Just kick the clutch in when you're down to third... don't coast in neutral ever for anything.. tho I'm sure everyone's done it... then stalled trying to start in 5th with your ranger still up lol
Coming to complete stop in a 10 speed
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I'll come down to sixth, let it coast in gear til it's about 800 rpm pop into neutral about 15' from the stop, once my speeds down to ~5mph I hit the selector to low range, and continue coming to my stop, once the wheel speeds down, I'll slip into second and clutch in.
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Seems like it would be difficult to stall when stopping. Usually the truck will pull me a bit before lugging. Stalling when starting from a stopped position is a lot easier. It takes some practice to work the clutch in unison with the accelerator. When loaded, I would usually start in 1st gear until I got more comfortable with 2nd.
If I'm in 10th gear and I know my exit is coming up, I start preparing like a mile before. Shift to 9th and then let off the accelerater and let the truck gradually slow down. I go down through the gears, using the engine break as needed. I usually do 9th to 7th then 6th. After 6th gear (under 15mph), you can pretty much use neutral and brakes until you can slip into the low gear you need (usually 2nd gear), or just stop in neutral if you want.Last edited: Nov 6, 2015
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I usually slow to 35 and downshift to 8th, 7th at 25, and 6th at 15. If it's a fast stop I'll just leave it in 7th and push in the clutch and stop. -
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This is my one and only shameful statement. I tend to hit neutral and coast to my stop. Recovery is simple if needed, but I have bad knees and am a coast advocate. If you disagree - spank me...
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Just make a run through any big city and go right downtown. Then you can stop and go all you want and build confidence. You just killed 2 birds.....with 346 shifts into 2nd.
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