Reversing a 40 tonne Mercedes Truck - How hard can it be ?!

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2 жыл бұрын

I recently got invited to reverse a 40 tonne Mercedes truck around a corner. I mean how hard can it be ?!
Seriously thought I have always wanted to drive an articulated lorry, ever since I used to go out in my brother truck as a kid. I loved trucks before I loved cars. I've driven a few 7.5 tonne light goods vehicles but this was the first time I had been given the opportunity to drive a Class 1 HGV.
Huge thanks to Mercedes Benz for the experience of a lifetime !
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@troyboy4345 2 жыл бұрын

Got my class 1 35 years ago .... expires next year, 2 months after I retire, won't miss driving/recovery etc .... it's the others on the road that don't know or don't care

@britishminiclub 2 жыл бұрын

Big respect mate. I see guys at work manoeuvre the big double decker articulated lorries in a small yard in the early hours of the morning every day. So much admiration for them all

@wordreet 2 жыл бұрын

Great fun!!! I drove 3.5 tonners for a while as a commercial/agri tire fitter back in the 80s. But they're just like a big, long, slow car really. My mum did loads of caravan towing after she retired from being a senior nurse in charge of operating theatres at various NHS hospitals in the South East of England. She was always with her best friend, who had a similar career. One time she pulled over to help out a guy who was endeavouring to get a 40ft trailer into a very narrow lane. She and the driver agreed hand signals and she helped him, very quickly to get the rig lined up with the little alley. He thanked her profusely as he jumped down from the cab and gave her a huge hug and snog on the lips!!! They said cheery-oh and mum walked away going woohoo and punching the air!!! BF thought it was hilarious!!!

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

LOL…brilliant 😂

@medler2110 2 жыл бұрын

When I worked on a race team, if we had somewhere with a bit of space, like an empty paddock, I used to let the mechanics and team goffar have a go at driving the Transporter. It was a bit of fun and gave them a bit more appreciation of what can be seen from the cab of a truck and how much space it needed to manoeuvre.

@ginggur17 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Good Buddy, ya back door is brand new as we say. Mercedes have some nice rigs now days. You’ll have to try a Scania, Volvo, DAF and Renault to see the comparisons because you would see the differences. Cheers for the shout my friend, I was impressed when you mentioned my postings of the Economy figures, thankyou. Those cameras are brilliant, however, when raining, they are terrible, but, they are still new technology. The stalks are easy to catch as they stick out more than conventional mirrors. I’m sure they will get better. You did very well, it is addictive. Brilliant my friend. I’ll have ya helping me shunting tonight. 👍👍👍👍. 10-4 Rubber Duck. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to drive more 👍

@richardsargeant9217 2 жыл бұрын

Just passed my Class 2 HGV licence and gained huge respect for HGV drivers.

@Djwatzy 2 жыл бұрын

While you're in the test mood, go and do class 1 if finances allow, different ball game altogether but well worth it

@richardsargeant9217 2 жыл бұрын

@@Djwatzy Plan to do it this year, hopefully funded by employer, and looking forward to the challenge.

@Djwatzy 2 жыл бұрын

@@richardsargeant9217 ah ok 👍

@declanoneill5666 2 жыл бұрын

People will treat you like shit the amount of car drivers that try and just put in front of you is unbelievable and then they call you a wanker just because they're in the wrong

@ginggur17 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this, I’m very humbled that you remember me so often, thankyou. 🙏🙏🙏👍🇬🇧

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

That’s what mates (albeit virtual) do 👊

@global_nomad. 2 жыл бұрын

that must be amongst everyones dream to drive an artic....really smiling with this video....as a kid i wanted a big lorry with a motorcycle in the back...

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

I used to collect Matchbox Convoy trucks 😜

@raymondpenn1066 2 жыл бұрын

I have my Class 1 licence. Everyday I climb in to my cab and leave the yard, I have a huge smile on my face. For me, it's an absolute joy to drive such a large vehicle. I fully understand why you also had such a big grin.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

👌

@johnman8554 2 жыл бұрын

than you must be a new driver.. i like it even after having it for 3 years.. i am still waiting to get bored doing it.

@charlotteanddavestorey6553 2 жыл бұрын

As a class one hgv driver who has been driving 44 tonners for 24 years I can say you didn’t do a bad first job there , very impressive .

