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Old May 23rd, 2016, 12:39 PM
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Default Re: THANK YOU... And Need help identifying this truck

Yes, RoadRangers trump 2-speed axles and Brownies, no question about it. It's NOT a REAL TRUCK unless it has some kind of knob, switch, or button on the gearshift lever or knob to split shift. On 13 speed RoadRangers you win big with the knob to pull up for the high side then the switch to split the high side.

I've driven everything from 3-on-the-tree's, 4, 5, & 6 speeds, 4+2, 5+2, 9,10, & 13 speed RoadRangers, 5+4 Brownies, 5-speed Allison's with 3-speed Brownies, YES, we started out loaded in Direct drive in the Brownie and shifted into O/D on the fly. Guy Dad drove for had a '64 Emeryville with 220 Cum-a-Part, and 5+3. Way I understand it, both drive axles drove in low side, one axle drove in intermediate, other axle drove in high side. Loaded to 65,000-70,000# gross it got with the program pretty well for the time period. Now my 20 year old pickup has 220 HP! And is underpowered. More gears make the most of limited Horsepower.
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