LOGGING TRUCK RIDE ALONG | Thrills in the stunning mountains of Canada

Join me on a logging truck ride along with my friend Pat in the beautiful mountains of the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. On my ride along we go high into the mountains above Kootenay Lake and the truck the logs down the steep mountain roads, along the lake, and across the scenic ferry ride to the town of Creston, where we unload the logs. Logging truck driving is one of the most interesting trucking careers and Pat explains why. You'll see the kinds of roads the truckers need to drive on as well as how the logs are loaded and secured and some of the protocols for driving on these narrow dirt mountain roads. At the end, you'll see how the logs are unloaded at the mill.
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  • @patrickreid2767
    @patrickreid27676 ай бұрын

    I live just north of the ferry landing and see the logging trucks go by. I very much appreciate Pat for letting you ride along and you for such an informative video. I’ve had a lot of questions answered about how the logging trucks operate. It was great! Thank you.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    5 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it Patrick! Yup, Pat is a gem. He lives over on the west arm.

  • @manuelmitxelena2115

    @manuelmitxelena2115

    3 ай бұрын

    Muy bueno el vídeo el mejor de los que he visto,que zona de Canadá es? Conozco la zona de merritt

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    2 ай бұрын

    @@manuelmitxelena2115 Gracias Manual. No es en la zona de Merritt, pero en la misma provincia. Es en la zona de Lago Kootenay.

  • @davidsuch5071
    @davidsuch5071 Жыл бұрын

    Hauled a lot of logs from Michigan to Durham , Ont. C anada. Dave Suntken Woodland , Michigan

  • @regconrad7783
    @regconrad77836 ай бұрын

    Awesome Video your Uncle Cool guy love them kenworth T 800 s

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    6 ай бұрын

    thanks man. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @jame452
    @jame452 Жыл бұрын

    Fun and games in the summer but winter is a different planet

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, been out with him in the winter too. Chains are your friend.

  • @MrJokkoma
    @MrJokkoma Жыл бұрын

    It's interesting how logging is done different in all countries and how different the equipment is.

  • 5 ай бұрын

    Canada has a much higher RTAC weight limit than the lower 48 states

  • @MrJokkoma

    @MrJokkoma

    5 ай бұрын

    @ Yea I think Canada and Sweden have quite similar weights for our trucks.

  • @idroadking
    @idroadking Жыл бұрын

    Love the smell of the landing first thing in the morning... brings back many memories. Thanks for posting.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup, smell is one of the strongest memories. I grew up in the Yukon and whenever I smell diesel equipment starting up at 30 below it brings me right back there.

  • @HabeasJ
    @HabeasJ Жыл бұрын

    Awesome video. I do small scale logging "south of the border" in North Idaho. I have mad respect for everyone in the BC forestry industry, from the fallers and riggers to truckers and mill workers. Even the tree planters and ecologists get a nod from me. Thanks for showing me a quick glimpse at how my neighbors to the North work. Would love to do some cutting up there someday

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    It has a long tradition. Of course, times are changing and the industry is changing with it. When I was a youngster, there was a steady stream of logs being hauled out of the woods. It was rampant. Much more conscious now. I grew up just north of Bonners Ferry on the Canadian side. spent a lot of time in N. Idaho. Checked out your channel. Looks like you're doing some interesting stuff.

  • @IRDeezlSmoke
    @IRDeezlSmoke Жыл бұрын

    It's important to note that 5am is normally the driver's second load. But due to video needing light, departure was delayed a few hours.😂 Man those are some nice poles. Love the care that is taken by the processor operators to not break a bunch of wood.

  • @andybachmann8887
    @andybachmann8887 Жыл бұрын

    Well done!!!

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Glad I enjoyed.

  • @sandorkotzeff152
    @sandorkotzeff1525 ай бұрын

    Great footage! Thanks for the ride along

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    5 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @derekhorlock1976
    @derekhorlock19762 ай бұрын

    30 years driving in the oilfields of Alberta, Northern B.C., and South and Eastern Saskatchewan, B.C., and western Alberta had similar roads as those logging roads but not as steep in most places! Yes, chains are your friends!

