Double Clutching

I can float up and down my friend who is my ex Co taught me.

 

double clutching saves ur clutch over time
I feel when I double clutch im more in control.. up or down.
im in good shape so it doesn't fatigue me.. im quick with it...
if I was to float there's a chance to grind.. you have no control over it.

ofc I only have 2 months on a truck.. but I dont need assistance when driving..
my trainer can sleep when im driving..
my trainer tried to wing me into floating.. its ok..
but its unpredictable to grinding..
double clutching ensures u dont grind if you know what your doing.

 

I ground double clutching, I actually grind less with floating. It all depends on your transmission. Their all different.

Ethan

 

Are you talking about that peddle on the left????? #### thing gets in my way all the time.

 

The only time my foot touches the clutch is up start off from a complete stop. I CAN double clutch, I'm just much much smoother floating.

 

I believe you need some more training. Double clutch use will wear a clutch out faster than floating. That's just commen sense because you use the clutch more. It's not the way you shift that keeps you in control or not. It's knowing what gear to be in at any given time.

You only have 2 months on the truck and you say you don't need anymore assistance when driving, that's a very arrogant statement. I have many years of driving experience and I'll take any assistance by anyone if it improves my driving. You never stop learning this job and when you think you do then it's time to find another line of work.

You can grind while double clutching too. It's just a matter of knowing that truck and what works best for you. Like I have said before a new driver should learn double clutching first before any other type of shifting is done. So you are on the right track by learning to double clutch and do it smoothly. Next is to know what gear to be in at any given time. That will allow you to slow for a red light in high gear and if the light changes to green you can down shift skipping gears and then go. When I get off the interstate and I know I need to stop at the end of the ramp I will slow down in high gear then on a 10 speed go from 10th to 7th then some where around fouth. After you're that low you can just push the clutch in and stop. Of course each truck is different but that's the ballgame to knowing what gear to be in. I never downshift using every gear. IMHO it's hard on the equipment and not needed.

 

our present fleet is about 6-8 years old low mileage cornbinders, transmissions are quite sticky I frequently use the clutch to break torque. back in the day I drove a m id 80's KW with a series 60 detroit and and 18 speed. I turned the jake on high on monday morning and never turned it off all week, and almost never used the clutch. the throttle was responsive enough that you could tickle it and only fire 1 or 2 cylinder on ######, brought the RPM down super quick, but you had to have the rhythm for it. I could shift it fast enough to still have 10 psi of boost when my foot came down on the fuel. Cats or Cummins don't generally do as well for that. less sensitive electronics