Re: Axle ratios, etc

Posted by Paul Shuler on April 26, 2005 at 17:25:34 from (170.29.1.10):

In Reply to: Axle ratios, etc posted by CNKS on April 26, 2005 at 13:54:15:

Hi CNKS, I just went through what your talking about a year ago. The 305 in my old chevy had gotten very tired. I liked the truck but hated the motor. I came across a 400 small block, rebuilt it and put a cam, intake and lots of goodies on it to make it pull. I to had the 700 R4 trany and that motor ate it's lunch in about 4 weeks. When I had my tranny rebuilt I sat down with the shop and told them that I wanted to be able to tow my tractors with it and I wanted it to last. They said the R4 rebuilt to factory specs would never hold up to the horse's I was running. They rebuilt it with a all heavy duty parts, such as the torque converter and such. They had me look at the parts that came out and the ones they put in and there was a world of differecne. They also put on a huge cooler. They also said NEVER tow in overdrive with a 700 R4. Two months ago I hauled a H 500 miles and could not belive how well it pulled. On one long grade in SE Neb I passed a Dodge cummings one ton and a Power stroke Ford pulling bass boats. I'm not claiming I could out pull them but it never lost a mile per hour going up hill and it never down shifted or kicked in the four barrel. I'm also running a 3.42 rear end. Hey I would love a new heavy duty truck but the truth is I have a 16 year old daughter and a 13 year old boy. Braces,cars and oh my goodness, insurance on a 16 year old. So my old beater will have to do for a while more. And it only seems right to pull a 60 year old tractor behind a 20 year old truck.
Paul

Follow Ups:

• Oh one more thing Paul Shuler 17:28:33 04/26/05 (1)
  • Re: Oh one more thing CNKS 18:41:17 04/26/05 (0)

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