I love how this truck is so iconic that even my friend who doesn't really know anything about automotive stuff recognized it. He was like "oh yeah those haul tanks" lol
I agree with you on the wasted space of the winch I believe both of the Derry trucks have the same issue. And you talk about a loaded trailer helping in balance I have always thought the same thing about the voron d. Great reviews you do an excellent job man. Stay upright.
Thank you for those kind words man! It’s odd that you can acquire balance from a trailer, but when it happens; you’re like “aha, I see!” Glad you enjoyed the video! Stay upright as well !
This is straight up my favorite truck. If I need freight hauled in crappy terrain, this is my number 1. I just have to plan the trips for fuel routes and have a backup supply on hand.
This truck was so helpful in Drummond Island because of it`s size. When i saw that i need to haul something from the sunken ship - M916A1 was the right choice.
Just discovered your channel while searching for takes on this truck. First off, fantastic execution. It’s clear that you spent the proper time to review the truck fairly. Second, your point about level req really hit home as I’d never used it during my first trip through the vanilla game. I recently started a NG+ and chose to retain my Lvl 30 rank. Bought the truck in Black River and can confirm it’s extremely useful in the early stages of a save.
Jeremy, Hey thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and found it had useful information. It definitely is a lot of work to review these properly so I appreciate that you noticed that. So glad that NG+ came out. Now players can use trucks they never used before and utilize them wherever. I bet it crushes Black River:)
I've always kept this beast in my fleet. Whenever there is a heavy cargo on a far away map from the garage, I put this truck to use as the heavy beast hauler.
This truck is like back to school man, this is all you need. Saddle hi/low and crane, not op, not too big or too small. no extras, just a capable truck
somepoint when ur doing scout truck tier list. take notice that chevy apache has hidden gimmick, you can drive it at any ice area without falling trough the ice. and it floats on water. tested that on kola region.
That’s really neat! The Apache isn’t really a bad scout. I think so many people write it off because the lack of trailer support which is valid, but I’ve been enjoying it.
Damn, that was a ruff one. You know what though you are absolutely right, leave it to the devs to completely f up an iconic American Truck. You mentioned that it cannot properly attach a fuel semi trailer, well I can tell you that when I used to drive trucks for Uncle Sam, in my Unit the M916 A1 did exactly that. We used it to haul a semi fuel carrier. So in conclusion I am certain that you should apply for a gig at Sabre because you have more knowledge about these trucks than they do. ✌️
Well first Thank you for your service! That’s awesome that you got to drive that truck in real life! Ya know that is one of the better compliments I have gotten, thank you! I really don’t think Sabre would employ me, but I would welcome it for sure. This review definitely was a lil harsh, but I don’t think it was the trucks fault, it has a lot Of greatness in it. I just really felt they did it a disservice like you mentioned.
I always found this truck fast and powerful. Used it in my first playthrough mainly for the mission trailers but stopped when it kept tipping in Taymir. The 124SD I used until I cleared Rift
@@NProvince Considering just the base game, maybe the cover should of been one of the KOLOB's or the Derry 45? The cover vehicle on MudRunner was that huge Russian 8X8 missile launcher truck, which was one of the hardest trucks in the game to get as picking it from the start used up all 5 out of 5 stars (MudRunner had kinda a points system so you could say pick multiple lower powered truck, or 1 really good truck (4 stars) and 1 crapper, or in the case of the cover truck being able to pick only that truck for a map). And as far as finding it in-game (you could use in-game trucks to help expand your fleet), only 1 or 2 maps even had this truck on it. So while no truck is necessarily had to get in MudRunner, since picking this one meant no room for support vehicles, you could say this one was the hardest to get. So if we apply that to SnowRunner that the cover truck is one of the hardest to get. Then it would be the KOLOB on the Russian side and maybe Derry 45 on American covers.
While swapping out the useless utility box for a loader would have been great, that is what the SD is for. The SD stands for "Severe Duty" and is the chassis style that Freightliner used to mount extra equipment such as the loader cranes. We have a number of log loader Freightliner trucks, and they are all the SD models. The nickname for a Freightliner truck is Freight Shaker. Not because they ride rough, as most would claim, but because it just fits phonetically, heh.
I just used the Hummer as scout in Alaska and with the mud tires and raised suspension was surprisingly good. Hope you can do a review soon. Bonus: Seemed really good on gas mileage.
I do like the hummer and have scouted a lot on my challenge playthrough that’s on my page. I am planning on doing a multi review on scouts. I just don’t know when. That will be coming in the future
The conclusion is the same one I came to the hard way with the P16. I had seen and heard all the good stuff about it, so when I first went to Drummond, I made a special trip just to unlock it. I proceeded to try and have it do everything under the sun. Unsurprisingly, it failed at a lot of it. I ended up using other trucks instead, and lamented on Reddit the P16's underperformance. Somebody pointed out that the P16 was purpose-built to haul heavy logs in muddy terrain, and that asking it to do other things wasn't really the point. After that, I started using it just for log work. Lo and behold, it started performing quite well. I still think it's a little underpowered (but the bigger part of the issue is Snowrunner's total lack of a torque mechanic), but remembering that some trucks are only designed to do one thing is a very helpful grounding tool.
Very good points made in this comment. I think acepting what a vehicle is rather than throwing it away is a better move. Like you explained it grounds you. The issue is sadly that everyone wants a "do it all" truck that is the best leading to most people playing a select few trucks. In truth, when I start leaning toward that mindset, I have to actively make myself put effort into trucks that fall into a certain niche. Its really nice to use them as so. Great comment!
