Tayga 6455B Review: The Rebirth Of The RIVAL | Has The Tayga 6436 Met It's Match?

[@NProvince]

(Correction):The Tayga 6455B CAN equip the Small Crane & Sideboard Bed while being able to haul a hitch trailer. You have to take off the Spare Wheel to be able to use it.

[@DecPlays_]

The rooftop spare wheel add-on can still be used with the flatbed and crane :)

[@fridayisgaming]

Well I just learned something interesting. The KRAZ line of trucks, Taygas as we know them are actually not Russian. They are Ukrainian. Interesting… 🤘🤔🤘

[@NProvince]

@@fridayisgaming indeed they aren’t Russian

[@vladvulcan]

well, that's good

[@vladvulcan]

@@fridayisgaming, Tatra are Czech, ZIKZ (MAZ) is Belarusian ;)

[@Techpower888]

I love both Tayga's, but the 6455b is fast becoming my favourite of the two. It looks great, sounds great, can do 2 x medium logs and is great for that, and is superb offroad. The 6436 has the better turning circle, but I think the advantages of the 6455b outweigh this. I feel like the 6436 is a bit thirstier too. Both great trucks though overall.

[@NProvince]

Indeed both very very strong trucks at the top of their respected class.

[@scottwhibley8392]

Clean reviews, well spoken, well presented, keep up the good work.

[@mikeenslin3009]

they should give it 52 inch tires, that would be rewarding given by how hard it is to unlock

[@NProvince]

Oh absolutely!!

[@somerandomperrson]

this would make it be the tayga king probably taking the 6436's throne

[@justinlynch3]

To me a long frame is a pro not a con. 1) I think better in mud - Take a short wheelbase 4X4, I find when going though mud it's much easier to sink the full vehicle into a mud pit, leading to potentially getting stuck. But with long trucks in mud, a lot of times by the time you sink your rear wheels into mud, you'll already have your front end pushed up on hard ground on the other side. Having a long frame is also helpful crossing soft ice patches for the same reason. 2) Long frame trucks are nicer to drive - Long frame trucks are usually decently steady and has a nice smooth steering curve to them. Short trucks (look at Actaeon or Warthog for worst examples) are often unruly, over steer, and are just all around unpleasant to drive. And honestly Azov 10X10, 8X8's, Voron's, F-750 (long for scouts), all these big long trucks. I never have much issue with snagging them. The Western Star Twin Steer might snag occasionally, but even with that big long truck snags don;t happen often. I guess by there very nature long trucks would be slightly more at risk of snags, but honestly I think it's pretty much a non-issue really. What catches you most is tree branches and they usually depend on bumper clearance. If you are able to get you front wheels over them you'll usually break them. Rocks I find you can usually scrap your bumper up over and slide (or drag with a winch) your frame across. Rocks sometimes are a bother, but in general are nowhere near the threat branches are. So to each there own, but when I hear long wheelbase, personally that's going in my pro's list. In general I much prefer the long trucks in this game.

[@silkroad1201]

Agreed

[@josephtaylor5909]

Yes like the big Kenworth

[@Riccardo_Mori]

I started doing the necessary missions to unlock this truck, and I really have to concentrate on doing these missions with patience and 'for the good of the sawmill', because if I keep the frame of mind of 'I can't wait to unlock this truck', the process becomes even more frustrating! Glad to know that the 6455B can indeed equip crane + bed and tow a trailer. Having the same (odd) limitation of its sibling would have really been strange. Cheers! //Rick

[@NiklasAdv]

Best idle sounding engine in the game 🎉

[@Genicksalto]

It's not Russian. It's Ukrainian!

[@NProvince]

Ukrainian, forgive the mistake. I’m So used to just calling trucks “American” or “Russian” from This game.

[@sampo3101]

This truck is the best for medium logging in the offroad class!

[@NProvince]

Its amazing how well it does with logs

[@Tytus01UNIT]

Actually, I'm 100% with what you have said 11:43. I don't want to play mods even I admire them - I wish DEVS would buy best mods from creators and then sell it as DLC to us. Most of base game trucks are just very bare bones. I feel that after I got Azov 7 it is actually the only truck I could use - mostly because of addones. Tayga 6455B has a crane+bed+trailer combo, so it wins with 6436. I like 6436 more for almost everything - it just looks more Beefy. But this game ends up with what addones truck has and what is a fuel tank - in my opinion. Tayga 6455B is almost perfect truck because of that. I just WISH that roof addone had more then just a tire.

