B7500 Pros and Cons After 20 Hours Of Operation

[chrisjbell]

<font color=blue>I wouldn't even think of trying it if I was on ground steep enough that the tractor wouldn't just stop if the clutch were pressed.</font color=blue>

You're wiser than I was /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif...

 

[Jeff396]

No, I just used to drive tractor trailers in another life. In them you got into your lower gear before you crested a steep down grade. It was aweful easy to miss a gear and then not be able to hit any of them. They liked to drill the stuff that could kill you and a lot of other people into your head. I've heard many a horrible story about runaway trucks in my driving days. One included a husband wife team tossing their kid out the window as they were heading over the cliff in hopes that he might survive.....amazing. It's funny how so much of that stuff helps me out on the road these many many many years later./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Jeff