Ever hear something and have a moment of enlightenment?

[luvmyhawks]

I've always understood "4 on the floor", but until this thread, I'd never heard "3 on the tree".

And I'm 73, for crying out loud. Where the hell have I been?

I must be more sheltered than you because until today, I have never heard the 4 on the floor. Or if I have, never cared or paid attention to it.

 

[WSC72]

What Was the Last 3-On-the-Tree Column-Shift Manual Car Americans Could Buy?

The most common sort of transmission setup in North America during the 1940s and 1950s, the column-shift 3-speed manual stayed in service longer than you might think.

www.autoweek.com

 

[FAUlty Gator]

I must be more sheltered than you because until today, I have never heard the 4 on the floor. Or if I have, never cared or paid attention to it.

It was very much an 80s/ 90s thing when people would describe their sweet rides.

 

[Hawk-A-Doodle-Doo]

OP's mom something something four on the floor something.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

OP's mom something something four on the floor something.

They wouldn't hold a candle to the Pontiac 4-T60e

GM 4T60-E transmission - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Ever hear something and have a moment of enlightenment?​

Sadly, almost nobody actually contributed a moment of enlightenment. Kudos to @Whiskeydeltadeltatango.

A lot of talk about trannies, though. What does that tell us?

 

[stickman80]

Down "in" =1 (towards you)

Down "out" = 3?





(I've just realized there may be some M1 version of "out and in")

Drove a 67 Dodge Dart 2 door.

At least Dodge was:

Toward you up = R
Toward you down = 1 (not synced)
Away up =2
Away down =3

 

[prlyles]

Anyone know what a "mud fence" is?

Sure do. where you from?

 

[prlyles]

Drove a 67 Dodge Dart 2 door.

At least Dodge was:

Toward you up = R
Toward you down = 1 (not synced)
Away up =2
Away down =3

Correct.

 

[JMNSHO]

She's my little deuce coupe
You don't know what I got
(My little deuce coupe)
(You don't know what I got)

She's got a competition clutch with the four on the floor
And she purrs like a kitten 'til the lake pipes roar
And if that ain't enough to make you flip your lid
There's one more thing, I got the pink slip, daddy

 

[stickman80]

Anyone here learn to drive on a John Deere 4010/4020 or AC 7050? ha

Spent a lot of hours on a 4020 WF (a classic tractor).

Same gear selector.

Also a couple AC utility tractors with a Hi Lo Handclutch. Thought that was a slick shifting setup...especially baling hay.

 

[ICWestfan]

Sure do. where you from?

Ioway. She's uglier than a mud fence. Can be applied to anything.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

What's the connection between global warming and dead spots in the oceans caused by low oxygen?

Picture a glass of cold soda. What happens as the soda warms up?

 

[FAUlty Gator]

What's the connection between global warming and dead spots in the oceans caused by low oxygen?

Picture a glass of cold soda. What happens as the soda warms up?

My wife brings me more ice.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

My wife brings me more ice.

I was trying to post a response to the OP's question.

Clearly that didn't work.

 

[Aardvark86]

My wife brings me more ice.

If there was ice in it, isn’t the answer the volume decreases?

Also, it doesn’t taste as good

 

[FAUlty Gator]

If there was ice in it, isn’t the answer the volume decreases?

Also, it doesn’t taste as good

Cold makes it taste better.

 

[alaskanseminole]

More enlightenment

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[WSC72]

Sitting here having some diner coffee, listening to the local redneck council meeting chatter on and one of the fellers said, “You know, I used to have a truck that had three on the tree and I loved that thing?”

Took me a minute to get what he was talking about then I realized “Oh, a three gear shifter that’s up on the steering wheel tree.” Three on the tree! Makes sense.

Then BOOM! Holy shit…that’s what “Four on the floor” must mean. A four gear vehicle with a foot clutch. I never knew what that meant and now I do. At least I think I do. Right?

Thank you kind redneck!

As of today I learned that Kiefer Sutherland is the son of Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas.