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@sandorjozsefiobbagy5258
Жыл бұрын
Do You have telegram acount? I just wrote, its scammer. I hope is nőt You
@sandorjozsefiobbagy5258
Жыл бұрын
Where tó report him
@eddiesmith2508
Жыл бұрын
alex, your videos are great! but lately it seems like your uploads are playing at a slower/rough frame rate. i dont know the exact terminologies. its very noticeable when you pan the camera quickly or when youre moving quickly. keep up the good work driver!
@Will-vk9th
Жыл бұрын
I live in MN. Its not so hard to get chains or just play with it for a bit and youll get her out.
@MAXIMEDIAOFFICIAL
Жыл бұрын
@@eddiesmith2508 Yep agree please try to bump it up on 60 fps on the GoPro, it really makes the video hard to watch :/
@shanecosgrove5316
Жыл бұрын
As a former Minnesotan, all I can say is: Welcome to Minnesota. And there's hardly a Minnesotan alive who can say they've never been stuck in some snow. You've been baptized by the MN weather. Enjoy,
@RiverRatWA57
Жыл бұрын
👍👍 Amen, I drove for a company based in Fargo so I'm familiar with the weather and challenges, I'd drag out my chains for help getting out of those situations.
@joisdaname
Жыл бұрын
As a former St. Paul Mn resident myself i got the fuck out before winter hit last year
@sven_86
Жыл бұрын
as a canuck (minnesota's big bro) , totally agree haha
@dwainmcbain5263
Жыл бұрын
The type of tires you're running can have a huge impact... sometimes shit happens. We're all thankful for the tow truck guys!
@rebeltrucker
Жыл бұрын
That's the one advantage to having a manual trans. It makes it easier to rock it out. Mine has an auto too and have come close a cpl times to getting stuck.
@stephenadams5293
Жыл бұрын
Manual transmission is the key, can manage to get it rocking
@rebeltrucker
Жыл бұрын
@@stephenadams5293 yeah the autoshifts take more finesse to get you rocking. The real pain is the newer trucks limit speed if wheels spin. You just start to get going and power cuts.
@8004william
Жыл бұрын
Use the inter Axle Diff, that helps to get out
@laurajahr355
Жыл бұрын
Welcome to Minnesota. If you back up and go forward and keep doing that you should be able to get out. Must not have a lot of experience with snow.
@RussianOldSpice
Жыл бұрын
Pro Tip . . Use your floor mats.
@counterflow5719
Жыл бұрын
I've heard those rubber mats they lay down to keep paper rolls from sliding work good. So, yeah, floor mats may do the trick. I like your resourceful suggestion.
@TruckingSasquatch
Жыл бұрын
You need some work boots Alex make sure they’re water proof don’t have to be steel toe
@joeruiz6351
Жыл бұрын
Hi Alex, what I heard and witnessed from older drivers is to use kitty litter ( clay formula) and bleach. You put the kitty litter like you did with the salt/ ice melt compound, then you pour the bleach over the tire then pull out slowly. Apparently the bleach and the clay litter will get sticky and you'll be able to get unstuck. It happened to a driver in Missouri truck stop, he wanted us to help him pull out with a chain, but my friend driver said we should do that so we won't be liable for any damages that might occur. But he got out the kitty litter and bleach and "Presto", it worked. Give it a try next time. Great job on your videos.
@MrCrazycook8
Жыл бұрын
In the Army we called that Mini shovel an 'entrenching tool"
@vernonbarnett6153
Жыл бұрын
I remember using one also in the army
@TrentMcNary420
Жыл бұрын
@@vernonbarnett6153 thank you for your service but you got your butt took guaranteed
@lknanml
Жыл бұрын
And you end up with a collection of them after CFI joining the unit, then training, then mob, then deploying, they you come back and realize you now have 5 shovels and 16 leatherman............ When we went to Iraq we pulled gear from mob. You couldn't refuse anything.(easier for them) I had a whole duffle full of winter gear and a few shovels that never saw the light of day in Iraq.
@Frank-ul1qs
Жыл бұрын
Yeah yeah that's right , I did forget tho. Syfer fi brother.
@nancybert5149
Жыл бұрын
My husband was a paratrooper with the 462nd Field Artillery of the 503th Parachute Division. He would look at a large soup spoon when I served him and say, "What's this? An entrenching tool?"
