I like the way you put the graphic on there and also how you showed how the pedals work. This allows the person that has never even seen someone drive a stick hopefully we'll be able to grasp of the concept.
My ten year old son and I enjoyed your video. He was asking me how to drive a standard transmission today and I was explaining how it works. We discussed my 1967 Rambler with a 3 on the tree, and your video wrapped it up.
I was born in 1963, have driven many a vehicle with three on the tree, something you just don't see much of any more.Great tutorial thanks for posting.
Haven’t seen that in years!! What a pleasure to see. I remember always wanting to do the shifting in my dad’s pick-up as a little kid!! A blast from the past! Thank you!!
I just bought my first car and it’s a 54 and never drove stick . I been watching videos for the last 3 days and this has been thee best to help me understand!!! Thank you for making this !!!!
I'm so happy to hear that I could help! You're going to do great! I would advise learning the clutch 1st before you take it for a drive. Put it in 1st, slowly let off of the clutch until it starts to grab, then push it back in. Then try the same thing in reverse. Once you mastered that, Try getting it to actually roll! Good Luck to you!
My Dad had a '65 Impala with the 283 and 3 speed manual....He had a '59 Ford with a 6 cylinder and 3 speed manual and two 1965 F100 pickups with the 240 6 cylinder and 3 speed. The last vehicle he owned was a 1985 C10 stepside with the 305 and 4 speed manual overdrive. I still have a 1954 Jeep that he bought in the early 60's. 4 cylinder with 3 speed manual on the floor.
Shifters in the US started on the floor. By 1940 most US builders were moving them to the tree to facilitate women driving and the ease of sliding over from the sidewalk side on the bench seat. People were discouraged from entering and exiting into traffic when parallel parked. Then imports came in the 50s and 60s....sports cars had transmission hump shifters and bucket seats as Europeans never improved the direct on tranny stick. It just became tge sporty thing to do, bucket seats and even automatic levers on the hump. Like high beams. We used to have the high beam button on the left foot floor...a much better place, but due to European imports and exports it was moved to the tree on a turn signal stalk. I could high beam low beam much faster and easier with my foot.
Column shifter is such a cool thing when I was 11 I spent a year in New Zealand and my auntie had a mitsubishi L200 8 seater we used to go everywhere in and she showed me how to drive that and it was 5 speed column👍
It takes quite a bit 4 me 2 leave any kind of comment or review ever, but I am taking my time 2 express 2 u how truly impressed I am with how well u made this video & as a woman who has been driving manual (stick for all u idiots, lol) more than 20 years THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST VIDEO EVER if u want 2 learn 2 drive 3 on the tree!!!
This is a terrific video, and your XL is such a cool car! I'm blown away by the length of the throw into second gear...when you're in 2nd, the shift lever is almost completely vertical! I've seen videos of GM and Mopar vehicles of the same era that also have 3-on-the-tree, and their throw into second is MUCH shorter.
Great visuals and basic explanation for me to show what A "3 On The Tree" transmission is for people (aka City Boys) what The Farm Truck was like that I drove as a child... Next searches are how to float through 18 😄😄😄
Beauty video. The clutching view was nice, too. I've driven 5, 10 and 13 speeds and I'm looking at buying a '40 Ford with a three on the column. After watching this, I might be able to figure it out. 😬 Thanks!
It's best when you stop at lights or junctions, not to keep your clutch pedal down because it will wear the release bearing and put strain on the cylinders.
My first car was a 70 Maverick beater. The easiest shifting manual. Loose and sloppy 3 sp. I've had manuals mostly since...they are tighter but not easier...A better driving feel...but i miss bench seats, where my girl...now wife can sit next to me. I hate bucket seats.
funny thing is, im still trying to find some bucket seats for my car. I love the bucket seats but i want to clear up some room for a nice custom console. I rebuild my original 3 speed and now it shifts like a dream. I love it. Thank you for watching my videos!
@@NoobMechanic split bench in my 71 Cutlass was best for me. My wife is 5' and I'm 6'4...when she drove her Reliant K 33 years ago with the full bench...I sat in the back or my knees were gouging the glove box sideways. Glad when I bought her a Taurus with the split and the convertible seat/console for trips. A really versatile design We're both back to bucket seats now.
I'm looking to rwd swap a '92 Cadillac, and i figure while i'm already in there, i'll make it manual. I like my floor space, so i want to make the column automatic shifter into a manual shifter like this. I'm willing to put the money in, the car is important to me. The goal is the DeVille Touring Sedan we deserved with some visual modifications to my flamboyant taste. Thanks for the lesson in driving it!
