how to shift twin sticks spicer 6x4 transmissions
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- Опубликовано: 13 ноя 2019
- 92 peterbilt 379 with factory 6x4. I figured everyone shows how they toss them clubs so I would to. If you would like to see some more trucking content or things related to being an o/o suck as maintenance or rebuilds let me know. #6x4 #spicer #peterbilt #379
That is a good video on the right way to shift twin boxes. I wish more drivers would take pride in the way they drive. I would also like to see some more trucking content. Also, I am an owner operator of over forty years so I have seen a lot of supposedly truck drivers that were not. Good video.
That long gone with this new breed of drivers smfh
Exactly
That click is one of the most satisfying sound I've ever heard.
I have to agree
@@dustinmitchell5354 I miss shifting a 6x4.
As smooth as Mr. Clean shifting his broom around
I Agree! And that Interior 👏🏻
I haven’t shifted a 6+4, but I have driven an old Mack dump truck with an old V-8 two stroke Detroit diesel and a 5+4. Man I miss those days. By the way, that click sound IS awesome. Great shifting!
Great example of the right way to shift , matching your engine speed with road speed and
not just banging gears.
Thank you.
Good shifting - very smooth. That's how it should be done... not just banging the gears hard and shoving it in. It's all about timing, and matching road speed to the revs. Well-done! A full load just slows every movement down a little bit.
That and the spicer 6-4 5-4 didn't stand for shove it in make it work they got the nick name wrist breakers for a reason
That's how it's done...smooth! That drivetrain will last forever. Real professional at the wheel!
Wow, just wow! Awesome shifting, if I could ever be half as smooth as that I would be very happy. Great stuff!
Dad had a 79 KW 3408 cat with a 6x4 Spicer it was a sweet ride.
A smooth shift, click and done. Nice job!
Shifting a twin stick is definitely an art form
Sweeeeet engine sound man!! Love the turbo whistle! Cool!
Nice and easy, need to get tires balanced, forty plus years here. I know that cab shake. Well done on the gears! 👍
This is my brother from another and this truck is sweet!!! I had been driving a little while before he got this truck and of course being family we’ve took turns driving the other ones trucks but let me just tell ya a week or so after he got this big large and in charge unit home he tells me come see what I think about and I’m here to tell you right now and it may just be me and I’m over thinking the shifts or over complicating the shifts but I tell ya right now true twin sticks are a whole other ball game and I have drove nearly every single stick transmission there is from a 8ll to a ten speed to a super ten speed to a thirteen speed to a 15 over and yes it’s just considered over there’s no such thing as a 15 double over and then lastly a 18 speed but true twins are a lost art form and they take incredible skill to shift as smooth as he does and I’m lucky he’s just as good at changing um from the passenger seat or boy oh boy let me tell ya I’d a stayed under that truck getting the transmissions uncrossed lol but good video bubba keep tossin them sticks and chewing them tooth picks lol
Great job, that truck sounds SO GOOD
I've never got the opportunity to drive a 2 stick. Never even seen one in person. It's one of the last challenges in the trucking world I haven't done.
I drive one-stick-manuals for more than 30 years. I am sure I will never drive a 2-stick-manual
I ran a 62 thermodyne Mack, 230hp and a 5&4. You shifted if you saw a hill on the horizon! Lol.
Very smooth shifting sir ... you could teach classes 👍
Thank you sir. Love your channel
Your not so bad yourself
Absolutely brilliant video man perfect audio and everything can you please do more like this one only a lot longer because I love the sound of it sounds great thanks man you stay safe
All fun and ganes with the Spicer until those linkages line up and lock together. Then you gotta pull it over and crawl under it with a crow bar and force those linkages loose so you can move again lol
Good job, truck driver.
Nice,smooth changes...
The steering wheel is really cool!
Very smooth shifting there!
That’s smooth shifting 👍
When you know your boxes they click🔥
This guy is a great 2 stick artist
Well done my man,...Professional and just smooth as hell.Now that’s using the force right there cause ah lot of em’ can’t do it.
