Check out this video for more shifting tips! ✅ kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqCBuJNqj7y1Z7g.html

@alg5169

3 жыл бұрын

I'm lost and confused. I think it would be better for me to actually try it physically because I watch this video over ten times and I don't know what the hell you talking about smh

@austinsitek7020

2 жыл бұрын

Stupid use the clutch don’t float the gears unless you want a bad tranny

@justinblake420

2 жыл бұрын

Is there actually a practical reason for the gear stick to be at head height? Just seems very impractical

@justinblake420

2 жыл бұрын

@@alg5169 dude its like changing gears in a car! Do you how i learned to drive a truck.... Louisville 9000 boss said "know how to drive a truck" i said na he pointed at the buttons "park n trailer breaks H 1st 2nd 3rd 4th you'll figure it out good luck see ya at the bottom" he jumped in a kenworth and took off down the hill i had 12km of winding mountain road infront of me I made it

@justinblake420

2 жыл бұрын

@@austinsitek7020 na dude you dont even need the cluch to to take off unloaded or down hill

20 year trucker here! Great video and to all rookies out there if you get into a situation where you cant pull the shifter out of gear just push the clutch in a bit and it'll pop out of there! Trust me there will be situations like that! Thanks for the video, keep the shiny side up!

@DrivenTrucking

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much and you are definitely right

@chamojr1

4 жыл бұрын

You can also tap the gas pedal

@danielnance1607

3 жыл бұрын

That’s really good information 50 years of trucking you no what you talking about

@christiangonzalez2646

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you .

@POLYLIVING

2 жыл бұрын

Thank Uu

Don't mind me. Just watching shifting videos at 1 am. Not looking to get into the field I just find it fascinating and have a respect for you guys.

@DrivenTrucking

5 жыл бұрын

For some reason I just saw this, thank you so much!

@trentallman984

5 жыл бұрын

Keep it in mind, I was an Engineer pre Great recession. All that was hiring in 2010 was trucking, it is the only thing I know of that you can make 500 to 800 just to train. I am now local working 7 to 4. I love driving a truck, I am too lazy to work, too chicken to steal, so I drive a truck.

@bugnut82

3 жыл бұрын

@@trentallman984 Nice man, I am currently a charter pilot and learning how to drive a truck. I might go all the way and become a tanker driver by this next year.

@trentallman984

3 жыл бұрын

@@bugnut82 I know from a friend that tanker is hard on your body, every time you stop you get hit in the back, logging is also something to avoid. Refer is a whole lot of waiting. Flatbed if you have to tarp is a young man's job as is food delivery. Dry freight is the easiest, usually quick loading and unloading, you just have to drive. You may be well equipped to drive at night but I was not. Very hard to change your body clock. I am now getting $0.75 per mile and 3600 miles in 8 days.

@bugnut82

3 жыл бұрын

@@trentallman984 This particular operation isn't too bad on the body, they have some really nice baffled tanks. It's a mon-fri job with an 8-9 hour day, so it's pretty awesome!

For me it was fear that keep me away. Once I got over that fear and started practicing I realized that I'm just like my Grandfather. I just wish he was here with me Driving together. Them old trucking stories he told me and my brother were awesome!!

@thenormalworldofwes6656

2 жыл бұрын

For me its pure fear and I dont know why I cant get over it i just have fear i dont know if its my instructor or the pressure of wanting to just get it down i just know the structure of it but cant translate it as easy because of this fear I have. And bless your grandpa god rest his soul.

