Quick tip.... Low rpms allow you to shift faster, while being smooth. Mighty Mouse being small, it'll be just fine. For down shifting, its ball of big toe/heel. Apply pressure, roll on the power, release power while applying pressure, pops into neutral. Quickly smack the accelerator to the floor, don't hold it, just smack it to the floor and release it, while going for the next hear down. It takes practice, but it's worked for dozens of my folks.
Way to go man! If you can shift one of these, you can shift anything. My favorite cabover pump was a 38m concord with an Eaton transmission. I could go through the gears up and down only using my fingers. Thankful for conventional cabs and automatic transmissions!
Way to go Ian! I love to see line pump guys moving on up! We have a senior line pump guy that also just got his CDL and is now in training with our 32M. Keep it up! He’ll be on the new secret big pump you have your eyes on in no time! 😂
@@pietmorees2775 Appreciate that Piete. As excited as I am to see Ian training on the boom pump, part of me is a little sad to lose him as a damn good line-pump guy.
Hey Scott congratulations to Ian on getting his license and moving up and showing you the interest in moving up on pumps that's a big responsibility there I'm happy for him and if you're looking for somebody to train to run the smaller pump I'll take his pump or take over on his pump as long as I get the new hoses that don't kink up
@@FoundationsfirstNick25 Yeah man, that’s 6th gear can be a real PIA, especially when the seat cushion becomes squished out to that same side after a few years and/or the shifter linkage picks up a little bit of slop. For this reason is why I love our Eaton Fuller units with their more conventional H-pattern.
My dad “taught” me it was just a yelling match every morning to every job 😂 now when he doubles up with me he still yells at me but that’s his love language
Oh absolutely!!! I was actually quite impressed with how Ian manage through the gears here. I was FAR worse my first few days/weeks on a Mack transmission. If he continues in this trajectory, I’ll be running his little line-pump in no time!!!! 😂😂😂
@@mitchell7203 I'd like to say I've gotten used to them, but every time I hop back into a manual trans. MRU Mack from my Pete 320 with the Allison, I'm fully reminded that I have not. 🤣🤣🤣
@@mitchell7203the news ones a find at least a little better than the pre-08 stuff which didn’t get into the power curve until 1300-ish rpm. Our 2005 47M with only a 10 speed is an absolute dog around town here. Should have been born with an 18 in it.
Road ranger over here in Western Australia, everyone's is taught to always use the clutch also the manufacturer does not recommend changing gear without using clutch ...
@@chebarden8278 We get taught that way at driving school as well, but with our stop and go city driving ain’t no one using the clutch on every gear change. Makes sense that the manufacturer would recommend it though. I’m by no means claiming that shifting without the clutch is the best way in terms of absolute drivetrain longevity, but it’s by a mile the most efficient way for us navigating through traffic. Would be interested to hear opinions on this from others (both those whom drive city and those whom drive highway). It’s a great discussion point. We may have to find into this one a little deeper on our next livestream. Thanks for a great comment 👊
@@RenewedLifeMedia Absolutely!!! I still have the occasional brain fart and forget about that 6th gear, but overall I do like how nice and tight the gears are on these units. 👍👍👍
@canadianconcretepumper1979 our newest addition has a great 10 speed in it. And enough torque to not care what gear you're in to start... may or may not have gotten it rolling in 7th once... The older rigs all have 8s.
@@RenewedLifeMedia That’s one thing I LOVE about the post emissions era Mack/Volvo engines. They make good torque at only around 1000 rpm. These earlier Mack engines don’t come alive until around 1300. We have a 2005 47M which only got the 10 speed transmission from factory and she falls almost completely out of the torque curve when shifting uphill. Total dawg of a unit to drive.
@canadianconcretepumper1979 Worth while teaching the ropes sure ian will stick around and stay loyal ... so important... oh and he keeps his equipment clean ....added bonus
@@daddydoug61890 Only things I prefer about the Mack over the Pete (both cabovers) is that the Mack has much better visibility, and the suspension seems to hold up a little bit better (our Peterbilt likes to break the mounting eyelets off of the shocks). Peterbilt is soooooo much more comfortable and enjoyable to be on as compared to the Mack.
