wreckerman893
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14 tires (new) will be expensive...prob at least 300 a pop. The winch cable may or may not be cheap depending on if you can find a servicable used one.
You could single it out with HEMMT tires and rims but since you are out west they may be hard to find out there.
It is a semi-auto matic.....mash the gas, tach it out to around 1700 RPM (depending on load and terrain), ease off the throttle and shift into next highest gear. I don't let the RPM drop all the way down before I upshift....almost like speedshifting a gasser. If you are heavily loaded or going up hill wind it all the way out to keep the RPM from dropping too bad.
I use a slapping motion by cupping my hand around the shifiter and bumping it up or down.
Once you get the hang of it it becomes second nature.
If you are empty or lightly loaded you can start off in third gear.
When downshifting you have to watch your RPM to avoid damage to the engine/tranny.
If you are driving a M920 you have to raise the tag axle to make a sharp turn.
One issue with these trucks is that they were worked on by military mechanics and set to all kinds of specs.....some will run like a scalded dog and some won't pull the hat off your head. It depends of how the Injector Pump was set up.
If you buy one that is a dog expect to spend a chunk of change to have the pump set up to give you the max power.
You could single it out with HEMMT tires and rims but since you are out west they may be hard to find out there.
It is a semi-auto matic.....mash the gas, tach it out to around 1700 RPM (depending on load and terrain), ease off the throttle and shift into next highest gear. I don't let the RPM drop all the way down before I upshift....almost like speedshifting a gasser. If you are heavily loaded or going up hill wind it all the way out to keep the RPM from dropping too bad.
I use a slapping motion by cupping my hand around the shifiter and bumping it up or down.
Once you get the hang of it it becomes second nature.
If you are empty or lightly loaded you can start off in third gear.
When downshifting you have to watch your RPM to avoid damage to the engine/tranny.
If you are driving a M920 you have to raise the tag axle to make a sharp turn.
One issue with these trucks is that they were worked on by military mechanics and set to all kinds of specs.....some will run like a scalded dog and some won't pull the hat off your head. It depends of how the Injector Pump was set up.
If you buy one that is a dog expect to spend a chunk of change to have the pump set up to give you the max power.
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