reverse speed

I have a t98 transmission. anybody know what the top speed when going in reverse? last night I had to back up about 30 feet, and it seemed like it wouldn't go above 1 mile per hour. I don't remember it being like that, but I also don't remember the last time I used reverse either.

 

It felt like it was being held back, yes.

 

there is an ebrake on the back of the transmission that isn't hooked up. think maybe it somehow applied pressure, or is breaking?

 

ok. so lets say nothing is dragging, and it rolls when I push the clutch in. why is it so slow in reverse? is this normal?

 

Always fun watching people's impatience while it takes you seemingly 5 minutes to back out of a parking space in a T98 Jeep.

 

Really? The big question I would ask is if something is "different."

I do recall the T-98 in my five-quarter-ton M-715 definitely had a super low creeper first gear.

 

got it in 4 low?

 

Ha. Yes. I had it in low to drive through the woods. What a maroon!

 

It doesn't make you a bad person. Glad you figured it out.

 

Makes him a good person to actually put it in 4 low and drive it over something

 

reverse is really low . so what's the rush . besides it will crawl up and over most things

 

The SM465 is the same way. No where fast.

 

Even more fun when reversing, ya gas her a bit, then shift into overdrive and increase your speed even yet!

 

I drive dump truck and pup trailer for a paving company. The best of us can back up a trailer at 18mph in a straight line and about 10-15 around most corners. Its a little bit harder at night. When running bob tail backing up the paving machine I get a big kick out of passing the cars in the pilot car lane. Or sometimes because of how traffic has to be routed we can end up in the traffic lane backing up with someone in their car just a few feet off the front bumper and we are all doing 15-18mph.

I am jealous of the guys with 18 speeds in their trucks as they can even split the gear before going into high range while backing up. I just have to just have to bang it into high range which sometimes if we have to start out on a hill is really hard to do as the truk can't coast far enough to make the shift.

Dump truck drivers we make our living backing up!

 

Slow in reverse, slow going forward....I don't mind at all

 

bumper sticker for jeep:

I might be slow, but I'm in front of you.