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Extended Draw Bar Pull

Fortis has a feature called extended draw bar pull. what is this?
  • Posted 7 Nov 2006 08:42
  • By mike_g
  • joined 7 Nov'06 - 4 messages
  • Michigan, United States
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The ability to pull/tow for an extended period of time.

They have a demo video of an s50ft with the duramatch-plus tranny towing around an h300 (can't remember exact model) vs. an s50xm.
The fortis just hauled it around like nothing, where the s50xm overheated the tranny in about 15 feet.
  • Posted 16 Nov 2006 01:56
  • By mike_n
  • joined 11 Feb'06 - 138 messages
  • Alberta, Canada

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