How to Shift 13 speed Tractor Trailer Transmission
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This video explains how to shift the eaton fuller 13 speed transmission. The shift pattern is identical to the 9 speed pattern, however when in the high range you have the ability to split the gears into a low and high range.
This is a very simple video. As soon as I come across another 9sp I will post a video showing the similarities.
5 yrs later and your video is still helping. I had to drive a 13 speed today for my first time and your video helped me out! Thank you.
My First Time Will Be Today
My first time is in a couple hours 😅 Coming from a 10 speed it will be a bit tricky
Im sure everyone did well
Same here!
I'll drive a 13 speed again from a 10 speeder to a 13 again got rusty so here I'm learning again lol
The way he explained isn’t wrong but when it comes to downshifting you don’t have to worry about the high/low selector it’s best to just keep it in low for quick downshifting.
So you can down shift like a 10 speed?
@@samirastone2479 pretty much or basically 8-speed in that aspect. Heck even when driving a 13 speed when empty you don't really have to use the selector as long as you push a little higher rpms before shifting, just shift it like its basically only got 8 speeds.
@@joshuadavis6450 will that mess up the transmission?
@@krow3283 I don’t believe so. I mean I’m no mechanic but I’ve never had problems with doing it.
@@joshuadavis645010-4. I appreciate the info.
Been driving my 13 speed wrong for 3 months. Your video has made my shifting wayyy more smooth. Thank you!!
I’ve seen a few instructional videos on 13 speed rigs yours by far is exactly as you say straight to the point nothing overwhelming and no bullshit no smoking no cussing no annoying background noise no barking dog no filth no trash clean floors very professional
finally somebody explained it in simple and easy way. thank you
Hinad Samhan right
to me it's like the a super 9 speed lol I drove a super 10 like that
Bruh... You forgot to release your brakes.... They're smoking by now.
Agreed. It's very similar to the Super 10.
Hinad Samhan
Thanks for sharing. I'm able to understand the concept after watching your video. My husband owns a 13 speed semitruck, I received my license recently and he asked me to watch your video as many times necessary before I'm allowed to get behind the steering wheel of my "own semi"!...I love him to death, he is thinking about safety😉
Should ask him about the super 10
Thank you so much. I’m about to buy my first truck and it’s a 13 speed. I’ve researched and searched and this is the first video that someone actually walked us thru it step by step gear by gear. Appreciate it
Ikr, I pick my T680 up this Friday & haven't drove a manual 13 speed since 2006, lol!!!
@@srdemarkes good luck bro but at least you’ve driven one before lol
Thank you for this video. This helps explain it a little better to me, and helps me freak out a little less going from a super 10 to a 13 after 6+ years of not driving.
I watched this video 100 times and conquerd my fear. After 12 years of 10 speeds.
I did it in 2 days. The company only had 13 speed and automatics. I refused to pass on a good pay scale and emphatically refused to drive a automatic.
Great Job driver.
Richard Scott Why so scared of Automatics? U don’t like them?
Scott Rowan automatics are terrible
cali-truckdriver power is not the issue
vnkable then what is?
Don’t Move the transmission are garbage!! They shift when it wants to shift not when it’s best. Even if you can manually shift, it will go right back to the gear it wants...they’re a nightmare to drive
This is BY FAR one of the BEST demonstrations on how to shift a 13 spd I've seen on RUclips and GREAT job Sir!!😃👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾👍🏾💯
That was probably one of the better video's I've seen in along time. Tks and post any other trucking experience you are willing to share.
Thank you. I drove a 10 speed for awhile but about to do a 13 speed an this was helpful an straight to the point. Also liked how you explained downshifting too. Was actually a great efficient an fast explanation, thank you. This shouldn't be a problem for me seeing this.
Thanks for sharing. Gonna drive a 13-speed tomorrow for the first time ever
I got thrown into a 13 at work, after only driving 10 speeds before. With nobody at work being able to tell me how to properly do this, I think this will help immensely.
How’d it go? Same situation here.
