Re: [MBZ] 50 to 55 times
That engine must have been asleep, I used to drive 300hp trucks with 39 tonnes and it took nowhere near two and half miles. Hendrik who has driven one of those new Cat trucks On 14/11/12 04:29, Fmiser wrote: Caterpillar has made engines for big trucks for a lot of years. And they now are selling 'em. So 0-60 MPH is a possibility in those - unlike the earth movers. But configuration and load have a big impact on acceleration time. I drove a truck with a tired 300 HP engine that with a full load (52,000 lbs [23,586 kg] of rice) took about two and a half miles to accelerate from 50 to 55 MPH [80 to 88 km/h]. I didn't try to time 0-60... --Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 50 to 55 times
Hendrik Fay wrote: That engine must have been asleep, I used to drive 300hp trucks with 39 tonnes and it took nowhere near two and half miles. It was tired. I'm pretty sure it wasn't generating 300 hp anymore. And that truck had a 7-speed, one-range transmission. Truck gross weight was 79700 lb [36151 kg], as I recall. Legal max is 80,000 lb [36287 kg]. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 50 to 55 times
I thought this thread was about Gen Petraeus and that babe of his, but reading it I see nothing but some stupid diesel stuff. --R On 11/13/12 5:56 PM, Hendrik Fay wrote: That engine must have been asleep, I used to drive 300hp trucks with 39 tonnes and it took nowhere near two and half miles. Hendrik who has driven one of those new Cat trucks On 14/11/12 04:29, Fmiser wrote: Caterpillar has made engines for big trucks for a lot of years. And they now are selling 'em. So 0-60 MPH is a possibility in those - unlike the earth movers. But configuration and load have a big impact on acceleration time. I drove a truck with a tired 300 HP engine that with a full load (52,000 lbs [23,586 kg] of rice) took about two and a half miles to accelerate from 50 to 55 MPH [80 to 88 km/h]. I didn't try to time 0-60... --Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
