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Gearing for 70mph at 2100rpm means 60mph is 1800rpm, extra gears allow for increased performance and fuel economy. Not necessarily a desire to actually drive 70mph for any length of time, instead it's about reducing the profile of an M1070 HET as a 45mph roadblock on the interstate.
The hubs...
Interested in building a toter-home conversion on a M1070 HET, basically welding a small travel trailer to the rear frame, and use a flat bed trailer to haul a rock crawler offroad.
The platform has several advantages: decent offroad capability, automatic transmission, insane towing capacity...