dbl clutching?

I feel a little stupid. Every since I learned to double clutch? I screw up regular clutching.

 

That's ok. I catch myself trying to press on the clutch often enough when I'm driving my pickup .... it's an auto lol. Wife always laughs at me when were coming up to a light/stop and I'm waving my hand around trying to find the #### shifter in her corolla. It's an auto too hehe

 

2chance- There's a time and a place for both, so learn both. 90% of the time I float the gears, but, there are times I double-clutch. Learn both.

 

Definitely need both. I float in my old peterbilt, but I've driven a couple new rental trucks that you had to double if you wanted to keep the transmission.

 

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There is an outfit in Northern California that advertises that they have trucks with synchro transmissions so that you can pass the road test easier

 

I am a new driver, just graduated trucking school here in BC, My shifting is ok, in time it get better, but was hoping for some tips on down shifting without the clutch, and maybe tips on downshift period lol, i can downshift ok, but seem i always have trouble going from 3rd to second lol, for some reason my rpms get to high,

when iam ready to go to second or 3 for that matter, do I just rasie it 200 rpms , for example let drop to 600 and only rasie to 800,

and tips on finding a good job would be apprectiated, thanks

sorry question mark and some keys dont wont work on the computer

 

I agree with Windsmith, clutches are cheaper than tyranny's and DBL Clutching saves wear and tear. On the other hand floating is easier so go with the companies recommendations. In training I clutched and on my test for release the supervisor showed me floating and have been doing it since.

 

What engion and what trams? Rpm will be different on a 10 compared to a 13 or even a 9.

 

400 cummins, 13 speed, its a old 85 cabover frightliner

one other quick question, when setting up brakes, u set the trailor brakes same as tractor correct...., i was reading when i set my tractor brakes i only pull back quater turn back, but with trailore i go half turn, to me that dont make sense, maybe there totally wrong, i am sure iam just over thinking lol thanks for any tips

 

the best rule of thumb in downshifting is as you pull out of gear into neutral bring your rpms up and slide into the next lower gear as those rpms are going up you will catch the sweet spot and it will slide into gear nice and clean....as for the breaks alway adjust up tight then back off 1/4 turn and no more than 1/2 turn. As for tractor vs. Trailer thats individual prefrence. I prefer to back off both tractor and trailer a 1/4 turn.... You will learn in trucking you ask one specific question and your gonna get 50 different answers to it.... Mind you also that alot of the new trucks these days have automatic slack adjusters you don't need to adjust them usually just keep them clean and well greased.... Sometimes they do need adjusting but i have always found if you keep them clean and greased they will do just fine with no adjusting manually..... Learn to use your tranny and jake to slow down always this keeps the brakes cool and ready for when you really need them and reduces costs of downtime doing brake jobs...