{"id":375017,"date":"2015-10-16T01:09:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T08:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=375017"},"modified":"2015-10-14T06:59:05","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T13:59:05","slug":"pulling-action-photos-diesel-trucks-hooked-up-and-rolling-coal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshiftxl\/pulling-action-photos-diesel-trucks-hooked-up-and-rolling-coal\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulling Action Photos: Diesel Trucks Hooked Up And Rolling Coal"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The last class to take the hook for the weekend were the diesel pickups.\u00a0 These things have really progressed since the last time I seen them in person.\u00a0 These are limited to OEM transmissions, transfer cases, and differentials to not exceed a 1-ton factory rating.\u00a0 They get a single, 2.6\u201d inlet intercooled turbo and must run on DOT tires.\u00a0 Weight was added to the sled when the previous class, Pro Stock 4wd, completed.\u00a0 Those are allowed 485ci and cut tires.<\/p>\n

The limitations on the oil-burners didn\u2019t seem to make any difference because the winning pull in this class was the longest pull of the weekend \u2013 340ft\u2026!\u00a0 Its not to say there wasn\u2019t carnage, because there was.\u00a0 One truck spit the rear differential so hard that parts and fluid came out of the pumpkin.\u00a0 Another truck is show in sequence first dropping one traction bar, then exploding a u-joint, then dropping the other traction bar.\u00a0 It still managed to drive itself off the track.<\/p>\n

Typically these classes are dominated by the Cummins crowd and that was in the majority.\u00a0 However, the Duramax flag-bearers let themselves be heard with a great showing and one of the coolest-looking competitors was a Red, Chevy square-body urged on by the Isuzu workhorse.\u00a0 The fact these trucks can put all that torque down on street-legal rubber is simply amazing.\u00a0 Cool stuff.\u00a0 Enjoy.<\/p>\n

Click on the images below to enlarge ’em and then scroll through –<\/h3>\n

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