Offered a great paying job close to home, but manual trucks only.

It's NOT the thing of the past.

A manual allows you to do certain things with a finesse. A little touch here and there and a bit of power and off she goes. While the auto sits and spins stuck.

Another point. Never accept a auto without a manual mode paddle on your steer column.

 

Right. That's why the company that I worked for traded their whole fleet of 80 manuals for autos. Because they're more expensive to maintain.

 

Just remember what shifting is all about. You just have to learn how to tap your feet to the sound of the mo town beat will sitting in the seat of your pete!

ps
Do not forget to let you seat down low and wear the ray bans.

 

Wow. Now on page 7 on responses and the first tip came from x1heavy on page 6. You guys ARE helpful.

I'm not familiar with a 10 speed. A 13 is the only one I drove, except a synched 18 in Europe.

I can't tell you about the rpm range you have to look for. YouTube might be your best friend in that regard.

To put it in gear, you'll have to press the clutch all the way in. About the last inch of the pedal's travel, the clutch brake will be engaged and stops the tranny from spinning and now she is ready for your first gear. If you apply some light pressure against the first gear too early, you will feel the grinding gears as the tranny slows down. When the grinding stops, the gear will slide in.
Don't put too much pressure on it or you will hear it and you're revealing your shortcomings to your environment.
Shut down the jake. It will make shifting easier in the beginning.
Get rolling and put some fuel to the engine. (Now the YouTube kicks in).
When in desired rpm range and ready for the next gear, put some light pressure on the stick and push/pull it towards neutral while you slowly ease off the fuel pedal. Once the powertrain is under no load, the tranny will slip into neutral.

Push/pull the stick against the next gear with light pressure and adjust the engine rpm ( YouTube). You will feel the grind again if your speeds don't match. As slower the frequency in the grind gets, as closer you are for a successful shift and the gear slides in.

I know you want to shift without audible grinding. That's why it's important not to apply crazy force. It is a two finger job.

Shifting down is a bit more tricky but doable.

The same principles apply as upshifting. With the difference that you have to rev up the engine and match the rpm again once in neutral.

When in hilly terrain under a heavy load,

ADJUST THE SPEED BEFORE DESCENDING THE HILL. SLOW DOWN AT THE TOP. YOU DON'T WANT TO DOWNSHIFT DOWN THE HILL, MISS A GEAR, LOOSE THE TRUCK AND POSSIBLY YOUR LIFE.

Good luck with your new job.

 

Every driver should be trained and tested with a manual.

Not saying this about the op but this crackerjack licensing is a joke. I assumed he got his before the restriction came into existence.

 

Did you ever notice most truck speedometers are set in 5s instead of 10s 35, 45, etc. There's a reason for that on a 10spd trans you add speed together for instance 45mph is 9th 25mph is 7th. on low range you add the gears. for instance 4 + 4 is 8mph. 2 + 2 is 4 mph.
Start in 2nd or 3rd rev to 1500 a typical trans you need to let the engine rpms drop to 1000 till it'll go in the next gear

 

Now a question I find it much easier to not use clutch except to start. And I find it much easier not to grind. Now if a driver can float without grinding that's not hurting the transmission is it?

 

well since you out right lied, there are only 2 options FOR THEM at this point and time. when they give you a road test, and they will, when you jam one gear after another, the tester will ask you "when was the last time you drove a stick"

if you lie again, he will know.

so option one...deny you a job

option two, give you some training...

HOWEVER you said the guy hiring you said you are going to get running asap, which means NO TIME for training..

i hope you learned a very valuable lesson...

1, DO NOT LIE

2, get some training in sticks, THEN apply for jobs.

i think you are toasted.

 

I don’t get how you have only driven autos and tested out one with no restrictions.