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Ай бұрын

    Sounds like you've seen plenty of amazing terrain.

  • @chuckvoss8833
    @chuckvoss8833 Жыл бұрын

    The panoramic view of the lake was amazing!

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, it's stunning country up there!

  • @verlehumphrey5504
    @verlehumphrey5504 Жыл бұрын

    Good video, informative all natural sounds thanks for the ride!

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    you're welcome!

  • @TimothyLipp
    @TimothyLipp Жыл бұрын

    I'll never look at a 2x4 again without a bit of love! Thanks for the video, great drone accents.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, it's quite a process.

  • @theunemployedtrucker
    @theunemployedtrucker7 ай бұрын

    Wow huge amounts of respect for the Canadian log truckers, they must be the toughest most brave and skilled truckers on the planet. One missed gear or you get to close to the edge and your a gonna. Like i said nothing but respect for these guys.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    7 ай бұрын

    Yup, it's a whole different world than highway trucking.

  • @yamato9790
    @yamato9790 Жыл бұрын

    Beautifully filmed, absolutely stunning Well done dude.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Are you a fan of the mountains?

  • @disco8891
    @disco889111 ай бұрын

    Awesome video thanks for your time and effort, big thumbs up !

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    11 ай бұрын

    Thanks, I appreciate the props. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @CamperIV
    @CamperIV10 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video :D It's great to see beautiful Canadian nature and awesome old school trucks, I wish I could experience a full day like this at least once in my life

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes, we're definitely lucky to live in such a beautiful landscape!

  • @TheJavedb
    @TheJavedb Жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed every minute of this videos.🇯🇲. Canada looks beautiful

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup, there are definitely a lot of beautiful spots in Canada!

  • @wesblood3620

    @wesblood3620

    8 ай бұрын

    Beautiful until we had over 500 Forest Fires. This I'd a tiny logging truck. Check out Pacific Truck and Trailer, P 16 logging trucks with V12 Detroit Diesel engine with water tank behind cab to cool down brakes.

  • @dalehansen5050
    @dalehansen5050 Жыл бұрын

    That was very interesting, especially the fary, I'm a log hauler in Minnesota, no mountains here.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    glad you enjoyed it.

  • @Mazico21_
    @Mazico21_4 ай бұрын

    Great video bro. I’m a log hauler aswell here in California.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    4 ай бұрын

    gotta be some beautiful terrain there too!

  • @Mazico21_

    @Mazico21_

    3 ай бұрын

    @@CamGuerilla Yosemite National park is beautiful bro look it up

  • @bradjames6748
    @bradjames6748 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent job on the video, I like the way you leveraged the drone footage, nice job obviously not your first rodeo

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks!

  • @donaldhenderson429
    @donaldhenderson429 Жыл бұрын

    Great video.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks man.

  • @wesleytyvog3975
    @wesleytyvog3975 Жыл бұрын

    Good video. Big trucks & long logs. I remember logging trucks in the 1950's in and around Everett Washington. Also over the years in central and coastal Oregon. I also now watch long-hall trucking u-tube videos, both in the USA & Canada. Interesting comparing the number of axles, weights etc allowed on the trucks. And the restrictions & legal requirements. Also how they sometimes differ from one province to another as well as from one state to another.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Wesley. These trucks are GVW around 60,000kg as they need to be able to operate on public highways. It really is a mix between jurisdictions. When they don't have to use public highways, they can go much higher than that. Up to 180 tons GVW! Here's a vid with those trucks. kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGeXs8yuh7utnLg.html

  • @livingharmony3540
    @livingharmony3540 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks guys. Loved this video... took me back to my youth in the mid 70's, before articulating trailers.. my buddy's dad took us up what was then called Todd Mountain, to bring down a load in a bush model Hayes. Corners were incredible. Having lived, camped, and explored in the Koots for years, and knowing exactly where you were at all times, I got a bit homesick. Living in Southern Portugal now so this little peak was therapeutic. Pat's BMW t-shirt and the 'chicken strips' comment reveal you are both bikers. Have probably met both of you at some point when I worked at Southwest Motorrad in Kelowna years ago. Cheers to you both.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup, we both ride. Pat used to help organize the BMW GS Trophy events. And, yes, The koots are certainly special!

