8V 92 TA is what I had in the Pete.
It was set on KILL too. Made a buttload of power.
Fuel hungry as all get out about 3.2 MPG OMG what a HOG
A Buzzzzzin Dozen is a real force to be dealt with.
When I first got into dump trucking back in 91 there was a fellow I used to haul with when we worked for all the pits around here.
He had an 84 Pete long hood with a V12T in it. OMG that beast could run.
I was running an 8V71 (Stocker) and it was OK but that 12 would fly up the hills.
He would give the guys with the big cats a bad time for sure.
My 500 HP Cat has loads of grunt. Need it for sure when your dragging 105,500 up 15% grades at times.
Got on a 21.2% grade a while back, DAMN really got it down into the business gears. Had to make a full stop, hang a hard right turn, make a near U and up this 21.2% grade.
Yes its posted at the top "STEEP DOWNGRADE" do fooling Buckwheat.
I was down in the "Numba one" hole in the 18, still had granny but thats too slow.
Truck has the 18718-B fuller 18 speed and 4.10 Butt gears. Two speed rears with some serious lower ones was on my mind when I ordered the truck but the two speed rears add a lot of weight plus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Truck weighs #26,300 empty with a loaded limit of #56,500
Oh yesss the Youngins dont have a clue about such "Iron monsters" from the past.
You dont see the V12 much anymore in trucks. Occasionally an old horse will pop up, usually an old dump truck or a vintage hauler thats making a special apearance at a truck show/car show or ???
See them once in a while still used in the older Mom and Pop gravel companies in a big pit truck Old T REX or ???
Too costly to run down the highway. (Coal Rollers)
There is getting to be very few 2 strokers running in commercial stuff anymore.
Some fire dept's still have some 92's in their rigs.
The 60 detroit has pretty well taken over the scene.
Cat will be out of the truck market in the near future due to the ever excalating enviro crap.
Cat decided its just not worth the bother to try and keep up with the idiots at EPA.
Just get a good system working well and its time for more redesign.
The 3406E 600HP was the pinacle of truck engines. Good power with great reliability.
The Detroit 60 is not a bad engine but is a little lighter in structure than I like to see, at least for the power they produce.
Cummins is an OK power plant but I am just not a Cummins fan.
The stuff the Big Dog produces (MACK) I have had zero contact with other than seeing them going down the road.
Local outfit has 4 heavy haul transfers on Mack chassis and they love them.
2 are a few years old and have that huge Mack V8 OMG what a beast.
Later
Missy