@chrisaskfotiy967
Жыл бұрын
Here is a trick, lay your tire chains out in front of the tires, get them as close to the tread as possible, then try to move forward. You are witnessing why I have a love\hate relationship with autoshift transmissions. If this were a manual, you could probably feather the clutch and get it out, or get it rocking. Autoshifts when you are stuck like that are either engaged, or not engaged, which leads to what happened to you.
@ioanevaaiiluga1211
Жыл бұрын
Or invest in some truck claws
@Bigtime55
Жыл бұрын
I’m sure he doesn’t carry chains. This kid would never be able to figure out how to put them on.
@chrisaskfotiy967
Жыл бұрын
@@Bigtime55 I thought they were required in most states during winter. Did that change?
@Bigtime55
Жыл бұрын
@@chrisaskfotiy967 Colorado is the only state that I know of that has a law that you have to carry chains. Maybe Oregon? This kid would never be able to figure out how to chain a truck up and how to drive with chains on.
@panderson9561
Жыл бұрын
@@Bigtime55 He has chains, he's showed them before. I would assume he still had them with him.
@marksellinger3736
Жыл бұрын
I dont think you got your truck stuck. The snow stuck your truck! And the BLEEPS are coming more fast and furious! I luv it!
@bimmerausspanien335d9
Жыл бұрын
Hola Alex! Me encantan tus videos, los veo todos siempre que puedo. En este video enseñas que la profesión de camionero es muy dura, que no todo son siempre autopistas y poligonos. Sigue así! Muy buen trabajo. Un saludo desde España :)
@jesuscabrera9538
Жыл бұрын
Mmcla
@alexclement7221
Жыл бұрын
This is when you need a couple of 2x4's.... BTW, did you try using your tire chains?
@Trucker101
Жыл бұрын
1st rule parking on ice is making sure your tires are cool before you set the brake. drive a head then back up. a few feet each time. After the tires are cool you can stop. And if you just came off a wet slushy road or snow covered NEVER set your trailer brakes.
@auspiciouscloud8786
Жыл бұрын
Best advice!
@frankilyes9859
Жыл бұрын
Yes 100%
@bovellois
Жыл бұрын
Forget sand, salt and cat litter. Take it from a Canadian ;-) Always carry a five gallon pail of clean WOOD ASHES (clean as in "free of nails"). A thin layer on the surface of the tires and over a couple of feet in front of the drive wheels will provide the traction required to get moving. IMPORTANT: Shove the ashes as far as you can under the tires and against the tire treads.
@solarlight10
Жыл бұрын
No witch doctors near me that sell this.
@livefromvideo2948
Жыл бұрын
Tires are warm and will melt into snow, try driving back and forward next time for few minutes to cool off the tires...
@albertmartin6298
Жыл бұрын
I hope everything gets better for you my friend you have a blessed day today
@truckerk
Жыл бұрын
Get some traction pads. Carry them with you always. They work in mud and ice. I use them, they get you going.
@mistertatum671
Жыл бұрын
Alex… you could have lowered your landing gear… disconnected your trailer.. pull up if you can , and come back in to your trailer at an angle, reconnect, raise landing gear .. you should have some sort of traction in your new spot, works better if you have chains.. worked out of Cleveland for years in early 2000’s, shit happens
@sdkerby
Жыл бұрын
This is where a manual transmission has an advantage, if you know how to manipulate it properly.
@skidmark7119
Жыл бұрын
You got to rock the unit back and forward
@mikerod1864
Жыл бұрын
Hey Alex, you should of rock the truck back an fourth to get the momentum then roll out or ask the yard jockey if they can connect a change an pull you out a two feet. It would of been a lot cheaper then a tow truck...
@timdehoogh8441
Жыл бұрын
Alex did you let the shipper or reciever know they should plow or scrap the snow / slush after you got out of your ice tomb. hopefully everything went great after you got out
@Brian-jk2ih
Жыл бұрын
Sad state of the world😂
@bpcruiser
Жыл бұрын
Thats what happens when you censor things that dont need to be censored.
@smwoutdoorfishingadventures
Жыл бұрын
manual transmission. I drove my dads automatic and then his stick, so much more power and so much heavier than that auto. I told him to sell the auto and get back into a manual trans.
@Alpha_whiskey96
Жыл бұрын
Move your axle up as far as it will go to get more weight to your tires. I think a more experienced trucker would have been able to rock it out.
