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<p>[QUOTE="slamberg08, post: 1788187, member: 54865"]Hey guys i just completed my training through a 4 week course and got my 1a..I got a job pulling flatdeck and have currently been lucky not to hit any hills. Believe it or not they gave me no trainnig foir this in my school. I need help asap......</p><p>the way im looking at it as....im coming up to a hill in say 8th na hAlf from what i read i should hit is as fast as i can.....when my rpm's start dropping should i take it out at 1500 rpm and shift down to 7th or 7th and a half or drop 2 gears.....i know this may sound stupid and im sure ill do fine but jsut looking out formyself here.....i was taught double clutching so should i also double clutch taking it out of gear climbing a hill....dooes double clutching take away from ur shifting time to ge tit in a lower gear[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="slamberg08, post: 1788187, member: 54865"]Hey guys i just completed my training through a 4 week course and got my 1a..I got a job pulling flatdeck and have currently been lucky not to hit any hills. Believe it or not they gave me no trainnig foir this in my school. I need help asap...... the way im looking at it as....im coming up to a hill in say 8th na hAlf from what i read i should hit is as fast as i can.....when my rpm's start dropping should i take it out at 1500 rpm and shift down to 7th or 7th and a half or drop 2 gears.....i know this may sound stupid and im sure ill do fine but jsut looking out formyself here.....i was taught double clutching so should i also double clutch taking it out of gear climbing a hill....dooes double clutching take away from ur shifting time to ge tit in a lower gear[/QUOTE]
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