@24:29 D: "Thank You for your patience." Extremely courteous. I've always appreciated truck drivers but when one watches this type of video, you gain a whole new respect.
Still doing catch-up. Great video. Just watching the shovelling of the snow, and there's a song on, "Ladies of Spain". Brings back memories of singing that song when I was at school. I noticed on this video, that one minute there was snow, trees bare of leaves, then next no snow and looked like an overcast summer day, with meadow flowers and trees full of green
Something I noticed: The cameras that give the long-high view back from the truck on the left and the right, would make a good addition to feed to Doug's view, a screen/spilt screen place where he can also quickly check how the rear is tracking in turns. I'd put an 8" screen in each of the top front corners of the cabin so that a glance would not take my eyes too far away from the mirrors. A right turn would have me looking mirror, screen, mirror, and when I lose the mirror view, just the screen. The screen of course would not be eyes-on accurate for distance which is the job of the trailing guide truck, but it would help improve the situational awareness during the later parts of a turn for Doug. In the same fashion, cameras looking forward from the tips of the rear unit watching the back boogies would help too.
Always watch, but don’t always comment! A friend of mine has the same tractor as you do. Does pretty much the same as you do. I mentioned your channel to him. He knew exactly who you are! He operates a top notch company, top of the line equipment and enjoys your videos! That’s saying something! Job as usual, well done! Be safe!
Fun to watch, but looked very tedious to do. Very cool shot of the clouds in the background, as you (quick speed) disassembled the tower from your rig.
Great video again. Your different camera position make these videos very interressting and informative. It realy shows what goes on with the truck and the cargo. And your very few comments are always welcome. You say you are camera shy. It s ok. Thank you for showing all this to us. By the way ì did subscribe on the first video i saw a couple of weeks ago. Keep up the good work.
Good day. Your video came up on the radar last night. The one about the Cat 988 Loader. Tuned in and Subscribed immediately w/Notification. After that video I did leave the arm chair expert a reply. I retired and left Keen Transport a couple of years ago. Was doing 4 axle tractor w/multi-axles. Mostly Volvo 480's, Komatsu D375's and below. I didn't pay dispatch for the bribe needed to do 3/3/3's. Let the others do it. LOL Don't worry, I was paid by the load. So I didn't mess around at any one particular place very long. Weird as it seems, I don't miss driving as much as I miss loading the freight correctly. Work hard. Drive fast. Speed safely. Have a good day.
Always great to hear from a fellow heavy hauler. I sure have hauled out of a lot of Keen yards over the years. Carlisle PA, Savannah GA, Decatur IL, Little Rock AR… the list goes on. I hope retirement is treating you well. Thanks for watching ✌️
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Lived and domiciled out of Savannah. Started as an OTR, damn near lived out the yards in IL., then got lucky and landed a local/regional spot there. I went to every port between Charleston and Miami. And worked heavy logging equipment out of La Grange, GA. Drive safe, I have to watch your past while waiting for the next one. Sorry though, I never crossed the border while I was at Keen.
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 ....with all due respect, Douglas, I think the first few minutes of the video may be turning watchers off. (the music is blaring, far too loud and your fast-forward handling of the steering-wheel & the 3 mikes concurrently are mighty confusing for people who don't know your video m.o. ...remember, there is no explanatory sub-titles....maybe as little as "main feature to follow shortly" or some such, would help.). That said, once you get back to showing us your main feature....it's a great video, no question about it.
@andrep8287 keep in mind that this is an earlier video and this channel is a work in progress! We had to start somewhere and I’m happy if you think my video quality has since improved for the newer videos :) Always room for improvement!
I didn’t think snow shovelling the meridian would be part of the pilot driver’s job description but since you have to drive up on some meridians I can understand why you need to move some snow.
Generally pretty easy to figure out US locations in most of these videos if you look at the route sign postings and intersections. This one was particularly easy for me. While I was a western PA native, my work took me all over to the central part of the state. Many trips on 219 from Bradford on south to Somerset. Beautiful country.
He walks around tight turns to have a better field of vision. He could steer from the cab of his pickup truck but you don’t see as well all the angles.
Rule 1 = slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Perfect ten on that guys. Rule 2 = the one with the biggest toys wins. Walk off homer on that. Thanks for making my day.
Yeah that was a good example of “permits give us permission to pass but don’t guarantee we physically can pass” we got it done that day but the rout was changed for future loads.
