Why 10 speed transmissions?!

It takes longer to train a monkey to shift a 13 vs a 10. There is also more risk that the monkey will damage the 13.

 

well i c the biggest ? missd out of them all which 10spd is better if some1 gave me a truck with a super 10 in it, i'd have rip the thing out and throw it in the junk pile

 

Why is that ? Something wrong with the super 10? Or the driver? It's not bad IF you have ever driven an air shift 4x4 or 5x4....basically the same thing and I will agree it can be a pain if the fleet mgr has progressive shift turned on.

All in all it's not bad...... you could be stuck with one of those lightning transmissions THAT YOU CANT RIP OUT AND JUNK......and is a total POS.

I'm a 13 guy stuck in a 9 so I guess choose your poison.

 

if i have 2 do that much shifting in and out with a super 10 u might as well have a 18

 

^This statement makes no sense to me. You move the stick 5 times with a super 10, it has two gears per hole. With the 18 speed you move the stick 10 times and have to keep up with the splitter. Ive driven both and they are great transmissions when the truck is spec'd correctly. I am actually impressed with the super10 after seeing how good it holds up behind a 475 6nz running off road and pulling 90k+ gross in one of our trucks. The only down side I see in it were the widely spaced ratios up top.

 

Super 10 has a differnet top ratio and OD than a straight 10. I personal hate a S10 but to each his own. Now if you have a 9 speed most of those you could change the back half and turn it into a 13. werner does that and one other mega. than come time to sell they covert it for higher resale. Now as to why a 10 they cheaper than a 13 less maintance for a fleet where drivers rip and tear at them and easier to get one in a pinch. me I prefer a 13 over all trannies enless I could find another high tq 6 and 4.....

 

Simple they don't trust drivers too be able to shift an 13 speed or 18 without tearing up the trans

 

Its all a matter of preference and application. I used to run a flat top freight with super 10 it did the job but I agree there were many times I wished for 13. I was always heavy but if I was pulling constant light loads the ten would probly work just fine. Maybe when truck was spec'd it was going to do light duty or price difference between 10 and 13 was quite significant.