I remember missing a shift during my CDL training. Coming down a hill towards a light that was a very stale green, blew the shift and was trying like hell to get it as the light was turning and the truck was picking up speed down the hill. I was shitting myself and my instructor, cool as a cucumber says "it doesn't matter which one, but you'd better find a gear". One of the best instructors I've had in any course, thanks Barry
Thank goodness my CDL test was in an area with a lot of traffic, so I barely use that many gears, and I didn't have to downshift cause I time it, so I always stop at traffic lights. Once I got my CDL, it was all automatic trucks at my place of work. lol
I remember crying and stressing at the hotel during the training because you only could mess up twice on your final test. Living in my car during the 2009 recession added more pressure. Back completely against the wall. Made it through that. Got my CDL on my 21st birthday homeless in Memphis, TN. 15 years later still doing it, love it and appreciate those trying times of how it all began. Keep showing up.
Drove for the first time yesterday. I grind 70% of the shifts. Stressed out frustrated I can't understand it. To many things at once double clutch Rev it before you downshift forgot the switch for the low gears every time I would have to downshift it would grind no matter what... Frustrated af
Not only does he have to worry about the teacher aggressively shifting when he’s loosing gears. He got buddy in the back seat as well recording and holding in his laugh lol
I don't think that's the teacher... I'm pretty sure they're in a strange sort of arrangement amongst themselves..... That and they each drive 8hrs a day...
@@tomg1066 "8hrs a day..." Lmao. That's cute. ~Every truck driver ever~ If I were to guess, this is CR England training in action. They have been "speeding up" the training process by putting two inexperienced CDL holders with a "trainer" in one truck. Guess how many hours they require before releasing the trainees on the road?... 70 drive line hours. In theory, they could be out on the road after a normal OTR work week.
Poor man... don't laugh at him... 😔 He will learn it one day and earn money for his family. We all learned it in this way. Mistakes makes him to realize what would happen if we put it in wrong gear. And as he heard that gear sound he will be motivated to do it in the right way in future when he will own a truck or when he would work for somebody else. All the best learner... 👍... or he might be become a good driver now... what ever... all the best...
@@bjornsimotamx1560 When I started learning how to drive a 10 speed I made so much mistakes, stalling , keeping the hi-lo switcher up when it was suppose to be down, scrapping , losing gears. But the problem with driving school is that you come 2-3 times a week maybe for 1.5-3 hrs at a time. Tell me how is one suppose to master with such little practice. You really don’t start mastering the gears until you get behind the wheel and drive 8+hr a day. Through trail and error. Eventually you’ll look back and say this wasn’t so hard. Just keep practicing and look at videos on how to up shift and down shift.
@@benjaminadrainrivera yes brother your so right with the schooling 2-3 times a week is not enough. I understand it's a business you got so many other students to enroll to make money to keep the business operating and depending how much staff ( teachers) you have and the size of your estate. I get it but still for me I learned just on automatic for my Dz and Az just get my license easier and quicker but to learn stick.... honestly I had to improvise to get a job quickly...thank you the "RUclips gods" That's how I learned I get a lot of shocked faces but I had to do what I had to do.
Former CDL instructor here - when I had a student in the driver seat for the first time I had them hold the clutch with the truck off and go up and down the gears to learn where they were. Made a world of difference
I sell cars (no comparison to these machines I know) and I've taught countless people how to drive a manual trans and EVERYTIME I had them just sit parked and run through all the gears b4 we even started it and on top of that I would make them stall it a few times for two reasons, for them to get a feel for where the clutch grabs and so they aren't so uptight and worried about stalling it. That seemed to make it all easier for Both of us 😅
Be patient with him. He shows determination by showing up, sitting behind the wheel and actually trying. He could possibly end up being one of the greats to ever do it and gain himself a brighter future due to your help, knowledge and patience.
Yup we all started somewhere, nobody came out the womb knowing how to drive. When I first started I couldn't double clutch for shit. I probably shifted worse then this guy, the instructor said I was never gonna get my CDL and I should just quit and stop wasn't my time and his time, a few days later I finally got it and a couple weeks later I passed and got my CDL. 5 years later and I'm now a heavy hauler.
Oh, I remember those days! I figured where I drove a stick in my 4 wheeler, I'd be fine lol. Turns out I had to Un train my brain and re learn double clutch, rpms, remember what gear I was in and learn how to use the splitter. Yup, a couple times when learning, lost the gear. Stop in road, start again. Then learning to drive steeps and Never shift going down! Freewheeling is deadly....
We all had those moments where we were learning. but I havent ever had a day where I was trying to grind the gears like it was grinding my morning coffee up.
Whoever is in the passenger seat, he's the last shithead you want up there with you, get someone who will talk you through it before you hit the seat, then reinforce that prior understanding while you're in the seat, best way I've learned and taught
He not stressing him he's teaching him!!!! It's illegal to have the truck out of gear for more that 3 sec. Anytime a truck is not in gear it is considered out of control.
Exactly, he's already nervous, probably in a lot of traffic as well then pulling the trailer behind him a lot goes on at one time when driving tractors
Yep I destroyed many manual transmissions in my time and I have recently as well with an accidental misstep oh well at least I keep having fun with the art I love to do
@@xzx4696 lol a few gear grinds would never total transmission. If you've been through as many transmission as you say you really should think about an automatic lol
@@shawnhenderson1130 oh yes I have an automatic transmission for my daily driver but I have a manual transmission for my toys I only destroyed them when I get distracted by having a little too much fun lol
@@Ghilliebandits nah, they use trucks in shitty condition because they studied another future drivers before. And then the transmission worn out. I don’t think that they specially take worn out trucks to teach people
I remember when I got my CDL I was horrible at shifting, I remember grinding, loosing gears, stalling, and getting screamed at called every curse word by the instructor lol, surprisingly I improved quick and was able to get my CDL in 3 weeks
Reminds me of when I was getting my boxtruck license. My instructor rarely ever said anything good about me and took all the joy out of me when I was finally taking my first steps into my dream job. It only slowed down my learning process, and I ended up miserably failing my first exam. Had some more lessons, some with different instructor, and passed my second exam with flying colours. I got my trailer license in one go, mainly because I had a good instructor that was patient and genuinely a good guy.
