Yep, as a First class Advanced Police Driver, I still do it in a manual vehicle.
I’ll bite…you can’t make a modern car synchro change smoother by ddc’ing, and you can’t make it change faster, all it does is make harder work of driving. Might have been true when Roadcraft was first chiselled on a stone tablet, but with modern engines and gearboxes with lightweight components and less inertial momentum, waste of effort. As for crash boxes in wagons, real drivers don’t use the clutch apart from starting, stopping and splits….That’s lit the fuseALWAYS makes for a smoother drive and change ....... unless it's an auto
What's a manual gearbox then?I’ll bite…you can’t make a modern car synchro change smoother by ddc’ing, and you can’t make it change faster, all it does is make harder work of driving. Might have been true when Roadcraft was first chiselled on a stone tablet, but with modern engines and gearboxes with lightweight components and less inertial momentum, waste of effort. As for crash boxes in wagons, real drivers don’t use the clutch apart from starting, stopping and splits….That’s lit the fuse
Ooh aahh young fella, now back in’t dark ages when men were men, when Gra and me were lads earning A shilling a week and damned grateful for it we were, we had proper wagons, real drivers, don’t know you’re born….etc.What's a manual gearbox then?
By the way, nice wheels. 4 speed, range change and two speed axles?Yep, as a First class Advanced Police Driver, I still do it in a manual vehicle.
This included my years (2009-2021) of driving 44T grain lorries with 12-16 gears
Mind you most of the time, was doing 'block changes'. Especially on approach to roundabouts - "slow to go', gear selected and keep on moving
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This one had 16 gears and 460bhp on tap. Great driver involvement
I'll double up on the way down when loaded or steep hill with the grab.I’ll bite…you can’t make a modern car synchro change smoother by ddc’ing, and you can’t make it change faster, all it does is make harder work of driving. Might have been true when Roadcraft was first chiselled on a stone tablet, but with modern engines and gearboxes with lightweight components and less inertial momentum, waste of effort. As for crash boxes in wagons, real drivers don’t use the clutch apart from starting, stopping and splits….That’s lit the fuse
Even the fuller 13 speed i had I only used the clutch to start off then my left leg was redundant 
but could never change as fast as the twin splitter though, shame you can’t get them in a modern truck as i’d have one no in a heart beat
When I first went on a twin splitter, the mechanic said how to `stick` it to get quicker changesMy first two lorrys both had Eaton twin spitters, 4 gears on a H pattern with 3 positions on switch on the gear leaver so 12 gears to choose from took a couple of days to master but by fook once you got the hang of it I could go up and down the box faster than any gearbox on the market (I have a ‘auto’ box in my Volvo which is the best ’auto‘ box on the market) but still way slower, than a good man on a twin splitter only used the clutch to pull away
Yea pull the stick out of cog, flick the splitter and back into cog as fast as you couldWhen I first went on a twin splitter, the mechanic said how to `stick` it to get quicker changes
I also found a little bit of Jake got a quicker clutchless up change on the spicers and fullers
arr the good old days
I know!They'll be some action during the night on this when Gra arrives...once he's allowed on the computer
Be careful what you wish for.
mmm, drafty cabs that let in water, poor performance, exhaust fumes in the cab, poor ergonomics causing bad backs, shoulders and knees, sod all seat adjustment, crap lights, no driver comforts, which bit appeals the most?
I didn't realize we`ve moved on to talking about landrovers
nope .... no painting ...... been lashing down this afters and ........................He’s later must be painting something
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