It's a great looking truck. I noticed in your video that the suspension travel seems to be better than other trucks with a dead axle. This might allow the live axles a better chance to find grip than others with more rigid suspension. This truck and the hx520 are on my wish list just for the good looks but I have to save a bit more money in hard mode - or sell the very disappointing Derry 4520 (what a waste of game money). Great video once again. Thanks.

The drop axle, while I don't love it, does stiffen up the suspension and make it more stable. As long as you avoid any extreme terrain, I've found it has come in handy from time-to-time. If you take something like logs it reduces the "sway" in a noticeable way.

This is my go to workhorse. With the stock motor the economy is pretty good compared to other trucks. One advantage you did miss was the ability to run a crane and a bed and still tow a trailer, which is super helpful when you aren't sure what a job will need before you get there.

The dead axle is now useful, change suspension mode and heavy cargo will be more easy to care.

well Nathan I don't know if you remember me but I am finally back and I haven't forgot about you. well finally I can watch one of your great videos! keep it up!

Been waiting for this one, good review. My only wish is they make the third axle powered. Thankfully there are mods that do this, so if you use this truck a lot, I'd recommend getting one of those. Also the sounds are some of the best. Hands down.

thank for doing the western star! i was looking for this truck on your channel for a while and thought to comment and ask for it. I completely agree that this truck should be in the heavy duty class of trucks, but the heavy winch is nice

Im thankful a lot of trucks have been modded and changed or have tweaks i wrote to saber about having an option to remove the dead axel or an option where you can add same tyres to it which might help but the only solution are mods especially few modders who modified the dead axel to a working or fixed axel especially bartelbi mod for the Westernstar 49x is kickass he's completely changed the physics of the truck 😱

It was my first DLC truck I fell in love with. I agree with it's wrong classification but I can understand it's place in the heavy class. The 49x is marketed as an ultimate powerhouse, capable to pull anything and I can confirm that it's incredibly powerful I tested it with hauling the super heavy fuel trailer up the steep hill in big salmon peak and it didn't get stuck in mud, but the dead axle got stuck on rocks but luckily the heavy winch saved me. The dead axle can be useful, but offroad it's really annoying. Overall a nice truck and I absolutely love it's horn. In phase 3 it got replaced with the Pacific P512 PF as my favorite truck and then in phase 4 the GMC Brigadier, but I still use the 49x for really heavy trailers when the terrain isn't that bad and when I need raw power. Great review 👍

Another excellent snowrunner video thanks Nathan!

It's me again, great video as always, thinking adding this truck and season 9 to my game because I got a little extra money, big engine is really enticing lol :)

Great video as always. Have been waiting for a video. Waiting for a new stream.👍

Nice review as usual buddy , really wish we could remove the dead axle

This is my first comment on your channel so let me begin with telling you that you are one of those KZfaq channels that should have way more subscribers. Just continue what you are doing and you will grow your channel fast. Maybe consider (if you can find the time) doing some ATS/ETS and/or Farming sim videos to attract a wider audience. Now a few words on the dead axle we have on some of the trucks in Snowrunner. Most people seem to think that they are only there to make the truck worse. I don´t find the dead axle trucks to be much of a problem really. If you have to pass a crest just raise the axle and go over the crest at a 45 degree angle and you will be fine. The Western Star 49X is one of my favourite trucks. For those who wonder what the dead axle is good for here is some points: 1: The dead axle will spread the weight of the truck so that it will not go through mud or ice as deep as other trucks. 2: The dead axle will give the truck a higher stance so that semi-trailers will clear obstacles better. 3: The dead axle will almost remove the suspension damage you otherwise get when going fast over hard terrain or paved roads. 4: The dead axle will make the truck more directionally stable when going fast over hard terrain or paved roads. 5: When loading a truck with a dead axle on a trailer the dead axle (in the down position) will provide additional attachment points which will secure it on the trailer better compared to trucks that don´t have a dead axle.

Generally truck with drop dead axels i tend to raise the dropp gead axels when possible in off road.

I Have some kind “mission” in my game in snowrunner using just “star” vehicles.. 😂😂 (Don’t ask, don’t know why..😀) I did bought this dlc truck and have liked it a lot.. I share you thoughts about this truck, few things in mind when driving with this and you going to be just fine..😁

Yeah it's weird this is categorized as a heavy truck. It would make more sense if it could use OHD tires.

Just the other day I have seen a 49X with dump truck setup and this bad boy had not 1, but 2 dead axles. Not to mention that if you want to buy one, right now it's about a 16 month wait. I personally love this thing, the esthetics are debatable but "Give Me Power", this thing pulls like a freight train. There is a very simple method to eliminate all of those down sides, Bartelbie's 49X LMAO. Since you have done the 49X, maybe you can review its' slightly smaller brother, the Freightliner 114SD, correct me if I'm wrong but I have not seen that truck in your video list. Peace Out. ✌😬✌

This is the first dlc truck I got. Before any of the phase vehicles

Sometimes the only reason to own dlc paid is there great to get going sell them then buy better I buy them to support this game I agree they can't be game changing but there rarely top teir witch really hurts all paid trucks great video again

Hello, Nathan. I would like you to make a full review on pros and cons of a dead axle on trucks - does it give any advantages in the gameplay when lowered, or not? IRL it is useful of course, it helps spread the weight, but in the game I doubt it works. Could you please?

Are you able to make a review about the Kolob 74941? There isn't really one on KZfaq and I would love to see the opinion from a snowrunner veteran.

i like the looks of the 49x but awd and diffs at high level is a bad thing but this vid is good maybe step crocodile review next?

Nathan, I love your content. I just thought of something; are you still playing with a controller? If so I strongly recommend you get a wheel. The game is soo much more fun with a wheel and pedals. Cheers

I would have bought this and the 3 truck pack, had they had AWD. I don't want to waste money on trucks that I won't use.

i really tried to like it at first. i used it in alaska and taymyr as a crane truck when i first started playing the game. i found it tippy, it struggled with grip, and it chugged a ton of gas. granted, i know way more about the game now. currently about to move to season 7 on hard mode. considering seasons 7 and 8 are notably friendlier to american trucks that lack ohd's and mudtires, do you think it's worth another shot? i really want to give the 49x and the navistar a second chance

Haha the truck with the useless drop axle I always yeet off of cliffs

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