Auto vs. Manual Transmission......
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by 31N90W, May 17, 2018.
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Dino soar, KB3MMX, Bean Jr. and 1 other person Thank this.
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I took an 18 speed auto for a trip up the road and back. I'm not super fond of them. Thing was very shift happy.
Technologically though its quite impressive that they can design a computer system that can accomplish that much. I mean think about it, the engine RPM needs to be precisely monitored and controlled, the shift actuator needs to move the shift rails to the correct position at EXACTLY the proper millisecond (based on several inputs and calculations such as engine load, throttle position, road speed, engine speed). Its mind blowing how far we've come in 25 years (even if they aren't 100% bulletproof yet). -
I DO think about it that’s why I don’t want to own one lol
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I think it's more of the vehicle controlling you as the driver then you controlling the vehicle. I've been driving manual transmission for 5 years and now I've been driving an automatic transmission. I can't seem to adopt to it my hand still reaches for the stick and so do my foot reaches for the cluch.. It's ok, but this new stuff like it breaks hard on you when someone cuts you off or then it would do the same passing an overpass brige.. for the most part if you ain't paying attention and you have less then 6 seconds to slow down, the turqe will keep pushing you in till the computer saids it's time to drop a gear then the next then the next.. Manual I can just stop in whatever gear and skip a few to pick right up the speed. The crazy part is if your on ice then get cut off or have to stop without sliding is my biggest for automatic trucks..
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I think it's a little slow shifting grears in stop and go traffic but I would not go back to manual.
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