Please don't use the word " hell", if u spent 20 seconds there, u wouldn't ever say that word again ! Thanks, just to let u know I'm no better !!
I freakin love this video. Just 😊a beautiful thing man. Safe travels my brother...that’s ah 379 Pete ain’t it? Nice ride.
Very impressive and smooth.. well done.
Always release the breaks 1st. so you don't grind the gears when your start!
@@oldmanfromoc7684 that wasn't gear grinding that was rumble strip on the shoulder of the road
You are smooooothh !!, that trucwill last you a long time. Good luck🍀🍀🇺🇸
She's pretty smooth at shifting them gears
I'll let that she part slide this time
It's very good, you're master of shifting!
Brings back memories.
Very smooth!!!
Building up a 379 in about a year from now, still torn on 6X4 or RTO9513.:). After watching this I’m thinking 6X4.:). Very nice.
You won't be disappointed with a set of boxes. It's the only thing there is to me
@@dustinmitchell5354 Love your dedication
OUTSTANDING. Well Done. ! 🇺🇸🏆👍
That's awesome,more videos please 👍
Great truck!
That is one smooooth shifting driver
Sweet shifting!
Super slick tin in the wind
And notice how he doesnt use both hands on shifters?? Proof once again that you don’t “have to” do it that way and it’s just dangerous
Smoother shifting I’ve ever seen
Thank you
The last challenge for me in the trucking industry. Problem is I can’t find anyone that has one . Buddy of mine told me it’s a pain in the you know what but he told me once I got the hang of it I wouldn’t want anything but a set of clubs.
That's what I had when I started at 18 years old and still have it im retired at 67 many years in trucking
Damn that sounds good 😊👍
I love these twin sticks. I have a 93 fld freightshaker with a b model and factory sticks. Also a 359 with a 3408 and a set of sticks too haha
Not trying to be the person to correct everybody but if it's a 93 Freightliner it's a c model cat not a b . They made both b and c peec's and they made both b and c mechanicals. Just guessing does your engine prefix start with 3zj and the pump 7e5888 the 7e5888 is a c model pump 7w3906 was the b. They look the same but a lot different internals
@@dustinmitchell5354 build sheet states a b model cat was ordered with the spicer boxes and aluminum rails. I can check numbers when I get back home tho.
@@Jschwanger89 I know they probably call it a b peterbilt did mine as well but B's ended in 91 they most commonly start with prefix 7fb or 4mg
@@dustinmitchell5354 from the build sheet its a 3zj. So must be a c model. Ill have to check it out when I get to the truck in person.
@@Jschwanger89 3zj is definitely a sea model it's got the bigger rod journals and the dual scroll fuel fuel pump
This is neat. I didn't know these existed until last night. Looks easier to me than the switches.
They really really are not that bad at all just look more complicated than anything but it's only truck I've ever drove
@@dustinmitchell5354 Like I said. Looks easier to me than the splitter and switch. I like it.
@@dustinmitchell5354 I’m a truck driver myself and the only transmissions I’ve ever driven was the ten and thirteen speed transmission I’ve never driven the twin stick transmission but I’ve seen them before
Well done.
Good job using clutch at 1:20 to make it all happen smoothly.
One of last twin sticks I reckon if that’s factory twin stick transmission! Few years later no more twin sticks in trucks from factory. I got twin sticks in my old A model Kenworth ‘79 3408 CAT…
I want to find a ‘78 or a ‘77 W924 Kenworth heavy duty with a 3412 V12 CAT or a KTA 600 Cummins plus twin sticks in that bad boy.
I’d put floaters on that big boy rub heavy haulin… old school. I’d love a big ass load of logs with truck like that
I want to learn one of these. No one will steal my truck LOL
1984 Chevy C30 yep don’t have to worry about it getting stolen. I asked an owner friend of mine to teach me the 6x4, he said get in it and drive and that’s how i learned
I know right and that's back when trucking was trucking now days them trucks are pussafied with auto transmissions.
