Truck Driver reverse 2 trailers + a dolly for a BAA Quad Road Train

#roadtrain #quad #trailers
Truck Driver reverse 2 trailers + a dolly for a BAA Quad Road Train
INFORMATION:
55-56 meters long
160 tonnes
600hp

[@rickyalcoser6052]

My respects to this driver here!! I'm a driver(North America)and i haul doubles 53ft's, with A type dollys and those can be a pain to back up, especially on gravel or dirt lots, this guy does it FREQUENTLY!!😂.

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. All respect to this driver and yes, he did it often 😊You are a truck driver? Like the job? Thanks for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@rickyalcoser6052]

@@TomasVarg yeah I mainly drive to and from Mexico into America and vice versa. In America I haul a single 53ft and double trailers( in Mexico known as full), diesel and the open road is all I know and love!

[@TomasVarg]

Sounds nice. How is Mexico? 😊

[@erickarangwa949]

Remember this is manual. In north America you drive only automatics

[@rickyalcoser6052]

@@erickarangwa949 big negative there driver!!! I drive a peterbilt with a 18 speed transmission. There in Australia It is full of automatic gear boxes. Seen many pov of Aussie truckies and noticed it there here in the west there is but real old school guys have manual.

[@ronniebraine9692]

True professional Aussie driver doing an awesome job. Full respect to you. Most people can't reverse a car.

[@TomasVarg]

That is so true 😊👍🏼 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@user-ph3ws7qj5t]

I CAN,T EVEN BACK-UP MYSELF, I END UP BANGING INTA STUFF !!

[@thomaswilson8634]

I just retired 44 years of trucking. My hat is definitely off to these guys. And new Zealand.

[@oliviawutam]

I'm one of them, lol

[@peterebel7899]

They are on the edge with reversing a bike....

[@minnesotatomcat]

Notice how it wasn’t just positioned for a straight backup, he had to maneuver it into place. The pin didn’t even touch the sides of the plate to help it center itself, he was dead nuts centered on it! Professional! Beautiful truck bud 👍

[@TomasVarg]

Correct, he knows what he is doing. A truck god. Thank you for comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@andrep8287]

@minnesotatomcat....without taking away any of your compliments to the BAA-combo driver's maneuvering capabilities.....here is a small tip: if you align the (in this example) the rearmost right corner of the lead pup to the frontmost right corner of the trailing-pup, the kingpin of the latter will always be centered on the 5th wheel plate. (now, that example can be used in North America or Europe too, but the description would be "align the rearmost-left corner of the lead-pup to the frontmost left corner of the trailing pup). Y ou can also avoid pin-centering slides when hooking up a simple tractor to a semi, by aligning the outer left rear-drive tire-shoulder to the front-left corner of the semi-trailer you want to hook up to....it will have the same effect....the kingpin will be centered!

[@trevorkerr9536]

I believe the title to this video to be wrong. It should read "BAA', NOT "AAB". Ps: I am a retired Aussie truckie who has pulled multiple trailers more than once...but I still give this driver credit for his multiple reversing skills. That dolly appeared to hit the king-pin spot without touching the sides !!

[@TomasVarg]

Oh, i didnt know that mate. Thank you for helping me out with this, i really do appreciate it. Yes, the driver is amazing 😊👍🏼

[@kerrryschultz2904]

Over the years I learned how to back up super b and did a job that sometimes required parallel parking the unit to get of to the side to allow enough space to offload with a moffett forklift. This guy is very good. When other drivers that were not to confident in their skills, I would suggest practice and practice some more and never be afraid to get out and look where your at for clearance. If they appeared uneasy I would tell them about my first time backing up a super b. My buddy after we finished fueling the truck said : Just run it over to the left side and back it into a large open area. I said I didn't know how. He said he had to talk to the fuel station manager and to give it a go. I circled around to the right and went back around and was on the left side of the pumps and into the open area that I needed to go to back in and park. I knew i had to get the unit straight and then slowly back up. Problem was I didn't know which way to steer the tractor to then steer the front trailer that steered the rear trailer. I would get crooked and have to pull forward to get straight. Back up 40 feet, pull up 60 feet to get straight. Back up 35 feet, pull up 50 feet to get straight. Instead of backing up I was gradually making my way to the front edge of the property. I looked over and my buddy and the fuel station manager were bent over laughing at my actions. Eventually I got better. There was a guy on the internet comment about a truck driver only needing a grade 4 education. I'd like to see a grade 4 do what some truck drivers do for skill level. Well done Australia. Some of the world's best drivers.

