Please need help (downshifting)

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  1. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    Why would you do that?
     
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  3. Anarchy2021

    Anarchy2021 Bobtail Member

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    No I mean like I’d be driving 20 Km downshifting to gear 5 but it grinds
     
  4. Anarchy2021

    Anarchy2021 Bobtail Member

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    Is that good speed to be going into gear 5
     
  5. God prefers Diesels

    God prefers Diesels Road Train Member

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    Possibly. Depends on your transmission model, gear ratios, and engine RPM. That's why speed is irrelevant. Too many variables.

    Now tell us the truth. You necro'd and then hijacked a 16 year old thread that was literally explaining how to create new threads. You then created TEN threads on this topic in each sub forum. Your name is "anarchy". So who's alt are you, and how much have you had to drink?
     
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  6. Anarchy2021

    Anarchy2021 Bobtail Member

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    Hijacked? Lol I’m not a terrorist
     
  7. pumpkinishere

    pumpkinishere Heavy Load Member

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    So heres a rough guide. At 15 mph 6. I plus 5 is 6. So at 25 mph 2 plus 5 is seven so 7. So at 35 3. +5 is 8. And at 45 is 9 cause 4+5 is 9. That’s how I learned to up shift. So on down shift I would downshift 15 or 16 rpm’s just really depends on the truck. Now what I do is listen to the engine.
     
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  8. 03machwon

    03machwon Light Load Member

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    Correct, that's precisely why I said speed is irrelevant lol
     
  9. skallagrime

    skallagrime Road Train Member

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    IF i were to troll the board, that sounds like what i might do. Albeit maybe more inventively.

    Sadly, no booze for me till home again on fri/sat, so its unlikely that it was me
     
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  10. pumpkinishere

    pumpkinishere Heavy Load Member

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    Goodness I see 3 different threads already.
     
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  11. pumpkinishere

    pumpkinishere Heavy Load Member

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    Lol
     
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