The War Path

[Injun]

He's lucky. His cargo insurance will only have to fight to avoid paying for half a load and not a full load.


You are allowed. I was only putting 750 to the ground with the 'B'.

I had 4 trucks with the C-15, 500 & 550 and one with the C-16 600. I still say the 'B' would out perform the 16 out West. It walked up the Rockies, with 200k gross like nothing. The 16 just didn't have the grunt, even with a mild tune to the ECM. I never put it on a dyno, but the torque value of the 16 was just 150 ft pds less than the B. It pulled the best at the bottom end as long as you didn't have the pedal all the way down. It would cool off if you did.

Gearing, trans ratio, has a lot to do with it too!

You keep bringing up the 16. The rest of us are talking about the 15.

The 3406s I drove weren't strong enough to get out of their own way.

The truck I'm in at the moment has a 6NZ C15, pre-emissions. CAT and most industry insiders say the C15 is built from 3406 technology, but is a big improvement in both efficiency and longevity. This has been thus far the least maintenance intensive engine I have driven. Hands down. It has nearly 2M miles on it.

 

[Injun]

To be fair, I will say I had to contact Tim to find out operation quirks like proper shifting rpm and what speed (rpm) the engine likes to cruise at. It does not operate the same as the Cummins ISXs I'd been driving.

 

[Duck]

You keep bringing up the 16. The rest of us are talking about the 15.

The 3406s I drove weren't strong enough to get out of their own way.

The truck I'm in at the moment has a 6NZ C15, pre-emissions. CAT and most industry insiders say the C15 is built from 3406 technology, but is a big improvement in both efficiency and longevity. This has been thus far the least maintenance intensive engine I have driven. Hands down. It has nearly 2M miles on it.

The 3406 in the Peckerwood Express shaker I drove ran like a raped ape. Got about 7 mpg @70 mph. 1500 RPM.
6.5 mpg @ 65 mph.

 

[Electric Chicken]

No. It tends to happen when you upgrade your turbo.

Tim has two of these:

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I want one of those as a lawn ornament/playground toy for my nephews.

 

[389 Hood]

Ever pop a head gasket running boost like that?

No. That was never an issue. It could breathe properly. Free flowing 6" up the back of the cab. That could be a good reason why I'm near deaf today.
This modern ISX I have today pumps up to 40 psi.

 

[389 Hood]

You keep bringing up the 16. The rest of us are talking about the 15.

The 3406s I drove weren't strong enough to get out of their own way.

The truck I'm in at the moment has a 6NZ C15, pre-emissions. CAT and most industry insiders say the C15 is built from 3406 technology, but is a big improvement in both efficiency and longevity. This has been thus far the least maintenance intensive engine I have driven. Hands down. It has nearly 2M miles on it.

I was using the 16 as an example of how how the old B's were a lot stronger than the newer 600hp, C-16's. Unless you want to pay for upgraded software for the 15's, on my late 90's engines, 515/2050 was all you could get out of the factory ECM.

The C-15's were great engines. Heavy as hell, but very durable. The older B's you were in-framing at 1,000,000 miles. If you wanted them to stay together, you had to at least do rods and mains.

 

[Rigjockey]

The 3406 in the Peckerwood Express shaker I drove ran like a raped ape. Got about 7 mpg @70 mph. 1500 RPM.
6.5 mpg @ 65 mph.

How is Ol' Peckerwood I ain't heard from him in a long time.
I miss Him.

 

[Rigjockey]

No. It tends to happen when you upgrade your turbo.

Tim has two of these:

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I met @Tim down in Laredo Texas. His truck was idling and it sounded like a beast!

 

[Duck]

How is Ol' Peckerwood I ain't heard from him in a long time.
I miss Him.

Right now he's watching Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with two of his grandkids.

When he told them the name of the movie, one of the teenage grandsons looked at him in shock and said,
"That doesn't sound age-appropriate!"

 

[Injun]

Hey, all.
No Tarps 4 Me was hit by that tornado in KY last night. I haven't seen how bad his damage was yet, but he's okay. The one pic I've seen of his yard... ho-lee-f***.

Please keep him in your thoughts.

 

[Injun]

NoTarps' place

 

[Mike]

NoTarps' place


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That’s horrible.

 

[389 Hood]

It's worse than horrible. It looks like he lost everything.

It really sucks to start over.

 

[Mike]

If I am remembering correctly, NoTarps4Me completely retired a few years ago. Thinking it was medical reasons, but can't remember for sure.

 

[Rigjockey]

Damn!

 

[Duck]

If I am remembering correctly, NoTarps4Me completely retired a few years ago. Thinking it was medical reasons, but can't remember for sure.

As I recall he quit trucking, I don't remember why. But he was working with pigs. I think he was a farm hand, I remember he got some kind of minor injury from a pig that shoved up up against something inside the trailer. I'm sketchy on the details.

 

[Injun]

If I am remembering correctly, NoTarps4Me completely retired a few years ago. Thinking it was medical reasons, but can't remember for sure.

He's been dad-ing and husband-ing. He had enough of truckin' and has been working "normal" jobs. Still one of us, though.

Yeh, he pretty much lost it all. Looks like the cyclone ran right over him. This guy has been through so much.. He could use positive thoughts and prayers.

 

[Injun]

And the award for Most Artistic goes to...
(all within a one mile stretch)

 

[Rigjockey]

I always wondered how they unloaded train wheels.
Now I know.

 

[Injun]

Some later scenery, chained up and rolling
And I don't GAF if you think chaining is stupid. I live in the NorthWest. We use chains here.