[@trevorkerr9536]

I found that one of the most important things to remember when reversing multiple trailers is to NOT turn your steering wheel very much at all. If you do, the first thing that happens is you get the prime mover and dollies crossed up, and you cannot retrieve them without pulling forward...which was possibly one of the first things you also experienced when you started. When it comes to the steering wheel, "less is more" !!! Cheers...Trev.

[@TomasVarg]

Thank you for sharing your story mate. Cheers 😊

[@kerrryschultz2904]

@@trevorkerr9536 The thinking process to move backwards is a single trailer you steer the prime mover which we call tractor is to steer the opposite direction to where you want the trailer to point, on a B train with 5th wheel in middle you steer the same way as you want the rear trailer to go and I suppose with the A frame dolly behind that you would then steer the opposite way again. But the game of catching up becomes impossible with more pivot points and so as you stated correctly straight with small corrections is best. On a B train or Super B which just has one more axle on the bridge the 2 trailers can be steered around a 90 degree corner or more backwards as long as you have enough room up front for the tractor and front trailer to manuvere. I would tell guys that were learning to think of the angles like a game of pool. The greater the angle required the greater the angle input required and learning when to start to catch up.I have parrallel parked B trains but am a novice compared to what you guys do. Cheers from Canada.

[@ibgeorgeb]

In Albuquerque we got people who can’t even back out of a Walmart parking space. Great skills Mr. Trucker. 👌🏾

[@TomasVarg]

Haha. LOL 😂 Thank you for the comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@jimw1615]

Try adding to that list my wife backing out of the 2-car garage in her Honda Insight.

[@PeterWolffe]

Yep that's why Asda GB booted most polish drivers dents etc Dartford.

[@markrowe-su3be]

I caravan around Australia and these guys are the best, also they have to deal with me on the hwy. We must give them respect always.

[@TomasVarg]

That is true 👍🏼😊 Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@kerrryschultz2904]

Thank You driver. Finally a non truck driver that realizes 160 tonnes and a bull bumper could cause a slight crease in the sheet metal.

[@kennethmcdonald93]

Funny how life turns around ! I did 40 years in trucks all over Australia 🇦🇺 ! And caravans the Bain of a truckies world , Now I am retired the wife and I hook up the wobbly every chance we can ! But I do my best to give The big fellas priority and keep them safe !

[@knotbumper]

I'm impressed! This from a 45 year log truck driver who has spent the last 20 years pulling a "super train" which consists of a long logger and a short logger. A better man than I.

[@TomasVarg]

Yes, this driver has skills 😊👍🏼 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@paulsiebert4863]

What about the places you would've had to get your combination in and out of? Ideal weather... and not so Ideal.

[@nzer57]

@@paulsiebert4863 Depends on the roads. Black top you're Ok. If you're accessing via a dirt road then you'll get road condition reports via the grapevine radio.

[@michaelcauser474]

Now that is a true professional driver, and driving a KW built in Australia to boot. Fantastic job Sir.

[@TomasVarg]

The driver is awesome 😊👍🏼 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@VRTrucker]

So often I see people who can't reverse their cars this guy is reversing something with 4 pivot points just amazing really. Aussie truckers really are the best in the business. I'm visiting Adelaide next February for my brothers wedding can't wait to see Roadtrains in the flesh.

