Shifting gears, 12 speed Volvo
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
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sharing with youtubers, driving modern heavy vehicles.Today I'm in an 2007 FM12 Volvo, fitted with Volvo's own electronically controlled 12 speed automatic/semi automatic clutchless gearbox.
I must admit I didn't like the Idea at first (I'm a roadranger man myself), but after spending a couple of days with this, I was hooked, real bit of trick gear, others European truck manufactures have similar concept's (likely sourced from ZF), HEAPS more drivable than the self shifting Roadranger, faster and smoother than the 'BENZ.
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the first part of the video, one of the most 2007 video ive ever seen, that music, camera quality
I've driven one or two of those and I have to say I never thought I'd prefer it to the manual three over three with a splitter but I do. So easy to use, especially in built up areas.
love the sounds of the braking & turbos.
The i-shift is a manual gearbox which is shifted automaticlly, so it has a clutch =) there are two versions now, single clutch and dual clutch, dualclutch version is magical, it feels almost like a variable or stepless with no losses in torqe :) sorry for my bad english..
That's right :)
That engine sound😍😍
That truck had a 13 litre, Euro 3 engine of 440hp. The company that owned it now uses the 11 litre Euro 5 engine of 450 hp, which actually pulls harder, although the engine brake doesn't work as well due to the smaller capacity engine. The Volvo I shift would have to be the best automated gearbox in production.
I love how the transmission jump from 4th to 7th gear at 2:49
2:49
Love the sound of that turbo :D
gday mate...Mark G here. i used to drive 1 of these,,very nice indeed,cheers.
Never really seen a right side Volvo before nice video Love the sound of the truck!
I love the ergonomics of the cab. Well thought out.
The mushy Allison does have it's place and I've had plenty of experience in them.
Downshifting, upshifting, skip shifting, full throttle, half throttle whatever you can think of, will always result in an as smooth change as you see on here.
You can nearly sit a can of coke on the dash board and not spill a drop during shifts (apart from accelaration).
As much as I like American gear, they are behind the eight ball compared to the Euro stuff electroniclly.
I STILL want a gear stick!! :)
God that engine sounds beautiful!
Music and phone brought be back to the 90s
Nice video. The engine sound while turning left and automatically shifting from 10th to 7th gear (at 01:57 min) is awesome...
This was the wagon I had until recently. I still miss the “MRUH” sound when it changed up a gear.
I do have to say the streets are A LOT smaller in Europe, so smaller trucks equals the size of our trucks and the roads here in America
I like how it uses the engine brake when it skips 1 or 2 gears on upshifts.
thanks for this demonstration. It was very interesting because I've never really seen this before. :)
nice i'am kiwi living in sweden and drives a semi for a livin'. Happy trucking mate and be safe out there.
Much different than when i used to drive a Volvo FL10.
This is some pretty cool stuff there with this semi-automatic shifter. It almost makes me wish sometimes that I could take one of these volvo trucks out on the highway for a short "spin" just to see what it can do.
There is a difference between a metric Tonne and the US Ton. A US Ton is 2000 pounds as you have already stated. However what you don't know is that a metric Tonne (as used in Australia etc.) is 1000 Kilograms. Since 1 Kilogram = 2.204 pounds, a Metric Tonne is 2204 pounds. Hence the assertion of 88,000 pounds is absolutely correct as it accurately represents the load he was carrying both here and abroad. This is because a Tonne here is different to your Ton.
Hey thanks for posting this video, I always wondered how the semi-autos worked.
Take care and drive safe!
Men that truck have all the gadgets in there.
it needs 8 guears to reach interesting, good video.
i-shift is one of the best automatics you can have in a truck!
Get in the car my man is a smashing out some tunes
Gracias por mostrar tu vehiculo aquí viéndolo en 2020 desde Veracruz México saludos
correction all volvos with the semi auto gear boxes have a clutch it just the auto matic gear selector tht engages it every time it changes gear i had to change a clutch on one last week
that's pretty cool. I had no idea big trucks could get an automoatic with that many gears.
i have a VOLVO FH, with i-shift too, and what i do is, in manual, pass from 7th to 10th, reaching the 2000RPM in each gear. great video anyway :)
a little too much but hey....its all good.had a bourbon myself and am enjoying the coolness after a storm.
@Sanders83 It is sequential, but if you want to block change, just press the button how many times you think it could handle, ultimately it ill up to it, to decide if it can do it
@Engineer9736 Stick shifts can be chqnged to whatever gear the driver chooses,just because there are 12 gears there, you do not need them all the time,
@shaned8845 they are not clutchless ,they have an air-over electric acctruator on the side of the gear box,which engages the cluch every time you push up on the stick.Did you also know they have 4 reverse gears.they are still the same box ,but air and electrics come in to play.
The two blinker lights show truck and trailer (one each), but rarely seem to work the way they are supposed to.
The bar lights around the tacho are guides, the green idicate where the motor operates and it most efficent, red is the nogo zone.
