""SAMEWAY WITH THE-SUPERTEN, ""THEGEARS ARE DOUBLE-SIDED, ""THEOLD 20-SPEED TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE THE FULLER EATON CAME-IN, ""IT WAS FIVE AND FOUR, ""THEOLD DUPLEXES""!!!!!!!!!
Even on a motorcycle it's nearly impossible to not grind gears. Or slip out of gears so I can just imagine a transport truck probably even grinds gears even more
Man, I was gonna say the same thing. I'm pretty decent at double clutching, but have you tried floating? With the realistic gears mods? That shit is almost impossible! 🤣 If it was a real transmission, that thing would be toast!🤣
@@davecramer9725 we have a "if you like playing call of duty, then go die in an actual war like a "real ma" genius right here! Listen, numb nuts, I already have a job that I like and that keeps me well fed. But outside of that job i like to drive a truck from the comfort of my saloon without having to invest &200 000 and shift my whole life around including losing my current job, just to relax behind the wheel in the evening.
My favorite Canadian hippy trucker has done it again. Excellent video on shifting the 18 spd and you've explained it all and in a way that anyone can understand. Keep up the good work.
Absolutely the most well explained and best demonstrated shifting video I've ever seen on UA-cam!.Great job. Appreciate the amount of effort you put into making this.
The best of the best i drive trucks and farm yes great explanation’s and real world examples of both ways of driving with clutch or floating thanks for the great effort put into this channel ❤. I am from Alberta Canada .
Thanks for taking the time to make this video on shifting, I’m in Trucking school and I guess because I’ve driven gas engine manual transmissions for many years and I’m 57 so trying to get myself to slow down and shift properly has been a challenge, much respect for you and all truckers !
These are few things I had to learn when stepping up into the big trucks from smaller/light semi trucks, that you might touch on with your own advice and technique. Throttle control, not dropping the throttle too much when floating up or down. I drive B double tankers, which fully loaded are 68+ tonnes (150k pounds) GCM. When learning to drive these fully loaded I used to take my foot out of the accelerator far too much, which would cause rough shifts or cause the gear to hold and become difficult to release because the transmission would reload with decelaration forces/weight. I learnt the correct pressure by keeping the jakes on while shifting up, if you let off too much they would activate. Perfect pressure they stay off, the revs will drop and you can float-shift normally. I did this practice in high box, otherwise you could badly miss and potentially have to stop and start over. Gently backing off the throttle when splitting a gear up, letting your foot off the accelerator too quickly/harshly will cause the box to slam the splitter and cause drive train shock loads. Gentle off and gentle on. Missing a gear and half engagements. If you miss a gear, usually from under-revving, don't panic. Hold the gear near the gate (the gear tickle) and quickly and smoothly increase the RPM again and it should pop/suck itself in. On hills you will probably have to go back one or two full gear(s) depending on weight and incline. Half engagements, this happens to me most often going from Low-low to first on take-off, hold the stick firmly in gear and lift off the accelerator gently, it should pop in and you're good to go. Trying to drive it will cause the transmission to violently throw the gear out.
In my driving career before retirement I also drove a 13speed splitter transmission in a Mack. It had low and a conventional 6 speed pattern with the splitter on each of the 6. With a good load each gear had to be split. Like your videos Matt, takes me back to those working days here in Australia 🇦🇺
Great video and tutorial abt shifting techniques for an 18speed! Im retired from UPS after 28years driving the night haul to Richmond, Va. Thankfully the last 7years my truck had the automatic transmission and when i had a manual transmission it was a 10speed. Really appreciate your time and effort making this video. This will definitely help those that have a lot of shifting to do. Cheers from Laurel, Delaware USA.
Best shifting video on UA-cam! Minor problem was the cab was too dark to see the double clutching in action. People need to see it happens fast in real time. It's tough that you need to demonstrate it in order to get your license. That's when you have the least experience to achieve a unfamiliar technique.
Adams family theme song. Best advice I ever got for a full gear change was to click your fingers the same as the song. Each finger click was the shifter movement. Click to neutral, wait, next finger click push it to the next whole gear..worked like a treat and made floating up through the box a dream. :)
My nephew learned quite a bit from your video, he says I'm too grumpy to be able to teach and he gets nervous, lol. But it's true, and he's improved 100% on downshifting and rev matching, so thanks!
I never had any formal training on a 10 speed other than a few test drives with another driver who never explained the clutch braking to me. Don't think he knew that. As a result, i would grind every gear.. and forget about downshifting. I never could get that into a lower gear exiting the freeway .sometimes could get into like 8 and just putt off the exit. Don't drive anymore, but I wished i had your knowledge about the clutch. Thanks for your tutorial on shifting. Much appreciated.
Thanks for the vid. Looks difficult. Love watching especially backing vids. I’ve watched climbing the impossible hill at least 3 or 4 times. Thanks a lot for the enjoyment.