[@TomasVarg]

That is so true, cant reverse at all 😂 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@user-jx4hi5hf7n]

There is six pivot points in a quad set-up like that if he has bull race that makes 10, 2 dolly and 4 turntables but also you have to include the pivot points on the ring feeder as well

[@eugenegaylord-zp7ve]

How big is his engine and trans

[@quintinmarsters1609]

So true

[@knotbumper]

Count again, there are actually 6 pivot points two dollies are involved with 2 pivot points per dolly. I too am totally impressed.

[@tomatoes3]

Well done to both the driver and the guy doing the video, no jumping about shoots, perfect panning.Thd driving was on another level .

[@TomasVarg]

Thank you so much, i really do appreciate it. Have a nice day friend 😊

[@markojwang4809]

The camera man should have stayed by the driver

[@asgarthokan7274]

WOW WOW WOW. Damn expert driver. Never seen anything like this before. Hats off.

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. Expert 2.0 😍 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@AlejandroGarcia-tw9oj]

I've driven B-train propane trailers here in Canada, and sometimes hooking up and backing up these trailers in uneven surfaces is difficult. Hooking up 4 trailers, that's skill, that's amazing.

[@TomasVarg]

I totally agree with you. I was speechless when i did this video. Thank you for sharing your story in Canada, i appreciate it. Have a great day 😊

[@hendrikjbboss9973]

This is phenomenal. Not many with his skills around. AND he attitude is fantastic. Humble. Really an example many driver's can try to emulate. 🏆🥇

[@TomasVarg]

I totally agree with you. Thank you for the comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@jackj.4304]

Cannot beat that! Only Aussie truckers are pure pros to haul, navigate 170 feet long road train. Best from Texas.

[@TomasVarg]

I totally agree with you. Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice one 😊 Best from Sweden

[@jackj.4304]

@@TomasVarg Hi Tomas, I love Sweden! Visited decades ago under Prime Minister's Olof Palme reign in mid 70ties. He was a Super Man to me, great leader. During his second reign I met him again years later in the US. What a Gentleman he was! So sad he was eliminated by the evil elements.

[@TomasVarg]

Olof Palme was simply the best for Sweden and after he died, Sweden went cold. I was so sad when i heard about the shoting on the news 😢 Thanks for sharing your story 😊💙

[@mikeg.5233]

Most people can’t back a car. This guy is amazing. Perfect hookup. 👏👏👏👏

[@TomasVarg]

I totally agree with you 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@loriw2661]

My neighbor can’t back out of his driveway. I’d love to send him this😂🤣

[@TomasVarg]

Haha. LOL. Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@morrisanderson818]

You can tell its Aus the background been burn by a resent bushfire,or a local burnoff,well done to the driver, Love watching outback driver's here on NZ TV,and admiring the skills,the guy's and girl's have over there on the Highway, Cheers from across the ditch

[@TomasVarg]

Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@dadaadad1366]

These are the people that keep the world moving and no one even knows ....... Respect.

[@TomasVarg]

I agree 👍🏼 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@brucemitchell5637]

Whatever that driver is getting paid, its not enough! EPIC driving skills! A true professional!

[@TomasVarg]

Totally agree with you 😊👍🏼 Thank you for comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@paulsiebert4863]

​@@xj358 Does mean ya get the 4 day jobs though. 😂

[@cbalano]

That's an 82 wheeler, respect.

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. Respect 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it 😊 Have a nice day 😊

[@andrewmcintyre8774]

You better recount mate , its actually 142.

[@andrep8287]

@@andrewmcintyre8774 ...how do you figure? The combo has 21 axles, the first (steer) has 2 wheels, the remaining 20 axles each have 4 wheels. So, from where I went to grade-school (Switzerland) and did my 2.5 mio Kms of trucking (accident & claims-free) is Canada & USA, 20 x 4 = 80, plus 2 = 82 wheels....where did you find the remaining 60 wheels on his BAA combo?

[@petert3355]

​@@andrep8287 The extra 60 are all the spares carried to compensate for the crap corrugated dirt roads of Central Australia. Jokes aside, the skill and courage shown to take a couple hundred tons into those remote parts of Australia is incredible.

