Floating gears

I'd always driven 13 spds and floated and can commiserate with your comment about building an enormous left thigh if you had to double clutch. Every truck I drove had a clutch that seemed to require at least 80 lbs pressure to disengage until I got into this '12 Cascadia. The clutch is easy to depress. This is very fortunate, since the company official stance is everybody needs to double clutch. It made the transition to double clutching easy, and in many situations I can see that DC can really be an advantage over floating.

Now that I've become relatively proficient at DC I've started floating again, and can use either technique interchangeably. With either technique the key is matching rpm's to transmission speed. You can't get it into gear without proper rpm's.

 

Floating isn't bad for the transmission. Actually, floating is good for the clutch since you don't use it as much. It also is less fatigueing on you as well, plus you can shift much faster. While doing your CDL road test, do not float since they dock you for improper use of clutch.

 

No diffrence but keep in mind if you have to pass a cdl road test for a class a they will fail you if you dont double clutch

 

again should have read prior post before I typed oh well

 

Keep on double clutching right on through the road tests and training with your company as well. Some companies won't hire you unless you show proficiency with double clutching. Once you are solo you can float.

 

But if your driving in LA isnt it clutch in duck for the gunshot clutch out and do the gangsta lean

 

sorry couldnt resist

 

While going through my CDL training, they taught us to double clutch. I thought it would be hard, but once you get the hang of it it's not that bad. One instructor was driving the truck to get fuel and told me to watch him shift. He went from 2nd to 7th without even pressing on the clutch once.

 

Yea they call it double down u can skip gears as long as your RPMs are right. Going down gears is the same as skipping gears going up as long as your RPMs are right for shifting watch your RPMs learn what each gear is when shifting. the longer u drive u will be able to listen 2 trk to no when 2 shift mainly just know your trk

 

Floating gears is awfully hard on your transmission unless your timing is perfect. If I was an O/O i'd strictly double clutch, no question...

Plus these highway trucks have much heavier transmissions than the city straights do. Double clutching really is the best way to go whenever possible...