We have been looking at new Hino's going on a month now and have a couple of dealers looking for our business, after we weeded out a couple of dealers.
We were asked to drive home a new 2007 Hino 338 6-speed manual trans
over the Labor day holiday's. So we could drive it and get a feel for it.
We are very concerned how low this thing is geard going down the freeway as follows,
55Mph = 1,900 Rpm's
70Mph = 2,600 Rpm's (Wide Open)
How can we expect this thing to last several hundred thousand miles before it is totally worn out.
Our Freight Liner FL70 250HP 6-speed goes as follows,
55Mph = 1,500 Rpm's
70Mph = 2,000 Rpm's
My current dealer has never addressed this problem with me, but I was told by the salesman they are adding another double over drive in the automatic's, because they are only a five speed.
I have been told some dealers are putting in a higher gear to resolve this problem working with Toyoto, and I have heard Toyoto will void the warranty if they do.
If the gear is changed so it will run around 1,900 to 2,000 Rpm's at 70Mph going down the freeway, I wonder if it will have enough low end torque to haul a heavy load, "I have my doubts."
(The funny thing is) The only bad reports back from any Hino owners or drivers are, they complain about bad Mpg in the automatices only. No engine problems etc. Am I going nuts here or what is going on with these things. Everybody wants to buy them, but I never have heard any complaints about these trucks not being up to the task for an over the raod truck.
Is it the three year warranty, and the best interest rates available that draws people to these things to over look a serious problem that needs to be addressed with the gearing issues I keep hearing about.
Some complain about anly 260Hp,our Frieght Liner is only 250Hp and has done a wondeful job.
garman351
:'(
We were asked to drive home a new 2007 Hino 338 6-speed manual trans
over the Labor day holiday's. So we could drive it and get a feel for it.
We are very concerned how low this thing is geard going down the freeway as follows,
55Mph = 1,900 Rpm's
70Mph = 2,600 Rpm's (Wide Open)
How can we expect this thing to last several hundred thousand miles before it is totally worn out.
Our Freight Liner FL70 250HP 6-speed goes as follows,
55Mph = 1,500 Rpm's
70Mph = 2,000 Rpm's
My current dealer has never addressed this problem with me, but I was told by the salesman they are adding another double over drive in the automatic's, because they are only a five speed.
I have been told some dealers are putting in a higher gear to resolve this problem working with Toyoto, and I have heard Toyoto will void the warranty if they do.
If the gear is changed so it will run around 1,900 to 2,000 Rpm's at 70Mph going down the freeway, I wonder if it will have enough low end torque to haul a heavy load, "I have my doubts."
(The funny thing is) The only bad reports back from any Hino owners or drivers are, they complain about bad Mpg in the automatices only. No engine problems etc. Am I going nuts here or what is going on with these things. Everybody wants to buy them, but I never have heard any complaints about these trucks not being up to the task for an over the raod truck.
Is it the three year warranty, and the best interest rates available that draws people to these things to over look a serious problem that needs to be addressed with the gearing issues I keep hearing about.
Some complain about anly 260Hp,our Frieght Liner is only 250Hp and has done a wondeful job.
garman351
:'(