[@jeremysmallman1645]

Dude is a legend. Ive backed up 3 hay wagons behind a tractor a couple of times in my younger years, so i know how tough this is. This guy is a master.

[@TomasVarg]

3hay wagons? That is also hard. Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@kerrylee4633]

Those gravity buckets are a nightmare.

[@probono2876]

Thank you for sharing. Respect to that 82 weeler driver.

[@TomasVarg]

Thank you for watching 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@barrysimmons5489]

Yes Sir, kinda looks like ya done that once or twice before. Hats off too you! Fine job. "Be safe out there."

[@TomasVarg]

Yes, he is good 😊👍🏼 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@nelsonmattoon150]

Awesome job with backing that up

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. He has skills 😍 Thank you for your comment, inappreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@russvoight1167]

Nice equipment and alot of respect for the drivers that handle these trucks

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. Respect to the drivers 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@sfcarp9418]

The skill level of that driver is off the charts !! Absolute MASTER of his craft !! Fantastic to watch his work !! 👏👏👏👏

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. I agree. The driver has huge skills. Thanks for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@le6615]

Hi !! absolute pleasure to see that, thanks you for the video !! Chris.

[@TomasVarg]

That is so nice of you, thank you Chris. Have a nice day 😊😊

[@davidasare-danso4599]

Impeccable! Respect to the driver.

[@TomasVarg]

I agree 😊👍🏼 Thank you for comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@jean-jacquesblaimont6234]

incroyable la tactique pour l' accrochage des remorques !!! d' une dextérité de pro : formidable aussi la vidéo pour nous Européen c'est du domaine de l'impossible pour nos routes . vivement le prochain reportage ?

[@TomasVarg]

Thank you for your comment, i really do appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@user-gj8fh4fi5q]

Incredibil asa ceva este prima data cind vad un șofer cu foarte multa experienta în Europa nu exista asa ceva pt ca nu sint nici ansambluri ca în videoul de aici. Felicitări cu 10 pt sofer

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. I agree 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@goratgo1970]

Appreciate you getting all that - a real opportunity there. And no griping, but a shot of the LH side with the valves, etc. would've been super.

[@TomasVarg]

Yes, you are right 😊👍🏼 Thanks for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@standubaj8989]

My hats off to this guy’s expertise 👍

[@TomasVarg]

My hat off too 🫡 Thank you for comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@mrc6301]

so good to watch a real drive at work.

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. It was fun watching him Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@eldutcho3576]

I drove a super B for awhile. Thought I was shit hot. Hats off and respect and may the road always be smooth for y’all. Keep the bears off yer ass and the bugs off yer glass, bro...I mean, mate.

[@TomasVarg]

Thank you for the comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@alsteeves2044]

Very nice skill set on display. I pull a set of b double hopper bottoms and they can be a handful. Add a dolly back there and proceed very patiently I suppose. Much respect to this professional driver

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. He was great 👍🏼😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it 😊 Have a nice day 😊

[@petermastenbroek7719]

Absolutely AMAZING driving skills, I am in well deserved full admiration for this driver 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. The skills with this driver is huge. Thank you for comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@jameskelsall2297]

Fantastic job. And I think I'm good at reversing a 7x4 trailer! You're on another level.

[@TomasVarg]

He is good 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@minnesotatomcat]

Just trying to see what you’re doing in your mirrors that far back behind you would be a nightmare! This guy has done this a time or two, I hope you are well paid for your skills sir 👍

[@TomasVarg]

The driver is amazing 👍🏼😊 Thank you for comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@stuffedgrubs]

It's funny cause if you've ever driven a road train this is pretty common. Otherwise it takes you a 6 pack and a cut lunch to hook up. And trust me you learn pretty quick

[@TomasVarg]

Thank you for the comment, i appreciate it, have a nice day 😊

[@In-hoc-signo-vinces]

Insane. My brain cant even comprehend

[@TomasVarg]

Haha. LOL! 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@dontuno]

Absolutely bloody awesome!

