How to unbog a Road train

A fuel transport Road train stranded on the soft edge of an outback road in the Northern territory, Australia. With the help of talented Bush mechanics from a nearby community the Road train was soon on its way to deliver its load of much needed fuel to isolated communities in the Desert.

[@annemuskee9004]

Hey. Have a tv show where American truckers do the outback. Get stuck in mud & all sorts of crapp. Rainfall and torrential rain. You guys & gals. Awesome. Reckon a Aussie will win.

[@lesschattermoresplatter5769]

Next time try getting a load of dirt in the bucket to give you a bit more traction.

[@charliedekadens3348]

Reverse is always a better option...after all he dug in a trench up front but had a ramp to back out of, plus reverse is a low heavy cog

[@johnbentley5618]

And this is why you don't drive heavy vehicles on the edges of dirt roads

[@bobtalbot2401]

I used to live in the table drains to get a better ride

[@geoffreykizza636]

@@bobtalbot2401 small roads are not an excuse , it the driver is not good, try an icy narrow road lol

[@valquiriamonteiro6951]

very good

[@Jdigger4130]

I assumed every truck in outback would have dbl lockers

[@AnarchyEnsues]

Specially a kenworth

[@petery53]

why didn't they split it up and take out trailers seperate

[@ronhoffstein8142]

How'd it work back in the day when they could pull 5 all the time, in that same bulldust between Alice and Darwin?

[@simonm1528]

Drivers were better.

[@royhoco5748]

whew I was beginning to think they needed a bigger backhoe or a smaller road train

[@brinks2100]

they have no idea of how to get this rig out of a small bog, they have the right equipment but don't use it to it's full potential, look in the back ground behind truck that grass is called spinifex that is the best thing to get a truck out of a bog ,all that they had to do is use the loader to dig it out in clumps and put it under the trailer back truck in and drive off ,simple back in the 70's we used the same thing to get a truck out of a bog and he was in way trouble than this as he was in water and bogged up to axles and we got him out using spinifex bushes under the trailer and out he came ,turned prime mover around and pulled out his trailer ,just an empty flat top trailer.

[@Namtov]

It looks empty.

[@lesschattermoresplatter5769]

By the looks of the tire sidewalls and the way the trailers bounce, empty would be my guess also.

[@doc559]

Needs a giant BUBBA ROPE 🆘🏆🏆

[@EldredTGlass]

This train didn’t appear to have Powered Dollies

[@cdocker3070]

me, unhook them then pull em out one by one....longer process...more simple then using a 300hp backhoe to pull me out

[@slimchancetoo]

Have you ever hooked up an A-B road train on hardstand let alone on a dirt road ??? Quite a bit of fucking about involved there.

[@downsouthboyz3544]

c docker that backhoe is only 92hp mate. 300hp would be articulated.

[@bobtalbot2401]

not really , truck first trailer and dolly all come out first , then you grab the B double , slot it all up and go do it all again

[@SereneChronicles.]

Fuckerry thinking

[@Theworldisfulloftards]

Diff locks?

[@boltar2003]

+badbrooko Yeah, pretty incredible they go into that sort of territory without them. You'd think it would #1 on the options list.

[@saibaba7632]

I think this truck used for highways and motorways in Australia and seems like first time on dirt road

[@mattu1914]

badbrooko tridrive would help

[@ThePaulv12]

Yeah, would have inter-axle. My experience with inter-axle only is they are almost, but not quite, useless lol. I mostly get stuck when a steer wheel goes in a hole or sinks a bit and then it unbalances the drive wheels. You hit the inter-axle and then the diagonally opposite wheels spin. Sometimes you get lucky. Thing is there is very little suspension travel in trucks so they get stuck easy! The inter-axle is the almost always on bogey drive, but the next step is cross lock on at least one axle (as well as the inter-axle). The full enchilada is inter-axle and 2x cross locks. Cross locks are just the same as a conventional 4x4 diff lock and the inter-axle is the same as hitting the 4x4 button/lever etc in your off roader. This truck seems to me to have an inter-axle + a cross lock on the front, but you can't truly know as it may just have an inter-axle and the usual diagonally opposite wheel spinning is going on. Might've be near 90t so the available power is less than the drag of the soft shoulder.