  • @William_Greene
    @William_Greene6 ай бұрын

    Awesome video , one of the best i've seen. i've been in the area many years ago at Kelowna watching a 3-day in the wood's logging equipment show,what an event that was!....treat of a lifetime. i live in New Hampshire USA

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    4 ай бұрын

    The equipment certainly has evolved over the years. In some areas you can still see remnants of old rail grades and log flumes from logging in the 1920s.

  • @tomaugust6
    @tomaugust6 Жыл бұрын

    Hello from Brisbane, Australia. I really liked your video. The whole day on your friends truck was cool, the scenery was awesome. I had a friend in New Zealand that showed me how to drive on a logging truck. I enjoyed every minute going out for a ride. It was cool watching the guys on the skid sites doing the trimming and loading. Getting up speed on the main roads and cruising. The long slow crawling out of some sites was tedious but it is all a lesson that you had to learn, Patience.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    An interesting slice of life for sure.

  • @jaquigreenlees

    @jaquigreenlees

    Жыл бұрын

    Slow on the roads down and out? Not always. There are some areas where the fully loaded down hill run is done at 70 km/h + on gravel roads. And yes, I'm talking about in BC Canada. Some areas the logging roads are wide enough they are a 4 lane highway, 2 in each direction and those roads are not slow crawls down the mountainside they are full bore haul butt to get the load moved.

  • @bradharfman4052
    @bradharfman4052 Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Really enjoyed the drone footage giving larger views. My brother owns the Harfman trucks in the video. He and I drove my fathers truck around that area hauling mine concentrates from Trout Lake area to Ainsworth, New Denver/Sandon Mine to Cominco in Trail. Year round trucking. Winter roads could be something else. That was back in mid 1980’s. Really enjoyed the video.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Cool. Glad you liked it. I went to high school in Creston in the 70's, so have been traipsing around that country for a while as well.

  • @Danko05
    @Danko054 ай бұрын

    Great video, lovely place...!!!

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    4 ай бұрын

    Yes, the west is definitely one of the best parts of Canada.

  • @knotbumper
    @knotbumper6 ай бұрын

    You need to do a video of when he is all chained up, in addition to a nice weather ride. They all are fun. I did 40 years of this in Washington.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    6 ай бұрын

    Not a bad idea! Maybe I'll do a ridealong with him in the winter. Did one a few years ago, but didn't video much.

  • @iBackshift
    @iBackshift Жыл бұрын

    That was right mint Buddy. Your truck driver friend has a lot of wisdom. I have not hauled tree length since 2014. Dont miss it, but sometimes I think I'd like to go back and do it a few times here an there, just for something different. I used to drive a 00/Star, w/a 525Cat, 63kg's treelength in the Thunder Bay area.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice country out there too.

  • @seanpierce7673
    @seanpierce7673 Жыл бұрын

    Nothing better than riding in a log truck hauling off the west side of the cascades!

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Right?! This is further east, in the Kootenays of British Columbia

  • @skylarsoper241

    @skylarsoper241

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds good to me , but my favourite is the north end west coast Vancouver Island, driving a Hayes HDX 1000 with 180 tons on my back , looking out over the Pacific Ocean, hit those 3 stage jakes and don’t forget the water on the breaks , man a day in the life slice of fried gold in my books

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    @@skylarsoper241 I hear ya. Those are some amazing trucks and what a spectacular place.

  • @bradjames6748

    @bradjames6748

    Жыл бұрын

    Selkirk mountains

  • @skylarsoper241

    @skylarsoper241

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bradjames6748 nice 👍🏻 Campbell river , and port Alice , port alberi, and port renfrew . Me and Mr cat all over Vancouver Island from north to south , we blow minds when we dump at a unfamiliar sort

  • @pth6060
    @pth6060 Жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed the video.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Good to know.

