I love how the majority of these comments just slate the driver. Yes he doesn’t run the gearbox well but everyone starts somewhere. He’ll get better with time and he didn’t take any risks and stopped when he lost traction as to not cause mechanical damage. No harm no foul. Also is everyone forgetting this is a livestock trailer. If you don’t understand how this changes the way a truck drives maybe you’re the idiot.

Sometimes it's more fun reading the comments from all these experts. So many of them.

I agree Matty a lot of drivers forget we all started at the bottom and some of them that gob off are still no good at it 🤨🤨

Can hear the sheep loving the rollercoaster ride!

Didn't realise there was so many perfect drivers out there show me a perfect driver and I'll show a lier.

Me personally would have lifted the MIDLIFT to aid grip on the drive axle as its spinning But I'm no expert

To be fair to the driver he had to stop to let the other float come down the hill, I myself was a driver and I’ve had the same problem. I was a tanker driver and if you get stopped on a hill it is so hard to get up because of weight transfer, liquid all gathering at the back of the tank, but yes you are right in what your saying, the second driver made it look like a walk in the park. Great video. Kind regards Johnny

The struggling one sounds like a 6 cylinder, the last sounds like a Scania V8 :-)

Recognised this place as I drove through today! It is steeper than it looks on the video. 25% gradient.

Second lad going up hill proper cowboy

Blimey!Struggled with that.Not sure that it was a V8 though,judging by the sound,but the second truck proved that "you're never late in a V8"👍👍

Uphill goes before downhill, yet some drivers don't seem to realize that or let that actually be a thing. With as result what you see in this video, haha

The driver that had to wait for the other truck and struggled to gain traction handled the situation very well.also I have a nickname for V8 Scania s now and that is growlers as they sound just like( class 37s) diesel locomotives of the highways

And there is me in this cf 440 Daf struggling up a hill, Did nearly stop on a hill yesterday though 😂😂😂😂😂

Walk the sheep to the top of the hill and then go and get your lorry

For a few minutes the sheep thought yayy the grim reaper has spared us, we're goin baaa'ck to the farm.

Remember momentum is your best friend 👍😉

Been there and done that, cocking the gears up making myself look a complete numpty. Only saving grace was mines a double drive. Learn from experience.

The joys of having a mid lift axle. Tag axles are the way forward

I just got my first hgv horse truck, steep hill, very steep on my first trip out in Sunday 😳 I might just take a much longer route to avoid said hill, till I get a bit of practice in 😬

Imagine listening to that all night

Fair play made it in the end good on him never give up just keep trying your get there in the end

All them fancy lights draining power 😂 flat out 👌

Everybody makes mistakes and there’s plenty to be made driving lorries. Lifting the mid steer would solve this problem but he will know that now I’m sure ! Keep on keeping on.

Love that people are commenting on the drivers but don't know the real story

Lift the axle or dump the air out of it if the load is to heavy and lock the diff....failing that ask all the sheep to move forward over the drive axle..

"That's the way to do it." Well, if he had there would've been a rather nasty head-on collision.

SPEEEEEEEEED and power!!

Looks like a job for a Foden!

Momentum and experience makes a helluva difference. Second driver made it look easy.

Would of been fine if he hadn't of met the other lorry.

A little surprised this Scania V8 couldn't get up this hill, but not easy in the dark

I can't believe that twice he got that truck to lift off and then went for a higher gear. In situations like that, get it moving and keep your foot flat to the floor and watch the tacho. Going for a higher gear was just dumb and it showed every time.

gear boxes in these v8s take some getting used to especially if you have just come from a standard 4 0ver 4 or a 3 over 3 as the gears are back to front on these v8s as i found out at 3 o clock one morning, i spent a good 10 mins trying to work it out lol

@143 Topline I stand corrected!He still made a meal of that hill👍

Come on mates, we all made mistakes. No need to be so harsh to this bloke... -collegue from the netherlands

how that happened ? 1.1 twin turbo?

He made it in the end at least. I bet the residents were getting fed up with the noise. As with anything in life practice makes perfect and I hate it when other people comment on others saying they are crap and forgot they were once a novice.

First time I ever see a lighted traffic sign, I've never even thought it is a thing.

Good thing he realized he needed Lowest gear and more Torque. You can hear this in his final attempt

It happens even drivers with 40 years or more experence driving truck sometimes you just dont listen enigines what is doing and you are too late on gear and it stuck

Should have stayed in the same gear nervy change going uphill if you have a load

I bet the residents all got up early that morning!!

Shouldn’t have tried to change gears going uphill, that’s a v8, pulling about 20 ton payload. That thing should be tanking it up there.

In scania there is a small button called weight transfer

lift the middle axle (sometimes it won't let you do if you have too much weight) or press the other button to move the load on the rear axle and then put the gearbox in manual. it worked with me in a similar situation

Get a bit of Griffin Style driving. Back it up, take a run at it and Full Purr Pedal like the guy behind did 😆🤣

There's many a driver got stuck on that hill it's a short nasty little bastard used to go up it regularly if you knew it you knew how to hit it and it's steeper than it looks but as other people say the joy of a mid lift 4x2s never had a problem

Il a sont permis le chauffeur je me pose la question ????

