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6 spd manual gearing
Does anyone else find the gearing in the 6 spd manual kind of annoying? Low gear is supposed to get a heavy load moving, but it's a long throw to pop it out of that left column and up into first. By the time I do that the truck is almost at a stop again especially going up hill. First to second is fine but shifting from second to third is a longer throw and the gearing is farther apart so I have to wind the engine higher in second in order to get the rpms up in third. Third to fourth is fine but fourth to fifth is kind of the same as second to third.
I wish it was the same as the old granny low four speeds like an NP 435 where low to first is a quick shift straight down. The 6 speed is a good tranny, I just think they could have designed the pattern a little better, and put the gearing a little closer together especially on the longer throws. Sorry if it seems like I'm rambling. Does anyone else have some thoughts on this.
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