clutchless shifting

[Idahotom]

Anyone else shift their manual trannys without using the clutch?

I noticed the other day I was doing it, and as my day job is driving my 40,000 lb. boom truck with a truck type tranny that actually shifts easier if you DON'T use the clutch, it was just second nature. First gear is clutched of course, but after that it slips right in smooth and easy once you have the right feel for the rpm's, usually I use the clutch for 5 th, that seems to be a bit harder to sync just right.

I pretty much drive all my rigs this way, and on my "bought new" '90 Toyota pickup (worked real hard, in construction), I was still on the original clutch (and tranny...) at 240K. Big truck drivers will know exactly what I'm talking about.