----- Original Message -----
From: <mblair1@home.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Dump Truck Info
> ground, of course). If they're offering enough friction to double the
> amount of fuel needed to move the truck, then I humbly suggest that
> something's wrong with that truck.
>
Quite so, however. . . .
>When I had my truck up on six
> jack-stands, I could easily turn any wheel by hand,
>
Try it at 30 - 40 mph wheel speed, and both wheels too so you're not simply
just revolving the diff planet gears.
>and I certainly
> wasn't burning 9 gallons of diesel per hour!
>
You might be at speed.
Richard
Southampton - England
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