Testing at the dmv with a manual transmission?

No, hold the brake and clutch. Slowly release the clutch till you feel it grab then release the brake and add a little has till you know it has a hold on the gear then release clutch

 

NOOOOOOOO....you'll possibly do alot of damage. When starting on an incline your brakes should be released completely. Put the vehicle in 1st gear , then slowly ease the clutch out , once it engages , feather the throttle ( gas peddle) til you are moving and it's time for another gear. If you're accelerating on an incline remember to shift a little quicker than when you're on a flat surface.

 

I think we're both right.....

 

...YES......some may say this is wrong , but let the clutch hold you for a brief moment , then once it engages you're good. if you're ok with the Heel-n-toe method use that.

 

Right, but in a truck the clutch alone isn't going to hold you on an incline lol. I believe they fail you if you roll backward, so do it quick

 

In some tractors, you dash will light up with audible and visible warnings if you use the clutch to "hold" the weight of the truck on an incline, or otherwise.

The pressure plate and flywheel heat up and you are literally cooking both by having the clutch partially engaged/disengaged. Even if there are no warnings, the damage will occur and the person taking you for your test is likely "hip" to the concept.

It's not great form in ANY vehicle to slip in and out of the friction zone unless you are taking off. Firm brake application to ensure you don't roll back, and engage the clutch slowly until you see your RPM's waver slightly, release the brakes and engage the clutch completely. Don't ride around with your foot on the clutch pedal, as this induces the same heat damage by partially disengaging the clutch and allowing it to slip on the flywheel while you are moving.

 

I'd like to add, once a colleague of mine was stuck in a snowy lot and insisted on "rocking" in and out, even after it was apparent to all of us that he was not getting unstuck without a big chain, tow hooks and a machine with better rubber than any of us had.

He rocked, revved, span his tires, shifted gears in place like he was on a dynometer, rocked some more and eventually there was this peculiar smell coming from his (company) truck. It smelled kinda like burning brake pads or shoes, but he wasn't using his brakes...

A plow came upon us and with a chain, tow hook and studded tires he got my pal out in about 30 seconds flat.

But then, the driver threw his truck in gear and stamped on the fuel and she just revved and revved bad wouldn't "go". The clutch was worn so thin he couldn't even take off on a level with an empty trailer.

The REALLY bad news for Marshall was that the company had replaced his clutch less than 1 month earlier, so his "it must be old and worn out" excuse fell flat and he was fired on the spot, with his truck still on the wrecker.

 

I have been posting that the majority of female drivers are much better drivers than the new breed of male driver.The quoted post is yet another example. The one driver that gets off on auto trannys and is always posting about them may love an auto trannny because he does not have to worry about riding the clutch.I still firmly believe that he has the "auto trannny only" restriction on his cdl.

Anyway.thanks for posting this 2g1t and thanks to the Op for an example of why one does not need to be relegated to an auto tranny only. apparently even wild horses carry restrictions among the new breed of pony and stayed corralled because of it-