Yeah unfortunately 😕
@@stevegale6000 here in the U.K we're 99% auto boxes,a stick shift has become a rare sight,as an older driver my left knee appreciates not having a clutch pedal to press,especially in traffic 🤣🤣,the flip side is anyone can drive them,which his handy for the firms here that use foreign drivers,as we're righthand drive,and the ones that have come here from Europe,are used to lefthand drive the same as your trucks,so it's one less thing to think about,i'd be bloody useless trying to change gear with my right hand 🤣🤣
Very Smooth shifting. Hope to stick one of those in a 78Kwopper. There is not even one "2 stick" video on youtube of someone with a load, climbing a hill and having to row gears, downshifting. Everyone is empty or bobtail.
I'm loaded in this video and I don't have any cling a hill having to down shift
Very good, done well
West Texas ten speed! Ya don’t need it but it sure is fun once you learn to dance with it. Large car pumped up cat and 3:55 on tall rubber good for an honest 90
Looks like it would be a challenge for sure
Not bad mate . I prefer the 18 speed eaton fuller . Ive always found spicer boxes a little over complex for local work , but come into their own on interstate .
Why is that?
@@beunbad because , their complex shift pattern is labourious to use in an around town situation . But . With the advantage of skipping more gears , than u usually could with an eaton on a highway situation . With the right EXPERIENCED OPERATOR , they are a pleasure to operate
Gona stuff a true twin stick in my buddies 389 not one the goofy toy kits you get at the chrome shop. This should still be a factory option 🤘🏻
This guys good!
How do you know what combination of gears to use? I'm fascinated by twin stick, but at a complete loss as to how to choose gears. Have heard time and again that people generally skip a couple gears. See as how theres a total of 24 speeds, I'm not surprised. On the rare occasion I get truck with a 18 speed eaton, I don't even bother splitting in low range and usually start in 3rd. Only see 1 guy with a twin stick that comes in about once every 3-4 months
Sweet!
BADASS! SMOOTH OPERATOR! HAH
Smooth....
dude is so bad ass he dont even need a clutch.
1:21
If anything, twins sticks are nicer to shift than anything else. If the deutz tractor counts (6x3)
Never drove anything else I love them for sure.
Smooth hand and easy foot click click c’mon
Awesome interior view ever kick off the boots and drive?
Not unless I was going to be stepping into the back I typically just stayed right there though and kept my boots on but I wouldn't come through the truck with my boots on at all
Hey man, Thanks for the vid... you pretty much have my dream truck. B model cat? sounds like it... Im running the hell out of a Mixer truck saving every penny hoping to buy a truck like yours to run one day. until then I can watch yours and dream.
You're welcome. It's actually a mechanical C. I've taken the c pump off and put a b on it and just finished building the engine and drop the compression from 15.6 to 14.6
Traumhaft.Da stehen mir alle Haare zu Berge.Wenn man da einen neuen Trucker draufsetzt,wird er verzweifeln.
didn't know a 6x4 was a factory option on the 379s. wonder how many of them are out there.
Truck with special ordered I actually have another truck that my dad wrecked back in 99 that was a factory 6x4. But I know of an '01 that's factory 350 in wheelbase with a factory 6x4. I'll try to find the link for you. but I've tried to find out how many 379's were made from the factory that way and I've not been able to get an answer yet but there's not a whole lot of them.
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@@dustinmitchell5354 wow that's cool, thanks for the info. was digging around couple years back trying to find out the same thing but there's not much online about the few that are out there. best I found was a 900L from the 90s with a set of clubs. would love to see a walk around of your rig some time if you got the time!
Anduve en un GMC brigadier con dos palancas al piso con tolva
Show man
Start in a lower gear, that's why all those gears are there!
Has anybody heard from Dustin ? I am the guy that sold him this 91 379. He has not posted any videos in a long time. Hoping he is ok. Thanks
Rip dustin
I never quite understood the Spicer 6x4... probably because I never drove one. I have a lot of miles in a B-61 Mack with a 15 speed Triplex though. I would think the 6x4 would give you 24 forward gears, but I see videos of guys using only 9 or 10. I guess there's a lot of overlap?
How come one could spec a twin stick still in 1992?