@MrCutFolks7
Жыл бұрын
Cardboard, gets you out EVERYTIME
@bovellois
Жыл бұрын
I've used wood ashes with success but I can see how carboard would work as well. The idea is to get some dry material between the tire and the ice. When the material soaks up the water/moisture, it forms an adhesive.
@MrCutFolks7
Жыл бұрын
Get a radio man, even if it's a cheap cobra get something.
@Joshualibbyy
Жыл бұрын
I believe he doesn't have one on purpose. I think he probably scared of someone following him or something that's why he is super secretive on the truck number he has and all that
@ps31871
Жыл бұрын
Yeah thats is called not having experience on the snow
@smartass5599
Жыл бұрын
You couldn't put your chains on but you could have put your chains in front of the tires to get traction
@stevennovakovich2525
9 ай бұрын
Positives about automatic tractors: no manual shifting in crowded, busy areas. Negatives: can't control the rig as well, especially in cases like this, and at loading docs can feather the clutch and brakes to get a lot more control, particularly in terms of bumping the dock.
@skidmark7119
Жыл бұрын
Left foot on brake pedal right foot on fuel pedal,trust me u can get it out
@markblankenship745
Жыл бұрын
what happened to the tire chains you had a couple a videos ago? The ones you used to adjust your tandems with?
@mbcan5
Жыл бұрын
did you try unhook/drop the trailer? 1- ask the yarddog to pull it out for you? once the trailer tires move from that spot its easier to move. 2 - after dropping the trailer pull out a bit throw the snow chains on till your out a bit. william H. had a great idea too, but being a Canadian trucker from the artic tundra (prairies) I flip all switches top to bottom reverse it till you move abit then quickly switch to manual 1st. dang it your in a newer truck older Cascadia different dash configuration
@mbcan5
Жыл бұрын
oops gotta watch the transmission heat gauge though and cant drive with everything on for more than a few yards or let your tires spin to much you burn out the transmission box
@MrMiyagii0
Жыл бұрын
This is why I stick with a manual and I always carry a big ol shovel 🙏🏽🙏🏽
@z6a99c
Жыл бұрын
I was like your situation. Snow chains worked for me, I carried dolly ramps, the metal ones, and got me out of a jam.
@SchmegmaOnToast
Жыл бұрын
Yep, got stuck 2 days ago in a mix of mud and snow. On one side the mud was half-way up the tire, so I decided to put chains on the drive tires and rocked it back and forth. All tow trucks were busy cleaning up a wreck and I didn't want to wait another 3 house waiting to be rescued. I personally don't drive if I have to out chains on, but knowing how to out them on without moving the truck is PRICELESS.
@jt_dolla_signs
Жыл бұрын
I was at a Menards in WI and this happened to me as well. The yard jockeys hooked me up and I was outta there
@blackjackmafia5282
Жыл бұрын
This is why having a pull chain or at least one tire chain would save your company about $400
@marcminor7049
Жыл бұрын
That's exactly why I try if can to be parked by at least 3:30pm,no later than 4. I don't like hoping that there's going to be parking spots left when I get stopped late.
@BarryAlban
Жыл бұрын
your company will bill the shipper because is shipper responible for snow and ice removal and held responible for tow truck bill
@Houndini
Жыл бұрын
Poor Alex had his 1st Trucking complete mental breakdown.
@DJDekgit
Жыл бұрын
Chains??? Cables??? I got my freight shaker stuck in mud in south Dakota on dirt road and couldn't move since I was fully loaded. Played with chains for 45min, was like the mud was dry and about my day I went.
@debbieroyal1728
Жыл бұрын
I feel so very awful you and really pray you get rescued and please stay warm.
@solarlight10
Жыл бұрын
Ive been stuxk like this probably 30x now working in 'sorry' land. The most reliable way i get out is throw chains in front of drives. Works everytime
@nakedtruth7251
Жыл бұрын
No chains and you drive in snow? Come one bro
@ramborabbit9590
Жыл бұрын
I’d have to carry some cash for situations like this. Give them each like $50 especially if I’m not paying for the tow.
@counterflow5719
Жыл бұрын
Wouldn't salt just make it more slick? Unless of course you can get down to the concrete.
@allanbacon2977
Жыл бұрын
Pour bleach on your drive tires. The bleach will heat up the rubber and will give you traction to start moving again.