Yes we have weigh stations also in Canada. But with super loads we are too big for the interstate and need to use back roads so we avoid most of the scales. The video you commented on was actually a project transporting to Pennsylvania and a lot of the video was taken in the USA. But New York and Pennsylvania don’t have many real scales. The DOT will set up and do inspections in rest areas but they are not real scales like in other parts of the USA.
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 I don't mind some commentary.. I watch a lot of heavy haul tow truck videos. I enjoy those quite a bit. One particular TH-camr explains what he does and why he does things the way he does. That’s really cool!
For fairly easy turns the trailer is actually able to turn itself automatically using hydraulic pressure. For more complex maneuvers the rear escort takes over and controls the back himself.
It’s a love it or hate it kind of job. I never personally hauled livestock but from everything I hear heavy haul is 180 degrees different pace. On the really big loads anyways. I always say the best quality in a heavy haul driver is patience. We sit around a lot! Sunrise to sunset, city curfews, restricted weekends, wait for permits, wait for inspections, wait for cranes at job sites. From everything I hear about bull hauling this is the complete opposite. But I wouldn’t trade my job 😊
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 I would have to agree with that. Cows can’t sit on the trailer for very long especially in the summer months. I guess I should’ve started doing flatbed or lowboy awhile ago but I’m a farm kid and the moneys decent so that’s kinda why I’ve been sticking to livestock. I used to haul gravel and I remember hauling into a few lay down yards and seeing those base sections come in. Made my 195,000 lbs set of doubles look like a tonka truck lol. Definitely looks like a challenge but I’d like to try it in the future
#1 CB because it’s still the most commonly used method of communication for trucking in North America. #2 VHF is commonly used in western Canada and northern Quebec because these are remote areas and it has greater range. #3 UHF because this company pays for 5 private channels we can use to talk between trucks and escorts.
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 haha yes indeed. I was one of the operators offloading you. Sorry about the wait... we have no control over it... poor site planning.
@Lucky Banana Heavy Hauling….another great haul….how many of these tower sections have you hauled ? Are these tower haul contracts fairly consistent ? Do you have the same pilot crews on these long hauls ? Looks like some really great team work….what’s even cooler, you acknowledge them and regularly thank them after you get through a tight section of roads….very cool….that appreciation goes along way….literally…. Stay cool and safe out there….
This problem project was 130 towers and we were about 10 trucks so we each did about 13 trips. Unfortunately the work in our area is inconsistent. Unfortunately we don’t have any projects for 2023 but we already have a huge contract lined up for 2024. As for moving these loads it is real teamwork. I give my pilot cars all the credit they deserve. I couldn’t do my job without them. I would love to always keep the same team but it doesn’t always work out that way. It always comes down to budget and they play with schedules to try and get the most out of their personnel. If one truck is down for some reason they will lend his pilots to another truck. Thanks for following ✌️
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 The 130 were on different sites correct? Have you ever thought about showing what the sites you deliver to look like? Thoroughly enjoy you work though, thanks !!!
I Forget the exact numbers. I think it was 7 loads to make one full tower so was probable 126 loads for 18 towers. All to the same site. Although we didn’t see them get assembled. They went to a laydown yard and are going to be erected later.
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Hi Doug, thanks for the detailed info., I can’t imagine the total cost from design, fabrication, transportation and set up, of these wind generators, seems to me a fairly poor return on such a huge investment, especially relying on unpredictable winds, the money should be going to nuclear and coal power stations, just my opinion. I know, you just haul them…hopefully good money for you and your company! Regarding the size and type of trailer’s you use, I understand the tower section trailers are designed and dedicated to just towers, but when you haul large front loaders, bulldozers and as you say “big bottom ladies” aka excavators, or other large heavy loads, do you calculate the weight distribution and the quantity of axles needed by route/permits yourself or does your company have engineering staff that do the trailer set up for you and based on their calculations you just go to the trailer yard and grab what’s needed ? Thanks for your replies, very interesting work. Stay safe out there!
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@24:29 D: "Thank You for your patience." Extremely courteous. I've always appreciated truck drivers but when one watches this type of video, you gain a whole new respect.
Not that I have a choice but I realize we are inconveniencing people. I appreciate that.
Still doing catch-up. Great video. Just watching the shovelling of the snow, and there's a song on, "Ladies of Spain". Brings back memories of singing that song when I was at school. I noticed on this video, that one minute there was snow, trees bare of leaves, then next no snow and looked like an overcast summer day, with meadow flowers and trees full of green
This was not one single trip. This video is a compilation of several trips done over a 6 month period
Plus your rear steer operator is top notch!