This is definitely the best video on shifting 18 speed transmission. You are definitely a master at driving. You video's has help this 57 years old make the decision on getting my CDL. For heavy loads is better to have 18 ,13 or 10 gears? Which is easier on the engine/transmission.
The more gears the better for heavy loads as there is less of a gap between gears. I wouldn’t pull anything over 80’000lbs with a 10 speed. 13 is common for 80’000lbs. For what I’m doing (140’000lbs) it’s possible with a 13 speed but much nicer with the 18 speed.
Ten speed transmissions are for light loads. I have pulled heavy loaded Super B Trailers from the bottom of a hill (bridge construction!) and I wished I had an 18 speed. A 13 speed is OK for most heavy hauls but not climbing steep hills, or pulling a load of logs out of the bush in mud. With an 18 speed you can shift without it bogging on you. Fantastic transmission. You can even shift in reverse! I do that all the time. In soft ground you start the splitter in low. Get rolling and shift it. Saves the clutch big time!
Such a great video. The truck roaring to life sounds great and you can always hear that massive turbo spinning up. No music needed, just that engine noise.
This was an excellent video. Thanks for this. I would have liked to see you downshifting while going up a hill, loaded. That was what I had difficulties with when I was trucking (in my previous life!)
Thank you for the explaining. Love to watch differences between here in Europe and USA. We have different trucks with different strenghts. Each designed for different driving conditions ( different roads, allowed lengts, speeds..). When you love large trucks..you love them all.
I have watched many videos know the concepts well and have a decent amount of experience shifting. I still enjoyed watching your video and thought it was one of the best I have seen to date. They way you broke it down into sections was perfect. For the person who is completely new it was nice to not overload them with too much info all at once. Really an awesome job.
I'm not admiting my age but at one time I drove for a company , a 60s something Frtliner-COE, 5+4 trans. It was a "pain in the a--" first week but after I mastered it-it was almost a pleasure to drive. Be safe-be cool!!
i've driven Freightliner Cab over trucks with a 4 x 4 double stick. Also a B Model Mack with a 5 x 3. Double stick transmissions are great fun, but are quite rare these days. We called the new 13 speed transmissions, "lazy mans transmissions" but now they have automated manuals. Now that is lazy!
Them Fruitliners in the 1960's were pretty drafty, the top of the door was always flopping out. Petes and KW had nice cabs. I liked 5x4's they seemed to have enough choices to allow any Motor to do the job. The NTC 335 with lots of gear choices was great for climbing mountains. A Guy in Montana had 2 10 speed trans in his KW, now that man had choices.
Sure brings back memories. Well done..VERY well done. I’ve driven on & off for a LOT of years, but never OTR..unfortunately, always thought I wanted OUR own rig. Took jobs driving with Halliburton, United Salt/Texas Brine out of Houston, etc. ALWAYS ‘floated’..never double-clutched. Guess it’s sometimes how you’re ‘taught’..in my case, Halliburton. The LAST outfit I drove for was Midway Rental out of Kalispell, Montana. I’m 62 now..and miss it. It gets in your blood. I also grew up in a “trucking family”..a ‘hot-shot’ type outfit. So there’s that. Again, GREAT job!
Thank you bro! It was very interesting for me. There are a lot of differences with manual gear shifting between car and truck. Best regards from Russia.
Awesome. Never been in a big rig, semi-truck, tractor...but I'd love to do that some day. Fascinating, the options for operating such a transmission. Ever since I was a kid, the best thing about big rigs, aside from the air horns (!) has been the Jake brakes. I never knew the Jake was on while shifting up to get that sound (my Harley sounds like that when I shift up). I'm amazed you didn't even tap that pickup! BTW, you have the whitest set of choppers! Thanks for such an in-depth video! Safe travels to you.
Alright , thank you sir for your video. You sir are a good driver that cares for his truck. Keep up the good work and take care of yourself and your truck sir. May our Lord be with you always wherever you go and may you always find lower fuel prices and safe travels.
Hello from Russia! Dude, I've been watching your channel for a year or something and I'm curious at what part of the U.S you were raised? cuz you speak clearly and slowly and it's easy to understand you because some Americans have crazy fast speech and I don't understand everything what they say.
Good video there, Rubber Duck! 😆 Man, these new trucks have so much technology and fancy stuff now. I started driving big rigs in 1976. Drove all kinds of junk, 10 speeds, 13 speeds, even twin stick Macks. One thing I don't understand about new drivers, especially younger guys is that they like having their seat down low on the floor, barley seeing over the steering wheel and having to "shuffle steer". I preferred a higher seating position so you can get a good view of the road and everything around you. Seemed like a much safer way to go. Oh, and never would ever considered driving in stocking feet. Good work boots always. If I'm in an emergency situation and have to get out of the truck quickly, I don't want to have to look for something to put on my feet.
