You only use 12 in a 13 if that most of the time. I only use about 9 of my 18 a good 33% of the time. Sometimes only use 5
13 Speed: Probably a stupid question, but...
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Just drive it with a "H" shift pattern and you can split the upper range.johndeere4020, Pumpkin Oval Head and noluck Thank this. -
I like the 10 better.
I drive a 13 everyday.
10 just as good.
Rumor has it that Swift buys the 9 speeds, then converts many of them to 13s for resale value.Toomanybikes, Lepton1 and austinmike Thank this. -
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I drove one of these in a Ford LT9000 Ford years ago. Took time to get use to.
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Drove these for a few years also. Regular 2 stick Mack
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The previous truck I drove had a 10 speed. It was a challenge to drive off road. The owner installed a rebuilt 13 speed and we picked up 0.25 mpg and far better performance.MJ1657, johndeere4020, blairandgretchen and 2 others Thank this.
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