I love it, thank you boys for bringing this type of content to the channel, you don't find many good reviews of this type on You Tube. Please make more videos with Dump Trucks and Semi Trucks thaks. #GoTFL.

@TFLoffroad

3 жыл бұрын

Please stay tuned. More big truck reviews are coming.

@eduardolopezlara7913

3 жыл бұрын

@@TFLoffroadok thank you very much I'll be checking

Haven't seen Mr Truck lately... Hope he is OK and doing good.. 👍👍👍

@RedWingsninetyone

3 жыл бұрын

Same with our Canadian friend

@Georgejoseph74

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedWingsninetyone he has his own channel now...

@RedWingsninetyone

3 жыл бұрын

@@Georgejoseph74 I didn't know that. No longer with TFL?

@MrTruckTV

3 жыл бұрын

Hey guys, I'm still here. Whenever Andre calls me, I come drive with him. Not too many new trucks available yet. I've reviewing a GMC 2021 Canyon this week with Kelsey. I've had my own website for 20 years and my KZread channel for 13 years.

@RedWingsninetyone

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrTruckTV thanks for the update!

I used to drive a 2015 western star quad axle dump truck just like this one. It had a 8speed eaton. Great power, rode nice,quiet inside. The downfall of these new trucks is you can’t turn traction control all the way off. Come to Minnesota this winter and try going up hills empty in neighborhoods and then traction control kicks in and you lose momentum and end up sliding back down the hill. sometimes you gotta floor it and keep the tires moving so you can burn down to pavement...we just need that option to turn it off is all..it’ll come in handy.

@Jackmerius_Tacktheretrix

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I hated when they started that. I work in the oilfield and before cat stopped making road engines we had C13 acert engines and when we turned off the traction control it would give full power. We had Pete's with eaton 8 speeds with deep reduction (blue side splitter switch). If we got stuck we could rock them out. I'd grab low gear with the range selector up (aka the hidden gear) which gives a range lower than 4th but higher than 3rd. I'd rock between reverse and low with the range selector up and had no problem because it allowed plenty of wherlspin to get momentum. We switched to Cummins ISX 13 engines and even with the traction control off it would seriously limit power. Just when you got the tires going and a little momentum it would still reduce power. Pissed us off. That and the load based speed control that cuts power at 1800rpm. Sometimes it would zoom to 2150, then you shift and it stops pulling at 1800rpm then you end up having to shift again because ypu dropped from 2150 to 1800rpm. Had the mechanics up the low rpm cutout to 2150rpm and it made a world of difference trying to accelerate and pull into traffic in the lower range gears.

@whyme15able

3 жыл бұрын

One of the big downfalls of an auto on dirt ima newer truck driver but have offroad experience from 4x4ing. Im always pushing max weight for my truck on road and off-road so if get in some ground that's not been compacted welp ima dig and have to force dump early since im not wiling to ruin this automatic by switching gears mid to high rpms I won't destroy my bosses truck. I rather a coworker give me a push with a skidsteer than me taking who knows how many miles id be taking away from the transmission and money in damages id be causing. These new trucks aint cheap when your writing the checks.

Very cool. I can't wait until this truck releases as dlc in the Snow Runner video game.

@nycad2484

3 жыл бұрын

They got it in American Truck Simulator.

@TFLoffroad

3 жыл бұрын

We believe the 49X trucks may already be available in the SnowRunner 10.0 video game version.

@JREwing78

3 жыл бұрын

@@nycad2484 Speaking of, how soon until TFL does an ATS Ike Gauntlet?

@deet4895

3 жыл бұрын

They better not ask us to pay for it.

@nycad2484

3 жыл бұрын

@@JREwing78 I know right!! @TFLoffroad, you guys gotta do that with the Colorado DLC!

As a truck driver, all of us will say "duh!" since we deal with all that day :) But, he said assistive tech came to trucks after cars, but that is opposite. Adaptive Cruise and side RADAR started with trucks and moved to cars.

@KriegerDelfin24

3 жыл бұрын

What i was wondering about is why He did Not use the Retarder . I Drive a MAN TGX 500 Swapbody i also have driven the Mercedes Benz Actros and i use the Retarder more than the Brakes. And the Windows in the Back maybe nice but the Sure dont Help the visibility when the dumper is lowered.

@allanj4576

3 жыл бұрын

A truck review by someone that knows zero about truck driving, useless. Stick to the passenger vehicles.

@craigquann

3 жыл бұрын

probably no jake brake optioned.