What is the plunger on the main? Do you have an 8 or 9 with auxiliary behind it
I dont see a plunger anywhere ?
That's the way .
HUH ? LOL 🥴 I had the opportunity one time to operate a truck like that my brain would not wake up to do it
It's more intimidating than hard
Never seen a video with smoother shifts
Awesome man
I've got a trainee I'm trying to break of arm wrestling the stick. Any advice. Oh. He likes to start in 3rd gear loaded. Small cummins and a 10 speed Roadranger.
No sir not really I've never drove anything else so I don't know how a 10 speed is it took a few but I just had to figure it out on my own and I was fast from good but eventually got smoother.
Yeah. Tell him to stop the 3rd gear nonsense. It is too hard on the clutch and driveline. Especially for trainer. Have him start in 1st like it or not. Maybe 2nd if empty. You can feel it isnt right so why do it. As far as arm wrestling the gearshift, you need to teach by example. If you shift nice and smooth, he should too. Here, I'll do it first and show you that you dont need force to get a gear in. Click/click. One, two. Now you do it. Grab the stick out of his hands if you have to. I used to teach shifting at a truck driving school.
Kick him out of the truck.
I'm surprised they were still making trucks with factory twin sticks by the '90s.
...nice...
what is the switch for
I commend you on your shifting talents! Now get some f**king working man pants on! Thanks for the video!!
oh twin sticks the only way. I think most today only know how to put the lever in D for drive.
What's this drivers radio handle "old skinny jeans"
Wow now that's the fun of driving, I don't know who came up with this auto shit
No clutch, very impressive
Auxiliary and main 🙋
Ah yes, the Spicer wrist breaker. Gotta take it easy, otherwise that thing will kick back hard.
They still put 6x4's in from the factory in '97???
Mine is a 92 but yes could then too
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No thank you
I’ll take my S-10
My dad drove these
I started driving in 97
I now have a 2021 Automatic Volvo D13 and I don’t even wanna ever go back to a S-10
But much respect to those who still drive these dinosaurs for some reason
I am assuming this is a big Cat, but the RPM says Cummins...?
Dustin have not seen any new videos. Hope the old girl is ok.
Is there extra cost for the 6x4 over a regular 18 or 13 speed?...great video tho
I would assume so I don't know what it would be from ordering a truck a dealership standpoint but I know if you wanted to put a two stick in a truck now that didn't come from the factory and you you had to come up with every single piece you'd be looking at probably around $25,000 both transmissions if you don't have cores or 7500 a piece that's 5,000 + 2,500 core and auxiliary shift tower are around a thousand bucks and auxiliary cross members to mount the transmission I've seen for around 1500 a piece then you have drive shafts to make and labor so it gets pretty expensive
@@dustinmitchell5354 thanks for the reply..guess that's why guys that want to drive twins are always looking for trucks already done...cheers from Canada..stay safe
@@tooez90 you can find used boxes you can find a set for maybe $5,000 but are you going to have to have them rebuilt is the question so they do still reman manual boxes but I don't think they produce brand new ones I know you can still order a new truck with an air shift auxiliary but I don't know about a manual shift I actually have a 91 that's identical to my 92 except it's wrecked it has 9x4 and I have 2 more sets of boxes and you're welcome cheers to you as well
@@tooez90 Cheets to you freedom m truckers there
👍👍👍😎😎😎
Do you still use this as a working truck too?
Not this very moment but yes I do
Great Video, you driving in socks?
Rapaz o painel desse carro parece de aviao kkkk
wow,
Zero to 60 in 1.5....... Minutes...
4 state trucks sells this auxiliary shifter where it feels you have a 2 stick transmission
I've seen it. It's not the real thing though.
@@dustinmitchell5354 exactly! I love a 6x4 Spicer.
@@jimmycannon8057 imo it's the only thing to have and only thing I've ever drove. Bought this truck and got my license 10 days later
@@dustinmitchell5354 that's awesome. I sure miss driving an old 6x4. I ran an old Pete 3408v8 with a 6x4 and 3:70 rears. Don't ever sell that old girl. If you did I promise you will regret it.
dustin mitchell agreed 😎