Floating Gears on an incline? Missed a gear on an incline.

What you did wrong is it sounds like you got ####y.Relax and drive like the profesional I know you are.Don't worry about trying to be like one of the big boys and do your job.

 

You just have to be quicker shifting gears uphill since RPMs drop faster and also rev the engine higher... you should've double clutched since you were with the instructor, but you got a job. It'll come to you with more experience. Good luck

 

If you miss a gear while floating, never be afraid to mash the clutch. One thing to remember is you need to get your RPM up to match where it should be if you were in gear, usually around 12-1300 on the low end in most trucks. the longer you wait and the lower the RPM drops, you have to hit the accelerator a little more.

from now on, I'd say if you're on a hill, use the clutch until you get a little more practice with floating on inclines..Don't forget you were empty in this situation. You'll lose speed a lot faster when you're loaded so its a little more challenging

 

What Boka said.. everything speeds up on an incline just like a decline (when it comes to shifting)

 

Gravity doing what gravity does, nothing more, nothing less.

 

Floating on a hill, I'll manually engage the engine fan. The engine rpm drops faster and you can upshift quicker. For extremely steep inclines and heavy loads, I'm told that shifting with the engine brake is a good option. But I haven't perfected that method yet.

 

Mistake was simple just shifted to slow usually on a incline you don't wait till the rpm drops you just make the shift gravity usually takes care of the rest better to get a lil grind than miss and lose control of the gear box atleast that's the way I look at it brew shifting with the jake on isn't a good idea especially on a incline/heavy load would make the truck stop even fast I hope you were only joking if not someone was pulling your leg

 

... or you can use the clutch and shift like Eaton-Fuller, the maker of the transmission, recommends. OMG, did I just say that? The horror. Come on people, it's OK to use the clutch in a shift, up or down. I promise you the world won't end, and nobody will make fun of you. Geez.

 

Like my ol man use to say.........There's a reason a truck has 3 pedals.