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Ian Rawlings
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On 2006-11-11, Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:
> some of the modern trucks are capable of (in theory, grip permitting)
> pulling full weigh ton about a 50% gradient - the top-end units are over
> 600BHP now and more torque than a whole raft of 4236s.
It's more the bazillion gear changes it takes to get them to more than
about walking pace up a steep hill, most truck drivers would sooner
throw five quid notes out the window than scrub off an ounce of speed,
hence the tailgating in the first place. Mind you I don't know if
technology has caught up in the last 5 years, auto gearboxes?
> The only reason they don't all cruise at 80-odd is legislation.
Despite plenty of people talking about truck drivers being "highly
trained" and "expert drivers" etc, it's funny how come they have to
resort to draconian measures to keep them to reasonable speeds eh.
Well trained for sure, some of the reversing feats I've seen beggar
belief but some of the driving I've seen from truck drivers scares the
bejayzus out of me.
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Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!
> some of the modern trucks are capable of (in theory, grip permitting)
> pulling full weigh ton about a 50% gradient - the top-end units are over
> 600BHP now and more torque than a whole raft of 4236s.
It's more the bazillion gear changes it takes to get them to more than
about walking pace up a steep hill, most truck drivers would sooner
throw five quid notes out the window than scrub off an ounce of speed,
hence the tailgating in the first place. Mind you I don't know if
technology has caught up in the last 5 years, auto gearboxes?
> The only reason they don't all cruise at 80-odd is legislation.
Despite plenty of people talking about truck drivers being "highly
trained" and "expert drivers" etc, it's funny how come they have to
resort to draconian measures to keep them to reasonable speeds eh.
Well trained for sure, some of the reversing feats I've seen beggar
belief but some of the driving I've seen from truck drivers scares the
bejayzus out of me.
--
Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!