How to get a smooth take off

Hit that interlock and light em up son!!!!! Or toss a driveshaft across the parking lot lol. One of the two will happen.

 

I was kinda thinking that too. I still start out in 1st most of the time just out of habit. I let the clutch out and as soon as it starts rolling I start rowing gears.

 

Anytime I'm loaded I always start off in low, the lowest gear I have.

 

Keep practicing and, sooner or later, your left thigh will be bigger than your right. You'll sway when you walk like a drunken sailor and folks'll be looking for the parrot...lol.

 

With an 18, I'll split low gears if heavy. There have been a few times I had to split granny. I don't do it to be cool, but because taking 80k uphill from a standing start is difficult, sometimes.

 

When im feeling lazy and deadheading on flat or downhill, i will skip shift. Take off in cheater hole [low gear high side] then split up to OD, and eaaasse up to 2000rpm, then neutral for a long while until she slides down to 1000 and drops into 6th under, split to 6over, then one more shift to 8under.

The truck basically becomes a 3 speed and saves me a lot of work in light to light suburban stop and go 55mph commuting.

 

I will do something like that in the woods or out on the road, never in town or in traffic. In traffic I want it in gear at all times, even slowing for a light. I have had idiots in 4 wheelers jump in front of me too many times when the last thing I saw before they went out of sight under the hood was brake lights, and I want my truck in gear and the jake operational. lol

 

But if you dont run them over, how will they learn?

 

I actually did give a soldier a little push at FT Cambell Ky once. I thought he was going to whup me, because he was a little hot, and I couldn't stop laughing. lol