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<blockquote data-quote="Vito" data-source="post: 590" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>LL:</p><p></p><p>No need to explain about the clutch. I drove a Freightliner with a Cummins 350 and a 10-speed for a few years. The clutch was a waste of energy for everything but starting and stopping. In fact, it didn't make a damn bit of difference after first gear, especially when the truck was brand new. Upshifting or downshifting, it was all the same; if you didn't match the speeds on both ends of the gearbox, it wouldn't drop into gear...period. The clutch was useless. I had to learn how to drive it before I went anywhere. I took my share of "If you can't find 'em, grind 'em" jabs. I found 'em. </p><p></p><p>As far as possible, I tried to drive without ever using the brakes except when I dropped out of 1st gear to come to a full stop. Obviously, it wasn't possible in every case, but it was a benchmark to shoot for that kept me out of trouble. The thought that there are people out there driving big trucks and relying on nothing more than an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal...well, it's kinda scary. :| </p><p></p><p>Vito</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vito, post: 590, member: 13"] LL: No need to explain about the clutch. I drove a Freightliner with a Cummins 350 and a 10-speed for a few years. The clutch was a waste of energy for everything but starting and stopping. In fact, it didn't make a damn bit of difference after first gear, especially when the truck was brand new. Upshifting or downshifting, it was all the same; if you didn't match the speeds on both ends of the gearbox, it wouldn't drop into gear...period. The clutch was useless. I had to learn how to drive it before I went anywhere. I took my share of "If you can't find 'em, grind 'em" jabs. I found 'em. As far as possible, I tried to drive without ever using the brakes except when I dropped out of 1st gear to come to a full stop. Obviously, it wasn't possible in every case, but it was a benchmark to shoot for that kept me out of trouble. The thought that there are people out there driving big trucks and relying on nothing more than an accelerator pedal and a brake pedal...well, it's kinda scary. :| Vito [/QUOTE]
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