Stick shift

[tripowerguy]

I work at a ready mix company part time. I usually just drive a pick-up around. But I had to jump in a mixer truck and deliver a load of concrete today. It was an old Mack with 2 gear boxes and 10 speeds forward and while driving I thought of CPG and how he would be in 7th heaven with all those gear shifts. Roy:D

[fourspeed409]

When I worked at the truck shop in Vancouver we put together a truck that was going to work in a potato field. It had a 15sp trans, 4sp aux trans and air shifted 2 speed rears. If my math is corect that is like 120 gears. That would keep him busy.
CPG could never drive one of those big diesels anyways. I bet he could never catch on to shifting at 2000 rpm. He might be ok if he had a "Screaming Jimmy" 2 stroke. Ahh a 2 stroke Detroit sounds next best to a 409 with open headers.

[CDNpontiac409guy]

hey hey HEY !
What you talk'n about ?
Me not shift a deisel ?
AL THOSE GEARS !!!!
AAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Take THIS batman.....
1969 Hayes Clipper. 335 Cummins, 13 + 4 , top load 4640 rears.
I had this truck for about a year. Made a big profit on it... But stil miss the old girl. Passenger plates, used to drive it as a second car !
:p

[fourspeed409]

CPG. I just picture you putting a Sun tach in it and trying to hit that 7500 rpm redline with the big diesel. hehehe:evil

[dq409]

I used to know this guy who had what he called a "brush Buggy".Small block with two four speeds ,one behind the other !! Now THATS a CPG ride!!!,,,dq

[wrench]

Heck, I work (well, I USED to, now I supervise) on 18 wheelers.

They've got Eaton auto shift trannies now. It's a regular gearbox with computer controlled shifting. It's a big trip from those old split range boxes. And they ain't that reliable.

When I drove full time, my truck was a Mack with the three lever box. Two ranges in forward, 5 speeds each. Reverse was 5 speeds in either range as well. Crawl or zoom!

All in all, the truck handled like a big car.

Ah, those were the days.