  • @westbenchmancave
    @westbenchmancave6 ай бұрын

    B.C. Truckers have the craziest terrain to maneuver on, balls that clank when they walk. Huge respect! Tri drives give you all the traction you need…….

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    6 ай бұрын

    Yup, it's a special talent. And in the winter they need to lace 'em up with chains so they don't slide off the cliffs.

  • @stevenoverdevest5324
    @stevenoverdevest5324 Жыл бұрын

    “Fkin right buddy, already have” as a professional stick relocator myself I can say, I also have burnt the chicken strips right off

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup.

  • @alexhofer9560
    @alexhofer95605 ай бұрын

    Awesome 💪.... I did this job 25 jears in Austria and also in Germany, the country look like the same but its very interessting to wath the different workwise and Equipment these guys work with 😊 good job 🌲❤️🍀

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    4 ай бұрын

    I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've spent a lot of time in Germany and Austria. Ich habe Verwandtschaft in der Stuttgarter Gengend.

  • @104bigTruck
    @104bigTruck Жыл бұрын

    Good video thanks!

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @musasani4339
    @musasani4339 Жыл бұрын

    Good job

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks.

  • @courtneykensington8190
    @courtneykensington8190 Жыл бұрын

    Good job using the stamp hammer:) and showing the timber marks

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    It's an interesting thing that most people don't know about...

  • @nicksquire3934
    @nicksquire39342 ай бұрын

    What a great Video, I searched Thai boat engines , and after watching that looked to see what else you had done, we went for a ride on a Thai boat this morning. Back to the logging vid, we live on Vancouver Island and see logging trucks every day, often wonder what goes on in the woods. Loved it , well done and I will subscribe.I know how much work putting a video like that is, I've done one , haha

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Ай бұрын

    glad you enjoyed it Nick! Yup those those Thai boats are something else. Look up thai boat drag racing sometime. Unbelievable!

  • @Bushguyrocks
    @Bushguyrocks Жыл бұрын

    Good video!

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @Sirphil-dj9dh
    @Sirphil-dj9dh Жыл бұрын

    Hats off to you my friend. Anyone who can get a truck like yours up (and down after) get my vote of approval. If I had to drive a truck like that in the mountains I would make a mess in my pants. Well done.......PHB

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    I'll pass it on to my friend. Also went with him once in the winter. Adds a whole new level of challenge.

  • @shanebryant9717

    @shanebryant9717

    2 ай бұрын

    @@CamGuerilladid you film the winter run with him?

  • @earlearl8850
    @earlearl8850 Жыл бұрын

    More more more! Please!

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Stay tuned...

  • @geraldguenard4095
    @geraldguenard4095 Жыл бұрын

    very impressive.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @acatinatux9601
    @acatinatux96017 ай бұрын

    snowrunner brought me here. what a beautiful shot at 9:05

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah, the lake is over 70 miles long. It's a real jewel.

  • @skylarsoper241
    @skylarsoper241 Жыл бұрын

    It’s called brass balls and a compensator either in the trailer reach pole , or hard core old school like in my 1979 kw lw 924 , it’s in my trucks frame , I also still run water on my breaks , Mr cat has a 3408 15od , protruding radiator butterfly hoods and pacar bush cab , was originally a Columbia 30 ton rigging , but in 03 I got a tri axle trailer just like the one in this vid , I will never change my factory big six suspension it is king in bc bush , a highway truck that mirrors the fat trucks of the off highway variety, my grand dad specked it brand new in 78 - got in in early 79 had directly outfitted at Columbia in bc. I bought off gramps in 1999 , if I’m not pulling logs It’s parked inside a shop

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Great info.