@DD-bn2mx
Жыл бұрын
doesn't look like enough to get a truck stuck, lol.
@shirleyhulse6896
Жыл бұрын
Tire chains tire chains they work keep some in your truck for winter driving
@Lpsb232
Жыл бұрын
Practice putting them on once before you need them in bad weather. Check out Happiness by the Miles KZitem channel for a tutorial!
@pvavmnpls
Жыл бұрын
Welcome to Minnesota....lol, we have had a bad winter with a very icy spring. The next time you get to Minnesota and get close to Willmar MN. let me know and maybe we can meet for lunch if the timing works out.
@captng
Жыл бұрын
Chains??!?! Serves me well West Coast I-80 has been 56 feet snowfall this year..and snowing here today son
@TheLastSamurai0_O
Жыл бұрын
This happened to me once at purina long time ago in flagstaff trailer was 37,000 and it was right after a snow storm trailer was 2 ft deep in snow I even threw chains on still not going no where :( I feel your pain Alex
@truckercowboyed2638
Жыл бұрын
Locking the axles you would have got out it wasn't that deep...
@eriknybo4532
Жыл бұрын
Can't believe you couldn't get it out 😮 ice and snow suck sometimes
@Dragginnn
Жыл бұрын
This is why I keep gallons of water in the truck and a microwaveable pitcher. Heat that water up and melt the ice. Works everytime.
@auspiciouscloud8786
Жыл бұрын
Great advice!
@georgemcfly1205
Жыл бұрын
Hot water freezes faster than cold...
@Dragginnn
Жыл бұрын
@@georgemcfly1205 I've used this trick for 6 years including 2 seasons in Alaska. It works. You aren't sitting around long enough for the water to freeze again
@garykennedy526
Жыл бұрын
Carry a bag of oil dry with you. Put it under your tires and you’ll get traction
@wilE6764
Жыл бұрын
That's what I hate about winter more than actually driving in it lol
@D-TRIL
Жыл бұрын
if you have any leftover Mardi gras beads use those next time!
@Falcon163
Жыл бұрын
If y’all are ever in Minnesota and that happens again and you need help shoveling out give me a holler I’ll show up with some friends and shovels and anything else you may need.
@BC-lw7cd
Жыл бұрын
Next time if it ever happens again put the sand and salt behind your tires back over it then try going forward, outside of that if you’re able a set of chains can come in very handy.
@nasbloodvayne1090
Жыл бұрын
Your brakes froze hit em with a hammer
@Houseonsale1
Жыл бұрын
Stone cold Austin says Release those trailer brakes brother
@lentilsmith8474
Жыл бұрын
A heavy hammer 🔨 to break up the ice,a shovel to remove ice and snow, then oil drye or kiddy liter-it does the trick most cases.
@chocolatechip337
Жыл бұрын
how about just flooring it to warm the tires up to melt the ice. under the wheels..just throttle down and getr done..
@johnmcginn428
Жыл бұрын
Have the yard jockey push you from behind won't take much
@l.ls.8890
Жыл бұрын
Alex you young drivers are helpless. Did not you have tire chains you could put on the drive wheels?
@tubevideoguy762
Жыл бұрын
Many large companies will not even allow chains to be used since they're worried drivers will mess it up😂
@kinai01
Жыл бұрын
It sounds like you had ice in your airlines. That happens in winter as a result your brakes don't release cuz they are doesn't get to them. One good thing to keep is isopropyl alcohol. Pour some down your airlines, then you want to Release your air and let it charge back up and do that a few times them the Alcohol will break the ice, and push the air Trough
@nicholasbergvik2910
Жыл бұрын
In Sweden You must have wintertires from Dec5 to April somedates;)
@MrJeb123
Жыл бұрын
Winters in Minnesota can last till mid May sometimes lol. Especially in the northern part of the state. We have a saying that there are only two seasons in the Midwest. Winter, and Road Construction
@zanekidd4394
Жыл бұрын
"leaving this trailer" "both knobs are pushed in" "all your brakes are locked up" that beeping was you running out of air because your lines were disconnected AND you pushed in the knob supplying air to the trailer, dumping your tanks, brakes couldnt release from tractor because you had no air
@honsolo3353
Жыл бұрын
Washer fluid works on ice real good
@1stcav171
Жыл бұрын
Carry kitties litter works great under tires
@jonathandavis2469
Жыл бұрын
I'm from Florida, so obviously, I never have to deal with snow or ice, but would putting chains in this situation help? Glad you got out bro drive safe!
