Why start in 2nd gear?

[marv25]

Some people driving diesels (trucks, or vans) start at 2nd gear. Meaning from 0kph, 2nd gear agad. Di ginagamit ang 1st gear. Usually mga drivers do this. Is it a good thing? Why?

[Memphis Raines]

Our drivers for our Isuzu Elf used to practice this often. Their reason? Mas smoother daw ang launch.

Currently I forbid them from doing so because I think it is quite obvious that it puts unnecessary strain on the transmission and engine.

HTH.

[IMm29]

Mostly diesel drivers do this coz their engines are torquey enough to launch it. Plus it "saves" them one gear to shift to and from. But yeah, it does put unnecessary strain on the tranny and engine. First gear's there for a reason.

[Syuryuken]

para saan pa yung 1st gear kung hindi gagamitin?

[washburn]

para saan pa yung 1st gear kung hindi gagamitin?

pang akyatan o hilaan

[ARB]

sa mga trucks 1st gear is usually only used when loaded ang vehicle. it geared high enough so that it would not strain the clutch and the engine. pag walang load 2nd gear ok lang.

[scharnhorst]

I prefer starting in 1st gear.

Nabababad paa ko sa clutch tuwing nag uumpisa sa 2nd gear, kasi medyo matagal timplahin. Mas matindi rin ang engine vibration pag 2nd gear agad.

[theveed]

Baka sira syncromesh nila... most of the time sa first gear nasisira kaya derecho nalang sa 2nd.

[ronw123w124]

I would never recommend doing it since theres a reason why theres a first gear in the first place. But I tried it before and the launch was actually less smooth than starting from the first gear.

[cocoy]

i think its because trucks have a very low first gear... and when the truck is not loaded 2nd is almost as good as first. when it comes to assembled trucks and jeeps for that matter.. most of the time the transmission and the differentials are not matched properly. so the gearing is therefore really low.. so thats why there are quite a few out there who use 2nd gear to start off.. but i still belive if your truck is geared properly then 1st gear is always the best way to go...

[mark_t]

Naniniwala kasi yon mga driver sa kwentong barbero na second gear agad pag diesel.

If you will notice this are the same drivers that revs their engine to get their
so called smooth launch. Uumpisahan nila sa 2nd then bomba sa silinyador kasi
nagba vibrate.

Ang hirap din kasi turuan mga driver na huwag gawin ito, ang titigas ng ulo.
Hinahayaan ko na lang. Pag bukas ang isip gina guide ko para tama ang ituro
nila sa kung sinuman.

Sa mga owners naman eh ok lang sa akin , sa kanila naman sasakyan at fuel.
So kung saan sila masaya.


Always use 1st gear for me.

[rion]

guilty me, I sometimes start in 2nd gear in our Pajero. I'm kind of feeling short of the short 1st gear has kasi eh. you barely push gas pedal and you already reached the 1st gear max speed. I feel a senseless discomfort of drag feeling. comparing it when our Pajero used to be an A/T. (m/t converted kasi eh)

basta walang load, ok lang sa akin. no vibrations naman eh.

[dbuzz]

sa mga trucks lalo na mga large vehicles used for transporting bulk goods, materials, or equipments ang first gear ay malakas at umiiktag talaga kung walang load ang sasakyan kaya ugali na ng mga drivers na mag2nd gear sa ganung situwasyon kasi mas smooth nga.

ang mali dyan, sa sobrang nasanay na sa ganung gawi, kahit hirap na ang situwasyon ng sasakyan eh 2nd gear pa rin sila. iyan ang makakasama sa sasakyan.

in my experience tagalang always 1st gear ako but if super lakas yung abante ko sa sasakyang yun sa susunod na gamit ko susubok ako sa 2nd gear at pag smooth nga ang abante ko, well, iyun na yung lagi kung start sa specific vehicle na yun.

[juntzo]

if the car is on slippery ground like mud, snow or ice and you have a light load, it is better to start on 2nd gear to avoid wheel spin. if you spin your wheels and you don't have awd it will be harder to launch and you might get stuck with your wheels just spinning and your car not moving forward!

sorry don't have experience driving diesel trucks!

[aga_cruz]

sa mga low gear kasi pwedeng i shift kaagad sa 2nd gear katulad ng L300 DIESEL

PREGIO ayan ganyan din kasi ako hehhe

pero sa mb 100 starex at mga auto di pwede baka mamatay pa makina

[XTO]

Maikli kasi ang primera ng most diesel engines dahil nga low rev sila. Starting from 2nd will result to longer acceleration (I don’t know kung faster he he) but the cons is the clutch wear. Normally passenger / delivery drivers do it dahil lesser shifting nga naman....

[Mnmg_2000]

madalas ko makita ito sa mga military jeep yung kennedy sabi sa akin nung driver masyado raw malakas yung 1st gear kya start agad sa 2nd gear.

[imperialv]

Naniniwala kasi yon mga driver sa kwentong barbero na second gear agad pag diesel.

If you will notice this are the same drivers that revs their engine to get their
so called smooth launch. Uumpisahan nila sa 2nd then bomba sa silinyador kasi
nagba vibrate.

Ang hirap din kasi turuan mga driver na huwag gawin ito, ang titigas ng ulo.
Hinahayaan ko na lang. Pag bukas ang isip gina guide ko para tama ang ituro
nila sa kung sinuman.

Sa mga owners naman eh ok lang sa akin , sa kanila naman sasakyan at fuel.
So kung saan sila masaya.


Always use 1st gear for me.

ako din, I told my parent's driver to always use the 1st gear... hahah.. naalala ko tuloy yung isang driver namin since he is driving an a/t, he depressed the OD button everytime the speed is below 80KM/H and press it ON again if he exceeds 80KM/H. yung daw ang turo ng dating amo nya..

[afrasay]

Some cars with auto tranny starts in 2nd gear. Mercedes-Benz 6 cylinders auto tranny starts in 2nd gear. Depends on the torque and the design of the engine.

[boydapa]

for lpg converted cars pinakita sakin na pwede mag 2nd gear agad at halos pareho lng sya dun sa 1st gear ng gas. pag sa gas ksi nanginginig pag second gear mo agad, pero sa lpg i dont know why pero pwede 2nd gear agad at hindi naman nanginginig. sa mga lpg converted try nyo