@bfry38

5 ай бұрын

@@thenormalworldofwes6656 I know this is a old post and I hope you're trucking, but never let fear get in your way. Your instructor was once a rookie too. I'm sure you're not going to do something he has never seen before. People are going to grind gears, struggle to back up, etc... No one is going to get in the truck and just shift perfectly fine. I been driving on and off for 12+ years and I still have my days! Some days I can't back and it looks like my first day! The more space you have is the hardest. It sounds crazy, but it's just how it is. You give me a tight spot with two trucks and I will put it in the middle of both, you give me 3 acres and i'm out there pulling up back and forth LOL

I started out in the U.S. Air Force back in the 1970's . They sent me to the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Heavy Equipment School at Fort Leonardwood Missouri . I learned all kinds of heavy equipment operating there and learned how to drive semi trucks & dump trucks . The old M series military trucks . 5 speed with 4th & 5th reversed in the pattern . Then I went to U.S. Air Force Red Horse unit . They had twin stick Mack's and 5 speed international dump trucks & semi tractors . Years later I was driving trucks with the old RT613 13 speed Road Ranger transmissions and old late 70's Kenworth's with reverse 9 speeds & Detroit's . Went on to the red splitter knob 13 speeds and 8LL transmissions . I retired from driving in 1996 . The good ol' days :-)

Whatever u do, don’t float gears ⚙️ when taking ur CDL road test with the trooper. Instant fail. They need to see u double-clutching. U can do whatever u want after u pass.

@jrvapor

3 жыл бұрын

I think the only reason they do that is because its more of a pain in the arse to use the clutch, and it makes more people fail on their first test.

@staciehalcomb7580

3 жыл бұрын

Our school instructor is showing us how, along with clutching. If we struggle he has us float a coupleyears, get our mind back into shifting, then we shift some,

@carefullwhatusay

3 жыл бұрын

@@engineknock5040 haha man im wearing the same shoes ...loved the RR but hated getting treated like shit.. I went to trucking

@honeycocoanut8188

3 жыл бұрын

my school is teaching me how to float

@ivan199120

3 жыл бұрын

Noob question but why float versus using the clutch?

Hi, I'm 42 years old and I've been driving trucks, since I was 18 years and I can't believe I did not know that. Thanks man . I specialty is a super 10 or 13 speed. Believe me, I learned something today. Thanks a million. i can't wait to hit the road in Canada. Good job. 👍

@DrivenTrucking

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Neil, I’m sure you are full of knowledge I probably haven’t even heard of yet LOL. That’s precisely why I keep open ears to anyone no matter how long they have been driving. It may not always be the best but closed ears never hear

The last few seconds are gold, great Job on explaining how to shift a unsynchronised manual transmission, greetings from the Netherlands

its so nice to see a strong youtube presence of truckers bc i'm going into do my cdl training soon and i wanna know as much as possible before hand

Make sure that you double clutch in your road test... another note for your road test, most troopers want to see you downshift on approach to a stop as well. Love the video, great information

@banqboyzvpbanqrollieb3334

2 жыл бұрын

They want us to float gears up here they don’t want us using the clutch…

@christopherruiz9851

Жыл бұрын

@@banqboyzvpbanqrollieb3334 in Texas we can’t 😅

I leave for training this Sunday and this video made me confident in switching the gears..💯👍😁THANKS ALOT!!! YOU EXPLAINED EVERYTHING TO THE T!! AND DEMISTATION WAS ON POINT!!!!!!!!!!!

Can’t wait until this becomes second nature for me and i understand everything, i plan on getting my cdl one year from now wish me luck.

@DrivenTrucking

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@jabarihickson4843

4 жыл бұрын

You got it man shifting seems compicated but its not. A lot of times people over think things when shifting..

@jrvapor

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck to ya, hopefully you'll find a company or truck thats a manual, lot more fun thats for sure, and if you can float em, you know you're a real trucker!!!

@dallaserickson2345

3 жыл бұрын

You get your cdl bro? I want to go to school if I can get the money.

@planetofdaapespoa6402

3 жыл бұрын

Did u get it

This is brilliant. Thank you so much for this. I've driven 10- speeds but the last few years been driving company autos and I am buying my own truck soon.