  • @MultiCrusher2

    @MultiCrusher2

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like a beast.Would love to see it

  • @basiltaylor8910
    @basiltaylor89106 ай бұрын

    A single steer tri drive tractor must be a handful on those hairpin bends, the self steering drawbar trailer is really neat.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    5 ай бұрын

    I think it helps that the roads are gravel and not pavement. The articulating trailer sure makes road building easier. Makes the tighter turns possible.

  • @were1932
    @were19328 ай бұрын

    Strong brutal Canadian TRUCK DRIVERS

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    8 ай бұрын

    glad you enjoyed it.

  • @thee_absolute_wurst
    @thee_absolute_wurst7 ай бұрын

    Cool video to see. I am a warehouse worker for Kenworth. I meet lots of customers that are out there doing this type of work. But I have never really seen it. It's a cool industry. My wife's father made a great living for his family at a saw mill as a heavy equipment mechanic. And my father made a great living being a millwright at a pulp mill.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    7 ай бұрын

    Yup, it's nice to see behind the scenes. It was a real treat for me to ride along.

  • @BeamerTheFox
    @BeamerTheFox Жыл бұрын

    awesome video, i have to subscribe.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice to have you aboard.

  • @AgentNathanielGvb-yk5zz
    @AgentNathanielGvb-yk5zz9 сағат бұрын

    I used to drive with my dad all the time in the mountains when he was a truck driver I’ve always noticed login trucks. I’ve always wondered how they put those trailers on like that empty.

  • @JeremyKroeker
    @JeremyKroeker10 ай бұрын

    Great video, Trent. I’ve always wondered how they get those wheels off the back of the truck. 😊

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    8 ай бұрын

    Was definitely an education for me too.

  • @peggyjean5530
    @peggyjean55305 ай бұрын

    One of the most interesting videos I've seen in a long time. I used to live in NW Ontario and I often wondered how they did all of this? I just did their income taxes in the Accountants office.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    5 ай бұрын

    I hear ya. There are so many jobs out there that it would be great to get a behind the scenes view of. Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @tpbforlife3323
    @tpbforlife3323 Жыл бұрын

    Haul logs in eastern Washington north Idaho right below where u guys are at. Haven’t found a job I enjoy more. Been at it 6 years now. Yes shitty hours, conditions and roads and yes some weeks just grind ya but wouldn’t want to go back to any other industry. Grew up in these and I’ll die in them

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup, familiar with your neck of the woods. Beautiful country.

  • @dubhaltaghohearcain2431
    @dubhaltaghohearcain2431 Жыл бұрын

    Very enjoyable to watch thank you. How high is the log truck from the tip of the fork the holds the logs to the ground.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure. Probably about the same as any normal transport truck since it needs to be able to operate on public highways.

  • @LapinPete
    @LapinPete Жыл бұрын

    That's some awesome scenery! Interesting to see how things are done elsewhere. Do they cut these logs to length at mill or do they require them this long?

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    they cut them to length at the mill for whatever they're milling. There are other types of trucks where they cut them in shorter lengths and the trucks have 2 or three separate racks instead of the one you see in this case.

  • @camshaftP16
    @camshaftP16 Жыл бұрын

    I prefer the west coast, bigger trucks, bigger loads and steeper roads. You know your on steep ground when us use all your water (400 gallons) on the brakes on a single trip down the mountain. my favorite truck is the Hayes HDX. ran one for 22 years, best job ever.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup those big ol' trucks that don't run on public roads are next level.

  • @morg52
    @morg52 Жыл бұрын

    I went on a ride along with a company out of Sweet Home Oregon. I was applying for a job as a log truck driver back in 1979 just as a recession hit the logging industry. So I didn't get the job. Two items on my bucket list for truck driving. Drive a log truck up and down from the landing and a road train in Australia. I had started driving trucks a day or two after turning twenry one years old. My first job was driving from Minneapolis MN to the east coast of the US from Boston down to Baltimore and back to Minneapolis all in a weeks time. Did this route for nearly a year. Just retired a year ago from nearly 40 years as a concrete mixer driver here in the twin cities.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    A good life...

