Downshifting from sixth gear to fifth gear

Whoa!!!! Mind blown! Is shifting really that hard? I'm not trying to be a smart arse, I just never realized it was that complicated. I just do it and it happens. I couldn't imagine thinking about it that much. I'd literally melt

 

You are moving the hi range button down to low range before moving gear shifter out of gear, if so the trans has a larger step down to 5th gear you must remember to rev. it up a little extra to make it shift like a pro?

 

Easy answer is: No 2 trucks are the same. Just because both truck are the same model, doesn't mean they're both spec'd identical. I wouldn't read too much into it.

 

It's a larger gear step. Therefore you need to get the rpms up higher to match road speed with engine speed.

 

What all these guys said. And you have a little further distance to travel making that shift, so you need the extra revs so its in the correct range when you get there.

 

I can't imagine trying to watch the tach to get just the right rpm. I guess maybe I forgot what it was like to be new. Just pull the stick out and give the fuel a little light tap maybe two and it'll slide right in. If you tach a little high you'll catch it on the way back down. As peasy as it is easy.

 

Just imagine how many trainers make things harder then they have to be for the students.I don't know about you but I got nothing from the ops post.I'm all about basic.

 

Are you driving the same style trk as your trainer had?