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Towing out? What does that mean?
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Towing out? What does that mean?
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That's right.
My farmer friend/neighbor said as a teen his Dad's tractor wouldn't run and he had a heavy wagon to move. A neighbor said he could borrow his. When he got it, it was a Farmall Cub. 10 hp. He said it actually worked, probably 3 mph in 1st gear but worked.
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He pulled or towed the Dodge out of a ditch.
I once tried to pull out an F250 plow truck which had gone into the ditch and was setting on the frame... with my 2WD F150 (300-4 speed.) He asked me to try and I knew that something had to give.
I was right... There aren't many mechanical smells worse than that of a burning clutch.
I was right... There aren't many mechanical smells worse than that of a burning clutch.
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This is what it was like...
1995 F150 4x4 Six Cylinder 5speed Sled Pull (Street Gas Truck Class) - YouTube
1995 F150 4x4 Six Cylinder 5speed Sled Pull (Street Gas Truck Class) - YouTube
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I once tried to pull out an F250 plow truck which had gone into the ditch and was setting on the frame... with my 2WD F150 (300-4 speed.) He asked me to try and I knew that something had to give.
I was right... There aren't many mechanical smells worse than that of a burning clutch.
I had a driver get a tri axel truck on my job. It wasn’t stuck bad but much to my surprise my M59 pulled the 28,000 pound truck out.
HP sells well in the showroom.
Much of the time though, gearing and traction matter more in a work situation. Seasoned driver helps too :thumbsup:.
That ol I6 was an industrial engine designed for torque, simplicity and longevity. Matters less today, (TBN crowd aside) as more people use pickups as personal transportation primarily.
HP sells.... and most of the public doesn't realize that much of the time, it's not accessible, w/o modifying the factory controls.
Rgds, D.
Much of the time though, gearing and traction matter more in a work situation. Seasoned driver helps too :thumbsup:.
That ol I6 was an industrial engine designed for torque, simplicity and longevity. Matters less today, (TBN crowd aside) as more people use pickups as personal transportation primarily.
HP sells.... and most of the public doesn't realize that much of the time, it's not accessible, w/o modifying the factory controls.
Rgds, D.
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Very well said. I was thinking I have my Grandad's 1974 Economy tractor, single cylinder 14 hp Kohler motor. Suppose I chain it to my two 24hp zero turn mowers in a tug of war? 14 vs 48 hp?HP sells well in the showroom.
Much of the time though, gearing and traction matter more in a work situation. Seasoned driver helps too.
That ol I6 was an industrial engine designed for torque, simplicity and longevity. Matters less today, (TBN crowd aside) as more people use pickups as personal transportation primarily.
HP sells.... and most of the public doesn't realize that much of the time, it's not accessible, w/o modifying the factory controls.
Rgds, D.
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I don't recall the exact #'s now..... but I remember seeing the crawl-ratios calculated for a Unimog......pretty riduculous - at max, an inchworm would probably win the race, as you towed a mountain....
A wise-wrench I know (who's still building stock-cars) always said he wished light-trucks had 2 speed rear-ends.... long b4 the 10spds showed up.
Back when, IIRC, that was a moonshiner's trick - hot motor in a car, and a 2 speed truck rear end. Best of both worlds.
Rgds, D.
A wise-wrench I know (who's still building stock-cars) always said he wished light-trucks had 2 speed rear-ends.... long b4 the 10spds showed up.
Back when, IIRC, that was a moonshiner's trick - hot motor in a car, and a 2 speed truck rear end. Best of both worlds.
Rgds, D.
