[AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger

[Frank]

Ron
Series 60 Detroit.......very nice engine 475 ponies inside
Frank

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Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 2:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger

Yes!  That is what I noticed, Frank.  And I agree with you 100%.  
Upshift is main up and then aux down.  Downshift is aux up and then main 
down.  Has to be that way.  I bet Charlie does it that way too.  You are 
ahead of me.  I didn't start until 1959, you old duffer.

The Western Star is nice!  Is it Cat powered?  Down here in the flat 
country all I need is my FLD120, 3406 at just 350hp, and 10 speed.  
80,000 lb gross is all.  A 13 speed would be nicer, especially this time 
of year when the roads are soft.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

Frank wrote:
> If you will notice..he is shifting the red button before he shifts the
main
> stick.........if the main stick should happen to come out of gear just a
> little soon or a little late it will make a big bang and sometimes if it
> comes out with the bang the transmission will break off near the rear of
the
> case.....
> You should shift them main first and as soon as it is in gear shift the
red
> one....
>
> Did not mean to be too critical but it can happen and does .....
>
> As Charlie has stated correctly(not disagreeing with you Charlie just be
> careful when you do it that way) ......but if you end up letting up on the
> throttle too quickly  ...and you have already flipped the red....bang
>
> I only just started doing this so not the expert......(I started in 1956
and
> still on the road as of yesterday and STILL not an expert)
> A couple of the ones I have driven are on my web site and the one I drive
> now loaded with cement and grossing 115,500.....
>
> www.angelfire.com/mt/deeregp/index.html
>
> towards the bottom 
>
>
> Transmissions I have run:
> 5 speed main and 4 speed Brownie
> 4 and 4 
> 5 and 3
> Heavy 15
> Roadrangers in 10 13 and 18 speeds
>
> 6 speed Alison Automatic
> 6 Speed Auto with 3 speed Brownie
> And the best of all was
> 5 and 4 with a double reduction rear end.(3 sticks)
>
> The most miles I have put on are with the 13 Eaton 
> Frank
>
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> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 8:45 PM
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> Subject: Re: [AT] good view of shifting a 13 speed roadranger
>
> In a message dated 3/5/2010 6:29:54 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
> gremaux at midrivers.com writes:
>
> He is preselecting
>
> Can you explain that a bit.  I have an International with a  roadranger. 
> It's a 70's vintage with the "slide selector"  and red and  green air
lines.
>
> I only drove it a few miles and parked it.  It has  the DT 466 in it. Way 
> underpowered for what I wanted the truck  for.
>
> Gary
>
> Renton, WA
>  
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