Drove a FL70
Drove a FL70
'78 300D, OM617.912: 4spd manual, TB03 at 10PSI, 26*BTDC, DV's turned, HVAC, emissions system removed, e-fan, short ram, 3" downpipe to straight exhaust, W126 Bendix brakes, MR2 Spyder seats. 2890lbs
Got to drive my friend's Freightliner FL70, "Tiny". Different than most other things i've driven, but definately fun. This one's got the Cummins and Eaton 9-speed, no automatic BS here. Monster torque, drags around a fusion 40' toyhauler all day. It was strange having that much power that low and reving over 2k is useless. I had the clutch down pat, but down shifting with no syncros is a trip. Feels like driving my '85 chevy pickup 4spd without using the clutch.
'78 300D, OM617.912: 4spd manual, TB03 at 10PSI, 26*BTDC, DV's turned, HVAC, emissions system removed, e-fan, short ram, 3" downpipe to straight exhaust, W126 Bendix brakes, MR2 Spyder seats. 2890lbs
Those Eaton 9-speeds are easy to roll through the gears. The lo-hi shift can be tricky though.
ForcedInduction
03-11-2009, 04:27 AM
#2
Clutch on a truck? The pros only use the clutch from a stop. Those Eaton 9-speeds are easy to roll through the gears. The lo-hi shift can be tricky though.
more teeth are broken from the tranny gears when shifting under load ,miss that gear by 1/2 tooth and you just spent 8000 bucks,in short i train my people to use the clutch always,just a small dip will releave enough pressure to allow full gear mash on level and low load,and use it full with heavy grades and large loads.
maybe not a pro but was grandfathered into the cdl program when it started,no accidents.
larry perkins lou ky
larry perkins
03-11-2009, 10:18 AM #3who is a pro truck driver,one who can take a 72000 lb tractor trailor and cruise down the 4 lane on the flat and shift with no clutch,or one who has to handle a rig weighing 120k with a 80k excuvator on small roads with grades that require up and down shifts,well let me tell you,you miss a shift by not using the clutch you could be dead fast.
more teeth are broken from the tranny gears when shifting under load ,miss that gear by 1/2 tooth and you just spent 8000 bucks,in short i train my people to use the clutch always,just a small dip will releave enough pressure to allow full gear mash on level and low load,and use it full with heavy grades and large loads.
maybe not a pro but was grandfathered into the cdl program when it started,no accidents.
larry perkins lou ky
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ForcedInduction
03-11-2009, 03:26 PM
#4
I know, I've seen plenty of driver caused chunked trannys, differentials and u-joints. Thats why I used the " ".
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'78 300D, OM617.912: 4spd manual, TB03 at 10PSI, 26*BTDC, DV's turned, HVAC, emissions system removed, e-fan, short ram, 3" downpipe to straight exhaust, W126 Bendix brakes, MR2 Spyder seats. 2890lbs
I've done a few tuning tricks not dissimilar to those we do to our 617's. This thing hates life when you don't use the clutch. When I was driving it, my buddy punched me in the nuts every time I grinded a gear...which only happened once.
'78 300D, OM617.912: 4spd manual, TB03 at 10PSI, 26*BTDC, DV's turned, HVAC, emissions system removed, e-fan, short ram, 3" downpipe to straight exhaust, W126 Bendix brakes, MR2 Spyder seats. 2890lbs
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