If I may say so, sir, that is a phenomenal video. The clarity and comprehensiveness of your thought and communication are incredible. Plus, you obviously know exactly what you're doing and *think* and reflect on your vehicle and on your driving more than most. Absolute joy watching this video, plus something that was unknown to me is now so clear in my head. Thank you.
I've been looking at quite a few videos on how to shift 18-gears, and found yours to be very informative. You explain it very well, the video shows the important views, and the process finally makes sense. Job well done!
This has to be the most exceptional demonstrated way to learn , to listen to this guy explain and demonstrate how it's done made me feel confident as I went for my ( HR ) road ranger licence four years ago and never got the opportunity to get a job as you need at least two years experience and you tel me who will give you experience. This guy needs a award for this as I know it's only as hard as how you do it / make it. I just passed my driving test last Sunday for my ( HC ) licence in a Auto and I have been offered a job driving a truck and dog with a 18 speed road ranger. Watching this demonstration has given me the confidence to give it another go to make it work. So if at all what you do just think it's only as hard as what you make it , just give it a go and don't give up. To this guy , keep up what you do as I have found this the best of all demo on here. Regards. Frank..........
i just hope you were trained in a loaded truck/trailer set as its completely different braking accelerating and cornering to say the least from a empty unladen set
+Vic magro hi, no. Have not had any lessons on loading or secure a load. As far as jobs go no one will give me a go due to not enough experience in the driving side and loading. I will be moving to WA in about two weeks time. I would love to be tough to to do thing proper. Regards. Frank.😉
I done my UHR last December & the instructor was such a tense tosser if I missed a gear he’d freak screaming to rev right up, take the stick off me & keep screaming to rev to the point I was revving up to 17 then he’d slam the gear in then scream how I’m wrecking his truck & no one would ever hire me because I’ll be destroying their vehicle. I was so nervous about getting a job because in my mind I’ve missed gears and never drove perfectly. I had an interview today, I get trial days next week & today I’ve been watching video after video and while each one has helped, yours and another fellas about missing gears has absolutely settled my mind. I now know missing gears occasionally is just part of the drive. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
First time in a truck today, nailed the non-synchro HR licence first time....but it wasnt without 3 shift errors, but i got there! This is a very Informative video, thanks for sharing! I have much more respect and patience for all truck drivers on the roads, now i have experienced first hand how easy it is to miss a gear and get flustered! Big thank you to all the people who were stuck behind me today and every single one of you were very patient with me!!! It isnt as easy as just hitting the clutch twice and everything falling into gear....road speed, gearbox and engine needing to match or it all goes to shit!!!
I start my first driving job in 2 weeks in an 18s RR, I got my license in an auto and I'm packing myself lol. You video is probably the best explanation and the most encouraging I have seen yet. Thank you!
Back in the day, we had two separate shift levers. By utilizing them in various combination we had 16 forward and 2 reverse. Total, 18. That was back in the mid 60's.
Good vid mate. I'm a 3rd gen truckie myself and basically self taught and also watching dad in the trucks from an early age helped heaps. This will help a lot of new drivers like myself I just started driving semi's
As a guy about to go on a course to drive these monsters, great video to explain the basics, and some of the finer points too. Thanks for taking the time.
Outstanding! I've been driving 10 speeds for 8 months now and today they accidentally threw me in a 18 speed! Instead of telling my boss, i jumped on here and found this video. After one watch, im now a pro!!! Thanks mate!!!!! You explained the process very well. #cbf4life
mate, your history is exactly the same as mine. got the license in a mack with the crash, drove sincro for years and tomorrow I'm being tested for a job driving tipper and dog as well as a prime and float. a bit nervous but like you, watching the you tube vids to get refreshed. top vid.
Great video thank you. I recently retired as a transit operator of 30 years and am looking for something part time but never driven 18 speed so your video will save me looking completely green. Cheers.
Thanks mate. I did my course last year. I got re-tested (and passed) but my first VicRoads tester was also my instructor and he was a shit teacher. I'm an ex ADF instructor and I learned more in your vid about the EF gearbox than he taught me in 2 days.
It's a good tutorial mate. I watched your video before going to JADS driver training to get my HR licence and had a far better of idea of what I was required to do. I passed my licence first time with no restrictions. Thanks.
I am yet to take my first class of truck driving, but your instructions were excellent. There is every opportunity that the new learner will be confident driving a crash box the first time once he has viewed your video.
