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<p>Heh. Sounds like the derating of horsepower and choking down the engines with governer settings. There is a diagnostic unit availible that one could uh, optimize the engine away from the company specs... sadly they regulated those little gizmos. But a friendly laptop computer and a serial connection took care of that. Evidence? C:\ format. heeee. That is how I caught one company setting thier trucks at 63 and displaying 65 on the speedometer.</p><p>Hauling a trailer that is rear end heavy is worse than one heavy on the 5th wheel. But taking into account center of gravity, a load of salt on 24 pallets 4 feet high is much fun to drive than a 50,000 pound 8 foot high, 20 foot long steel coil bellyloaded in the middle.</p>
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