@leelizington9501 2 жыл бұрын

They had just put the weight up to 44 when I started driving It was good fun with a manual box back then with a full load, I don't know about you but I do miss a manual box now and again just to play a tune or two to love the automatic mind one less thing to worry about if driving in cities ect.

@charlotteanddavestorey6553 2 жыл бұрын

@@leelizington9501 I passed my test in an old ERF twin splitter box , I do miss a manual but automatic definitely makes life easier especially around London .‘biggest annoyance I find now is these blind spot cameras, the constant bleeping below15 mph .

@danielheathcote5625 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, looked like a great day. Loved a different video.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

It’s sure was a bit different 😜😂

@andyetheridge 2 жыл бұрын

In the late 70’s my father was an HGV1, he worked for a company that he regularly drove the middle east, Saudi, Iran, Iraq, Syria, on average he’d be away from home for 6-8 weeks, Ashtran they were called. The trucks then had no power steering, aircon and all the home comforts they have today!

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Wow 😯

@TonyRodrigues63 2 жыл бұрын

That wasn't so bad for a non trucker, well done! as for "for the older generation not liking mirrorcams etc." it depends on who you ask, I love technology, and yes, you've guessed, I'm a trucker myself, driving the big beasts, double decker's mainly, its all good fun, just would like a bit more care and respect of the highway code from drivers in cars, to many of them behaving like kamikaze headless chickens, just think(???) we are carrying the stuff you need for your everyday comfort's, so we are very important in your life, not your enemies.

@timmartin7468 2 жыл бұрын

Top job Ped. Bit left field but none the worse for that. Shout out to all the truckers keeping us supplied with what we need on a daily basis.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes. Big shout out 👍

@jerry83ism 2 жыл бұрын

I was an HGV driver until 2014 when ill health forced my premature retirement. Until then I'd done it for 22(?) years, mainly hauling shipping containers & remember well the day I was told by my agency that I'd be driving a 44-tonner that day for a company in Alcester. That came about 2 years after I passed my Class 1 test, during which time I'd been built up from 7.5's through all intermediate sizes, including wagon-&-drag outfits (with a separate trailer connected). I absolutely loved the job & occasionally still miss doing it. Glad you enjoyed your experience & great video as always.

@jamiep61 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed watching the Video. Different to driving a Car

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes 🙌

@Rusky07 2 жыл бұрын

Love it, I learnt and passed my HGV in a Waggon and drag 👍

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@timphillips4147 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Pete, loved the dramatic music whilst you were reversing the articulate truck 🚚

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t help myself 😂

@HQBProductions 2 жыл бұрын

A new career opportunity for you if You Tube fades! I think HGV drivers are far more skilled than many realise…a good friend decided to give up Retail Management to become an HGV delivery driver and enjoys every moment. One drop involves him in bringing an A road in Bristol to a stop then he has to reverse his trailer into an access lane just 12 inches wider than his unit…there is no room for getting it a bit wrong. At first he was terrified but now enjoys the challenge! So safe driving and next…loading a car transporter….that takes confidence and bravery!! 😨😎😎😎Richard.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Ooo…car transporter 🤔 That could be next 😜

@Sponge1310 2 жыл бұрын

So a new channel coming soon for truck reviews? “Diesel Ped” B)

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@huwdavies6650 2 жыл бұрын

I miss driving trucks, but I don't miss the baggage that comes with it and the nights away from home.

@chrisdakin7941 2 жыл бұрын

my son is a hgv driver of double deckers. He has my total respect driving a 46ton 50ft long artic.

@neilneilorangepeel 2 жыл бұрын

No such thing.

@chrisdakin7941 2 жыл бұрын

@@neilneilorangepeel forgive my ignorance I don't drive it, its bigger than my Fiesta. I think its about 200ft and 70 ton 🤣👍

@neilneilorangepeel 2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisdakin7941 yeah sorry, that was an abrupt reply.

@chrisdakin7941 2 жыл бұрын

@@neilneilorangepeel np matey

@chrisdakin7941 2 жыл бұрын

Spoke to son this evening 44 ton fully loaded both decks. 13mtrs long. 5 inch short of 43ft.

