I love how the majority of these comments just slate the driver. Yes he doesn’t run the gearbox well but everyone starts somewhere. He’ll get better with time and he didn’t take any risks and stopped when he lost traction as to not cause mechanical damage. No harm no foul. Also is everyone forgetting this is a livestock trailer. If you don’t understand how this changes the way a truck drives maybe you’re the idiot.
does not matter how experienced you are if you miss a gear , you are going to be in trouble , tanker trailers require care too , when going up hills and down for that matter as well
To be fair to the driver he had to stop to let the other float come down the hill, I myself was a driver and I’ve had the same problem. I was a tanker driver and if you get stopped on a hill it is so hard to get up because of weight transfer, liquid all gathering at the back of the tank, but yes you are right in what your saying, the second driver made it look like a walk in the park. Great video. Kind regards Johnny
I'm a tanker driver too , and if I can I'll give way to the truck coming up a steep country road like the one in the video because if he has to stop on a hill with a loaded truck it's harder for them to get going again
The driver that had to wait for the other truck and struggled to gain traction handled the situation very well.also I have a nickname for V8 Scania s now and that is growlers as they sound just like( class 37s) diesel locomotives of the highways
Uphill goes before downhill, yet some drivers don't seem to realize that or let that actually be a thing. With as result what you see in this video, haha
@@Daniel-rb1ig Yeah I know, felt bad far him. But my comment was directed at the guy suggesting that all those lights on the truck would be draining power from the truck. Anyway way how are you, I thought the yanks had got you? ha ha
Been there and done that, cocking the gears up making myself look a complete numpty. Only saving grace was mines a double drive. Learn from experience.
Everybody makes mistakes and there’s plenty to be made driving lorries. Lifting the mid steer would solve this problem but he will know that now I’m sure ! Keep on keeping on.
@@ebddenby8439 Tags are alright if you can dump the air and/or have manual override of the lift, which most truck makers won't allow you to do when loaded unless you pay to have it reprogrammed in the ECU. I'm on bulk milk tanker work and I'd rather have a mid lift when losing traction on muddy hills. The milk's all at the back of tank and so I want my drive axle as close to the weight as I can get it, which you don't get with a tag config. The Gilder's truck would have been fine if he'd dumped the air.
I just got my first hgv horse truck, steep hill, very steep on my first trip out in Sunday 😳 I might just take a much longer route to avoid said hill, till I get a bit of practice in 😬
Lift the axle or dump the air out of it if the load is to heavy and lock the diff....failing that ask all the sheep to move forward over the drive axle..
K Graham some tractor units I’ve driven like the Volvos you could dump the air out of the lift axle suspension so more weight would be on the drive axle which would give you more grip...
He made it in the end at least. I bet the residents were getting fed up with the noise. As with anything in life practice makes perfect and I hate it when other people comment on others saying they are crap and forgot they were once a novice.
I can't believe that twice he got that truck to lift off and then went for a higher gear. In situations like that, get it moving and keep your foot flat to the floor and watch the tacho. Going for a higher gear was just dumb and it showed every time.
It's not about the gear selection, it's about momentum. Had he had it in second gear all the way through the hill with enough speed, he'd easily make it the first time. First gear is too slow and makes him stall.
lift the middle axle (sometimes it won't let you do if you have too much weight) or press the other button to move the load on the rear axle and then put the gearbox in manual. it worked with me in a similar situation
gear boxes in these v8s take some getting used to especially if you have just come from a standard 4 0ver 4 or a 3 over 3 as the gears are back to front on these v8s as i found out at 3 o clock one morning, i spent a good 10 mins trying to work it out lol
There's many a driver got stuck on that hill it's a short nasty little bastard used to go up it regularly if you knew it you knew how to hit it and it's steeper than it looks but as other people say the joy of a mid lift 4x2s never had a problem
sometimes if there is a lot of weight on it, you can not lift it, or it might not actually be a lift axle and instead just be a plain 6x2 twin steer, or even just a 6x2
you've not driven in a real tough spot it sounds like. A snap change uphill is a hard learned skill but whether livestock or bulk the trick is to be smooth and that way maintain momentum. this guy seems to be getting to know his rig, but at least he doesn't treat either truck or load badly.
Well he got up there in the end .with just adamaged pride ..here's a tip from a long standing scania driver ..when you get into sticky situation like that stop &drop the air on all axles. Then press the lift axle switch &weight about 15 secs then press your ride height switch back to normal travel. Your lift axle is now in the air ..mid lift or tag ......max traction is now available
I will only add knowing livestock haulage I suspect that rig may have been some 50 Tonnes gross ... And they guy had to stop to allow another one down. He did OK
OH BOY... 1: Take air pressure of the helping steering axle to put full load on the driving axle. 2: Diff. lock ON. 3: First gear (crawl gear) oput on some RPM. 4: Drive in a straight line forward up hill. 5: Keep the speeder pedal absolutely steady.
