JJZ 109
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- Joined
- Feb 7, 2009
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- Location
- Lake Ontario/St. Lawrence River
- Tractor
- Kubota BX2380/LA344 loader/60" MMM, Bobcat S185 skid steer, JD X394 4 wheel steer mower
I own a 1997 F Super Duty with 7.3 Powerstroke diesel. Pretty low mileage, just over 65k. In a previous life I believe it was a Bell Atlantic truck. It's equipped with an Altec AT 200 A boom/bucket.
It probably came equipped with a utility toolbox but that's been replace by a custom made flat bed. I tow a 7x14 dual axle enclosed trailer with it for my seamless gutter business. Gross weight is probably somewhere between 9-10k pounds.
It seems a little sluggish pulling that load and the transmission many times slams into the next gear when the tach is up there.
I see a lot of chips/programmers out there for $3-500 claiming to be plug and play that will bump up the HP/torque and "firm up" the shift points to make shifts smoother.
This is the first diesel rig that I've ever owned. Does anyone have experience with these chips and tuners? Are they worth the dineros or just a load of advertising hooey?
It probably came equipped with a utility toolbox but that's been replace by a custom made flat bed. I tow a 7x14 dual axle enclosed trailer with it for my seamless gutter business. Gross weight is probably somewhere between 9-10k pounds.
It seems a little sluggish pulling that load and the transmission many times slams into the next gear when the tach is up there.
I see a lot of chips/programmers out there for $3-500 claiming to be plug and play that will bump up the HP/torque and "firm up" the shift points to make shifts smoother.
This is the first diesel rig that I've ever owned. Does anyone have experience with these chips and tuners? Are they worth the dineros or just a load of advertising hooey?