HOW TO WIRE A REAL TRUCK SHIFTER FOR SIMULATOR ETS2 ATS

[@ioannis.]

It's good that you're back on KZbin. You have such informative and useful videos.

[@amstudioprojects]

Glad you like them!

[@DementedAi]

Got everything done and setup. Tip for anyone that may run into my problem of the game not seeing it, turn off the steam input. Thanks for making shifting easier in vr while turning.

[@Sithhy]

For a little more realism when driving in game, you can also open the console (~ (tilde key)) & put in *g_hshifter_synchronized 0* which will have you actually double clutch the truck

[@Corky3D]

Or float the gears.

[@slayerjohn447]

I do believe there is a setting you toggle when in the control layout menu that allows this too. American version has it like this, simple, advanced, then one of the real transmissions like Eaton. Advanced and real allow double clutch and float and gets mad when you don't double clutch it.

[@tristangornall8649]

Depends on the gearbox too as to whether you need to double clutch, i.e. Volvo and Scania are both synchro boxes so only single clutch application where Eaton Fuller boxes are non synchro boxes so require double clutching or floating

[@johnhouston4931]

I never double clutched, learned by syncroshifting/floating the gears :)

[@olivermtb4596]

What's the console?

[@BillC-64]

Wow, saving a good amount of money doing this rather than buying an expensive predone. Thanks!

[@amstudioprojects]

You bet!

[@boneskkksk]

an "expensive predone" is like 50 bucks lol, i dont think a real shifter from a truck is that cheap

[@cotillion1687]

@@boneskkksk The cheap chinese ones are actually cheaper... and I think they are actually the same as the pre-made USB versions without the problem of being unable to thread them onto the stick..

[@ScottishLad.]

i have bought 2 premade shifters, Volvo and Scania and they have both failed after a year or 2, so thanks very much for this video, i might try and fix them, if not i will purchase the M.A.N one and follow your steps as it is cheaper to build your own, both those shifters cost over £100, and now i feel ripped off lol, so thanks for all your videos, Happy trucking

[@amstudioprojects]

You are welcome!

[@TheWolf68k]

You don't have to set it Range-Splitter. You can set it for any of the other options under Range-Splitter as well. The only different will be the physical layout and how the gears are displayed on the on-screen GPS display. Volvo has 1st gear in a different physical position than Scania. And the display will show things like 1L and then 1H when you split, instead of just 1 and 2. The only real reason you might want to use Range-Splitter is if you switch brands of trucks a lot and don't want to have to memorize the different physical locations of the gears.

[@amstudioprojects]

Great tip!

[@albertogarcia5276]

wow, after 300 hours in ets using this kind of shifter and I didn´t know that, thank you

[@TheWolf68k]

@@albertogarcia5276 Just remember, after you've made the settings change and before you set out, run through the gears to see where they all are. Even reverse might not be where you expect it to be.

[@LodewijkVrije]

@@TheWolf68k exactly this XD in a DAF truck with a 16+2 gearbox the position which is normally 1st gear, is actually reverse. and the position that is normally 3rd gear, is 1st gear and if you split its 5th gear. same layout as the Eaton Fuller boxes in ATS.

[@Babyboomer_59]

Can't thank you enough Amstudio for showing us the way :) your instructions were very easy to follow, I found one at Walmart for under $25 US, (6Pin Truck Electric Gear Shift Knob ) pretty much identical to the one in your video. I am using the TH8A shifter so once it arrived, it of course did not fit the shaft on my shifter so I took a chance and purchased from Amazon a set of three different size plastic adapters and those were't the right ones but I took the one that closest fit the shaft on the TH8A and with a Dremel tool along with a sanding disc, I ground off the threads so that the plastic adapter would fit up inside of the knob, after placing it over the TH8A shaft it sill had to much play in it so I then had to drill two holes in the knob and through the plastic adapter then used two small machine screws and just made them self tapping, they tightened the knob onto the shaft but it would still turn in hand so I drilled a third hole and with a third screw that did the trick. After completing my button box ( again thanks to your button box video) , I had it placed directly over my shifter in my TR 120 Sig Rig and so I was able to add extra long wires to the wire kit that came with the joystick encoder, enough that I was able to place the joystick encoder inside the same box (button box along with the Arduino Leonardo board and then drilled the hole large enough for the group of wires from the shifter to pass through along with a rubber grommet and the two USB cables to come back out of, one from the AL board and the other from the encoder board, I already had some extra plastic wire protection that slid over the long exposed wires along with adding the extra heat shrink making them look nice, tidy and chic. It'd would have been nice if I could have displayed pics of the outcome with it on the Sim Rig.