Got to love the BIG toys.Andre lookin' like he's in heaven doing this shoot.😊😊😊

Now this is the way to start Saturday morning breakfast/coffee time! Thanks for the ride Andre! Now go get more trucks for more videos,..right up to the BIG BOYS,...Volvos, Cats, etc!

@eduardolopezlara7913

3 жыл бұрын

Just like you say what a way to start Saturday very well TFL and yes more reviews of Freightliner, Peterbilt, Cat, Kenworth, Mack, Volov, International, etc...

Unused to drive these trucks over 20 years ago. Man, this looks like a blast. Thank you to Western star/Daimler for taking you out there.

so 80k for an F150 or 90 for that... i think were getting ripped off!

@Kingsoupturbo

3 жыл бұрын

Commercial truck margins I bet are quite a bit less then luxury pickup trucks!

@Jimmyxsx

3 жыл бұрын

F150 can be driven everywhere, are you gonna go to the mall on this truck🤣

@deet4895

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jimmyxsx That's beyond the point.

@dave928

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jimmyxsx of course. duh.

@hankwells2637

3 жыл бұрын

Andreas smoking these trucks start at 90k for a single axle and can go way past 200k depending on axle configuration, engine spec excederá this truck show I would guess 170k plus

I'm driving a log truck for living. Twin drive pulling a super B trailer, 8 axle configuration. Up to 140000 pounds heavy. Got my 18 speed manual transmission, love it. This style I'd love to buy one day. Awesome video Andrey.

Sweet, can't wait until this truck comes out on Snowrunner. You truck guys that are video gamers should definitely check out Snowrunner, very realistic. If you have a gaming PC, get it for the PC, has mods which allows access to more trucks and maps.

@tealcformerfirstprimeofapo22

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yea! I love that game.

@blaiseboudreau1819

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent game. They also did a good job bringing it into American Truck Simulator. Just waiting for the sleeper cabs, and maybe a jake brake option.

@BlueOvals24

3 жыл бұрын

@@blaiseboudreau1819 Did they say they're doing sleeper cabs? Or will that have to be a mod?

@blaiseboudreau1819

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlueOvals24 yup, they said, and it's on the Steam 49x page as well "Larger sleeper variants will be added in time. Detailed engine sounds will be added at a later date when circumstances allow for the necessary travel."

@BlueOvals24

3 жыл бұрын

@@blaiseboudreau1819 Oh they'll be redoing the sounds too? Might not have to rely on a mod for once. SCS really has been going all out on that game lately.

Cool stuff Andre! lol. TFL needs to do more of this. Make a channel dedicated to the new Heavy Equipment. From construction sight to farm to warehouse equipment. New Semi's, buss's, etc. Few do that. And TFL would be far more detailed at it.

As a driver awesome review guys. I’m a little kid every time I climb in my rig and drive and haul loads. Keep these reviews coming guys hopefully it will inspire some out there to want to drive because we are facing a massive driver shortage right now.

As someone in the market for a semi that doesn’t have a lot of time to go and drive them all, I’d love more reviews like this from TFLTruck

This is incredible, I’d never expect this kind of content on this channel, AWESOME!

"okay lets get serious for a moment" *immediately honks horn and laughs*

I'm taking heavy equipment operations for college I'm enjoying it a lot I do get to drive trucks similar to these mostly old DOT trucks my favorite one I get to drive is the Mack Granite 10 wheeler 10 speed Maxitorque

@philtripe

3 жыл бұрын

what kind of school is that... survival college? you taking critter skinning next?

@brotherhoodofram8967

3 жыл бұрын

@@philtripe how deprived of oxygen does your brain have to be to not realize that I'm in heavy equipment operations You know running dozers dump trucks wheel loaders etc.???

@aaronbritt2025

3 жыл бұрын

@@brotherhoodofram8967 No Operating Engineers Apprenticeship program near you? I've got 23 years with IUOE Local 12 here in Vegas. Started as an apprentice.

@brotherhoodofram8967

3 жыл бұрын

@@aaronbritt2025 I'm from New York state Small town country and there are companies that have equipment operating jobs but I wanted to go for something that doesn't just involve running equipment

@myridny

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget to go far NCCCO and ny crane license

Oh man, that was just great. I would love for you guys to do more videos of construction vehicles. I am 44 years old, but watching you drive around with a giant mound of dirt made feel feel like a 5 year old playing with my Tonka truck.