[@TomasVarg]

The driver is good 😊 Thank you for the comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@haidenthomas6002]

Looks like a Kenworth T909. Absolute weapon of a prime mover

[@TomasVarg]

Yes sir, you are right 😊 Thank you for comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@80serieslandcruiser]

bloody oath mate. t909 any day

[@killerkane1957]

I can back a trailer with the best of them. I’m a Texas rancher and backing trailers is fundamental. However, this is a different matter entirely! What a smooth job! So many pivot points to manage! 🤯

[@TomasVarg]

Yes, i agree with you 👍🏼 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@smithy280663]

these guys have an amazing skill set and do an incredible job.

[@TomasVarg]

I totally agree 👍🏼 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@stephencummins7589]

Absolutely amazing buddy.

[@TomasVarg]

The driver is amazing. 😊👍🏼 Thank tou for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@barbros2023]

Pulling all that weight like it's nothing these trucks are built different. Excellent reversing

[@TomasVarg]

Yes, i agree. 👍🏼 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@benjaminscott4285]

Dream job, can't wait!

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. My dream job too Thank you for your nice comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@shepherdchimbaranga5895]

Now that's what i call a heavy goods truck. European drivers be envious at this Aussie driver whilst in their single axle scanias 😂.

[@TomasVarg]

Thank you so much for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@JL-rx6hl]

I would sooner have a scania than an american truck. they are like chalk and cheese. scania make the best trucks, period!!!

[@markhollis362]

​​​@@JL-rx6hldo you also sit down when you piss?, 🇭🇲

[@stevendavis7079]

​@@JL-rx6hlNah, Volvo FH for me

[@user-xc7lc7hy1c]

Szacunek dla kierowcy takiego zestawu 👍💪👋

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. Lots of respect 👍🏼 Thank you so much for your nice comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@user-mh7ry6lw9y]

I respect this guy he the best ❤

[@donrummerfield2903]

Excellent backing up

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. I agree Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it 😊 Have a nice day 😊

[@user-ro8jl2qq2e]

He could have been a surgeon! 👏👏 perfect job!

[@TomasVarg]

I agree 😊 Thank you for the comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@swagzoneus]

5:10 Your videos are great!! Modern machines have helped us humans a lot in our work

[@TomasVarg]

Thank you. Thats true 😊👍🏼 Thank you for the comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@user-wq1cf7ms5r]

Very impressed with the skills of this fella

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. Im impressed of this driver. Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@ESPS_90]

Super Badass.!!! He’s calm stretching 160 tons… beautiful 😍 Could you make a similar video with a K220, a walk around would be great please 🙏🏻

[@TomasVarg]

Hi. I wish i could, im back in Sweden again 😢 But thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@ESPS_90]

@@TomasVarg Sweden also has beautiful trucks waiting to see you too.!!

[@paulmarker5689]

He actually reversed 3 trailers (including the dolly), wow.

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. He has skills 😍 Thank you for your comment, inappreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@kerrryschultz2904]

For a skilled driver 2 trailers is relatively easy but add a short framed dolly and it goes to another altogether level. Notice that he never let the entire unit get too bent out of shape because you can't catch up to the dolly. I would guess world wide he is in the top 1 % of all truck drivers for backing up skills. Australian drivers some of the best. From a Canadian driver. Cheers.

[@DavidLeane-cp2lz]

He would have got it in one go if no one was watching!

[@TomasVarg]

LOL. I think so. LOL. 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@gertnel9320]

👏Well done mate!! 👌

[@TomasVarg]

Thank you so much, i appreciate it mate 😊

[@user-th5mh5zz7z]

Great job, take nothing away from driver But.. always..always give it a test tug, just to make sure jaws are locked! Its amazing how far they can go before trailer comes off!

