The Russian for the «ice road» is «зимник»: something you can only operate in winter. They are marked on the maps correspondingly. Fun fact, one can not cross Lena river in fall or in spring: it is either in winter by truck or in summer by ferry.

@lochlanhanham8308

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I know a potential (albeit somewhat impractical) solution: Hovercraft

@HappyTrolley000

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@@lochlanhanham8308 it is used sometimes, but it doesn't get well with sharp pieces of ice floating down the river in spring

@brrrrrr

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@@HappyTrolley000 if only the earth was hotter

@paveloleynikov4715

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@@lochlanhanham8308 it is very practical soluton for passenger service, and actively used there. Bot it not that good for long hauls and heavy loads.

Having driven in frozen Finnish forests with very similar but Finnish equipment, I have immense respect for these absolute madmen.

@olivur_1459

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ok

a shoutout to the spintires series of games (mudrunner and snowrunner) for giving this kind of experience to the masses and learning about it aswell, those who have played these games know how absolutely stressful it is sometimes

@tomgray8156

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When I’m getting stuck in snow drifts, and going mad running back and forth on some of the harder maps, I have to remind myself I have the luxury of putting down a controller and walking away, something these guys can’t just do in real life. The physical and mental fatigue must be tough out there. Still one of my favourite games though, Russian trucks are pretty awesome.

@chazzcoolidge2654

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@@tomgray8156 The modding scene for those games is insane too,my favorite modded truck is the T100 "Arnie" as it's nigh impossible to stop.

@ScarlettStunningSpace

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The original demo was so cool back in the day. I'm glad they got the success they deserved!

@gen157

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@@ScarlettStunningSpace I put many hours on that original Tech Demo. Hella good fun. I don't exactly love the direction the game went after Spintires and Mudrunner, but all 3 are still pretty fun.

@davidty2006

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Mudrunner and snow runner make me want to go buy one of every russian military truck.

That Russian saying reminded me of all the dashcam videos I've seen. "IN RUSSIA, ROAD IS ROAD! DRIVE WHERE YOU WANT!"

@metameow1

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I literally watch the car crash russia channel everyday lmao

@davidty2006

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@@metameow1 Theres always a random T72 for some reason...

Your russian pronounciation is better than mine. I tried russian once and my russian friend said I sound like a dying cow. Now I started to learn Finnish. Much easier for me to learn.

@Lumberjackk

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Hahaha finish is easier?? I’m trying to learn Estonian and Damn it’s hard

@yourmaid4982

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@@Lumberjackk those baltic langauges are all insane

@bldontmatter5319

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Finnish Is such a useless language though... Russian has so much real world use, even in America...

@kirby1225

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@@yourmaid4982 well achsually, Baltic languages isn't really a term, as Latvian and Lithuanian are slavic languages, but Estonian is Finno-Ugric and is more similar to Finnish and Hungarian (and some minority languages mostly spoken in Russia)

@yourmaid4982

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@@kirby1225 that is true, as I came up with term myself. And I distinct those north slavs cause those languages very different to South and East Slavic. And yeah I'm also differ those of North cause of hard to learn language structure. Maybe I'm over simplifying but I even think a lot of Baltic trio don't even use their own language, instead talking Russian(at least older post-soviet generation)

Неожиданно и приятно видеть видео про работу наших водителей. Многие не придают значения важности их работы. Спасибо It is unexpected and nice to see a video about the work of our drivers. Many do not attach importance to the importance of their work. Thanks

