Double Clutching A 13 Speed

The problem with floating gears drivers do it without the knowledge they need and they end up banging a gear. Sure every drivers rubs a gear once in awhile but it's the bang and the stick jumps out of gear that does the damage. If a driver does not know how to double clutch then I wouldn't hire him. He doesn't have enough knowledge of what gear to be in at any given speed. And the so called burping is what the old timers call shotgunning and it shows inexperience. You first should learn how to double clutch then go on to floating once you know the equipment. The clutch is there to help you bring it out of gear and back into another gear so you don't do damage to the transmission if you're off some. And like said before keep the pedal off the floor or you will damage the clutch brake. Just a couple of inches pass the free play.

 

Most schools will require you to learn to DC...it helps you with timing of the shift.. once you figure out the timing.. the gears float up or down effortless..I know some ppl dont like jake shift..an would never recommend a new driver to even try it..
But once you have the time an miles under your butt.. you will find jake shifting handy in some situations.. but even after years.. I would still forget to turn jake off every now an then... an kill the engine.. most newer trucks the jake wont kill the engine.. but on the old T600's an the old cornbinders I drove.. it would..lol

 

Being as were talking shifting and clutching, thought I would share this bit of a technique , mainly for the new drivers. For a 10 speed, which most drive these days, if you want to know what gear you need, look at the speedometer. 25 - gear 7, 15 gear 6. You just add the numbers together. Fot the even numbers 20, 30,etc. Add 5 to it. # 20 +5 =25= gear 7. Just a thought that might help. It will stop a lot of jamming and scratching whether you DC or float.

 

i never liked this

so your saying 31 mph is 4th gear? 11 mph is 2nd gear? its just not very accurate

 

have to agree.. the math dont work that way... never seen a truck go 31 in 4th.. unless its down hill an taching 3 grand...

 

I think the problem when a driver doesnt know what gear he is in.. is not good..I mean on a ten speed.. you only have 5 low 5 high... air switch is either up or down.. unless its a super 10.. lol.. then it up or down an the other is left or right.. then you have the 15 speed.. which most of the new drivers will never see.. so we wont go there

 

when i first hopped in a super 10 i didnt know what the hell i was doin

i had to play around with it to figure out how to shift the #### thing...now i like them

 

super 10 is nice.. less moving the shifter...lol.. but i prefer a good ole 10 speed..
I hauled a lot of logs from the woods..up steep dirt roads.. i really like the 15 with super granny.. great for crawling up the hill.. but you can put the thing in low low 1st..an get out an walk around it an do a PTI.. all the time its crawling up the hill..lol..
Looks like a lot of new trucks are going auto though.. not much skill needed to shift..lol.. reminds of the hemets we drove in the army.. alison autos..but I guess the autos would be nice in town.. drink coffee..eat an drive... steer with your knee

 

What I required a driver to do during a check-out ride or road test is this. You've got to double clutch. Then you have to show me how to progressive shift. Then skip gears when slowing down plus know what gear to be in at any giving speed and last you float the gears. You show me the right gear to start off loaded and empty and if you use the throttle to move at all it's over. You do all that then the shifting part of the test is over and on to other safety items and driving technics.

 

I been floating gears sense i was 9yrs old, started out with dads old 74 pete two stick 5 x 4. Ummm double clutch lmao. Whats that????? Guess i grew up around old school owner ops.