You driving veterans ever have bad shifting days?

yeah....and I've heard O/O's in the truck stops scratch 'em to. it happens. and I agree that the shift pattern on the columbia's is tighter than a KW's.

 

Heck, sometimes I scratch gears in MY OWN truck. Most of the time, they just "snick" right in, but sometimes.... "Grrrrrrrrrr".

 

ain't it a beeyotch!! yup somedays your the Sheeyat other days you're steppin in it

 

The first 5 min of the day and then after 7 hours of metro driving I seem to get worse.

 

Yes I still buzz those gears occasionally and with a road test I tend to be nervous. I just try to forget there is another person in the rig and it keeps the grrrs to a minimum. Have a joyous Christmas and New Year!

 

I scatch and miss when I start getting tired but when I'm wide eyed and bushy tailed I haven't had any issue's except a couple of times at stop light's facing up step inclines maxed out in weight and taffic out the wazoo behind me and a 10 second green light/10 minute red with the clutch wearing my knee out.

I do find it to be BS that companies test you in a truck that's well, (I'll leave the saying to your imagination) and expect you to be almost perfect without getting a chance to get used to it for a few minutes first before actually getting graded.

 

Hell ya! especially with these new electronic, no throttle response POS engines. They affect the shifting more than any thing.

 

Only when I have someone with.