Help me Shift

i think this would have to be under the heading "show & tell".............

as i don't think that i personally could describe it here...............

 

We have a 6 speed 5 ton, a 10 speed tractor, and I drive a 5 speed car to work. By far the tractor is easiest. I just hate the 6 speed in the 5 ton. It seems to want the clutch more and the pattern just seems to tight on the high side for my liking. I can't count the times I downshift 5th to 2nd LOL.

With the 10 speed, I'm amazed at how far I can let the clutch out with my foot on the brakes. I never have to worry when stopped on a grade. That thing is not rolling back or stalling unless my foot slips off the clutch. I usually double-clutch through the first few gears, but once into high range, I just shift smoothly without the clutch. I think I shift in the 1500rpm range, but I don't pay too much attention to the tach. I'm pretty sure it's not the progressive shifting our training department likes to see LOL.

 

I was taught to shift at 1300 in low range and 1500 in high range. And downshift at 1000 rpm

 

I agree

 

There is three styles to shifting everyone can drive automatic even if you shift those gears which you can then there is a manual car or truck where you push clutch once while shifting and then there is shifting a big truck which is completely different but its not

 

Upshifting

Most of your drivers "here" will tell you that they don't use the clutch except for starting and stopping (floating) which I will attempt to explain
1: start truck
2: release Parking brake and hold brake pedal
3: push clutch to floor to allow clutch brake to stop transmission and we'll say put it in Low or First gear
4: let clutch out slow till you feel it start to pull and then release brake you should be in motion
5: begin to accelarate, this is the "hard" part finding the shift point, you will reach a point where you can pull shifter in neutral and then immediatly push or pull into next gear and it should fall in gear
Newer trucks are a pain and trucks that havn't been driven a lot because the transmission has not been broken in yet eventually you should be able to do this with the th jake brake on the entire time

Did I forget anything drivers?

 

Well, I paid a little attention to my rpms' today in city. I generally shift in the 1500-1600 range most of the time. I tried the first few at 1300 and it just seemed to lug to much for my liking. But I don't pay for the fuel either LOL.

Downshifts were all in the 1000 range. Also, when I picked up the new truck a few weeks ago, I had the no-clutch shifting worked out by the second day. But I still use the clutch most of the time anyway.

 

Yeah is seems like you are shifting too early. But I remember the trainer saying 13 shift 13 shift. I was thinking man I ain't even movin. He said you should be in the gear that makes the truck pick up speed with the lowest RPMs.

 

Well, with an empty, I've pulled away in 6th, so that's definitely low rpm's, but not very good on the transmission either.