Shifting killed me on my road test {FAIL}

Yeah the numbers may not be what you want to focus on, I generally take off unloaded in 5th gear with a trailer, 6th bobtail, but I have driven trucks that don't have nearly the power to do that but still had the same Eaton 10 speed I have.

You just need practice it sounds like.

 

whenever I see 1100 rpm I shift it always goes into gear.

 

Lol sounds like you had a rough start and your nerves got the best of you.
Can't shift, can't be a truck driver, and that's just how the cookie crumbles.


Good luck.

 

You are spot on... I don't understand what the heck these guys are talking about with numbers.. What are they going to do if they ever have the tach and speedo go haywire.. If you listen to the motor you will know when to shift. Btw it sounds harsh but if you can't shift under pressure you don't need a cdl yet.. keep practicing

 

really this thread is silly. different transmissions are with different strategy

 

You have apparently never driven a Jeep Wrangler.Easier to float gears in it than use clutch.

 

simple shifting is progressive on the tach each shift should be done 100 rpm higher than the last, the transmission will shift even without the clutch if you follow that rule of thumb. Once you have been at it a while you can tell by the sound of the engine. How downshifting you want to drop to about 1000 rpm pop it out of gear, give it a little fuel pedal and shift to the next lower gear. again this will let you shift even when not using the clutch. With practise you will get it. But for the test they will want you to double clutch, which is clutch shift out of gear release clutch, push clutch back in move stick to next gear release clutch. Most new trucks will start out in 2nd with an empty trailer without any accelerator at all.

 

sometimes I use to skip gears, especially downshifting

 

OP, I'm in CDL training, myself. I'm finding that the shifting is difficult, as I'm not that coordinated, but I am improving with practice. I'm much better, now, than when I first started. Just keep up with it, and it will all fall into place.

On an unrelated note, I note that you've got some Flying Bobs as your avatar, and caught the carnie reference. What show were you with?