If you've been there for sure .. we all had to learn at some point .. you don't just jump in and get it right the 1st shot. Keep on trucking kid, it will come to you👍
I definitely found this was the hardest machine to learn as a newcomer in farming. Everything else felt super easy. Until I had the chance to drive alone and fiddle around with it noticing how horrible some of the instructions and explanations that I was given really were. Some instructors have it most don't. Teaching and explaining is an art of itself
@@user-gf7rb6tl3bDriving manual helps you become a much better driver. Drove autos for the first 3 years of my career. I’ve driven nothing but manuals during the past 3 years. The skills you gain in a manual cannot be replicated by just pressing the gas pedal.
@@user-gf7rb6tl3bnot at all. You have WAY more control of the power to the wheels by running a stick. Especially on hills. It takes getting used to, but it will save you tons of heartache.
So glad I had a good teacher, told me the rpms to shift at. He didn't just yell at me to shift, actually explained what to look, listen and feel for while driving
I just finished training to learn how to do a 10 speed, I did the same thing grinding every gear and shifting down even worse. Practice makes perfect and now I’m 1 month into it and man it feels amazing changing gears smoothly. Brother, you’ll get it! everyone who knows to to shift gears has been in your shoes as well grinding 🙏🏽
Congrats ! I remember learning to drive these, one of my instructors was very intimidating and was always loud, i remember losing gear and they would take the stick and get it back in, all that fun stuff. Got my cdl a month after i turned 21, been driving for 3 years now and float like a boss. All it takes is seat time, my biggest advice is if your ever in a parking lot and moving slow, try and float 1st and second. Practice that and youll get it in no time
@@bendermi You know nothing about driving, I've seen Convoy, Smokey and the Bandit, Baby Driver, Ronin, All Fast and Furious Movies and Blues Brothers 2. Your knowledge about automobiles is truly lacking Bender...if that's even your real name.....😝
@@wintermagebarthow8481 Why am I short of knowledge? Have you seen all of those movies to learn about shifting gears? 🤣🤣🤣 Then you're not done you have to spend more time in front of your television.
He doesn’t need to be an instructor, he’s not teaching him anything but how to tear the transmission up. It’s not that man’s fault, he just needs time and someone to help him the right way.
@@coleneville3073The way that the instructor changed the gears made him appear as if he got annoyed and is about to scold the learner. Things like that creates anxiety and affects the progress of the learner as he now believes that he is shit when its normal to mess up when learning to drive.
@@coleneville3073most people don’t learn well with fear and intimidation. Especially if this guy is in training trying to get his CDL. Last thing you want to do is be already nervous and having someone yell shit at you. All it does is push people away who legitimately want to learn
@@aduon manual is just as boring as automatic. you shift 4 times and then you essentially drive an automatic not having to do anything unless you come to a full stop or a sharp turn. rins and repeat
I remember those moments. The instructor isn’t making it any easier. At the same time, it’s good to go through that hectic environment. It’ll prepare for real world scenarios. Then you can reflect back on your first time grinding those gears getting yelled at and then take that shiz no problem!
Man the first time i sat on a steep hill loaded i was like fuhhhhhhhh, it was downtown in a town too. Any time i had to go up that hill again i kept my ass on the bottom, fuck that loll
@@HemiGUY-ch7bi bruh, when i took my test the first time i came to a stop and forgot to flip the splitter down, threw it in 5th and stalled it, failed my test xD damn sure didnt forget to do it the second time
he's alright. just gotta give it more gas. they'll go in easier. once my instructor got done yelling he said you can't be afraid to get the wheels rolling. you can't upshift without the lead foot. also taught me to just listen to the sound. you hear the whistle, it's time to upshift.
Instructor not doing a very good job instructing! Doing it for him is not teaching him how to do it correctly.... He is stressing me more than the poor kid is.
We ALL had to start somewhere. Thank God my instructor had the patience of Job and allowed me to make my mistakes, pointed out what I needed to do to fix them and actually got me in the middle of nowhere to practice not only straightaways but hills too. You'll get it bro, practice makes perfect!!
When I first learned to drive a manual 5spd, not only did I go through the gears before driving the first time, I also relied on the shift pattern numbers until I got used to it. I still on occasion glance at what gear I am going for. I got in a 13spd Kenworth dump truck 70s model that was running and couldn't go through the gears and it didn't have the shift pattern, so I started off in like 4th or 5th gear without stalling it. Never driven one before and it wasn't part of CDL classes. Just a friend of the family who let me drive it while he drove the backhoe to load the truck with gravel.
At whose expense you can’t just hop into a tractor and expect results I have trained a lot of people but if you can’t get it in gear you risk killing someone or a whole bunch of people. Cheap drivers aren’t good and Good drivers aren’t cheap. Learn to shift before wasting a trainers time ,patience , or possibly his life. Facts
@@theodoremccoy3238 where do you think he is at? I am positive he is at a driving school learning to drive. Instead of putting some words of encouragement, all you do is talk down on him. Pretty sure you weren't perfect when you started out
@@80660018 I am a professional truck driver and a trainer when you get to sit next to somebody like this that stalls in the middle of an intersection because they cannot shift when you have traffic coming at you at 65 miles an hour then get back with me and talk. As a trainer I would not let this driver out of the parking lot until he could shift I don’t want to die and I don’t wanna put anybody else’s lives in danger does that make sense to you
@@theodoremccoy3238 He in school and most truck driving school bring u on the road to see how u will respond to traffic keep in mind they have a certain time frame with every class of students its not 1 on1 like u but words of encouragement to push 1 another not negatively
🤣🤣🤣 man, I remember when I was in truck school in Green Cove spring in FL. My classmate had it in 2nd gear letting off and on the pedal while making a left turn, we was in the back bouncing like we was bull riding. Shit was funny as hell 😆 bless ya, hope you all past and become successful 🙏
I sell cars/trucks and I've taught countless people how to drive a manual trans and EVERYTIME I had them just sit parked and run through all the gears b4 we even started it and on top of that I would make them stall it a few times for two reasons, for them to get a feel for where the clutch grabs and so they aren't so uptight and worried about stalling it. That seemed to make it all easier for Both of us 😅
@@AreaCode757 I think there may be something wrong with your volume. I didn't hear a screaming instructor. Talking with a loud voice while giving instructions in a noisy truck is not screaming...