I had to gear skip in my old Elantra. Second gear got worn over the years and from having a previous owner. Learning how to go from 1 to 3 was a life saver, though I got tailgated a lot by BMWs and EVs. Learning to downshift was huge too.
About 45 years ago, i went as a passenger across most of Canada in a rig. My memory is a bit hazy, but the driver also had 18 gears, but no splitters - there was a standard 6-speed pattern but three ranges (LMH) so you just cycled through them. He let me drive for a while across Sask.
I think I learned more in this video than I ever have anywhere else. I don't drive a truck, but if my business ever tanks, I probably will. It looks like hard work, but it also just looks so fun.
The Big No-No with the clutch brake is to use it with the truck still rolling. It essentially tries to stop the truck, which of course destroys the brake.
Yup. You are right. And I am tired of guys destroying clutch brakes like that. You stop with the brakes, not the dam clutch. Clutch at idle when your stopping!
thank you for this informatively video. in europe we shifting gears a little bit diferent first we have synchromesh gerboxes whos allows us shift with depress clutch once but we cant float gears because synchromesh tension do not allow do float but actually some drivers in order to save synchronizers do double clutching and also for this changin gears is smothier. Other diference is we have max 16speed transmisons and the we can split all gears reverse gear low range gears and high range gears. Spliter not activated until your press the clutch. Despite synchromesh gearbox reverse gear dont have synchromesh so if you try shift reverse you will grinding gear first you need stop gear box from spining so in order to engage reverse youll ned shift any gear and while your are depresed clutch not release the clutch and then shifting in reverse
I had someone try to teach me double clutching today and they made it way too complicated. I was over thinking it really badly. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
GerDay young fella, I am enjoying your videos ... and I've been what the Yanks call an Over The Road driver (mostly - I did short stints local and such ... as well as a dispatcher, which I hated) for a bit over 45 years. Much of that has been multi combinations (multi trailer) so it's interesting to gain a different perspective.. Now hitting "play"! Kindest regards Indy
Hi bro, greetings from Morocco,I'm very interested about trucking in the US and Canada,it's like a dream to me 🥺. So have safe nice trips and God bless you and all the truck drivers
Very nicely done video! Only thing I'd add is you don't have to FULLY depress the clutch all the way to the brake for shifting between gears because it will kill the clutch brake, slow the trans down too much between shifts, and tire out your leg!
12:00 In neutral and clutch engaged (foot off the clutch pedal ), the transmission input shaft is connected to the engine which allows the engine to control the input shaft speed. (slowing it down/ speeding it up / matching it to the output shaft speed (which is "controlled" by the wheels))
This is one of the best explained videos of this sort. Thank you very much for such a nicely done video with both theory, examples and different situations and ways of doing it!
Hi, in the UK we call it double-declutching. When taking my class 1 Heavy goods I had to double-declutch on every change even though the truck had synchro on all gears.
I can remember having to pull over several times going up hill loaded and missing a gear and pulling over to the side of the road to start all over. Ha! Great videos young man and keepem going. Be safe
Thank you for being so honest and admit that grinding may happen many times, I’ve been driving an 18 speed for a year now and they grind softly many times, I thought I was going to kill my transmission in no time.
Grinding once in a while will not hurt your transmission, as long as you do it gently. Never force it. I teach my students to use a light hand, and your transmission will never wear out. Just don't jamb it. Gently!
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Just a little tip for anyone learning. When you’re driving down the road at normal speed and you go to double clutch do not press it all the way in as it will engage the clutch brake and wear it out really fast. Depress the clutch only about a 1/4 of the way as the clutch brake would be engaged around the 1/2 depressed position. In the shop we have to measure that distance from where the clutch engages to the clutch brake vs where the clutch pedal position is.
B Trains make more sense to me i dont know why only a few states in the US that allow them. In any event this is one of the most informative video on driving a truck I've seen, thank you so much.
#latetotheparty. Shift pattern used to be on the back of the visor in Australian truck . One owner I drove for said he had a Ceramic clutch fitted and only wanted me to use it when moving off.
Holy crap! You sit a LONG way back from the wheel/pedals!!!!!!!! Each to their own and personal preference, but I tend to sit almost on top of the pedals and steering wheel.... probably because the old jiggers you HAD to sit almost on top of it!
Out of boredom, when empty sometimes i'll shift it like a 5 spd. 2nd low[1], split, pull it into the cheater[2], 5 low[3], over to 7 low[4] then 8th low or high[5]; depends on surface.
Best explo I have seen about shifting.... ironic... I may only be an American Truck simmer, but I do the same... don't split the low range, and split the high range to get up to highway speed.... that is what I found works .... I don't know if you do a lot of mountain trucking, but is it possible you can do a video of going up and down steep grades? Cheers 👍👍👍
The thing you must not forget about going up a grade and going down a grade, is that the speed of shifting will be different. Here's the rule of thumb. Going up hill, or into a head wind, or on soft ground, your shifts will always be slower. Going downhill, or having a tail wind, your shifts will be faster. Now that is if you want smooth as silk shift, and I do. If you just jamb it in cowboy style, you might not notice any difference. This is just for guys that want a smooth shift every time.
