hows the lessons going? did you do your test yet?

@@notgandalf1371 Yeah, I've done it back in May and will be soon doing the C+E on the same lorry + trailer attached to it. After a while you get used to the gear box and the constant gear shifting :)

+Piner5074 heard about that one. Hopefully i'll get the chance to give it a go one day

18spd eaton fuller i find easier than the synchronised boxes

New breed of drivers coming out of these training schools these days,I can’t believe the amount of drivers that come from agency’s and have no idea on how to use the most basic manual boxes. I’m now 35 and did my class 1 with a Eaton Twin splitter,my instructor said if you can drive one of these you will be able to drive anything. It’s also very costly for the haulage companies who end up with lads who have only driven autos,they damage boxes by making bad gear selections and also loose vital engine breaking due to coasting while try to find a gear,not to mention the danger to other road users while they take there eyes off the road to keep looking where the next gear is or if there gear switches are where they need to be. If you pass your test on a auto HGV you should not be aloud on a manual the same as a car driver!

Philip Roberts at one firm i was with. Driving 18t. Multidrop work a driver from another depot came to cover for the day. Said he couldnt drive the lorry as it was a 1-6 manual and he only drive auto. TM wasnt impressed as he had a manual car licence. Needless to say he didnt last long

Scott Andrews I know manual are dying out and slowly been replaced by autos but there are still thousands of them on the roads but the amount of drivers I have some across who don’t know how to anything other than auto is ridiculous! Merc don’t even supply manual box’s any more as standard,it’s an optional extra!!!

+Dave hawkins Thanks Dave :)

top man, very entertaining videos, keep em coming!!

+Trucking Mad i've gotten alot better now 😂

Congrats on the pass!

Haha yeah. This was a while ago now. That was a good job

+JP C Thanks buddy! This was probably more fun for me as i'm used to driving class1 auto's. I can imagine as a newly passed driver trying to think about everything at once it would be quite stressful. Lol If it's something you really want to do then go for it! Maybe ask for an agency shift every other weekend?

Scott Andrews Thanks for your reply. I see my kids on a sat and work mon-fri at present. Been there, done that with being let down by agencies. I saw your vid where they rang you at half 9 on a sunday cancelling work. I can't work like that. I need reliable structure. I've been offered a job with Arriva so that's a step on the ladder and will gain experience. Keep up the good work, enjoying your vids! JP0

Assume milk tankers get alot of farm work? Never had a 3over3 can imagine it taking some time to get used to.

Scott Andrews I work on farm collection so collect it from farms and take it to the dairy for processing. 3over 3 was weird. 1st into 2nd as normal then across to third and that's it. Back over to 4th/1st. The gearbox is like a triangle configuration. And the range change and splitter were the opposite way round to the Daf. Jumping from one to the other was a proper brain ache.

Scalia 3 over 3 is the best box about, the crash boxes were the worst

+Shane Bradwell thanks for the tip :)

If its anything like the daf I learned on, the Range change between 4th and 5th it would balk if you flicked the switch whilst changing gear, So used to drop the switch in neutral then clutch again to put into 5th. So in essence double clutch.

The Daf don t like going from 4 to 5 when there cold .Give them time .Don t start horsing the gear lever .

Who uses a clutch? Unless you're stopping or taking off. Unless you're talking syncro box of course

Jade B Well everyone does because in europe nearly (if not all) manuals are syncromesh.

+MrRonnie02 heard a few stories about them

It was on a old MAN not bad when you got used to it but a shitter if you got it wrong

+Mark Penn definitely was at first

chubbybrown4real Nope, you can do it in an automatic as long as the car licence you have is manual. If you can use a gearbox in a car you can in a HGV, at least that’s the view of the DVSA

@@TheThejpmshow my friend take his test in a automatic and he can only drive that as is say only auto on his licence

@@tomandjerry1941 Definitely 100 percent only need to pass in an automatic hgv to drive both manual and auto hgv's, as long as you have a manual car license that is, maybe your friend has passed in an auto for his car license.

I swear those games are harder than the real thing haha

You would also need to tape a broomstick to your joystick and put it in a bucket of bolts to simulate that gearbox!

+Jim P Think this one has only been maintained so well cause it's still used as the backup truck. Still got a few things wrong with it though. The fuel gauge for one. First time i've heard of an automatic being used as a shunter. Can imagine the pain of that thing

Scott Andrews It's definitely an experience. As is any time it gets trade plates slung on it to haul a trailer out somewhere... No tax, no MOT, tank full of red, bits a-flappin', and it's painted obnoxious "STOP ME" gold. Looks like the pikeys have turned up, whenever it goes somewhere. 😂

Scott Andrews Plus, the only reason it's our shunter, is because it's the only unit we have; and we only have it because one of our customers (we're a bodybuilder/repair shop) didn't want to pay a bill, and an arrangement was come to. 😁 It beats moving trailers with a forklift, tho, by a long shot.

+James Ogilvie Doubt i'll ever get to experience them. Such a shame, you made them sound like great fun haha

+Lee Kelly Playle really glad i did my class2 with a split box rather than auto. Prepares you for all types of boxes

I'll like it more if I pass my test tomorrow lol

I've found it easier to stay in a high range and use 5 as a sub for 4 unless I really need to use it

Lee Kelly Playle best of luck buddy

Cheers mate nice one I'll let you know how I get on

+chubbybrown4real yeah. I passed my class2 in a manual in 2013 and artic in an auto in 2016. So glad i learnt in a manual first. Crazy how many people cant use them these days

+Diefers Dashcam UK That sounds like a quote from Jeremy Clarkson

Scott Andrews indeed it is XD

+ivan ashley would genuinely love to give one of them a go

They ain't too bad haha Passed my class2 in July 2013, Class1 in March of 2016

Try 18speed crash box bro, frigging awesome

Jade B fuck that mate I prefer auto all day I done both tests in manuals hated it

akaweetommy I hear ya bro, I drive an 18sp smart shift auto now and end up using it manual mode most of the time, stupid computer can't predict inclines and declines. Don't get me wrong, way better than clutching in bumper to bumper traffic.

Jade B lol that's true. I've just turned lazy

+Automotive Inspirations I was at some points before i got used to it. I know that

Scott Andrews it's still really cool to see what you guys go through over there compared to here In the US. I'm enjoying your vids. 😁

+Nigel The boss passed a law few years ago. If you have a manual car licence you can learn HGV in an auto and get a full licence. Personally i think thats a mistake