A gear for every season: The Spicer 6 X 4 compound transmission.

Thanx for the flic. Had to smile, they used to be fun to drive. Great off road transmissions.

 

SWEET ! to bad he aint running a 4 Brownie behind it
Need to learn how to shift without reaching thru the streering wheel,thats a NO,No! But he didnt do to bad.

Classic!

 

I have yet to see a clip of ANYBODY not reaching through the steering wheel. Ive probably watch 20 or so and they all do that.

 

That's how my dad explained the routine too.

 

Right or wrong reaching thru the steering wheel with a 2 stick OR a 3 stick was and is how its done.

While at the Cat shop the other day there was a 379 Peterbilt Legacy there that had a 18 speed main 5 speed aux and a 2 speed axel, add all that up and it has 180 gear combos!!! Shame it was a heavy haul truck

 

About reaching through, there is a video on youtube (shifting twinstick) and he does'nt reach through OR scratch a gear!!!!! Real sweet vid.

 

and that was the way I was taught as well.
Prime example of how bad habits are made.
Really doesn't matter as long as you can get the load delivered

 

That sounds like a really big truck?

 

how is he able to do the shift at :27, I thought it was a big no-no to have both trans out of gear when rolling

Ok i did find one where he isnt reaching through the wheel but his levers are in a good location that he dont have to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mf6AUbjT-s

 

180?! ####, that's a lot of gears...Anybody knows what ratios do it has? In first and 180th gear? Or at least ratios of that aux. gearbox...