dog gone Im automatic now!!

stupidity and danger go together
whether your in an auto or manual

 

i can imagine that wears one out really bad, actually shifting that shifter.

 

I've went through a winter with both manual and automatic. Of course, with manual you have complete control. With the auto, you'll have to drive it for a while to get a feel of the transmission. (same as when you first hopped in a manual). Understand the shift points and let the computers compute, you'll get use to it.
My bonus checks for fuel economy have been phenomenal, can't complain!

 

You can put the auto into manual and have complete control too. Hardest part about that is remembering to shift.

 

I drive an auto Prostar, backing with it is like pulling teeth. I used a 10 spd split for my schooling, night and day difference. The auto has no control, the pedal doesn't respond until it finally lurches and throws you around. You can sit with it pressed where you think it should be for DAYS and nothing happens, then press a bit more and the thing nearly rolls over. It's not bad when empty but under load it's such a fight.

 

Really? I'm on my 5/6th pu w/auto trans.....&EVERY time I park my Pete...i Still jump in the pu&SLAM my left leg into the firewall! Hurts like hell.....LMAO

 

So aside from the backing up issue, auto is the new way to go huh?

 

what backing issue? I've driven two separate push button auto's, both Mack M-drives, zero backing issues, no whiplash, didn't destroy a trailer or dock. Granted both were for about a week each. Two of my coworkers have now been driving Mack daycabs with the push button M-drive tranny for just over a year. Neither one is suffering from whiplash, they both griped a little for the first month, but, then it went away, both of them, you have to pry the keys from their hands when those trucks come in for service. These aren't rookies either, both have at least 15 to 20 yrs exp.

 

Mack with m - drive is light years ahead of the Eaton autos that come with detroit, paccar mx, and cummins engines. When fully loaded ours won't move back without being very careful on the throttle and even then they still jerk backward.

I wouldn't mind the autos so much if we had macks, but I believe our company is going all cascadias. I think most of our kw's will be gone by the end of this year or beginning of next.

 

I really like the m-drive system in the daycabs my employer has, but
I take out the 18 speed trucks every week to keep up the skills.
New employees complain about the autos, they tell me how crappy the tranny is, how crappy the engine brake is, later they ask what the different buttons and settings do. They probably should've thought about that before moving the truck, IMHO.
Also on the plus side of autos, it's much easier to have a nice bowl of soup.