Tanami - Road from Hell 

Worked as a mechanic on off-road coal trucks in the Appalachian mountains in Virginia U.S.A. while not as long as this road still very rough conditions, with steep grades thrown in. Company my Dad and me worked for bought a Volvo, very quickly earned the nickname "road kamode" Volvo no good for rough haul work. Meanwhile the old 87 KW that'd been wrecked 3 times and put back together would just chug along.

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This is Australia, truckies do this daily

+Bazz inBulgaria ..probably should have mentioned that we carried a full load of passengers each way. We were chartered to take passengers to attend a religious festival and back again...every one of them were indiginous (black) and the loveliest passengers a coach driver could wish for. I will never forget those people, or that trip!

Crikey! Never did I think I’d see Beagle Bay pop up in the comments. That road was and is a challenge, was it rabbit flat that was only open Tuesday and Saturday? I flew for a company that delivered mail out that way, was beautiful from the air.

120f ice.

up in the northern territree. past alice springs

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Oh yeah..... tell us more....

Not 5 axles. Two lead axles are the dolly the tri is the trailer. Most road trains run 45 or 43' trailers

@@Xtralge4ee thx. I included the dolly in the axel count. I drive rigs here in the US. We don’t have road trains here, yet, but I don’t give it long before our doubles (26’rs) become road trains.

Cat 550 600 HP I had Cummins 300.000 ks old blow head gaskets in a CAB over Kenworth. I used to put 20 liters of water in that radiator only after 140 ks load up out of Caltex New Port Melbourne, and I get to Ararat Caltex truck stop, I FUCKEN HATED THAT ENGINE IT DROVE ME NUTS. I remember speaking the mechanic back at the depot, he told me John there not listening to you, let the engine blow, then they will listen to you after speeding 50k on the new motor. Cheers

CroZagreb1 Thank you dude ! :)

fifidomalaga Any time friend. I also used to drive the DHL cab over Kenworth pulling those triple trailers. Type in B-Triples in Australia and you will find a video of a DHL triple I reconnised the rego plate on that Cab over. That's the exact truck I used to drive. I have the up most respect for any truck driver earning a living to support his or hers family period. I have done it for years. I must admit I do love the open road over an office any day of the week. I am NO fan of the Cummings engine. I love the CAT C-15 in a Western Star I used to drive that had a lot of grunt, pull like it was nothing. I also have driven many European trucks. My opinion is that the Volvo 500 pulled better that the C-15 cat. The Volvo I drove up the Adelaide hills had 500 HP motor in it. The MAN had a 460 motor in it. I believe you me the MAN did the job better not much between them. but better. I pulled up the Adelaide hills at 27 kph. I found it real interesting mate. I also drove many B-Double fuel tankers, they are super deadly to drive moving all over the place. I will never forget this woman telling me, after she almost lost her life not giving way to me, she tried to go up the inside of me in a around about. I know what your thinking, only as I slammed my brakes on as she was under my B trailer/tanker, as she didn't give way. After I stopped the truck mid around about, I went up to her and I said ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND. She said don't you have big brake as you have a big truck. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK TO THINK OR SAY. I also said your super lucky I stopped or you would be DEAD after my rear trailer runs straight over you, its to late for everyone one then my family and your family. So her BMW had to be backed out from under the B trailer. But that's what we first though. As it was jammed in between the the API release valves, so they had to lift the whole B trailer to pull the BMW out from under. FULL OF FUEL MIND YOU. After her calmed down I explained to her, she started to cry. She said I didn't realise your jobs were that deadly I AM SHOCKED. All I said to her LOVE WELCOME TO AUSTRALIAN TRUCKING, we all have to do our bit on the road. Cheers mate

ive seen roadtrains with 300hp coolpower mack r600s pullin em

I've driven them! Started in a Flintstone Mack with C motors (about 250hp by memory) then up to 285 (Wow!) in the R model, 300, 320, 350 air-to-air, then Value-Liner with a 350 4-valve, to a 400 V8 and my personal favourite, the Super-Liner with EM9 500. Pulled like a teenager, and the sound was just fantastic!

and why don't they build a railway? However I suppose the maintenance of the railway would cost much more than all these trucks and vehicles together, probably they don't need trains, because using trains suggests transporting much larger amounts of products than the ones carried by these trucks.

Mistralincessant the dirt under the sleepers would just wash away when the wet season comes

+James Bradley they are decent trucks mate. they don't need to change

never seen a Russian truck pulling 4 trailers.

Don’t need all wheel drive, traction isn’t the problem

TheRooSkittler yep. Amazing what doesn’t break when you literally drive to conditions even if them conditions only allow 15kmh for long periods.

Bryan Wheeler the trucks are bigger heavier and go faster than back then though and more traffic and people. That roads still rough and it roots the trucks. I hear what your saying but the government could do more to maintain it

+Gary Plastek ice trucking would be a peace of piss too these guys

Ice Roads are just deadset boring. Nothing hard about it. Come to Western Australia and pull 165 tonne Qauds in shit dirt roads. You’ll earn your money. I can assure you if that.

joeyjerker1 exactly

Bossboy78 Bosnjak it cost lot lot lot of dollers in Australia like 50 billion so

The wet season will wash the rail away