I dont know.... every time my truck was clean they were trying to get under it. every time it was dirty it was never looked at.

Cabmate makes/sells them new but they are pricy. May have to fab one up. or call global truck parts...but get in line im still waiting for my air ride kit!!!!!

I was at the conexpo show a few years back when the Maxx force engine was first shown. I chatted with the sales rep a little and even he was wondering how it was going to perform. Heck you could not see the engine block with all the crap that was bolted onto it. It looked like it was from an alen space ship!

the 8ll is a great trans parts are easy but a little pricey mack 9 speeds are good but have known clutch pack issues. first think I would do is replace that clutch pack. 13 speeds will have all the gears you want but not as deep reduction in the lower gears as a 8ll. any of these transmissions will put you around 75MPH+

I like it. i did see that pic somewhere before but had forgotten all about it. Would be intresting to hear what and why it was done. regardless a sharp truck that stands out.

also noticed it had spoke rears in this pic. Jim changed that later so that most likely is Bob with his truck!

thanks for that Al it sure looked good for her day. That is the small Sleeper and looks like the frame was a little shorter as well. Tanks were changed also as it now has larger ones. Jim did say that it had a PTO on it and it looks like that pic shows a wet tank? paint job is the same tho!

You were correct again Rhasler. Got the pump on Thursday and it went in that night. On Sat I re did all the rubber coolant hoses to the Radiator and oil cooler. Thanks again!

I cant view the vid....

I will have to check My stack of mags. Trent.

never seen one with modern ABS. only seen the old style systems from the late 70s

I thought that EPA killed them off because you now have to put a engine that meets emissions for the year of the glider?

Vin was RL753LST12778 Trent

yea he was telling me that the speedo stopped at 75 and it was a guessing game after that. He was telling us..... with a big smile on him... about running with some produce haulers thry IL and that at about 90 MPH that 13 speed would got real quiet.

Truck was very cool to see. Jim was very kind to let us truck nuts come see it. I had someone from the east coast Email me last week asking for pics so Rob and I killed 2 birds with one stone. Truck looks good for its age. to me it looks like it was just parked after it was last used 15 years ago. Im not fond of the early R cabs but this truck had some neet options.The dash had some custom touches and the roof had some cool things to make it more liveable. Its a walk in KW sleeper. with its own Heat and AC in the bunk. Engine looked all there. These guys were outlaws! still has the radar detector on the dash! thought that was great!. Jim told us some stories about running with Bob and how Bob was always showing off the power in his new truck. very cool to have met him and his truck tonight. Its for sale so if intrested check his ebay add and give him a ring Trent

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pics of the Truck thats for sale.

Randy Thank you and your son for what you both have done and given for this country. Its a better place because of both of you. Regards Trent

i just heard they were given the green light to blow it,

I hope they shot him in one eye so he could still watch what was about to happen to him and his family...Dirt bags..