[@WEMBLEYNE]

american trucks dont have diff locks.

[@Xyb3rTeCh]

That Kenworth is 6x2? What a waste

[@dvt3802]

The through shaft is called a through shaft for the reason, it goes through to the rear drive. The right rear is your pulling wheel if Diff Lock is NOT engaged. Now, when you put DIFF LOCK in, it locks the front drive in. Then you can get into , front, rear, or both side lock. I'm not asking, i'm telling you. Been there done that.

[@stuffedgrubs]

Yeah I just asked the same thing why wasn't it fully locked up???

[@Zsolti0NYM]

IOR Petroleum's subcontractor Johnnie Bundy's very nice Kenworth T909 AB triple road train. I agree with the earlier comments, it's great you captured this rescue action for us. Driving on these roads are a tough job for man and machine, I don't envy the truckies at all. One bad move and they're stuck like this unlucky driver. Thanks a lot for this great video, I really enjoyed it. :)

[@rustymotor]

Zsolti0NYM Thank you for your comments, yes I also felt sorry for the driver, lucky he was close to a community who were able to help. The locals are very clever to recover the truck, they decided to pull the truck backwards out of the bog and then tow the unit onto firmer road surface. The roads out that way are not very good, in need of some maintenance to sort out the corrugations and sand drifts. Cheers!

[@troywarren9355]

Glad you didn't bag the driver 🤝 as said one bad move and AHHHHHH BUGGA

[@briancampbell5127]

If I was running "off road" onto dirt roads etc, I would definitely have a truck with lockers that truck doesn't appear to be using them or not have them at all

[@codyapplegarth]

Exactly- snow and ice and you would all die out there. Love from Canada.

[@stuffedgrubs]

It would have diff and cross locks meaning everything drives together. Yes it has it on the truck and I doubt he had them all fully engaged.

[@michaelmincham2992]

those boys know how to do it thank god for the boys from the communities good on you boys go safe and keep on rolling trucks make this country what it it is god bless the humble trucki his or her road train

[@andylane3090]

Well said

[@bctw9004]

I gotta give a lot of credit to the Aussies. Trucking in the USA is like being in grade school compared to this.

[@khancrow8212]

yea because logging roads dont get washed out from rain or snow melting and are cake! You obviously have no clue what your talking about...and Alaska is sorta part of the US so in 5 seconds I thought of two trucking applications that are pretty extreme just like the outback and I am sure there are many others..

[@Albert6541]

Don't they have diff locks, then? would've thought that would be standard on a road train prime mover. Also, once it was rolling, I'd have been getting it off the shoulder ASAP. Also, less wheel spinning and pulling it back sooner would've paid off. Not that I've ever had anything that big stuck - but spinning wheels when the thing is not moving makes things worse whatever you're dealing with.

[@KuntalGhosh]

Albert6541 in the first place don't drive an American trucks in these conditions ... they have so less power and poor design that it will definitely get stuck.... just get a scania 6x4 and 730hp and it will never get stuck cuz it has diff lock and the driver has more control over the vehicle.......

[@thatpeterbiltguy5639]

Kuntal Ghosh these kenworths are Aussie made and have diff locks and all that he just got too far off the road

[@str8shooter2]

You won't see euro trucks on remote dirt roads here,only Kenworth, Macks and western Star.

[@MrFanarkle]

Drop the back two trailers....get the prime mover & first trailer out. Then drag the drawbar of the second trailer around so it can be reconnected with the first trailer and the prime mover on level ground.... even if ya only yank out the back trailers one at a time....saves destroying a driveline when you don't need to.....

[@supertramp6011]

Yep, that’s how I’d tackle it. Would potentially save a lot of workshop time,and money in parts and labour. But great effort from all involved here,tough bastards all of them,no snowflakes out here!🤣💪

[@nitetrane98]

I can see why it was so important for him to be so far onto the shoulder. Traffic is insane through there.

[@trr4488]

Idiot

[@VineV-Dutch]

@@trr4488 no; humor!!

[@trevorslater2746]

HaHa, get off the phone

[@gordcurrie3979]

Why the Hell when he was being hooked up to Tow did the Backhoe and the Truck not turn towards the center of the road where the surface is more harder and packed deep underneath. The other thing wrong is the Kenworth did not have axle locks or driver did not engage them. My old 2002 379 Long nose Peterbilt with 46,000 lb Diffs equipped with axle locks and power divider and diff Lock so that all 4 wheels have to spin before stuck, along with 18 speed Fuller Spicer Trans, 2400 ft. lb. Clutch and Cummins Signature ISX 600 HP would have pulled that Train. Bottom line Truck was not equipped right. In British Columbia we legally run Tri drive Truclks with axle locks and locking diffs so that all six wheels have to spin before your stuck. That is what you need to pull those Trains.

[@Dauntless244]

No locked power divider or cross locks? Also as others have said, really lucky not to roll it.

[@krystianbabinski980]

at this angle and speed it is very hard to roll it but at higher speeds or in mud you got right (btw srry for my english)

[@JonathanGillies]

@@krystianbabinski980 Good English!!! :)

[@sMASHsound]

very supprised that backhoe could tow that train.

[@customhitcher]

why did the driver not lock in the differential lock and have both axles/drivers working? The KW has the lock set up.

[@johnno58blondi55]

Probably has cross locks but not an interaxle lock up. Some units have full lock up some don't. On corrugations like that road you would quickly destroy your diffs if you used them for any distance.

[@JeremyPetho]

Other way around. Virtually all trucks have interaxle lock but cross locks is an option and many don't have them.

[@slimchancetoo]

Exactly - cross locks are only for off road vehicles here in OZ -- though of course your fully imported Scandinavian and European stuff usually have them as standard.

[@arthuradams1903]

slimchancetoo n

[@9carcottrell246]

Get a real machine not a lawn mower lmao SMFH

[@SFtruckerWolf]

Not full differential lock???? Only lock between axless?

[@MrTaiese]

Thats what i was thinking

[@MrTaiese]

Thats what i was thinking

[@justdany1953]

here in norway ALL TRUCKS equiped lock differentials and axles because on ice we need

[@ThePaulv12]

Might have had a diff lock on the front as well as an inter-axle. Not ideal. Best would be inter-axle and 2x cross locks.

[@sarsvatieducation5256]

H. 5

[@chucktaylor4958]

Always good to have a front end loader available.

[@stewartgrainger7525]

i am surprised also not to get one from a nearby station

[@stuffedgrubs]

Why does it look like he didn't have full cross locks on? Front axle spinning rear axle just sitting there? Usually when full diff and cross locks in everything drives.. did he forget?

[@MrEst1953]

You need more axles drivers you got one on a dirt road .

[@ColAngus]

aaaand he's stuck again.2 km further down.

[@LSZocker2009]

Diff locks?

[@colinl9018]

The backhoe could of done with a bucket of gravel for traction, they just about ripped the thing in two.

[@padderickpeak9493]

beat me to it!

[@690_5]

My Kenny W900 has an inter-axle lock. Would have seriously helped here.

[@willywilliscroft8910]

Come on put the bloody diff locks in ya Muppets.

[@SFtruckerWolf]

Not full differential lock???? Only lock between axless?

[@jaswindergalib]

Interaxle lock only not diff lock

[@Cypher791]

like a mouse trying to pull an elephant =D

[@martinaltria5863]

if he turned the cab unit at angle it would be less initial mass to pull and then once moving the momentum would pull the rest out...

[@mrfordfairmont]

he tried that before the machines arrived, if you noticed the angle the truck was on in at the start of video but if he had diff locks and power divider lock he would of not got stuck

[@greg657]

mrfordfairmont it's the steer tires that pull him in when too close to the edge..having full lockers without assistance probably would have made it worse.

[@santa557]

nah mate....the more the angle the harder to pull.......

[@oliviamonkey]

Only 1 driven axle on the tractor ?

[@karen7366]

Where the tractor in this video?

[@Bevoin1970]

What a brilliant piece of video footage, showed us all the action in superb detail and clarity of colour. I really did enjoy watching that, kinda feeling for the driver myself. Those roads look so bumpy looking, and quite red in colour too! must be a nightmare to drive along for long distance drivers. Defo thumbs up on this beauty. :-) 5*****

[@rustymotor]

Bevoin1970 It is certainly a bit different driving than most Truckies would do, yes the road is very bumpy and lots of red sand drifts. I was on the way home after a 500KM trip on rough roads so that truck had a tough trip in front of him, hopefully he got through without any more mishaps! Some of those roads are not used frequently so sometimes you wont see another car travelling during a days drive, pretty hard to imagine I bet! Thank you for your comments and I am glad you enjoyed the footage!

[@jamesflores9456]

Bevoin1970 in the us there is a 3 strike rule for crashing is there a similar one in auzzie for getting stuck also how do they reverse that

[@philbox4566]

I Aus if you get stuck it's a slab. ;)

[@dozer1642]

Air bags without full power dividers and locking diffs will screw you with a regular load, not to mention a goddam road train. Another helpful hint- when it ain’t moving, try something different, spinning the tires doesn’t ever make it better.

[@captainamerica9028]

Spinning tha tires warms them up and gives better traction

[@dylancole8626]

hmmmm I have pulled that set of trailers 003 :) and yes it is empty here

[@rammutlaisraelchisi2012]

Hi sir I'm in SA but i like to how u guys hookup all that trailers, please give me advice.

[@ch.roughhabit5002]

must split the tankers no choice mate.

[@MadsWorld34]

why didn't they use the bucket. put it in the ground and use it to push

[@Rocker-1234]

anyone that does offroading knows its better to pull them out forwards if possible rather than psuh them out backwards. alkso pushing on the back with that many articulations is begging for disaster

[@MadsWorld34]

@@Rocker-1234 no while pulling with the tractor put the bucket down and use it to help push the tractor. i live in the mud and run a backhoe every day.

[@86SVA]

these guys are the proper truck drivers.

[@Monito100100]

no dual axle drives, no diff locks, shit truck only for show on the road !!

[@TheDarkFalcon]

I really thought the off-highway trucks in aus would have locking diffs. The off-highway trucks in NZ typically have locking diffs, and often are tri-drive too.

[@TheDarkFalcon]

They often also normally have a central tyre Inflation system. So in a situation like this, if locking the diffs didn't get the truck moving, deflating the tyres a bit to increase ground surface area wound be the next step.

[@Everythingisgoingtobealright]

I see the problem, he's driving on the wrong damn side of the road... I'm kidding. Nice video, thanks for sharing. Lots of truck recovery experts in this comments section.

[@gorillaau]

Everythingisgoingtobealright The real probably that someone stole the road surface. If they be kind enough to return it, no one will be charged for the prank.

[@oliviamonkey]

that's what I always say : wrong side = English = outdated.

[@LuciCutie1727]

They would have used flat wooden logs on the rear wheels for grip.

[@Wildstar40]

Now I am surprised a tractor set up to pull this much weight does not have a locker on the diffs or does have it and the driver does not know or maybe it is broke.

[@joescheller6680]

lockers cant help in a situation like that

[@neilbradley2150]

hard to tell if interlock was working one wheel on front axle was could of been rear axle opposite side could have been spinning or driving especially when you have to open differentials.

[@saibaba7632]

Correct, other side we havent seen it was spinning and agree open diff,

[@2007christian]

Very exciting to watch!

[@stefankassbohrer2765]

BPW-trailer axles from Germany in the Outback ... good thing. Nice KW truck ! But one question: Aren´t there Dollys or trailers which are driven by own motor ? This would have helped a lot in such a situation. How much is the max. weight of a road train ? Greetings from south Germany

[@ghostiesroadtrainadventure6759]

6 rod n diff locks probably be the go out there ,I've been caught myself out in the table drain lookin for a break from the corrugations.

[@rustymotor]

ghosties roadtrain adventures I was heading back to town after a 500KM drive on dirt, lots of bad corrugations and red sand drifts too, I hope the truck made it through ok. It was lucky he was close to a community who were able to get him out, some clever team work saved the day!

[@evah787]

Well the MEN did it.....they came up with a plan and it worked!😊

[@repentuklondonwatchman1373]

Yep.

[@fixitdude74]

driver has nfi

[@hafidnumedien9672]

Pas de crappottage ?

[@waynep343]

when the first drive axle starts to dig a hole and pile up dirt infront of the third axle wheelsets .. back up the ramp of the hole and lock the brakes.. get something and push the dirt piles up in front of the third axle wheel set.. DO NOT reach in there.. use a branch or something to push it out if you are not forward thinking enough to have a modified Hoe .with the top corners cut at angles to fit between the tires better.. now you have no mound of dirt the third wheel set has to lift and go over.. the third wheelset will now roll down into the hole and give you a few more inches of forward acceleration to power forward and pull out of the holes dug by the drive tires. i totally agree that the truck was spec'd wrong. a Hoe is a garden tool.. usually really cheap.. a 2 meter pole handle and a blade bent down 90 degrees.. could snap right into broom clips mounted to the inside of the fairing .. makes me wonder also what it would take to smooth off the washboard road surface.. taking the top of the washboard.

[@knuffelbaer1971]

wouldnt it have been possible to unhook all trailers one by one and pull them out of the soft edge by the truck itself?

[@dalelc43]

No! Would it be possible for you to watch it? 4:30 trying to disengage trailer with vehicle, not working. Anymore bright ideas?

[@robertheinkel6225]

That loader had the power, but not the traction. I was surprised it got it out at all.

[@fkennedy02]

You not got full lockers on that just a power divider?

[@jaswindergalib]

I think in Australia only interaxle locks use I dont think they have dif lock to

[@WEMBLEYNE]

@@jaswindergalib 6x4 and no dif lock, whats the point of 6x4 then?

[@justonlyme6121]

Diff locks and cross locks on those

[@Xtralge4ee]

They have cross locks and diff locks. It's mostly older prime movers that only have cross locks and no diff locks

[@boxhead7180]

@@jaswindergalib no. A lot of highway trucks only have inter axle, but most if not all trucks in logging, farming, and this outback transport have full diff locks. I don't really understand why this one didn't, unless the front diff was a locker and the rear was standard.

[@NippyMoto]

Should have rang me up, I would have come and pulled you out with my Landcruiser no worries 😉

[@BloodySeaGullsRoss]

Superb video. Great that you caught this on camera. Not everyone would get to see something like this.

[@rustymotor]

BloodySeaGulls Ross Too right! Right place, right time. Half hour either way would have meant missing all the action!

[@fernandoarias6485]

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[@slimchancetoo]

Nerves of steel. A quite tricky situation actually, And that chain -- one tuff mutha. Personally I would have recoupled at an angle -- to give the drive a good chance of getting back onto the hard stuff. THREE CHEERS FOR JOHN DEERE !! Judging from the lack of flex in the tires it looks as if he is empty at the time vid was made.

[@mrfordfairmont]

they did before the video started

[@johngnang6724]

can't figure out why they stayed on the shoulder

[@wayneballintine9532]

+john gnang Me either he should of been over towards the middle of the road as its harder than right on the edges, and he kept driveing on the soft edge too ?beats me why?

[@slimchancetoo]

Probably pulled up for a 'leak'.

[@Sanotova]

Could've been as simple as having to stop for a tire check or had to dodge an idiot coming the other way and ended up on the shoulder.

[@slimchancetoo]

Prezackly.

[@TehChocco]

The middle of the road has corrugations, it is a fucking nightmare to drive on them, you are literally looking at driving around 10-20km/hr. A lot of drivers risk driving on the shoulder so they can actually get some distance done.

[@stevecadman137]

WHY would you have lazy axle???? In those conditions?

[@Xtralge4ee]

Probably because a 3rd drive axle costs an arm and a leg and the company he's driving for don't wanna pay that sorta dosh to have a bogey drive truck

[@harrybutler770]

Both are drive axles, but the power divider is an interaxle x-lock meaning the opposite wheel on the the rear drive would've been spinning too. You can spec full lockers on both drives at time of manufacture but they've got a bad habit of overheating or blowing up if used excessively in conditions where the drive line can bind up i.e. full traction on all wheels.

[@abdulhalimaziz9307]

Maka itulah aussie ini cukup cantik semua ada..gurun pasir gunung ganang...pantai cantik serta banyak lagi yang brooKU..

[@darrylludwig5349]

Lucky it was a 909 and not a shitbox mercedes actros the grader would have pulled the whole front of the plastic piece of shit off.

[@bigblukiwi]

whoever edited the video did a very bad job. You see them unhitching the rear tanker trailer then in the next frame you see the tractor pulling the whole rig with rear trailer attached, along. You don't actually see how they got the whole rig unbogged.

[@ronniewoods7443]

Why did he not leave the tractor off and pull out the trailers. If that failed one at a time. Would of saved time and money. Pulling in revers helps for the tractor just made a ditch to dig into. Well done but took some time.

[@markryan5493]

The first thing i thought was put the diff lock on!

[@markryan5493]

I used to drive an S2 KW put the diff lock on & it made all 4 drive wheels drive

[@jeep6242]

In these comments: People who have no idea how an inter-differential lock works with two open axle diffs LOL.

[@demus8757]

What did they do to solve it? The truck was stuck and suddenly it can drive again. It seems the best part of the whole thing is left out of the video.

[@denniskurian6693]

Sir... Raise that trailer landing gear a bit and use diff lock

[@simontaylor2319]

I thought some road trains had trailers with an additional engine. It doesn't appear as if this truck is 6x4, rather 6x2. What about reducing the tyre pressures to assist?

[@The_Aussie_Truckie]

Mining road trains yes not road trains that drive on public roads

[@abdulhalimaziz9307]

Australia adalah sebuah benua yang besar..hanya negara nya sahaje dlm benua ini tidak ada negara lain dlm benua nya ini.. hanya Kanggaru Country sahaje

[@helbertaugustooliveirapere9038]

Tá fácil de resolver. É só vir buscar motorista Brasileiro e levar pra Austrália o pessoal aí é ruim de trabalho.

[@danielbest683]

why he don't drive more in the centre????

[@andylane3090]

Centre can be chopped up, and looks pretty wild.

[@Xyb3rTeCh]

Terrible. Seems like a 6x2 and not even diff locks...

[@crankyoldcoot7212]

Poor bastard was probably avoiding a grey nomad. Sometimes you have to drive what your told to.

[@street1163]

6x2 truck ???

[@gumballer133]

A full bucket of dirt would have helped the rubber tired Hoe get some more grip. The worst part about this is its not easy getting something big unstuck with a small machine. Usually something gets damaged in the process, tires on the tractor especially.

[@neilbradley2150]

To clear up some technical views here about interlock power divider. when interlock is not engaged your driveshaft drives through front differential and supplies power to both rears what Rockwell calls 70 % front 30% rear then when you activate the Interlock switch you get both rear ends getting 100% available driveshaft power to both differenials. but if they are open or what we call conventional differentials one wheel on one diff will spin and one on the other will spin .now if you have locking differentials then basically all tires and axles are locked together .