Yes these projects are real teamwork. A good steer man makes all the difference.
Something I noticed: The cameras that give the long-high view back from the truck on the left and the right, would make a good addition to feed to Doug's view, a screen/spilt screen place where he can also quickly check how the rear is tracking in turns. I'd put an 8" screen in each of the top front corners of the cabin so that a glance would not take my eyes too far away from the mirrors. A right turn would have me looking mirror, screen, mirror, and when I lose the mirror view, just the screen. The screen of course would not be eyes-on accurate for distance which is the job of the trailing guide truck, but it would help improve the situational awareness during the later parts of a turn for Doug.
In the same fashion, cameras looking forward from the tips of the rear unit watching the back boogies would help too.
Yup I agree that would be a nice setup!
Always watch, but don’t always comment! A friend of mine has the same tractor as you do. Does pretty much the same as you do.
I mentioned your channel to him. He knew exactly who you are! He operates a top notch company, top of the line equipment and enjoys your videos! That’s saying something!
Job as usual, well done!
Be safe!
Appreciate the positive feedback 😊. Thanks for following ✌️
Nice work you are classified as a super heavy hauler 😮
Great job Doug, great way to show what you do everyday!
Thanks for following ✌️
Fun to watch, but looked very tedious to do.
Very cool shot of the clouds in the background, as you (quick speed) disassembled the tower from your rig.
I enjoy the challenge of the job. With these loads you gotta be on your toes at all times. Everything becomes a challenge! Thanks for watching 😊✌️
That’s awesome. Safe and efficient. Great video, thanks!
Teamwork makes the dream work 😉
Great video again. Your different camera position make these videos very interressting and informative. It realy shows what goes on with the truck and the cargo. And your very few comments are always welcome. You say you are camera shy. It s ok. Thank you for showing all this to us. By the way ì did subscribe on the first video i saw a couple of weeks ago. Keep up the good work.
Merci pour tout. Tu fais une belle et bonne job.!!!
Merci pour les beau commentaires. C’est ça que me fait continuer! 😊
Good day. Your video came up on the radar last night. The one about the Cat 988 Loader. Tuned in and Subscribed immediately w/Notification. After that video I did leave the arm chair expert a reply. I retired and left Keen Transport a couple of years ago. Was doing 4 axle tractor w/multi-axles. Mostly Volvo 480's, Komatsu D375's and below. I didn't pay dispatch for the bribe needed to do 3/3/3's. Let the others do it. LOL Don't worry, I was paid by the load. So I didn't mess around at any one particular place very long. Weird as it seems, I don't miss driving as much as I miss loading the freight correctly. Work hard. Drive fast. Speed safely. Have a good day.
Always great to hear from a fellow heavy hauler. I sure have hauled out of a lot of Keen yards over the years. Carlisle PA, Savannah GA, Decatur IL, Little Rock AR… the list goes on. I hope retirement is treating you well. Thanks for watching ✌️
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Lived and domiciled out of Savannah. Started as an OTR, damn near lived out the yards in IL., then got lucky and landed a local/regional spot there. I went to every port between Charleston and Miami. And worked heavy logging equipment out of La Grange, GA. Drive safe, I have to watch your past while waiting for the next one. Sorry though, I never crossed the border while I was at Keen.
Damn yall good as hell keep up the good work
NEW SUBSCRIBER HERE DRIV,AH LOVE THE RIG. Wow your a very good driver. I'm a TRUCKER myself been all my 45 years of life.
Thanks for following along. Stay safe out there ✌️
This is my fifth time watching this video I hope you get credit for it. It’s like watching NCIS I never get tired of watching the reruns 😅
Thank you so much! I was disappointed the compilation video wasn’t more popular. I don’t know if I’ll ever figure out the algorithm.
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 I hope 🤞 you’re videos never end 🙏
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 ....with all due respect, Douglas, I think the first few minutes of the video may be turning watchers off. (the music is blaring, far too loud and your fast-forward handling of the steering-wheel & the 3 mikes concurrently are mighty confusing for people who don't know your video m.o. ...remember, there is no explanatory sub-titles....maybe as little as "main feature to follow shortly" or some such, would help.).
That said, once you get back to showing us your main feature....it's a great video, no question about it.
@andrep8287 keep in mind that this is an earlier video and this channel is a work in progress! We had to start somewhere and I’m happy if you think my video quality has since improved for the newer videos :)
Always room for improvement!
