Off I go :D

Dammnn Chicken Hauler.

 

I run the same setup on a tank. When running on fairly level I go 2nd to 4th to 6th,7,8,9,10. If you gotta use all the lower gears short shift em rather than wind em out.

 

The lower the RPM's are when you shift the easier you will find it. So just upshift through all the gears as quickly as possible without bogging the motor down. This also saves fuel. The more you tach out the RPM's the longer you have to wait to drop her in the next gear. Very rarely will you ever start off in first gear. Maybe loaded on a hill or something. 2nd or 3rd gear should be fine. (on a 10-13 speed).

 

for starting on hills no hand break needed just start in your lowest gear so you dont have to give it any fuel to get rolling, 1 foot on service breaks one on clutch start letting out the clutch as you hit the friction point take your foot off the break pedal and let the clutch the rest of the way out at the same time, move your foot over to the fuel pedal and away you go.

as a matter of fact i never give it any fuel while letting the clutch out just let the tq of the motor get you rolling if you cant do this your starting in too high of a year and cauing unnessisary clutch wear.

for shifting threw the low side of the trans dont rev the motor as high very little fuel is needed to get you threw the low side. the low side of the transmision is just to get you rolling once you hit the high side you can start putting the fuel too it.

 

This is the same challenge I have but it's starting to improve with the seat time I had last week. The only problem is I'm being placed in an automatic next week for the remainder of my mentored training by the sounds of it. So it's going to be a challenge getting back into a manual again after that LOL

 

The first night I was supposed to drive we ended up having some freezing rain and there was black ice on the road. Let's just say there was no argument from me when the mentor said it might be best for him to drive us back from Minnesota (windy, black ice, only 4000 lbs in the trailer) i had a few pucker moments that I thought I was going to need to hang my shorts out the window..