[@TomasVarg]

I agree Thank you for the comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@andrep8287]

@user-th5mh5zz7z....i quite agree with you observation, and must say that most of the professional-driver vlogs out on YT don't do the tug-test anymore either. And I always teach my drivers to perform the tug-test twice....because if the jaw-lock is not properly adjusted, doing the tug-test only once may give you a false sense of security, while the king-pin has in fact slid-back about 2 inches (i.e. the tractor moved about 2 inches forward, but the trailer stayed put). If the jaw-lock is secure on the first test, it will still be secure on the subsequent tug.....but if the jaw-lock wasn't secure on the first tug, the trailer will slide off the 5th wheel bottom plate and the king-pin flange will get hung up on the frame's rear-most cross-member, which will be a heck of a job to get the trailer cranked up with the landing gear, because the pin-flange getting hung-up on the cross-member's c-channel. (and, it makes a hell of a racked when the trailer slides off.... so better make the racket in the yard, then when pulling out onto the street, and your bosses get woken up from their beauty-sleep in the exec-offices hollering ...."WTF !?!?!"

[@user-th5mh5zz7z]

An interesting thread, lots of things I took for that granted every professional operator knew, seem not so common now. A mate went for his heavy artic licence and was told to leave truck in gear and foot on clutch at traffic lights! so ready when they change. I told him that is wrong , clutch thrust bearing and crank thrusts under load, the reason he would have been told this would be faulty clutch brake. Didn't know what clutch brake was, no training on air system, tractor protection valve, park brake system. Seen people who think diff lock is a lower gear. Just me getting old I guess. @@andrep8287

[@JudahofIsrael369]

👌 now let's perform that three-point turn 🤣😂🤣💪💪💪👑

[@TomasVarg]

😂😂😂 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day

[@stco2426]

Wow. Very cool. I can reverse some things but I'd have to wait for Continental Drift to bring those two together. Had to look up the load and wikipedia says UN1270 is "(UN No. no longer in use) petroleum fuel, generally used in Australia where mixed refined petroleum products are carried in the same tanker i.e.: petrol/diesel/kerosene/toluene etc. (UN No. no longer in use)". Clearly it is in use! Thanks for sharing.

[@TomasVarg]

Thank you for the comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@gusm5128]

Impressive mate , extremely impressive.

[@TomasVarg]

He is good 😊 Thank you for your comment, i really do appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@LanaGreen-cg9wr]

Must be an amazing driver.

[@TomasVarg]

He is and he was very nice to me Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it 😊 Have a nice day 😊

[@gazzathomas1423]

That prime mover is a beast👍

[@TomasVarg]

Yes, i totally agree with you 👍🏼😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@hanktrantham2641]

Would love to see him pull that up Dragons tail in North Carolina! 😉

[@TomasVarg]

Haha 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@lewiskelly3123]

Awesome job drive hats off to you

[@TomasVarg]

Yes, i agree with you 😊👍🏼 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@marceloduque3617]

Its a amazing machine!

[@TomasVarg]

Yes it is. Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@mattris101]

That's some skill right there!!

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. I totally agree with you 😊 Thank you for the comment, i appreciate it, have a nice day 😊

[@tompurvis1261]

Imagine checking the tire pressure of all 74.

[@tompurvis1261]

I’m wrong, 82.

[@TomasVarg]

Haha. Takes forever 😂 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@neilrobertson811]

I had enough trouble reversing a single semi trailer, I can't imagine the skill and years of training it takes to do this.

[@TomasVarg]

Haha. Me too. Thank you for the comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@xj358]

The reality for most drivers here in Australia is a days training and you've now got an MC licence (Road Trains) in your pocket. No separate examiners as the training schools also conduct the assessment. You can even bypass a single trailer licence (HC) if you want and go direct from a heavy rigid (HR) licence straight to multi combination (MC) licence. Its extremely quick and easy to get a truck licence in Australia and unlike other countries where employers then refuse to give you any work because you don't have experience, that generally doesn't happen in Australia. Most truck drivers can get employment from the moment they get their licence.

[@Luton-Mick]

I have a distinct feeling that wasn't his first multi-trailer rodeo. That man has definitely put the hours in on these monsters.

[@TomasVarg]

Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@simonbertioli4696]

Just incredible...and impressive...

