Do you float gears or double clutch?

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  1. The Bird

    The Bird Medium Load Member

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    Geez... last time I was called Supertrucker was when I ran chains over Snoqualmie with an empty deck. Took me weeks to recover my self-esteem.

    This could take longer...
     
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    you just made me LOL and I cant stop LOL ing:biggrin_25523::biggrin_25524::biggrin_25523:
     
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    I engine brake till it shuts off (if applicable situations), flip the jakebrake switch off, DS two gears (ie, 10th>8th), flip brake switch back on, repeat.

    Now, I'm in 6th. If all has worked out, I let it pull the engine down to about 600rpm then clutch in (about, like you said, 8-10mph), slip outta 6th, button down, get ready for 3rd, to take off. Or 1st/2nd if I'm loaded. If this too is done correctly, and I was able to time the light/traffic, I'll slide into my re-start gear and keep going.

    If not, full clutch, full brake. wait.

    I CAN float with the engine brake on, it's harder. Gotta shoot it up more in rpm. I've gotten lucky. But mostly, I've failed. And the times I did it, I didn't flip it off. Happens if I have to brake hard&fast and forget to flip it back off.
     
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    I haven't double clutched since my CDL test. I was taught to float in a dump truck well before I had my license, so it's more comfortable. Double clutching sounds like something overweight drivers should be doing. Sometimes have to single clutch when going to a lower gear.
     
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    I triple clutch because I'm a super trucker.
     
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    dude6710 Road Train Member

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    A clutch is for starting when stopped.
     
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    Its good to hear all the opinions . Can't wait till I start driving. We go on the pad monday
     
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    All the onions? Wow....
     
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    Opinions #### android phone. Lol:biggrin_2559:
     
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    You didn't get that phrase quite right. "Only people that can't shift use the clutch."

    My old KW that now has 1.5 million miles on it was not shifted with a clutch and has never had the tranny apart. It still shifts perfectly.

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    Disclaimer
    The above comment was meant to make a point, not to demean anyone that uses a clutch.
     
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