  • @ratking948
    @ratking94810 ай бұрын

    Awesome video. Any tips for people wanted to explore some Forest Service Roads shared by logging trucks? Obviously avoid active areas but encountering some is likely

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    10 ай бұрын

    It's pretty common to drive on roads where there is active hauling. The truckers let each other know when they see cars on the road. The main thing is to stay to the right, especially when you don't have a clear line of sight ahead. Keep a safe speed that allows you to react when you encounter a truck. Some people choose to follow a logging truck when on a FSR, but that comes with tons of dust.

  • @ratking948

    @ratking948

    10 ай бұрын

    @@CamGuerilla thank you. Is there enough room to let them pass or is a quick scramble onto the edge usually required by the recreational vehicle?

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    8 ай бұрын

    @@ratking948 often times it requires a quick scramble to the edge or into the ditch.

  • @yo9758
    @yo9758 Жыл бұрын

    I know it law up there but for them tight roads I bet it would be nice to get rid of one drives and make it a pusher and when you need traction or to turn you just pick it up

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Interesting thought...

  • @banffdigger

    @banffdigger

    Жыл бұрын

    Still would have the longer wheel base to contend with they do pivot around the middle drive axle. If they max out the steer axle weight tridrives steer ok, then its up to the road builders to build a decent switchback.

  • @bsc1463
    @bsc14633 ай бұрын

    Thank you ! A few questions if I may . Why do they put the trailer on the back while driving empty ? Was the ferry crossing Kootney Lake or ? When the empty trailer is dropped back onto the ground and hooked up to the truck the driven only needs to give the load support upright bars a push and they seem to flip upright on their own . What makes them spring up like that and what are the upright bars called if you can remember . Thank you !!!

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    3 ай бұрын

    No worries. They put the trailer on the back so that it is easier to maneuver up the logging roads and at the landing where they load. . It also saves fuel and tires. Yes, it was kootenay lake. There are springs in the hinges of the uprights. I can't remember what the uprights are called.

  • @Unwrenched
    @Unwrenched Жыл бұрын

    Respect for these men. I'll stick to the hard roads. Side note, I'd drive the ferry haha.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Definitely not an easy job.

  • @stanburk7392
    @stanburk73926 ай бұрын

    Had a friend who worked for WCB back when it was WCB. Anyways long story short we were taking about different jobs and their risk. In BC the number one death rate per hundred hours (might have been per thousand?) were fallers number two were log truck drivers. I definitely preferred logging over highway driving. Pretty much everyone up there knows the rules and follows them. less government types around. Where I hauled out of Hazelton mainly it was rare I had to go over a government scale. Very little traffic on the roadways. My take home pay at the time was more than the highways guys grossed.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    6 ай бұрын

    Absolutely. Very dangerous jobs. Significantly more so than firefighting and police work.

  • @thesandman7294
    @thesandman72944 ай бұрын

    5am is getting up too late, we were up at 2:30

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    4 ай бұрын

    You'd like the Four Yorkshiremen sketch! kzread.info/dash/bejne/iH98qLx7hbenZM4.htmlsi=kpEbwqU43cOwEAOj

  • @edsondtan132
    @edsondtan132 Жыл бұрын

    Ok😄😄😄

  • @zachkearse565
    @zachkearse5657 ай бұрын

    Any idea who he's working with I'm looking at getting into logging I'm from alberta but I spend as much time as I can around the kootney lake area

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    7 ай бұрын

    Harfman out of Salmo.

  • @0o0oDaNNo0o0
    @0o0oDaNNo0o0 Жыл бұрын

    I’m a UK HGV driver (Truck driver) I would LOVE to do this absolutely Crown Jewel of trucking

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    11 ай бұрын

    It's really an amazing experience!

  • @dougschwamb9653
    @dougschwamb9653 Жыл бұрын

    The next time you are lumber shopping for that next project, stop and read the stamp or tag and honor those that bust their tales for you. Rarely does an average person witness what goes on in world of logging, mining, construction, shipping, there are people out there making the 3 B's a reality.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    True dat. Farming, fishing, utilities etc. All the things that keep the modern world humming along so we can sip our lattes and complain that the internet is too slow.

