120mph Peterbult... NO BULL

ocwelder

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I was runnin down I-84 in OC NY and the other day, and a real nice pete was kept tryin to mess with me in a good way. I guess he wanted to see what I got well I showed off a bit and then so did he. OH MY GOD!!! I couldn't believe how fast that thing was I was at around 3200rpm on/off on/off just to stay ahead. but he was right there. It was awsome!!
 
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was it an old pete? do you know which model? i've heard some of the drivers at work (the old timers) talk about the **** they used to do to their trucks back in the day. stories of 120mph with 100,000 pounds behind them death flexin the trailer. scary crazy ol bastards.
 
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ocwelder said:
I was runnin down I-84 in OC NY and the other day, and a real nice pete was kept tryin to mess with me in a good way. I guess he wanted to see what I got well I showed off a bit and then so did he. OH MY GOD!!! I couldn't believe how fast that thing was I was at around 3200rpm on/off on/off just to stay ahead. but he was right there. It was awsome!!
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It just takes motor and gearing...
 
ocwelder

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It was an older pete all decked out with 8" miter cut stacks, not sure of the model it was raining and we were movin... there was no way I was gonna let him pass me. I was nice to get big truck approval for my MaX though. He had a 53' on the back but no way to know if he was loaded though.
 
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alot of people dont understand how fast those trucks can go. i work for the family company and all we do is long haul trucking. we got some ****ty ass frieghtliner columbia's w/ detroits that the paint is peeling off. we head west and back to texas with 10 trucks every week. and our drivers HAUL WAY TOO MUCH ASS! but what can you do? they kind of dont have a choice.
 
jraymer

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My old 379 pete would do about 80, elec. governed. Had a guy pass me once and he said his truck used to do like 120 but his company turned it down to 90 or so, it was an International I think. He would pass me on the flats but I would kill him on the hills haha. I don't think I would feel safe going faster than 80-85 in a commercial truck. Good times:D
 
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drove a triple digit western star for about a yr before I changed jobs, 500 big kitty and 13sp, would run 75-80 on the interstate haulin grain and always had more, so one night about 1am coming home from the harvest line I had a big straight away and let her eat, at 108 I was runnin out of road and nerve, truck loved it, the old hopper did not:rofl:
 
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I remember going east across Nebraska out of Wyoming where they have all of those cattle ranches, and being passed by semis hauling cattle. I would be doing 80-85, and they would go past me like I was parked. Should have seen them cattle in the trailers with the 100+ MPH air rushing around em.
 
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Back in 1978 I had a Chevy Blazer that was nast fast but it had a top speed of 105 mph. Coming out of bishop Ca I was following a big rig and when we got out of town we both opened up. I could not pass him. I woke my buddy up next to me and see look at this shit. he says pass him. I says, I can't.:rofl: I followed his as for 100 miles running 80-over 100 and never tried to pass him as I couldn't. At one time he waved his arm for me to pass him while he was doing about 105 and I busted up laughing. I had nothing left. THAT was a truck I'll never forget.:thumb::D
 
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I've been to notre dame truck rodeo where that video is and that is an awesome weekend.. So many crazy trucks up there! They race all day then all night its a light and sound show! Sit in there trucks and jake all night and rip the train horns!!:woott:
 
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