@stevepinder8596 2 жыл бұрын

Pete, wow what a super video I would love to have had a go at that and yes definitely more truck reviews needed. Who ever knew that trucks could be so interesting and fun! Brilliant and thanks 👍

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve 👍

@carlhughes7003 2 жыл бұрын

Love it, I was so excited the first time I drove a lorry at work. Used to work for a truck dealership.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Cool 😎

@Djwatzy 2 жыл бұрын

Never driven one with these mirrors yet but does seem to make things easier

@roverenderalligator9104 2 жыл бұрын

I've driven a couple with them but at night. You see headlights behind you but can't judge what distance they are from you. Give me actual mirrors any day, the cameras seem to be an answer to a question that nobody asked. Well l didn't anyway. 😄

@rotorhead5006 2 жыл бұрын

Reversing it is a piece of cake. Making the trailer go where you want may be a different story! (Although not as hard as the TG/GT Boys make it look...!) 😃

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@dudmanjohn 2 жыл бұрын

Well done sir! Must have been a great experience which you clearly enjoyed..

@ajb08 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video as usual !!

@peterkirton4580 2 жыл бұрын

Biggest thing I have driven is the Mercedes sprinter van. Very quick vehicle

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

They are 👍

@willstillo72 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, love it. Really good video and well done on the reversing!

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏻

@rokirby7254 2 жыл бұрын

Takes me back to when I tried to go for my HGV back in the day, went off to Tangmere airfield to do all the manoeuvring and emergency stop practicing, before hitting the open road in and around the area and then onto Worthing and Lancing where the test centre was, still have massive respect to all HGV drivers regardless of what size trucks they are in, always feel sorry for them with all the muppet road users doing anything just so they don't get stuck behind them on the road, you definitely won't forget about your experience now Ped

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

I used to walk the dog across Tangmere 👍

@stevie007 2 жыл бұрын

Great Scottish guy !!!!!! but did you understand all those instructions he was giving you Pete !!!!! cos I certainly didn`t 😊😊

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I tuned in pretty quick 👍

@ScenesThroughTravels 2 жыл бұрын

Well done "Articulated Ped" 😂 , That was ace mate .. You gotta do more of this . Would you do your LGV ? Your professional driving Level really shows in this video .. Fantastic Sir 👍👍👍

@smurph1962 2 жыл бұрын

Not to shabby a first drive in the big boys toy 😊. Amazing how much technology has been added for added safety and efficiency. 👍

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul 👍

@stephenjordan7203 2 жыл бұрын

Spent the day with Ali last week in Tankersley , fantastic bloke and great trucks

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

He sure is 👍

@EdWelch100 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, How times have changed. I used to drive an artic many years ago. These modern trucks look so easy to drive, in comparison. Great stuff.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

They are 👍

@stevecunningham6537 2 жыл бұрын

Sat navs auto boxes, yeah easier to drive, Just the job has changed. Stress off the scale 😂😁

@garrymatthews4430 2 жыл бұрын

Man that’s what you call an elevated driving position, great fun!!

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes 🙌

@kayceaz 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that was brilliant. Looked like so much fun. Aspirations., yes more truck videos!!

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

I’m on it 😜

@mathewleadbitter3975 2 жыл бұрын

Passed my class 1 last week after doing class 2 for a few months. Different ball game on the big trucks but really enjoyed the learning process.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to do my Class 1 👌

@johncouriermeh 2 жыл бұрын

@@PetrolPed I'm quite sure that the cost would not be prohibitive, so go ahead and do it.

@stuwillis7710 2 жыл бұрын

I am a truck driver I love those mirrors.

@jeffabbott463 2 жыл бұрын

My lad keeps talking about training as a HGV driver. It looks like great fun but a lot to take in at the same time! Great video!