What a bloody fantastic video! I don't drive trucks yet, but it's my ambition to do so in the not to distant future, and I've seen many instructional vids, but this was by far the easiest to follow, covered all the details and was non confusing. Some peoples instructions, although having the best intentions, are too technical and involved, and you can't take it all in! I've got a much clearer idea of how it all works now, so cheers from a Kiwi neighbour for taking the time to film this mate!
Good advice mate, watched this before my first HR lessons and was like, what the?? But after a few lessons makes a whole lot more sense with some good tips, will watch it a few more time as I go along to really get my head around gearwork. Cheers mate, top vid.
Great vids mate, as a new trucker these vids have helped me be safe and understand how it operate my truck to be safe for me and other road users,(you know the ones that don't see the massive truck beside them). Well done keep them comin
all car drivers who pull out infront of lorrys should watch this and see how much of a pain in the arse it is for a lorry to slow down and get back up to speed...this video should be on all driving tests to make people realise.. good work mate
To anyone that has/can master these crash boxes, you're a dying breed but I salute you for being able to do this. If you're going for your HR and have no experience with these, beware! I just got my HR license in SA and went for unrestricted (crash box). I've always driven manual in cars, and much prefer them over autos so thought I'd be fine... Two hours into the course and I opted to just go for a synchro instead. I was worried enough about what was going on around me in a 15 tonne vehicle let alone what gear/speed/ratio I was in - and heads up, the trainers will make you double clutch every gear and skip gears both down changing and up changing, both in and through Hi/Lo ratios (eg 6 to 5, 5 to 4 or 6 to 4) - No resting foot on clutch or hand on gear lever. They also deduct marks for every missed gear or incorrect gear selection. Vehicle must also be left in gear until it comes to rest, no coasting in neutral. If you had while to practice, you'd probably get this down in a matter of days - but on a 1 and half day course, especially if you have no experience, all I can say is best of luck.
I had one day dude....and yeah, it aint anywhere as easy as it looks....4 gear change errors or rough (grinding) changes and you can kiss that licence test goodbye....50 minute test contains a considerable amount of gear changes....i got three errors, but got through in the end...Phew!!!
1 + 1/2 days? where did you do the training, i did mine a couple of months ago in wingfield, it was 3 days @8hr to get unrestricted HC (18spd) driving a shitty old sterling towing a water filled tanker. i went straight from car licence to unrestricted HC via the TILE course. currently doing dangerous goods and fatigue management training
British English - licence is the verb and license is the noun. American English - licence is both the verb and the noun. Technically, both of you are correct. Although, in Australia the American spelling now dominates - license is becoming obsolete. Just saying.
wow i did my HR in march too. i'll be going for my MC straight up. i dont have much experence behind the wheel of the truck and these videos help alot.
Best video on the subject I have seen so far,. Use the clutch if you want to, that’s what it’s there for. Referencing Eaton, so people can head over there for another viewpoint on how to shift, from the guys who built the box, terrific. And, trying to make every shift, not just good but Perfect, it’s very satisfying, and is all about knowing when to bury the ego and grab the clutch. I like to get into low range when cruising to a stop, but hey that’s just me. Cheers
Thankyou so much for the in depth video. I'm currently learning how to drive a road ranger the person I'm learning from did not teach this correctly about the revs and stuff.
Awesome vid bro very accurate and informative I have been driving trucks for the past 34 years and can only add a couple of tips A clutch is cheaper than a box Don't apply the clutch brake until the truck has completely stopped If the horton fan is on shifts will need to be quicker If downshifting down a hill apply the trailer brakes lightly to free up your feet and not miss your target gear Perhaps a vid on skipping multiple gears on approach to steep inclines would help bit complex to explain in words
Got my HD license 3 years ago on a 18 speed and havent done any driving. My cousin has asked me to drive his tipper ,18 speed, to help him out on his property at Temora for the canola pick up. I,ve watched your video many a time, taken notes, and reckon it,s great . Luckily for people like me you take you time to post these videos. Leaving tommorrow and I,ll let you know how i go. Thanks again Regards Kev
had this transmission with some MAN trucks and I loved it, its comfortable. Started almost with the 3rd or 4th gear and jumped two gears up, cause power was enough.
Great post. I have to do a driving test for a job next week and only drove 13 speeds. The trucks at this new job are 18 speeds and your vid answered every question I had.
