Comment on Held back no longer
kassiopaea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
As a former truck driver: can confirm. It was mostly freeing because I could actually go to Walmart or do laundry in the city without worrying about where and how to park.
Also, without a trailer it accelerates a lot faster. Like, genuinely spending more time shifting than accelerating. Feels weird.
qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 days ago
Do you still start in 1st? Do you skip gears?
kassiopaea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days ago
The truck I was driving had a DT12 (12-speed) and it would shift 1-2-4-6-8-10-12 if I remember correctly. Even with only 6 gears to go through, it still took forever. Maybe it wasn’t actually more time shifting than accelerating, but it sure felt like it lol.
Mongostein@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
I don’t drive any more, but I’d start 18-speeds in 3rd and hit every 2nd gear on the way up