Wheel spinning, better off putting diff locks on in super big grades & in the wet or damp it’s a must, then turn off diffs. Be prepared to drop two or three gears. Better to drop to a very low gear & wait until right at the correct speed to let out clutch if dropping 4 gears or more. If pulling way use crawler gear when fully loaded like he clearly is.
It happens even drivers with 40 years or more experence driving truck sometimes you just dont listen enigines what is doing and you are too late on gear and it stuck
Still piss myself laughing at this !!! I remember when first saw this I thought it was a dog barking then noticed it was the wheels skidding !!!! Arrrrr god still makes me laugh 😂😂😂😂
I can't believe what im reading on here about this most of the comments are slating the driver.He gave way to a truck coming down hill its clearly not a v8 (you can tell by the sound of the engine the second truck however was).he lost traction which is understandable being a mid lift and with the weight hes pulling.He backed up and got up in the end so good on him.Whether hes experienced or not is irrelevant he never damaged anything.Amd the comments where its says pay peanuts you get monkeys do you even drive these kind of roads i bet not.I bet your one of these internet trolls that gets off writing shit because you that fucking lazy to get of your arse and get a job.I do however drive these kind of roads (all over wales and the peak district) and i drive a V8 rear tag and have done for 28 years and i can tell ya i have fucked up had ghost gears and had to back up to have a run up so what who fucking cares he made it thats what its about.
Piss off idiot - he couldn't even get it started at the bottom of the hill without stalling it. If that's your idea of "skilled driving", then I'm bloody glad we don't have you idiots over here driving real trucks.
@@AusMiner first off who mentioned skilled driving you fxcking idiot and secondly its my opinion which is allowed.Where you from anyway ya couch where you sit all day pretending to know what your on about...twat
@@scottwilliamsakacowboy4691 bm Aus is spot on. This bloke wouldn't last a day in oz. I could smell the clutch burn from this lattitude of the world. Piss ass truck carrying Piss all weight compared to oz rigs. We're not highly sort after drivers worldwide for no reason. Long distances, heavy weights, four trailer long road trains, road conditions that don't even qualify as a road to name a few. Professional drivers are highly skilled and that's what we are here. Go back and resit your license you idiot !!.
I’m a leading expert in this subject, you need constant momentum, it is best to reverse the truck all the way back and come forward at very high speed, maybe 70-80mph, thanks.
A lorry load of lamb, mmm, tasty. In a meeting situation like that the vehicle going uphill has priority in order to prevent that situation from developing. It's hard to see in the video but it appears the lorry going downhill was committed due to the bend at the top of the hill and couldn't give way without blocking the road.
A 6x4 (Like we use in S. Africa) would sail up that hill. (Diff lock if it's icy). Why do I hardly ever see 6x4's in the UK? Good on the driver tho' handling it as he did.
You don't see 6x4s over here in the UK unless on specialised heavy haul work generally. 6x2 at 44 tonne here would probably see 8 to 8.5 mpg. A 6x4 on the same work would be more like 6 to 6.5 mpg due to the extra rolling resistance and extra fuel/power needed to drive the second bogey. The bean counters balk at the fuel costs and so we all get the bare minimum needed which are 6x2s and we have to make do.
"Do take a course in climbing"...........you need a course in common sense mate!!!...Look at the speed everyone else goes when approaching the hill....look at how steep the hill is!!!...and look at the fact that the real issue is traction (because its so steep)........oh....and how could i forget....the oncoming truck coming down the hill that he stopped for....but don't worry......I took a course in "HGV livestock steep hill fully loaded can't b******t a b*******er" course!!!. Hats off to the driver....he did well..end of!!!
As a fellow long haul truck driver I've traveled a around are great USA and the only truck I've ever bought and driven are Mack's nothing else compares and I've been trucking for 31yrs now
Every firm has a “driver” like that, and probably the reason for the development and fitting of auto gear boxes. Now could someone explain to the kid what the benefits are of raising your middle axle when you need some extra traction, and what the diff lock switch is for?
Dad blew a half shaft on that hill in a lb 80 don't criticize anyone untill you drive that hill yourself there are 3 this is the 1st one even a loaded van struggles here go and drive that hill first before criticizeing.
Looks to me like a case of bad instructor, when the lorry backed down the second time the drivers swapped and the passenger drove her up, fair play for given it a go she's a big yoke. The second lad powered up👍
