Re: Torque Monsters and Stump pullers.

["Matt and Stacy Sopher" <sopher@domain.elided>]

I used my old 70 scout to pull out oak brush stumps up in Colorado. Never
had a problem. Even aspens too.
Matt
-----Original Message-----
From: The Lublin Family <lublin@domain.elided>
To: ihc@domain.elided <ihc@domain.elided>
Date: Thursday, November 26, 1998 10:44 AM
Subject: Torque Monsters and Stump pullers.


>Hi all:
>
>Last night I finally found out how much low end torque these cornbinders
>have.   I was on my way to Wednesday nite service at Church, and I was in a
>hurry.   My "Good Gas Mileage truck". (81 Chevy 1/2 ton  six and 3 on tree)
>locked up the shift linkage and the transmission was bound up The truck was
>stuck between two gears and would not move.   Luckily I was at the end of
>the driveway so I was not blocking the road.    Well I needed to get the
>Chevy out of the way,  So I fired up the '74 IH 3/4 ton 4X4 and hooked up a
>chain and pulled that Chevy back to its spot.    I have a fairly long
>driveway and it was rainin out.   Boy I Sure found out how much of a Torque
>Monster that old 345 was.   I kept the truck in 2 wheel drive until I hit
>Turf and then stuck it into 4 HI.   I got into some pretty soft mud, but
the
>truck had no qualms whatsoever about it.    When I was pulling the Chev, I
>kept the trans in low and barely had to give it any gas.   It did not sit
>there and spin at all.    It just took off.   I have tried to do similar
>tasks with Chevys and Fords, but I would either stall them, or sit there
and
>spin.   I am impressed with the great low end torque of this truck.    My
>truck is a gutless slug on the road but man it sure will pull.   I have yet
>to own a truck that would pull this good.   The '68 Ford I had with the 390
>V8 would not even pull nearly as good as my 345.
>
>Have a good Thanksgiving!
>
>Chris (I should be deer hunting instead of truck fixin) "Lube" Lublin
>1962 Rambler Classic (Runs but does not yet move)
>1971 Plymouth Satellite. (the best car I own, parked for the winter)
>1972 Scout II (Moves but not faster than 20 MPH with the T-case in low)
>1974 IH 200 4X4. (Runs drives, not roadworthy yet, but I still drive it)
>1981 Chevy C-10...(starts but dies when you let out clutch, will soon be
>switched over to floor shift!)
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