Double clutch or Float. You decide.
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Trucker_Matt, Jul 19, 2012.
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My trainer from werner didn't show me because he said got into alot of trouble for showing a previous student how to do it. Even when I had my road test with super service they told us strictly no floating. The guy even made a joke about it saying something about floating = failing. The first guy that went out said he completly forgot and ended failing for floating. They also claimed that they could tell by the transmission who floats gears and if they see a transmission wore out due to floating they were taking the cost out of the drivers pay.I wasnt too worried because I couldn't due it anyway.
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sometimes i try to shift with the clutch and it seems like i've never driven a truck before!! So i only use to clutch when starting/stopping
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yep, only time you need the clutch is when stopped.
think about how many times your going to be shifting throughout the day. it'll take you a month to equal that in your car. -
when floating, do you need to keep constant pressure on the accelerator, or do you release the accelerator, float gears, then accelerate some more?
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If your gentle and time it right it's less wear and tear on the transmission. The reason some companies say no floating is they usually have inexperienced drivers such as fresh graduates who don't have the timing just right and grind them in, and more importantly they don't realize if the gear isn't all the way in and they stomp the throttle snapping a gear.
This I learned from a driver of 42+ years and a company trainer/testerroad runner 9630 Thanks this. -
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