  • @XWhiteSailX
    @XWhiteSailX Жыл бұрын

    Actually live out here in Creston and quad these mountains its hard to explain how high and how deep those corners are on video but 1 mistake and its over

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    You've got that right!

  • @adamreynolds1291
    @adamreynolds12917 ай бұрын

    A real logger makes REAL COFFEE ☕️ IN THE MORNING!😂 KIDDING MAN.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    7 ай бұрын

    I know. I take full responsibility! ;-)

  • @John-xb2nl
    @John-xb2nl Жыл бұрын

    What is the loaded weight? In my area no one ran triple drive axles on log trucks, although some ran 12' bunks on private roads.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Around 60,000kg.

  • @jasonncoxx5837
    @jasonncoxx5837 Жыл бұрын

    I'm gonna take a wild guess and say the logging site was above Balfour? Edit: Nevermind. Lol. I read the description and I'm gonna change my guess to 'in between Balfour and kaslo'. Lol

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    north end of the lake.

  • @BLACKOMAMBO
    @BLACKOMAMBO Жыл бұрын

    The only thing that surprise me in that video is how you remove and put the trailer back on the truck, it always thought it was a hydraulic system that got the trailer down instead of the need of another vehicle

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup, they save the complication of a hydraulic system because there is always a loader that can take the unload the trailer at the log loading site and a crane to load it back on at the sawmill.

  • @BLACKOMAMBO

    @BLACKOMAMBO

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CamGuerilla make sense, thanks for the video

  • @hippiness1
    @hippiness16 ай бұрын

    How many miles are they driving in a day? It looks like they are driving pretty slowly most of the time and not covering that much actual distance.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    6 ай бұрын

    This load was a total of 450km from leaving home to getting back home. Only about 30km of this was on logging roads.

  • @NEILBAAL
    @NEILBAAL Жыл бұрын

    Cool video! What was the total weight fully loaded?

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    around 60,000 kg from what I remember

  • @NEILBAAL

    @NEILBAAL

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CamGuerilla Thanks, don't get triple drives here in UK

  • @TheRm65
    @TheRm65 Жыл бұрын

    Seems like if you had an abrupt stop those logs could punch right through the cab

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    You're likely right.

  • @rogergraves242
    @rogergraves2426 ай бұрын

    Now will theses Logs Be turned into Pulp Wood Load R Lumber

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    6 ай бұрын

    These ones are all lumber.

  • @mattq6618
    @mattq6618 Жыл бұрын

    How many loads per day for each truck?

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    From this area, about 1.5 to 2 depending on which mill they're hauling to.

  • @jamescaliendo1030
    @jamescaliendo10309 ай бұрын

    Jesus what's the wheelbase on them tri drives?

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    4 ай бұрын

    Not sure, but yeah, they're really long!

  • @chadpodd
    @chadpodd Жыл бұрын

    your famous pat..hahahhah

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    He's always been famous. ;-)

  • @SadWatermelon
    @SadWatermelonАй бұрын

    How much is the hourly ?

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Ай бұрын

    Sorry, I don't know.

  • @rogergraves242
    @rogergraves2426 ай бұрын

    What State Y’A in.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    6 ай бұрын

    British Columbia, Canada

  • @thricecrazy33
    @thricecrazy33 Жыл бұрын

    Up the Duncan?

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Not quite but close. Above Johnson's Landing.

  • @thricecrazy33

    @thricecrazy33

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CamGuerilla very nice I recognized the Lardeau bridge. Those are some big steep mountains up that way.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thricecrazy33 Yeah it gets pretty spectacular up past the north end of Kootenay. Kind of a hidden gem.

  • @thricecrazy33

    @thricecrazy33

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CamGuerilla The drive to trout lake is well worth it. The Lardeau Valley is stunning.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thricecrazy33 absolutely.