Gday mate im just gunna say this video was great help, your down to earth and your description and tips in unmatched by what ive seen on RUclips today... keep it up mate
Well done sir, i learnt to drive an 18 speed RR in a Mitsubishi (believe it or not) and that was to get my HC (about a year or so ago) and have driven a Scania auto ever since, but tomorrow i have to drive a kenworth so this video has refreshed my memory some what, so thank you very much. Arewethereyet 953.....(great name lol).
Really impressive shifting... only truck here in Finland that have same eaton fuller 18 gear box is the finnish made truck Sisu. keep up the good work mate :)
I dreamed the same dream, put I went out there and from a small Swiss Dump truck all the way up to a Road Train in Australia.I am happy to retire as a happy man one day.
just learned to operate 18 speed (crash box) in the last couple of weeksthrown in the deep end by doing deliveries around town with itfound your video really helpful as it was a case of sink or swim
Awesome video mate, Im starting a new job in a tipper in brisbane next week. I havent driven 18 speed for 9 months now. Love the video, Im sure it will help me along the way. Cheers.
arewethereyet is a parking bay we named at the end of the longest straight in oz 147klm we also call it the ninety mile a place called Balladonia across the nullabor good job on the video cob keep striving for the perfect day I've been trying for 28yrs it's another challenge for those of us that has made this industry a way of life safe truckin Cob
Excellent explanation, a big thumbs up. I've been spoiled with automatic transmissions but am about to become a float driver and will need to drive manual again. Up shifting no problem and hopefully down shifting will also be no problem!
Thanks for the excellent video, I learnt on Leyland and Albion trucks, my first attempt at a RR next week at my age, might polish a couple teeth for a while
@@truckertodd4567 i dont believe in correct sides of anything i can drive fine in america and australia and regardless of the postion of the steering wheel so i literally feel like it dosent matter at all
Thanks...just on my hr and will move on to mc after a year. vids like this really help and I liked the idea of writing the revs down on paper to suit the rite gear at the speed. gota start somewhere...see how I go
I am 62 and I have been driving In Melbourne in old trucks in all my trucking life, and never really knew how to change, never taught, and then when getting into a KneWorth,for the second time and the spitter and the low and upper speed ,never knew, just knew the reeves and what I was never taught,The double clucthing I knew, but everything else was self taught.I was only taught in 5 speed box.This is back in the late 80's,If you wanted to drive trucks they wanted experience, and it was very different back then.I drove buses, til I learnt to lie, then went into driving trucks and then its when you learnt to be a big boy.Back then it was a different game, very different, very different,Those that drive a Kenworth now are very lucky.So what did I drive and a very different game.i drove a LTL ford and it didn't have all the great stuff but I travelled interstate and all around the Eastern sea board, and yeah, and for up to 19 years ago I got back and drove a Frighterliner that was old and and the air temp In the rig was 45 degrees, for 11 years, no complaints just delt with it, then moved on to another same kind of truck, and the same temp,no relief,delt with it and no relief,but yeah so what 's the story.You are saying what I thought I was right is wrong .Thank you.
That was awesome thx mate got my 2nd lesson today and you have helped my mind set a lot. My 1st time in the truck i was happy with the way i was going up thru the gears but coming down to stop i was screwing that up big time in my mind. I will take your suggestion and pin a sticky note to the dash with what speed i am doing at what rev's. Great advice and i will try not to be to hard on myself when i stuff it up. :)
good video, I have been trouble shifting gears, this will help thanks. going from 4th to 5th the lever in the front is a shift changer and a splitter on the side.
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If I may say so, sir, that is a phenomenal video. The clarity and comprehensiveness of your thought and communication are incredible. Plus, you obviously know exactly what you're doing and *think* and reflect on your vehicle and on your driving more than most. Absolute joy watching this video, plus something that was unknown to me is now so clear in my head. Thank you.
Well said
I've been looking at quite a few videos on how to shift 18-gears, and found yours to be very informative. You explain it very well, the video shows the important views, and the process finally makes sense. Job well done!
This guys got a good teaching ability, not all guys that are good at what they do can necessarily teach well. Thanks mate.
This has to be the most exceptional demonstrated way to learn , to listen to this guy explain and demonstrate how it's done made me feel confident as I went for my ( HR ) road ranger licence four years ago and never got the opportunity to get a job as you need at least two years experience and you tel me who will give you experience. This guy needs a award for this as I know it's only as hard as how you do it / make it.