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

And a huge responsibility 👍

@99crossy 2 жыл бұрын

The tech in lorrys today! 😄

@tonycluley7544 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, many thanks

@hiskyboy8971 2 жыл бұрын

iv just got a t range 480 2022 and its night and day diffrence on fuel getting 9.8MPG now and from my 2015 scania 450r 4.1MPG. DAM i miss my old truck and u did well on the revercing for your 1st time

@ianrobinson9243 2 жыл бұрын

Great video , really interesting . I do have so much respect for the people that drive these trucks. I see them down near my work and how they manoeuvre them in to such tight spaces always amazes me , I say to myself I wish I could do that.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

It’s quite a skill 👌

@ianrkav 2 жыл бұрын

You probably could. Just takes a bit of practice. Ultimately they're just a big car + caravan :-)

@vincentbarnes7839 2 жыл бұрын

Love the video Pete. More truck reviews please

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to 👍

@bizzie1956 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant Video Pete well done driving the trucks

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@bs7157 2 жыл бұрын

that was brilliant. you did very well. i'de love to have a go in an artic.. my hubby drove them for years. i bet he'd have loved them new mirrors if he was still here..

@coltoncleveringa8004 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool and fun video Sir Pete! You were like a little kind with his big truck toys lol.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes 🙌

@johnstoner6918 2 жыл бұрын

That's a lovey looking rig the Mercedes ACTROS

@briangriffiths114 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this one as I have always had huge respect for HGV drivers who can manoeuvre these huge articulated trucks better than I can park my small car.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@johnman8554 2 жыл бұрын

well you can manoeuvre it if there is space for it.. it can't go where all cars can go.. and its do easy to learn, you can learn in week to 2 weeks.. so its really not a big deal. if however you want to be more skilled with it you would need couple of months driving it.. but basic driving so you can get your driving licence, 2 weeks..

@seanausten758 2 жыл бұрын

Having worked in the continental haulage sector, I've always had a ton of respect for truckers. The largest truck I've driven was a 7.5ton when you could drive on the so-called “grandad rights”

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Yep. I’m old enough for that too 😜

@seanausten758 2 жыл бұрын

Although I vaguely remember that I've reversed a 17tonner on the yard a few times, under supervision of course!!

@stevesutherland8247 2 жыл бұрын

When I was driving I drove both the older Actros with dials and buttons and mirrors, and the new generation ones like this with the touch screens and the mirror cams. There's good to be said for both tbh. The best points of the mirror cam are the way the camera follows the back of the trailer when you're turning as mentioned in the video. But also when you put it in reverse the view goes wider giving you much more visibility for reversing and making it easier to blind side. The down side I found was that, working nights, once it got dark and you're on an unlit road, the mirror cams show absolutely nothing but video noise. And having driven Scanias, DAFs, Volvos, and MANs, I actually prefer the Actros and I think I could only be convinced to go back driving if I could have one. Great video

@keithmyerscough9900 2 жыл бұрын

Your man’s right, I loved going out with my dad when he would be delivering up to 3 John deer tractors on a low loader, happy days in the penfolds lorry. 👍👍👍 Great days driving for you Pete JCB next ?

@peaktraveller 2 жыл бұрын

That was excellent. Great trucks from MB.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 👍

@theequalizer3330 2 жыл бұрын

I do suspect you have drove with a trailer on a car or even a caravan, or you was told what way to steer or even this was edited? If not then your a natural I’m impressed.😁

@shirleyboy8859 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful effort... You did very well for a first time my Son... Now try a 16 gear "Crash Box" Like the Ford Transcontinental I used to drive 40 odd years ago... Ohh and it was LHD as well!!! Then reverse the trailer inbetween 2 other trailers with 18 inches either side... Angina has taken my license away or else I would still be driving.... My concern for the video mirrors is they make the "A pillar Blind spot" very big.... Great fun to drive though, that is why you feel like the King of the road.... :-))

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude 👍

@charliegardner6804 2 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks for sharing 👍.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

@markskeplorn6593 2 жыл бұрын

Looked great fun, nice to see something a bit different as well 😊

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

It was such fun 👍

@philipparkes5682 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ped That sure was different, loved every minute. Maybe you could be persuaded to do some more.😉 Going back in time attended a Johnathon Palmer corporate day, which included reversing a 38ton artic, Volvo from memory. Great fun.😂

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t take much persuasion 😂

@abc33944 2 жыл бұрын

Blindsiding off a main road into a car park ... . lovely !!!

