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It depends on the engine, but if I had a nine-speed in my truck I'd shift up at 1500rpm and down at 1100. But I gotta tell you, I've got a Fuller UltraShift two-pedal automatic and I will NEVER go back to a manual. If you are driving through Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, or downtown Chicago, just to name two of the more entertaining places to take 73 feet of rolling death, and you are trying to get to your destination without bending your truck, running over someone's car, or killing anyone, not having the transmission be on the list of things you need to worry about is really comforting.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 8y agoShift points are more the same as any other transmission. Trucking schools teach you to upshift at 1500 and downshift at 1000.... me, I like to upshift around 1900, so that it'll drop me right into the powerband. However, you don't want to go over 1700 with a Cat engine.
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View shift patterns for semi-truck?
The Eaton-Fuller and Rockwell websites should have them. Google images will be able to find images, as well.. you just put in "8LL shift diagram", "9 speed shift diagram", "10 speed shift diagram", etc.
What is the highest numbers of gears in a semi truck?
There does exist a 21 speed transmission, although I have yet to see one. 18 is the highest you'll normally encounter.
How many gears does an average semi truck have?
For a North American truck, most of your average fleet trucks will run either a 9 or 10 speed transmission. Owner/operator and heavy haulers tend to have more gears - 13, 15, or 18 (15 speeds are a bit uncommon, though).
Can a car following a semi truck be going the same speed?
Yes.
How do you drive a 13 speed semi truck?
A 13 speed is basically a nine speed with the option of splitting the gears on the top side. How I drive this one... depends on a number of things. If I'm loaded heavy and/or pulling a hill, I'll be more prone to splitting the gears as I up and downshift. If I'm empty, I usually won't push the splitter forward until I'm in the top gear.
What is the name of a car that is stick shift with no clutch?
Semi-Automatic. The gears are changed by machine, but the driver can decide what gear the car should be in.
Why does a semi truck have more momentum than a bicycle?
A parked semi truck has no momentum. A moving bicycle does. If both the bike and the truck are moving at the same speed in the same direction, the truck will have more because it has more mass.
What is the maximum number of gears on a motor vehicle?
There is no maximum. The manufacture could theoretically put as many gears as they want. Mercedes Benz has a 7 speed transmission & Chrysler has an 8 speed transmission. Long haul semi-trucks have 26 gears ratios or more.
How many gears are in a daycab international semi truck?
As many as the purchasing agent ordered it with. It could have an Allison automatic with five or six gears, it could have an Eaton-Fuller manual or automatic with 9, 10, 13, or 18 gears, it could have a ZF Meritor automatic with 12 gears.
Who invented the Semi-truck?
Who invented the Semi-truck?
Can a semi truck kill a garbage truck?
If the semi truck knocked on the garbage truck, yes.
Can a semi follow behind a car at the same speed?
This happens all the time, allowing that the semi truck maintains the correct following distance there is no problem.