Excellent video , I watched yesterday 4 times slowly. Woke up this morning and jumped into a 13 speed I’m delivering. It worked like a charm …
Your video is absolutely perfect. You showed not only how to shift but to downshift. I’ve been looking at different videos to try to find someone to explain and you did it all. Thank you for making this fantastic video
i watch this video twice and i got it never drove 13 speed thank you bud it really helped me 100%
13's are my favorite out of all. its also the best for training new drivers
This is what I learned on
@@peterfredyma3257 Any tips? I’m learning on one as well. I mostly struggle with down shifting.
Why would you wanna train a new driver on a 13 speed
13's are the easiest to learn
@@martinwiebe125 gain speed gain bump lose speed lose bump. Downshift 1 gear and you should be giving it a 400 rpm bump. Go down 2 gears and your giving it 800 rpm bump. That’s only on flat ground though. Going up hill you’ll lose speed quickly so you’re gonna give it 200 lower rpm bump. Going down hill you’ll gain speed quickly so you’re gonna give it 200 more rpm bump.
Thanks you very much for this tutorial. I just bought a truck with a Cummins N14 and Eaton 13, I will be practicing on the bush
I was unable to know how these 13 speed shifter works. I came to know when I watched your short 13 speed knowledge-based video. You're highly appreciated for your helpful video. I watched a lot videos about it, but yours was so simple and easy to understand. Thank you so much. More videos about trucking was helpful.
Thank you for helping me understand shifting of an 13speed. Now all I need to do is practice.
very good detailed and precise video bro...anyone with common sense will definitely appreciate this
Love the explanation. Some of the other ones show them just shifting and not explaining anything.
Hey thank you. I am about to start a new job on a 13 speed and I've only driven a 10 speed so this was very enlightening and much appreciated!
I couldn't find a video that showed it step by step and not confuse me half way. Thank you for the video.
And dont push the clutch to the floor when you shift, cooks the clutch brake and makes it so when you put it in gear from a stop it grinds like it did in this video.
i've been driving a cascadia day cab for so long I needed a gear pattern refresher for a new job with real trucks. Thanks.
I used to drive a dump truck that was a 8 speed or 9 speed depending if you can’t low gear, so 13 speed is the same way as the 8(9) speed but with the red button in the side to select low high. Easy and very good simple video thank you!!
I was always curious about how those transmissions worked, I finally know? thank you very much sir
Something that wasn't covered, make sure to have around the proper RPM when shifting, give or take 100-150 RPMs, more or less if shift up or down hill respectively.
1st Gear - 1200RPM
2nd Gear - 1300RPM
3rd Gear - 1400RPM
4th Gear - 1500RPM
5th through 8th Gear - 1700RPM.
When down shifting, remember this:
CLUTCH - NEUTRAL - GAS - GEAR (CNGG).
Remember to have the RPM's down to at least 900-1000. More or less when going up or down hill.
So basically instead of double-clutching, clutch out to neutral and then rev and float in?
Great explanation. Nothing beats actually physically shifting on down the road, though.
WOW, Crazy shifting patterns. Very impressive! Hi Ron you are “The Smokey & The Bandit.” Yummy you were at 22 years young and still going strong today! You Love Machine! 💋
I just bought a 2010 387 yesterday and they said it was a 10 speed. No numbers on the shifter knob. Had been almost a year since driving so I assumed I was just messing up and not remembering the speeds for the gears. Realized it had a splitter and found your video - what a relief! Now I gotta get out and see if I can shift it right! Splitter was in low and I kinda thought my RPS's were a little high for cruising at 70 MPH. I was thinking that of course it rolls easy without a trailer...
Thank you for a straight forwards explanation without the fluff
Ty. Out of all the videos of people showing you this yours is the best one brother thank you.
You can watch videos all day. But nothing will replace actually driving one.
Nice to see this explained in line with oem instructions 👍
Best video ive seen explaining a 13 speed
its the same pattern as the 18speed but the 18 has a splitter on the low gears
Yes ty that's the difference 18 speed can split on low side as well ....
Man still confusing. Guess I'm just gonna have to hit the road and hope for the best.
Just Dont look like a swift driver then youll be golden
@@dancearoundtheworld5360 a swift driver never could figure it out. I got it in about 5 minutes.
