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4x4 Twin Stick

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Flying Dutchman, Nov 1, 2010.

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  1. Nov 4, 2010 #11
    Flying Dutchman

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    Yeah, they put me in a truck a little while ago....only to get my feet wet and put me in dispatch, which is where I will be before this year comes to an end. I am enjoying the heck out of the road though!
     
    Flying Dutchman, Nov 4, 2010
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  3. Nov 5, 2010 #12
    groundpounder

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    that will wear off quick !! LOL
     
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  4. Nov 5, 2010 #13
    Flying Dutchman

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    yeah I suppose...I don't do much freeway driving though, only when I am in the bay area. Mostly back country, through the hills, some mountains. Lots of lakes, beautiful scenery most of the time!!
     
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  5. Nov 8, 2010 #14
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    I learned on a 10 speed in truck school, then bought a truck with a 13 speed and figured it out easily enough. I had always heard of them "mixing sticks", but, always worked for companies that only had 10's or 13's, that is until one day I hired on at Jack B. Parson out of Ogden, Ut. doing beets with bottom dumps in Id. My truck was a 10, but I knew we had about 8 trucks in the fleet with 4and4's or 5and4's and I knew one day I would come to work and my truck would be in sick bay and the boss would put me in a 4and4. And I asked myself if I would cop to not ever driving one or just get in it and try to fake it. Well, that day came and I just got in and faked it and really surprised myself and did OK. I really liked the 5and4, IF, all the gears worked as they should and the tranny wasn't all beat to hell-o.
     
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  7. Nov 9, 2010 #15
    Lowbed

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    Lowbed, Nov 9, 2010
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  8. Nov 10, 2010 #16
    Boardhauler

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    Man did that bring back memories!!! First truck I ever drove was Dad's B-Model.

    It had the Mack Quadraplex transmission just like this one too. The main and brownie were in a single case and the brownie shifter was closest to you.
     
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  9. Nov 10, 2010 #17
    Passin Thru

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    GasHauler, What batallion. I was in 22. Went to Vietnam n my senior trip. Drove everything they had. the guy is driving a B model Mack and I dotn have to se the Youtube to know, I learned on one. Drove 5X3s, 4X4s, a 5X4, a 13 over witha 2spd and a 2spd rearend. A KW, had steel oilfield fenders and V 12 CAT. Ran well over 110, ( thats as fast as I ever went and gave up) Built in Canada.
     
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  10. Nov 10, 2010 #18
    Passin Thru

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    Most old 4X4s had cables you could take the slop out of but then they went to those darn rods and I hated them.
     
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