Hey Everyone~

I am in CDL school right now and we have a simulator to play with. Working on shifting right now. Now, I have double clutched in the distant past when I drove a bus, so I really expected to do a lot better than I did on that simulator. I know that the sim is way different than the truck, BUT I WOULD HAVE AT LEAST LIKED TO HIT 1 GEAR! :x

So really, how many of you REALLY use the clutch?

 

Starting and stopping mainly. There are few times to slip the clutch, like you would in a 4 wheeler.

 

Other than to get moving Never
I couldn't shift with a clutch now if you paid me :lol:

 

Amtrak's simulator

Sorry Amtrak - I just couldn't resist. :lol:


Other than from a dead stop, I use it once in a while just to make the slip a little easier.

 

so how is it up there in the big HQ bldg

 

I also use the clutch if I make an error shifting and need to get it in gear ASAP, much like the post made above.

 

I love it Lady18! If you only knew me.

Well, I got right back up on that baby today and slid those gears slicker than...well, I made them all. Went back down even...and back up again!

Same thing happend to me at the locomotive simulator...I was tearing trains up all over the countryside until I got the hang of the machine.

Tomorrow, i am going to drive like a real trucker and leave the clutch at home. Hope the instructor doesn't see it.

 

What transmission will you be driving tomorrow?

 

clutch isnt that the thing you only use to stop and start

 

I heard that the right pedal was good for stopping also! :shock: