Nice work i also low mix off American and Europe truck i wish we had that here in Europe in 1970 and 1980 we had Mack and Kenworth trucks in Europe but only cabovers Mack F series and Kenworth K100
Oh they drive like us on the left side. Must say this the trucks are climbing very easily, suggests that the gradient is very well designed and the roads are broad to take easy turns.
Great to see the North side and tunnel this road for our overseas veiwers is tight and steep, and while the trucks seem to be going fast its not a road that you can do that on, one day this will just be a memory and the fun of driving this road will be for many either happy and glad its not use or sad that its gone
I play truck driver simulator 18. Lol. That's just a game and it is challenging i can't even imagine. What it would be like driving a semi pulling a loaded trailer or double trailer. Respect, be safe❤️
One day I'll have a PC with ATS so I can idolize the W900. Sadly we don't get the legendary W9 because it would conflict with Australia's T909. You're probably aware now days but you can get mods for our truck and trailers on ATS. Although not quite the same routes but I did see a twisty turning route on a RU-vid video I think it's the only one on ATS.
Don't know how I came upon this clip but I used to live in New Plymouth 2009-2011 and worked for FH and Downer. We both did a bit of work on Mt. Mess. It's not as tough on trucks as it looks. I remember that rain too!
I will say one thing they get a lot steering practice on those mountains roads; are they one day going to cut a road through the mountain on day? Didn’t but a couple of doubles; do they often run more on this road? Thanks for a very outstanding video and some beautiful mountain scenery
1:57 18 yrs driving hiabs - city drivers wave to trucks carrying similar loads or companies, country drivers great everyone. For a long and winding road try going around the Coromandel Peninsula, over 2 hours of great driving around bends and hills -
the reason is NZ is a country on a fault line. It has constant small earthquakes that damage the roads slowly. The roads are also not thick, so the more axels you have the less you damage the road. And the less taxes you pay. It has not exactely to do with the weight they can carry.
Nothing from the trailer load fall on the front axle, of tractor if any then much less than the axle capable after net weight of the chassis on it , only regular truck may need 2 front axles, for wight, in a tractor it is most likely for better steer traction and braks, of front , plus longer tractor more stable when agaist trailer push. but in other hand limited the tractor trailer total length. also if front tire blow, dual steer will not end in total lost control. and it be more safe for many other cases as deep pit in the road.
LUV this lived there Till I moved to Australia New Zealand will always be home and my dad use too ride trucks too wow home sweet home.If u didn't know that road it could become dangerous.
WTH is going on with all these 4-axle semis and other trucks? I've never seen such an axle-config anywhere else! What's the matter with them? Why only in New Zealand?
I live about 30 minutes south of this bit of road. it's a lot better now than it used to be. I'm talking 30 40 years ago it was a goat track then . But it's going to be a thing of the past at some stage a bypass is going to happen.
@@oriontheraptor8119 Axle weight but mainly it gives these big rigs easy maneuver on bends. Here in New Zealand most of the highways are single lane, expect some uphill and few places where they will have 2 lanes. Most of the highways(except motorways) here are not that wide and straight like in USA. Our roads are constant curvy and has alot of bends. Example - A truck carrying 40 to 62 tons of heaving weight going thru constant maneuver and wavy roads, like going 100km/hr and you have bends slowing down bringing trucks 20 to 45km/hr to them and theres snake like bends and you have to keep in lane too with lengths of them upto 23 meters(75 feet). This Put alot of pressure on front 2 tyres, can be really fateful if one blast or.puncture on these roads and will take them to ditch, it can be bit hard on steering wheel too But having 4 tyres maneuvering it's much smoother for front tyres and weights also get evenly distributed. Theres hardly any roads here going straight for a long, that's why theres never been any news of Kiwi truckie ever fell slept on wheel. Those maneuvering keeps u up😅
There are 2 "heavy" weights , the old 44 ton weight limit(can use any road) and the newer 50 ton limit on RESTRICTED routes only(mostly state highways). These trucks have HPV signs on the front to tell them apart. Also most trucks have extra axles due to reduced "Road User Charges" (road tax) .
Di Negri Salendia baru ternyata sama dgn Australia setir kanan jalur kiri....sama juga dgn di Indonesia....tpi aturan lalulintas Truknya sangat bagus ...dan truk seolah wajib double As depan
Lol, the first 30 seconds, raining, twisting winding downhill, inflammable load and some dude is tailgating. Sigh, I`m baffled by some peoples utter lack of judgement at times.
Hey not gonna lie btw, those Trucks from New Zealand, they actually have proper names on it. Good thing it's not from any language that they put it on that!
I wonder what the accident rate on that hill is. Is that an overtaking lane going up there, or is the feller in the pickup with the motorbikes in the back just particularly foolish?
Jose melo es muy sierto Difisil escojer estos camiones tan bonitos soy trailero en USA por 34 años KW es mi favorito saludos. Desde Reedley california 👍👍👍👍
Will Bishop Trucks New Zealand trucks = dos EUA. Nova Zelândia tem Caminhões bonitos, Bitrucks, Trucks, Carretas Bitrucks, 7 eixos, 8 eixos e 9 eixos. No Brasil também tem Caminhões muito top. 03/05/2019 - 07:33. 4 anos depois da publicação, show de vídeo. Tchau! Abraços! Lembranças! Até logo! Foi bom! Legal! Valeu! Até mais! Fui!
+Frode Lie 44,000kg without special license. 8,200kg max per twin tyre axle. Max length 11.5m. Many roads in New Zealand have narrow steep and winding sections such as this which makes roads expensive to engineer and maintain. Unlike parts of Australia which have the worlds largest road legal trucks the size is limited in New Zealand for safety (as you can see) and to reduce road maintenance costs.
