Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted November 5, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 5, 2021 Love it…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Been a few years since I drove a multiple stick truck, Mack quadraplex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalina Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 No chance of falling asleep at the wheel. No need for a cupholder, hands are too busy. Feet must be dancing all the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 No school like the old school! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin george Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 I learned to drive on 5 main 4 aux when I started 52 years ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 54 minutes ago, Catalina said: No chance of falling asleep at the wheel. No need for a cupholder, hands are too busy. Feet must be dancing all the time. no dancing, just float the gears, all in the rpms 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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F3600 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 37 minutes ago, 01mxz800 said: no dancing, just float the gears, all in the rpms I watched some driving how to videos on YT and was surprised they don't clutch, its all just feel and rpm, nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, F3600 said: I watched some driving how to videos on YT and was surprised they don't clutch, its all just feel and rpm, nuts. once you figure out rpm's for shifting they slip right in, I only use clutch to start and stop, last truck had 500k on original clutch then popped a spring 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchslayer Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 20 minutes ago, F3600 said: I watched some driving how to videos on YT and was surprised they don't clutch, its all just feel and rpm, nuts. Thats how they taught us in school. First 2 weeks in truck, all floating to get us to understand rpm and gear matching. After that it was all double clutch till test time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchslayer Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Love it…. Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 17 minutes ago, 01mxz800 said: once you figure out rpm's for shifting they slip right in, I only use clutch to start and stop, last truck had 500k on original clutch then popped a spring Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 56 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said: my old truck was a newer version of the rubber duck truck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted November 5, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 minute ago, 01mxz800 said: my old truck was a newer version of the rubber duck truck Not that this is your current truck, but I saw a rig from your work this week, so I catch up to it..was 1 digit away..#97.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Just now, Rigid1 said: Not that this is your current truck, but I saw a rig from your work this week, so I catch up to it..was 1 digit away..#97.. my truck went down the other day I am currently driving 97, ironically my old Mack was #97, where did you see it I have been running Jamesville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted November 5, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 minute ago, 01mxz800 said: my truck went down the other day I am currently driving 97, ironically my old Mack was #97, where did you see it I have been running Jamesville Haha!! To funny, I'm trying to remember was a hectic week, one end of the state to the other..Maybe on 481 or 81 on Thursday or thruway Tuesday??Monday was a route 104 run and Wednesday was 81 north to Govenour, Harrisville, Lowville run if I remember correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Rigid1 said: Haha!! To funny, I'm trying to remember was a hectic week, one end of the state to the other..Maybe on 481 or 81 on Thursday or thruway Tuesday??Monday was a route 104 run and Wednesday was 81 north to Govenour, Harrisville, Lowville run if I remember correctly been running 481 as they have been doing bridge work on 690 what were you driving a white pick up passed me with some power equipment writing on it on 481 southe around exit 3 thought it might be you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted November 5, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 5, 2021 Just now, 01mxz800 said: been running 481 as they have been doing bridge work on 690 what were you driving a white pick up passed me with some power equipment writing on it on 481 southe around exit 3 thought it might be you I was in a 2011 white Ford escape, company vehicle but no logos.. I got to put a freedom sledder sticker on the back window, I got a couple kicking in the tool box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Rigid1 said: I was in a 2011 white Ford escape, company vehicle but no logos.. I got to put a freedom sledder sticker on the back window, I got a couple kicking in the tool box had a fs sticker on 96 but it wore out and peeled off haven't found my stash to replace it LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted November 5, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 minute ago, 01mxz800 said: had a fs sticker on 96 but it wore out and peeled off haven't found my stash to replace it LOL We need the little glowing things like Uber and Lyft.. @ckf can you have corporate to looking into availability on these!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Rigid1 said: We need the little glowing things like Uber and Lyft.. @ckf can you have corporate to looking into availability on these!? @ckf is too busy buying drones and whoring for donations to get with corporate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford_428cj Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Never seen a dual shifter like that before ...pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieselgeek Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 https://youtu.be/8lEYaTvvq4g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01mxz800 Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 7 hours ago, Dieselgeek said: https://youtu.be/8lEYaTvvq4g I use the spitter like a OD or leave in the low side if hauling heavy on County/town roads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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