That is why I am a firm believer in believer in leaving the original sliding gear boxes in the old girls. The whine of the gears is part of the character of these machines. I learned to drive almost 60 years ago, and that was still a common transmission, and we had to learn the technique. Its been a little over 50 years when I had to deal with 2 sticks.
Its a good video and looks like south of Hyy 90 where my wife grew up at. Missing a gear and recovering isn't easy. We used to call it getting lost in the gears and I have had to stop and just start all over before.
I agree, the whine is pretty cool. The sound on camera doesn't do it that much justice, and the truck wasn't loaded in the video. The music made by a long loaded acceleration through 3rd gear in the main transmission generates a smile every time. I find that the noise around town turns heads to see whats coming before i get to them. Its not something that just about any car or truck makes anymore, save a few reverses in some of the imports.
You are also correct in your geography, I'm a little over 50 miles south of hwy 90.
Finally,a TRUE video,on the use of an auxiliary transmission! First part of video demonstrates how to shift,with a light load. The second part of the video demonstrates how to shift with a heavy load/up-hill/rough terrain. Excellent! Once you miss a gear with 2 un-syncronized transmissions,it's a LUCKY man that can "catch" a gear,without having to come to a complete stop. Thanks for the video!
You're welcome. I have missed a few in traffic. Most of the time I get it back in after a couple of attempts. Managing to get both into neutral at the same time while moving down the road is a big problem though. Thats almost always going to end up with a brief pause on the shoulder.
