Does becoming a driver mean you have to learn how to drive stick?

[oldngray]

The method is to park the truck in the lowest forward gear. Engage handbrake.

Yep. In lowest gear to park.

Straight to 2nd when you pull away from the stop.

 

[burrheadd]

I miss them. Made delivering faster. Just leave It in 2nd gear and go gogo!

Is that how you did it in your 30 days

Goes totally against the methods you all are always preaching about

 

[cosmo1]

Yep. In lowest gear to park.

Straight to 2nd when you pull away from the stop.

I guess your part of Ohio is table-top flat.

Did you do that when you had a rider?

 

[cosmo1]

Is that how you did it in your 30 days

Goes totally against the methods you all are always preaching about

She doesn't even work for UPS, other than maybe a PT preload supe.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Some manual P7 Freightliners absolutely needed 1st to be used. They were geared way too tall.

 

[rod]

I learned when I was 12 in a 1949 Ford Farm truck that had so much torque you could have probably started out in 3rd gear with no problem.

 

[cosmo1]

Some manual P7 Freightliners absolutely needed 1st to be used. They were geared way too tall.

Our mechanic told us they had ceramic clutches, and slipping them that much would destroy them. He told us to basically dump it at idle in low and shift to first once rolling.

 

[specter208]

Manual is easy on these diesel trucks, you don't need any throttle in 1st gear, rev to 1000rpm and hit 2nd, 13-1500 is 3rd. You are already in 3rd gear at 15mph.

 

[Rack em]

Manual is easy on these diesel trucks, you don't need any throttle in 1st gear, rev to 1000rpm and hit 2nd, 13-1500 is 3rd. You are already in 3rd gear at 15mph.

I never used 1st gear, always started in 2nd.

 

[specter208]

I never used 1st gear, always started in 2nd.

2nd gear wear out the clutch faster.

 

[rod]

I think it was the throw-out bearing gave out one time on my P800. I spent most all day starting it in 1st gear (kind of jerky but it worked). Once rolling it was no problem shifting without the clutch. When coming up to a red light I had to knock it out of gear-stop- kill the engine and pull it back into 1st at the very last second to be ready to start it in gear again. Fun times.

 

[oldngray]

I think it was the throw-out bearing gave out one time on my P800. I spent most all day starting it in 1st gear (kind of jerky but it worked). Once rolling it was no problem shifting without the clutch. When coming up to a red light I had to knock it out of gear-stop- kill the engine and pull it back into 1st at the very last second to be ready to start it in gear again. Fun times.

I had the clutch go out when I still had about 20 stops left. I could have nursed it along if I was almost done but too much busy traffic. I wasn't going to have an accident just to avoid a road call. Mechanic drove out in another package car and drove my old one back to the building.

 

[Rack em]

2nd gear wear out the clutch faster.

Sounds like Ups's problem. I drove my personal truck for years starting out in 2nd gear and never had clutch issues.

 

[specter208]

it's still good advice on taking care of your equipment.

 

[PeakMode]

Yes, I personally want to be capable of driving any vehicle or machine on the yard.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Im licensed to ride or drive anything except for buses.