If I am driving a new truck, I do the opposite for the first while. I float out, and clutch in. If you don't know how to get a transmission out of gear with no clutch I have a video on that. For a green driver, the dangerous part is putting it into gear, so I get my students to clutch it in. Anybody with proper training can be shown how to get a transmission out of gear with two fingers. If you have to force it, you're doing it wrong.
Thankfully, Europe has abolished the manual shift alltogether. For the last 15 years it has been automatic shift all the way. The Fuller was given up in the '70s. If you want a manual shift truck in Europe nowadays, you have to make it a special order. And that costs a lot extra...!
How is less freedom a good thing? Why ban them? I think skillful drivers line this make for safer roads. Manuals require knowledge. Automatics can make for lazy drivers
First of all, you are very cute. Like many others have said well the best explained video about Truck shifting. First time I understood it myself and learned a lot about the art of manual shifting too. Thanks a lot for making truck videos
Shifting with the Jake's on is good for shifting while pulling a grade loaded. However pulling a grade loaded and shifting gears with the Jake's on takes alot of skill.
If you ever get an automatic gearbox you will wonder what to do with your time... You could try doing crosswords and sudoku puzzles as you drive along 🤔
I left my company when they retired their 13spds & switched to all automatics. God, those automatics are pathetic, & they shift at the wrong time, so the motor lugs. * There's no replacing a well-skilled trucker who knows how to shift. ( But the companies want low pay know nothing drivers now, so they buy the idiot automatic trucks for them. It's easier for companies to fill drivers' seats with the know nothing "drivers.")🙄
Mate this was really interesting, I've been wondering about this. 100% subscribed, interesting content and you seem like a good bloke too. Much love from the UK!
Every driver should learn this and then there would be some respect from none HGv drivers. It should be part of the driving test, plus reverse parking a semi! That is my pennies worth. I loved driving a manual Scania. I thought I'd hate auto's but Volvo box's are amazing.
Excellent job. You look young, learn on a farm? Had a laugh at the knee replacement. 18 was my favorite. 18 and heavy on a steep hill you can start, climb and shift with the splitter.
I know when I talked to one of the UPS freight drivers a while back, he said that their trucks were going automatic. How common is that in the general trucking industry?
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this is killing me.. i miss the road soooooooooooooo bad. iam almost cryin damn ... health sucks .. i dont want to kill a family. got a million in tho
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I hear you there.
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""SAMEWAY WITH THE-SUPERTEN, ""THEGEARS ARE DOUBLE-SIDED, ""THEOLD 20-SPEED TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE THE FULLER EATON CAME-IN, ""IT WAS FIVE AND FOUR, ""THEOLD DUPLEXES""!!!!!!!!!
Been driving 20 years and I’ve never met ANYKNE who shifts perfectly all the time. You’re gonna grind a gear here and there especially downshifting.
I’ve also been driving 20+ yrs I can confirm this comment.
I too have been driving/training/state certified tester for 20yrs and you WILL occasionally grind it till you find it. It’s inevitable.
Grind em till ya find em!
If it's got teeth you've gotta clean em.
Even on a motorcycle it's nearly impossible to not grind gears. Or slip out of gears so I can just imagine a transport truck probably even grinds gears even more
Definitely gonna use these techniques in American Truck Simulator 😆
Man, I was gonna say the same thing. I'm pretty decent at double clutching, but have you tried floating? With the realistic gears mods?
That shit is almost impossible! 🤣 If it was a real transmission, that thing would be toast!🤣
Kid play with simulater not adults
@@davecramer9725 because adults don't know how to spell the word?
@@iv-kingroy-iv2225 How the hell is it imposible? You just need to revmatch, that's it. It's actually quite easy.
@@davecramer9725 we have a "if you like playing call of duty, then go die in an actual war like a "real ma" genius right here! Listen, numb nuts, I already have a job that I like and that keeps me well fed. But outside of that job i like to drive a truck from the comfort of my saloon without having to invest &200 000 and shift my whole life around including losing my current job, just to relax behind the wheel in the evening.
My favorite Canadian hippy trucker has done it again. Excellent video on shifting the 18 spd and you've explained it all and in a way that anyone can understand. Keep up the good work.
Absolutely the most well explained and best demonstrated shifting video I've ever seen on UA-cam!.Great job. Appreciate the amount of effort you put into making this.
Thank you buddy!
Could not agree more, excellent video!
Excellant video.
The best of the best i drive trucks and farm yes great explanation’s and real world examples of both ways of driving with clutch or floating thanks for the great effort put into this channel ❤. I am from Alberta Canada .