The lights around the speedo only come on with the cruise control and only one little bar will light showing where the cruise control has been set
David Guetta v the egg - love don't let me go, It was what was on the radio when I turned it on
You must have been driving in town I take it only only 118kms covered over an approxiamate 3 hour period. They are certainly making them simpler to drive now, although I would hate to pay for a gearbox rebuild.
You can skip shift, on the dash board display there are little arrows that point up and down, 2 arrows up means you can skip 2 gears up, 3 arrows up, 3 gears up same for down shift. if you look at 3.25 you can see arrows changing accordingly
@StackedDecks In this situation, it doesn't need 12 gears, however, loaded to maximum weight, in steep undulting terrian, sometimes 12 isn't enough to keep the motor in its optimun working range.
Thats why the most popular gearbox in Australia is an 18 speed
woohh u must take extra care driving that while filming!
it's a common misunderstanding, what the yanks call one ton is 2,000 lbs, usually called the US short ton, the ISA ton, or the metric ton is equal to 1,000 kg
fantastic, a hgv driver on 12th gear (on the motorway) driving with one hand holding a camera!!!
At least this time I wasn't drunk
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Nice truck.
Love the Volvos.
Wow 12years video 😁😁
I'd love to see a video if it auto shifting WITH OUT being in economy mode, full power lets see how she does! Great vid.
thank you for this, i need this for my ets2 driving :)
looks cozy!..REMEMBER..NEVER CUT OFF A DRUCK DRIVER..SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO GET UP TO SPEED
It seems that when Volvo developed the gearbox they wanted to get the truck to the highest speed with the fewest gear changes possible; this being the most economical way. They succeeded.
When changing up it will jump a number of shifts, dropping the revs to 1000RPM, this being the start of the torque band.
Lucky Guy where you working at, that you can do this movie...I'm drivin a DAF 95XF, but i never would have the time for making a movie....
The Euro trucks are the same width as the American stuff and actually have higher mass limits, they have strict lenght limits, thats why you hardly see any bonnets
Spot on again, Generally I drive 1100 to 16/1700 no need to go any higher, you see me reving it out on the Video, thats just for show, Its not my normal style plenty of torque down low (1200)also.
These don't have SCR or adblue but I beleive the generation will, The 08 model Scania do,as well as the Japanese stuff.
The engine brake does that itself, I have no control over that, some say it's bad for crank, volvo don't seem the think so!It's remarkable how quick and smooth the skip shifts are.
@the124Lscania. . . anything up to 6th, if it's too higher gear it will beep at you and instruct you to change down
Im not a european truck fan much, but it seems like those volvos such is this one are really reliable and useful.
The blackbox is an option, most larger fleets get them but you do not have to
AHH.. I figured it must allow you to skip.. would be kinda stupid if it didn't.
I like your truck thou.. Wish we had more auto's here. The true manual trans are faster or at least "SEEM" fater, but I would gladly trade a little speed for less work... most of the time. Especially if I drove in the city more.
I will be going back out on the road again next week with a new company. I will be driving a Volvo VN780 with a strait 10 Eaton, or Super 10.
Thanks for posting your video.. it was cool.
If that is a volvo i shift box it will have a clutch which works off a electronically controlled hydraulic clutch booster. They are reliable box I work on a fleet of around 300 2005-2008 volvo fm12's! It is basically an electronically controlled manual box.
I have a full HGV licence and can drive an artic as well as a rigid. I've always been one for a good old clutch and gear lever, but the auto box must make life a bit easier. By the way, it the engine a 12 liter straight six?
@urbex2007 the 440 is a 13 litre 6 cylinder 24v
You are right, I havent driven a twin stick, but If a chace to came up,i'll be there with bells whistles and camera
There are drivers out there that have never used a gearstick, thats scary to me.
Volvo FH16 Euro Truck Simulator2 !
the fastest way to shift is 4-7-9-10-11-12
+Ido Гуссейн thats in ETS2 for sure if you have 750hp
In ets2 you can only have a trailer loaded to 24-25 tons, how you shift depends stronly on how much you carry
The torque really tails off after 1600rpm so much that at 2000rpm the power output is as low as at 1250rpm. This is why people shift up at 1600rpm which is about max power to only go down to 1300rpm which around max torque hence max power for that engine speed. Modern Peterbuilt trucks seem to have a flat power output between 1200 and 1800rpm so missing a gear each shift is quickest.
Dayum...... that's pretty nice for a truck
I have a 2007 9 speed Volvo (8 if you want to call it that) and love the truck but hate my gears. My last two gears will often get stuck when trying to move one up forcing me to have to bring the gear back to neutral and losing rpms. I have not encountered this problem on other trucks I've driven but hear this is common on Volvos. I'd like to try an automatic.
Gearbox killer☝️
It was what was on the Radio at the time.
Apparently the Volvo's built in america share at least 70% of the same parts as their european cousins (engines, cabs, axles, transmissions, interiors and some electrical components). The only difference between the U.S. Built and Euro Built ones are the axle configs, axle ratios and chassis.