Living in the only Russian region which rely only on ice roads(Chukotka - the north western tip of the country next to Alaska), I can say that Ural trucks are most popular here. In other Siberian or Far Eastern regions of the country (even in the coldest one like Yakutia) - there are paved highways which connect its biggest cities with the rest of the country. Even the "road of bones" to Magadan are pretty passable for ordinary trucks and even just personal cars nowadays. But on the ice roads...Ural have its dominance. Kamaz and others are in less numbers here. Also despite we,Russians,call it "winter road", the ice roads began to be operational only in the beginning of the spring because swampy tundra needs time to be frozen enough to be passable for the truck. Sometimes if the winter is not enough cold or too much snowy, some ice roads failing to be opened. The road workers lost one bulldozer in unfrozen tundra mud, then another... As a result the ice road project fails and goods delivery become to rely on aviation. The prices in isolated communities jumping two or three times higher(except on certain goods subsided by government) some goods are being out of stock. Thats why we use massive delivery(or "Nothern delivery"/"Северный завоз") to such idolated communities. One mass delivery by shipping when the sea or river are free from ice(we call it "navigation"/"навигация"), the second - during the ice road period. The government issued the law making such delivery protected and regulated by the state.

When I played Mudrunner back in the day and Snowrunner nowadays, I always though that it was impossible that the paths and roads to certain villages were so harsh and tedious But now I see that it really is the reality of russian trucking industry in Siberia. Like I say, you never go to sleep at night without learning anything new And yes, Kamaz, KraZ and Ural will always be the simbol of that industry

If the truck is off for more than 10 minutes all the fluids will freeze solid and it will take literal days in a heated shop to thaw it back out

@piuthemagicman

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They also have antifreeze in Russia. It's not bad at all yet at -35 which I have experince from. I live in northern Finland. Of course it gets much worse nearing -50.

@piuthemagicman

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biggest problem is thick, not frozen oil but when you can use a block heater it's no problem. cold places also use winter diesel.

@christophergore4247

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@@piuthemagicman Antifreeze and winter diesel are only good up to a certain temperature, and the way the fuel, coolant, and air (water in the airlines freeze solid) system is on most semis, once the diesel starts to gel up it's impossible to start, the fuel system needs to be pressurized to sometimes up to 6,000 PSI and it can't sustain that way with diesel in gel form

@piuthemagicman

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@@christophergore4247 I am aware, I'm a mechanic. point I made was it's not THAT extreme. nothing is beginning to freeze in 10min. They've been dealing with cold forever there and they have all this winter prep in Siberia too.

@christophergore4247

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@@piuthemagicman When it's 40 below shit freezes quick, even arctic diesel is only good until about 45 below, and it still gets a good bit colder than that. It doesn't freeze solid immediately, it starts to gel up long before it freezes and stops flowing. Maybe it's not that extreme where you are, but over in Siberia and far north Canada and Alaska where this style of trucking is necessary it's only extreme. That's why they do it, because nobody else can. That's why it's dangerous, because not all succeed.

Love the vid. I would’ve also brought up the Spintires series of games as they are also a great way for the masses to understand the difficulty of these kinds of semi-frozen swampy terrain. Also, coming from a Russian, your pronunciation was better than a lot of A-List celebrities in multimillion dollar movies so good job!

@ArdjanTimmermans

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Basically Snowrunner for real

@MrThatnativeguy

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Literally played snowrunner 10 minutes before reading this comment

@GasDrinker6455B

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*Northern Aegis Installation in Amur*

@LeoMkII

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I think Mudrunner>Snowrunner, I can't recommend enough the mod map "rural area", it's absolutely great

"I know that a lot of my viewers are likely already familiar with X" *Me who has no idea what he's talking about but watches anyways because trucks are cool and he likes them a lot*

You should do an entire full video on Russian Trucking and the differences in common Truck models there. I am highly interested in KAMAZ Semi-Trucks personally and your videos have been an amazing addition to my truck knowledge.

@pilotmanpaul

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Those trucks are so tough and good that there being sold in Asia in droves. But I think the URAL NEXT is really the top seller here as it has all the modern gizmos but keeps that Russian quality of just rolling through even the stickiest mud without problem.

@someoneinthecaucasus3232

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@@pilotmanpaul Good to know Ural next is doing a lot. I haven't seen a lot of military models in use and there's not the most information about it online

@seredachan

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@@someoneinthecaucasus3232 The fucking Tatarin a.k.a. KamAZ is just a basic truck, there is no sikret misterios durability of Russian bear balalaika vodka christian soul in it; it's driven not due to it's superiority over European equipment but due to the company owner oligarch skimping on equipment budget. To not have to fuck around with keeping the KamAZik running is a pipe dream of many.

