Trucker Breaks Down In Glastonbury Just As The Festival Ends | Supertruckers
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- A trucker who is delivering a super-sized excavator gets stuck in Glastonbury just has everyone from the festival is going home and the lorry needs two recovery trucks to get moving again.
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The image is very symbolic, two old volvos pulling a new one out of the hole🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kinda proofing old grandpa has alot of strength
@@carwashgaming3727 well they needed two for one new one.......thay are durable but i dont see any strength
@@stevengunter4990 if you go to 7.05 mins you’ll hear the guy say he’s just on tick over so has no power real on so they had 2 but only needed one tow truck
@@stevengunter4990 Found the child
There not choked up by emissions regulations
The engine : " I can't produce more torque mate"
Cluch : I'm trying but all these computers and electronics are in the way 😕
Clutch: I AM MELTING HEEERE!
@@sync232 Clutch: I can't stop sweating... In going to Brake down after this hill!
@@sync232 a
Huge respect to this truck driver. Keeping calm the way he did is not easy in a situation like this.
5:45
Dramatic voiceover: “and the police want the road clear”
Calm and polite officer: hey mate! What’s going on?
Lol
It’s not even a proper copper, it’s a PCSO (wannabe copper)
incredible that this is possible on UK roads. In Belgium trucks of this size can only travel during night after a lot of planning ! At that time its also easier to block roads to let trucks of this calibre pass
Driving at night through such villages would wake people and also likely to cause an accident as they are unlit. Most the roads are wide enough just the odd old village with escourt vehicle can block off ahead easily.
@@Dosedmonkey Nonsense, it might wake a few people but driving at night is way safer and better for congestion of traffic
@@therickman1990 i agree with you
@@therickman1990 No, it's more dangerous to do it at night because of the nature that it's dark. During the day, everything is illuminated and much easier for recovery or repair or Law Enforcement/Rescue assistance.
People out on the roads at night are either more HGVs doing routine jobs on main roads or are racers that aren't paying attention to a massive lorry.
Anything is Possible in the UK its our "can do approach" same approach that handed Europe back to its owners in 1945. 🇬🇧🇬🇧
Good planning to travel round there during festival time , let alone on last day 🙈🤷♀️
It's almost as if the TV company pays them to do something stupid to fill a series.
Life doesn’t stop because of some hippie festival.
So many Volvos I almost thought it was sweden xD
I felt bad for the guy when the truck died But he is right if it was easy everybody would be doing it
felt the same way
how are you doing
Huge respect to this truck driver Keeping calm the way he did is not easy in a situation like this.
Copycat
"The Computer says no" that reminds me of
litte britain XD
Volvo has got some explaining to do. If you know Volvo, you know that they did a 750-tonne monster pull, way over the truck's max gross weight, and it did it no problem. I can't believe this happened.
But they have their brakes sorted - th-cam.com/video/P-giC24SxwE/w-d-xo.html
Hopefully it was a manufacturing fault of some sort and as such a one off. If it's a design issue then that would be pretty shocking. These trucks aren't cheap as they need to be as reliable as possible.
Even the DAF i drive at work is known in the truck world to not be thr most reliable, but compared to the cars i've owned its been better than them all in terns of breakdowns and issues per miles covered. Infact it has never actually broken down.
He burned out the clutch
@@ousooners5193 it's an automatic and likely uses an air operated automatic clutch.
I assume this was done on rails, which have FAR less rolling resistance than tires on asphalt
I grew up in Glastonbury, in fact i lived about 100m down that road. It was quite common to have oversize loads passing through town in the middle of the day.
Absolutely not the fault of the lorry driver of course, but I can imagine the immense pressure of a mixture of feeling embarrassed, helpless and apologetic etc. for blocking a busy road. Especially knowing that other lorry drivers have their tachograph clocks ticking. Being a new tractor unit, it wasn't exactly what anyone expected to happen. I love the way they dealt with the situation as swiftly as they could. These things happen and it was good to see that were no apparent displays of silly complaining and mild to wild road rage from other drivers.
Poor planning and execution to move a load this size during that time of day.
Not wrong
The bloke who did the recovery does most of the hgv recovery on the mendips........I honestly think he never sleeps he is always out in his truck!!!
I heard a story that after being on recovery 4 36 hours he was just about to put his key in the door and his phone went off again!!
