Do you float gears or double clutch?

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  1. okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    Grab a hand full of gears and gas on it.:biggrin_2559:
     
    okiedokie, May 23, 2012
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    When you say it like that, it reminds me of putting a 10 spd transmission back together haha!
     
    Green Machine, May 23, 2012
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    When I fell off that dock into the water,I double clutched that float.Does that count?
     
    Mr Ed, May 23, 2012
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    Know how to float... But prefer to double clutch cause I don't want to lose the concept of it. Guess I am just too used to it.
     
    road_runner, May 24, 2012
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    I would just like to recommend to the newbies to try floating. Everyone try it for one week straight and if you don't like it go back to the double hoe down!
     
    chompi, May 24, 2012
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    your knee will loe you lol
     
    fisher guy, May 24, 2012
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    Floating, i can double clutch, but my knee refuses to cooperate after i get done doing it
     
    camels76, May 25, 2012
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    only one that ever kinda messed with me for a min was the super 10....took me about 10min to remember to flip the switch instead of shifting LOL
     
    Deadjester, May 25, 2012
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    double clutching will wear your clutch out faster. I float up and clutch down, save your clutch for that L.A. traffic
     
    starvingspider, May 25, 2012
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    I'm a new driver, roughly halfway through training at Werner. My trainer is an OO and he insists double-clutching is easier on the truck and saves him maintenance. He throws a fit when I double-clutch. My driving school was 9-10 weeks and they were really strict about double-clutching. There's only one way I know how to do it. The "right" way. ;) He never encountered anyone who could double-clutch as good as I can, so he decided he can live with me upshifting that way, but he taught me to single clutch and float down. It is a little easier. I can't get the hang of floating when I upshift.

    Did they migrate the forum to a new server? Everything's different.
     
    cantornikolaos, May 26, 2012
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