Have to give them props for trying - but showing the duals like this isn't reality. Show us with the trailer hooked up (hint - if installing triples, I usually dolly down, unhook, and pull ahead about 6 feet - makes it much much much easier to get at the inner and centre hooks). I used to be an oilfield driver in Canada before I got into highway driving and chaining up is routine in the oilpatch.
Can’t wait to watch a Swift driver chain up on the Highway Thru Hell ( hiway 5 Choquihala in British Columbia) after learning from this video. I’ll have my coffee and popcorn ready.
Swift needs to teach their drivers to drive first . Can’t wait to see future Swift videos , chains sailing through the air ! Delivering a Better Life to wreckers !
Quite usefull to know. A little suprised there aren't more videos that cover this... considering there are a lot of people new to driving, especially otr. Awesome video!! Ty!
Somebody show us how it's really done please. First off, can't find a safe place to pull all the way off the road. Snowing hard with 6 inches of the white death on the ground. Crawling underneath to hook the chains together, and tighten them, while you've got ice cold water dripping on you from underneath the trailer. Can you show me the quick and easy way to do that please? That's what I really want to know.
To save time on single chains get a 4 inch square piece wood 12 inches long. Put wood on inside drive tire, back up truck so inside tire goes up on the wood leaving outside tire 4 inches off the ground. Can now put single chain on nice and tight...and quick..no mess...if you use 2 pieces of wood can do both sides at once :)
I always loosely, temporarily hook the outside chain first so the entire chain cannot slip over the tire while I'm working on the inside hooks. Can be a real pain when the chain slips between the wheels or onto the axle. Learned from experience. Also, good to have heavy-duty insulated rubber gloves as the leather gloves get soaked and very cold. Best regards, Jon
Do yourself a favour and look at some of the other videos on here or better yet get someone with lots of experience to train you. Take the advice from a driver that has driven the Highway Thru Hell (Hwy 5 British Columbia) a lot years That is not how to chain up. I would never do it like that.
You were almost right on this. Except turning the cams. You never tighten cams without rolling ahead. You roll ahead about 3 to 4 rotations then on the hooks or boomers you retighten the tails again then turn the cans. Your way your will have broken cross links and other drivers getting flat tires.
On the inside tire you rotated the locking cam "counter clock rotation" while the outside of the tire you did a "clock rotation" Am I correct on this observation?
thank you for sharing. Punchy cord has a good price at Harbor Freight Tools, i don’t know if it works on these snow chains. i may try them on this Winter.
U r first mistake was folding the chains when u picked em up off the ground , grab the middle chain & pick them up that way , & u don't drive forward when u r installing chains , u back over the chains , cause if u ever spin out & have to chain up on a hill , u r not gonna b driving forward to install chains , u r gonna b backing up to install them
Eh how about getting good terrain tires for winter would save dam time effort Etc I know they make ‘em it’s just greedy multi million companies wanna save money and endanger you ,… “safety first “ they always say but that is not fully true.
why would you want singles? two seconds more and you got your tipples on. but then again I have a 7 axle logging truck 60,000 kg / 132.000 lbs with tolerances or an 8 axle super B 63.500 kg / 140,000 lbs. and those are such cute chains. no trigs and so lite.
Yeah, pick those chains up to your chin, because there's no trailer to worry about in this lousy presentation, ha ha... It's better to pick them up about elbow high, remember, you'll be hooked to a trailer out there, you don't want them chin high Not as easy as it looks. There's no trailer. Teach this with an actual trailer while working with the drives It's so easy when you have no obstructions. Not to mention the miserable conditions while on the road. This is terrible. When on the road and working under a trailer is very easy to throw the other half of the triple rail chain in between the tires and need to explain that. What's a dummy Hook..where?? Nice camera work. What's the bungee chord for?? ..no explanation...
Not really, if he can, you can. Swift just happens to be a company that deals with newer drivers... in the midst of it all you can do anything you set your mind too
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Awesome work, superb job by this trainer in demonstrating how to set up your snow chains, thank you!!!
Have to give them props for trying - but showing the duals like this isn't reality. Show us with the trailer hooked up (hint - if installing triples, I usually dolly down, unhook, and pull ahead about 6 feet - makes it much much much easier to get at the inner and centre hooks). I used to be an oilfield driver in Canada before I got into highway driving and chaining up is routine in the oilpatch.
Can’t wait to watch a Swift driver chain up on the Highway Thru Hell ( hiway 5 Choquihala in British Columbia) after learning from this video.
I’ll have my coffee and popcorn ready.
