Re: [ihc] Ford auto in IH truck

[bearbvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Hermann)]

At 8:38 PM 4/12/04, Ryan Moore wrote:
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>From: "Joel Furtek" <jf7e@domain.elided>
>To: "Mac McMuffin" <mac@domain.elided>; <ihc@domain.elided>
>Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 14:47
>Subject: [ihc] Ford auto in IH truck

The tranny in question is actually a ZF (Zahnradfabrik Freidrikstrassen)
design which gets its final assembly, under license, in a Ford plant. I
-think- the full extent of the final assembly Ford does is simply popping
pre-assembled internals into cases, buttoning them up, and putting a Ford
nameplate on them.

This is pretty much a case of whether you care whether IH puts a Fuller (or
whichever) tranny in a Class 8 truck when KW does the same thing.

ZF is pretty much Allison's -only- competition, worldwide, in the field of
heavier duty automatics for on-highway vehicles.

Greg
>
>
>> >i was wondering that same thing.  i don't really want an automatic
>> >transmission, and a ford one at that...  but that engine sure sounds
>> >appealing.  wonder what it would take to get one and mount it to one of
>the
>> >5-speed manuals.  or even one of the four speeds.  <drool>
>> >--Mac
>>
>> If the a/t is the Torqueshift in their F-series, don't sweat it.  My
>> boss has a 6.0 PS with the TS and it's a dream to drive.  The trailer
>> I tow isn't all that heavy, maybe 8-9000 gross, but the '97 7.3PS
>> w/auto can't hold 70 in a headwind when towing it, and gets about
>> 7mpg.  With the 6.0 and TS, you NEVER slow down, and engine braking
>
>Just gotta say that when we moved the big B's Todd's 7.3PS w/auto didn't
>have a problem moving those trucks... also, he used to use it to haul full
>sized fifth wheel campers and never had a problem then either.  Sure the '97
>didn't have somethign wrong with it taking power away?
>
>-Ryan
>
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