Manual vs. Automatic H3

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by timgco:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by hummerdonthurtem:
I have an automatic, but originally wanted the H3's "no stall" manual trans. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Ok, what is the "no stall" manual trans? I never heard about this>. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

This thread is the first I've heard of it too, but I think I experienced it a couple of weekends ago at Hummer Happening. I was in 4-lo with locked rear diff for much of the course working in and out of 1st and 2nd gear.

I remember a couple of stretches that I built-up momentum in 2nd gear to get through mud and then immediatley downshifted to first when coming out of the mud. I did this because immediatley following the mud was a steep rocky incline which was followed by a steep rocky decline. Of course, I was riding the clutch the whole time not wanting my rpm's to drop too low and stall.

The strange part was that on my second time through the course I put it in first and didn't touch the clutch. The rpms remained steady and the truck crawled through the mud and up the rocky hill. On the way down I drove with one foot on the brake only -- no clutch and no gas. I brought the struck to a complete stop several times on the descent and it WOULD NOT STALL!

Although this certainly inspired confidence on the trail, I've never experienced anything like this in a manual before, and wasn't sure if bringing the truck to a complete stop with the clutch engaged was a good idea in terms of wear and tear.

Anybody else with a manual have similar experience? I'm wondering if this only occurs in 1st gear in 4-lo -- I didn't try to stall it when I was in 2nd.