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Les, you got me! I guess I am one of those "cats" who tends to open up one's mouth and insert his foot before thinking too much! ;) No offense taken, by the way.
In fact, you are correct, the savings in time on short trips isn't worth the expense we are talking about to change out the rear axle or the ring and pinion gears. For some, and I include myself in this group, I want to be able to cruise at a decent highway speed while turning fewer RPMs....I have a hotrod Ford pickup with a souped-up 460 engine to play with...I sure wouldn't try doing the same fast things with an 8-ton bus!
CongRATs on finding that nice DT466 with the MT643...I think that would be my favorite rig if I could find one that didn't have so many miles on it. I came close to buying a new crate DT530 and then looking for a rig to put it in...as the price was decent, but it turned out that I had less dollars than sense...and both were pretty short!
I really enjoy reading the opinions on this forum...and I am glad I found it. I also look at some of the Yahoo sKoolie groups, but this forum seems much more comprehensive. I love learning as much as I can, and I enjoy seeing the diverse opinions!
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