Moving from auto to 10 speed manual

First thought...They hired you without a test drive?

Now. What do you need help with? I'd say float gears grind it till you find it.

I started out and still sometimes do it.. Up shifting just point the stick towards the gear you want to be in as you're getting off the throttle it'll get into gear.

Downshifting. As I get it into nutral the rpms drop then I point the gear shift into the lower gear that I want and slowly press the throttle and climb the rpms once you hit the speed for that gear the shifter will fall right into that gear. Do it a few times and it'll become easier and easier.

 

You should see if a driver will give you tips from his trk.Its going to be hard to learn unless you have the standard 10 right in front of you.

 

this reiterates the need for newbies NOT to go to work or learn or test on automatics, right out of the box/school.
(and possibly getting the automatic ONLY restriction)

i say screw the nonsense of seeking out automatics in favor for stick shifts, get a job that you need to shift gears, THEN LATER on if you want to, seek out a job that has automatics.

as for giving you tips on driving a stick..??

if you went to a school near you, go and see if they will re-educate you, but expect to pay a fee.

otherwise, seriously, how the heck do we give you tips that you can apply re-learning.

 

If you are still with old co. find a truck with shifter trans. still being used and get some time driving it before you are stuck with a trainer or fired your 1st day with new co.

 

I'm glad I went from school to an auto, it gave me more time to focus on driving.
But then,later, I called my cdl school and they let me practice on the 10 speed, it didn't cost much.
Another driver at this company gave me the road test and .... I PASSED.
But, I'm a very special person.

 

10 speed? Usually a 400rpm difference between gears on level ground, give or take. So if you're upshifting at 1500, expect the next gear to be at 1100. Same for downshifting; at 1100, ramp up to 1500 to get the next lower gear.

Make allowances for grades and how heavy your truck is. It takes time and practice.

One rule of thumb that can help if you get lost in the gear pattern is to add the first and second numbers of your speed together to get the gear that you need for that speed.

Say you wake up in the driver's seat, your truck is rolling and you're out of gear. You look at your speed, and see that you're rolling along at 45mph. Add 4 and 5 together, and you get 9. 9th gear is what you want for that speed, and it should drop easily. 35mph? 3 + 5 = 8th gear. Basically, add 5 to the first number of your speed, and that's the gear that you should select if you're coasting.

For low range, your speed X100 will be the RPM that you need to get 5th gear to drop. So if your speed is 12mph, 5th will drop easily at 1200 RPM. 10mph? Look for 5th to drop at 1000 RPM.

These numbers will vary slightly from truck to truck, but they're close enough to keep you in control on the road until you get more comfortable with your particular truck.

 

yes, i (and all of us) can see where you are indeed, special.....

if the o/p went to a company school he may be SOL in getting some sort of re-training on a stick. however, for a small fee (or maybe free of charge) if he went to a CDL school they may re-train him enough to pass a company road test, then of course, he is on his own..

 

what i see happening to him is he is gonna get all nervous, grind gears, then blow nearly any backing test all because he is gonnabe too stressed out, then he may not get hired.....who's fault would that be...ours...yours..???

his 1000% percent, for not going to a stick job for a few months

 

I never drove an automatic. To me there is something about operating a manual that makes a driver more engaged and alert.