[AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger

Sat Mar 6 13:40:01 PST 2010

No Frank it was some owner operators truck sitting in the yard of his house. 
The only thing I didn't like about it was the color.  It was an ugly (to me) 
shade of green.

I don't know what kind of power it had or what year but it wasn't all that 
old.  If there was anything much wrong with it you couldn't tell it by 
looking at it.  I mean by that, there was no sign of oil on the chasis, 
nothing hanging loose under it, etc.    Everything looked tight and 
straight.
I was on my way home from a funeral so I didn't stop to look it over good.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank" <gremaux at midrivers.com>
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Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger

> Wow ..good price on that one......maybe it was you supply the engine?
>
> Frank
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charliehill
> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 12:29 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger
>
> I didn't see the link but I have now.  That's a nice looking rig Frank!
> With the economy like it is there are some deals on trucks right now.  I
> wish I could afford to take advantage of them.  I'd like to find a nice
> conventional to turn into a toy hauler/motorhome but I can't afford to do 
> it
>
> so I'll just have to keep dreaming about it.
>
> I saw a fine looking KW with the aero type body the other day.  Condo
> sleeper, twin screw with good rubber all around.  Straight and clean.
> Didn't seem to have a scratch on it anywhere.  I don't know the year. 
> Sign
> in the windshield said $16,000.00
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Frank" <gremaux at midrivers.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 2:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger
>
>
>> Hey Charlie
>> Did you look at my pretty new(to me and to the company I work for) truck
>>
>> Western Star make a plush truck and this one of them.......it is 04 but
>> like
>> new
>> Frank
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charliehill
>> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 11:26 AM
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>> Subject: Re: [AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger
>>
>> Frank,  I agree with you.  Basically you don't lift off the throttle 
>> until
>> you shift and kind of do it all at the same time.  You have to learn how
>> to
>> do it and it takes experience but once you catch on it's pretty easy.  I
>> was
>>
>> just trying to describe what the guy on the video was doing and he was
>> clearly experienced.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Frank" <gremaux at midrivers.com>
>> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 10:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger
>>
>>
>>> If you will notice..he is shifting the red button before he shifts the
>>> main
>>> stick.........if the main stick should happen to come out of gear just a
>>> little soon or a little late it will make a big bang and sometimes if it
>>> comes out with the bang the transmission will break off near the rear of
>>> the
>>> case.....
>>> You should shift them main first and as soon as it is in gear shift the
>>> red
>>> one....
>>>
>>> Did not mean to be too critical but it can happen and does .....
>>>
>>> As Charlie has stated correctly(not disagreeing with you Charlie just be
>>> careful when you do it that way) ......but if you end up letting up on
>>> the
>>> throttle too quickly  ...and you have already flipped the red....bang
>>>
>>> I only just started doing this so not the expert......(I started in 1956
>>> and
>>> still on the road as of yesterday and STILL not an expert)
>>> A couple of the ones I have driven are on my web site and the one I 
>>> drive
>>> now loaded with cement and grossing 115,500.....
>>>
>>> www.angelfire.com/mt/deeregp/index.html
>>>
>>> towards the bottom
>>>
>>>
>>> Transmissions I have run:
>>> 5 speed main and 4 speed Brownie
>>> 4 and 4
>>> 5 and 3
>>> Heavy 15
>>> Roadrangers in 10 13 and 18 speeds
>>>
>>> 6 speed Alison Automatic
>>> 6 Speed Auto with 3 speed Brownie
>>> And the best of all was
>>> 5 and 4 with a double reduction rear end.(3 sticks)
>>>
>>> The most miles I have put on are with the 13 Eaton
>>> Frank
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of K7jdj at aol.com
>>> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 8:45 PM
>>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger
>>>
>>> In a message dated 3/5/2010 6:29:54 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>>> gremaux at midrivers.com writes:
>>>
>>> He is preselecting
>>>
>>> Can you explain that a bit.  I have an International with a  roadranger.
>>> It's a 70's vintage with the "slide selector"  and red and  green air
>>> lines.
>>>
>>> I only drove it a few miles and parked it.  It has  the DT 466 in it. 
>>> Way
>>> underpowered for what I wanted the truck  for.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> Renton, WA
>>>
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