Originally Posted by
BehindBlueI's
I had a 1987 Dodge 1/2 ton, 318 and 4 speed granny. In 1st and 4-lo I could work out a fence post, wait for my truck to catch up to me, drop it in the bed, walk to the next fence post, work it out, wait for my truck to catch up to me, drop it in the bed, repeat.
IIRC, granny gear was 8.xx:1. Top speed was in the single digits. I never used it even in 2-hi unless I had a hell of a load to get moving. I had 1.67 tons of gravel on it once and learned that just because a truck will haul something doesn't mean it'll stop it. Steering was a bit light as well...