[@1_HighDuke]

Glad you're making one of these videos again. Will tune in for more of this for sure.

[@amstudioprojects]

More to come!

[@tarushdei]

This is SO much cheaper than all the other options out there. I understand the cost of labour, but wiring up an Arduino board doesn't justify a $200+ USD price tag. Aside from the cost of buying the tools, including customs/taxes, this will be maybe $50 USD all-in when finished. I've put off getting back into ETS2/ATS because I wanted a real shift knob for my SHH Shifter, but now, I don't have to anymore. THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@mardal84]

I also built this for myself just for an shh shifter. I used an arduino instead of the joystick adapter, so I was able to make a realistic key start with ignition and start and a parking brake with a pull-out switch.But this way it's simpler and better for beginners in my opinion.

[@busterroberts4231]

where did you get it programed

[@tdp2612]

Nice, I already made one like this (without the jake brake but still a knockoff MAN shifter) a while ago. I also found it useful to fit a stiffer spring inside the Logitech shifter, to counteract the extra leverage and therefore sloppiness of finding the gears. I designed and 3d printed my own adapter to fit onto the shifter, including the 'notch' and ability to screw down, as well as an option to put a 'pin' through the hole in the knob so that there is no rotation. However, I just use it as friction fit and it's good enough for me

[@_Conn3cted]

Hey man I was wondering if you could recommend such spring and if you don't mind saying where to put it. I also want to upgrade mine after knob change.

[@Pugragger]

I made one of these 10 years ago and posted it on truckpol, ever since people have been making them, good job

[@dumbsquare6583]

Always amazing when this guy uploads

[@bigchew3149]

Glad to see a new video from ya ..Hope all is well across the big pond !

[@amstudioprojects]

Thanks, you too!

[@j3ssi3sch00fs]

been driving with this shifter for the last couple weeks and i love it mix it with vr and u will never go back to just a hschifter and flatscreen

[@MenShow10]

It's great to see you making videos on youtube again, I learned a lot from you and these videos for ETS2 are very important for me because I play a lot of ETS2

[@SounderAU]

Love the quality of your videos. Great to see you at it again.

[@JonBck]

Nice work! Adding real devices does so much for the immersion!

[@menders1805]

Welcome back. Excellent and useful video as ever. Hope to see more of them.

[@steuerfahndung]

Can you make a DIY Bass Shaker for SimRigs? Love your Guides and need one of these

[@ARISTOPHER__]

return of the king

[@danielrcdrift]

that's a great solution because you can basically built your own for 1/3 of the price that most people sell pre made ones for and its pretty easy to would it also be possible to wire a real car light switch with that USB board because if got a e36 one but idk if you can wire it up to work in ats

[@endurobiker192]

It's is good that you back on YT I Like you Videos so much and also I have a cool Video idea you could make a DIY DD wheel.

[@santixV8]

I have the same! Good video. Saludos desde Uruguay

[@danielflynn4789]

Now that's a great video. 👍 Hope you get a million views!!!!

[@gavinrhodes3022]

Really good and helpful video

[@larsjohansen821]

A nice video. Looks quite easy to make. Your 2nd and 3rd link appear both to be for the USB encoder. I am guessing you still have to connect the base to the computer as well. Neat little DIY project

[@Jerry-n3r]

This is a very useful video

[@amstudioprojects]

Thank you!

[@ethenlai7747]

using soft, can't wait to get my hands on it.

[@jignaciocfnt]

I JUST MADE THIS MOD THANKS TO YOU

[@thevashfan12392]

Cheaper shifter than sim panel and a little better built because it comes with adapters for every shifter type. I replaced my sim panel shifter for this one which took some getting used to. I dub the new one a "short range" shifter cause the switches are smaller/sleek as opposed to an imitation eaton fuller shift knob.

[@corvy2823]

Could you make a headlight selector for sim please?

[@ItsJoshN]

One thing I know about the real Eaton Fuller shifters is that the switches have airlines running to them instead if wires like this shifter. Maybe one could replace the air lines with wires but I am unsure if there are contact points that are present.

[@DrivewithTony]

you have to use switches inside the shifter. a few videos ob youtube on how to do it

[@WeetabixsJNR]

Do you have the name/model of the shifter you used? The Ebay link seems to be dead now.

[@flo_fet]

7:15 how did you mount it on Logitech shifter, does truck shifter threads match with Logitech shifter?! Great video, btw!

[@JokoKangaroo]

Welcome back!

