How to Float?

You just gotta get a''feel" for the happy rpm where it will shift and learn where that is then you just let off the throttle and make your upshift.
Downshifting is a little trickier but you'll get it after a while,find where she'll slip out of gear and the right rpm bump and she'll drop right in,slowing for a stop you'll need to slow enough to where she unloads a bit so you can get out of gear then bump rpm and shift,on a hill let off throttle and a quick small tap on the throttle as you shift and she'll drop in that lower gear.
You gotta be quick on a steep grade or you'll loose too much road speed.
I've been driving a 13 speed so it's probably easy compared to a 10 having the gear splitter but it's all in learning where and when she'll do it.

 

Same thing as you're doing...if its slipping into to gear nicely now, it will floating too. Give it a try, you'll grind a few but it happens.

 

seat of the pants experience and an ear and a feel for the truck you are driving at the time.It is all in the rpm's and you will learn to recognize the proper timing.PRACTICE.

 

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Single clutching also relieves some of the wear on your left knee. Try floating out of gear and clutching into gear. You will get practice in throttle control while relieving torque, but avoid chipping gears.

 

floating gears is easier with a load on then empty or bobtail thats for sure

basicly get rollin and put slight pressure on the shifter in the direction of you next gear, left off the throttle and it will pull into neautral, when the rpm's are right slide it in to the next gear... in the low range you will be shifting faster almost like a car then in the high range there is a pause while the engine rpm's fall

for down shifting put some pressure on the shifter and let off the throttle it will pop into neautral then rev engine and slide it in to the gear you want

as said above throttle control is a big part of floating and with some practice you will get it

 

Once you get the hang of it you will see that it is way easier than double clutching. It is all really just rhythm. Don't force your gears either. While you are learning bring your stick right to the gear with just very light pressure and when it is the right time it will fall right in without grinding. Also the earlier you shift the easier it will be. Don't tach out every gear. Just wind up enough to get you going without bogging down the next gear. Same with down shifting. Don't rev your rpm's way up when you are in neutral. Also good knowledge of knowing what speed correlates with what gear is very helpful. Gears 1,2,3 get you going, gears 4,5 corner taking speeds 6-25mph, 7-35mph, 8-45mph, 9-55mph, 10 overdrive.

Hope this helps you.

 

Hey i have a question i learn how to drive a 10 speed i know the speed of the gears and everything but only for a 10 speed. But my question is if i was to get a job and there trucks are a 13 speed how can i tell the speeds of the gears? i know upshifting will be easy cause you will just go by the rpms but if i was downshifting i wouldnt know the speed of the gears