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. I agree 👍🏼 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it 😊 Have a nice day 😊

[@simonbertioli4696]

@@TomasVarg thank you👍😃

[@user-qb9hj8vw9m]

Alors là, chapeau. La marche arrière, énorme 👍👍👍👍👍

[@TomasVarg]

Yes 👍🏼😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@user-wf7qu2kq5m]

Exellent operating skill it's an amazing !!!

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. I agree 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@ericarey64]

woaaaahhh bloody incredible .. oooossshhh.

[@TomasVarg]

The drivers are amazing. Thank you so much for your nice comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@Pompomgrenade]

😢 talk about a nightmare... I don't think I can do it 😔 congratulations to all those Australian do it all drivers ✌️

[@TomasVarg]

I can do it. Its looks so hard 😂 Thank tou for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@larryw.c.4544]

I'm not even qualified to talk to this guy.

[@TomasVarg]

The driver is like a God. Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@marklowe8087]

Road train drivers are often a bit older,needs experience and a calm temper. The workforce is ageing,many truckies more than 60,like everything else in our country where did all the good people go?

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. Where did they go? Thank you so much for your nice comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@fldon2306]

I remember reading on pulling multiples and said you can back up with tandems… Triples, don’t even try!! So, this guy is a fanatic!! Hope he’s paid accordingly; know some guys who haul doubles and they don’t get any more that someone pulling a 53’…

[@TomasVarg]

His skills are crazy and he has my respect 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it 😊 Have a nice day 😊

[@awlhunt]

There’s an acute driver shortage here in Australia, so these guys in the Northern Territory are paid pretty well if they’re any good as they have to compete with mining companies throwing money around to get good people. Typically drivers here get paid by the number of kilometres they drive and given this combo and the fact that it’s fuel, he’ll be on a decent amount. It’s not unusual to find drivers earning $3k+ per week most weeks.

[@cupwalker24.7]

What a champ 💪

[@TomasVarg]

I totally agree with you 😊 Thank you so much for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@ken_worth]

What a wonderful, great, awesome and special video. Wow, in my next life I want to be born in Australia and I will become a Road Train Truckie, I swear 😁

[@TomasVarg]

Thank you so much. I also want that 😂 Thank you for your nice comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@ken_worth]

@@TomasVargvery welcome, it's a pleasure. Are you Australian? Have a nice day too, stay safe 😀

[@TomasVarg]

No, im not Australien, im from Sweden 😊

[@ken_worth]

@@TomasVargyeah thats cool, I am from Austria. I want to visit Australia, now I am retired, I have time to make a long trip to Australia. One time in my life I want to see these giant road trains with my own eyes 😀Are you truck driver in Sweden? I was truck driver in Austria, this was my dream job, I love so much to drive a truck 😆

[@ken_worth]

@@TomasVargI am sure that Sweden is a wonderful country, I would like to visit too 🥰

[@quintinmarsters1609]

Good driving skills

[@TomasVarg]

I totally agree! 👍🏼 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@majorlaff8682]

Some people can't even back a horse without picking a loser. Well done and good onya mate.

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. LOL. I totally agree with you 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@marcgatto9675]

Beauty!

[@TomasVarg]

I agree 👍🏼😊 Thank you for comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@iandownie9848]

I am glad that I did not try to overtake that combination in my car and caravan while touring around Oz.

[@TomasVarg]

Haha. That can be hard. 😊 Thank you for your comment, i really do appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@thomasfreund7509]

And in Germany the drivers say, we do need min. 500 hp to drive the truck through the country. Max weight 40 tons...., the Aussie driver have got 600 hp by 260 tons....

[@TomasVarg]

Haha. Same here in Sweden. LOL Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@thomasfreund7509]

@@TomasVarg Hallø to Sweden, good to see other truck drivers of diverent places... Greetings of Namibia

[@ericberman4193]

Very impressive! Did the driver use just his mirrors or are the trailers/dollies equipped with back-up cams?

