Here's an odd shift pattern.

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » January 9, 2009, 1:07 pm

Odd to me, because I haven't had the pleasure of owning an old F800 yet.

This is cool, too.

The truck. --->LINKY<---

Max · Post by **Max** » January 9, 2009, 1:10 pm

Definitely a granny gear and could probably get it moving well in 2nd. I've driven large fuel trucks with gear ratios like that and never touch 1st.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » January 9, 2009, 1:24 pm

the f600 wrecker i used to have and my friends f600 dump had the same pattern.takes a while to get used to, 5th gear is the same as 4th in the np435, and 1 is a bit lower than the 435.

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » January 9, 2009, 5:01 pm

Me like old Ford Fire Trucks. Thank goodness it's 2,184 miles away from me!

36truck · Post by **36truck** » January 9, 2009, 5:13 pm

What's even odder is when 4th is where 5th is & 5th is where 4th is.

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » January 9, 2009, 6:27 pm

36truck wrote:What's even odder is when 4th is where 5th is & 5th is where 4th is.

You're kidding.

36truck · Post by **36truck** » January 9, 2009, 6:40 pm

Nope some big truck patterns are that way. First time I saw one was a buddy of mine in his N series dump truck.

Post by **Kid** » January 9, 2009, 7:37 pm

when the 4th and 5th gear are reversed it is a overdrive in high instead of direct..........

Post by **Greg D** » January 9, 2009, 8:03 pm

Which means in a truck like that you're talkin a a whole 3 MPG - WOOO HOOO!

DCarr · Post by **DCarr** » January 10, 2009, 2:43 pm

I need that shift knob to confuse potential joyriders!

jakdad · Post by **jakdad** » January 10, 2009, 3:27 pm

You rarely ever use the granny gear in those. It isn't hard to do once you're used to it. Most beginers have a problem because by the time they get from 1st ro 2nd, the truck is stopped again............

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » January 10, 2009, 5:16 pm

Do they come in automatic?

foghorn · Post by **foghorn** » January 10, 2009, 7:40 pm

We have a pete at work that the top two gears are backwards. It shifts in a W pattern in low or high range. Its a road ranger 10 speed. They say it will make the big trucks run faster.

Foggy