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For any of you who have or are currently running manual transmissions and get your rig onto the trails some what is your feeling on the set up? I like the idea of a manual for longer highway hauls and such. Traffic isn't fun with a manual but livable. Then there is off road where I've only had auto's before and it seems like the slip in the torque converter can be nice to slowly crawl on things and such a bit more which would take some definite clutch finesse in a manual. Could I do it sure, I'm just wondering if it wears on you so to speak and you'd rather an auto?
One scenario that comes to mind (not that I'll have my next rig in this type of situation) is I've had to come down some steep boulder strewn trails before which were basically braking down the hill till the tires/bumper were up against the next rock, and then a bit of gas to get up/on. Auto you could leave in gear and just use your brakes. In this case if was moving too slow for a manual to be in gear so you'd have to throw it in neutral or hold the clutch while working the brake and getting thrown around. Then pop it in gear and finesse the clutch to drive up a 2' rock, etc. Are first gear in most full size rigs low enough that this would be a none issue (The manual vehicles I've had before were cars)?
One scenario that comes to mind (not that I'll have my next rig in this type of situation) is I've had to come down some steep boulder strewn trails before which were basically braking down the hill till the tires/bumper were up against the next rock, and then a bit of gas to get up/on. Auto you could leave in gear and just use your brakes. In this case if was moving too slow for a manual to be in gear so you'd have to throw it in neutral or hold the clutch while working the brake and getting thrown around. Then pop it in gear and finesse the clutch to drive up a 2' rock, etc. Are first gear in most full size rigs low enough that this would be a none issue (The manual vehicles I've had before were cars)?