Do you double clutch?

Never have double clutched, though i guess ill have to learn to get my license. Being brought up on an R-600 with the 5 and 2, ill also have to learn how to get used to splitting gears.

 

I float every gear, every time. Just always have. Even in the personal vehicles. My father has fits when I do it in his car!!

 

I have also heard of the practice referred to as 'slip-shifting' and 'speed-shifting', all describing the art of shifting gears without the aid of a clutch.

 

I was taught how to double-clutch in school (1979) and already knew how to shift without the clutch.

I did a road test on a 2-sticker (4x4) car-hauler rig and remember that was the only road test where I became so frustrated that I quit double-clutching and float-shifted. I passed the road test.

I typically do not double-clutch, but now that I have been reading these posts, I'll probably practice over the next few weeks to brush up my skills.

Who will I impress with these skills? I'm an owner-operator - so nobody but myself!

 

Great video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-aDqAWkZHQ&feature=related

 

Nope! Shift neutral, put in gear! Instructor told me to do it, and it is legal on the cdl test! Was having problems double shifting, with all the years of straight shifting in the straight trucks!

 

Yeah thats a nice video on the old Mack. Always wondered how the 2 stick model worked.

 

I float 99.9% of the time. The only time I'll double clutch is if I have to downshift on a downgrade, which I try to avoid, because it isn't really a good thing to do.

 

I float all the time except when going from 7H to 8L. For some reason I can't get it there in time or at the right time.

 

depends on how bored i am