@davidkirkby5218 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work .. the instructor came out with me when I got my mirrorless Mercedes, it is deffo different to mirrors , and once you get use them , they are great Dave class Driver Barnsley

@Jason-Hicks 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool video. I love to see what I do on a daily basis shown to a broad audience. The US and the UK are both facing a problem with attracting and retaining professional drivers. Now that truck was extremely cool especially the cameras instead of outside mirrors. That would have been very helpful several times along the way. The Mercedes Benz Actros, the DAF XF, and the Volvo FH16 are years ahead of their American counterparts, and in my opinion more practical in getting into delivery locations in older parts of the States. That Mercedes though is almost enough to make this guy want to trade in his CDL’s and hop the pond for a HGV license.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Love this 👍

@mtickner 2 жыл бұрын

Have you stopped smiling yet? 😁 Love having the odd go in trucks, kid at Christmas time.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Nope…I loved doing this 👍

@JRattheranch 2 жыл бұрын

Well that was a bit different 😂😂 wasn't it! So interesting! 👌

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@trev8591 2 жыл бұрын

I used to drive a 7.5T for Argos about 15 years ago (even did a "drag" - the extra trailer). Completely blagged the job, no experience at all! Hardest thing was reversing the box onto the bay at the warehouse at end of day. That would be so much easier now with that technology. Enjoyed that, Pete.

@ianrkav 2 жыл бұрын

Drawbar trailers can be harder to reverse than a class 1 because the pivot point is much further back. I drove a few of them with 7.5 tonne, 17 tonne (the old class 3) and then between about 26~32 tonne (class 2 rigid) depending on what weight the vehicle was plated for, and I always found the draw bars a bit of a 'drag' in comparison to HGV 1:-)

@trev8591 2 жыл бұрын

@@ianrkav Pleased it's not just me that struggled!

@xj358 2 жыл бұрын

Numerous 7.5 T drivers who gained it from passing a car test pre 1997 were hit with fines and points over the years for towing in excess of their licence limit. Max combination weight for pre 97 car licence holders was 8250kg which meant if you were driving a 7.5 tonner (even unloaded), then the maximum trailer you could tow was 750kg. A regular sight was an open back 7.5 tonner towing a mini digger (around 2.5t) which clearly put most of these drivers well above their 8250kg licence limit.

@ianrkav 2 жыл бұрын

@@xj358 Correct. You could tow more with the appropriate licence though. I think 750kg is still the limit for a car licence.

@xj358 2 жыл бұрын

@@ianrkav if you've got a pre 1997 C1E licence limited to a maximum combination weight of 8250kg (code 107), then it all depends on the GVW of the towing vehicle as to what you are then left with to be able to tow. If the towing vehicle is plated at the maximum 7.5 t (which most are) then this leaves just 750kg to be able to tow. Back in the day, we actually had a 7.5 tonner which had been down rated and plated at 6.5 tonnes which allowed a pre 1997 car licence holder to then be able to tow a trailer with a GVW of up to 1750kg.

@Daniel-jm5hd 2 жыл бұрын

Love your enthusiasm. Another great video. What's next? Busses or tractors?

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve already done a really big tractor 😜👍 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mb15gqaplrTPmmg.html

@Daniel-jm5hd 2 жыл бұрын

@@PetrolPed Thanks for that one. Lots of memories. My uncle, now in his 80s, worked for Brittain's and may have designed some of the toys you played with. I learned to drive a tractor several years before I was old enough to get a car licence and used to help my dad at weekends and during the school summer holidays. Nothing that big though - very old (even then) Fordson Major.

@dickiemcvitie1752 2 жыл бұрын

Looked loads of fun in a controlled environment, but I wouldn't fancy it on the public roads!!

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that would be another thing entirely 😳

@mrmawson2438 2 жыл бұрын

Great video mate 👌

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

🙏🏻

@mikejf4377 2 жыл бұрын

This is a track that your being aloud to drive those trucks on? Looks very cool. Great video.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@michaelarcher6278 2 жыл бұрын

You lucky man, I would love a go at something like that. 👍

@TheTomboy26 2 жыл бұрын

Great content! As the owner of a transport company I completely agree with the comments made by the trainer regarding companies not welcoming drivers to bring their youngsters, it is 100% the reason behind the driver shortage. Health and safety has unfortunately ruined a once great industry. It would be great to see a truck reviewer in the uk as you just simply don’t get them, it’s a very European thing.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Such a shame 😢

@TheTomboy26 2 жыл бұрын

@@PetrolPed every child at some point has the dream of being in or driving a truck, which is now squashed until they are of legal age, at that point the dream has passed, schools frown upon any child that has a passion for it as it’s “not a real profession”. You go to Holland and it’s a completely different story, truckers are viewed as a form of hero, with truck shows seeing thousands out lining motorways taking pictures and videos of passing trucks. Where as over here we are viewed as second class citizens which are just in the way blocking roads up.

