Shifting

Is there a question in there?

 

What you are trying to do is float. On the road that's a acquired skill. No clutch shifting.

You sometimes can go from first to third empty or downhill and skip 2nd. But usually if you are loaded you need to work through the entire tree 1, 2, 3 count with me. 4 5 yay... keep her moving.

You goose the engine fine that's ok. I do a little slap once in a while if she lays over out of shift range of between say 1200 and 1600 where the next gear needs to be to take the shift up or down.

You did not indicate shoving the clutch all the way in. That's good. Don't do that unless stopped and fixing to move. That's your clutch brake so that your transmission will stop spinning and accept a gear.

Im some what afraid to say more, Im wondering if there is something deeper?

 

It also helps not to have the Jake brake off while up shifting

 

Ya I suck at shifting right now to but I'm getting better. I just try to move my left foot and right hand at the same time when the rpms are correct.

 

I'll think about this wording and come back to you. Can you remove anything that is not absolutely necessary in this paragraph? I am trying to discern the exact physical act you are doing that causes that tractor to grind back at you.... and what you want to do with that whole 18 wheelere at that moment and where.