What Are The Benefits Of Having More Gears In Your Truck ?

The biggest difference between a truck and a car is the weight and displacement, especially the gears; trucks typically have 8-16 gears, while cars only have 6 gears. This is because trucks require extremely delicate shifting to ensure the right gears to ensure enough torque to drive the vehicle forward. So what are the benefits of having more gears in a truck? This article will explain in detail the benefits of having more gears in your truck as follows:

 

 

1. More Powerful

 

Generally, heavy trucks are mostly diesel vehicles, and the working speed range of diesel engines is much smaller than that of petrol engines, which is roughly 1,000 to 2,500 rpm. In order to play the maximum torque and efficiency in the 0 ~ 120 km/h speed range, it is also necessary to configure more gears than petrol engines. Usually there are more cargoes in heavy carats and the more gears the more efficient the application of engine power! In addition, when encountering different road conditions, you can also use more gears to adapt, so as to achieve the best match between driving speed and power output.

 

 

2. Economics

 

Another feature of more gears is for fuel economy, so that the vehicle can be driven at different speeds in the economic engine speed range. Like heavy trucks start and accelerate when the need for torque, more low-speed gears can be more economical acceleration, reducing the shift caused by the engine speed jump. When running on mountain roads, more gears will also save fuel. Our Tanzania customer feedback said 400HP SINOTRUK HOWO tractor truck applicant with 14 gear transmission lower fuel consumption than 380HP SINOTRUK HOWO tractors with 12 gear transmission, when transporting same weight cargoes.

 

 

3. Smooth Shifting

 

With more gears, the gear ratio difference of each gear will be smaller, the gear shift will be smoother, and you can choose the right gear according to the speed, load and weight of the car. Moreover, the diesel engine works at a low speed and has many gears, which is also easy to control. The more gears, the more gears, the more frequent the gear switching, the less frustration, the smoother the transmission.

 

 

TRUCKMAN, as a professional truck specialist, will recommend the right truck for you according to your working conditions. It saves you money while helping you to maximize your economic efficiency. For more information please feel free to contact us