[AT] Now Trucks pulling tractors

[Chuck Saunders]

Hi Wayne,
Maybe I've been lucky but my 95 F-350 has 305,000 on it and the only 
thing I had to do transmission wise was a new clutch at 200K.  Though I 
love the truck most of my problems have been wiring harness related. I 
understand that the auto's are getting real good but they make heat and 
heat kills them if not removed.
Chuck Saunders
Kansas City, MO

Wayne Snelling wrote:

> Actually the std tranny is not the option. It will require service 
> before the auto. I am on my second auto diesel Ford and the reason I 
> switched to the Ford was as much the tranny as the Int diesel engine. 
> Got tired of limping home on the GM engine/tranny (not the newer IZ 
> and Allison). I have had two of the Ford Int diesels 7.3 and the 
> trannyof both never failed. Now if you pull something stupid and get 
> the tranny hot-yep you have to call for a tow, but that actually 
> applies to any including the lighter engines and trannys.
> I have pulled multiple tractors many miles and never a failure with 
> the Ford tranny. Now, I do have a friend that is on his second one but 
> he abuses, get it hot and thinks he should be able to keep going.  He 
> says when the auto goes in the Ford it sounds like a bomb went off 
> underneath.
> Now, my contention with the Ford is it rides like a wagon and you 
> never know which direction the front end is going, even the new ones.
> My pick would be the Allison tranny behind a Cummins in a GM heavy truck!
>
> crawler wrote:
>
>> Only trouble with Ford's is they don't have a tranny to go behind the 
>> motor
>> unless it is standard..
>>  
>>
>
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