Abilene Motor Express....A New Place To Call Home
Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by JohnBoy, Apr 10, 2013.
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So I will gladly trade a few days of extra caution for the driving in construction or city traffic without the hassle of a clutch.
But it's always good to have diversity in debate.Redtwin, chralb and 4mer trucker Thank this. -
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As you say, I guess it depends on where you mostly drive too. When I ran for WS I'd have to "estimate" that I spent less than 30% of my time on flat dry roads. A lot of mountains, snow and rain filled most of my days.
I'd still want a Johnson bar though.... lol
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Running in and out of CA (east west) wasn't too bad. The bridge law never bothered me much. For the most part the load weights were setup for it knowing we were going there. -
As it stands if I were to be offered a manual to replace this auto I wouldn't want to swap. The transmission otherwise is too good and the benefits of an auto far outweigh the negatives I posted.
I may feel differently this winter though. Having said that I was talking to a driver here yesterday who suggested a technique that might keep it in a lower gear. It will be a few days before I can try it though.
Johnson bar would be great when setting off from a stop uphill. The hill start assist thing works but makes some ugly sounding noises when it releases.Last edited: Jun 26, 2016
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Starting out on hills was never too bad. Just have to get that clutch grab right before coming off the break. I would "think" with an auto, you could just left foot the break pedal until ready to go? In any case, it will be interesting to find out.
I never used the Johnson bar in that way. It was for getting the rig straight again if the trailer started sliding to one side or the other going down steep hills in bad winter weather. That happened a couple times in my 2 years and being able to lightly apply just the trailer breaks first would help pull the rig straight. It can be a tad unnerving when you see your own trailer catching up to you. LOL -
Well now, had my sickening episode to carry me through to my retirement. Just witnessed a train hit a car just north of I-40 right at the eastbound POE at the 9mm in NM. Car burst into flames and was dragged about 3/4 of a mile. Saturday nights in the reservation ain't a good place.
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Oh man that sucks! Things like that can stay with ya for a long time. I've seen a few incidents that even after 4 years off the road come back to me at times.
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