Thread: Outback Truckers - Better than Ice Road Truckers!

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Either get going or get out of the way. As well as "tailgating", much road rage is caused by people who won't get going.

Woo, good answer, I'll just go and break the speed limit every time I'm on the highway then. Thanks!

This is the first time I've seen any of those shows , I enjoyed watching them , now I can look forward to the second series .

Originally Posted by garrycol

Yes - but what is the relevance of the question - you also advocate there should be no braking standards for large vehicles.

Maybe you should read a bit more Garry, our Mack with it's dog trailer will pull up with a 26 tonne load quicker than my Rangie classic will (tested this with a couple of kangaroos the other day...).

There are braking standards, but you physically can't pull up 40 tones like you can 1.4.

I also agree that there's some menace truckies on the road, but there's also some seriously professional drivers out there to, and they'd out drive you or I no matter what.

A lot of car drivers need to consider what is behind them, or next to... or in front... I know this having driven a few oversized loads down the road, most people driving a car have no connection to what's going on around them.

Oh and that stupid little mutt in the show needs to die, the lady with the funny hair do needs to STFU and her husband needs to relax with the dusting I say! (Cut them from the show).

Cheers
Will

Originally Posted by MR LR

Maybe you should read a bit more Garry, our Mack with it's dog trailer will pull up with a 26 tonne load quicker than my Rangie classic will (tested this with a couple of kangaroos the other day...).

you do know that stopping the brake squeal on the rangie by oiling the pads is the wrong thing to do right?

(seriously theres something wrong with your rangie)

Unless you mean you've been hauling 26t loads with the rangie

(in which case theres something wrong with your head)

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

As a matter of interest , what do you do if another 4wd or car is tailgating you at the speed limit.

Cheers Ean

Gday , In that case I just drive to the limit or Rd conditions and let the tailgater sort himself out , " problem bilong him/her "" , if a bit of wide Rd comes up I will pull over and let them pass the same as I do for trucks ,
Av a good and safe trip home to Darwin .

Several times have been tailgated by B Doubles on the Newell at 110 km/h, get to to an overtaking lane and lift a little to let them past, then when the truck goes past it has a sign on the back 100 Speed Limited.
Where are the

Forgot to add. Outback Truckers is a good show to watch as well

Originally Posted by Fatso

Gday , In that case I just drive to the limit or Rd conditions and let the tailgater sort himself out , " problem bilong him/her "" ,

The problem with that is when you develop a problem like sudden braking to avoid the idiot who is getting ready to have you Tbone them, the blood great cow thats just stepped onto the road.

The problem that you dont have because "its in your rearview mirror, when its in the form of a honking great overloaded road train thats already over the legal speed limit and trying to go faster" is just about to make itself known to you by means of the front of a truck up inside the dashboard of your car.

It passes the braking test (where they tilt the machine side to side) at every RWC

In all seriousness though, the Mack wouldn't even go close if it wasn't for the brand new dog trailer, it has exceptional brakes (built by Nixons at Wagga).

The comparison was when towing, but I only had a ton behind the '83 RR and it's on 32's... so it doesn't stop as well as it should.

Point is, trucks can pull up pretty damn well these days.

Cheers
Will