As a former instructor, I feel confident saying should you decide to quite driving, you could easily transition to teaching. Great video.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video on shifting, I’m in Trucking school and I guess because I’ve driven gas engine manual transmissions for many years and I’m 57 so trying to get myself to slow down and shift properly has been a challenge, much respect for you and all truckers !
These are few things I had to learn when stepping up into the big trucks from smaller/light semi trucks, that you might touch on with your own advice and technique.
Throttle control, not dropping the throttle too much when floating up or down. I drive B double tankers, which fully loaded are 68+ tonnes (150k pounds) GCM. When learning to drive these fully loaded I used to take my foot out of the accelerator far too much, which would cause rough shifts or cause the gear to hold and become difficult to release because the transmission would reload with decelaration forces/weight. I learnt the correct pressure by keeping the jakes on while shifting up, if you let off too much they would activate. Perfect pressure they stay off, the revs will drop and you can float-shift normally. I did this practice in high box, otherwise you could badly miss and potentially have to stop and start over.
Gently backing off the throttle when splitting a gear up, letting your foot off the accelerator too quickly/harshly will cause the box to slam the splitter and cause drive train shock loads. Gentle off and gentle on.
Missing a gear and half engagements. If you miss a gear, usually from under-revving, don't panic. Hold the gear near the gate (the gear tickle) and quickly and smoothly increase the RPM again and it should pop/suck itself in. On hills you will probably have to go back one or two full gear(s) depending on weight and incline. Half engagements, this happens to me most often going from Low-low to first on take-off, hold the stick firmly in gear and lift off the accelerator gently, it should pop in and you're good to go. Trying to drive it will cause the transmission to violently throw the gear out.
Excellent points!
That was the first sponsored ad in a vid that I didn’t skip over. It was actually entertaining 😂
In my driving career before retirement I also drove a 13speed splitter transmission in a Mack. It had low and a conventional 6 speed pattern with the splitter on each of the 6. With a good load each gear had to be split. Like your videos Matt, takes me back to those working days here in Australia 🇦🇺
Great video and tutorial abt shifting techniques for an 18speed! Im retired from UPS after 28years driving the night haul to Richmond, Va. Thankfully the last 7years my truck had the automatic transmission and when i had a manual transmission it was a 10speed. Really appreciate your time and effort making this video. This will definitely help those that have a lot of shifting to do. Cheers from Laurel, Delaware USA.
Best shifting video on UA-cam! Minor problem was the cab was too dark to see the double clutching in action. People need to see it happens fast in real time. It's tough that you need to demonstrate it in order to get your license. That's when you have the least experience to achieve a unfamiliar technique.
Adams family theme song. Best advice I ever got for a full gear change was to click your fingers the same as the song. Each finger click was the shifter movement. Click to neutral, wait, next finger click push it to the next whole gear..worked like a treat and made floating up through the box a dream.
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My nephew learned quite a bit from your video, he says I'm too grumpy to be able to teach and he gets nervous, lol. But it's true, and he's improved 100% on downshifting and rev matching, so thanks!
I used to drive in the early 80's till around 98. This is a very thought out and very well explained overview.
I never had any formal training on a 10 speed other than a few test drives with another driver who never explained the clutch braking to me. Don't think he knew that. As a result, i would grind every gear.. and forget about downshifting. I never could get that into a lower gear exiting the freeway .sometimes could get into like 8 and just putt off the exit. Don't drive anymore, but I wished i had your knowledge about the clutch. Thanks for your tutorial on shifting. Much appreciated.
Thanks for the vid. Looks difficult. Love watching especially backing vids. I’ve watched climbing the impossible hill at least 3 or 4 times. Thanks a lot for the enjoyment.
This is definitely the best video on shifting 18 speed transmission. You are definitely a master at driving. You video's has help this 57 years old make the decision on getting my CDL. For heavy loads is better to have 18 ,13 or 10 gears? Which is easier on the engine/transmission.
The more gears the better for heavy loads as there is less of a gap between gears. I wouldn’t pull anything over 80’000lbs with a 10 speed. 13 is common for 80’000lbs. For what I’m doing (140’000lbs) it’s possible with a 13 speed but much nicer with the 18 speed.
Ten speed transmissions are for light loads. I have pulled heavy loaded Super B Trailers from the bottom of a hill (bridge construction!) and I wished I had an 18 speed. A 13 speed is OK for most heavy hauls but not climbing steep hills, or pulling a load of logs out of the bush in mud. With an 18 speed you can shift without it bogging on you. Fantastic transmission. You can even shift in reverse! I do that all the time. In soft ground you start the splitter in low. Get rolling and shift it. Saves the clutch big time!
Such a great video. The truck roaring to life sounds great and you can always hear that massive turbo spinning up. No music needed, just that engine noise.
This was an excellent video. Thanks for this. I would have liked to see you downshifting while going up a hill, loaded. That was what I had difficulties with when I was trucking (in my previous life!)
For new guys just getting into driving big rigs, I recommend skipping the splitter when downshifting with a load. That might help.