Started playing this game near the end of 2021 so never seen the bug issues from other comments but I love this truck it’s my favorite go to along with the twin steer
For what the Freight is; it’s actually manageable and can pull some weight. Oh it is a really hectic time with the move and work, but I’m glad I could get this one done for y’all! More to come soon as things slow down :)
Hey Nathan, thx for another great video! Also, I have to say, since I found your channel I changed most of my perspectives of the trucks and my way to play in Snowrunner, and I just love the way that you always show a good side of the "bad" trucks in your reviews, and because of that I changed most of my strategies and decicions in my hard mode playthrough and it's being amazing. And Yes, am definitely gonna buy the M916A1
This is probably one of the best comments I’ve seen. Seriously thank you so much. I do think that all the trucks have a purpose and they can be useful with some patience. It was hard for me to adapt, but the game becomes so much better when you use lesser trucks and have success. Glad I could talk you into getting the Freight! I think you’ll enjoy it. Thank you again for those kind words!
You’re welcome! Oh yes I know you’re waiting for the Yar review. I’m gonna get to a multi scout review soon. I got a lot going on with work, but I also need to review the new Azov as well, but rest assured I will get to it
Nice review Nathan 👌🏾 top job as usual , yup they could balance this truck better, I really love driving the JBE version with is more balance truck and of course very good for semi🤗 , really wish the dev rebalance in game one
Great review! It’s annoying it can’t have the fuel semi trailer since this sounds like it would be one of the perfect trucks to operate as a mobile fuel base far out of nowhere. It would fix 2 of its cons already: always a trailer attached on the saddle so it’s more stable, and a lot of fuel as cargo so it’s fuel consumption and tank size aren’t that important.
The lack of tire selection is kind of unnecessary. I edited the files to allow every truck to have access to every type of tire, but left the max size stock. This greatly improves the game without breaking it in my opinion. Some sizes are just way too small, but that's part of the fun.
Man I wish Saber would fix the Gooseneck trailer. I would love to use a 4 slot slot trailer on a 4 slot mission (and this game has lots of 4 slot missions) but the hit boxes on that thing is just awful. As for the truck this is another I sadly don't use much, I think I'm just not fond of the freightliners in this game to be honest. Out of my 3 saddle low truck options, I have to say the Navistar and Derry 31 comes long before this truck.
Ya the gooseneck does have potential if fixed. Wish it had better clearances. That’s fair. I feel people have to actually go outta there way to have an experience with them and by the time you get them other trucks are in your fleet that can outperform them. A good challenge though :)
@@NProvince I don't think it's necessarily a clearance issue. The Step-Deck has low clearance but with the way it's programmed it often tends to act like a sled in that it slides over humps, rocks, etc. The Gooseneck does not share the Step-Deck sled like properties. The Gooseneck, especially in the rear is constantly getting caught, hooked on stuff, digging in, etc. The hit boxes are probably realistic for the shape of the trailer. But it makes for terrible use in game. It'd be better if they just programmed it with a flat bottom or something so it slides easier.
I wish they would buff all the american trucks, it's one of the reason I've taken a break from the game. It's just so boring to use always the same trucks because if you use a different truck you get punished. btw I enjoyed using the M196A1 on the 2nd map of yukon for heavy transport.
I’m with you on that. I think using American trucks is exciting and challenging, but I do wish they would get at least a small buff to close the gap somewhat ya know. Those are good uses for the Freight!
I'm sorry but I have to say this it has been a full week after the season 7 release and Xbox One has still not even received the update and I am unable to even play the season 7 map because it won't let me download it even though I have the year 2 pass this is BS they should have tested these updates before they released it to all platforms I am very angry and I am almost tempted to just uninstall a game and not play it again because I paid money for content that I still unable to play Microsoft needs to hurry the hell up and release the update but if saber would have tested this update on their internal systems first then they wouldn't have had an issue when they released it but no an entire player base is unable to even enjoy the content which again is BS and shouldn't have happened in the first place
That seems frustrating.. I think that they are just trying to push content on time while balancing other products. I think the older mudrunner/spin tires were only PC and then they released console versions later. I hate to say it but they shoulda got things right on PC and then released a finished product for console users. It might have been a better experience. I’m sorry you’re having issues
@@NProvince it's more than frustrating I'm straight up angry and I haven't touched the game since season 7 release because I can't even get the new content so what's the point and this isn't the only one that they had problems with there seems to be bugs and problems with every single update they released that they either have to release a hot fix a week or two later or something other sometimes bugs they don't fix until the next major update they need to get their stuff together and start getting these updates out properly instead of releasing it and then having bugs and problems that they fix later
@@NProvince, I wanted to use it as a rescue vehicle in Yukon, but it rolled over two times when trying to get to the rolled over vehicle, and one time after I managed to save that truck and load it. I thought it will be good as a heavy chained evacuation vehicle that will help dragging other vehicles uphill in the Big Salmon Peak (you probably know this place - a big steep icy hill to the left of the Gold Horse plant), but it was too weak for Kolobs and stuff, so I switched to the Navistar.
I can’t like the video. You constantly drive in high gear bouncing around and tipping over, I never have stability issues with this truck. I’m not a fan at all of how you drive, it’s not appealing to watch.
I respect your opinion, but the footage is simply for viewing. I do have a lot of time with more than just me looking at this truck. I’m Not coming to this conclusion by myself, but trust me I value your input. Fast driving is just for entertainment and I understand it’s not your liking. I hope you found the video interesting
