Kenworth W900L - 3 Stick Shifting

Same Truck as the Other Shifting Video, Now with 3 Sticks

[TraustiHraunfjord]

whoever invented this multi stick system, is a pure stroke of genius. NOT for his invention, but for having been able to get a manufacturer to actually put this into their trucks. Totally insane.

[TweedSuit]

Trucking company: Got any experience with a 3 stick Kenny?
Dude: I worked in a railway Signal Box.
Trucking company: You're hired.

[fall_asleep]

Let's just add another stick for those wiper blades

[SnowDogRedSectorEh]

it's a 13 speed.
the 'stick' on the right is replacing the range selector switch. The 'stick' on the left is replacing the splitter switch. you can see him shift all 13 speeds starting at 5:16 as follows: low, 1'st, 2'nd, 3'rd, 4'th, then selects high range (right stick), then 5'th direct, 5'th overdrive (left stick), 6'th direct, 6'th over (left stick), 7'th direct, 7'th over (left stick), 8'th direct, 8'th over (left stick).
He kicks the shifter (middle stick) into neutral then back into gear when he splits 5'th to 8'th gears.
I agree that it looks cool, but for me the novelty would wear of in about 15 minutes.

[amodelchucrut]

For those who don't get it:

A) Go to 5:19, you will see the regular 1-2-3-4 pattern shifting, thats how the 1st stick operates all the time. This should be fairly straightforward.
B) @ 5:30 the 3rd stick (the range selector) has to be used. This stick ONLY moves when shifting up from 4th to 5th (L) or down from 5th (L) to 4th.
C) Gears 5 to 8 are SPLIT in Lo and Hi. Going from L to H or H to L on a same gear requires using the 2nd stick (the "splitter") in addition to the 1st one.
D) @5:34 you can finaly see the splitter into action . The 1st stick has to go to neutral then back into gear when splitting. Thats 5 -lo to 5- hi.
E) From then on you see the 1st stick going along the standard 1-2-3-4 pattern but repeating each position twice, thus spitting lo/hi for gears 5 to 8.

That's about it.

[Bluelinechevy]

That turbo whistle is a sweet, sweet sound.

[brettrichards]

If you can drive a normal 13 or 18 speed truck, you can drive this. It's the same thing, but with the switches turned into sticks.

[ethanbowles]

I’m just impressed by how clean the inside looks.

[lukeFugate]

I bet this guy doesn't text while driving.

[rinorm]

More impressed by the turbo than the stick

[marxmann]

I bet no one will ever try to steal this because of how complicated the shifting will be

[KingdaToro]

It's not as bad as it looks. The center stick with the silver shaft is the actual shifter stick, and moves in the usual pattern. The stick on the right with the skull is the low-high range switch, it goes to the right for the lower gears and left for the higher ones. The left stick is the splitter, it splits each gear into two. It goes back for the lower gear and forward for the higher one.

[ryanmax-grappler]

Imagine doing all that in rush hour traffic atlanta. That's a lot of work

[thomasbrand]

"Yeah bro, I can drive a manual! My first car was a ma.... Nah man, nevermind."

[sonboogie]

i'm just here to listen to that turbo whistle ;)

[Tafa-Mapa]

The sound of that truck is like sweet music to my ears.

[TheConquistor]

This is a a nice mechanical symphony... Perfectly articulate and dynamic. Keep coming back to watch it.

[leighmackay]

Not that my opinion matters but this video is cool. It raises plain old shifting in a big rig to another level.

Yes. It isn't necessary. Neither are polished wheels, custom interior, or an eye-catching paint job. If trucking is in your blood, some guys find ways to dial it up a notch. That set-up is not something you see everyday in real life. I had no idea you could even do that till seeing this video.

This video is a celebration of an appreciation for the mechanical wonders of big rig transmissions. Shifting gears is a smooth gentle process. Done well. It's a thing of beauty. The driver is in sync with the machine and vis versa. It's hard to see but I believe he's shifting without using the clutch. That's finesse. Lots of people drive truck. Some do it with style and finesse raising it to an art. Thanks for sharing this video.

[AbsoluteAcid]

Left Stick = OverDrive Selector
Middle = Standard Gears
Right = Range Selector

Taking the truck out of gear whilst selecting overdrive sometimes is really not necessary

[luisvillacres]

Hey I just came across your video absolutely brought back memories when I first started heavy hauling originally started with your standard 18 speed the company I work for and to make a long story short I had the opportunity to learn on the three stick and I took it I am from then on I got switched to a different truck and I drove that truck for a better part of 35 years with the same truck probably rebuilt twice I am currently retired from doing the heavy haul and a three stick I’m back to doing local stuff and your standard 18 speed just thought I’d comment on your video because it brought back memories keep those gearshifting thank you very much for the Memories