Lol
@@American-Giant well not all swift drivers are that bad tho
Great video, great simple explanation and great demo of how to do it right.. upshifting and downshifting
I already know how. I just always love seeing other's ways of doing it
Thank you my brother...the best video on how to shift, am going on my 1st solo run with a manual
Thanks for the video. I am currently driving my 9 speed and tomorrow the conversion to 13 speed (transmission swap) will be completed. I was afraid of switching because I learned on a 10, and then bought and drove a 9 because it was simple. I can see now I need the splits and the final overdrive so I'm excited about the future.
Simple and easy way to explain.
thanks for your patience to explained.
5 stars video.👍
O found myself in a situation that i have to drive a clasicc fld d 13speed thanks to You and your video i did it good been driving 3years
They said they're gonna give me time, and I was also told (accurately) that I could treat the 18 like a modified 8 speed... and it works but... loaded its not gonna work that well... so gonna practice this.
By far the best explanation ever
Great video. Thanks for explaining this in a very simple form. 🤘
Here's a question, if you are in 6 hi let's say...can you go right to 7 hi, or you have to go low hi for each gear?
When down shifting for example from 8 high to 8 low you still have to lower you'r speed a bit for it to grab again?, Just learned 13 today by myself and found when I'm in high and put it back into low it makes a weird noise (transmission not catching I'm assuming) so I put it back into high would I then slow a bit and the put it into low?
Very easy to understand. Thanks. But, I want to believe I can skip gears while decelerating before I pick up again?
While you are shifting, are you working with the clutch like we do in the usual manual transmission?
Damn, I get it, but I think I'll stick with my 10 speed. Lol
Reginald McNeil its really not hard only takes some getting use too.. Like Jay Trucking said the 18 and 13 are very similar .. I learned too do both efficiently by practice ..
Exactly
same here
saw a cool pre emission truck i wanted with 13 sp but this is too complicated
@@zaidchalabi1599 I’m curious where did you make your class1 license? I live in Manitoba Canada and here we have to take the test with a 13 speed.
@@martinwiebe125 in usa its in 10 speed
A Tractor Trailer Transmission. Never heard of one. I have heard of Transmissions in Tractors. Then again Today's Steering wheel holders have a new name for everything.
You know, I watched this video before and forgot that I needed to use the splitter for 5th and up. Just got put in a 13 speed roughly 3 hours ago and kept asking myself what was I doing wrong. Now I know after refreshing my memory with your video.
Thank you for the video drove my first 13 speed today with ease
I call the red selector button the direct/over selector so people don't get confused with the low and high range selector, the same with the gray selector for the 18 speed.
Thank you!! It's gonna take practice. Just got hired on 13/18, and all I have ever driven in 8 years of driving is 10 speeds...
RPM: You shift up when your RPM reaches 15-16 and you have to shift to next quickly before RPM goes below 10-12. If it doesn't accept the next shift. Press the gas pedal in neutral rolling and built RPM to 15 then move to next gear.
Downshift: Practice to understand what gear transmission accepts on what speed. Generally above 80 kmps - 12/13 (8 hi-low) | 60 kmps - 10/11 (7 hi-low) | 40 kmps - 9/10 (6 hi-low) | 20 kmps - 6/7/8/ (5 hi-low or 4), below that you try to put in 3rd gear if there is no load, with heavy load, better stop and put in first gear to start again.
RPM on downshift: Shift neutral on 11-12, then hit gas pedal to build RMP to 14-15. Then shift next with released gas pedal.
thanks .. i start driving a w900l 13 speed and i grind alil bit on down shifts ..i though 10 speed was dope but for heavy loDs and long distances 13 is great..
+Jose Tapia hmm... Also, 10 not friendly on hills...
Perfect! Thanks
Avtar Nanrey ...great explanation 22 ji
Corey Corey says those who can't drive. Haha haha
This was the best video explaining this stuff.
I have my CDL but sadly got the auto restrict (company I went to for learning only uses autos so only trained us on autos).. but back home and wanting to use manual on ATS so got a shifter.. wanted to know how to do it.. you helped thank you! haha stay safe out there!
Best demonstration ever!!!