I know that because i watch super truckers!
@@sxui--robloxmore1156 👏
Idk why I read your comment w an accent
@cabeza_deguevo4255 somerset accent 😅
Imagine telling them they shouldn't be there evan tho he's doing his job
2:17 This is one reason why you pull this type of load with a 18 speed, not a damn automatic truck... and I am not quite surprised that it is a brand new truck...
I work for a crane company and all ower ballast trucks are manual for reasons like this. The automatic just doesn't cut it.
They chose the worst time of the year for that area to move it, let alone the breakdown.The roads are jammed in that area when Glatso is on. And the roads are Somerset roads going through villages etc.
Unfortunately sometimes we can only go through villages etc, depending on the final location and if the customer requires it for a specific day then it gets there.
@@rambledogs2012 I don’t blame the transport company, I blame the quarry owners as they should of had better planning. They know when Glastonbury is on and the roads that would have been used to move the machine.
@@marksapollo Doesn't matter, they too will be on a tight time schedule in order to get the machinery in. A festival isn't going to be of any interest in stopping that schedule.
@@rambledogs2012 Yeap gotta keep them shareholders happy above ALL else. But if cars can’t get through, neither can emergency vehicles, you should think about that.
No emergency vehicle needed to get through so your point there is moot.
3:57 look at the number plate😂
Tis all about that gearing and torque. Wreckers here hold my beer
My god that man’s belly is ridiculously large 😂
He should've gotten the I-shift (with crawler gears)
I was sent to work on a similar situation, problem was that the weight of the truck was pushing on the clutch so it couldn't disengage.
If you look at the shifter it is an ishift
@@jamesw5607
I forgot to ad that I meant the I-shift with crawler gears
@@MattiAntsuK he will have crawler gears bud... for the work hes doing it will be speced with crawler gears
Liar 🤥
@@flalingbashers2957
What who?
9:16 "If [the excavator] slips off the timber, it could damage it's drive unit."
Oh, the drama!!!
🙄🤣
No way in hell.
hahaha thought the same thing
And who was the smartarse that decided to not wait until Glastonbury ended
The country doesn't stop because some hippies wanna go home.
@@djc1234 they clearly didn't need that piece of equipment on that day so yes they could have easily waited until the next morning, or he'll just do it like the rest of Europe a d move it at night
Its the customer that sets a deadline for when the need it.
thats why ya hang on to them old trucks, all this computerized shite is a pain in the ass
😂😂😂😂
@@AnIdiotAboard_ Smh typical keyboard expert 🤦🏿♂️
I'll be honest Bob looked well pissed off that day and with good reason
When this programme was on, I much preferred watching the Kings Haulage guys, they had more personality then the haulage company they switched to for the second and third series.
I thought it was breaks down as in emotionally breaks down lol
Same! And the thumbnail is misleading as well !
Look at how much traffic this lorry is negotiating around it
How many Volvo's does it take to get up a hill...
„trucker break down...“ Thought at first that the driver, or the trucker, had an emotional break down while driving HAHAHA
@5:24 computer says noooo
Who thought of giving him an automatic truck? That was not smart
all the truvknus autđtonszic
A lot of trucks are now autos, very few new manuals.
It's a backwards world. The US has automatic cars and manual trucks, whereas the UK has manual cars and automatic trucks. For the most part.
4:48 is that Richard hammond?! 😂🤣🤣
I got t Millfield the school down this hill I remember everyone missed school that day came in handy 🤣
When your truck is more dependent on computer, this will happen😂 the mechanic came with the computer instead tools
You say this but I bet your car is older than 2008
And there just happens to be a cameraman at the Office…
And no he wont damage the drivemotors on the excavator
Why wouldn't there?
If you film a documentary about a heavy haulage of course you would station a camera team at the office.
Even if nothing goes wrong you can still film some stuff.
I remember this episode, it was all done to the fact of everything being computerised now
Moral: New trucks are crap 😂😂
Like new cars, to many electronics to go wrong
New tech introduces new points of failure. Better to make a simpler machine than a more advanced machine with the same capabilities.
Good job them rescue team in the rescue lorry come here to help the stranded truck
And these are the type of jobs some companies still pay £11.50 an hour for. Huge respect the stress levels must have been off the scale.
