Is anyone actually riding?

Sawzall · May 23, 2023

ridered3 said:
Awesome pictures and which truck did you take for that trip?

Thanks, we took the F750. Monarch pass is 6% grade, 9 miles long on one side and 10 on the other. Full throttle 25mph up and 25mph down in 2nd gear so the VGT exhaust brake would hold it back. If I let it shift to 3rd the exhaust brake would not hold. I70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel is no joke either. I used to think Monteagle mountain was rough. I would have got to experience a runaway truck ramp or crashed off the side of a mountain if I had taken the K30.

ridered3 · May 23, 2023

Sawzall said:
Thanks, we took the F750. Monarch pass is 6% grade, 9 miles long on one side and 10 on the other. Full throttle 25mph up and 25mph down in 2nd gear so the VGT exhaust brake would hold it back. If I let it shift to 3rd the exhaust brake would not hold. I70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel is no joke either. I used to think Monteagle mountain was rough. I would have got to experience a runaway truck ramp or crashed off the side of a mountain if I had taken the K30.

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Time to hop up the F750!

Markrobinson · May 24, 2023

Sawzall said:
Thanks, we took the F750. Monarch pass is 6% grade, 9 miles long on one side and 10 on the other. Full throttle 25mph up and 25mph down in 2nd gear so the VGT exhaust brake would hold it back. If I let it shift to 3rd the exhaust brake would not hold. I70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel is no joke either. I used to think Monteagle mountain was rough. I would have got to experience a runaway truck ramp or crashed off the side of a mountain if I had taken the K30.

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Yeah those passes best anything we have here. You have grade plus a vehicle that's mechanically struggling in thin air.

Sawzall · May 24, 2023

ridered3 said:
Time to hop up the F750!

I would love to swap in an ISL 450 but they are selling for around $12k for a good low mileage takeout. Then I would probably need a 4000 series transmission along with a bigger radiator and intercooler. I will just have to be content with getting to the destination later.

ridered3 · May 24, 2023

Sawzall said:
I would love to swap in an ISL 450 but they are selling for around $12k for a good low mileage takeout. Then I would probably need a 4000 series transmission along with a bigger radiator and intercooler. I will just have to be content with getting to the destination later.

Slow and steady wins the race until you find that money tree!

Wasn't sure if the current powerplant was easy to get mo powar out of or not.

yankster · May 24, 2023

After losing a transmission on the Mammoth trail at AOAA I've been gun shy about hitting the big trails I like to hit. So I ordered a new HERO transfer case with 3.5:1 gears (8 months to get) to replace the ORD NP205. Back together and ready for the riding season. And I can crawl again after changing to the fiddies.

Zjman · May 24, 2023

ridered3 said:
Slow and steady wins the race until you find that money tree!

Wasn't sure if the current powerplant was easy to get mo powar out of or not.

I will take his current money bush when he gets the tree

ridered3 · May 24, 2023

Zjman said:
I will take his current money bush when he gets the tree

Haha. He needs to throw a picture or two up of the F750 back when he first got it.

Sawzall · May 25, 2023

ridered3 said:
Haha. He needs to throw a picture or two up of the F750 back when he first got it.

That truck is like most of my stuff. I buy a pile of junk, bolt on the lowest price parts I can find, and put a black paint job on it. I gave $1800 for the truck at auction with 62k miles on it and the engine started after charging the batteries. I thought the pushbutton transmission shifter was missing at first because the dash had folded around it. The trailer was cheap because it had a rotten floor and I had to gut the living quarters to replace it.

ridered3 · May 25, 2023

Sawzall said:
That truck is like most of my stuff. I buy a pile of junk, bolt on the lowest price parts I can find, and put a black paint job on it. I gave $1800 for the truck at auction with 62k miles on it and the engine started after charging the batteries. I thought the pushbutton transmission shifter was missing at first because the dash had folded around it. The trailer was cheap because it had a rotten floor and I had to gut the living quarters to replace it.

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Come a long way.

jeeptj99 · May 25, 2023

good lord. how much of the wiring and all that was ruined by rain and sitting open to the elements

Sawzall · May 25, 2023

jeeptj99 said:
good lord. how much of the wiring and all that was ruined by rain and sitting open to the elements

Drivetrain wiring and components were good since they are sealed. The original dash harness was good. The cab was from a King Ranch so I had to combine accessory wiring from it and the original medium duty dash harness. I kept the manual A/C controls instead of swapping it to automatic climate control.

jeeptj99 · May 25, 2023

Sawzall said:
Drivetrain wiring and components were good since they are sealed. The original dash harness was good. The cab was from a King Ranch so I had to combine accessory wiring from it and the original medium duty dash harness. I kept the manual A/C controls instead of swapping it to automatic climate control.

sounds like a **** ton of work lmao