Steel Soldiers now has a few new forums, read more about it at: New Munitions Forums!
Microsoft MSN, Live, Hotmail, Outlook email users may not be receiving emails. We are working to resolve this issue. Please add support@steelsoldiers.com to your trusted contacts.
Back in November I used my totally stock M1008 to pull a friend's broken 3/4 ton diesel extended cab longbed Chevy- loaded with gear- out of a wilderness area where we'd been hunting. In 6" of mud.
With 18" of snow on top of it.
At 10-11,000ft altitude.
It was about a 12 mile drive on...
I like the NV4500 as a transmission- BUT-
The gear splits are miserable for a diesel. I spend a fair amount of time driving a very well-built 6.5 Turbo with an NV4500 behind it. Low is useless most of the time, and you have to rev the snot out of the thing in 1-3 to not lug it when you shift...
Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website like our supporting vendors. Their ads help keep Steel Soldiers going. Please consider disabling your ad blockers for the site. Thanks!