Starting in 3rd

When I say let out the clutch I mean all the way out and your left foot back on the floor.

 

i rarely start higher than 2nd i might start in 3rd empty or bobtail when i got to get moving in a hurry but most the time id rather start in a lower gear and skip shift it up.

 

If the truck seemed to complain, 3rd was too high (or you did it wrong). If not, it wasn't.

 

Oh well then just jump that baby right into high gear and go go go!!!

 

When bobtailing I start in 6th!...If I have an empty trailer I start in 3rd or 4th, never lower...I only use 2 when loaded(we're always heavy) and starting out, I don't even know if 1st will engage, I've never tried it...

 

A word of warning:

The more powerful your engine is, the gentler you have to be on the drivetrain. The lower gears produce less shock on the drivetrain. What you can get by on a 430 hp motor will grenade transmissions and differentials at 550 hp.

 

I start in 2nd it's easier for me to shift up through the pattern that way. If I am on a hill then I start in 1st truck has plenty of power I don't roll backwards and we go up the hill nicely.

 

I always start out in 3rd, as stated before if the load is heavy or I need help going up a hill

 

Yup!.........