[@NProvince]

I do admire mods as well. I just feel the developers could make small changes to trucks, but i dont think adding addons to all trucks is a good idea either. Having addons doesnt necessarily make a truck versatile if the truck cannot perform the task with that addon. Also I think if more trucks had more addons we'd see alot of folks stick to one truck only and I think using more trucks than Taygas, Azovs and Vorons is good for players as well

[@Tytus01UNIT]

@@NProvince Hmm, cool are the mods that give you the option to add a crane to the back of the truck. However, I do not understand this argument a bit, because it is because of addons that I primarily use Azov 7 and Tayga B, and for heavy tasks Zikz 605r. If other trucks had more addons, then I would use a larger truck fleet. BUT on the other hand, who cares - let everyone play the truck they like. I would love to drive only Bandit and Tayga 6436, because I like them the most, but unfortunately Tayga does not have the crane + bed option, and the Bandit, unfortunately, with a crane or be, falls over too often to trust it.

[@skyfall4561]

Good video ! And now we can fix tire 6455b base if we have Jat dlc, so 6455B now is better on my opinion.

[@quintinsmith6101]

Damn, I thought this truck was going to be able to crane+bed+trailer. Anyways good video as always Nathen.

[@Miazger]

On pts it was capable I bet he didn't detach spare wheel behind cab that's why

[@NProvince]

It actually can equip the sideboard bed and crane. Thats my mistake

[@NProvince]

@@Miazger You are correct, I was almost certain it could not, but indeed they did add this feature. Ill pin a comment up top.

[@antesosic1600]

I want to unlock this truck juat beacause of that one video "russian truck driver vs gearbox"

[@0ptera]

6455B looks great from outside, but terrible inside. It's almost as plain and unwelcoming as the Zikz 605R. So for longer drives in cab view I very much prefer the 6436.

[@NProvince]

Interesting, I’m usually one to play in 1st person, but I can see how can view can be a deterrent to players. Great point!

[@fridayisgaming]

👏 Very nicely done. You are a true truck review Maestro. As to this truck, I don’t think I’m going out of the way to get it. I will complete the tasks and contracts and whatever else but, I am so over the whole Tayga this, Tayga that situation. Simply put I don’t need this truck for anything. Thanks again for the awesome vid, catch you on the next one. 🤘😬🤘

[@NProvince]

Oh yes.. sorry about that. It can use the crane and sideboard Bed combo sir. That was a mistake on my part

[@Danko05]

I've been watching your reviews, you are doing a great work congratulations...!!! Good luck and keep them coming, video liked and I subscribed, you deserve it. By the way please review the Voron Grad is a great truck.

[@NProvince]

Thank you!! That means a lot! I am going to do a review on the Voron Grad soon I think. After I complete a few more reviews I'll put a poll up for requests as well.

[@timmygun795]

Another rock solid 6x6? Sure, why not. GG man thanks for the videos.

[@NProvince]

Definitely another great tool for the toolbox for sure! Thank you for those kind words bro! I appreciate it!

[@SGameplay11]

Amazing truck, but 6436 is still a better offroader

[@NProvince]

Probably gonna agree

[@pennycarvalho1223]

What was that map when you were hauling ass with those long logs? Was it a mod map?

[@NProvince]

If it was Long Logs, It would be Black Badger Lake, Wisconsin. If it was Medium Logs, That was The Quarry, Taymyr.

[@brittspradlin1556]

Wow...just WOW. I love these truck reviews. You are the man.

[@NProvince]

Thank you!! Glad you like em Rob!

[@michaelbranham5854]

Mrbusses has a great Mod on this truck. And yes those trucks do go better in real life than the vanilla trucks in game, thats about all I watch on KZbin is Russian Trucks beating mother nature. But they still get stuck from time to time, people in reality would just walk off and leave them if they were as bad in real life as they are on the game.

[@92c900t]

I like your reviews, however in general I don't think AWD/Diff should be listed as a pro*, as it's something that's basically essential (AWD in particular) in most areas of the game and something that well over 90% of trucks have. That would be the equivalent of listing a trailer hitch on the list of pros as, like AWD 95% of vehicles have it. *unless it's permanent diffs. I rarely use selectable diffs on trucks unless I'm trying to get unstuck.

[@Paladwyn]

Tayga Twins - it just rolls off the tongue. But these guys and their high range, really gets the adrenaline flowing.

[@Snumsmumr1k]

Kraz 255 has never been russian, comeon. It's either ukrainian or, if it suits you better, soviet (because ukraine was a part of soviet union at the time it was produced) Thanx for the video review

[@NProvince]

Ya man I apologize, I’ve been so used to calling things Russian or American based on Regions from the game. I really do try to get everything correct but I had a human mistake there. I hope you still enjoyed the review though :)

[@quigonjinn3567]

0:27 no it's not... KrAZ is & was a Ukrainian Company. AZ means always Automobilnyi Zavod = Automobile Plant. The 1. Letter stands for the city were the factory is living. BTW MAZ is Belorussian. Minsk Automobile Plant.