@lewishunter 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, that’s a big 10-4 👍

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Roger that 👍

@francoisg3500 2 жыл бұрын

First!! Evening all! Just about to board my flight back to the U.K. Hope everyone is doing well and had a nice weekend.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Hi 👋

@johnbrown3951 2 жыл бұрын

That looks so much easier than I remember. My mate when I lived up North drove Artics and one day he offered me a shot in an Industrial Estate on the public road. He worked the gears and I drove at one point he asked how I thought I was getting on. I replied fine he replied your 60ft trailer is on the pavement. At that point my new career as an HGV driver ended. It was fun while it lasted. Huge respect to all drivers of these beasts of the road.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

LOL 😂

@1BLUEMEANIE 2 жыл бұрын

I noticed you didn’t have your Yorkie Bar😂

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

I’m on a diet 😜

@buzbygolf 2 жыл бұрын

That was brilliant for a first attempt. I drive hgv1 all day long. There is so much new technology now mirror cams are something I've not experienced yet although the company I work for have some in the fleet I have driven them over 40 years now and as the fellow with you said younger drivers will adapt to them easier than someone like me but I dare say I will deal with it when it comes down to it ,like everything else I've experienced over the years .you looked so natural driving one , think you should take the test and add to your licence . Well done ! 😊👍

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to do that 👍

@arjai9092 2 жыл бұрын

@@PetrolPed Do it, but be prepared to wait upwards of four months for your provisional entitlement due to industrial action at dvla, then another six to eight weeks for your test. It's a bloody disgrace given the current driver shortage crisis.

@christopheralancawte7584 2 жыл бұрын

Keith, my son is class 1 tankers, 25yrs experience, my claim to fame is I taught him to drive, you mention camera mirrors, my son's outfit constantly adding tractor units, recent ones fitted with said cameras, every driver complains of headaches, company considering change of units, driver welfare!,

@buzbygolf 2 жыл бұрын

@@christopheralancawte7584 yes I can say that not all new technology is a good thing the thing. what I find is that after 40 years it's harder to deal with these new ideas.

@philmarwood69 2 жыл бұрын

Have to to say if that was your first time backing an artic you did pretty good. I do at times miss the comfort of the cab-overs there, the ride is much better than north American trucks.

@aswclassicsdorset1743 2 жыл бұрын

passed my class 1 in 1976, I have not driven HGV since 1992, trucks have altered so much since then, use to love reversing, mind you a lot of drivers cant reverse there car, not alone an artic😄😄

@EA40 2 жыл бұрын

C'mon Ped, if you had access to lorries like this then why didn't you pull a Jean Claude Van Damme stunt? Lol :P

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@mattb8734 2 жыл бұрын

I drive one of those Mercedes trucks ped with no mirrors they took some getting used to and when you driving them they adjust to keep your trailer in view which i like just bit harder going backwards i tend to open window n poke me head out but thats just my preference great content again ped 👍🏼👏you could be called ped the trucker if you were fully fleged trucker 👍🏼

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to do more 👍

@JoeHupp 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Petrol Ped - that is the Fuso eCanter. I got to check out the eCanter at a truck show in Brisbane, Australia last year and I have to say I was very impressed with it

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a cool bit of kit 👍

@JoeHupp 2 жыл бұрын

@@PetrolPed it sure is! I have to admit that it looked weird but it grew on me the more I looked at it - the way they have the chassis and batteries set up is amazing

@michaelstaunton1632 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely an interesting in info video!!

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@slineboy 2 жыл бұрын

Well done ped excellent driving. 40 ton of water moves around a lot , did you feel it? Another great video thanks. ❤

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

You could certainly feel the weight 👌

@theloneranger2101 2 жыл бұрын

Keep On Trucking! 👍😄

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

👊

@patrickhurst8205 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done and nice one Alistair Colquhoun 😉

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@guylambrechts2303 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to do that one day. Cheers!