[@slimchancetoo]

Yep -- but still does not answer the question -- why were they not engaged ?????

[@saibaba7632]

This truck has only inter axle lock, I dont think has proper diff lock,

[@OneManArmyguy]

You need a strong chain to do that gues it will be hardened steel pull rope will give up easely if it full loaded with fuel

[@MustangDesudiroz]

Wtf its only 2 wheel drive?

[@syrynx22]

What about to have at least a prompt tyres via Truck...?...Ou...got is..its Australia...

[@JackFN_VR64]

No 2000hp nitro boosted War Rig?

[@leighsaunders3278]

1st thing I would of done is split the fucking thing up. Yeah no cross locks.

[@xspower8899]

I can see 3 things wrong, No wife basher singlet no stubbies shorts no thongs, Amateur

[@simontaylor2319]

Wouldn't' it have been more sensible to uncouple, pull each one, then reconnect...or is that not possible?

[@Xtralge4ee]

If you stop too suddenly or get bogged like this it can be a massive pain in the ass trying to unlock the turn table

[@andylane3090]

Very uneven ground, and you have to the prime mover straight on

[@kana5s627]

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[@curiosity341]

you need the airlines. Loss of air will result in the brakes closing

[@Babaa51]

Hahaha! I can't understand how people, that too in the transport industry, believe that a crane can pull a heavy load??? Trucks are able to carry heavy load and climb even uphill roads because the load on the drive axle creates more friction. For a vehicle to PULL another heavily loaded vehicle, it needs to have ballast weight on its body. Otherwise its wheel would only spin. This often happens to even passenger cars stuck in sand and tilting to one side. Because ordinary passenger cars have what is called as a Differential. So the wheel that is stuck will not move while the other wheel which is not having any load spins. Special purpose and many sports utility vehicles have what is called as differential interlock. Even in Locomotive engines there are different versions for pulling passenger compartments and goods laden wagons on level tracks and on mountain gradients. Even truck manufacturers specify the grade climbing abilities of their vehicles separately. Driver's training is another factor. Never use chains meant for lifting loads to pull heavy objects. It will only result in fatal accidents. Use only certified tackles for such work In the above video clip it is obvious that the Road train tractor is powerful enough to pull its load on roads designed for highways. From the way its rear wheels were spinning I am sure it is not designed for off road use. Even the design of the truck tyres are different for different road and load conditions. Last of all a crane is designed to lift heavy loads but not for pulling heavy loads. This I am posting only for information purpose and not to demean anyone. Thanks

[@snookysnax]

Max could pull him out with his interceptor!

[@hearttraveler1548]

Could that trying is whatmade him MAD

[@royhoco5748]

I am wondering where that backhoe come from way out in the outback

[@Engineer9736]

+roy hoco A nearby community the description says. Though i can imagine that 'nearby' means something like 20km over there :D I love the sun and the heat and the desertedness over there! Much better than the 10 months of rain per year of the Netherlands!

[@royhoco5748]

+Richard van Pukkem 10 months of rain ? could I interest you in a used boat.

[@masaallen1009]

He waits in the bush for such a thing to come along.

[@sendit9450]

Would've been a long wait lol

[@olivegrove2615]

they for in the sleeper cabins

[@brobb5767]

As you all know, Theres a lot things wrong here, I actually wonder how much experience or general knowledge the driver has or even of the truck, Try that switch there ? No ? (Unfortunately, not even a, "Steering wheel attendant") & add this to it , Roughly 6:22, watch the movement of rim/tyre loose wheel nuts ?

[@musliminkarben]

It has not difflock or what?

[@TheMotorman1981]

Need to get smooth blacktop

[@1tarbaby1]

why the f--ck would you pull over on that verge in the dry. let alone not engage diff lok to get you out if that didn't work then disconnect the the trailers and try one at a time.obviosly not a driver of the tanimithis company needs to look at there drivers quals