Parking Your truck, Do you put in Neutral, or In Gear

I was driving a T600 ... a Dodge minivan had more space between the front seats! had to park the stupid thing in 3rd so I could get past the stick and into the sleeper ...

 

I think alot would have to depend on how long the shaft is on the chamber. A shorter one would bottom out therefore not allowing the brakes to hit. You are right, the brakes would have to be a good bit out of adjustment.

 

hmmm maybe that t-600 was trying to tell you somethin buffalo chip
myself --i love t-600's--i can do everthing except cook eggs while i am driving

 

I always always always leave it in neutral every time. I slip seat and he does too.. I have a habit of throwing my bag in the middle and pressing start before I'm in the seat.. Besides that, it can be tough to feel where the transmission is when it's cold. Frozen brakes are easy to free up anyway.. leave the thing in neutral..

 

Rookies and their "tricks"
Gots to be loosing sleep laying awake dreaming up this crap.

 

LMFAO! I dare not ask for the supporting logic on this one
5/16" makes a difference huh ?

 

just because some idiot put an interlock on it doesn't mean it won't throw the springs out. It is not something that will happen every time but when the truck cools the springs will contract.My dad was a truck mechanic and he told me about it,and I have seen warning labels on some trucks.

 

some come that way from factory--with interlock
but i suppose if you had a very old clutch with worn springs they might pop out
i have seen a few broken springs laying in the bell housing

 

nah broken springs come from distorted bell housings, cummins in particular when the bell housing is installed to the engine it has to be centered. it can squirm over time or distort due to high torque loads. other cause is general abuse.we used to see it on old cummins offroad trucks all the time .when you shut it off it jingled like a truck running tire chains. torsional vibration damping springs have a maximum load, lots of shock loading or hard lugging can exceed the max of a "light" clutch then those springs turn into lockwashers

 

Hooked to a empty Trailer the other day and was going to slide the Tandems, I set the Brakes just on the Trailer (not smart), Went to step out of the truck and it was rolling! Someone had backed off the Brakes on the trailer. Had to spend a extra 15 to adjust the Brakes! But I still park in Neutral with Tractor Brakes applied.