I just got from a little drive around the patch. Fireflies are out in force, ground and grass are wet from the rain of the last 2 days.
Those big knarly tires have grip but that truck will slide around a bit in the wet grass!
I immediate thought how apropos, the phrase: "caution slippery when wet" when it's applied to things I like! Now I gotta take her for a ride,![Wink ;-) ;-)](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
The M35A3 is loosening up a bit, suspension just floats over the little holes in the field. the tranny is shifting very well, CTIS inflates and deflates right on que. The truck is just a nice ride and it is a relaxing smooth ride.
I like the sound of the little cat engine. It is very pleasant to listen to. I am learning to modulate the shifting by not hammering the accelerator and ram shifting but just bringing up the RPM's gradually just enough to shift up and then back off a bit to cruise and not rev the snot out of the cat and it sounds good! I like t cruise and about 1500 to 1800 rpms or just enough to keep it from downshifting.
I am thinking the M35A3 was the best choice for me. I am disabled and that automatic tranny is so easy! I still can shift gears if I need to in a day cab freightliner for the neighbor but I sure don't want to.
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Those big knarly tires have grip but that truck will slide around a bit in the wet grass!
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The M35A3 is loosening up a bit, suspension just floats over the little holes in the field. the tranny is shifting very well, CTIS inflates and deflates right on que. The truck is just a nice ride and it is a relaxing smooth ride.
I like the sound of the little cat engine. It is very pleasant to listen to. I am learning to modulate the shifting by not hammering the accelerator and ram shifting but just bringing up the RPM's gradually just enough to shift up and then back off a bit to cruise and not rev the snot out of the cat and it sounds good! I like t cruise and about 1500 to 1800 rpms or just enough to keep it from downshifting.
I am thinking the M35A3 was the best choice for me. I am disabled and that automatic tranny is so easy! I still can shift gears if I need to in a day cab freightliner for the neighbor but I sure don't want to.
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