madaxeman said:
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That's a bit harsh! Try to help the guy out rather than castrate him.
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You're probably right. Look at the time and date of my post. I'd been on line 5 for several hours already... and Santa hadn't brought my "gift" yet. To be honest? I thought I was in the "what about this company" thread ... and I was WARNING someone away from that company... not castrating him for having sold out to them in the first place. My apologies.
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The main guts of the transmission is basically the same except it's controlled by a computer...
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I ain't no southern good ole boy mechanic... but, I'm pretty sure the guts of MOST transmissions are
essentially "the same." And the very question here, is whether or not they should be "controlled" by a computer or a real Truck Driver.
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(rather than the driver physically moving a shifter and pushing in the clutch to change gears each time).
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Heaven forbid!
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If you understand how a transmission works (range, shift points, etc.), a monkey can shift a truck.
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I know that the "range" for a downshift on a hill that will allow me to maintain (or increase) speed will vary between an 8 spd, 10 spd, or 13 spd. And it will be based on horsepower, load weight and MY "timing." I also know that it can be affected by rev limiters and governors.
You might can train a monkey to shift a truck with ONE of those combinations (with enough time.) But, you won't train one to be able to adapt and shift any or all of them in a matter of minutes like a TRUCKER can! :moon:
And, if "I" was a company looking to hire a Truck Driver.... I'd hire one of ME before I'd hire a monkey... or a U.S. Express driver. [really, I mean ANY autoshift driver.]
Too harsh still? Sorry... it's the way I feel. And I believe it is the truth.
If you UNDERSTAND how the truth works... :lol: