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<blockquote data-quote="patooyee" data-source="post: 223570" data-attributes="member: 483"><p>I'm just going by my own observations and experience.</p><p></p><p>I worked in a Ford service department for 5 years. In that time they were very reliable cases. I think we only ever took one apart, I don't recall why. But I do distinctly recall observing that the chain was only about half the width of an NP203 chain and people with even mild rigs manage to break NP203 chains. (One of the reasons no one runs them.)</p><p></p><p>The case was also not any more substantial than an NP208 case and NP208 cases break like egg shells out on the trails. There was once a guy at MM who brought a rig with a 208 in it. He carried 2 spare t-cases on his trailer and had swapped them both out by the end of the weekend due to broken aluminum case.</p><p></p><p>I'm a big fan of engineering but do recognize that the beating we put down on rigs is not what the engineers at Ford / Dodge / GM / New Venture rate their stuff for. The people who determine those ratings are the same ones who thought that an NP208 and NP203 was a suitable replacement for an NP205 and that a D50 with d44 axleshafts was just as good as a d60. I bet if you showed those engineers what we do and said build a t-case that will be OEM / warranty reliable they would build something close to the likes of what we consider a 5-ton t-case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="patooyee, post: 223570, member: 483"] I'm just going by my own observations and experience. I worked in a Ford service department for 5 years. In that time they were very reliable cases. I think we only ever took one apart, I don't recall why. But I do distinctly recall observing that the chain was only about half the width of an NP203 chain and people with even mild rigs manage to break NP203 chains. (One of the reasons no one runs them.) The case was also not any more substantial than an NP208 case and NP208 cases break like egg shells out on the trails. There was once a guy at MM who brought a rig with a 208 in it. He carried 2 spare t-cases on his trailer and had swapped them both out by the end of the weekend due to broken aluminum case. I'm a big fan of engineering but do recognize that the beating we put down on rigs is not what the engineers at Ford / Dodge / GM / New Venture rate their stuff for. The people who determine those ratings are the same ones who thought that an NP208 and NP203 was a suitable replacement for an NP205 and that a D50 with d44 axleshafts was just as good as a d60. I bet if you showed those engineers what we do and said build a t-case that will be OEM / warranty reliable they would build something close to the likes of what we consider a 5-ton t-case. [/QUOTE]
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