pulling rpm?
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pulling rpm?
I am just curious what kind of rpm you guys are pulling trailers with up grades? I dont have a egt gauge but how warm will a stock truck get pulling heavy loads up some steep grades? My truck is with my brother right now pulling a 7k trailer (having oil issues too). He called one day and said he wasnt too impressed with the diesel, so I asked him what rpm he was pulling. He said he would pull only up to 2500 max. I said heck rev it up too 2900+ and let me know what he thought. Well now I am kinda wondering if I should have said that. He said it pulled much better, but i dont think he was all that impressed yet. Any way, so will these things get way too hot pulling grades at 3k?
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They will definitely get hot. I ran mine up a long grade with the throttle on the floor and I melted the shifter boot. After that, I always check the floor board to see how hot it is getting.
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From: Olympia, WA
Stock trucks can easily get to 1200 EGT when loaded heavy or towing. Anytime you are at the point where more pedal pressure doesn't get you more speed/RPM you can bet you're pretty warm. I like to pull hills in the 2500-2800 range.
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Downshifting and pulling at a higher RPM will keep it cooler than lugging it down in a higher gear...
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That's right. I hope you guys have a pyro gauge. I pulled 24k over the mountains and my right foot does what the gauge does. Over 1200* let off a little, under 1200* give it the gas. I defiantly agree with the rpm's. I downshift and keep it up to 27 to 30 range. Its a battle you have to stay on top of or you'll be down to 20mph is 1st gear. I'll even block traffic once in awhile to avoid being caught behind a semi going 20-30mph.
