Hugh and Alex go to Alaska.
This was pretty cool to see ice road truckin in Alaska. But there are several problems with this season.
1.Engine brakes. Who told The History Channel people that its a standard practice to use engine brakes going down an icy hill. Does Carlisle Trucking really encourage this? An engine brake is exactly what it sounds. Its a brake. There is always a minuscule risk in braking a big rig by brake peddle. But a least you can control maneuver by the amount of pressure you apply to the peddle. With an engine brake,your stopping maneuver is very sudden and you have little control of your stopping rate. Using your engine brake on a icy downhill road increases your chances of jackknifing by over 50 percent. Whats even worse,Hughy was trying to do this on a icy,curvy downhill road. Hugh should have known better.
2.Sloppy editing. On Tims first run,we are told that he his carrying food stuffs. But during the trip,we keep seeing a trailer with Hazmat placards on the trailer. Im pretty sure food stuffs arnt hazardous. If the paperwork isn't marked hazardous,and the trailer is placarded with hazmat placards,D.O.T. will not be happy;and they will check.
3.Whats up this the dillweed that abandoned Alex because of chains. This is an important point for future reviews of Ice Road Truckers.
The funniest thing I've seen on Ice road truckers is when Hughy tried to bribe the D.O.T officer. That was pure cahonas and hysterical.
Lisa Kelly is hot.
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This was pretty cool to see ice road truckin in Alaska. But there are several problems with this season.
1.Engine brakes. Who told The History Channel people that its a standard practice to use engine brakes going down an icy hill. Does Carlisle Trucking really encourage this? An engine brake is exactly what it sounds. Its a brake. There is always a minuscule risk in braking a big rig by brake peddle. But a least you can control maneuver by the amount of pressure you apply to the peddle. With an engine brake,your stopping maneuver is very sudden and you have little control of your stopping rate. Using your engine brake on a icy downhill road increases your chances of jackknifing by over 50 percent. Whats even worse,Hughy was trying to do this on a icy,curvy downhill road. Hugh should have known better.
2.Sloppy editing. On Tims first run,we are told that he his carrying food stuffs. But during the trip,we keep seeing a trailer with Hazmat placards on the trailer. Im pretty sure food stuffs arnt hazardous. If the paperwork isn't marked hazardous,and the trailer is placarded with hazmat placards,D.O.T. will not be happy;and they will check.
3.Whats up this the dillweed that abandoned Alex because of chains. This is an important point for future reviews of Ice Road Truckers.
The funniest thing I've seen on Ice road truckers is when Hughy tried to bribe the D.O.T officer. That was pure cahonas and hysterical.
Lisa Kelly is hot.
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