[Argess]

I see a lot of posts here about tires, but I'm still not sure that's the problem. Here's a similiar scenario. I have a 99 F250SD with a 5-speed manual transmission. I always start in second gear unless I am towing a load or stopped on a very steep hill. Under normal starting from a stop, if I use first, the revs come up too quickly and the shift to second is not smooth. It's more like I can't make the shift to second without a major hesitation and lurch.

Oh well....can't do any trials today...am in the middle of a visitor.....Hurricane Bill !!! Or maybe I could find a road in the right direction and drive into the wind to slow things down for evaluation?.......chuckle.