@someoneinthecaucasus3232

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@@seredachan You seem mad friend, are you jealous the Kamaz-6560 looks better than Scania trucks or?

@seredachan

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@@someoneinthecaucasus3232 Well, we do call Scania "Skameika" for a reason, don't we! Scania has that certain aesthetics.. the aesthetics of a parkbench.

Thanks for covering the harsh reality of our truckers' lives. People like them are invaluable and should be appreciated more.

Nice russian pronunciation 👍 Fun fact I have learned about trucking in harsh conditions like these is that one indispensable item that drivers carry with them is a regular brick soaked in diesel fuel. Drivers can use it as a base for a fire to warm up in case of a truck breaking down somewhere far away from any help.

Knob the Builder is the charming tale of a construction worker who was repeatedly caught choking the chicken.

Informative and high quality as always, keep up the good work!

Everyone knows Anything Russian is instantly 100% more dangerous or awesome . Edit:So basically Russian trucking is Mario kart on the Ice track .

@bruhmoment198

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Not always though.While Siberia is the biggest(and the most dangerous)part of Russia,The European part is basically Euro Trucking but you can also drive American trucks(since the limit width of trucks are 23 meters in Russia).But still,both Siberian and Eastern European roads lack quality,since most of the roads here are kinda fucked up.Although,i must say that the road quality and traffic safety really did improve over the years.

You have quickly become one of my channels I look forward to seeing a new video uploaded. Keep up the good work.

As a russian, your pronounced it well.

your Russian pronunciation was fantastic!!

Dude, props to your russian pronounciation, that wasnt that far off and was better by a mile than most youtubers!

Would love to see an even more in-depth content of this (e.g. interviews, personal experiences, etc.), this is super interesting

@ZGGordan

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search for this: World’s Most Dangerous Roads | Russia - The Long Road to Siberia | Free Documentary

@satrioadi7044

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@@ZGGordan Thanks! Will watch that

@pilotmanpaul

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The KZread "OFF-ROAD DRIVERS YAKUTIA" are Yakut natives who drives these huge Kamaz trucks in the coldest Siberian weather. Give there content a sub, the heroism it takes to do what they do is amazing.

I love your trucking videos. Especialy this one where one of my fav trucks was mentioned, the Kamaz :D

Brought back some grear memories of spintries, I absolutely love this whole scene and the trucks are sooooo cool

Yukon your videos are very cool. I really like them. They are very calm and you know its a good video when you upload. Big respect 👍

So fascinating to see different truck cultures around the world. The Philippine Truck culture and weird laws might also get your interest.

Yaaay Yukon video about Russian trucking! Let me get that vodka I've been saving for a special occasion...

Russia is getting a bit like Iran, in as much as the country and it's ppl are amazing and endlessly fascinating, while the management (I mean those in charge) leave a lot to be desired. You should have a look at the truckers who who helped break the siege of Leningrad, crossing the frozen lake Ladoga. The drivers operating their vehicles with the door open ready to bail if the truck went thru the ice.

@bldontmatter5319

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@iMakz looking at how countries like Germany and sweden are now migrаnt infested crapholes, I'd take Russian tyranny over that...

@Kzummo

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a lot to be desired is putting it lightly

@davidty2006

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@iMakz When not declaring war on other countries.... Anyway i so want one of them trucks with an excavator on the back just to use in britain.

@karambiatos

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@@davidty2006 you mean like fucking israel?

Your channel is criminally underrated, you can tell by the views on your recent videos your on the brink of making it bro keep it up!

I was completely unaware of this industry and the footage was all badass. The title made me worried the video was going to be spoken in Russian lmao. Another swag vid from this channel, idk how he does it

Coming from a veteran of Spintires and its sequels Midsummer and Snowrunner; "From mud, through rivers, to the lumber yards beyond."