[@NProvince]

Thank you for that correction. I believe I found that out after the video. Sorry for the mix up

[@quigonjinn3567]

@@NProvince Relax dude, everybody does mistakes. Thank you for the free content.

[@NProvince]

That’s very true. Glad you enjoy the videos :)

[@IvanF-z7p]

​@@quigonjinn3567 it was developed in the USSR, in Ukraine it was simply assembled the first prototype was developed and produced in the city of Yaroslavl

[@quigonjinn3567]

@@IvanF-z7p If you by "prototype" mean the first US Studebaker US6 copie named "URAL" then you are right. The USA Gave the USSR over 200.000 Studebaker US6 in WWII, also over 10.000 fighter planes. The UK foolishly gave the Soviets !for free! the worlds best jet engine, the Rolls-Royce Nene... 90% of the technology use by the Ruzzian is copeied from others, as it was with the atomic bomb, ukrainian missile technology or the concorde. Ruzzia developed almost nothing on their own.

[@maxpower5205]

Man that gap between the cabin and the logs when its dragging long log......what a waste of space. Even with a spare wheel it would look silly....why oh why such a long frame....I have yet to see an advantage to having one in this game...it just messes up your turning radius.

[@NProvince]

Ya, I stumbled on frame lengths and it honestly didn’t add up. It would be amazing if it could have a logging crane in there somewhere with the long long addon. Gotta say though, you’re the man! I couldn’t do this without you brother! Thank you for all the hard work and contributions to these reviews!

[@Patrick-ic4fs]

Love your vids buddy but quick question. How come you haven't reviewed azov 42-20 antarctic?🤔 I started playing afew weeks ago and I've been using your videos to guide me on the trucks I should focus on getting. Antarctic comes with the original game but I haven't seen its video amongst your other videos.

[@NProvince]

Hey thank you so much! Really glad you have found them helpful. That’s a great question actually. I think I have gotten tied up doing newer trucks and such that I haven’t made it back to the original vehicles lately. I can tell you that I will add it to the list right now. Currently I have the Aramatsu Forester, Derry Longhorn 3294, Voron Grad, Voron AE, and after that I will review the Azov for you brother. Sorry I haven’t gotten to it, but it is now on the list and should be coming soon.

[@coreyperry9525]

Nathan, what’s the big difference between the Voron trucks? To me they seem very copy and paste.

[@NProvince]

Very good question. So the vorons are actually more different now that the Grad has the upgraded engine. I actually plan on review the other vorons soon, but overall gearboxes, power, balance, utility and tradeoffs. I hope to get those reviews done quickly to elaborate and further answer your question.

[@reaperhunter7297]

You aren't wrong lol when I need a truck that will get it done without caring much about terrain I choose either the tayga 6436 or the azov 64

[@NProvince]

Yea, they really do get the job done well for sure. :)

[@hallanwestly4141]

You should review the short green freightliner I can't think of the name of the top of my head right now

[@NProvince]

I do plan on reviewing it. I do have a list that I need to fulfill first and then I definitely will get to it. If you look at my community tab; it will show what’s next. :)

[@IamRodgie]

I found you through the Reddit, glad I did because you’re videos are very useful

[@NProvince]

Thank you!! I’m glad you found them useful!

[@MikeRCWorld]

Another nice review of new vehicle 👌😊

[@NProvince]

Thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed it

[@josephfuller6229]

I'm mad i can't use my zik605r it looks like fun to drive

[@DecPlays_]

Great video bud! Glad to see similar/same opinions on the fuel and size of the truck. In my quick review vid I put the Tayga's side by side and they are roughly the same length but you can see the big difference in the wheelbase which effects the turning radius!

[@NProvince]

The 6455B definitely is longer side by side. I just crossed checked that one to make sure. For the crane and sideboard bed that one eluded me. Usually it will un select the spare wheel when you choose the crane and bed combo, but I shoulda double checked that one. Soo that’s my bad on that. I debated editing that part again

[@DecPlays_]

@@NProvince An annotation would be ideal but that YT feature was removed. Yeah it is odd that if you equip the flatbed first then the crane it removes the flatbed...crane first, flatbed, spare tire :D

[@NProvince]

Ya that would be ideal for sure. I’m a lil upset I made that mistake, but I’ve made worse mistakes lol. I just hope people read the pinned comment and the community post. Enjoyed your review as well brother! Thank you for the comment as always :)

[@DecPlays_]

@@NProvince any pointers on there would be grand :D

[@kawahenry8716]

@@DecPlays_ ayo

[@71MoJoe]

Thanks man! Great video!

