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<p>[QUOTE="mile marker 27, post: 11712605, member: 288647"]I float the gears up and down all the time but,.......there’s occasions, as you stated “hung” that I’ll quickly and gently tap the clutch. You gotta be quick and have your foot on the throttle and depending situation, maybe the brake. DOT would flame me for this but in time you’ll be driving it by ear and feel. That’s how you drive a truck,.....with all your senses. Smell antifreeze, feel a wheel bearing, hear a u-joint, watch your mirrors and gauges. When I drive, it’s according to the particular road, the load and traffic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mile marker 27, post: 11712605, member: 288647"]I float the gears up and down all the time but,.......there’s occasions, as you stated “hung” that I’ll quickly and gently tap the clutch. You gotta be quick and have your foot on the throttle and depending situation, maybe the brake. DOT would flame me for this but in time you’ll be driving it by ear and feel. That’s how you drive a truck,.....with all your senses. Smell antifreeze, feel a wheel bearing, hear a u-joint, watch your mirrors and gauges. When I drive, it’s according to the particular road, the load and traffic.[/QUOTE]
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