Hi, I have a 1988 C7000 and I am trying to figure out what it's capacity would be to pull down the road. I have driven trucks for UPS Internationals, Sterlings, and a couple Macks. We would haul double 28s, 40's and 53s over Donner summit in winter in the sierras all the time with single screw trucks. I have also run triples across Nevada and Utah(so pretty flat, but windy) This C7000 doesn't seem that far off, but I don't know that much about calculating what a truck is capable of because all that was done for us for the most part. The specs of the C7000 are maxed out for weight and power. It has the 10.4L 3208T(low miles), a 12K front axle and a 23K rear with 4K aux springs and air brakes all around. I would like to be able to pull an excavator and am curious to know what weight I should be looking at. I would like to be able to pull a Cat 215, and would love to pull a 225, but I think they may be beyond what the 7000 will do-just not sure. Also, I am anticipating that it will be (even more) gutless on passes. I know our Sterlings used to bog down to 35 or so going up Donner. It is going to be used only a handful of times for longer distances, but probably a bit more for local trips.
And now for another round of: could you/would you/should you
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