Testing the NEW Eaton Cummins Endurant XD PRO Automated Transmission OFFROAD!!! How did it do? 

Haha it took me a bit to get warmed up to it.

My Dad drove Truck all his life and he didn’t mind the Auto’s too much when he got older. I bet he’d love the new Endurant XD Pro he’s driven every Tranny from a Spicer 6+4Aux, Allison, Eaton Fuller, and all types of Trucks…Even before they had Air Conditioning, then they brought out A/C units on the Roof of the Truck. I have a Picture of his Truck sitting outside of our place with the Big A/C unit on the Roof. I loved going with him hauling Cattle, Anhydrous Ammonia, Fertilizer, Over Size/Wide Loads. It was fun to go as a kid and it would be something new all the time depending on the seasons. I know “Truckers” don’t like newer Trucks, but he got to test out a 2019 Frightliner Cascadia in like I want to say 2014-5 or so for 6 Months then it went to another Company for 6 Months and so on, it was disguised as that years truck basically a nondescript White 2014-15 Freightliner Cascadia but inside you could definitely tell it wasn’t what it appeared to be. H&R Transport was the first Company then it went to the next. I always wanted to be a Truck Driver but my Dad said no way you are going to be a Truck Driver you don’t see your Kids growing up, etc, gone for long periods. Trucking is a lot different than it used to be, running 3 or 4 logbooks, the wild Wild West. 😂

I’ve driven that speed before in a manual on the high side. Some roads we paved, we might’ve had to back up for a couple miles due to few or nonexistent turnarounds. After a few times, it’s as easy to drive backwards that fast as it is to drive forward, lol

Reverse is just first gear going backwards. That's the cluster reverse runs off of. Unless you switch a power divider around, which I did early on as a mechanic and in that case the truck had 10 reverse gears, lol.

@@genefogarty5395 The Mack Reverso-Matics came like that from the factory. I got it up to 35 in reverse before I lost my nerve

Thanks for watching

Glad you enjoyed it!

YES being so use to clutch. I train Fire Cadets. They cannot drive the engine. All are training Fire Engine have Allison push button transmission. I still like to push button control through the gears. On some of the old engines we had when I was a young Fire Explorer. The ( Maxim) Engines had an automatic transmission. It had two numbers on the shifter to lock out the higher gears ( 5-3 or 5-2) like that. I own and Restoring a 1971 SeaGrave with a 5 speed (8-71 Detroit) like driving it better than the automatic transmission Fire trucks. My 5 speed gets into 5th. Very fast.

Check out Ron Platts channel,where he drove the circuits there and used the hill hold ,hill start etc. He was most impressed by its ability to start off on a hill ,fully loaded the control was outstanding. That Ron Platt RU-vid. For him also ,the ease of driving ,less stress for many reasons and as many professional drivers are getting older ,the rigours of being in the driver's seat ,take over the body .

Yeah it seems that way now.

I only miss the manual transmission in trying to get that last foot in backing. Whether trying to tap a dock or glide under a fifth wheel or line with the pintle the auto just isn't as precise as my clutch foot.

It was sweet for an auto. Funny because I wasn’t trying to sell it.

It was very cool

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver are you still in MI

You bet!

My aunts ex husband he used to work for Bobell they used to give him trucks to test. Back then it was just the start of automation. He would haul garbage to Cache Creek?

@@Graveltrucking The same friends dad drove for Bobell and he was in the test program for the original ISX 600 back in the 90s. The engineers were the only ones who had the keys to the locked hood

@@kevinroach6461 yep its what Wally drove

It was super fun

Yeah I watched his video

And only came across one of the transmission after that class

Glad you enjoy it!

I think that stuff happens to everyone.

It was a very good time

Super fun

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver it looks like it's been a long time since you've had that much fun. 😊 I thoroughly enjoyed watching as your real-world skills & experience came into very sharp focus!! This video needs two thumbs up! 👍👍 I'm anticipating the next part of this adventure! Thanks for sharing.

The computer knows whats best for it.

I cringed too. Auto or not. That computer doesn’t pay for my clutch assembly ! I love all the reverse gearing tho. Awesome for high speed backing when high ball highway paving. That’s what I loved about a 5x4. Speed choice for reverse. Yum

And I hate an automatic can't feel it spin through my ass in the seat till it's to late 🤬

Yeah it was way different than the pile auto I've driven before

I love manuals as well. 18 speed eaton fullers are my jam....us old guys just have to be openminded about innovation.

Thanks

Right? 🤣

My problem is I want all trucks 🤣

I have always preferred a manual not because I need to be manly but because off road its all that would work. This transmission offers solutions for the auto problems.

I agree with you. I worked for a municipality. Automatic was great especially when you were plowing with the truck.

@@williamfenner9915 Allison for plowing in the city if you want an auto, on bigger roads 18 speed

good deal

I've put probably around 600k miles on the Volvo ishift Mack Mdrive transmission. The company I work for now just got one of these Cummins/Eaton combos and I will say that the Volvo setup is far more refined and just works a lot better.

I've driven multiple trucks with alisons and I would absolutely never buy one became their lack of drivability off road or in reverse.

Probably don’t drive a dump truck then. You have to get used to being off-road.

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver Ohh, I drive a dump truck. Ran asphalt from 1999-2018 and I hauled stock from the sand pits and rock quarries to the plants. Now I’m strictly a sand and rock hauler, I’m just not that driver who goes flying in and out of those places. Did my fair share of off road on site dirt work the first couple of years of my career.

Lol I’m far off from being able to order a brand new truck.

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver if Brian csm do it, I don’t see why you couldn’t 😂

@@drewmurphy2796 lol not my business what he does. You also need to be in business for 2 years before most lenders will even look at you.

That was just R4, there are 2 more reverse gears above that.

I'm guessing the first was Ron Pratt?

The first was a guy out of Canada.

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver ah, ok; thank you Dauminique. Ron would be a third one. His perspective was from towing and recovery, and math, geometry & physics are his thing. I found both your video and his very fascinating, even though you each approached things very differently at the track. Please keep up your awesome channel! 😊

Or should I say over your right shoulder.

I imagine the gentleman engineer had to be impressed with her eagerness to tempt the prospect of getting stuck.

He follows the channel, I think he know this would be right in my wheelhouse.

Sure is

I think it will go faster, I was too much of a wimp to try it.

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver you could do it with getting used to it and confadence and you have it in you you just have not tried it yet :)

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver im thinking 22mph is sufficient though...lol

I always use my turn signal 🤷🏼‍♀️

This transmission didn’t come out until November

Go back and watch my video’s from 2021. I have. I don’t like them. They are not made for off-road.

Thanks!

@@DauminiqueTheDumpTruckDriver YEP!!!

This one is much better than the Alison that was in the previous T880's I drove.