@GasDrinker6455B

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Please tell me you didn't use all 5 of your turrets to annihilate a single gunnery again...

For those who wants to know how is it like to throw big trucks at muddy or snowy beautiful hell, try the spintire series. One the best off road games out there and quite a challenging one if you're not careful and use tactics

Great video, been enjoying your content.

These men are doing some of the most dangerous job ever

i love how your videos always go up at like 3 am, perfect for night owls like me

Don't apologize for your Russian pronunciation. It sounded great to me! Thank you for this episode, it's a side of trucking few Americans ever see or care about.

great video as always mate!

My favourite video of yours yet! I love your stuff even though I don't have any connection to the topic. Keep it up :D

Great video as always Yukon

russian terrain might be more difficult, but russian trucks are way more capable, in alaska you can do just fine with 6x4, in siberia you need 6x6 and diff lock just to get out of the garage

That's... well, that's really cool, honestly. Feels like it'd make a hell of a short film.

I love your videos but I love your descriptions even more

Love your content! Please keep on making those interesting Videos :D.

I LOVE Soviet Russian trucks, there are so cool and badass! Much more awesome than the pavement princesses I always see here in the states.

@davidty2006

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Good chunk of them are normally civilian varients of or freshly retired military trucks. Mainly the Ural 4320, Kamaz 6x6's ZIL 131's and Kraz 255's that i think for the most part are just military trucks with a quick repaint and new modules slapped onto the chassis

@pilotmanpaul

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My country the Philippines loves these Urals. From Civilian to Military, we're eating up all URAL NEXT and even Kamaz 5311s due to how much capable they are in our thick and sticky tropical mud that only the most modified 4X4s can cross. Its also nice that it doesn't take much to maintain them and anyone with a wrench and socket kit can get it running.

Amazing video as always. 👍👏👏👏👏👏

Your Russian is pretty good. One simple mistakes, it's "dorOgoy", not "dorogOy". The former means "road" , the latter stands for "dear". Russian trucks are built to last. Dad used to tell me that he drove an army KamAZ, and when it would break in the middle of the road, they would easily jury rig it with swearing, a crowbar/sledgehammer/both and some stuff they find in the cab, until they found a replacement. Yes, they (mostly) are not really comfortable, but hey, comfort isn't a factor when you choose a truck to haul heavy loads across Siberia.

@pilotmanpaul

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Comfort later. Surviving the trek itself and making sure you deliver much needed cargo to the villages is more important.

@HorizonSniper__

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@@pilotmanpaul exactly.

I really like your content pleease make it longer covering more trivial facts and do more often. I got some idea for your content, how about you discuss about military trucks and military logistics

I gotta love the lifted Ural and Kamaz trucks used by them, The KZread "OFF-ROAD DRIVERS YAKUTIA" really shows how insane there job is and the toughest people are required to be able to live through such climates and drive such large trucks.

It gets to -30F where I live, but I'm glad it's like that for only a short period of time and not the whole winter. Studded snow tires make all the difference, I learned that the hard way. I'm just glad my truck starts when it's that cold lol

Idk how I found this channel but this is fascinating

This brings back flashbacks while playing Mudrunner/Snowrunner

I have a new special interest and it is now trucking. Not sure if I ever want to be a trucker but it catches my eye

Fun fact : an ice road trucker named Vitaly Laletin is currently one of the 10 strongest arm wrestlers in the world right now, and was even ranked #2 at some point, he's also a record holder for some grip strength feats such as a 159.6kg grip right hand

More content of offroad/overland trucking please. There's hardly any information out there that I can reasonably find. I hear Mongolia and other steppe countries have some interesting trucking situations.

Very similar conditions to Siberia in the U.S. is Alaskan Dalton Highway many lost their lives on the road back in the day when oil discovery attracted companies to the north.