[@riotaken]

Glad to see your back to making videos, suggestion: you should do a ets 2 handbrake

[@andersonguimaraes1057]

Hello, your videos are very good, I've been following your channel for a long time, congratulations for the videos, very well explained....

[@amstudioprojects]

Thank you very much!

[@ruxin91]

Finally back

[@roope9423]

Can I ask you to make some kind of sequental shifter that doesnt need much money/parts

[@nitrofrogg431]

This is awesome. I have had two cheap 3D printed ones and they both broke but still have the boards so I will likely make my own now. Curious how you mounted it to your Logitech shifter

[@cotillion1687]

How did you thread the knob on to the stick? I can't figure out how to get it onto my fanatec shifter, which is an M12*1,25

[@kophia1]

@amstudioprojects what did you use for an adapter to get the knob onto the Logitech shift rod?

[@rj5529]

how did you attach it to the shifter base? and also do you know what thread type is inside the shifter? :3

[@uvillanueva95]

I am in the same wondering...

[@TheSmithersKillers]

Hi, how do you fix it on G29 shifter?

[@mariorepetto185]

How did you mount it too the shifter shaft

[@lzyJ]

I bought a predone costs about 35 dollars and looks just like this but with a little differences on cables and stick.

[@CatalinTRS]

Hello. What adapter did you use to attach the MAN hub to the G29 shifter? Do I see a black adapter between the MAN hub and the g29 shifter stick? Where did you get it from?

[@pontakunxii]

Just in time! I was actually planning on buying a built kit like this one on an online shop which costs $47 then I looked for the truck shifter that you recommended it only costs $11! All I have to do now is build it. Thanks! I just have one question how do you mount it on the Logitech shifter? Does it fit right in? Or do I have to make or find an adapter?

[@danielrcdrift]

you can buy 3d printed adapters for the logitech shifters and then you can just screw the shifter on or if you have a shifter with a little screw on the bottom you can tighten that to the shifter and it should hold or you can use some tape around the shifter rod and press fit the shift knob if done it myself in the past and it worked its just not really good if you want to switch between that shifter and a normal shift knob

[@WendellBremerRodrigues]

awesome. One doubt, how you adapter the connection between truck shifter axle and G29 axle ? thanks

[@thebyzocker]

Yay new video

[@ismailcankaya]

Thanks for video...

[@jayjayjay00]

Hi mate, is this on/on switch or on/off switch!

[@HJuneOh]

Very interesting and fun.

[@amstudioprojects]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

How were you able to mount the this onto the Logitech Shifter?

[@fraserskomorowski2311]

Nice job, wanted to make myself one of these for a while now. Running any mods in ETS2?

[@amstudioprojects]

Yes defiantly give it a go, very easy project

[@Carver689]

Is it possible that Xbox Series S would be compatable for truck shifters?

[@OfficialRedDirtNurse]

I have purchaed the same shifter for this project and realised that the switch configuration is really designed for a left-hand-drive vehicle. :o I should've noticed this from the video. Does anyone here have any tips on how to best fit this onto the Fanatec shifter? Also, it's not unreasonable to use male and female DB9 connectors to connect this to the joystick encoder, right?

[@tommygunn8938]

Hi just wondering have bought all the parts to make this however I looked at the shifter an the thread it’s too big for the thrust master thread, nothing is mentioned in video or parts list, what did you use to attach to shifter thread

[@orion1222]

I made one and all I used to attach it was hot glue. Been working fine for several weeks now with no problems.

[@samcable647]

Hey man, glad your back and love your tutorials. I remember using your DIY ignition switch tutorial a while back for ATS! do you know if you can purchase just the wires for the joystick encoder?

[@danielrcdrift]

yes you can for instance on alliexpres you can most of the times choose for just the wires or for the board or for the kit

[@weswheel4834]

Thanks. I've got the exact same handle, I spent ages continuity-testing pairs of wires to come to the same conclusion that you did in a few minutes by prying the front cover off :D Do you prefer driving with this or with the 3D-printed version? And it looks like you used an adapter to screw the handle onto the Logitech shifter, if so do you have a link? Thanks.

[@Xenonuke]

Does anyone know if there's a device like this with the buttons on the right side?

[@Adamstewart9sirr]

I’ve bought the same equipment that you’ve shown in the video here. Does anyone know an easy way how to have the shifter fit the TH8A shifter handle?

[@espee0]

Overall how much did this cost?