I like the turbo gauge beside the tacho! FULL PULLL!! lol
If you are referring to a self shifting roadranger, Volvo's are light years ahead
To keep the motor in its torque band, most deisels only have around 1000 rpm range to work with
just like to point out that the description that you have put on says that it is clutchless????
The i-shift box or vt2012 (thats in this one) has a single plate pull type clutch in it. that is corttolled by a wabco ecu one which all the gearbox selector are pnumatic, that communicates to engine spped and wheel speed sensors and rear axle weight to optimise fuel.
The new generation of volvo i shift transmission are push type with the clutch servo built inside the gearbox.
@024reredrum , This model volvo came with 2 types of gearbox depending on customer requirementss
i have shown the 'I shift' here on this video, It has the ability to be fully automatic or manual, by saying manual, the driver controls what gear when. the gearbox does the rest.
The 14 speed I'm reffering to is the old school manual, you know, with a clutch pedal and you change gears with a stick.
I think I know why it was faster to 60Kph in auto mode. If you watch it is starting in 4th went 4,7,9,11 gears. When you did it manually you started in 3rd and it went 3 to 11 in sequence. with an empty trailer I would normally skip shift in my truck. Peak torque on my 12.7L Detroit is at at 1200RPM. Try hitting the shift button twice or three times to see if it will skip gears, to keep you in the 1000-1300 RPM range.
You're getting a little mixed up there, Ricardo. A "short" ton is 2000lbs, a Metric tonne is 1000kg = 2204.62lbs, An Imperial or "long" ton = 2240lbs.
I like it the show like this videokat and beautiful the inside of the volvo i love it it beside scania the best lorry. They complained about the automata once by today already sure more reliable Latvian.
Some one has said it is David Guetta - love dont let me go.
It was what was on the radio at the time
I love this sound ! :)
Not my normal driving style, have a nice day, thanks for the view
I like the boost guage, simple.
All the "power" mode does is hold the gear a little longer on upshift, It doesn't increase the power, just revs 200 rpm more, that would make stuff all difference in accleration
I'm sorry if you felt it as an electronic backhand we do put it in pounds on the paperwork we dont use tonnage too much around here Im sorry we are too old fashion around here that we do not use metric measurements every country is a little different I'm not trying to act superior or anything I just know what I am taught I am here in the US of A so as long as I am here I think I will be ok 2k lbs is the Department of Transportation standard for a ton so thats how I figure it. Again Sorry
Thanks for good quality
btw, great video Shane, keep em coming :)
BTW, The engine has a constant maximum power of 440hp from 1400 or 1450 up to 1800rpm, so apart from using the engine brake, it's not useful to go over 1800rpm.
Is this truck equipped with an SCR system and an AdBlue tank?
Great video!
@ 3.36 rofl :) onya Shane, at least you're big enough to admit it when you've been outfoxed. OTOH when it's in manual mode does it allow you to skip shift or can you only go thru each cog one by one?
a truck driver who listens to dance music my 14 year old neice would listen to. HAHA
The big one is for the truck, the small one for the trailer.
Heavier loads, plus moving from a standstill going up hill, rarely needs first gear but in soft boggy condidtions it becomes usefull
@desde714 Driving like that will definitely use more fuel, not because it's in manual, but because of the way its driven, the main thing I was showing was how much quicker it was getting to speed when in auto
Hm ... can you gets a film with 'POWER' mod ?
I Think ,when you empty , this is slow accelerate ... ?
Yep. .
Even If I replicated the computers shift pattern, I still won't be as quick.
I Also skip shift, With out going past the "green" zone with a LOADED trailer. (level ground), move off in 3 go 5, 7 9 10 11 12.
What I have put on here is NOT my normal style by any means
If you look at 3:15 mark, next to the "m" box along the bottom line, It advises you how many gears to go up OR down if you watch carefully,3 arrows pointing up means it will allow you 3 clicks(gears), this was a demo
does this truck come with extra safety features that allow you to drive it whilst pointing a video camera at the dash?
@aqua707 can go much lower then 1000rpm and it picks it up nicely hehe.
Wow, 435L in the tank and it's half full?? My car's tank holds 42L max... unreal. How much does it cost to fill up this thing, and how often do you have to do it? Looks comfortable though :)
European trucks are actually a bit bigger than American trucks. Food for thought.
40 tonnes (metric), not tons. That was filmed some years ago before the weigh bridge was put in, we are lucky to gross around 31 tonnes (31,000Kg) most times. I`ve worked there for about five years and the heaviest gross I`ve pulled out of that yard is a bit over 37 tonnes. That was a 440hp 12.8 litre euro 3 engine, we now run 450hp 10.8 litre euro 5 engines and they pull harder.
What do you mean by loose 2 gears?
When in auto mode, the gearbox selects what gear it thinks is best, ithas the ability to skip to what ever gear it thinks is right, it is only sequential in "manual" mode
Nice truck, man :D
Moving off from a standing start uphill & manouvering