From: J.Wiehe (j.wiehe@sympatico.ca)
Date: Mon Mar 24 2003 - 18:09:14 PST
Did he show you how to skip gears when starting off
going down hill, as in 1->3->5 ?
This method is used by alot of truckers.
Jim Wiehe VA3JHW
j.wiehe@sympatico.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronzo" <rojoha@attbi.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 19:39
Subject: Re: [MV] M35 Air shift ??
> He also demonstrated starting out in 1st 'L' using the clutch and
going
> up through 6 'shifts or gears' and back down to 2nd without touching the
> clutch, just the throttle pedal, ear and a light grip on the shifter. He
> pointed out that he could get back into 1st 'L' without the clutch only
> about 50% of the time. He demoed it both on road and off, going uphill and
> down. That whole shifting sequence I have not tried and probably will not
> master. I don't have an understanding motor pool CWO behind me to repair
my
> truck or point out my errors while I try to learn his tricks. But school
> goes back into session during our Weare, NH summer rally again for 5 days.
> As the saying goes, it's not for everyone. But handy to know.
>
> Ron
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