All the gear..no idea

Listen to the sheep yeaaaaah or meaaaaar lol

lift that goddamn, mid axle XD

Handbrake on . Crawler gear , low range . Off you go . Nice and steady does it. 🚛🚛🚛

Don't worry lads drive is letting all the fluid's drain off the trailer Chill

Well he got up there in the end .with just adamaged pride ..here's a tip from a long standing scania driver ..when you get into sticky situation like that stop &drop the air on all axles. Then press the lift axle switch &weight about 15 secs then press your ride height switch back to normal travel. Your lift axle is now in the air ..mid lift or tag ......max traction is now available

Wheel spinning, better off putting diff locks on in super big grades & in the wet or damp it’s a must, then turn off diffs. Be prepared to drop two or three gears. Better to drop to a very low gear & wait until right at the correct speed to let out clutch if dropping 4 gears or more. If pulling way use crawler gear when fully loaded like he clearly is.

OH BOY... 1: Take air pressure of the helping steering axle to put full load on the driving axle. 2: Diff. lock ON. 3: First gear (crawl gear) oput on some RPM. 4: Drive in a straight line forward up hill. 5: Keep the speeder pedal absolutely steady.

was this filmed late at night or early hours in the morning?

It more than likely was his first time ther he will know for again

If In Doubt, Flat Out

Savage weight in these trailers while just empty.

I imagine that went up there in second low, judging by the engine revs!

Could he not hoist the bogie a little so he had more pressure on the drive wheels?

This is not a struggle. The driver is obviously changing gears when he shouldn't.

Now that's how you handle a truck

Can hear the wheels spinning

Like people have said. You have to start somewhere.?

2nd axle....if nescesary diff lock and he is on top just like that

Who was driving ? I used to drive for them myself

I can't believe what im reading on here about this most of the comments are slating the driver.He gave way to a truck coming down hill its clearly not a v8 (you can tell by the sound of the engine the second truck however was).he lost traction which is understandable being a mid lift and with the weight hes pulling.He backed up and got up in the end so good on him.Whether hes experienced or not is irrelevant he never damaged anything.Amd the comments where its says pay peanuts you get monkeys do you even drive these kind of roads i bet not.I bet your one of these internet trolls that gets off writing shit because you that fucking lazy to get of your arse and get a job.I do however drive these kind of roads (all over wales and the peak district) and i drive a V8 rear tag and have done for 28 years and i can tell ya i have fucked up had ghost gears and had to back up to have a run up so what who fucking cares he made it thats what its about.

Heres the story of the little Scania that could, I think I can, I think I can. 🚂🚃🚃

Fair play to him for trying.i would have been flapping about and thinking the lambs were going to end up old ewes by the time i got up the hill

Jaz 2nd lad showed how it dun..

Should've knocked out down a gear or two before the climb, use the weight transfer button to add weight to the drive axle 🚛💨💨

I didnt know livestock could be that heavy.

Good lad. 😁

trucks performing like the hopeless 450 engine.

hope the sheeps enjoyed the jerky ride up n down the hill?

Every firm has a “driver” like that, and probably the reason for the development and fitting of auto gear boxes. Now could someone explain to the kid what the benefits are of raising your middle axle when you need some extra traction, and what the diff lock switch is for?

driver sees camera and thinks "watch this"

It's quite a sheep hill though

Does anybody get any sleep in that village . Doing stuff like that with the diff lock on can make expensive parts go bang . Had a tag axle 4 series years ago an it would climb big ben . To be fair though the slide bars once got stuck under the trailer on a hump back bridge . Was ok though friendly farmer towed me out his field .

Proper driver the 2nd one. I bet he's a top tang from south armagh. That's where the real drivers hail from

Took a risk changing gear before the brow of the hill

Lift the axle up, more pressure on the drive axle!!

We all make fuck ups the second lad only made it look easy because he'd the momentum built up for the hill. We're only human after all.

Still makes me laugh even the sheep are laughing!!!

The sheep don't think much to his driving lol

I have no problem with a death wagon experiencing set backs..

There goes a few years on that transmission.

Hold your current gear on that hill. I see plenty of keyboarders here could do this climb first time

Tags say no more 💪

Well as the saying goes...there's driver's and then there's screwdrivers

Still piss myself laughing at this !!! I remember when first saw this I thought it was a dog barking then noticed it was the wheels skidding !!!! Arrrrr god still makes me laugh 😂😂😂😂

Sell the truck and employ shepherds to walk the sheep.

Get the tag up

Is a scania there’s a gear called crawl

A lorry load of lamb, mmm, tasty. In a meeting situation like that the vehicle going uphill has priority in order to prevent that situation from developing. It's hard to see in the video but it appears the lorry going downhill was committed due to the bend at the top of the hill and couldn't give way without blocking the road.

That's why I'm not going anything less than a 6x4 setup.

I’m a leading expert in this subject, you need constant momentum, it is best to reverse the truck all the way back and come forward at very high speed, maybe 70-80mph, thanks.