Today was my first day of driving a 10spd CDL class holy cow I just about grinded every gear so much different than my 6spd Cummins specialy the clutch and not pressing it all the way in

@i.follow.jesus.christ

3 жыл бұрын

You'll get it I promise

@1993MAZDAMIATA

2 жыл бұрын

How did it go

The most trusted & reliable H D Trucks gearbox easy to learn & easy & fun to drive you were among the elite when you mastered this gearbox with shifting without the clutch And skipping gears on the up shift & down shift and discovering that hidden gear on a 10 speed so you don’t have to drop into low Range when crawling thru heavy slow moving traffic secret is you need to feel for that gear while trying to penetrate that far left wall and put that shifter in your back pocket You have to learn to roll that stick with your finger tips

I haven’t driven a stick in 13 yrs. I have a road test next week so I came here for a quick refresher course. I don’t have access to a stick without current employer getting suspicious lol. You’re vid helped tremendously! Thank you

I loved it! I’m preparing myself for my CDL and this was vert helpful!

One of greatest vidoes about shifting! Thank you very much. Sir. Simple words are the best words!

Good training video for new drivers. I've done 9, 10, 13, 18, super 10, and old school twin stick while messing around with an old kw. Only time I touch the clutch is to start off from a stop and stop.

That was AWESOME!! Best explanations of shifting with math.. Great for down shifting as well.. Thank you 😊

Thanks mate you make that simple that i got much better idea than hours of video that i watched in 3 hours. Thanks keep it up 👍🏽

Good video, thanks. I just started my training. Never drove a manual transmission, so thanks for breaking it down in an easy manner, to comprehend.

This is awesome stuff....keep it up and remember stay driven!

Never heard a better explanation than this, that helps a lot brother!!

This has been really helpful. For someone starting school in a week and never driving a truck before. I feel pretty confident now!!

@marionnichols7442

Жыл бұрын

How was class james

Wow....super informative for a non-trucker like me. Thanks for making this video!!

Thank you for the tip on the clutch. I've been trying to teach myself how to double clutch and I keep on going to the floor with it. I'm definitely going to try this. Where I'm working we've got Eaton 10 speeds so the whole video has given me some ideas to try. Thanks again!

@robby844

5 жыл бұрын

Going to the floor while moving tears the clutch brake out of them

Helpful tips My experience : i started with a coach on the first day i rode with him i was behind the wheel, he had covered the rpms with a sticky note ! When i asked he said forget about it for the whole time u r riding with me and listen to the engine sound, i missed and ground gears the first day 😬 Now i don't even look on my rpms and enjoy driving manual transmission It's a helpful tip i thought i could share the love 😚

Good stuff....looks like you were shifting rather smoothly...that’s the way I like to do it, too. You explained it well. Keep on trucking! Porter Dude of Ohio.

@DrivenTrucking

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

My second phase coach was for city p/d if you were having trouble and getting lost in the gears he would hold your hand and walk you through it and tell you when to clutch. It worked great. He would also hit you in the shoulder if you didn't look both ways before entering an intersection even if you had a green light.

@DrivenTrucking

5 жыл бұрын

Lol, I bet that stuck 💪🏻

@Robert-po8jn

5 жыл бұрын

@@DrivenTrucking It worked though. You could compare the drivers he taught vs the other city coach and his drivers were better at the end of the week.

@DrivenTrucking

5 жыл бұрын

That’s what matters

You taught me more in 5 minutes than my instructors have taught me in months, and I gave them $2800!

@waynepetruccelle4365

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah dude I hear ya because it cost me over $1000 to get my truck licence...

@mauriciorojasking8418

2 жыл бұрын

I'm paying 45 hundred and probably learning more off of KZread then there hour of classes 2 times a week

@srt_traplive4912

2 жыл бұрын

All these schools some bullshit I’m seeing. The instructors are just collecting a check and the good schools only use automatics unfortunately..

@latinace1981

2 жыл бұрын

@@waynepetruccelle4365 that's it? It's gonna cost me $7200

@LowlifeNick_

Жыл бұрын

@@latinace1981 hell I just payed $6150 for mine 😂

I go to Truck driving school next month this is extremely helpful

Awesome video !!

