From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Tue Mar 23 2004 - 13:02:19 PST
With my M51 gasser, I only use low range when fully loaded ie about 45,000
lbs gross, and I'm going off road. Other than that, I keep it in high
range all of the time. Drive it like you would a really big pickup truck,
nothing happens very fast, go slow. I don't double clutch ever. However
you are probably always going to want to start in 1st gear with that truck
due to the weight.
I always do a walk around. Start the truck, make sure the brake is set,
and walk around again, check the brake fluid, etc, bang on all of the
tires, let the engine warm up. In fact I check the brake fluid every time
I take it out.
Have fun.
Dave
On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:07:47 -0500, Ryan Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com>
wrote:
> We'll, I've committed with Ted Hils to buy the M813A1. Now I'm wondering
> about the specifics of driving it. Its sufficiently big and crude as
> compared to the complex Wilson gear boxes in my Dingo and Ferret and the
> smooth Honda gear shifter in my Insight that I'm curios as to how exactly
> the transfer shifts are handled while in motion. Clearly theres ratios to
> take into account when moving that lever. Even so, how exactly does one
> make the transition from low range to high range? Is it as simple as
> clutch in, "gas" off, pull the lever, clutch out, "gas" on?
>
> --
> Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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-- Dave
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