Awesome vid i just retired from 21 yrs of driving international work star dump trucks hauled a lot of gravel and did a lot of city snowplowing cool vid😊👍

Great filming from 4 spots to actually see what you need to do to dump a load. Greats from the Netherlands!

Andre looks SO happy! Awesome video, love it!

The pit of despair, nice. Great review, I hope you got to thank that sweet young lady that gave you the walk around. Keep on trucking Andre.

What a great idea! That’s so nice of you guys to make reviews on Dump trucks. Keep it coming.

This was very cool. We need more of these heavy duty fun

I love this review Andre, finally, I feel represented. I own and operate two vocational trucks.

Love big truck reviews, keep em coming :)))

@eduardolopezlara7913

3 жыл бұрын

Yes more reviews like this one please

Great review. Looking for a replacement for my 1998 f150. Looks like I need look no further.

I really enjoyed this content along with all your others. Keep the Big Rigs coming!

I love western star trucks. ❤️ I’m about to graduate college with a degree in industrial mechanics, and my dream job would be working for western star. 🔥

Just a fun video....thanks Andre!

Enjoyed Andre's enthusiasm. Keep up the great work!

Awesome review! It's nice to see a big commercial truck thrown in just for fun

Im so glad this content is here. Id never buy one of these, i have no need.. but i love learning about them and im fascinated by large trucks like this! Keep it up TFL! :)

Do more of these heavy truck reviews! There is no one doing them and I for one love to see them and I think many more people would love to see it too!

Love the show, you guys should do more with the big trucks! Just wanted to give you a heads up, the radar, adaptive cruise, blind spot monitoring was one of the few things that commercial vehicles saw first back in the early 2000s. The system I know of is called VORAD, some of the older military semi trucks had it too

Great video andre I know this is notyour forte but you will get professional in this I like how you explain everything I'm a trucker this video is great

As a Fleet Manager for a utility construction company, I greatly appreciate videos like this! I hope you continue to do videos on equipment for the job site. Maybe do a video at the next utility expo!

@AdammJarvis

3 жыл бұрын

Now that I think of it - start a channel called "TFL Fleet" for guys like us!

Bah - when we were young, we hadda drive nekkid. Ina snow. And we liked it...!

Thanks, Andre

We need more videos like this andre with mr truck tfl production is the most important and beautiful show right now

I love the WESTERN star 49x its definitely a awesome truck an fun driving it it's one truck you can depend on cant wait to get my own

This is a cool change to the videos and I like it, great job

I don’t have a CDL permit I don’t ever have a need to know the information in this video but still I loved it lol cool review nice change of pace

You are supposed to raise the pushers before you back up. Most new trucks do it automatically when you go into reverse. Sweet truck.

30 years ago in Cologne a Russian friend taught me how to use a manual transmission in "rock free mode". Got a 70ties VW bus unstuck in the snow/mud and saved the day.

I had a job years ago where we all drove dump trucks up a mountain and loaded they were 105,000 lbs. they were not street legal.

Thanks awesome video as usual...

"I'm going down into the Pit of Despair" 🤣🤣🤣 This is so Monty Python 👌

15.6L. They like to round up. The Auto trans is well suited to vocational trucks man that thing is heavy. Looks like fun to drive. Locking diff and power spliter helps a good deal.

Kewl very kewl I’m a Mack owner I believe in em too but this has got my attention!!! The company I work for at the moment will be receiving 6 of this WS in March can’t wait I’m try to give an honest review!!!

9:25 The places I’ve been to, the guys be slamming the side of your bed with the bucket. Feels like they’re trying to tip the truck over. This guy was experienced with his equipment and very professional.

Having lotta fun with this on SnowRunner. I love it.

So that’s what those middle tires that are slightly higher than the front/rear ones are for. I’ve always wondered what the point of those were. Thanks TFL for answering a life long question I’ve had 😂

@badgerpa9

3 жыл бұрын

They are for really steep hill tops. lol

Wow...What a value to get one of those maxed out for only 150k.

Spent 23 years mostly loading trucks. The loader here is a Cat 980, I was in a Cat 988. This truck I can load. The shorter trucks, I have to get the bucket diagonal to get it in the bed. Loader operators need to be fast because we usually have a line of trucks waiting. Drivers get paid by the ton or by the load, so they want to get in and out as fast as possible. Gotta be fast, but also smooth. If you spill the truck driver's coffee loading the truck too hard, they get real bitchy on the CB. Even though that's a new truck, after getting loaded or dumping, the driver always gets out of the cab to make sure the gate is locked, the tarp is closed and there's not stray rocks on the lip of the gate. Any one of those 3 things are good for a big fat ticket if they're not right. BTW, Andre, loader operators appreciate it if you back all the way up against the pile. Less clean up for us.