Same here. Bless these guys that train. I had a good trainer, older retired guy that got somewhat impatient occasionally which is to be expected. They’re only human after all. No way I could get into an 8 foot box with 1 or 2 complete strangers that have no experience and put my life into their hands. That’s bravery.
I train new CDL drivers for city P N D. The most common mistake is not understanding when to shift, also to downshift. For example 13-18 mph belong to 6th gear. Theirs a low range and high range of the gear.
@@tanman7879 grinding the gears rounds the teeth of the gears. The oil doesn't stop the damage done when grinding gears like that. If a driver grinds the gears every time they shift, they will destroy a transmission 1000 times as fast as some one who never grinds the gears.
Being a master of the shifter myself & teaching many the art of shifting. I once taught a guy who could not comprehend how to do it. In this particular case a visual of the motion of your hand and arm is crucial. I sat the guy down, drew a picture of the 6 point H pattern on a piece of paper, taped the paper to the desk next to & had him follow that pattern with his fist. I made him practice that for many hours. I had him keep that visual in his mind overnight. The next day physically put him in a truck & within first few tries he stop grinding to find them. Everybody learns things in a different method, you just have to find the method to teach the person.
@Adam Garber It’s Gonna feel like there’s no way your gonna be able to figure it out for awhile but then it gets really pretty easy I thought I would never figure it out but 1 month of driving and I got my license
Practice makes perfect. I sat in my car and practiced up shifting and down shifiting in my car. Tip to you is adjust your seat to the point you have to give a good stretch to depress the clutch all the way down. From that position it makes it easy to half clutch.
Wow, it takes a lot for someone to even set there mind to this and do it. The fact that he has made it that far shows a lot about this mans determination. I’m sure he’s got it down by now
Reminds me of learning to drive my brother’s 1962 Ford Galaxy 500 station wagon. It had a three speed manual transmission on the steering column. He called it a “Three in the Tree”. I was having difficulty shifting and he laughed saying “If you can’t find it, grind it!” I’m 61 years old now and my wife’s car has a fly by wire shifter.
@@lazarustheatv8389 Maryland is a nazi state also who is gonna jump up there and watch you drive unless you want quads and calves looking like a Clyde's Dale I'd advise learning how to float the gears but you do you
I remember my first time in diesel mechanic school sitting in a western star that we had. 18 speed. First time I ever drove clutch or anything clutch for that matter. Never met such a cool and level headed teacher. Thankfully I didn’t go into a ditch. But one of the others guys almost put himself into a ditch because he couldn’t figure out how to brake via clutching in. Even then I remember seeing and hearing how calm he was. Probably one of the best teachers I ever had for teaching people things. Calmer and nicer people are needed more in these fields instead of dicks
Straight cut gears; you have to catch it right on your bottom gears. You end up floating gears with no clutch after some practice, clutch is for start and stop in a rig.
@@johnc.hammersticks I dont think they're straight cut gears, or that even matters as much as lack of synchronizers. I could be wrong, but straight cut gears would be incredibly noisy in a application such as a transmission. Whatever gears are in there are taking a beating, not the clutch.
@ctdieselnut trust me my grandfather1938-1988 and my dad drove trucks from 1964 till he passed in 92. My grandfather drove an old 3 stick mack,. I used to ride with him as a kid. look up a 3 stick gear pattern it looks like whoever made the transmission was drunk, I didn't see it again till I googled it and was blown away. Old trucks and new you can hear a whine from the transmission the gears have to be straight cut not helical cut for low gears that's why they crunch when you slam it home. With the way people drive now I'd never drive a rig.
What is the point? Automatic transmission is now available and relaxing to drive while stressful-free especially in rush hour traffic. Why bother with manual which does pose question mark?
Stuff like this reminded me I was learning how to drive a big rig under extreme circumstances that I had no other way to make money in my home town and it was terrifying to learn my first time driving a manual vehicle this way but it made me also very confident years later in that I did it and wouldn't mind doing it again.
If you can’t find em, grind em. They’ll make em out of rubber next year. I learned from watching my dad from the time I could walk. It always amazed me how fluid he made it look. I learned how difficult it was when I first tried it, but soon got the hang of it through his teaching at 14. Like riding a bike now. He also taught me clutches were for stopping and starting only. Good times
I live in Australia and in the state where I am, it is a requirement to pass your constant mesh gearbox test that you must use the clutch for every gear shift. Which I hated. It didn’t feel natural. Even right from day one, my shifts were so much better just floating the gears.
@@mcpolarbear13 if you know how to float gears, shifting isn’t ever a problem. Rpm control is where it is, unless your a automatic transmission driver without skill
When I went to school I had never shifted a manual transmission of any kind in my life. 15 years, a million miles and still going. Never give up and never stop learning. You can make it too.
At least he teaches you In my care I'm not allowed to tach his car but he gives me his truck from time to time mostly I drive fine or good how you prefer but there are times look how your driving your too much on the right or why are you looking so often in the mirrors that's how I see how far I am from the line Or you tacked the trailer on the roud sorry but it's not my fault it's my 2 time driving A truck I don't even have car licens and you made me drive on the car road it's normal that I might do Lil mistakes but at least I'm learning slowly but shortly I'm gane learn how to drive the truck and how to put it on the ramp the problem it's how do I get my licens because I hate to learn
Ur dad was that relaxed lol my grandpa had his foot on top of mine running the throttle and a death grip on my hand shifting. The whole time making sure my right ear would never be good for anything ever again. I was 12
And he's shifting in corners.. Which at least without a trailer or on a straight truck you end up going faster around corners.. So if you start a corner in 3rd you will probably have to go to 5th
I love how Walter White comes out of nowhere and puts it into gear
Is it Hank driving?
@@TheThejpmshow no its Finger “Waltah, put it into gear Waltah “
@@scoopersketchy 🤣
Jesse, we need to shift....
That's who exactly came to mind when he first popped out..
