Im confused or thick prob the latter?

NEW AND WANNABE DRIVERS (INTERACTIVE)
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Im not a trucking newbie ive been driving recovery trucks in the army Foden 6*6 with 4 over 4 non synchro crash box and MAN autoboxes.

im about to start agency work im not worried about the length of an artic because both the trucks i drive are longer with the MAN being 68ft long with the trailer.

but this gearbox explanation confuses me

quote Depending on circumstances, it is not always necessary to do the following as ‘block’ or ‘skip’ changing (Missing out) gears can be done.

Going up and down ALL the 16 gears - this might get boring :unamused:

Starting in 1st with splitter switch set to low = 1st low
splitter switch up and dip clutch = 1st high
splitter switch down and put into 2nd = 2nd low
splitter swich up and dip clutch = 2nd high
splitter switch down and put into 3rd = 3rd low
splitter swich up and dip clutch = 3rd high
splitter switch down and put into 4th = 4th low
splitter swich up and dip clutch = 4th high
NOW THE FUN BIT…
spltter switch down, range change switch up (or if ‘slapbox’ - slap right) and into 5th gear = 5th low
splitter swich up and dip clutch = 5th high
splitter switch down and put into 6th = 6th low
splitter swich up and dip clutch = 6th high
splitter switch down and put into 7th = 7th low
splitter swich up and dip clutch = 7th high
splitter switch down and put into 8th = 8th low
splitter swich up and dip clutch = 8th high

And now, coming down the gears starting in 8th high
splitter switch down and dip clutch = 8th low
splitter swich up and put into 7th = 7th high
splitter switch down and dip clutch = 7th low
splitter swich up and put into 6th = 6th high
splitter switch down and dip clutch = 6th low
splitter swich up and put into 5th = 5th high
splitter switch down and dip clutch = 5th low
NOW THE FUN BIT AGAIN :slight_smile:
splitter switch up and range change switch down (or if ‘slapbox’ - slap left) and into gear 4 = 4th high
splitter switch down and dip clutch = 4th low
splitter swich up and put into 3rd = 3rd high
splitter switch down and dip clutch = 3rd low
splitter swich up and put into 2nd = 2nd high
splitter switch down and dip clutch = 2nd low
splitter swich up and put into 1st = 1st high
splitter switch down and dip clutch = 1st low

do i need the clutch when it says ‘‘put into’’ ■■?

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I wrote that !!
Going from one gear number to another requires the use of the clutch

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Ta for that deffo me being thick.

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It’s not being thick if you haven’t done it before. Personally I wouldn’t worry about the split changes you will never really need them much. Just sort out the range changes and you can fiddle about with the splits later. You will come across 3 over 3, Scanias and Volvos, or 4 over 4 boxes. DON’T rush the change on the Scanny box, they don’t like it and will chuck it into neutral, nice and slow. Be aware with slap across boxes they can bounce back into the range your trying to change out of e.g. you’re in 4 low and want to go into 5th (or 1 high same thing) so you slap the lever across to high then it goes into high range (you think!) only to find it has bounced back to low and you struggle to get it into gear. Let us know how you get on.