Yeahhh keep it up, love your videos

Do Filipino trucking next for the 110 million people living there who have to suffer driving next to these big trucks who sometimes get stuck trying to get off the highway onto muddy rural roads that they can only traverse with a blessing from the lord

There is an awesome sequence of these trucks crossing rivers in the spring in the Ewan McGregor / Charley Boorman miniseries "The Long Way Round"! It's what sparked my interest in Russian trucks and why I play Snowrunner and watch these videos@!

I was obsessed with the show Ice Road Truckers. So much so I even played hours of 18 Wheels Of Steel Extreme Trucker.

Love your content

very interesting video man

I love truckers, this is such cool shit so many people rely on them especially in places like this

Good video. Can we get a video on Aussie outback trucking

I only played the games, didn't know it was this intense lmao

SO basically Snowrunner IRL XD. Btw I watched the documentary you have taken pictures from, and kinda good I must say...

@davidty2006

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Yes. Snowrunner came from mudrunner that came from spintires that was inspired by the russian trucking industry of ex army vehicles on civilian logging operations in the mud.

@kexcz8276

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@@davidty2006 i know the history too ;) . Also so glad it exists, like one of the best games out there...

I'd love for you to make a more detailed and longer mini documentary type video about the challenges, gear and methods used in ice road trucking. I can't be bothered to watch the dramatized discovery channel show. You however... :)

It's thanks to the Spintires games I was introduced to the world of Russian off-road trucking

insane to think about. Being out there in the freezing cold for days at a time, with nothing between you and death except the metal body of your truck.

Having. Done this with half breed Eskimos in Inuvik and tuktoyuktuk. I'm still amazed that I survived. Their only skills are drinking til blackout and smoking / blocking the ice road and demanding cigarettes to pass

I like these videos very much.

My only request is. Never stop

great, time to play snowrunner

Rasha's kamaz drivers love flip flops a lot. But in general they not only drive but also have to service their truck by their own whether it is their trucks or not. But flip flops are their favorite type of shoes.

Забавно узнавать что-то новое о своей стране из американского видео

@archivushka

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Приятно увидеть качественный ролик о своей стране, ориентированный на зрителя вне моей страны.

@i12die

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@@archivushka по факту

Excellent

Make more trucking videos I love them

Awesome video! Please do ambulances at some point

This video makes me want to play Snowrunner again

Can you do Burmese trucking?

Hello Yukon i love the videos you make and your channel so much, and may i make a video suggestion to do one about The National. Association. Of. Stock. Car. Auto. racing. (NASCAR) And its tracks cars and races? Or F1 maybe.

Please do the Chinese trucking industry

Hey, as you channel name says Yukon, plz make a video on the history of Yukon gold Rush.

That was awesome

You should do iranian trucking the story of how the have a bunch of r model macks over there is awesome in and of its self.

My grandfather used to drive log trucks in Siberia

Can you do a video on Chinese trucking? For some reason I'm very intrigued by it rn lol.

This would make a good video game. "equip torch" *ducks under the truck to heat up oilpan*

well the compensation for driving a truck there is about 7-8 thousands of dollars(usual truck driver gets about 5-6 grand) a month after taxes, even now during the war, so it's not so bad even internationally

I once saw a 40 min documentary on the ice road trucking industry in Russia. Not a single mf smiled even for a second. 💀💀

Make video about finnish trucking it differs quite lot compared to most europe.

In Soviet Russia, you don't drive road, road drives you

I wanted this video!!

Sound like .....Pure adventure 😏💂

I think it would be fun if you made a video about livestock trucks from europ. I live in denmark and drivs pigs as my job :)

Can you do one on the Philippines?

the russian pronunciation was so good what the hell

If playing snowrunner tought me anything is that I don't have the paitents for ice roads/off road

Wow they made snowrunner a real thing

Damn imma go play snow runner again

I love russia's domestically built trucks with them being basically military trucks in civilian use. Even with their age coming from the 1980's or earlier they seemingly refuse to die. Also i must wonder why western nations don't slap excavators on the back of trucks like eastern europe does....