🐂💩the music 🎶 is one of the best parts of the video 😉👍
I didn’t think snow shovelling the meridian would be part of the pilot driver’s job description but since you have to drive up on some meridians I can understand why you need to move some snow.
There is a lot of work that goes into moving these that people don’t realize!
What l o n g haul! I was biting my nails a few times! GJ!
To the people who issued the permits for which roads you could use - geez, you couldn't route through any smaller towns and roafd?
I like a challenge 🤣
Tout un chauffeur, bravo vous m'épatez...
Merci 😊
Vous êtes réellement impressionant....
Just curious where the final destination in Pennsylvania was for this trip?
Was it near Tyrone, PA?
Dubois PA
Generally pretty easy to figure out US locations in most of these videos if you look at the route sign postings and intersections. This one was particularly easy for me. While I was a western PA native, my work took me all over to the central part of the state. Many trips on 219 from Bradford on south to Somerset. Beautiful country.
Love the video sir! For a second there I thought you were gonna wear out that pin will all the turns you were having to make. Lol!
Haha thanks for following along 😊
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 yes sir! Thanks for sharing.
NEXT QUESTION ------ Does the guy steering the rear axles have to walk the whole distance ?????
He walks around tight turns to have a better field of vision. He could steer from the cab of his pickup truck but you don’t see as well all the angles.
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 ---Thank you for your reply
Rule 1 = slow is smooth, smooth is fast. Perfect ten on that guys. Rule 2 = the one with the biggest toys wins. Walk off homer on that. Thanks for making my day.
Thanks for following ✌️
Thank You for posting your video's......
a bit of a bend at11: 48 your talent keep showing.
Yeah that was a good example of “permits give us permission to pass but don’t guarantee we physically can pass” we got it done that day but the rout was changed for future loads.
with all that is involved in moving some of thes Hugh loads.
why not build them at the place they will be used?
I ask myself the same question every week 🤷🏼♂️ but I don’t want to put myself out in front of a job!
You guys don't appear to have truck scales like we do in the states, or do you just not show them?
Yes we have weigh stations also in Canada. But with super loads we are too big for the interstate and need to use back roads so we avoid most of the scales. The video you commented on was actually a project transporting to Pennsylvania and a lot of the video was taken in the USA. But New York and Pennsylvania don’t have many real scales. The DOT will set up and do inspections in rest areas but they are not real scales like in other parts of the USA.
Avoid the scales at all cost.
This is the 5th Video I've watched today.. Very cool!!
If you guys keep watching I’ll keep making them!
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 I've watched many Heavy Haul video's. But none like yours.. Just watched yet another one... I will definitely watch more!!
I try and keep the commentary to a minimum and just show the equipment at work. Thanks for the comments 😊
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 I don't mind some commentary.. I watch a lot of heavy haul tow truck videos. I enjoy those quite a bit. One particular TH-camr explains what he does and why he does things the way he does. That’s really cool!
I’m still a little camera shy. Need to work on that!
A few close calls this time.
Looks like the trailer is long without load. (A t the end there..)
Correct. We needed permits and were considered oversize for the return trip after delivery.
.....It's....amazing!!!!!
Is someone controlling the back axles
For fairly easy turns the trailer is actually able to turn itself automatically using hydraulic pressure. For more complex maneuvers the rear escort takes over and controls the back himself.
What’s the purpose of the pin dropping on the trailer?
It locks the steering dolly at highway speed. This old trailer doesn’t hold enough pressure to keep it straight.
So how much of the route were you forced to take
You mean how much back roads? About 75% back roads and 25% highway
Where’ does Lucky Banana come from
It’s a fisherman’s pun. Old timer fisherman will tell you bananas are unlucky on a fishing boat 🤷🏼♂️
ADDITIONAL QUESTION -------Since you're so SKILLED do you keep busy 50 to 52 weeks a year ????
Who said I was skilled lol
Yes I’m always busy although it’s not always super loads. I do a lot of 7 axle lowboy work in between big projects.
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 ---Thank you for your reply
Thank you for your reply.....
My ultimate goal is to do this kind of work. Been driving for 5 years now since I was 18 just hauling livestock right now.