Dude i literally just watched this last nite and had a dream last nite ibwas driving it and had no problems at all
Thank you for making this video 🥳🥳🥳
Thank you so much. I'm just starting to learn this, and having much difficulty.
7 years later and this just taught me in 5 min thanks lol
Very helpful video...i learned on a 10 spd and my new job has 13 spd equipped trucks
Your instructions were for a 13-speed overdrive. Lo/Hi is the same as Direct/Overdrive. However, one time, I had to drive Penske rental for a day. Climb into the cab, much to my surprise it was a 13-speed underdrive. It was underdrive/direct😊
Are you supposed to double clutch this? Is so wouldn’t that be tricky with the high/low selector?
awesome vid. straight to the point without the bullshit talk. good stuff.
Getting ready to drive a 13 for the first time used your video as a crash course on if so basically I gather a 13 is a 18spd but you can't split the low end 👌🏻
This is the easiest tutoring method.. Thanks
I don’t even own a truck nor do I own a car but this was entertaining thank you
Single clutch in for low gears or double clutch in always?
Very well explained!!!
It's just like an 18speed but with hi/lo in low range
The best way to learn a 13 is to actually get in a truck and practice but thanks for the video cause it helps too god bless
I’ve been driving for 9 years both auto and manual, and just started a new job with an 18 speed Eaton. Even though I know how to split, I just for some reason needed to see this as absolute 110% confirmation there is something wrong with this new transmission. Every time I split from say 5th direct (low) to 5th over (high) it doesn’t want to catch the split and will bottom all the way down to idle unless I’m on the throttle to catch it. It’s like the synchro is off. It’s like it’s falling through the gear/split. Doesn’t matter if I do a quick in and out, shift faster or slower, doesn’t matter if I pre select or select mid shift (like on how some trucks I find it easier to select my range valve hi/low going from 4th to 5th or vice versa. The split shift falling through happens is almost every gear all the way from the bottom to the top and clunks more often than not, because it’s like it’s not ready for or is slamming the split gear I’m trying to select.
Thank you for this information. I am still on clear about a couple of things. I have been driving a 10 speed truck for many years and they just put me in a 13 speed. So when using years one through five, should be high/low switch always be in a certain position? And you do not need the clutch at all when using the high/low selector right?
Hopefully I'll remember this for tonight.
thank you sir for your teaching it really help me a lot
Thank you for making me more confused!
Uber?
Sr ulices ,gracias por sus vídeos me an ilustrado mochu no soy camionero pero quiero llegar hacerlo y sus vídeos me alludaran a no llegar a ciegas. Gracias
I assume you're not using the clutch because I see that your left foot remains on the ground. If you were using the clutch would anything change? this was real helpful to me I've been driving a 10-speed Sterling for the last 4 months and tomorrow I got to drive a Kenworth that has the red split on the side and have never used it before. I got someone trying to explain it to me but this was the best I've seen so far, thank you so much
best video i seen thus far. .
Thank you very much other videos don’t show how to downshift but you have a new subscriber and a like
I’ve never driven a truck, but this made sense to me.
I've watched several different videos on 13 and 18 speed . If anyone wants to learn this is by far the best not much difference between the 13 and 18 just a few more gears but works the same way
Thank you! It's been a while since I've driven a 13 & the company I'm going to has a 13 & 18. The 18 was gonna be my next piece of research.
Thank you, I always had doubts on how to shift on big trucks
Nice overhead view and explanation. Well done, thx.
Thanks bro u made it simple and easy awesome tutorial thanks man
Thank u brother so helpful very good explanation 👍👍👍👍
A Bg Ty...I hv clearly forgotten how to drove a 13 spd thxs again
Is crazy my fisrt language is spanish and I speak English too I had seen a bunch of videos in spanish and none of them I understand like this video jajaj thanks 🙏
Clutch brake! CLUTCH BRAKE!
Perfect way to explain , thanx mate.
The best video I have seen thanks bud
All I can say is wow🥰🥰 of all the videos I've watched I've understood this one and I mean only this one
You don’t have to go in high high on every gear to downshift once you come out of 8h u can go 7L 6L 5L that’s the easiest way
Wholy shit! So simple thanks to this guy. Thank you for making it easy.