Manual transmission Fan Club and BS thread (All Generations Welcome)

One more 5 and 4, I have drove a couple but not real good at them two stick trucks.

 

Thank god they make automatic big rigs now, lol, I'd be screwed trying to drive that!

 

No autos at the place I drive for mainly 10,13,18 speed.

Edit: I forgot 1 old 9 speed.

 

I've never driven either, just saying. I did drive a top kick with a 10 speed I believe it was, had the high low deal, grinded for a while but figured it out after a while. Skipped alot of gears!

 

Happened a few times early on for me, so I came here to ask. Now that I am at 3000 miles or so it hasn't happened as often, maybe once since I asked. Somebody gave the tip of just going back to neutral, clutch out, clutch in and try 1st again. Worked perfectly.

 

I always have trouble with the 4 to 5 shift. It's the trip through 12 that gets me every time.

 

It has happened to me a few times, but it will get better in time. I"am at 1,800 miles and things are getting smoother.

 

The most unusual shift pattern I've seen is

2 4 R

3 5 1

on an old 40,000 lb 3 axle dump truck. It had a 360 cubic inch inline 6 gas engine. I didn't drive it, my friend wanted me to help him move the manure pile, I didn't want to drive the classic truck on the road, the brakes on those old things are often kinda iffy. I volunteered to run the backhoe and load the truck. The project was completed without mishap.

 

That pattern actually makes sense as I assume 1 was a super low range and only needed under certain circumstanses.

 

No manual transmission discussion is complete without this video...
https://youtu.be/8lEYaTvvq4g

 

thats just an 18 speed that has been over complicated..............

the third stick is just the range select..............

 

Yet still brings back fond memories for me. Over complicated or not I can remember sitting in the sleeper as a kid behind my father and grandfather watching the shift a 5+4 brownie backed by a 4 speed. They had a pair of trucks built that way for hauling oversized loads. That view made me a manual transmission fan for life.

 

Makes sense to me too. And you can shift between 1st and reverse easily for maneuvering in tight spots.

 

Without searching the whole forum. Anyone having excessive transmission whine on their 2016 v6 mt? Mine sounds like a old international pickup between that and the rear.

 

Yes, exactly.

 

Thanks for confirming. I'll try this out during my test drive when my truck comes in 4 weeks time.

 

Ups trucks have reverse at first and first is where second would be. I honestly like that set up. It gets really fun when you take away the power steering and go downtown. It's all about finding the line.

 

It's called a dog leg 1st. I've driven two cars, a 190E and a 928, with that shift pattern. The idea behind it in a performance car is that it lines up the two gears you use the most on track, 2nd and 3rd. On track it's a dream (only tracked the 928, not the 190E), but in day to day use it really takes some getting used to.

 

Wrong auto dealers are only allocated so many vehicles even a custom order takes away one of their units to make a profit on which keeps the doors open so customers have a place to buy/service cars.