I've always liked the 2 speeds. To me they're a little tricky until you get use to them. But they're really helpful when pulling a heavy load

See as a younger guy im getting into the stuff and shocked that its been around for as long as it has. Sadly though im getting into it at a time that its been long obsolete. I asked my dad whos a medium/heavy duty diesel tech about if he ever worked with this stuff and he goes "Son this stuff was dyin out when I was a young mechanic and that was 25+ years ago." Ever since I found out about gear splitters I told my buddies, im gonna get me a 6V-53 Detroit, a 5 or 6 speed manual behind it and either an Eaton 2 speed rear end or an aftermarket gear splitting kit. Ima build the coolest truck around. I LOVE the old long nose Peterbuilt semi's and the square body Pick ups. Im gonna cram that whole set up into an old square body crew cab long bed dually. Idc what brand it is

Great video. In 1971 and 72 as a high school junior and senior drove an 8-horse IH 1800 Loadstar van from MD up and down the the coast splitting every shift - precious cargo appreciated the smooth ride. Love your videos. Thank you and God bless you.

Thanks for the ride along Ben, Perfect explanation of shifting through the gears.

Thank you very much sir , greatly appreciate the effort you put into your videos , I just purchased a 89 s1700 in near mint condition this week , a little love and new stickers and its going to be the new hay hauler

You definitely know how to shift those gears going up and down those mountains

I worked at Komatsu where they built off highway trucks, loaders and excavators. They had a semi with a triple wide trailer that they had built. So in order to take a semi built truck from the assembly line to the paint and for shipping they would load the truck onto the trailer, drive it outside to the other side of the same building and sometimes back it in, or drive it into the building. That was my job for the most part. And as I did this i would shift through the gears. Other times I would have them load up an excavator and I would take it down the road to an all steel plate area for them to unload it with big steel ramps for their testing they did, so there i could run through quite a bit of gears.

Very interesting Ben. I enjoyed watching this.

Good evening Sir, OUTSTANDING demonstration if your stick shifting skill Sir 😇👌👍 Full Watch of YOUR PURE DIESEL ENGINE OUTSTANDING THERAPY SOUND SIR 😇👌👍😉 Cheers 🍻🍻

Great video Ben, thanks for sharing!!!!

In Mexico we know the 2 speed axle as "dual", and is very usefull. Your engine sounds great, but I think it sound more like a DT 360 to me than a DT 466 (the DT 360 is one of my favorites because is easy to repair and works very good. Greetings from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

Excellent tutorial. Beats the old double-clutching between the axles. The old school buses I road had to be double-clutched - well, the bus driver did whether it actually had to be or not. To see you go between ranges without having to clutch at all surprised me. I guess it’s been too long since I’ve been in a big truck.

The last 2speed axle I drove was a old gas tanker the fire department converted to haul 2500 gallons of water with no baffles!

you keep that truck clean, nice to see.

Nice shifting demonstration 👍

I have driven trucks but never with the different high low options. Thanks for the ride.

Cool video!!! Helped me out keep ‘em going bud -east Texas ..

Thank you,,,just what I was looking for!!!

A great video. Thanks for making it.

Another fine video Ben, I haven’t mastered my 5 x2 yet. I bought it three years ago and just don’t drive it enough it’s got a 10 foot dump bed with a Cummins 5.9Ppump. Back in June I hauled 2 loads with it and I bet I’ll have to jump it, in order to start it today. Thanks again for the video

Awesome teaching..

Great video , Thank you Sir .

Es un truck muy bonito y se ve que el motor jala muy bien, la trasmision es buena... es un camion magnífico... saludos desde México 👍

How you even make driving that kind of truck really easy? Perfect 👌.

I really appreciate you sharing that. Helps. Now if you could do one for the transmission on the M6060 when you get a chance. I am curious about how that one works. Thanks

Mystery solved. Thank you. It’s very similar to 13/15/18 speeds without needing to use the clutch.

How's she goin'? I have never driven a truck with a splitter but I have driven with someone who was jamming the gears. The splitter sure helps when hauling gravel or heavy loads and the terrain is uneven and hilly. Thanks for posting this Ben. Take care!!!

so like a super 10

Thanks for the demonstration man. I’ve always discredited 2-speed rear axle trucks on account of folks saying you end up down more with a 2-speed axle. What has your experience been? Have you towed much with one? When folks end up with a downed 2-speed rear axle . . . is it usually for the “splitter” being stuck? Sorry for all the questions - Samuel

Here in Brazil this is called a reduction in the differential usually used in trucks from 180 to 280 hp, 6 low gears and 6 high gears!!

Love your video. What name brand is your transmission you're shifting

A 2 speed really shines starting out loaded on a hill.

Back in the mid 1970s we had a bus driver who couldn't drive and eventually broke something in the rear and the school had to send another bus.

All things considered, would you prefer the 5/2 combo or would a 6+1 transmission be better in your eyes? Project Yellow has what I think is a Clark 5 speed. I need to check the model to see if it is a direct 5th or overdrive. Good video!

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What ratios do you have in that 2 speed axle?

It's similar to a Super 10 Road ranger

So to clarify. You do NOT need to double clutch?

Automatic my choice, Eaton or Allison.

i shift the super 10 just like that

Similar to a Super 10

9 speeds are better

Can’t hear you and you’re waffling on too much.

Thanks for the Demo

Ben, cool Video, Borrowed a Dump with 2 speed axle 40 yrs ago, never shifted it into low because I didn’t know what to do😂 Take Care🪵🚜👍🏼🇺🇸

My new hydro jetting truck is this exact truck I think. I love it I’ve only had it on the road for about a week but the two speed axle was very easy to get used to. And it shifts so nice! Most of our trucks are eaton fuller 10’s but I kind of prefer this now that I’m used to it! Thanks for the video you definitely gave me some tips. What year is this one mine is a 2001 looks very similar inside.