Best and most comprehensive truck shifting video I've seen. Well done!
Really needed this tutorial, love how you implemented an ad for the first time, keep it up Matt!
Thank you for the explaining. Love to watch differences between here in Europe and USA. We have different trucks with different strenghts. Each designed for different driving conditions ( different roads, allowed lengts, speeds..). When you love large trucks..you love them all.
Your sponsored video was absolutley hilirarious!! Nicely done man. Also love the tutorial.
I have watched many videos know the concepts well and have a decent amount of experience shifting.
I still enjoyed watching your video and thought it was one of the best I have seen to date.
They way you broke it down into sections was perfect. For the person who is completely new it was nice to not overload them with too much info all at once.
Really an awesome job.
Best video on shifting I've seen. Awesome work!
I'm not admiting my age but at one time I drove for a company , a 60s something Frtliner-COE, 5+4 trans. It was a "pain in the a--" first week but after I mastered it-it was almost a pleasure to drive. Be safe-be cool!!
I had the same thing with my '95 Freightliner COE with a super 10.
i've driven Freightliner Cab over trucks with a 4 x 4 double stick. Also a B Model Mack with a 5 x 3. Double stick transmissions are great fun, but are quite rare these days. We called the new 13 speed transmissions, "lazy mans transmissions" but now they have automated manuals. Now that is lazy!
Them Fruitliners in the 1960's were pretty drafty,
the top of the door was always flopping out.
Petes and KW had nice cabs.
I liked 5x4's they seemed to have enough choices to allow any Motor to do the job.
The NTC 335 with lots of gear choices was great for climbing mountains.
A Guy in Montana had 2 10 speed trans in his KW, now that man had choices.
Sure brings back memories. Well done..VERY well done. I’ve driven on & off for a LOT of years, but never OTR..unfortunately, always thought I wanted OUR own rig. Took jobs driving with Halliburton, United Salt/Texas Brine out of Houston, etc. ALWAYS ‘floated’..never double-clutched. Guess it’s sometimes how you’re ‘taught’..in my case, Halliburton. The LAST outfit I drove for was Midway Rental out of Kalispell, Montana. I’m 62 now..and miss it. It gets in your blood. I also grew up in a “trucking family”..a ‘hot-shot’ type outfit. So there’s that. Again, GREAT job!
You are probably fond of Ronny Milsap's "Prisoner of the Highway"
ive seen this video multiple times and it never gets old.good stuff my friend.
Atta boy heel and toe sweet good job on explaining things to non truckers on you video
Thank you bro! It was very interesting for me. There are a lot of differences with manual gear shifting between car and truck. Best regards from Russia.
Great instructional video! I imagine takes a while to do this smoothly and safely.
Awesome. Never been in a big rig, semi-truck, tractor...but I'd love to do that some day. Fascinating, the options for operating such a transmission. Ever since I was a kid, the best thing about big rigs, aside from the air horns (!) has been the Jake brakes. I never knew the Jake was on while shifting up to get that sound (my Harley sounds like that when I shift up). I'm amazed you didn't even tap that pickup! BTW, you have the whitest set of choppers! Thanks for such an in-depth video! Safe travels to you.
Alright , thank you sir for your video. You sir are a good driver that cares for his truck. Keep up the good work and take care of yourself and your truck sir. May our Lord be with you always wherever you go and may you always find lower fuel prices and safe travels.
Hello from Russia! Dude, I've been watching your channel for a year or something and I'm curious at what part of the U.S you were raised? cuz you speak clearly and slowly and it's easy to understand you because some Americans have crazy fast speech and I don't understand everything what they say.
I’m Canadian, actually! 🇨🇦
We Canadians have the best English! You speak pretty good English yourself sir! Much better than my Russian!
Good video there, Rubber Duck! 😆
Man, these new trucks have so much technology and fancy stuff now. I started driving big rigs in 1976. Drove all kinds of junk, 10 speeds, 13 speeds, even twin stick Macks.
One thing I don't understand about new drivers, especially younger guys is that they like having their seat down low on the floor, barley seeing over the steering wheel and having to "shuffle steer". I preferred a higher seating position so you can get a good view of the road and everything around you. Seemed like a much safer way to go. Oh, and never would ever considered driving in stocking feet. Good work boots always. If I'm in an emergency situation and have to get out of the truck quickly, I don't want to have to look for something to put on my feet.
First truck driver I've seen that actually knows how to use clutch 👏
Yeah and the first i heard that explained it where i was not all confused.
A FANTASTIC VIDEO, ESPECIALLY FOR CURIOUS PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PROFESSIONAL TRUCK DRIVERS!!!!!!!
I had to gear skip in my old Elantra. Second gear got worn over the years and from having a previous owner. Learning how to go from 1 to 3 was a life saver, though I got tailgated a lot by BMWs and EVs. Learning to downshift was huge too.
I’m gonna use it when driving on American truck simulator, thanks for the awesome class.
