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Moderators, if this is better suited to another forum, feel free to move. I just want to hear from those that actually drive 900 series trucks.
I am an avid Ice Road Trucker follower and have been wondering for a while whether these low(er) speed, rough road applications would make a 900 series 6x6 tractor a superior choice over a regular OTR tractor.
I am not talking driver comfort and cab winterisation, that is another debate, but I am wondering about the topographically challenging runs on the Dalton highway for example, where the company wants to see an "average" speed not exceeding the low 40mph range and where having a driven front axle could make a lot of difference between getting stuck - or not. The iron suspension might be a challenge, epecially in the deep cold.
I have no idea how an M931 or perhaps an M916 would perform under those conditions.
But - would the design not be much better for the sometimes truly rough road conditions the regular OTR trucks have to go through?
I am an avid Ice Road Trucker follower and have been wondering for a while whether these low(er) speed, rough road applications would make a 900 series 6x6 tractor a superior choice over a regular OTR tractor.
I am not talking driver comfort and cab winterisation, that is another debate, but I am wondering about the topographically challenging runs on the Dalton highway for example, where the company wants to see an "average" speed not exceeding the low 40mph range and where having a driven front axle could make a lot of difference between getting stuck - or not. The iron suspension might be a challenge, epecially in the deep cold.
I have no idea how an M931 or perhaps an M916 would perform under those conditions.
But - would the design not be much better for the sometimes truly rough road conditions the regular OTR trucks have to go through?