Super Duty(NON-IHC)

[Allen Swan <aswan@domain.elided>]

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>bigger than a Suburban.   Maybe this is what they're using.  The SD 
>trucks are in the best IH tradition, except the cabs are much nicer than 
>they were 25 years ago.  The cab is also about 5 inches wider than the 
>F-150.  These are pretty serious trucks.  The 4x4 is
>so high that one magazine said you need a stepladder to get in.  
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>we just got an F-350 Super Duty and an F-550 Super Duty at  work here, the
>F-350 isn't really any 
>different than the rest of the F-350's appearance, has the 6 speed (2WD) and
>the 7.4L Powerstroke. 
>But the F-550 has what looks like a semi rear axle w/ some pretty massive
>disc brakes on there too. 
>Same engine and shifting, but it has a PTO system too!  We don't have a
>hydraulic pump mounted 
>up to the side of tranny yet, what they have is a control box to set and hold
>your RPM when you want 
>power (have to be in neutral and the parking brake set for it to work).  
>Can you imagine hooking a hydraulic motor with 220hp powering it, up to a
>winch drum!!  Or I'm sure
>a hydraulic cylinder with some quick mounts to the frame would become a very
>handy trail-side jack...
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