98cummins |
01-23-2015 08:32 AM |
I have hauled 6 or 7 10,000 lb shipping containers in the last 6 months and can't say as I have noticed any issues with my 4500. Granted I only pull in 4th gear when i have them on the trailer but if I had to guess i would say I have between 16 and 20,000 lbs behind me with trailer and container. Only issue I have is keeping the temp under 210 pulling through the hills. The transmission seems to handle the load nicely and I have done no upgrades to it with the exception of a southbend clutch. As far as the original posters question i believe I read up on it once and thought you had to change driveshafts as well as crossmember or atleast member location because the 5600 is longer. To this point I still have not had the chance to do a swap so time will tell.
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