🤣🤣🤣 man took that “grind it til you find it” a lil too serious
Gotta learn some way , not everyone mind is the same so some require more mistakes to learn
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Dieing over here 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@beerman9807 I know man, I’ve seen worse lol I’m just messin around 😂
I think he ground it smooth, no more 6th gear 😂
I remember missing a shift during my CDL training. Coming down a hill towards a light that was a very stale green, blew the shift and was trying like hell to get it as the light was turning and the truck was picking up speed down the hill. I was shitting myself and my instructor, cool as a cucumber says "it doesn't matter which one, but you'd better find a gear".
One of the best instructors I've had in any course, thanks Barry
Barry wasn’t playing 😂
Same here man lol
"Don't matter which one but u better find a gear" omg lmao
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Thank goodness my CDL test was in an area with a lot of traffic, so I barely use that many gears, and I didn't have to downshift cause I time it, so I always stop at traffic lights. Once I got my CDL, it was all automatic trucks at my place of work. lol
I remember crying and stressing at the hotel during the training because you only could mess up twice on your final test. Living in my car during the 2009 recession added more pressure. Back completely against the wall. Made it through that. Got my CDL on my 21st birthday homeless in Memphis, TN.
15 years later still doing it, love it and appreciate those trying times of how it all began. Keep showing up.
Drove for the first time yesterday.
I grind 70% of the shifts.
Stressed out frustrated I can't understand it.
To many things at once double clutch Rev it before you downshift forgot the switch for the low gears every time I would have to downshift it would grind no matter what...
Frustrated af
Not only does he have to worry about the teacher aggressively shifting when he’s loosing gears. He got buddy in the back seat as well recording and holding in his laugh lol
I don't think that's the teacher... I'm pretty sure they're in a strange sort of arrangement amongst themselves..... That and they each drive 8hrs a day...
*losing*
@@tomg1066 "8hrs a day..."
Lmao. That's cute.
~Every truck driver ever~
If I were to guess, this is CR England training in action. They have been "speeding up" the training process by putting two inexperienced CDL holders with a "trainer" in one truck.
Guess how many hours they require before releasing the trainees on the road?... 70 drive line hours. In theory, they could be out on the road after a normal OTR work week.
Poor man 😔
Poor man... don't laugh at him... 😔
He will learn it one day and earn money for his family. We all learned it in this way. Mistakes makes him to realize what would happen if we put it in wrong gear. And as he heard that gear sound he will be motivated to do it in the right way in future when he will own a truck or when he would work for somebody else. All the best learner... 👍... or he might be become a good driver now... what ever... all the best...
I’m an instructor for a private Cdl school and trust me screaming at the student and grabbing the gear like that only makes them more nervous
I have the same problem that guy on the video... How can i stop it? Would you help me plz?
@@bjornsimotamx1560 When I started learning how to drive a 10 speed I made so much mistakes, stalling , keeping the hi-lo switcher up when it was suppose to be down, scrapping , losing gears. But the problem with driving school is that you come 2-3 times a week maybe for 1.5-3 hrs at a time. Tell me how is one suppose to master with such little practice. You really don’t start mastering the gears until you get behind the wheel and drive 8+hr a day. Through trail and error.
Eventually you’ll look back and say this wasn’t so hard. Just keep practicing and look at videos on how to up shift and down shift.
@@benjaminadrainrivera yes brother your so right with the schooling 2-3 times a week is not enough. I understand it's a business you got so many other students to enroll to make money to keep the business operating and depending how much staff ( teachers) you have and the size of your estate. I get it but still for me I learned just on automatic for my Dz and Az just get my license easier and quicker but to learn stick.... honestly I had to improvise to get a job quickly...thank you the "RUclips gods"
That's how I learned I get a lot of shocked faces but I had to do what I had to do.
Yep. I learned that when I was an Instructor at a school south of Atlanta.
If your not in gear your truck is out of control.....
Former CDL instructor here - when I had a student in the driver seat for the first time I had them hold the clutch with the truck off and go up and down the gears to learn where they were. Made a world of difference
True statement!
Good idea! 💡
I sell cars (no comparison to these machines I know) and I've taught countless people how to drive a manual trans and EVERYTIME I had them just sit parked and run through all the gears b4 we even started it and on top of that I would make them stall it a few times for two reasons, for them to get a feel for where the clutch grabs and so they aren't so uptight and worried about stalling it. That seemed to make it all easier for Both of us 😅
@@averyparticularsetofskillsI need people like this.
@@jacobpugpoirier3350become the person you need then help others like you
Be patient with him. He shows determination by showing up, sitting behind the wheel and actually trying. He could possibly end up being one of the greats to ever do it and gain himself a brighter future due to your help, knowledge and patience.
Yup we all started somewhere, nobody came out the womb knowing how to drive. When I first started I couldn't double clutch for shit. I probably shifted worse then this guy, the instructor said I was never gonna get my CDL and I should just quit and stop wasn't my time and his time, a few days later I finally got it and a couple weeks later I passed and got my CDL. 5 years later and I'm now a heavy hauler.
When the instructor slams it into gear it causes the student driver to be more nervous than they already are.
True
Well I think the other option would be stopped in the middle of the rd
Disagree, it relived me. I eventually got the hang of shifting tho.
Oh, I remember those days! I figured where I drove a stick in my 4 wheeler, I'd be fine lol. Turns out I had to Un train my brain and re learn double clutch, rpms, remember what gear I was in and learn how to use the splitter. Yup, a couple times when learning, lost the gear. Stop in road, start again. Then learning to drive steeps and Never shift going down! Freewheeling is deadly....
I agree but to be honest that's how I learned real quick haha. I didn't want to aggregate that old school trucker anymore
Homie: Yo, let me borrow your car.
Me: Sure
Homie:
Lmao 🤣
Thats not a car and it doesn’t drives like a car. He would have grind like the same on a car and would have done perfectly
But when he get his car, he know everything all of a sudden
@@antiquefuturistic It’s a joke
I swear, the homies can break shit you didn't know could be broke on your car.
"Shiiit" about sums it up😂
I know hes new but god dam I’m in tears 😂
No idea how those instructors handle that with a straight face. I couldn’t quit laughing for 5 minutes
I hate when instructors don’t give information to drivers while mistakes are occurring.
WE ALL WERE THERE ONCE! Don't act like you weren't! 😏
We all had those moments where we were learning. but I havent ever had a day where I was trying to grind the gears like it was grinding my morning coffee up.