It’s a love it or hate it kind of job. I never personally hauled livestock but from everything I hear heavy haul is 180 degrees different pace. On the really big loads anyways. I always say the best quality in a heavy haul driver is patience. We sit around a lot! Sunrise to sunset, city curfews, restricted weekends, wait for permits, wait for inspections, wait for cranes at job sites. From everything I hear about bull hauling this is the complete opposite. But I wouldn’t trade my job 😊
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 I would have to agree with that. Cows can’t sit on the trailer for very long especially in the summer months. I guess I should’ve started doing flatbed or lowboy awhile ago but I’m a farm kid and the moneys decent so that’s kinda why I’ve been sticking to livestock. I used to haul gravel and I remember hauling into a few lay down yards and seeing those base sections come in. Made my 195,000 lbs set of doubles look like a tonka truck lol. Definitely looks like a challenge but I’d like to try it in the future
Good job
Why do u have 3 cb radios in your truck
#1 CB because it’s still the most commonly used method of communication for trucking in North America. #2 VHF is commonly used in western Canada and northern Quebec because these are remote areas and it has greater range. #3 UHF because this company pays for 5 private channels we can use to talk between trucks and escorts.
OK I was just curious about that
Not related to this video, but were you at a goldmine outside Geraldton ON a few weeks ago?
Lol yup small world
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 haha yes indeed. I was one of the operators offloading you.
Sorry about the wait... we have no control over it... poor site planning.
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t used to it. Happens everywhere.
But I did feel dumb when your operator fixed the pony motor on my trailer for me!
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Haha, yeah, he told me he got it going. At least it wasn't an expensive fix
@Lucky Banana Heavy Hauling….another great haul….how many of these tower sections have you hauled ?
Are these tower haul contracts fairly consistent ? Do you have the same pilot crews on these long hauls ?
Looks like some really great team work….what’s even cooler, you acknowledge them and regularly thank them after you get through a tight section of roads….very cool….that appreciation goes along way….literally….
Stay cool and safe out there….
This problem project was 130 towers and we were about 10 trucks so we each did about 13 trips. Unfortunately the work in our area is inconsistent. Unfortunately we don’t have any projects for 2023 but we already have a huge contract lined up for 2024.
As for moving these loads it is real teamwork. I give my pilot cars all the credit they deserve. I couldn’t do my job without them. I would love to always keep the same team but it doesn’t always work out that way. It always comes down to budget and they play with schedules to try and get the most out of their personnel. If one truck is down for some reason they will lend his pilots to another truck.
Thanks for following ✌️
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 The 130 were on different sites correct? Have you ever thought about showing what the sites you deliver to look like? Thoroughly enjoy you work though, thanks !!!
I Forget the exact numbers. I think it was 7 loads to make one full tower so was probable 126 loads for 18 towers. All to the same site. Although we didn’t see them get assembled. They went to a laydown yard and are going to be erected later.
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Thank you vert much for the reply.
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 Hi Doug, thanks for the detailed info., I can’t imagine the total cost from design, fabrication, transportation and set up, of these wind generators, seems to me a fairly poor return on such a huge investment, especially relying on unpredictable winds, the money should be going to nuclear and coal power stations, just my opinion.
I know, you just haul them…hopefully good money for you and your company!
Regarding the size and type of trailer’s you use, I understand the tower section trailers are designed and dedicated to just towers, but when you haul large front loaders, bulldozers and as you say “big bottom ladies” aka excavators, or other large heavy loads, do you calculate the weight distribution and the quantity of axles needed by route/permits yourself or does your company have engineering staff that do the trailer set up for you and based on their calculations you just go to the trailer yard and grab what’s needed ?
Thanks for your replies, very interesting work.
Stay safe out there!
Man I’m missing the translation you’d do at the bottom. I’m very language deficient so have no clue what’s being said and wish I knew. 😬
This is an older video. I’m adding subtitles to all new videos
I don't understand French either, but I sometimes understand what they say by seeing what they are doing.
There’s gotta be an easier way !
Sure… go solar instead of wind 🤪
You must be dreaming of a goldhaufer 5+3
💯💯💯✌️
Don,t know when this was filmed but gas was more than 171.9 on 1/17/2024
This was summer 2022
3:51 - ????
QUESTION ------ How many radio's are you communicating on ?
3 radios CB, VHF, UHF
Stupid roundabouts
Ugh i have had to pilot through roundabouts recently 9 axels are ok but when you start doing towers… yea.
He had more problems in the normal intersections than in the roundabout.
U snack only on banana's or do you occasionally consume an apple ? * ! * ! * ? HaHa....JimInCiny
It’s a fishing pun. Superstitious fisherman will never have a banana in their boat.
@@luckybananaheavyhaul3407 ----Thank you for your reply
why such sad musi.?