[fslade1990]

Still truck .shoppin gonna go look at a truck.its a 91volvo 380series60 guy says it has a straight 8sp no high low.said macs had em too.anyone heard of this

 

[Lmackattack]

Is it an 8LL

 

[fslade1990]

Idk.he said its a straight 8sp no high or low.they came in volvos n macs.thats what he said trucks a 91.volvo.looked a picture of interior shifter had no splitter.said its straight 8speeds never seen a truck wout a splitter

 

[theakerstwo]

He may be counting reverse and neutral also.

 

[Birken Vogt]

Still truck .shoppin gonna go look at a truck.its a 91volvo 380series60 guy says it has a straight 8sp no high low.said macs had em too.anyone heard of this

I don't think there was ever an 8 speed with no range box. There have been some 7 speeds though. Check for a button on the side of the knob. It might be some oddball Spicer.

If you look at it and like it, don't let on to the seller and lowball him, maybe his lack of proper description will scare off other buyers.

 

[fslade1990]

Im gonna drive out n see it.on the interior pics i looked at the shifter.theres no range selector at all just a stick and looks like a homemade shift handle outa a bicycle grip w finger grooves on it.kinda wierd.werent those 7speeds syncronized trans? It has a series 60 380 hp.

 

[Birken Vogt]

There were some 7 speed synchros but they didn't go much above 550 or 600 lb-ft. I guess for the high torque trannies the gears are too massive for the synchros to bring up or down speed without excessive force by the driver so they make them non synchro.

Anyway, the Fuller straight 7 speed is a 1400 lb-ft unit which is what I expect you might find in there. I'm not sure if I can recommend it. The steps between the lower gears are really wide and the steps between the upper are really close together and this happens progressively so some drivers find it hard to adjust coming from a transmission where all the steps are the same.

 

[fslade1990]

I guess if I get it ima have to get used to it.price is right.just all new eqipt than what ive ever used.the truck a 1991 Volvo wg42 I believe,Detroit 60series 380-385 HP,confirmed its the 7sp,14 yrd box,500k miles,AC, lockers,air gate,elect tarp,double frame,bedliner,says no leaks,brakes good,rear tires good,recent new steers,spring susp,22.5 steels all around,new batteries just did oil n filters,all lights,gauges ect work.decent paint but box paint shot.thinkn ima go for it.gots up to date tags n inspection.just gonna do local dump work w it.are volvos n detroits good?est.mpgs in a dump truck 50k max load empty drivin 50%of time?

 

[Birken Vogt]

I think that is the good Detroit to have, the o/o's liked it because it was good on fuel. What is the model number of the transmission and the rear gear ratio? Or how fast is it turning at the speed you want to cruise?