Finally content I've been looking for

First I saw rock free mode works in reverse. Real stucks are in mud, sand, gravel, snow. See Western Star's own KZread channel video of 49x demos.

Nice Truck...wow... it's got two lift axles... Awesome!!

You need to get one for daily driver and see how it does, lol. Looked like fun

I would love this as a daily, my dream truck

More manufacturer's need to look in to heated head/tail lights.

@alphonsotate2982

3 жыл бұрын

COST

@RJenkins6586

3 жыл бұрын

@@alphonsotate2982 yea keep spending millions on massive oled screens and not a usable safety feature.

When're you taking this up to 5-star tuning?

That thing is badass! Andre has a pretty sweet job I must say.........

Weird that a smaller dump bed means a heavier, denser load. I used to think a smaller bed meant a lighter chassis and they gave you a smaller bed just to make sure you didn't overload it. I think that is the case with some small light trucks. In this case it is just a beast. Got to love a Western Star, definitely high quality stuff. Wouldn't have expected a dump truck to come in specced with a rear window though.

Now that's a good day at work!

I enjoyed a lot this review please morr semi reviews pleaseeeee more3

Good video. One helluva Tonka Toy.

Thats a nice ride

Andre, the dump truck was carrying 2 scoops of 17,000 lbs of gravel, or 34,000 lbs of payload, or 17 tons of payload (not 34 tons). 1 ton = 2000 lbs. These are short tons, or US tons. Overseas, a ton is 2,200 lbs, that’s why these are US tons or short tons.

Would love to have one of y’all along next time I run up Ike and Vail in my OTR truck!

That sensor on the rear diff. I guarentee that will be a high demand part. I can see it being broken alot on the job

This is a super cool review.

Would you say the cab is large enough? I have some customer’s that stand 6’7” and weigh about 280 pounds. In their 4900 FA they need more leg room. Does the 49x offer that?

How far would a dump truck usually travel? That it needs adaptive cruise control?

What I haven't found yet is a description of how the Rock Free Mode actually _works_ . What does it actually do? It is a transmission feature I gather, does it just automatically shift between gears for you every time the truck comes to a stop, from 1 to R back to 1, etc? That won't really unstick it any better but it will make it easier. But maybe there is more to it than that.

Looks like you still need to rock it I am rock free mode, bet he just locked both of the differentials in.....

12:20 So going down into the "pit of despair" is easy, Andre? 😆

great job on video

Can't wait for this beast to come to snowrunner!

This was so entertaining

The torque is mind boggling

Beautiful truck. I've always thought Western Star was a classy rig. More videos like these please!

@eduardolopezlara7913

3 жыл бұрын

Yes more videos like this one please

@JayElement13

3 жыл бұрын

Western star 😂

Good to know he is a Princess Bride fan, as he entered the Pit of Dispair

My first trucking job was driving a truck like that, international with an automatic. Body job

Very satisfying video....

You should always lift all lift axles up before dumping whatever is in the box. The truck is more stable on its suspension.

Normally you don't put the lift axles down until you are going straight down the road and you have to raise them when you are turning at Intersections..

@Jackmerius_Tacktheretrix

3 жыл бұрын

Some can steer when you turn. Not sure about the doubles but the single on my truck had a drag ling with springs and a shock absorber and it turned when the truck turned.

damn this is nicer than a lot of cars

next on TFLoffroad MONSTER TRUCKS !!!

Well that was cool. There's some luxury pick up trucks and SUV's that are approaching the price of this truck.

Just ordered the Scale RC model

Andre, u the man!

Bridges e(older type )sp need extra axles to spread out load not needed for gravel.

Fully loaded TRX or a massive off road dump truck............ what would you do with a 100 grand? Nice video and a little different review. Be safe and be blessed!

980C loader....didn’t know they was still out and about haha. JK they will run forever

Should have a manual 16 w splitter

Do more of this please

Andre, did you get your CDL yet? Or still on permit? Nice review of the western star 👌

@TFLoffroad

3 жыл бұрын

No CDL yet. Operating this truck on private property.

TFL must have good insurance lol

Wonder how they did the same job in 50’s and sixties nice truck.