Bob McKenzie: "Okay, like, do the sound of a 1968 Ford Fairlane, leather upholstery, three-speed, on the tree ... and an FM radio in it." Doug McKenzie: "zsh-zsh-zsh-zsh-zsh! zsh-zsh-zsh-zsh-zsh! zssh ... zzzhhht. _wrench noises_ " Bob McKenzie: "Uh oh! Better call Motor League!"
That's going to vary greatly depending on the vehicle and transmission. For example, this cars manual states i should be shifting into 2nd around 15-20 MPH and shifting into 3rd around 35-40 MPH. Just like on a mountain bike with gears, the higher gears will help you go faster.
Yes Sir! Let's talk how strange it is. Its got a 302, 3 on the tree, no AC.... AND, the big kicker, it's got an 8.5 FORD rear end... That's right. an 8.5 FORD rear.
Hmm interesting, you’re pressing the clutch first before the break pedal. I’ve always been taught that doing that was wrong because it causes freewheeling.
Thank you for the video; I've been driving stick shift for 20 years, but I have never driven, or even seen a 3 on the tree in the flesh. Is it a delicate system compared to floor mount? And how does it link to the transmission from the column like that? It seems like it would need quite long linkages that would have to curve and bend. Sorry if it was covered, but what kind of car are you in?
Thank you for watching! its not super delicate system. To me, it shift just as easy as a 4 on the floor. The car is a 1969 Ford XL Fastback (basically a Galaxie). It's alot like an automatic column but there are 2 different linkages at the bottom of the column. One controls Reverse and 1st and the other controls 2nd and 3rd. If you check out this link, The 1st picture depicts it pretty well. Part 3509 is the bottom of the steering column. youll notice the linkages just above the rag joint. www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1589934-1969-f-100-shift-linkage-for-a-3-03-3-speed.html
W Polsce 95% aut jest z manualną skrzynią biegów. Widziałem kilka konstrukcji zabytkowych aut ze zmianą biegów przy kierownicy. Chyba pierwsze wersje Fiat 125 miały to i Warszawa.
No, you don’t have to. You’ll need to hold the clutch in a couple of yards before stopping. Not pushing the clutch results in engine braking. Engine braking is good because it slows you faster and makes your brakes last longer. You can engine brake until it slows, and you’ll feel when you need to push it in. It will start bucking if you don’t. I hold my clutch while braking uphill and engine brake downhill.
absolutely super i love column shifts and i wish they had never gone out of production plus i think they should be bought back.(peter newbrook) ps i actualy own one on a 1964 vauxhall victor.
Yeah, pretty much. I made the video for people that also don’t know how to drive a manual in general. Shifting is exactly the same as a 5 speed. Only difference is there is 3 gears and it’s on the column instead of the floor
@@NoobMechanic would throw me off.. I would shift directly into 3rd without stepping on tbe clutch thinking it's Drive.. Like with all of the newer cars, automatic shifter is in the center between the seats .. I always go for a clutch that doesn't exist.
I'm pretty sure you covered this as part of the video, but if I'm waiting at a traffic light, do I position the gear shift lever in first gear with the clutch pedal depressed in? Secondly, when coming to a stop light/stop sign, do I put the gear shift lever in neutral. Thanks very much.
very good questions. Remember this, you should never move the shifter lever without the clutch pressed. So, you would push the clutch in, and shift to 1st while at a stop. At least that's how i do it. i usually just hold the clutch in when coming to a stop, Then shift to 1st when stopped.
@@NoobMechanic Excellent and Thank you. I"m about an inch away from purchasing, what I think is a rare bird. 68 Ford Torino/4/D Sedan/289/FactoryAir/three on the tree. I hope it comes through. Very clear instructions Thanks again.
Love the video, it’s pretty informative. Could you link the music you used however? I’d like to use it some projects for Instagram. May be burchasing a 66’ c10
I’ll see if I can find out what music it was. I uploaded this video a while ago. If I remember correctly, it was just some royalty free music on the RU-vid music library.
I don’t understand the question. If stopped and only holding the brake, the engine will be engaged. If only holding the clutch, the car will roll. The only logical thing is to hold both at a stop.
It’s a 1969 Ford XL. Not a custom, Ltd, or galaxie. Here is also another little fun fact. It has a FORD 8.5 rear end. That’s right. A Ford 8.5. An extreme oddball.
More rare than youd think! its a 1969 XL Fastback 302 with a 3 speed toploader column shift.... and an 8.5 FORD rear end... You read that right... an 8.5 FORD rear end (WER). It was an oddball rear end and only a couple of them got it.
I cut them, just not super short. I play guitar so I need them. I also use them a lot when working on cars. Cutting them short be like throwing away a tool.
