Scrap Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Talked about for years, but finally the column shifter and "pinch" brake are finally out there gettin' bought! Most commonly spotted on Paccar and Endurant transmissions, but can be had on Ultrashift Plus with the right vocational options. Saw these pics of a truck on the lot in Phoenix. Poor truck is crying out for a leather steering wheel though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil D Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Good looking shifter, Scrap. Mighty strange Johnson bar, though. Phil 2002 Teton Royal Aspen 2003 Kenworth T2000 - Cat C12 380/430 1450/1650, FreedomLine, 3.36 - TOTO . . . he's not in Kansas anymore. ET Air Hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Scrap, you guys are making these things look, feel, and drive, more like cars every day. Next thing you know, women will be driving them. KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrap Posted February 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Na Rick, they are why the HVAC knob goes clear up to 84 degrees! Yea you can't build a highway truck without stability control anymore so the Johnson Bar doesn't really need a johnson anymore. So it got a duck bill and got moved out of the way for something that will get more used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil D Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 10 hours ago, Scrap said: . . . so the Johnson Bar doesn't really need a johnson anymore. I guess that's the reason you were asking here a few years back whether anyone really used it. At least you were able to "save" it. Truckers maybe don't consider them essential these days, but they're really handy for RV service. Phil 2002 Teton Royal Aspen 2003 Kenworth T2000 - Cat C12 380/430 1450/1650, FreedomLine, 3.36 - TOTO . . . he's not in Kansas anymore. ET Air Hitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLghtning Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 I like that. So is there a manual mode override option or any kind of button to manually change gears or hold a gear? Dan (Class of 2017) - 2012 Ram 3500 & 2005 Alpenlite Valhalla 29RK Contact me at rvsolarconsulting.com or Two Wheel Ramblin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeBeFulltimers Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Back in my trucking days I would have really missed having a good trolley valve. Had to have some way to get those 4 wheelers off my DOT bumper! Fulltiming since September 1, 2010 2012 Ford F-350 PSD SRW Lariat Crew Cab 2012 Montana 3585SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaHybrid Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 7 hours ago, BlueLghtning said: I like that. So is there a manual mode override option or any kind of button to manually change gears or hold a gear? Look at the bottom right of the shifter. It has the M/A switch and the pull the shift lever towards you or away to upshift and downshift. 2017 Kenworth T6802015 DRV 38RSSA Elite Suites2016 Smart Prime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beemergary Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 If it don't have 3 pedals its not a real truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 56 minutes ago, beemergary said: If it don't have 3 pedals its not a real truck. It's sorta like pink. Wearing it shows you're secure in your masculinity. KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrap Posted February 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 That might be why Phil.... RV/electric brake use it'll still work but with stability control or auto emergency braking or stop & go or any of that stuff is going to take a plumbing change. Just when you get it figured out it all changes again. Manual/auto button on the end, also has a momentary detent at the end of the engine brake positions that puts it in max mode - kinda sorta basically what was your cobrahead Low position but auto returns to drive or manual when you tip back into the throttle. The manual trucks do get an engine brake stalk if optioned but it is kinda boring: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noteven Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 That looks good Scrap. Looks like there is room for a spinner in the 10 o’clock position yet 🙃. "Are we there yet?" asked no motorcycle rider, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mayer Posted February 22, 2018 Report Share Posted February 22, 2018 Nice. About time. Now I'm going to get flamed.... Freightliner is not really known for doing things "right"....but they sure got their autoshift right all those years ago... Jack & Danielle Mayer #60376 Lifetime Member Living on the road since 2000PLEASE no PM's. Email me. jackdanmayer AT gmail 2016 DRV Houston 44' 5er (we still have it) 2022 New Horizons 43' 5er 2016 Itasca 27N 28' motorhome 2019 Volvo 860, D13 455/1850, 236" wb, I-Shift, battery-based APU No truck at the moment - we use one of our demo units 2016 smart Passion, piggyback on the truck -------------------------------------------------------------------------See our website for info on New Horizons 5th wheels, HDTs as tow vehicles, communications on the road, and use of solar powerwww.jackdanmayer.com Principal in RVH Lifestyles. RVH-Lifestyles.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Kildow Posted February 23, 2018 Report Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Jack Mayer said: Nice. About time. Now I'm going to get flamed.... Freightliner is not really known for doing things "right"....but they sure got their autoshift right all those years ago... Yes but by getting that one thing right. Look how many things they did wrong. Used to love Driving Freightliners. Put 7200 miles in one per week 18 months. Driving and being beaten to death in the sleeper. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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