Man that sounded so beautiful that it put freaking tears in my eyes! The man driving, being one with his machine, and the cameraman just enjoying the whole damn show. Magnificent!
That's not how you drive a truck. Most jamaican truckers never see a CDL books. Messing up gearbox Messing up engine diff pressure plates.. crazy drivers
Hes hot shifting (power shifting/slamshifting) pedal to the metal and clutch to shift its only used in racing with heavy loads for competition super hard on the transmission
@@altheplug7080please tell me why he wouldn’t be, I drive manual on a daily basis and also am going to school to be a diesel technician. Please, elaborate
For y'all crying here in the comments that he's grinding the gears, you clearly don't know what you're talking about. He's listening to the engine and releasing the clutch expertly as soon as it bites. That's a pro at work. Floating is for people who don't feel the need to have some fun, but in this case, he is showboating and i think we all love how that Cummins sound when done properly. And for correction it's a CAT not a Cummins.
Are we watching the same vid? All he does is use the clutch...then gets confused what gear he is even in then greenhorns the downshift. That truck won't last 2 years driving like this
He is far from a amateur, some people use the clutch there whole career. But by his shifting you can definitely tell he is definitely skilled. No amateur doing that clutch or not & yes I drive a 13 speed kw everyday...
What is he,about 4 foot 9 inches,and 105 pounds???? He's going to hit a good bump, and that air seat will drive him out through the roof. That's why he has a five foot shifter, gives him something to hold onto!!😂😊
I've had my CDL since 2003 and drive a dump truck for a living but you would never see me driving this well. This man just showed me I don't a damn thing about shifting a big truck! Pay attention to how steady the camera is! There's a man hanging off the side of the truck and that camera is steady AF! My man is doing the damn thing!
@@joefischetti2383 it's not Walla My Foot, it's Hold Them Hot Foot. It's just a Slang, because he's Shifting Gears so Sweet and Smooth and it's all in the Footwork
@@joefischetti2383he's saying hold dem (them) .hot foot ..the driver's pet name cause of his skill in shifting and pedalling neatly ...he mightve gotten his name from the community folk he drops hardware material to
This brings me memories! One time I was asked to drive a truck that lost the muffler back to the yard, and my boss at the yard said that he could hear me shifting a mile away and that I had no reason to use a Jake brake on an empty truck, he wasn't a happy camper! On the other hand I couldn't stop smiling!
Where I live there are signs everywhere in residential areas because of this reason. I,m a trucker myself and I only use engine brakes on the highway not in the city. Lucky for residence newer trucks are not this noisy but I do love the sound.
Funny you say that... cuz RP is known as great . But blew ALOT of turbos back in early 2000s I guess it was too slippery? Any ways, turbo seals wud start leaking soon We knew to stay away No idea how it is now
He working that left leg on that clutch pedal and making that jake brake talk me personally the clutch is made for starting / stopping and reverse after that it's shifting by RPM
That's what I thought too, I drove an fld shaker with a Detroit and a 10 speed Rockwell pushing it was a beautiful shifting truck never had to touch the clutch. I also had a 2007 Dodge 3500 with a 6 speed, hotshot rig. After 2,000 miles in that thing my left leg was hurting me something awful, definitely makes a difference. Not too mention wear and tear on a $2,000 clutch
Y’all could never drive a truck in Jamaica Jamaica got some of the best truck drivers on the planet a lot of y’all would dieee going down spur tree hill
Yeah it seems like he's listening to the engine when he popping them gears I don't know much about driving up 18 wheeler but that's what it seems like to me he's more like listening to that engine for he popping clutch until the next gear he's a professional stay blessed
Let me tell you something brother you won't make a lot. That little island call jamaica there is some guys who we call street side mechanic will clean and injector and build a turbo from nothing.
@@markwatson5978 I'll make a killing by supplying all those mechanics with parts to build that crap. I drove in Jamaica for Esso fuels back in the 90's. Also, drove in V.I., British Caledonia, and Puerto Rico. Island drivers are the worst drivers on the planet of the Earth. Jakes blaring, driving on the wrong side of the road, cutting in line, running red lights, running school busses off the road, etc. I wondered why the job paid so much money. It's because when you get back to civilization (the states), you have to go through therapy for PTSD. It was like being in a war zone.
@@mikepeg99 the States is 'civilization'!? 130 mph+ through the Poconos in the rain at night, dodging moonshine runners in the blue ridge. Not to mention scrap haulers drag racing back and forth to get loads. Yes, you will get clipped and a face full of tire smoke on city streets. Log trucks, OMG....