@@dylanburnell6394 I was just saying that to myself 😂 only issue was having clutch control
The first time driving the corvette c5 🤦🏾😂
Exactly bro
@@awesomematt17 what's a clutch?
"Ya gotta grind befo' ya shine" is how I look at it
I see what you did there 😂
Sigma-Shifting.
Grind em till ya find em😂
@@thatonerincon6802 I'm rofl 🤣 😂
Lol 😂🤣
Like my instructor said “ If you can’t get it up, You can’t get it in”. Lol
Hahahaha I like that, good one 😂😂😂
Ace trucking always says similar: Gotta get it up before you get it in
Whoever is in the passenger seat, he's the last shithead you want up there with you, get someone who will talk you through it before you hit the seat, then reinforce that prior understanding while you're in the seat, best way I've learned and taught
The instructor is stressing him more than the gears 🤦🏽♂️
Yea I hate bad teachers..
For real he is...
He not stressing him he's teaching him!!!! It's illegal to have the truck out of gear for more that 3 sec. Anytime a truck is not in gear it is considered out of control.
Exactly, he's already nervous, probably in a lot of traffic as well then pulling the trailer behind him a lot goes on at one time when driving tractors
Right! They ain’t telling him anything.. he needs to be a little bit quicker
Everyone's gonna learn somehow. Nobody starts out perfect. Driving these things really is an art lol
Yep I destroyed many manual transmissions in my time and I have recently as well with an accidental misstep oh well at least I keep having fun with the art I love to do
@@xzx4696 lol a few gear grinds would never total transmission. If you've been through as many transmission as you say you really should think about an automatic lol
yeah there’s no way you’re totaling multiple transmissions. these things are built very tough. grinding a bit is ok. you must be hard money shifting
@@shawnhenderson1130 oh yes I have an automatic transmission for my daily driver but I have a manual transmission for my toys I only destroyed them when I get distracted by having a little too much fun lol
Then figure out the layout of the gears you’re using. It’s not difficult. Unless you live under a literal rock in this century.
People may laugh, but at least he's trying to better himself. Not giving up is bad ass no matter how ridiculous you may look.
And this is why REV matching is important
I came here to find this, because nobody else seems to be saying it. Why was this instructor not asking the student to rev?
"You know what really grinds my gears?" -Peter Griffin
That's a good one
Yeah Peter, I do... People who can't drive a manual! 😂😭🤣
Lol...this is funny
Aaayyyyeee!!!!
The guy driving that truck!
Very good brother, keep doing it, you’ll get it, don’t give up.
God bless you
Great advice man for the newbie!!! May the Lord bless you as well my friend🙏
This transmission f**ed up(broken shit)
@@user-fckyoutubeshit broken thanks to his shitshifting 🤣
That's why they use them old beat the fuck up trucks to train with
@@Ghilliebandits nah, they use trucks in shitty condition because they studied another future drivers before. And then the transmission worn out. I don’t think that they specially take worn out trucks to teach people
I remember when I got my CDL I was horrible at shifting, I remember grinding, loosing gears, stalling, and getting screamed at called every curse word by the instructor lol, surprisingly I improved quick and was able to get my CDL in 3 weeks
Reminds me of when I was getting my boxtruck license. My instructor rarely ever said anything good about me and took all the joy out of me when I was finally taking my first steps into my dream job. It only slowed down my learning process, and I ended up miserably failing my first exam. Had some more lessons, some with different instructor, and passed my second exam with flying colours. I got my trailer license in one go, mainly because I had a good instructor that was patient and genuinely a good guy.
I remember those days. That seat be hot af 🔥😩
🤣🤣🤣 ah yeah so true. Heart rate through the roof and just praying you find that damn gear.
On my Momma!
If you've been there for sure .. we all had to learn at some point .. you don't just jump in and get it right the 1st shot.
Keep on trucking kid, it will come to you👍
Lmaooooo true
Ah yes Late 2019 I took 2 weeks to cleanly operate a 10 speed without grinding good old Freightliner
Exactly how I was my first day in cdl class lol, im glad my instructor was way more patient than this guy was
What truck stop has the best lizards? Probably Montgomery, Alabama?
That’s not just cdl that’s manual driving dude
Lol my CDL instructor worked as a CHP over the years and let me tell ya when he yells, HE YELLS lol
😂😂😂😂👍👍👍
@@fordguy2836 can I have a 2022 Ford pickup?
Be fast with your foot when double clutching and see the difference 😌
As a heavy equipment trainer, this I found the hardest thing to teach to some people. It seems you either have it or you don't.
Isn't it thrashed equipment that's at fault here..? 🤔
I definitely found this was the hardest machine to learn as a newcomer in farming.
Everything else felt super easy. Until I had the chance to drive alone and fiddle around with it noticing how horrible some of the instructions and explanations that I was given really were.
Some instructors have it most don't. Teaching and explaining is an art of itself
Driving stick is stupid trucks are automatic now for a reason
@@user-gf7rb6tl3bDriving manual helps you become a much better driver. Drove autos for the first 3 years of my career. I’ve driven nothing but manuals during the past 3 years. The skills you gain in a manual cannot be replicated by just pressing the gas pedal.
@@user-gf7rb6tl3bnot at all. You have WAY more control of the power to the wheels by running a stick. Especially on hills. It takes getting used to, but it will save you tons of heartache.
So glad I had a good teacher, told me the rpms to shift at. He didn't just yell at me to shift, actually explained what to look, listen and feel for while driving
@Peter Bartczak your point?
@@para-square Peter, there is an old fucker who thinks he's tough. That's all.
@@para-square yah first thought I had was “what a prick”
Man fr, the first time I drove stick my uncle didn't even explain what the clutch was doing and then he wondered why I did so bad 😂
You got to know with a car or pickup first before semi trucks. I didn't drive a semi yet but if I do remember it is a car first with clutch.
We were all rookies in that seat years back… Stay Safe
That's how we ALL LEARNED. You'll get it bud. Soon you'll be floating like a pro
"Shiit"
I felt that
I just finished training to learn how to do a 10 speed, I did the same thing grinding every gear and shifting down even worse. Practice makes perfect and now I’m 1 month into it and man it feels amazing changing gears smoothly. Brother, you’ll get it! everyone who knows to to shift gears has been in your shoes as well grinding 🙏🏽
Congrats on the training! Still lots to learn if doing otr, Pay attention to details and be Safe.
