Technical 1954 Dodge C1 tranny shift pattern figured out

After much time and grinding gears I figured out the 5 speed shift pattern!! And it sucks! Ha ha I need more on the top end! Ha!

 

Probably don't need to use 1st unless you're loaded down.

 

Heck I don’t even use second gear right now! Ha ha crazy stuff. Must have really needed the low gears for heavy loads

 

Is it synchronized ? Try shifting at lower RPM's than your ears tell you to, old motors and old trannys like low rpms.

 

Old trucks were work trucks. They were used for many kinds of work. Its entirely possible that 1st was because a very slow truck speed was required for some reason. Might not have anything to do with grear reduction for pulling a load.

 

I’ll give it a try

 

Allegedly it is a synchro-mesh tranny