  • @elmerpropst1108
    @elmerpropst1108 Жыл бұрын

    Do they make wood chips what ever left over

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    it depends. unfortunately there's quite a bit of leftover stuff that gets burned.

  • @andregagnon7044
    @andregagnon7044 Жыл бұрын

    AWESOME I live on that lake ! Fucking EH boyz! You logging at grey creek?

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Great place to live eh? We were up at the north end of the lake across the duncan river.

  • @andregagnon7044

    @andregagnon7044

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CamGuerilla Fucking cool man! Are you in nelson? I'm closer to the grey creek store on the east shore!

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andregagnon7044 My buddy lives at 6 mile on the west arm. I'm mostly in Cranbrook now. The grey creek store is a classic.

  • @andregagnon7044

    @andregagnon7044

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CamGuerilla Nice thanks for the video!

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andregagnon7044 just happy you enjoyed it.

  • @volkhardhenschel1863
    @volkhardhenschel1863 Жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed the video, but why is the engine of the truck that noisy, any fault? European log trucks are much less noisier, especially in the drivers cabin.

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    The normal noise level is what you hear when I'm narrating in the cab. In some of the clips where I'm not narrating, you can hear the noise of the engine compression brake.

  • @Romgenas
    @Romgenas Жыл бұрын

    9:00 60 tons???

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup, 60,000 kg.

  • @westbenchmancave
    @westbenchmancave6 ай бұрын

    I sure do love the TRI DRIVES, the gay drop drive axle trucks that is in Eastern Canada And USA are garbage. Tri drive baby!!!

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    5 ай бұрын

    Yup, the have their place for sure.

  • @user-qt9yw7ku6c
    @user-qt9yw7ku6c Жыл бұрын

    Водитель не нужно

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    😁

  • @user-qt9yw7ku6c

    @user-qt9yw7ku6c

    Жыл бұрын

    Я работал таких технике стаж есть

  • @FrankyLi-56913
    @FrankyLi-569135 ай бұрын

    Stop the logging on remote area and reduce the logging scale we want leave a beautiful natural with many undisturbed also for the environment not the mountain forest with countless cut blocks

  • @sandorkotzeff152

    @sandorkotzeff152

    5 ай бұрын

    Nope

  • @FrankyLi-56913

    @FrankyLi-56913

    4 ай бұрын

    @@sandorkotzeff152 why

  • @FrankyLi-56913

    @FrankyLi-56913

    4 ай бұрын

    @@sandorkotzeff152 logging are now destroying environment natural habitats and many creatures become extinct because of logging and over logging is not a green renewable resources it only cause co2 escape to atmosphere and which severe the global warming and wildfires look at the destruction and deforestation on the what you thought it was a no man’s will protected area look on the map to see which part of earth had deforestation so serious than bc with so few population even India don’t have that logging scale don’t you forgive some big greedy logging companies only had money in their eye and destroying our natural heritage and place to relax and hunters which killed innocent animals

  • @FrankyLi-56913

    @FrankyLi-56913

    4 ай бұрын

    @@sandorkotzeff152 they can use that resource to put off wildfires

  • @Tangaroa775
    @Tangaroa7757 ай бұрын

    Bahahaha he sat up the little cars ass until he pulled over 😂

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    7 ай бұрын

    A little bit of encouragement. ;-)

  • @ShystySpokes
    @ShystySpokes Жыл бұрын

    That’s an interesting 3 axle trailer. It’s like a mule train but with one bunk. There’s a ton of 3 axle long loggers here in Washington but I have seen none like that. It looks like it wouldn’t steer to great..idk? Cool vid though..

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    go to the spot in the video where it's going around the sharp corner and you will see how the trailer articulates in the middle under the center of the load. that's how they get around sharp corners.

  • @ShystySpokes

    @ShystySpokes

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CamGuerilla the 3 axle trailer we run steer too but that close to the center seems like it would be an awkward spot to steer..

  • @CamGuerilla

    @CamGuerilla

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ShystySpokes I think the center might be the optimum spot to get around the tightest corners.