I just passed my driving test last Sunday for my ( HC ) licence in a Auto and I have been offered a job driving a truck and dog with a 18 speed road ranger. Watching this demonstration has given me the confidence to give it another go to make it work. So if at all what you do just think it's only as hard as what you make it , just give it a go and don't give up. To this guy , keep up what you do as I have found this the best of all demo on here.
Regards. Frank..........
i just hope you were trained in a loaded truck/trailer set as its completely different braking accelerating and cornering to say the least from a empty unladen set
+Vic magro hi, no. Have not had any lessons on loading or secure a load.
As far as jobs go no one will give me a go due to not enough experience in the driving side and loading. I will be moving to WA in about two weeks time. I would love to be tough to to do thing proper.
Regards.
Frank.😉
post up a video...
this guy is helping us get the confidence to go get a higher license
cheers
Maxwell Smart 😎
Beautiful explanation mate good on you
I done my UHR last December & the instructor was such a tense tosser if I missed a gear he’d freak screaming to rev right up, take the stick off me & keep screaming to rev to the point I was revving up to 17 then he’d slam the gear in then scream how I’m wrecking his truck & no one would ever hire me because I’ll be destroying their vehicle. I was so nervous about getting a job because in my mind I’ve missed gears and never drove perfectly. I had an interview today, I get trial days next week & today I’ve been watching video after video and while each one has helped, yours and another fellas about missing gears has absolutely settled my mind. I now know missing gears occasionally is just part of the drive. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
First time in a truck today, nailed the non-synchro HR licence first time....but it wasnt without 3 shift errors, but i got there! This is a very Informative video, thanks for sharing! I have much more respect and patience for all truck drivers on the roads, now i have experienced first hand how easy it is to miss a gear and get flustered! Big thank you to all the people who were stuck behind me today and every single one of you were very patient with me!!! It isnt as easy as just hitting the clutch twice and everything falling into gear....road speed, gearbox and engine needing to match or it all goes to shit!!!
I start my first driving job in 2 weeks in an 18s RR, I got my license in an auto and I'm packing myself lol. You video is probably the best explanation and the most encouraging I have seen yet. Thank you!
Very handy, i never understood how the crash box worked completely until i watched this.
Extremely well explained.
Definatly worth the subscription.
I usually don't comment on videos, but I'd like to say thank you! this is extremely informative.
Back in the day, we had two separate shift levers. By utilizing them in various combination we had 16 forward and 2 reverse. Total, 18. That was back in the mid 60's.
Soup stirrers!
Thank you for posting this video. Very clear explanation and descriptions of what's going on throughout the gear ranges and road conditions.
I wish my instructor had of told me it was 400 revs between gears, it would have made life a hole lot easier!
Great video and spot on with the tips.
Good vid mate. I'm a 3rd gen truckie myself and basically self taught and also watching dad in the trucks from an early age helped heaps. This will help a lot of new drivers like myself I just started driving semi's
As a guy about to go on a course to drive these monsters, great video to explain the basics, and some of the finer points too. Thanks for taking the time.
Outstanding! I've been driving 10 speeds for 8 months now and today they accidentally threw me in a 18 speed! Instead of telling my boss, i jumped on here and found this video. After one watch, im now a pro!!! Thanks mate!!!!! You explained the process very well. #cbf4life
Explained it really well mate. Theres a lot of people out the explaining it, but I reckon you've done pretty good job.
mate, your history is exactly the same as mine. got the license in a mack with the crash, drove sincro for years and tomorrow I'm being tested for a job driving tipper and dog as well as a prime and float. a bit nervous but like you, watching the you tube vids to get refreshed. top vid.
This made a ton of sense to me and I don't even drive rigs. Very well done. Thank you!
using the exhaust brake helps when changing and also sounds cooool! and also pulls the ladys too ha
Best 18 speed eaton fuller explanation yet, good job mate, well done
This is exactly how I shift my 13 speed, except when splitting down, I don't accelerate until after I flick the switch. Excellent video, cheers.
Great video thank you.
I recently retired as a transit operator of 30 years and am looking for something part time but never driven 18 speed so your video will save me looking completely green.
Cheers.
