I am looking to purchase another tractor. I am considering the Smart Shift Auto. I guess I'm getting old, but not needing to shift is sounding good to me. Please post any pros and cons about this choice here. Issues encountered when docking, on the highway, in the city, winter driving, downgrades, hills, etc. All comments welcomed, good or bad.
Thank you in advance...
Smart Shift Auto Trans
Discussion in 'Freightliner Forum' started by COVE, Aug 21, 2014.
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When I worked for Andrus Transportation, they gave me a Volvo with an iShift tranny, it really was TOO simple. I had no issues driving in the winter, you can always go semi manual to have a little control, going down hill was never an issue, start out slow, turn on your jake, it did fine.
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I have driven one for several days. Trying to back up slow and easy is next to impossible. It goes with a jerk. Sometimes starting out through an intersection it gets hung up in a gear so I just manually bump it to the next one. I think theres much better autos out there. Thats my limited experience with it.
lagbrosdetmi and RERM Thank this. -
apparently they are not all created equal
driven a eaton in a kw
and one in a 2014 cascadia
no problem in either
the auto cascadia gets better mpg then any of the manuals
in our small fleet
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