[@j3ssi3sch00fs]

do u also have a file for the truck shifter to connect to the shifter base it self

[@11tockdubois]

Hi ! Great work the video is awesome and so useful ! I made a DIY handbrake with a switch and an usb encoder and it works perfectly. I bought an AliExpress cheap h-shifter wich use the same kind of usb encoder. So I have an issue : my computer see the two encoders with exactly the same name and I can't change them, so when I brake with my handbrake, the car also shifts the 6th gear... I fixed it in connect my switch on an other port but I lose 7/12 of ports of my card cause the shifter so I can't do the buttons box I wished. Have u an idea to fix it ? Sorry for my bad English.

[@Ilcusta]

can i mount it on a th8a? what is the diameter of the hole?

[@Konfusionrave78]

What did you use to attach the 2 pieces?

[@VybzKingston]

But can i use that same setup for ATS thou?

[@kennyreeves7920]

Where do that at do have page for it

[@yvcrush7718]

Nice

[@Kebabmas]

Please do a turn signal

[@jakulamazo]

Hello can you please show how to make a stalk shifter retarder for ets2 with rotary encoder or potansiometer. And also it would be better if you can upgrqde hub extender and put a real indicator stalk on g 29 an then use a real mechanic system for automatic close of an indicator stalk

[@johnthetrucker344]

i Use an Arduino Micro in the shifter, only a USB Cable came out of my Shifter. The different is you must write C++ Code

[@chriswizard4930]

now you need to show how you change the nod on the orinal one.

[@kenesufernandez1281]

♥️♥️♥️

[@SpaceGamesArcade]

ótimo parabens

[@robloxfan4271]

Sadly the reverse gear is broken on mine so i only have a 5 speed as i use the 6th for reverse

[@МихаилИванов-о8д8п]

It's common problem on logitech shifters. There is a small button under the gearstick which wires just too thin and fall off. Search for guide how to unscrew it - it easy repair if you have soldering iron skills

[@markevinlagsac3252]

I bought a usb version of this for 30US$. I also found your version for 11US$

[@Sta1kERR]

what adapter you use?

[@Sta1kERR]

nevermind just jammed in some rubber and I'm good

[@wubstah3810]

Exactly what I've been looking for! just starting my own ets2 cabin build at home and really wanted to change the shifter to this, thank you so much

[@adamnewman2021]

if you dint mind mmme asking where have u ben bud

[@SkittleKicksPlays]

The actual shifter base is not included in the parts list your provided, and does NOT come with the shifter. Would be great to know where we can find the one you used or a similar type.

[@tardraker4631]

Pomo = 20 us, USB Arcade = 7 us Nice

[@rebeccasollitt7790]

Can you do it for a xbox x

[@K31TH3R]

Seems like a bunch of Chinese companies took the initiative and now there are pre-modded shifters converted to USB all over E-bay. Picked up one for $42.58 shipped, which was even cheaper than I could've DIY'ed it, and it works great. Smells absolutely TERRIBLE though and I hope the offgassing doesn't last too much longer, gives me a headache just being in the same room as the thing.

[@Herbus2142]

do real truck wheel pls

[@erinya2758]

after watching this video you can tell there are people who play ets2 and there are people who enjoy ets2 , lol

[@skirnir-atf]

MAN TGX shifter )))

[@edvinassneideraitis584]

im not sure you understand what the top button do in real truck, it engages the clutch, so you do not need press the pedal when truck speed is above 5 km/h

[@ΝικολαςΚατσικας-β5κ]

@Techerious για τον μπαμπα Techerious

[@kontoname]

It's probably not your fault but the shifting sounds really bad - is there a way to use such a shifter but have the sound be less "glitchy"? And awesome video, as usual :)

[@royfranssen]

Noo Thatcher button on the top is in reality a button for the cluch

[@kristianasheim5671]

automatic gears. have not seen manual gears in trucks here in Norway for over 20 years.

[@LucaFujiwara]

first

[@SIMRIG412]

Just one for $20-35

[@ВиксатаХристов]

[@coolfarmer]

The question is, how to get a Real Truck Shifter? xD

[@philt331]

Cool gebaut aber von den Einstellungen Falsch, als echter Trucker weiss man was falsch ist

[@dxb8086]

No way that plastic peace is a real shifter. They don't make the gear spliter and the range shifter levers out of plastic. Also they are actual levers, not simple plastic buttons like this one. It seems like you can break them by just looking at them. Also they don't come with that cute little button for the jake brake. Seems more like a simulator gadget. Also the scheme on the top makes no sence. It seems to be a ZF Ecosplit 16 gear transmission, but they don't come with an eaton fuller-like shifter. Whoever told you this was made for real trucks, fooled you. Trust me the real ones you can't get for $23.99...