Thanks mate. I did my course last year. I got re-tested (and passed) but my first VicRoads tester was also my instructor and he was a shit teacher. I'm an ex ADF instructor and I learned more in your vid about the EF gearbox than he taught me in 2 days.
It's a good tutorial mate. I watched your video before going to JADS driver training to get my HR licence and had a far better of idea of what I was required to do. I passed my licence first time with no restrictions. Thanks.
I'm just learning this myself, Did my first 3hr session yesterday, thanks for the video! cleared up a few things I wasnt crystal clear on :)
Great video mate, I'm starting trucking school soon and was wanting to learn some extra info on shifting. Best tutorial so far. Thanks.
I am yet to take my first class of truck driving, but your instructions were excellent. There is every opportunity that the new learner will be confident driving a crash box the first time once he has viewed your video.
Great vid. Clear and concise, also exactly they way I was taught. This should be a required viewing for new comers to the crashbox
you gm16 ozstickman and alwaysoffroad are the best aussie youtube truckers !
So many steps for each gear change. I had no idea.
What a bloody fantastic video! I don't drive trucks yet, but it's my ambition to do so in the not to distant future, and I've seen many instructional vids, but this was by far the easiest to follow, covered all the details and was non confusing. Some peoples instructions, although having the best intentions, are too technical and involved, and you can't take it all in! I've got a much clearer idea of how it all works now, so cheers from a Kiwi neighbour for taking the time to film this mate!
Thanks! You are a very good teacher, clear and succinct! I am just about to start lessons! Thanks a lot!!!
Really good video, just shows the work involved in driving a truck, now I know why truckies get pissed of when driving in town.
I like the end. Don't be too hard on yourself. Cause it can be very stressful when learning
Good advice mate, watched this before my first HR lessons and was like, what the?? But after a few lessons makes a whole lot more sense with some good tips, will watch it a few more time as I go along to really get my head around gearwork. Cheers mate, top vid.
Great vids mate, as a new trucker these vids have helped me be safe and understand how it operate my truck to be safe for me and other road users,(you know the ones that don't see the massive truck beside them). Well done keep them comin
Excellent video. Explained all those little things that I have been missing.
all car drivers who pull out infront of lorrys should watch this and see how much of a pain in the arse it is for a lorry to slow down and get back up to speed...this video should be on all driving tests to make people realise.. good work mate
The tip on having notes on speed, 1000rpm and gear number is a game changer. Nice one mate
To anyone that has/can master these crash boxes, you're a dying breed but I salute you for being able to do this. If you're going for your HR and have no experience with these, beware! I just got my HR license in SA and went for unrestricted (crash box). I've always driven manual in cars, and much prefer them over autos so thought I'd be fine... Two hours into the course and I opted to just go for a synchro instead. I was worried enough about what was going on around me in a 15 tonne vehicle let alone what gear/speed/ratio I was in - and heads up, the trainers will make you double clutch every gear and skip gears both down changing and up changing, both in and through Hi/Lo ratios (eg 6 to 5, 5 to 4 or 6 to 4) - No resting foot on clutch or hand on gear lever. They also deduct marks for every missed gear or incorrect gear selection. Vehicle must also be left in gear until it comes to rest, no coasting in neutral. If you had while to practice, you'd probably get this down in a matter of days - but on a 1 and half day course, especially if you have no experience, all I can say is best of luck.
I had one day dude....and yeah, it aint anywhere as easy as it looks....4 gear change errors or rough (grinding) changes and you can kiss that licence test goodbye....50 minute test contains a considerable amount of gear changes....i got three errors, but got through in the end...Phew!!!
Tommy Dennis what a joke
1 + 1/2 days? where did you do the training, i did mine a couple of months ago in wingfield, it was 3 days @8hr to get unrestricted HC (18spd) driving a shitty old sterling towing a water filled tanker.
i went straight from car licence to unrestricted HC via the TILE course. currently doing dangerous goods and fatigue management training
British English - licence is the verb and license is the noun. American English - licence is both the verb and the noun. Technically, both of you are correct. Although, in Australia the American spelling now dominates - license is becoming obsolete. Just saying.
I knw, just passed my license 2ND time around... we wouldn't drive the way they teach us that's for sure
It's all in the double clutch sequence and correct rev's mate .. spot on.
Thanks for the tips. Very informative for an inexperienced driver like myself.
wow i did my HR in march too. i'll be going for my MC straight up. i dont have much experence behind the wheel of the truck and these videos help alot.
