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GB SISSON · 04-29-2020, 11:38 PM

Been driving this heap for about a week now....Yes it is too loud, but with the stock gearing that I'm so used to, it just leaps up the long grades that I have tackled for 40 years. The Olga hill, Flarety's hill, Wollards Hill, even the S curves at Buck Bay.....Effortless in high gear. Now ask me again when I take it off island (pretty much never) and try to roll I-5 at 70.... Ain't gonna happen. I built an island truck and I live on an island. I have 3 good rigs from the 90's that I take when I gotta run to Seattle or East of the mountains. That means that about 90% of what I do can be taken care of with the '47. The other two rigs I had with cummins 6at power were geared for the mainland, and were slugs on our rural and very hilly roads. I am very happy with my build, but maybe getting a bit more deaf. Huh?, what?

04-29-2020, 11:38 PM	#97
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,914	Re: What in Tarnation? Been driving this heap for about a week now....Yes it is too loud, but with the stock gearing that I'm so used to, it just leaps up the long grades that I have tackled for 40 years. The Olga hill, Flarety's hill, Wollards Hill, even the S curves at Buck Bay.....Effortless in high gear. Now ask me again when I take it off island (pretty much never) and try to roll I-5 at 70.... Ain't gonna happen. I built an island truck and I live on an island. I have 3 good rigs from the 90's that I take when I gotta run to Seattle or East of the mountains. That means that about 90% of what I do can be taken care of with the '47. The other two rigs I had with cummins 6at power were geared for the mainland, and were slugs on our rural and very hilly roads. I am very happy with my build, but maybe getting a bit more deaf. Huh?, what? __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)