Hey thank you! You just put food on my family’s plate! I’m serious. Thank you very much

@robp4616

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Now you just have to get more than one plate ;)

Nice, I just came here real quick to remember when to shift. I've been like almost a year away from driving a truck.

I love how smooth you shifting the gears brother, thank you and Allaah(GOD) bless you.

As a new driver this video was helpful thank you 🙏

Smooth shifting. Can’t wait till I can shift like you. 🙏🏽

This video helped me pass my test never thought of the divide by 2 for low gears if you can down shift you can catch a missed gear

Shifting without clutch!!! Awesome stuff there! Very vital tip there! Gotta try it out 💥💣💯

Grt vid. Ill be goin to get my cdl in a week or so and this vid was useful. Ill be using tht technique

I love the adding and dividing concept

Explaining the clutch brake was super useful to me. Thx

i like the point clutch break discussion

That's a good little equation for getting into gear,great tip.

Having driven standard transmission 5 tons, I determine when to shift by sound. When engine reaches max rpm for that gear, sound tells you it is time to shift backing down rpm for upshift. or increase rpm for down shift. It slips into gear with gentle pressure, or out of gear. Doing it right doesn't require the clutch, BUT there is DANGER TO DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION, so it not officially allowed.

Great Presentation on shifting gears

Been had my class a cdlsince June of 2006 when I was 22 but I still appreciate videos like this. That's one lengthy shift pole lol. Nice

@DrivenTrucking

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it. It’s only a twelve inch extension 😬

@larrypowers8789

5 жыл бұрын

King Dj-Slim go for messing up the plastic shift tower. use to be super small stick now this

@Godisundefeated

5 жыл бұрын

@@larrypowers8789 lol true

@markbush3937

4 жыл бұрын

King Dj-Slim he just needs a pole dancer lol

@nickcarnahan9981

Жыл бұрын

That's what she said 😅

Good video! My CDL test wasn't with that kind of transmission haha but i did ok enough to pass. It was i believe an 8 speed.....? over and up, reverse, over and down 8th. so no range selector and had to put the clutch all the way to the floor to shift. So just like a car i guess. The instructor helped me through it and i made it :D Had my CDL class A since April 2020 and still watching haha. Doesn't hurt to learn more! :D

Drove 10 speed in 53 foot trailer today.First time tractor - trailer. Got my class B cdl last year. Thought it was going to be the same going from regular 6 speed to class A, just with more gears. Humbled me real quick. I'm honestly a bit nervous but guy I was with said I was picking up on it quick and smooth. My biggest thing is missing gears and not knowing where to shift to when that happens. Hopefully the speed adding helps. I'll try it next time. Thanks!

@midwestbd7144

4 жыл бұрын

xAirbournex there no reason to be nervous, everyone is going to miss gears when they start driving. Practice makes perfect. Personally I don’t agree with the adding speed to figure out gears, every single truck will shift a little different. I drive a 13 or 18 speed every day and don’t even think about what I’m doing because i have a feel for the truck and just know when and where to shift.

Best explanation of which gear you should be in by adding and dividing the numbers.

My shifting instructor gives no pre-trip tips like this. I noticed the difference between high and low today in the RPMs after only one hour (my first) in the truck. Would have been nice had my instructor mentioned what to look for instead of my having to figure it out. Good job! Subbed!

Nicely explained my friend, I could understand everything, keep it up!!... You´ve got a new subscriber!!

Good info. Learning how it works helps a ton of people out.

@DrivenTrucking

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Always seemed more complicated than that. Thanks for a simple explanation. Time to get a bigger license and I've never run anything standard. This is going to help

This was so explained so well definitely helped

Thank you for sharing it. I am interested in every little detail to learn on my new path. An Amazing World in the Trucking Industry.

@andrek5533

5 жыл бұрын

Same here. The road is calling me😂

Just got my cdl preciate the video’s

thanks for this! i need a refresher before i try going back

Thanks for the tip very helpful video I have to watch it again a few times lot of info here thanks

Outstanding instruction. Thank you!

