Road Train to the Top of Australia Take a ride from Deniliquin, NSW to Townsville, Queensland in a road train. I'll show you the roads and sights along the way.
Very nice see you and the baby back on the road, the tripod on the edge of the seats looks like a alien, you are sitting on a german seat from Isringhausen. Take care safe trip.
I have to say for only 11.4k subs the quality of the videos is top notch. I quite enjoyed seeing you working to fix your electrical fault, I'm a truck mechanic in Canada so it's interesting to see the differences and similarities between our trucks and yours.
I’ve only just found your channel. Brilliant videoing and content. I’m over in the UK and have only been over to Australia once, in 2000. Loved what I saw in Queensland, NT and WA. To see my first road train was an experience. Total respect to you and the drivers. Thanks for taking the time and putting the effort into making and posting your videos. 🇬🇧
thank you for the videos.. i just relized you come from Deni ... i was born and breed in Finley my cuzin runs trucks out of Deni ...thank you for the videos ..
That was excellent Johnno,great bit of camera work and editing mate. Impressive bit of trouble shooting with the aircon,well done. You dont see many tarped loads around anymore! After just completing an around the country trip,you can't beat the ever changing landscapes in Australia,or the ever smelling drop dunnies😂 Keep up the good work,safe travels mate
WOW Johno, that was fabulous.Thanks for taking us on another trip with you. The engine noise was okay, need to be a bit louder or am I going deaf.😅 And yes, the wide open spaces where there are no or very few signs of human activity are the places to be. You truly have a fantastic veiw out of your office window. 😍
Engine noise is appreciated. I notice your truck is manual 18 sp i guess. Could you show us some gear changing action ? I think many of yr subscribers would be fsscinated how you get 18 speeds from a single H pattern.
I'm nervous driving alongside or in front of (big) trucks so what you're showing me is the lovely human element behind the wheel(s). Love love love seeing Australia from your POV!!
Thanks Jane. I'm actually more confident driving beside a truck than a car as trucks are notarial paying attention to those around you. Glad I am able to make you feel more at ease around us.
Well done Johnno , nice drive up the gutts must try it one day. I had a run out to Charleville from Rolling Stone and found the road in good condition from Townesville . Cheers Michael.
Hi Johno thanks for taking us on your trip. Brings back fond memories of being a radio linesman in the late 80,s early 90,s upgrading the school of the air system all across NSW and working or staying in most of the towns on this trip and then as a research assistant for weed herbicide trials in Western QLD. I too love the bush 👍
I,m not to clued on HF side of things my job was to lift the new antenna up the tower and run the coaxial cable down the tower and into the equipment shed and a technician would come at a later date and connect, test and switch on. It took usually took 3 days each tower and then on to the next one. Lots of K,s put on the clock driving 18ft flat bed and towing a 5 ton winch. Absolutely great views from the top of the tower and no annoying flies😂.
Awesome. I had a 100ft tower in the back yard of my house growing up. RG213. I still play around with this stuff. I was thinking about putting a Codan in my truck but not sure if it would be worth it. I'm a little scared of heights but have been up a couple of towers.
Good day Johno, What a great video, if it isn’t a piston liner it is an air cond unit. Great fix & great video from start to finish. Cheers Louis Kats 👍 😊
Great drone vision great channel drove a truck Brisbane to Adelaide across the Hay plains felt quite unwell flew Adelaide to Melbourne in hospital that night had my appendix out was just about to rupture just made it thanks for sharing Johnno
G’day mate, I think you’ve nailed it with this video, it has everything that I like. Your commentary and video views are really great. The night shots with the big lights on were spectacular thanks to those big LED’s. Thanks for the look around Townsville, but out in the scrub, mate you can’t beat that. I miss the big diesels ( retired miner), but I’ll always go for a trip with you blokes. Thanks mate.🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thanks Graham. Yes I love the outback. It's just a pity my wife doesn't. This is exactly the kind of place she'd hate to live. She doesn't like spiders and insects. Anyway with this job I get the best of both worlds.
I will show tarping one day when I get an easy tarp load. One that is square. The uneven loads are harder and I may not have the energy to explain all that. Ha ha. No I will try to explain the harder tarp jobs asking the way, at some stage.
Wicked video really in joy the effort you put In to these videos. You explain things very well, got the maps and show ya troubles and how you fix them on the way, getting them videos of you driving must take a lot of time to haha great video thanks for sharing 👍
A wonderful video, I love this desert place in the bush. I admire how you can work and still have time to make these wonderful videos, I enjoy it so much 😍 In the next video I guess will show the tropical beach, isn't it? ☺
I do show a tropical beach. The next video is called 'The Road To Chillagoe'. It won't be out until next week but it does me sipping a cocktail by the beach, amongst other things.
Commenting from Phoenix, AZ. Love all 😊your videos! My wife grew up in Melbourne and most of her family now lives in Brisbane. I love visiting Australia and would one day like to venture further west and see more of it. I spend a fair amount of time in Baja California. There is one two lane highway that runs all the way down the peninsula. Lots of truck traffic on that road and unfortunately lots of big rig accidents. I'm not sure if they enforce any operator drive times. What is the fuel capacity in your Kenworth?
Thanks again. A lot of bigger companies don't allow the drivers to fix anything. Not even to change a tyre. I couldn't work for a company like that. Get it fixed and get back on the road.
@@RoadTrainAdventures Thats the spirit of a open country trucky,if you ask me.Just like the old days.That is good for the company and the driver. Freedom and trust are the keywords. The things you have learned and are still learning make you a free man. And the company doesn't have to catch up with you every time. You can't wait a day in open country to change a tire. To hot,to expensif,and maybe lozing a time lock. Perhaps a large fleet's maintenance contract won't allow you to tinker yourself. Isn't it true that the big companies don't drive open country ''autback''? Except for a few like TOLL.
Another great video. I was very interested in the route you took. The "B" roads are more interesting and always my preference if I can find one. I just checked Google Maps and it looks like you followed their route.
love your vids mate keep it up. Can you do a vid on what you get for Road Train work like Pay and hours and routes you take and all the good and bad things that come with it. More info the better
@@RoadTrainAdventures yeah cheers mate. looking at getting out of a driving job i have now to go work in the civilian sector... got all my codes just want info from people that have been doing it. Thanks again mate