Shifting Gears

It's pretty embarrassing at first if you've never tried an unsyncronized transmission, even if you're completely comfortable in a 5 or 6 speed car/light truck transmission. Unfortunately you can't practice floating gears in a synchronized car transmission without damaging it. (Well, you can float it out of gear, but not up to the next)

 

Why not? I used to shift it this way alot, the first time was out of habit from being in the truck too long and forgetting i was in the car. After that i did it when i was lazy.

 

I tell ya whats embarrasing, getting back in an automatic car, and kickin for the phantom clutch, heh!

 

Been there done that one!

Or looking for more gears in your 5 speed car!

 

Guilty on all 3 accounts....floating a synchro, kicking floor, and looking for hi range.

 

When ya start slowing down to pull into the open scale in your personal vehicle like my dad has done a few times, you'll really know you're stuck on trucking!

 

I haven't done that yet, but I do find myself peering at the distant sign, to verify if they are open or closed!

"What are you looking at? "Who cares?" - my wonderful wife, haha

 

I still look to see if the big word or the little word is up! Force of habit.

 

I suggest you go on YouTube and enter "double clutch'. There are a few video tutorials.

 

Sounds easy, all the ones here in CA have 2 lines of words for either message:

SCALES CLOSED
DO NOT ENTER

-or-

ALL TRUCKS
STOP AT SCALES

From a distance, its hard work!