Congrats man!..... now float the gears next lol
Congrats ! I remember learning to drive these, one of my instructors was very intimidating and was always loud, i remember losing gear and they would take the stick and get it back in, all that fun stuff. Got my cdl a month after i turned 21, been driving for 3 years now and float like a boss. All it takes is seat time, my biggest advice is if your ever in a parking lot and moving slow, try and float 1st and second. Practice that and youll get it in no time
Aside from having more gears is it that much harder than a regular car manual transmission? 🤔 I mean I never grinded my gears.
@@Poschet0423 so what you can’t just slam the clutch and get on any gear ? How does that work ?
"Granny Shifting when you should be double clutching, " I live my life a quarter mile at a time.....
Eaton Fuller Box you're not supposed to double clutch .
Match rev it and shift without the clutch Scania truckers does the same.
@@bendermi You know nothing about driving, I've seen Convoy, Smokey and the Bandit, Baby Driver, Ronin, All Fast and Furious Movies and Blues Brothers 2. Your knowledge about automobiles is truly lacking Bender...if that's even your real name.....😝
@@wintermagebarthow8481
Why am I short of knowledge?
Have you seen all of those movies to learn about shifting gears? 🤣🤣🤣
Then you're not done you have to spend more time in front of your television.
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The clutch is for starting from a stop only. Up shirt and downshift by tapping the throttle to get out of gear and rev match to get into gear.
I love how I’ve never driven and semi in my life and know most of the shift patterns just cause they interest me
Same here man, if you want to see a crazy pattern look up Spicer 5 and 6 speed. The easiest one I’ve seen is a Spicer 16 speed.
You'll still need to develop muscle memory to do it cleanly
I never laughed so hard at one of these videos, I had to wipe the tears from my eyes.
He doesn’t need to be an instructor, he’s not teaching him anything but how to tear the transmission up. It’s not that man’s fault, he just needs time and someone to help him the right way.
No what he's doing is using fear to motivate this guy, it works and weeds out the snowflakes at the same time.
@@coleneville3073your just stupid you plain stupid from stupid parents
@@coleneville3073The way that the instructor changed the gears made him appear as if he got annoyed and is about to scold the learner. Things like that creates anxiety and affects the progress of the learner as he now believes that he is shit when its normal to mess up when learning to drive.
@@coleneville3073most people don’t learn well with fear and intimidation. Especially if this guy is in training trying to get his CDL. Last thing you want to do is be already nervous and having someone yell shit at you. All it does is push people away who legitimately want to learn
@@coleneville3073The only thing that trainer is doing is putting his job at risk of getting into a fight.
“Invest in your dreams, grind now, shine later” -Anonymous
I like that 😊
What future, there’s no future for manual 😂
manual us more fun to drive than automatic, if u drive an automatic, u dont have a personality
@@Tolerantbuddy 😂 it's funny cause it's true
@@aduon manual is just as boring as automatic. you shift 4 times and then you essentially drive an automatic not having to do anything unless you come to a full stop or a sharp turn. rins and repeat
This was me 2 weeks ago on a 10 speed, I figured it out and now I have my Class A with no restrictions. Don't give up!
He'll get it man be shifting day and night in no time
I remember those moments. The instructor isn’t making it any easier. At the same time, it’s good to go through that hectic environment. It’ll prepare for real world scenarios. Then you can reflect back on your first time grinding those gears getting yelled at and then take that shiz no problem!
Exactly, traffic in the Dallas metro is so much worse than the parking lot of the dmv.
You think he's shaking now, just wait till he's on that first hill at a stop light. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Man the first time i sat on a steep hill loaded i was like fuhhhhhhhh, it was downtown in a town too. Any time i had to go up that hill again i kept my ass on the bottom, fuck that loll
On God 😂😂😂😂
Boys prob forgot the splitter was up and had it in 6th and tried to take off and stalled 💀💀😂😂😂😂
@@HemiGUY-ch7bi bruh, when i took my test the first time i came to a stop and forgot to flip the splitter down, threw it in 5th and stalled it, failed my test xD damn sure didnt forget to do it the second time
Braaakes brake!!
😂😂😂😂😂 the way the teacher snatchin the shifter
he's alright. just gotta give it more gas. they'll go in easier. once my instructor got done yelling he said you can't be afraid to get the wheels rolling. you can't upshift without the lead foot. also taught me to just listen to the sound. you hear the whistle, it's time to upshift.
That boi frying them gears like chicken 🍗 😂😂🤣
@@AreaCode757 they cant handle it for rhat long
Instructor not doing a very good job instructing! Doing it for him is not teaching him how to do it correctly.... He is stressing me more than the poor kid is.
Hey don’t get all worked up it was a joke 🤣🤦🏽♂️ I’ve actually been in the same shoes it’s crazy that someone was recording tho
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😅😂🤣
He knows what he is doing he's just testing the transmission for durability. C'mon man
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He's doing the haircut to the gears
😂
If Biden can do it then anyone can
They were just a little tight needed a little more tolerance for those butter shifts
If ya can't find it, grind it.
Had an instructor like this, found it amazing how well I drove a stick alone afterwards
1st day of shifting class is bump, pop and grind day. You leave that truck with a headache if your in the back lol
Hell yeah lol
Or the puke bag lol!
Ya that what pissed me off I'd be thrown all over place then oh its ur turn downshift and I'm so messed up I can't do it
Lol
We ALL had to start somewhere. Thank God my instructor had the patience of Job and allowed me to make my mistakes, pointed out what I needed to do to fix them and actually got me in the middle of nowhere to practice not only straightaways but hills too. You'll get it bro, practice makes perfect!!
My man took grinding gears to another level
When I first learned to drive a manual 5spd, not only did I go through the gears before driving the first time, I also relied on the shift pattern numbers until I got used to it.
I still on occasion glance at what gear I am going for.
I got in a 13spd Kenworth dump truck 70s model that was running and couldn't go through the gears and it didn't have the shift pattern, so I started off in like 4th or 5th gear without stalling it.
Never driven one before and it wasn't part of CDL classes.
