From: Fred Martin (mung@in-touch.net)
Date: Sun Jan 12 2003 - 09:38:29 PST
Yep, rode right down through New York City once in an old Mack and watched the driver
working both gear shifts like this....never missing a gear and smooth as silk. Some of
the fellows that drove trucks years ago never used the clutch after they got it
rolling. I think that we're talking about highway driving though.Does anyone use the
clutch-less method on their mil-veh's today? I think that some of the guys are
intimidated by their vehicles....if they had to drive one clear across the "colonies"
of today....with a load on it....they'd learn to be a truck driver and learn to "cut
corners"....so to speak. Not knocking....just commenting. Fred
"J.Wiehe" wrote:
> Trucker's used to do this with the old twin stick Mack truck
> with arm strong power steering. Not usually off road unless at
> a construction site.
> Memories............
> Jim Wiehe , VA3JHW
> j.wiehe@sympatico.ca
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Amnon" <amnon@deltaforce.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 11:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] M35 (and other) hi/lo shifing
>
> > I sure hope this is a joke !!! Anybody who will reach through the steering
> > wheel to do anything is asking for a broken arm in the worst way in my opinion.
> > Until you get a flat tire while moving, or hit a big rock off the road you won't
> > understand it.
>
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