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Old 03.19.2008
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LOL, Whats a clutch??
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"Ok this going to sound really dumb . But what is floating ? If I understand it you just pop out of gear and then slip it into the next gear ."


"floating" is where you don't push in the clutch to change gears. you accellerate, let off the throttle a little to relieve the pressure on the gears, then upshift to the next gear. the transmission is still "connected" to the engine because you haven't "disconnected" it by pushing in the clutch pedal. you can go to wikipedia or "howstuffworks" for an explanation of how car transmissions are different that big truck transmissions.
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thanks chief it was kind of hard to understand I guess they wont be teaching that in school
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Learned to only use the clutch for starting and stopping. I rarely use the clutch to shift unless taking off up hill loaded.
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I use the clutch to put the truck in gear when it's sitting still. I took the Class 1 test on a Mack R model with a triplex, shifted both sticks with one hand, never touched the clutch pedal after I started.
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^Now that is impressive.

I learned how to float in an old GMC something or other with a 9 speed hi/low and a gasoline 350 when I used to pull cutting heads for heavy farm equipment on flatbeds back in the mid 90's. I had to learn to double clutch when I went to school for a class A and as soon as I was out I went back to floating. It's just so much smoother on me, the truck, and everything else I prefer it. The only time I touch the clutch is starting off or to get out of gear on an exit ramp thats sloped or something like that when I don't want to jar it stabbing the throttle to get the tension off the gears.
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I drive an International 7600 body job with an 18 speed for custom farm work. Gotta float or the terrain will slow you down pretty fast. Good training.
Exactly. I drive silage truck and when you are loaded it is about impossible to shift with the clutch. The ground slows you down so fast with the tires sinking in.
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Exactly. I drive silage truck and when you are loaded it is about impossible to shift with the clutch. The ground slows you down so fast with the tires sinking in.
Yup. Everyone should drive for farmers at least once. One soft field will train you up really quick, or beat you down.

We had a guy who was a highway driver before, put him in a standard and it wasn't too long before the trans went south on us.

I started with farm work, so I figure highway driving would be a breeze.
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about the only time i use a clutch is when starting or stopping and sometimes when down shifting on a hill.
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