[@TomasVarg]

No cams what i could se. Only mirrors 😊 Thank you for the comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@MrJokkoma]

The backing whit the dolly after a b-train was impressing. He said the grossweight was 160 ton on the full combination but he must have been unloaded here, the way he took of.

[@baeruuttehei1393]

I agree: for 160 tons he took off too easily and the tanks sounded hollow and empty driving over the bumps. Also: 160 tons with 600hp must be a nightmare going up hill! I remember 75 tons with 600hp which wasn't a walk in the park when climbing. Anyways, nice video but some more 'camera on the action' would've been better.

[@TomasVarg]

The driver told me that if he miss a gear in a up hill he must stop. If he try to start from zero in a up hill he ruin the drive shaft Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day friend 😊

[@12pawsinn]

If you miss a gear, you drop 2 full gears and just maintain

[@kerrryschultz2904]

@@baeruuttehei1393 A long continuous grade of 10% at 75 tons would make 600 hp snort. I doubt that with 160 ton the truck would climb an extended grade over 5 to 6 %.

[@chrismawata8755]

@@baeruuttehei1393 This is probably Adelaide to Katherine which is flat and straight.

[@iantranby1707]

He had his bearings honed in before he backed in!!

[@TomasVarg]

Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@raomsr8576]

Well experienced perfet driving driver

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. I agree 😊👍🏼 Thank tou for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@acts2211]

Very impressive

[@TomasVarg]

Yes. The driver is good 😊 Thank you for the comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@user-vx4hp4nz1u]

Great job. I am from India.Long ago I was working in the Middle East in an Oil exploration company. We had a mixed crew. But the labour staff were either locals or from Asia(who spoke mostly Arabic or Urdu). Once my American colleague was reversing a big Trailer. A Pakistani was standing at the back to give guidance and signal. As the trailer was reversing the Pakistani was saying Khamba, Khamba, Khamba. The driver kept reversing and there was a big sound and trailer stopped. When the driver came down to see the reason he saw a big pole slightly bent and the trailer next to it. With an interpreter the driver understood that while the Pakistani was all along saying KHAMBA, KHAMBA meaning POLE in Urdu he mistook it as COME - BACK, COME - BACK I think the Phrase 'One Man's Food is Another Man's Poison' must have been coined due to this. Thanks.

[@TomasVarg]

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[@jimmytrivinio797]

Mack lo máximo 💪

[@TomasVarg]

Yeah 😊 Thank you for the comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@zaveve18]

True profissional ❤❤❤

[@TomasVarg]

I agree 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@oldmanx1234]

Damn good driver and damn good brute of a truck.

[@TomasVarg]

I agree 👍🏼😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@76guzzi78]

Nicely done! But why no tug test between the initial hook up with the prime mover and again when he connected the last two trailers?

[@TomasVarg]

Thats a good question, but i dont know. Thank you for comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@paulsiebert4863]

Visual check is enough when you understand the coupling mechanism.

[@Enfrance2003]

He couldn’t hear the connection so best a visual check. I reckon he scrapes his car reversing it out of his garage 😀😀.

[@stephenabril7084]

My hero. I was never that good.

[@TomasVarg]

My hero to 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day

[@m.a.r.2789]

I’ve always wondered about these front bumpers you usually see on Ausie trucks…do they really work to protect the truck and the driver or are they mostly for show?

[@TomasVarg]

Not for show 😊 It protects the engine/motor from cows, horses and camels. The driver is safe behind that big hood. 😊 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊

[@SaranganiBob]

The places these road trains operate are the breeding grounds of millions of Kangaroos and other wild life, sometimes we have to stop to pull the heavy carcasses off the front before continuing on our journey.

[@malcolmabram2957]

"Where do you want it mate?" "Just back up the farm track between the pig sheds. The ground should not be too wet."

[@TomasVarg]

Hahahahaha. LOL. Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it. Have a nice day 😊

[@michaeloconnor7849]

Astonishing, just astonishing.

[@TomasVarg]

I agree with you 👍🏼 Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it - have a nice day 😊