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Old 08-20-2006, 09:14 PM
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Glad you got a good deal. Good to hear.
Downshifting from 6th to 5th. Just gotta work on it. I used to have the same trouble. Do you use the clutch or float the gears? Try reving up the engine before you try putting it in 5th and ride the gear till it slides in.
All the tires shouldn't be locking up unless you have the interaxle locked (I think).
Fuel will flow between the two tanks. At least it does on F/L's
Sounds like you just made a lousy choice in truck stops. I don't think it was the truck they were interested in and you could have looked like me and they still would have wanted to spend time with you
I have found that a tractor rides, shifts and stops better when it is towing a trailer. Truck will take less distance to stop fully loaded.
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Old 08-20-2006, 09:45 PM
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I have been wondering when you would make it back. I am glad things went smoothly. It is not uncommon for a bobtail to lock the brakes in rain when you don't have a trailer. You may want to lighten your touch on them when you don't have a trailer attached. The abs is supposed to alleviate most of that, but it is something that you need to be aware of when you are not pulling a trailer. When you down shift you need to match the rpm's. In other words you should raise the engine rpm's to match the gears in the transmission. Never force it into gear. If it doesn't go in right away, just play around with the rpm's. If you force it into gear, you can damage the transmission. After getting some experience, you will be able to shift without looking at the rpm's. Most of us get used to the sound of the engine and shift accordingly. That comes with experience. Try getting the rpm's around 1500-1700 before attempting to down shift. Shifting without grinding the gears takes practice. My guess is that you are allowing your rpm's to get too low before attempting to shift.
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Old 08-20-2006, 10:34 PM
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Congratulations on the new ride.
We need pictures of the truck and spec's.

I'm not sure what your doing with the 6th to 5th shift ? But if your changing from high range to low range you might mean 5th to 4th which would have a range change ?
Anyway your probably not matching your RPM's by picking them UP when going to the lower range and gear.

When stopping and your light, either empty or bob tailing your wheels will lock easier, especially in the rain. So be careful and anticipate this by giving yourself more room and time to stop so your not too heavy on the brakes. Lock them too much and the back end might start to come around on you, especially in the wet.


Also using the Jake brake if it has one ? They can have three stages with each stage 1-2-3 adding two more cylinders of the engine to the
braking power. Their good for helping you slow down before and during regular braking.

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when you're in 6th gear and want to downshift to 5th just prior to down shifting put a little throttle to your engine while it's still in gear and then thump the accelerator a bit and it should slip right into 5th.
Red is nice but My first conventional that I drove was red and the Tractor clearance lights put light on the Hood and back into my eyes and it drove me nuts.
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Steve,

I was wondering all weekend when we'd hear from you. Did you go through any scales? What did you do about a registration? Did the lizards offer you a new drivers discount.? lol
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The fuel tanks will equalize themselves. You need to watch when you park to not have too much slope to one side if you are low on fuel. All of the fuel could drain out of the primary tank to the secondary tank and the truck may not be able to get enough fuel to start.

A truck always rides better with a trailer. It will ride better with a loaded trailer rather than when empty.
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Are you pre-selecting the range button BEFORE moving the stick from 5th to neutral? Most of the modern roadranger products require pre-selecting the range shift before moving into neutral.


When I was on my CDL road test I aimed from sixth to fifth and ended up hitting the range button too late. I ended up in tenth and stalled the truck rolling downhill to a stop sign. ops:
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Congrats on the new ride. Let's see some pictures. The truck is much more stable with a trailer behind it. Glad you made it back home safely and had a good time!
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