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04-13-2007, 03:04 PM

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18 speed trans

I am taking a new a job for a O/O and they have 18 speed transmissions in their trucks. I am used to 10,and 13 speeds. How do you shift these ?

04-13-2007, 03:23 PM

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Same pattern as a 13. Only difference is you can split the lower side in addition to the high side.

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04-13-2007, 03:38 PM

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It takes a while to remember what gear you are in and which side of the gear you should be in to down shift but you will get it with time.

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04-14-2007, 02:08 AM

marylandkw

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You can drive the 18 just like the 13. No need to split everything on the bottom half unless you are really heavy. I typically ran the bottom half in low (grey switch pulled back)

I had always gotten 18 speeds in all of my trucks but was using it so much I switched to a 13 in my new ride. :lol:

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