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Posted by: Raptoryfn660r
Hey bing thanks for the look at this new model!!!
They were talking about this on the radio today and they said it makes the hummer look like a pip squeak
Posted by: Bing
for those extra big rigs
Posted by: Bing
the truck bed holds 12,000 lbs!!!!!
only 2 inches longer than an f-350 crew cab,,,,and 9 feet tall
Posted by: Bing
here it is close up
Posted by: Bing
is it me or do these #'s look a little low
gvwr = 27000
hp = 220
torque = 540
Posted by: Bing
those things are going to sell like crazy!!!
even if they are $100,000
Last truck i would ever need.
Posted by: Bing
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Originally posted by: LittleBill
that number is correct, they are running the regular 444, or 466 series detriot turbo diesel engines, thats the exact engine in all international school buses, im sorry to say if they pull anything like the busses, people will not be impressed, they are not quick
They will need to fix that if they plan to make people happy.
It really leaves the door open to improvement for future model years (and also raise the price).
Posted by: BlackandRedWarrior
I kinda have to laugh when they compare it to an F-350. That thing is a Class 7 truck! We're talking F-750. Yeah it's tall...so are the 650/750. But it is cool. Hmm...looks like an F-350 DRW bed.
That motor seems kinda low on the power numbers. Maybe it's deturned. The Cat in the Ford 650/750 is like 300HP/800LBFT from 7.2L. Though Cat makes a 900LBFT version of the 3126B. They barely made the GVWR for Class C but the air brakes push it to Class B w/Air Brakes (in California).
Posted by: Just4Kicks
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Originally posted by: Bing
is it me or do these #'s look a little low
gvwr = 27000
hp = 220
torque = 540
Those numbers look a lot low...I don't get it.
Posted by: OuterLimit
I used to drive a 10 wheel International dump truck with that DT 466 engine in it, and I thought that it pulled like a freight train. I remember one time getting an overweight ticket for being more than 100,000 lbs overweight. We were working in a very very rural small town in UT, hauling gravel for roadbase, and I decided to load the truck as heaping full as I could possibly get it, AND hook up the lowboy trailer to the truck, and haul the Cat 955 loader back with me on the last load. The truck was licensed for 53,000 lbs, and the scales the Highway Patrol had with him read 156,000 lbs. You don't even what to know what that ticket would have cost. It was a long time ago, but I think it was something like 50 cents per pound that you were overweight. My boss went and talked to the judge in person, and the ticket was thrown out, but with a very very stern warning to the driver
If that truck has the same 466 engine that our ten wheel dump truck had in it, then it should easily out pull any one ton pickup truck you care to match it up against, irregardless of what the "ratings" say. It looks like one cool truck to me. Too bad I can't afford one, it would be a hoot to park that in the parking lot at work each day as your daily driver, LOL.
Posted by: rescuediver
Now that rig, will answer all those "can I tow it" questions, without a doubt
Posted by: rescuediver
Need to put it in perspective. If you can afford the truck and a huge trailerto pull with it. I don't think your to worried about fuel mileage
Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: Bing
the truck bed holds 12,000 lbs!!!!!
only 2 inches longer than an f-350 crew cab,,,,and 9 feet tallhr>
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Posted by: rescuediver
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Originally posted by: Bing
is it me or do these #'s look a little low
gvwr = 27000
hp = 220
torque = 540
They do seem a little low compared to the 6.0 from Ford.
hp = 325
torque = 560
The numbers in the horsepower to torque ratio are outstanding for the truck. 105 hp less, then the 6.0. But, puts out the same lbs of torque, minus 20 lbs.
Posted by: LittleBill
that number is correct, they are running the regular 444, or 466 series detriot turbo diesel engines, thats the exact engine in all international school buses, im sorry to say if they pull anything like the busses, people will not be impressed, they are not quick
Posted by: TheWeedman
yea its cool and all, but man, 6 miles per gallon, to hell with that!!
Posted by: btadlock
I agree with OuterLimit. I visited my local International dealer in Dallas,TX (The truck is built here in Garland,TX) I test drove the CXT and I can say for sure it is a serious truck. No one should assume anything about this rig until they climb into the cab and take a ride. I've driven everything from big dump trucks to 18 wheelers and this truck can hold it's own with the best of them. Sure it has a lot of bling but its also an awesome truck. Built on the severe service heavy duty 7300 chassis with a cab that sits higher than most long haul tractors, its a site to see. The bed height makes it a bit impractical for some contractors but it will haul and dump 6 tons of whatever you want to carry! Don't be fooled by the 220hp and 540 ft/lbs of torque, most people don't understand that this is not an average pickup truck engine, it holds 5 gallons of oil! The DT466 engine is meant to work and output that 540 torque all day and every day for years with 500,000 miles before overhaul. I challenge any C3500, F350 or Ram3500 to match that performance. It is also available with the DT570 and as high as 300hp and 1000 ft/lbs of torque. It might cost 3 times as much as a heavy duty pickup but it will last 3 times as long. This is a prime example of "don't judge a book by it's cover"!
