Army man might be OK with that rear end; the top TWO gears in the Allison are overdrive gears; i think .75 and .60, or thereabouts. But you are right about Class 8 trucks, besides which they are usually CHEAPER simply because there are so many of them, WAY more in quantity than Class 6 or 7. You can usually get a 5 or 6 year old Class 8 with about 600K miles for about $25K, more or less, which is less than a same-year Class 6 or 7, which by the time they have more than 300K miles are pretty worn out. So unless that KW T300 is a real killer deal, he might better stick with Class 8 trucks, with the wider selection, more power, and similar fuel mileage.
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