Hate coming to a red light on a hill when I’m loaded lol I get lucky most of the time w that green light
“And the police want the road cleared” 😂😂😂 crack on then copper
Yes he did come across as a bit of a dim wit. I would have taken the keys out of the motor and gave them to him and said .Here you go plod do it yourself
Insert ‘you can’t park there’ meme
Old trucks are better more reliable and more durable than these new computerized trucks
That old Volvo can pull that cargo thats what said old but gold
Good planning.
Volvo truck can pull 750 Tonnes
Also Volvo:
Sisu trucks are definetely the New Power They have more Power than Volvo and Scania.. I love every truck But Sisu my gosh I love it
Hang in there dude. Life is cool really. People love you!!🌴🌍🇬🇧🌴
Oh! That is what you meant by breakdown....
Sweet,three hour lunch break ! Lucky trucker!
I don't think so ,he may have been able to book it as a period of availability ,but technically he could not have booked a meal break as he was required to stay on duty with the vehicle.
@@FK-zr9fn joke F , hes hardly going to fuck off to mac donnells !!!!!
Good job mate!
Our work yard is about 2 miles from here I use the route all the time glad I didn’t get stuck in that
Modern Curbsniffers cant even deliver one heavy load.... without the help of (G)oldies :D :D :D
Back in the days yous was able to pull any load with 280HP floating gears.... Modern days you cant pull a heavy load cos the clutch is gonna breakdown... Oooor the engine overheats.
Back in the day you didnt have 100 ton exvcavators or loads like these that have to be dragged on slopes like these.
@@ExeQtd Even if... It wouldnt be a problem ;) The trucks where heavier due to steel instead of the modern day plastics to save some weight...
Dont forget the engines where biiiig (12-16L to get the job done...) Today it's a Turbo with an engine... Back in the days it was an engine with a Turbo to help breath the engine properly to give it that extra push.
Now Volvo says OOOH LOOK AT US WE GOT THE CRAWLING GEAR.... With the right gearbox you have the Crawlergear aswell... (Eaton 18speed for example)
The real trouble with modern Curbsniffers is... Its a Robot doing all the work for ya... It decides what gear/what RPM etc (many trucks dont even have a kickdown anymore) back in the days it was the driver who did all the work.
@@TheTruth_187 i partly agree, i liked the big engines. But they are saving alot of weight so that they can haul more.
@@ExeQtd Very true :)
MAN is excellent in that matter... They built the new TGS/TGX series... You can buy the heavy 13L ooor you buy the 200kg lighter 9L (up to 400HP) which can pull up to 40 tons if needed.
I got the TGS 18.400 eventho i prefer the 13L engine that small 9L works like a dream aswell.
Max Torque at 1000rpm.
But how long will that engine last because small doesnt mean durable over the years.
DMAX UK.... hätte das nicht gedacht
Volvo's supposed to have an insanely good transmission for hillstarts like these. It was either overloaded or a factory issue, in which case Volvo is responsible for the damages.
Automatic
It's all fake for the cameras
Get over to Yorkshire mate bit of fun loads of fun
Can’t belt the voice over says “the computer says no” in a normal way 😭😭
5:25 surely that thing has a torque converter, those 750 HP engines have like 3500 NM of torque which would surely vaporize any clutch immediatly
nope, it's an AMT, automated manual transmission, has a pneumatic piston that activates the clutch
@@Arthurb06 I'm amazed it doest get shredded when pulling away by the massive torque of those engines
@@Trainman10715 they only deliver the torque at like 1400 RPM plus the truck does not give the full power till last gear and at 1400 orso rpm otherwise drive axles and other stuff will go bye bye by the first time you floor it
next to this video, i see :'Volvo Trucks - Volvo Trucks vs 750 Tonnes: An extreme heavy haulage challenge' video LOL haha fail
Proof that the old stock were built to last.
There's many 'I can't believe they did that, or they should have done that'. But one thing I would have demanded: truck must be manual.
Should be doing this sort of stuff in the night time . Wasting everyone's time during the day
Shhhhush Stevie I got this.
im on stress just watching this
It’s kind of a problem with a gearbox which is driven by compressed air, when the engine stalls it locks up the gears and clutch as well. Getting used to these quirks, means getting the truck into manual low low gear and then just motor uphill because there’s usually no lack of power….
Old is best!
