I have owned a few 6 banger trucks with original gearing.
Ive heard people say keep it under 55mph and it can go as far as you need to...Im curious what is the longest haul you have made in your stocker and how did it go?
PLEASE NO TALL TALES HAHAHA
Hi Justpassinthru
I had a 1953 "Howard Knapp" truck in 2016...the longest trip I took was 10 miles that I drove it to work in July of 2016..
shown here still trying to fit in it went ok...ran along about 45 mph...locals didnt like it as it would not leave the stop lights like the fuel injected stuff everybody drives now... folks did give me more space than when I was in my Willys Jeep...I think the size was an advantage this time...
Start in second gear...4th gear came really quick too...I was always trying to find 5 th gear...it really needed a 5 speed to properly stretch it legs...
You had to keep your head on a swivel as traffic came up to you really quickly too...
Oh yeah...my truck was 1 ton with 4.10 gears and a 4 speed tranny and sorta rebuilt 235 car engine in it...
Smelled like my grandpa did back in the day...
MikeC