Take care.
About 45 years ago, i went as a passenger across most of Canada in a rig. My memory is a bit hazy, but the driver also had 18 gears, but no splitters - there was a standard 6-speed pattern but three ranges (LMH) so you just cycled through them. He let me drive for a while across Sask.
I think I learned more in this video than I ever have anywhere else. I don't drive a truck, but if my business ever tanks, I probably will. It looks like hard work, but it also just looks so fun.
The Big No-No with the clutch brake is to use it with the truck still rolling. It essentially tries to stop the truck, which of course destroys the brake.
Yup. You are right. And I am tired of guys destroying clutch brakes like that. You stop with the brakes, not the dam clutch. Clutch at idle when your stopping!
thank you for this informatively video. in europe we shifting gears a little bit diferent first we have synchromesh gerboxes whos allows us shift with depress clutch once but we cant float gears because synchromesh tension do not allow do float but actually some drivers in order to save synchronizers do double clutching and also for this changin gears is smothier. Other diference is we have max 16speed transmisons and the we can split all gears reverse gear low range gears and high range gears. Spliter not activated until your press the clutch. Despite synchromesh gearbox reverse gear dont have synchromesh so if you try shift reverse you will grinding gear first you need stop gear box from spining so in order to engage reverse youll ned shift any gear and while your are depresed clutch not release the clutch and then shifting in reverse
I’m in the uk, don’t even drive trucks or lorries and I absolutely loved this video! So interesting, definitely subscribing as this is wicked! 😃
I had someone try to teach me double clutching today and they made it way too complicated. I was over thinking it really badly. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
GerDay young fella,
I am enjoying your videos ... and I've been what the Yanks call an Over The Road driver (mostly - I did short stints local and such ... as well as a dispatcher, which I hated) for a bit over 45 years. Much of that has been multi combinations (multi trailer) so it's interesting to gain a different perspective.. Now hitting "play"!
Kindest regards
Indy
Great video, going to be training soon on a 18 speed and this helped very much. Thanks 👍
Well this had to be the best video I’ve seen so far on showing me what’s up. Thanks man
Hi bro, greetings from Morocco,I'm very interested about trucking in the US and Canada,it's like a dream to me 🥺.
So have safe nice trips and God bless you and all the truck drivers
Very nicely done video! Only thing I'd add is you don't have to FULLY depress the clutch all the way to the brake for shifting between gears because it will kill the clutch brake, slow the trans down too much between shifts, and tire out your leg!
12:00 In neutral and clutch engaged (foot off the clutch pedal ), the transmission input shaft is connected to the engine which allows the engine to control the input shaft speed. (slowing it down/ speeding it up / matching it to the output shaft speed (which is "controlled" by the wheels))
This is one of the best explained videos of this sort. Thank you very much for such a nicely done video with both theory, examples and different situations and ways of doing it!
Hi, in the UK we call it double-declutching. When taking my class 1 Heavy goods I had to double-declutch on every change even though the truck had synchro on all gears.
Thx bro, i learned something today. i am just a american truck simulator guy, but that help even with that. thx man, well discribed.
I can remember having to pull over several times going up hill loaded and missing a gear and pulling over to the side of the road to start all over. Ha! Great videos young man and keepem going. Be safe
Thank you for being so honest and admit that grinding may happen many times, I’ve been driving an 18 speed for a year now and they grind softly many times, I thought I was going to kill my transmission in no time.
Grinding once in a while will not hurt your transmission, as long as you do it gently. Never force it. I teach my students to use a light hand, and your transmission will never wear out. Just don't jamb it. Gently!
...zum Niederknien...!!!! 🥰🥰
Moin
Ich schließe mich allen Vorrednern an....selten so gut erklärt, wie man solch ein Getriebe schaltet.....!!!!
Und ich bleibe dabei, wär schon geil so ein Auto Mal zu fahren....😉.....schon allein wegen dem Sound von Motor und Auspuff......
Chapeau
Matthias
Just a little tip for anyone learning. When you’re driving down the road at normal speed and you go to double clutch do not press it all the way in as it will engage the clutch brake and wear it out really fast. Depress the clutch only about a 1/4 of the way as the clutch brake would be engaged around the 1/2 depressed position. In the shop we have to measure that distance from where the clutch engages to the clutch brake vs where the clutch pedal position is.
B Trains make more sense to me i dont know why only a few states in the US that allow them.
In any event this is one of the most informative video on driving a truck I've seen, thank you so much.
Thanks brother nice video I got my cdl on 10 speed but everyday I learn something new😅
AWESOME VIDEO DUDE! So informative! You just got a new sub!
Yo man, shifting with jake brakes sounds so sick......Sounds great man.
Amazing tutorial man 💪
Goodnight from Singapore 🇸🇬 ❤
Very clear explanation,thanks brooo
#latetotheparty. Shift pattern used to be on the back of the visor in Australian truck . One owner I drove for said he had a Ceramic clutch fitted and only wanted me to use it when moving off.