Well Done! ... Keep the insight coming.

It's been fifty years or more since i drove a ten speed, went to 13 then 15, back to 13 it had lower ratio for pulling, finally in my first large car an 18 speed, thanks for showing newbies how, pull toy here.

@DrivenTrucking

5 жыл бұрын

I would love at least a 13 speed, next truck 👍🏻 thanks for sharing

@latinace1981

2 жыл бұрын

Do u actually use all 18 gears?

Great video!!

For those in km/h increment, if you are looking for a gear to jump in, the trick is the following: 10 km/h + 2 = 3rd gear; 20km/h + 2 = 4th gear; 30km/h + 2 = 5th gear, and so on. Basically, the first number of the road speed + 2 will get you a gear to shift in.

@silentriders7346

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that one bud good to learn something been driving a super 10 acco with a c series cummins thanks man

@Parqaleeta474

2 жыл бұрын

It took me some moments to figure it out (for your km/h). I was like " amazing ! "

@peterbuiltcummins413

2 жыл бұрын

Dude we're not in Canada, you just threw a wrench in learning this, no one cares about kph

@rondalmoore479

Жыл бұрын

I beg you please do more video I’m just starting and I just can’t believe how I just learn in 15mins what I’ve been trying to understand this entire week of school. Any back tips with this? Downshifting videos?

@RajPatel-rj2ff

Жыл бұрын

@@peterbuiltcummins413 That comment in km/h was for international viewers. I’m from Canada, and appreciate it a lot.

Very very useful!! Thanks!!

seems like a good teacher!

I learned from my dad on shifting gears and once you take off I didn't use clutch pedal anymore only to stop but good video for those learning

Honestly this is fascinating and always made me want to drive a Semi Truck. It's a little different shifting the gears in a traditional Stickshift Car. But, I've always enjoyed the stickshift and wish it would come back instead of this Automatic. It's easier... But It's like learning how to drive all over again. Thanks for the inspiration.

Good video. First time I heard the math for the 10 speed.

Dam bro ive been watching videos on this all day.But i gotta say u made it alot easier to understand.PROPS!

@DrivenTrucking

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍🏻

Great video 👍

NEVER drove standard.Thank you sir!

Just started double clutching today! It's the gears and their places that I need to understand with out having to look one hour later I was getting the hang of it though

Your pointers at the front, I had never heard anywhere else. Thank you

The last time I drove a 10 speed the splits were about 34% between every gear, in either range. So if you upshift at 1500 RPM you'll synchronize the engine with the truck speed at about 1000RPM. If you downwshift at 1000 RPM the next gear down will catch at about 1340 RPM. Doesn't matter what gear, this formula works. If you are progressive shifting, then yes the RPM splits get bigger as you rev up the engine more in each gear. But the 34% rule still holds.

Great video!! Safe travels brother

@DrivenTrucking

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

You made it look so easy! 😂👍

Cool ..... smooth as butter

@DrivenTrucking

5 жыл бұрын

😎

Bless Bless, I appreciate the this content! Keep the rubber side down brother!

We had to double clutch at CDL program I went to, It wasn't bad at all...half the time I just faked clutched once got the hang of it. Then I went to a Tanker company and we were taught to skip shift as much as possible(to keep the wave at rear as much as possible), but tanker driving will really make a shifter out of you lol. You either getting hit with the slam constantly or figure out the rhythm needed.

Just subscribed, awesome video!!

Dude nice vid

Great video. Thanks a lot!!

Thank you for vid.. right on tune!! Every well explained. I wish some body showed me this when I was starting out.. I drive a 13 speed long nose pet 3 axle dump truck and the way you explained this was right on the only difference the 13 is is on the high gears you split each gear but that's for big boys!!!

