I could not shift my brownie without terrible crashing!!! I just left it in high gear.This is the first big truck I have ever had. One day an Uncle of mine stopped by, little did I know in the 50's and 60's he drove big rigs. He liked my truck and spotted the second gear shifter, I told him about my brownie troubles - I could not shift it while moving at all. He got a big grin and said lets go for a drive.
Just as Hotrod said, not only could he shift it. He was shifting it with no clutch! and he was shifting it far better than I could with the clutch. For him it was all but effort less - I though could not get the nack of it, like I said - this is the biggest thing I have ever owned :-)