The best explanation 👍
Damnnnn! He’s Kurt Cobain! Nice video man!
Thanks I dont drive a big rig - Your explanation is really well done -Great job
Holy crap! You sit a LONG way back from the wheel/pedals!!!!!!!! Each to their own and personal preference, but I tend to sit almost on top of the pedals and steering wheel.... probably because the old jiggers you HAD to sit almost on top of it!
Eaton Fuller also makes or made a 9 speed that has a pattern similar to a 10 speed. 1-4 in low range and 5-9 in high range.
Cool rig, my brother!
Well explained. Thank you so much 😊
Hey now that RIDGE stuff looks pretty cool 😎
Great video man! Best explanation i’ve seen. 😎
Omg. Mad respect to truckers.
Out of boredom, when empty sometimes i'll shift it like a 5 spd. 2nd low[1], split, pull it into the cheater[2], 5 low[3], over to 7 low[4] then 8th low or high[5]; depends on surface.
Best explo I have seen about shifting.... ironic... I may only be an American Truck simmer, but I do the same... don't split the low range, and split the high range to get up to highway speed.... that is what I found works .... I don't know if you do a lot of mountain trucking, but is it possible you can do a video of going up and down steep grades? Cheers 👍👍👍
The thing you must not forget about going up a grade and going down a grade, is that the speed of shifting will be different. Here's the rule of thumb. Going up hill, or into a head wind, or on soft ground, your shifts will always be slower. Going downhill, or having a tail wind, your shifts will be faster. Now that is if you want smooth as silk shift, and I do. If you just jamb it in cowboy style, you might not notice any difference. This is just for guys that want a smooth shift every time.
Too jam one more Gear.. lol.. darn back surgery.. miss driving so much. God bless everyone here. Keep safe..
Clutch out, float in. got sciatica but never lost a transmission in approx 4 million miles. Keep up the good vids...
If I am driving a new truck, I do the opposite for the first while. I float out, and clutch in. If you don't know how to get a transmission out of gear with no clutch I have a video on that. For a green driver, the dangerous part is putting it into gear, so I get my students to clutch it in. Anybody with proper training can be shown how to get a transmission out of gear with two fingers. If you have to force it, you're doing it wrong.
Thankfully, Europe has abolished the manual shift alltogether. For the last 15 years it has been automatic shift all the way. The Fuller was given up in the '70s. If you want a manual shift truck in Europe nowadays, you have to make it a special order. And that costs a lot extra...!
How is less freedom a good thing? Why ban them? I think skillful drivers line this make for safer roads. Manuals require knowledge. Automatics can make for lazy drivers
@@Shartmouth-Mcpoo google the word abolish. You might learn something new.
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First of all, you are very cute. Like many others have said well the best explained video about Truck shifting. First time I understood it myself and learned a lot about the art of manual shifting too. Thanks a lot for making truck videos
Great video and explanations.
Good video bro, keep them coming
Great video well explained 👏🏾
That's it... Im gonna buy me a Ridge wallet! Thanks truck man!
The best explanation ever. Tks
Real good brother love it
My biggest fear is needing to come to a complete stop while uphill and having to shift gears since I’m still fairly new.
Your videos are really cool, I'm from Brazil, here the trucks are out of date, right?
You remember "Axel Rose".
Greetings from costarica..18speed..nice view to cámara,thanks...
Shifting with the Jake's on is good for shifting while pulling a grade loaded. However pulling a grade loaded and shifting gears with the Jake's on takes alot of skill.
If you ever get an automatic gearbox you will wonder what to do with your time...
You could try doing crosswords and sudoku puzzles as you drive along 🤔
I left my company when they retired their 13spds & switched to all automatics. God, those automatics are pathetic, & they shift at the wrong time, so the motor lugs. * There's no replacing a well-skilled trucker who knows how to shift. ( But the companies want low pay know nothing drivers now, so they buy the idiot automatic trucks for them. It's easier for companies to fill drivers' seats with the know nothing "drivers.")🙄
Thanks for your inputs!
Great tutorial. And am so glad I have only 6 gears at my car :)
Mate this was really interesting, I've been wondering about this. 100% subscribed, interesting content and you seem like a good bloke too. Much love from the UK!
Great video mate! Very helpful
Every driver should learn this and then there would be some respect from none HGv drivers. It should be part of the driving test, plus reverse parking a semi! That is my pennies worth. I loved driving a manual Scania. I thought I'd hate auto's but Volvo box's are amazing.
Now i understand why the clutch transmissions gears in these are very expensive to repair or refurbish
Excellent job. You look young, learn on a farm? Had a laugh at the knee replacement. 18 was my favorite. 18 and heavy on a steep hill you can start, climb and shift with the splitter.
I know when I talked to one of the UPS freight drivers a while back, he said that their trucks were going automatic. How common is that in the general trucking industry?