How to get a smooth take off

Hi I'm Benjamin, I'm new to driving a standard/ manual. I'm attending trucking school currently. I've been struggling at getting a smooth take off while easing off the clutch, at times I stall it. I'm trying to master the take off properly, my shifting I feel is solid. My take off is my current challenge though, I'm trying to get past.

 

Just slowly let the clutch out on 1st with no throttle. Shift into 2nd at a low rpm and then start to put the Spurs to her. If your shifting is going okay you should be able to run the gears as normal from there.

 

Easy on the clutch if ur starting from stop . clutch to the floor , once u let it out about halfway u feel the truck start to engage, at that point easy does it until shes rollin and then start grabbin gears , if ur in the truckstop , just know ur not cool if u dont grab atleast 8 gears on that 10 speed so ur shifting better be on point

 

Grabbing 8 in a parking lot is only cool if you have the Jake on 3 so you can make a #### ton of noise while you are doing it. Gotta let everyone know who the real Billy big rigger is!

 

No need for multiple post. We can see it all in your first posting. Maybe mods can fix it for you.

 

Do this practice...
Do not put your foot on the gas pedal.
Hold the clutch in. Put in 1st gear. Let the clutch out slowly. Very slowly. Let the truck slowly start moving.
This gives you a feel for the clutch.
Once you're doing this good in 1st gear. Do it in second. Then third. Then fourth.
By no means do it with any load. Either bobtail or empty trailer.
My first day driving in cdl school. Teacher had me do this in fourth. Wanted to see if I were really a standard shift driver. Or just a hack. I talked away while doing it...telling him this is how my father taught me to drive standard shift at 15 yrs old.

 

@D.Tibbitt and @FlaSwampRat you guys are so right, especially an unmuffled Jake at 2 in the morning. A guy who can do that is King!

 

Wake em all up. Let them know you are there.

 

Low hole [behind reverse], no throttle, just let it up real slow to see what it does a few times and how a correct takeoff feels so you can replicate it in other gears.

If you need throttle to take off youre in too high of a gear on a big truck. Empty on flat ground you can probably take of in 2nd. 3rd will take clutch modulation and some throttle.

 

practice. only way to get it right.

also some trucks will have a different clutch point of contact. so ,you need to learn how to find that point and use it.

as you sit at idle push clutch in and out SLOWLY and you'll feel when it catches.

we've all learned it, well most.