Just a friend of the family who let me drive it while he drove the backhoe to load the truck with gravel.
I been there just stay focus and keep practicing he will get better
I've been there as well 🙋🏾♂️if he stay the course with time & patience he'll get better at it.
At whose expense you can’t just hop into a tractor and expect results I have trained a lot of people but if you can’t get it in gear you risk killing someone or a whole bunch of people. Cheap drivers aren’t good and Good drivers aren’t cheap. Learn to shift before wasting a trainers time ,patience , or possibly his life. Facts
@@theodoremccoy3238 where do you think he is at? I am positive he is at a driving school learning to drive. Instead of putting some words of encouragement, all you do is talk down on him. Pretty sure you weren't perfect when you started out
@@80660018 I am a professional truck driver and a trainer when you get to sit next to somebody like this that stalls in the middle of an intersection because they cannot shift when you have traffic coming at you at 65 miles an hour then get back with me and talk. As a trainer I would not let this driver out of the parking lot until he could shift I don’t want to die and I don’t wanna put anybody else’s lives in danger does that make sense to you
@@theodoremccoy3238
He in school and most truck driving school bring u on the road to see how u will respond to traffic keep in mind they have a certain time frame with every class of students its not 1 on1 like u but words of encouragement to push 1 another not negatively
🤣🤣🤣 man, I remember when I was in truck school in Green Cove spring in FL. My classmate had it in 2nd gear letting off and on the pedal while making a left turn, we was in the back bouncing like we was bull riding. Shit was funny as hell 😆 bless ya, hope you all past and become successful 🙏
I sell cars/trucks and I've taught countless people how to drive a manual trans and EVERYTIME I had them just sit parked and run through all the gears b4 we even started it and on top of that I would make them stall it a few times for two reasons, for them to get a feel for where the clutch grabs and so they aren't so uptight and worried about stalling it. That seemed to make it all easier for Both of us 😅
"We have telligent shifter at home!"
Telligent shifter at home:
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My hat is off to trainers everywhere, I could never do that job. 😆
@@AreaCode757 I think there may be something wrong with your volume. I didn't hear a screaming instructor. Talking with a loud voice while giving instructions in a noisy truck is not screaming...
Same here. Bless these guys that train. I had a good trainer, older retired guy that got somewhat impatient occasionally which is to be expected. They’re only human after all. No way I could get into an 8 foot box with 1 or 2 complete strangers that have no experience and put my life into their hands. That’s bravery.
Lol
I train new CDL drivers for city P N D. The most common mistake is not understanding when to shift, also to downshift. For example 13-18 mph belong to 6th gear. Theirs a low range and high range of the gear.
@@AreaCode757 stfu Karen
I bet that driving school keeps transmission repair company in business.
@B&M Newburyport Branch thats reassuring........ just proves over half the CDL holders do not need one!
Na the gears are submerged in oil so grinding is not terrible. It will eventually wear em out though.
@@tanman7879 grinding the gears rounds the teeth of the gears. The oil doesn't stop the damage done when grinding gears like that. If a driver grinds the gears every time they shift, they will destroy a transmission 1000 times as fast as some one who never grinds the gears.
@@Bendigo1 yeah like I said it will eventually wear it out. Not the first few times though. It can handle a little grinding.
So what’s the key to never grind gears then.⚙️ ⚙️⚙️
Good truckers can float those gears. My dad was a trucker from 46-82 and knew how to jam gears
Automatic is the way to go! You can hear them coming down the road commanding total respect! 😀
Whatever you gotta tell urself man.
@@coleneville3073 nah killer I'm 13speed all the way
Being a master of the shifter myself & teaching many the art of shifting. I once taught a guy who could not comprehend how to do it. In this particular case a visual of the motion of your hand and arm is crucial. I sat the guy down, drew a picture of the 6 point H pattern on a piece of paper, taped the paper to the desk next to & had him follow that pattern with his fist. I made him practice that for many hours. I had him keep that visual in his mind overnight. The next day physically put him in a truck & within first few tries he stop grinding to find them. Everybody learns things in a different method, you just have to find the method to teach the person.
Who are yoda?
He kept his cool and didn't take it the wrong way when the instructor put it in gear for him👍
I died when he said “shit” when he missed that gear again towards the end 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I was the same way when I started out keep at it and it'll be second nature in time buddy
Don't worry driver swift will hire you they got automatic trucks 🤠
Facts
swift here I come
Yep just put it in D for dumb and away you go!😁
@@geoffbell166 LMAO 🙈🙉😂
Another Swift joke
Lol, that transmission said “OUCHIEEEE!”.. we’ve all been there, no biggie.. until all that grinding hit yo wallet😂
Driving CDL Class A Since 2013 It happens sometimes just got have rhyme beat shift up and down
Holy shit,that cab looks massive
Yeah you could have a 6 hooker gang bang in that bad boy, with room to stretch out the Charlie horse
This really grinds my gears
I’m more interested in all the open space this truck has. 😯
Some trucks come with a bed and more room because some truck drivers just have to stay on the road picking up loads from across the country
Bro I thought the same exact thing!
Yeah
Same
It's common. I spent 11 years on the road. Most of the sleeper trucks are all set up the same.
It's a late 90s and early 2000s freightliner
I remember this all to well in the beginning
I’m doing my CDL class A now and this is the same mistakes I was doing in the beginning. I have gotten much better since.
This is going to be my rookie ass in about 2 weeks when we start training in the yard.
You'll be alright bro..we allwere theremin
Dont let em get ya down! Admit you suck, then you will learn.
@Adam Garber It’s Gonna feel like there’s no way your gonna be able to figure it out for awhile but then it gets really pretty easy I thought I would never figure it out but 1 month of driving and I got my license
Grip and rip method.
Practice makes perfect. I sat in my car and practiced up shifting and down shifiting in my car. Tip to you is adjust your seat to the point you have to give a good stretch to depress the clutch all the way down. From that position it makes it easy to half clutch.
Wow, it takes a lot for someone to even set there mind to this and do it. The fact that he has made it that far shows a lot about this mans determination. I’m sure he’s got it down by now
I love the guy who’s recording it ,its my personal experience setting at back and thinking its easy but in actual its hard😅
Reminds me of learning to drive my brother’s 1962 Ford Galaxy 500 station wagon. It had a three speed manual transmission on the steering column. He called it a “Three in the Tree”. I was having difficulty shifting and he laughed saying “If you can’t find it, grind it!” I’m 61 years old now and my wife’s car has a fly by wire shifter.
