Posted by bc on March 06, 2021 at 05:49:27 from (24.255.129.137):
Got to thinking the other day about all the semi tractors look the same to me when they fill up my rear view mirror. Just wondering what everyone's favorite is/was? They all seem the same to me as I can't hardly tell the difference between a Kenworth and Peterbuilt without looking for hood ornaments. They all seem to have those west coast hood visors covering half the windshield too. I used to see a lot of cab overs going down the interstate but not any more and don't know why. I'm not even sure what they use for transmissions anymore. I still have my CDL and if someone ask me to take one around the block, I'd probably take a while figuring out how to shift the darn things.
Back in the day I drove a couple Fords. Ford 8000 with a small cat motor and 13 speed road ranger. Favorite was a Ford 9000 with 350 cummins and 13 speed road ranger. Mainly did oilfield hauling moving rigs, pipe, pumping equipment, and tanks. Both had winches, gin poles, and rolling tailboards. That cummins would flat get with it even though is had a short shift range of 1500 to 2100 and never used a clutch except at stop signs. This was late 70's and the 9000 was geared for the new speed limit. Got 3 speeding tickets, all for 71 mph, and it didn't matter whether there was a load of drill pipe, empty float, or dead head as it was always pedal to the metal. On the interstate I could pull the hand throttle out for cruise control. Didn't really like the 8000 with the cat as it was underpowered and had too long of a revving range between gears. Also drove an old Mack 4 x 4 winch truck around the yards and drove an old long bed Autocar winch truck in the yard. Drove something with a 10 speed once. Then of course there are the farm trucks with the 2 speed axles and the button on the shifter handle.
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