Eaton 13 speed

i start off in low loaded easier on the clutch to start in low then you can skip shift from there if you want.

 

Granny gear loaded. 1st empty.

I have no desire to slip seat while my truck is down.

 

I’ve never burned out a clutch in anything I’ve ever driven, so I’m going to keep doing what I do. Naturally starting on a hill, or in traffic will change what gear I use to get moving. I try to avoid using the clutch whenever I can, so if I’m on the slightest hill I will let the truck roll until it’ll slip into low.

I’ll check in in a few years to let you know how the clutch in my truck is doing.

 

2018 Pete with MX13 and Eaton 13. Truck tells me it does not like starting in second when empty. So first empty and LO loaded. The low side on this is NOT like the low side of the 10 speed Pete I drove for my last company.

 

22.5 lp and 3.91 start in 1st loaded and 2nd empty

 

Wow. Just. Wow.

You must not run very heavy loads to be starting in third when loaded. Or else the truck has some crazy low gears. I wouldnt try that even with a 4.56 ratio.

I'm always right at 80k when loaded. I ALWAYS start in first gear with my 10 speed.

I can't imagine what the clutch must look like

 

There's only one way to start off in a truck. You select the gear that will move the truck with no throttle. It's that simple. I really don't know why drivers need to complicate matters.

 

No. You must start heavy on level ground in the same gear you would start heavy on a 10% up incline - the lowest available gear. If you do it any other way, your clutch is hours away from crapping out on you

 

You are just wrong. If a driver(s) cant tell when they are abusing the clutch, then they need taught . Slight down hill or level at 80000 gross sure don't need 1st gear. Unless your engine is a old 238 detroit. My goodness its not that complicated. My clutches and transmission have lasted for years. If you all like to shift more, go ahead.

 

You didn't get my inflection of sarcasm? .... I'm just mocking what many have put forth here in the thread. "You always start out in first gear when heavy".

I call total BS on this, but what do I know. If you're supposed to start in in first when heavy on level ground, what do you use when starting up a significant incline? "ultra-low granny" that requires a special pass code to access? How can one scenario require the same gear as the other? I guess I'm just over thinking it