You guys talking about the instructor making that guy nervous. Ngga, clutch got nervous too.
No the clutch got fucked but somebody's gotta doit
Not trying to be a dick but in an eighteen wheeler u only use clutch for take off the rest u match speed and rpm clutchless shifting
Shantell Leos Maryland requires you to double clutch every gear change unless it’s synchronized for the cdl skills test
@@lazarustheatv8389 Maryland is a nazi state also who is gonna jump up there and watch you drive unless you want quads and calves looking like a Clyde's Dale I'd advise learning how to float the gears but you do you
Russell Cheng I plan to start floating gears after I get my cdl or at least trying to
They need to just teach em how to float gears 😂💀
Love the bouncing seats.
Reminds me when I went to trucking school, grind it till you find it
"SHIT" 😂
“6th 6th, gear dude I fucking cant” 😂😂😂💀
"I'll take a pound of that sliced thinly please."
I remember my first time in diesel mechanic school sitting in a western star that we had. 18 speed. First time I ever drove clutch or anything clutch for that matter. Never met such a cool and level headed teacher. Thankfully I didn’t go into a ditch. But one of the others guys almost put himself into a ditch because he couldn’t figure out how to brake via clutching in. Even then I remember seeing and hearing how calm he was. Probably one of the best teachers I ever had for teaching people things. Calmer and nicer people are needed more in these fields instead of dicks
Gotta start somewhere G 💪
Semi needing a new clutch and instructor 😃
You don’t use a clutch to shift a semi dumbass
It's not hurting the clutch but it's definitely hurting the gears
Straight cut gears; you have to catch it right on your bottom gears. You end up floating gears with no clutch after some practice, clutch is for start and stop in a rig.
@@johnc.hammersticks I dont think they're straight cut gears, or that even matters as much as lack of synchronizers. I could be wrong, but straight cut gears would be incredibly noisy in a application such as a transmission. Whatever gears are in there are taking a beating, not the clutch.
@ctdieselnut trust me my grandfather1938-1988 and my dad drove trucks from 1964 till he passed in 92. My grandfather drove an old 3 stick mack,. I used to ride with him as a kid. look up a 3 stick gear pattern it looks like whoever made the transmission was drunk, I didn't see it again till I googled it and was blown away. Old trucks and new you can hear a whine from the transmission the gears have to be straight cut not helical cut for low gears that's why they crunch when you slam it home. With the way people drive now I'd never drive a rig.
This was me first day of training after 3 weeks got that manual endorsement dont quit!
What is the point? Automatic transmission is now available and relaxing to drive while stressful-free especially in rush hour traffic. Why bother with manual which does pose question mark?
@@ahsanmalik1013 It’s good to know as a driver because these new rigs still come with manual….but I do love my automatic.
@@ahsanmalik1013 ya cdl schools force u to do manual
manual is an endorsement now? Lmaoo
@@1ZosoLZ lol nah it’s just don’t give you any Resistance
Great teacher 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Stuff like this reminded me I was learning how to drive a big rig under extreme circumstances that I had no other way to make money in my home town and it was terrifying to learn my first time driving a manual vehicle this way but it made me also very confident years later in that I did it and wouldn't mind doing it again.
If you can’t find em, grind em. They’ll make em out of rubber next year. I learned from watching my dad from the time I could walk. It always amazed me how fluid he made it look. I learned how difficult it was when I first tried it, but soon got the hang of it through his teaching at 14. Like riding a bike now. He also taught me clutches were for stopping and starting only. Good times
Yah man shift anything clutch is barely worn lmao 🤣
I live in Australia and in the state where I am, it is a requirement to pass your constant mesh gearbox test that you must use the clutch for every gear shift. Which I hated. It didn’t feel natural. Even right from day one, my shifts were so much better just floating the gears.
@@15sixmedia I can double clutch or float eather way. I prefer floating.
Clutches are for stopping and starting only? What about shifting
@@mcpolarbear13 if you know how to float gears, shifting isn’t ever a problem. Rpm control is where it is, unless your a automatic transmission driver without skill
When I went to school I had never shifted a manual transmission of any kind in my life.
15 years, a million miles and still going.
Never give up and never stop learning. You can make it too.
Im so happy to see adults doing this as a 21 year old who learned the hard way how to get rhe water truck in the right gear
Maaaan i remember trucking school like it was yesterday joe i swear. Shifting gears on the road was so damn intimidating!
We need to start teaching the mechanical aspects of how these transmissions work before we ever let people drive. I feel it would help immensely.
Not really, there is the hot seat factor in this video as well and it more of developing a sense of timing.
This gives me dad teaching you how to drive vibes. 😂
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At least he teaches you In my care I'm not allowed to tach his car but he gives me his truck from time to time mostly I drive fine or good how you prefer but there are times look how your driving your too much on the right or why are you looking so often in the mirrors that's how I see how far I am from the line
Or you tacked the trailer on the roud sorry but it's not my fault it's my 2 time driving A truck I don't even have car licens and you made me drive on the car road it's normal that I might do Lil mistakes but at least I'm learning slowly but shortly I'm gane learn how to drive the truck and how to put it on the ramp the problem it's how do I get my licens because I hate to learn
@@SABSCORPION Understandable
Ur dad was that relaxed lol my grandpa had his foot on top of mine running the throttle and a death grip on my hand shifting. The whole time making sure my right ear would never be good for anything ever again. I was 12
Retired Professional Mechanic: Love these guys, we never run out of work
This dude: “I live my life one transmission at a time.”
Instructor is not teaching him RPMs
Exactly, he's just sitting there with his mouth shut ripping it into gear
"Instructor" isn't teaching him anything, dude might as well not even be there
And he's shifting in corners.. Which at least without a trailer or on a straight truck you end up going faster around corners.. So if you start a corner in 3rd you will probably have to go to 5th
I feel for him. It’s very difficult when you’re first learning. Especially when there’s people watching. Keep at it bro! You’ll get it
6th gear, 6th gear!!!
-anonymous man
You know what really grinds my gears