[@NProvince]

Thank you sir! Glad you liked it!

[@Bryan25105]

very nice review Nathan and yeah you are totally right the developers of snowrunner need to improuve there skill , you have some mods like the rng one which are balance and still less hassle than the one in the game

[@NProvince]

Thank you!! I'm glad you agree.

[@Bryan25105]

@@NProvince I like watching your review and yes , you nailed it about the trucks performance 👌🏾

[@G-WOE]

Moders do your thing bud 👍

[@NProvince]

I dont actually play with mods, due to losing game files from them, and also I enjoy the vanilla trucks and the challenge i guess. :)

[@gmdgamingdoost3695]

1-in my opinion 6455b doesn't deserve the "power" upside. I did the a few tests, it's hard to go the H gear when loaded and engine stalls randomly. I think it's weak(at least it's not magically powerful as 6436) but it's powerful enough for a medium sized truck. 2- damage prone is decent in my opinion. of course it's not as good as 6436 or tatra trucks but it survived 4 main missions in taymyr with high-range gearbox(which is great for me). just try WS 6900 TS or Boar 45318 to see how bad they are in the damage prone. 3-both 6436 and 6455b doesn't have good fuel economy. they are fuel efficient IF YOU GO FAST😂.

[@takotako808]

The b will out power the 6436 any day if you know what you're doing 🤣

[@jackdesanta69]

You can easily total the suspension or bust a tire

[@gmdgamingdoost3695]

@@jackdesanta69 if you drive well you can survive a couple of missions ( I survived 4)

[@jackdesanta69]

@@gmdgamingdoost3695 yea, but because its fast you can damage it easily, and for some reason suspension gets hit a lot

[@gooeyboy706]

Just go slow. 😎

[@undergroundwalkerisback922]

The c255 has returned

[@NProvince]

Indeed! :)

[@silkroad1201]

Your reviews are top notch my friend, I just wish all SR review channels would switch to 1st person at least once to show what the cabin looks like

[@NProvince]

Thank you! Ya I dont always add the inside cab view, but I've been trying to remember to add it lately.

[@silkroad1201]

@@NProvince still the best!

[@psychobeam99]

Wont fine tune trans fix the wheel spin?

[@NProvince]

Really any low gear setting will fix wheel spin for any truck. Vehicles with high Power to Weight usually struggle with wheen spin. The Fine tune will work, but will elevate consumption levels with AWD vehicles. I recommend the Offroad Box, unless you live the high range blazing type gameplay. Sorry for the long response. I hope that answered your question. Also Make sure to check out the Pinned comment on this video as well. :)

[@psychobeam99]

@@NProvince I dont mind long responses. And yeah Its a hard choice. I like Offroad box for better mileage but I prefer the Mudrunner style Fine tune so Im certain I can prevent wheel spin altogether.

[@michaelbranham5854]

One of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard is statement If these trucks could use all the bed add-ons it would be over powered, they can put any thing they want on a truck, and nobody has ever said to the dealer, nah that truck is over powered, I'll buy the weaker one sitting next to it.

[@Saybin]

If you had ONE choice what would you pick? Started 2 weeks ago and had a friend help me get this. Torn between this and the OG as I notice little difference. Good video! Only reason i ask is it feels redundant having 2!

[@NProvince]

That’s a really good question. I’ll try not to be long winded here. Lol 1. I think it depends on if you want the crane with a flat/sideboard bed vs crane with sideboard semi. 2. Next would be agility. The 6436 is such an agile truck. For me personally, I think I would use the OG. I tend to use the crane with low saddle sideboard because it basically is an extension of the vehicle and you can maneuver it better than those hitch trailers in spots. I also have to mention the OG has forgiving, tight steering that is fast and very responsive. I hope that answered your question. I do still feel that the New Tayga performance wise is amazing as well.

[@Saybin]

@@NProvince makes sense. I wanted the mythical good flatbed and crane truck since I personally hate big trailers. I'll keep both I guess.

[@NProvince]

Ya, I think keeping both is a good idea. For the Flatbed/Crane; the 6455B will be great for you.

[@Saybin]

@@NProvince like tools in a tool box. Or ships in Elite. Guess I got caught up thinking I need only "one"

[@NProvince]

Exactly! I tend to collect trucks and figure out some type of role for them. You said it best, like tools in a toolbox!

[@MrKILLAKA]

I love the mods, specifically the scouts. If I’m doing missions I’m definitely in my original Tayga. Haven’t used any mods for missions but cruising around in a side by side or a corvette with a 10ft lift is fun 😂

[@scenebabe06]

i love this truck so much, i just wish it unlocked earlier. also stray away from the highrange gearbox due to the steering. it's an awesome vehicle though