Best video on the subject I have seen so far,.
Use the clutch if you want to, that’s what it’s there for.
Referencing Eaton, so people can head over there for another viewpoint on how to shift, from the guys who built the box, terrific.
And, trying to make every shift, not just good but Perfect, it’s very satisfying, and is all about knowing when to bury the ego and grab the clutch.
I like to get into low range when cruising to a stop, but hey that’s just me.
Cheers
Thank you for these videos, considering truck driving myself
This was exactly the type of explanation I was after. Thankyou
Very well spoken. Never driven a truck but after this I feel like I could go get my license right away ;D
Most informative video I'd ever seen bro best regards from calgary canada
What a great instructional video! Thanks heaps mate.
Better than most videos where they just show off how clever they are.
Agreed. I've watched so many gear-shift videos on here I thought my head was going to explode with all the confusion. This was explained beautifully.
when i'm alone I always shift perfectly :D
batsali99 I thought I m the only one who drives perfect while no one watching😂👍👍
Same here bro
Always 😂
Perfect bahahhaha
Thankyou so much for the in depth video. I'm currently learning how to drive a road ranger the person I'm learning from did not teach this correctly about the revs and stuff.
Thanks driven autos taking next step up ,plan to watch a few times helped a lot clear. Concise
Thanks for explaining this, wondered how it was done. I'm not a trucker, just a curious citizen.. :D
Awesome vid bro very accurate and informative I have been driving trucks for the past 34 years and can only add a couple of tips
A clutch is cheaper than a box
Don't apply the clutch brake until the truck has completely stopped
If the horton fan is on shifts will need to be quicker
If downshifting down a hill apply the trailer brakes lightly to free up your feet and not miss your target gear
Perhaps a vid on skipping multiple gears on approach to steep inclines would help
bit complex to explain in words
I've never driven a truck before, but with those instructions I bet I could.
Got my HD license 3 years ago on a 18 speed and havent done any driving. My cousin has asked me to drive his tipper ,18 speed, to help him out on his property at Temora for the canola pick up. I,ve watched your video many a time, taken notes, and reckon it,s great . Luckily for people like me you take you time to post these videos. Leaving tommorrow and I,ll let you know how i go. Thanks again Regards Kev
had this transmission with some MAN trucks and I loved it, its comfortable. Started almost with the 3rd or 4th gear and jumped two gears up, cause power was enough.
very comprehensive presentation and useful advice !
Great post. I have to do a driving test for a job next week and only drove 13 speeds. The trucks at this new job are 18 speeds and your vid answered every question I had.
damn best explanation iv heard better than alot of truckies and how they explain it haha
This is so old school. Only way to smooth out the power band and get yourself going.
Gday mate im just gunna say this video was great help, your down to earth and your description and tips in unmatched by what ive seen on RUclips today... keep it up mate
Probably never going to drive a truck but found the video very cool and interesting, keep up the good work :)
Thank you very much. Finally, I understand it a little bit more, all because of your wonderful video. Thanks a million .
thank you so much mate, just so you know your video is still helping us noobs out
Well done sir, i learnt to drive an 18 speed RR in a Mitsubishi (believe it or not) and that was to get my HC (about a year or so ago) and have driven a Scania auto ever since, but tomorrow i have to drive a kenworth so this video has refreshed my memory some what, so thank you very much. Arewethereyet 953.....(great name lol).
Thanks a million.. Best explanation ever seen on RUclips.
Nice one buddy..i use to drive something complicatet as well ....for some people is hard to sincronise all these..
thnks for the way you explained and broken down the crash gearbox,,,
helped me heaps
Really impressive shifting... only truck here in Finland that have same eaton fuller 18 gear box is the finnish made truck Sisu. keep up the good work mate :)
dreamed as a little kid now im 35 and still dreaming of driving a semi.
one day. grate video
then stop dreaming and do it :) do it because you can,do it because you want too.
i got mine recently at 29 and now wish i done it years ago
I dreamed the same dream, put I went out there and from a small Swiss Dump truck all the way up to a Road Train in Australia.I am happy to retire as a happy man one day.