Next time get a Scania 😂 by the way, it was a great video.
and the camera was there to witness this drama, unbelievable
We gonna need a bigger boot
I see it's the same as in the USA, Big trucks with automatic transmissions = JUNK!!!! Just like antilock brakes on airbrake vehicles, they've had 20+ years of development and they still don't work.
I hope he enjoyed his free granola bar, bottle of water and free toiletries bag you get from Volvo.
I clicked expecting to see the driver 'break down' crying or something
The trouble with modern vehicles is that they have made them far to complicated, I have heard one story that to change the oil on one new vehicle you needed to plug a computer in.
I have seen a particular instance similar to this one when a large truck pulling over sized concrete bridge beams roughly weighing 150 tons all up had to stop on a hill, the truck could not spin the torque convertor up fast enough for it to be able to pull forward, the solution was get a police Range Rover to pull it from the front to take the strain for a few seconds so the torque convertor could start to put power to the axles, and get moving.
Volvo cars do the same, I had my car in the local mechanics and the guy had a Volvo SUV in when I went to get it. I got chatting and he said the owners over filled it with oil, but it’s because Volvo cars don’t have a dipstick! It’s all computerised and you have a digital dashboard level, he had to plug his fault finding computer in to find it was a simple overfill though, so the car wouldn’t run. Why replace a simple dipstick the computer?
@@marksapollo That would make it far to simple to do, if you need to use a computer then you need the right computer and software along with someone who knows how to use it, all this means that for a simple oil change that we all use to do years ago now means a visit to a main dealer and pay main dealer prices.
@@Ashworth-Media Very true. A way to create more cash.
@@Ashworth-Media that’s a lie 🤦🏼♂️
@@angus1682 I never post lies, only the truth, so with the plugging in a computer this is done instead of having the old fashioned service book stamped up by the garage, now all the service data (i.e. oil changes) is now being stored in the car, we are taking BMW's Merc's etc.
Read up about how torque convertors work with there fluid dynamics and you will see that I am correct.
Why would they not do this at night especially during festival season
This is really really bad planning and there is a reason why wide transports is done during the night.
Broomey is actually my uncle 😁
"What happend mate?" - "Died"
That fucking truck are automatically that can drive 5 year's kid. 😂😂😂😂
Old grandpa volvo saved the day. It would be kick ass moment to send an old f16 470 to pull the new one lol
christ i remember how much backlog that actually caused ahaha it took people hours to get out
Wouldn’t have this in America
Isn't that Trevor from GTA?
talks just like a pro'r somerset man!
Up up up up
But the stupid thing is, why plan to move that machine through Glastonbury when the festival is kicking out. They knew the road would be busy. Ridiculous to be honest. Feel sorry for the driver.
Comes to show that new don't always mean better..
Rather convenient to be in the depot with the cameras as it broke down
Exactly my thoughts. I don't think people realise how much media/TV is just made up stories for the sake of entertainment. What a load of crap haha
I imagine the breakdown was real. After that they filmed and acted as if it was happening live for that scene for drama
@@piddy2 Fair comment i must have been having senior moment !
Next time try going downhill and coming up in manual
Volvo’s I-Shift gearbox is an automatic gearbox.
Good advert for not buying volvo trucks.
They all break some are just better than others
@@gregshearer423 volvo does usually do pretty well with safety
@Alan Lund I've seen a newer volvo truck model shifting something like 750 tons. Not far but they were showing the new transmission, under its own power the truck went about 100 meters. Should be on volvos official channel
How about the human error in this? 33 degrees outside on hilly terrain through traffic. Just letting the automatic gearbox do everything on it's own in such conditions I fill pity for it. Just think of what it takes to continuously shift gears accelerating and decelerating 130 tons. Curious to see the outcome if the clutch just overheated or if the i-shift just surrendered.
Every vehicle breaks down.
Trevor Phillips British brother!!
The moral in this story is DON'T USE and AUTOMATIC TRUCK for this work !!
I was told by the Volvo dealer it was pilot error 🙈
2 v1s 2 the rescue cool
my dads in this 😂
Needed a Kenworth
Don’t get they’re saying kilometres it’s a British show we don’t use km🤷🏻♂️
This man is Trevor Phillips English brother
false advertising, the driver did not have a mental breakdown at all
Trevor in in ets 2