@wilbertjurado8955
Жыл бұрын
A lot of comments saying they could’ve rocked it but why did the tow truck guys have him get another trailer instead? Possible the brakes were frozen on the trailer? Idk I live in California
@emmanueljudasmrutu9217
Жыл бұрын
Hi Alex, what if you engage diff lock and cross axel lock ?
@briancathey9758
Жыл бұрын
Buy some Kamik cold weather rubber boots. Please
@bryanbrennan9056
Жыл бұрын
Did you try to lock your differentials???
@bottlebaby
Жыл бұрын
Any chance you could had disconnected than tried. Or are there rules in placed which stops the unhooking of the trailer ?
@ModestoTalavera
Жыл бұрын
the office couldn't give you tips Alex?
@ElTisock
Жыл бұрын
You should have put the chains on the tires to get you out of that situation but next time make sure you are not on top of ice
@MikeHart72
Жыл бұрын
Alex….I know we don’t get the full picture looking on camera and I hate automatic trucks….. Unhook from the trailer, wind the legs up so the full weight of the trailer is off the truck. Without the extra weight sitting on the wheels it should help get out of the holes you dug with the tires. Use the shovel to clean the area and get rid of the ruts. Hook up to the trailer, don’t forget to lower the trailer first, and try again. The next time you are at the office ask for a manual shift
@indominusrex1652
Жыл бұрын
I dont think they make manual trucks anymore or atleast they aren't commonly bought
@greenblox_
Жыл бұрын
@@indominusrex1652 they make manual peterbilts kenworths 579’s etc. Do they still sale/make manual trucks
@Mando_Trucker
Жыл бұрын
Chains and inter axle and rock it out.
@kulitsantiago1001
Жыл бұрын
Push you intr axle button it helps
@chocolatechip337
Жыл бұрын
no chains bro..try roofing shingles. they work..
@massbassattack4510
Жыл бұрын
Im suprised that you dont have chains, thats like an essential tool for evey driver at least in areas that cold and icy like where youre at.
@LT.X380
Жыл бұрын
Welcome to winter trucking.😢😢
@lerrin
Жыл бұрын
Key with those freightliners... disengage your traction control...lock your diff... rock her out...been there with my Cascadia...
@jackmahle8680
Жыл бұрын
got any windshield cleaner put down by tires.
@PATCH_HARRY
Жыл бұрын
I felt that “man wtf”
@terrygreg1988
Жыл бұрын
2 👍👍 up bro stay safe out there 🤞🥾🇺🇸... I see yr d.a made it out of Detroit Michigan 🎉😂🎉😂🎉
@lorettanapish1278
Жыл бұрын
Welcome to the North, mister. Drove in that crap for 10 years. I know the frustration!
@rgn8889
Жыл бұрын
NEED IT PUT IT CHAIN TIRES ON THIS SNOW. AND U CAN DRIVE NOW. Lmao.
@elijahb4309
Жыл бұрын
Hey Alex invest in wool socks and water proof boots will help immensely especially being in those cold states my mentor told me that
@IceCreamManFromHell99
Жыл бұрын
I would find Wood to jam under drive tires
@archiemeche535
Жыл бұрын
Make sure your trailer brakes are locked are frozen
@Frank-ul1qs
Жыл бұрын
I know it tough not using g o d name in vain when your stuck. But your out and about looking for a spot to park now. Loop de loop. Wheels do get stuck especially the rear wheels then freeze right there. What in the world kinda salt you using that didn't melt the snow. We use salt that melts the snow here in 2 to 3 inch of ice and it works just fine. It's white pellet kind. Buy some good salt like 50 lbs if you have to put windshield wiper fluid in the cab for room. You'll be ok, minus hrs lost. Something to think about. Keep truck in thank you for america.
@williamconway5660
Жыл бұрын
I guess you couldn't get another tractor to pull you out? That's what we did in the past. How much was the non tow?
@owenwillard9323
Жыл бұрын
That's a pretty nice tractor
@user-bx7fm8mx2d
Жыл бұрын
Terrible mix: sand, salt, snow, water. Hello Alex. I am a truck driver too. I'm from Russia. What shoes do you wear in that weather?
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