Dude you sholued stop dreaming and do it I'm sixteen an live on a station in northern qld driving theses is the best thing out there
Very educational video I'm going to use this method I'll keep referring back. Thank you.😊
thanks for the video, very helpful. heavy hauling in Seattle Washington.
just learned to operate 18 speed (crash box) in the last couple of weeksthrown in the deep end by doing deliveries around town with itfound your video really helpful as it was a case of sink or swim
VERY USEFUL TIPS MY FRIEND, THANK YOU.
so thankful for this video which really helps me a lot
That was very well explained thank you, the penny drop with the explanation of the splinter 👍
Awesome video mate, Im starting a new job in a tipper in brisbane next week. I havent driven 18 speed for 9 months now. Love the video, Im sure it will help me along the way. Cheers.
Best description i have seen yet
arewethereyet is a parking bay we named at the end of the longest straight in oz 147klm we also call it the ninety mile a place called Balladonia across the nullabor good job on the video cob keep striving for the perfect day I've been trying for 28yrs it's another challenge for those of us that has made this industry a way of life safe truckin Cob
Excellent explanation, a big thumbs up. I've been spoiled with automatic transmissions but am about to become a float driver and will need to drive manual again. Up shifting no problem and hopefully down shifting will also be no problem!
Guy I was working for in Dalwallinu had one of these gear sticks and I had no idea how he did it haha I've only ever used a 5 speed gearstick :)
hi thankyou soo much ive just done my weeks of training sitting test next week n then driving cant wait but this is soo helpful soo thankyou heaps :)
pretty much Australian truck drivers are super good at this stuff thank u!!! for explaining it... #AllthewayfromCanada
Thanks for the excellent video, I learnt on Leyland and Albion trucks, my first attempt at a RR next week at my age, might polish a couple teeth for a while
Best one i have seen.
Finally a truck with the steering wheel on the RIGHT (correct) side of a truck and an Aussie accent. Those Western Star's are actually a decent drive.
Adam The Aussie who cares what side the steering wheel is on same ride just opposite side
That's because you Aussies drive on the wrong side of the road. The correct side of steering wheel in America is on left of the gear box.
@@truckertodd4567 i dont believe in correct sides of anything i can drive fine in america and australia and regardless of the postion of the steering wheel so i literally feel like it dosent matter at all
You mean wrong side
Thanks...just on my hr and will move on to mc after a year. vids like this really help and I liked the idea of writing the revs down on paper to suit the rite gear at the speed. gota start somewhere...see how I go
I am not a truck driver! but subscribed and liked, a very well explained video and I learned something
This is a great video. It is nice to see how things work.
I am 62 and I have been driving In Melbourne in old trucks in all my trucking life, and never really knew how to change, never taught, and then when getting into a KneWorth,for the second time and the spitter and the low and upper speed ,never knew, just knew the reeves and what I was never taught,The double clucthing I knew, but everything else was self taught.I was only taught in 5 speed box.This is back in the late 80's,If you wanted to drive trucks they wanted experience, and it was very different back then.I drove buses, til I learnt to lie, then went into driving trucks and then its when you learnt to be a big boy.Back then it was a different game, very different, very different,Those that drive a Kenworth now are very lucky.So what did I drive and a very different game.i drove a LTL ford and it didn't have all the great stuff but I travelled interstate and all around the Eastern sea board, and yeah, and for up to 19 years ago I got back and drove a Frighterliner that was old and and the air temp In the rig was 45 degrees, for 11 years, no complaints just delt with it, then moved on to another same kind of truck, and the same temp,no relief,delt with it and no relief,but yeah so what 's the story.You are saying what I thought I was right is wrong .Thank you.
That was awesome thx mate got my 2nd lesson today and you have helped my mind set a lot. My 1st time in the truck i was happy with the way i was going up thru the gears but coming down to stop i was screwing that up big time in my mind. I will take your suggestion and pin a sticky note to the dash with what speed i am doing at what rev's. Great advice and i will try not to be to hard on myself when i stuff it up. :)
Good vid. Once you become familiar with the box you can forget about watching the tacho and just go by sound and timming.
thats an awsome and informative vid mate!! good work
Great vid bro thanks, have only driven a 10speed was a good explanation of how to split the gears. Thanks.
Thanks for the demo.Superb.I have trouble with this and you have given me some more insight into this mystery.Sometimes perplexed Canada mate.
good video, I have been trouble shifting gears, this will help thanks. going from 4th to 5th the lever in the front is a shift changer and a splitter on the side.
awesome video! I found it really helpful. thanks mate
Thanks mate , great teacher good info going for my HR