@DrivenTrucking

5 жыл бұрын

Yepper, thank you. My next truck will definitely be a 13 or 18

@judetruckerboy6473

4 жыл бұрын

want them to put me in a 24 spicer wont happen but i sur will show them i WILL be a good trucker when i get 18 yr old

I’m learning thanks for the help

Thanks for the helpful tips.

Why am I watching this I already have my cdl

@LilVb91

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@davering2136

5 жыл бұрын

Guilty

@newyorkboss6124

5 жыл бұрын

Cuz yall bored 😂

@alimkareemajood

5 жыл бұрын

Same here 🤣

@DrivenTrucking

5 жыл бұрын

BATMAN KZread wormhole 🤖

Thank you. Great instruction.

Great info!

Great content. Bless you.

You are the first one to tell me what MPH I need to be in the low ranges

@DrivenTrucking

4 жыл бұрын

👍🏻👊🏻

@judetruckerboy6473

4 жыл бұрын

man trainers are lacking on thir job now days eh?

First day driving was yesterday I did terrible I hope I can get a better understanding by the end of the week

On my CDL test the guy made me use the clutch every single shift...up or down. If I floated gears (how I learned to drive) he took points off. Ended up passing but he bitched the whole time about how I was “destroying the truck” by floating gears (keep in mind I didn’t grind once). Also it was MY truck 😂

@thedukeofmulberry

3 жыл бұрын

Did you double clutch?

@J.R.in_WV

3 жыл бұрын

@@thedukeofmulberry yes, ended up having to after he told me he’d mark each “improper shift” as an error. I guess at least he let me know before I wound up failing over something so dumb. he could have just let me go on until I failed, I was shifting smoothly and didn’t see anything wrong with how I drove. You are allowed 28 errors or points before you fail, I passed with 21, at least 8 of which were for not using the clutch to shift. Since I also wasn’t allowed to skip gears after starting off I managed to rack up those 8 points pretty quick, we took a loop through a town, 2 lane road and finally interstate so I probably shifted close to 100 times in the test.

@NEO_Trojanmuldrop4

3 жыл бұрын

I would Of been so annoyed. Knowing me….. it would be so hard for me to not say “ can you please shut the fuck up ? “ it’s my truck……..

@joshuastevens5910

2 жыл бұрын

@@bilbobaggins1934 If you can’t float properly and know the shift points yes can damage it. But it’s perfectly fine if you do smooth as butter. I float all the time, except for under a heavy load pulling hills.

@joshuastevens5910

2 жыл бұрын

@@bilbobaggins1934 Also as long as everything is done right and correctly there is ZERO advantage to double clutching except for a worn out leg and wearing out a clutch brake prematurely

I work random jobs and every truck I've been in had zero clutch break. I tend to just make a full stop in gear with the clutch in to avoid the dreaded grind of coming out of neutral to find a gear. I'm still a newbie and tend to snub gears quite a bit from not paying enough attention to the RPMs and rushing my shifts and having to wait for the RPM to drop before it goes in. Getting better every day though :)

Def a thumbs up,do it right or don’t do it

I'm working on my Class 1 License to drive one of those old Pacific Off Highway trucks. They all run that Allison Automatic, but I still need to learn for *other* jobs.

I just learned how to float by ear, now by number from you , currently on the side of the road though my Mack won’t come out of 9th gear even with the shifter in neutral 😅

@dgage1776

2 жыл бұрын

What happened?

Awesome awesome video.

A big concern of mine heading into school next month - especially never having driven a manual of any kind, is remembering what gear I’m in. Good video. I suggest the headset mic during rolling commentary. 👍🏻

@DrivenTrucking

5 жыл бұрын

You’ll be good bro 👍🏻

@gth882

5 жыл бұрын

Learn your pattern It's on great shifter or close to it Know the pattern like the back of your hand

@bigholli8449

5 жыл бұрын

I never drove a manual car or truck except for tractors and stuff like that. But i was rolling after the first hour. It’s easy. You will be able to tell by your speed and rpms. After awhile you won’t even think about it