@will4may175 2 жыл бұрын

I just started working for Maritime, we have some of those very Mercs in the yard although on for Trampers right now, we have a couple Volvos and the rest are Scanias, the use of engine/exhaust braking is high in daily use, Maritime also have the green band driving incentive, where you can get bonus's over £1k at the end of the year if you get good scores throughout the year, I don't do bad at the moment with mostly As and Bs and 1 x C because I hadn't turned off the exhaust brake and pressed the gas which give an over rev. Reversing is hard when you first start as with driving all your life in a static the opposite steering is alien, but it is easy once it clicks and can get into some crazy spaces that don't look like you should be in.

@medler2110 2 жыл бұрын

Green band bonus, is that why I only ever see you guys doing 80km/h. 😁

@will4may175 2 жыл бұрын

@@medler2110 yeah lol our limit is 52mph, it's a rarity and something to celebrate if I get to overtake anything 😉

@chrishar110 2 жыл бұрын

In our yard we use Volvos. Our trucks are restricted at 56. We make the same run to Scotland and back, we need 4 hours and 5 mins to go on 56 mph (the same when we return). I am at 55 all the time and I save 25-30 litres of fuel and I need only 5 mins more than other drivers. I also let the truck roll before junctions and I rarely use the brakes. I didn't miss the fuel efficiency bonus last 2 years (£100 every month).

@will4may175 2 жыл бұрын

@@chrishar110 It's surprising how little a change does so good and that bonu is so sweet when you get it, exhaust brake as much as possible before braking, cutting the cruise control at the brow of a hill (though the cc tends to do this for you right as you're passing someone grr) and coasting using the E brake to control your speed, happy trucking.

@xj358 2 жыл бұрын

I run the same Merc truck with a plated gross combo weight of 70 tonnes pulling a B Double combination consisting of a 45ft A trailer with a 5th wheel on the back which is pulling a standard 40ft B trailer.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow 😮

@craigbeesley9601 2 жыл бұрын

I'm English currently living in the USA and on my first road trip, I couldn't believe the trucks here do 80mph all day long, cruising down the interstates, using all lanes. Absolutely insane.

@peterallam6494 2 жыл бұрын

27/5 22 ..& suddenly one will pass you & you'll notice the driver has a huge 10 inch diameter hamburger in one hand noshing on the move !

@jefferiespj1 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome love it😄

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers 👍

@bogdanobogeanu5758 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice and interesting 😊👍

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏻

@andrewnewton5893 2 жыл бұрын

I drive class 1 and those mirror less trucks not bad if it's dark that's another story soon get used to them press end of stark and power modes enabled and they tend to hold gear longer so you can get up to speed definitely improved from old version as gearbox was rubbish lol

@user-jg6vi4cd7v 2 жыл бұрын

Nice ! your brother will tell you over xmas dinner , how you should have reversed!?🙃🤣

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure he will 😂

@mrbagitos 2 жыл бұрын

Makes a change to see some lorries. You’ve got all the mod cons in there. I’m liking the camera mirrors. Just booked my Class 2 course/ tests for CPC 3 & 4. I’ve had to do CPC1 as I just missed out on “Grandad” rights by a year 😂, also completed CPC2 so just the practical bits to finish off. I plan on getting some experience on Class 2 and then work my way up to Class 1 and ADR.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@ianrkav 2 жыл бұрын

The stuff one has to go through now is crazy. When I did my class 1 you only needed a Certificate of Professional Competence if you were a business owner/operator. I went straight from a car licence, which you had to have for at least three years, to class 1. That then covered everything in between.

@xj358 2 жыл бұрын

seriously mate, since the government changed the law late last year and now allow you to go direct to class 1 again (25 years since it was last allowed), don't waste your time and money doing class 2 first. Gaining experience in a rigid gives you zero experience for driving an artic. After a couple of hours learning in an artic with a nice easy automatic gearbox, I'm sure you will realise that they're actually not that hard to drive.

@ianrkav 2 жыл бұрын

@@xj358 They've changed the law back to the original? I got my class 1 direct from a car licence and it wasn't that difficult. I suppose they've changed it back because there aren't enough Class 1 drivers coming through with the time and expense.