LoL from Alberta!,🇨🇦🇺🇸😂
specially because this guy is installing the chain on that tires that are made for trainning
Swift needs to teach their drivers to drive first . Can’t wait to see future Swift videos , chains sailing through the air ! Delivering a Better Life to wreckers !
Quite usefull to know. A little suprised there aren't more videos that cover this... considering there are a lot of people new to driving, especially otr. Awesome video!! Ty!
I've got another one on my channel showing how to back a trailer too!
Easy when your tires are off the ground and warm weather. Let’s see you do it in a blizzard on a real truck
And in the dark !!!
Easy to do in dry weather without a trailer hooked.
In a real life scenario it sucks. You get wet & dirty.
All about being prepaired before hand aint it?
Derek I agree with you
watched 4-5 other like videos, this one the best by far !!
This is so cool, always wondered how chains are attached on a simi
Somebody show us how it's really done please. First off, can't find a safe place to pull all the way off the road. Snowing hard with 6 inches of the white death on the ground. Crawling underneath to hook the chains together, and tighten them, while you've got ice cold water dripping on you from underneath the trailer. Can you show me the quick and easy way to do that please? That's what I really want to know.
To save time on single chains get a 4 inch square piece wood 12 inches long. Put wood on inside drive tire, back up truck so inside tire goes up on the wood leaving outside tire 4 inches off the ground. Can now put single chain on nice and tight...and quick..no mess...if you use 2 pieces of wood can do both sides at once :)
I always loosely, temporarily hook the outside chain first so the entire chain cannot slip over the tire while I'm working on the inside hooks. Can be a real pain when the chain slips between the wheels or onto the axle. Learned from experience. Also, good to have heavy-duty insulated rubber gloves as the leather gloves get soaked and very cold. Best regards, Jon
Thank you for the demonstration John. Very helpful!
Do yourself a favour and look at some of the other videos on here or better yet get someone with lots of experience to train you.
Take the advice from a driver that has driven the Highway Thru Hell (Hwy 5 British Columbia) a lot years That is not how to chain up. I would never do it like that.
Ladies and Gentlemen.. We might have witnessed the first Swift driver to back up at least 2 feet without hitting something.
😂
thanks you. this helpful.
Useful advice...for chaining up in a sandstorm🤪👍 however good summary on the triple rail book folding method. Never seen that type installed before.
Very informative, thanks!
You're welcome! Feel free to subscribe to my channel for more helpful tips. There's a great video tutorial on how to back a semi and trailer too
Putting chains on a lifted tires is easy but putting chains on a truck in snow is different.
Thanks Dan really helpful Video
Lame comments, "it's easier when the wheels are off the ground." Well duh!
Good video imo.
Good video. This old dog learned a new trick.
Great video, thanks!
Should have noticed it’s training for Swift drivers. It’s a wonder they didn’t put the truck on it’s side first.
Thanks you for the video!
You were almost right on this. Except turning the cams. You never tighten cams without rolling ahead. You roll ahead about 3 to 4 rotations then on the hooks or boomers you retighten the tails again then turn the cans. Your way your will have broken cross links and other drivers getting flat tires.
That was great help thanks swift
at the end he saids " your good to go", he should of said " your good and screwed.."
jparker parker Good To Go is the name of my boat. I think I’m changing that.
This explained why swift trucks are found in ditches upside down cause they are taught to get their axles up in the air😂😂😂
Doing this in az is funny
If it's cold enough, won't bungee cords be useless?
really. Swift giving a class on chaining is like Jeffery Dahmer giving a cooking class..
“So I don’t get all wet and icy” 😂
On the inside tire you rotated the locking cam "counter clock rotation" while the outside of the tire you did a "clock rotation" Am I correct on this observation?
Good Video, Thaks
thank you for sharing. Punchy cord has a good price at Harbor Freight Tools, i don’t know if it works on these snow chains. i may try them on this Winter.
It's John Kramer for Saw?
why are the slack adjusters on the inside.
👍👍👍
Ahí se ve muy fácil, pero ya en la práctica no es nada similar a éso
and nobody talks about getting the chains off from the tires.
Love the rubber gloves to chain up🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
When I grow up I wanna work swift academy
How to chain when your truck has flipped upside down.
U r first mistake was folding the chains when u picked em up off the ground , grab the middle chain & pick them up that way , & u don't drive forward when u r installing chains , u back over the chains , cause if u ever spin out & have to chain up on a hill , u r not gonna b driving forward to install chains , u r gonna b backing up to install them
Good
Where are the Somoli, Mexican, and Russian translators?
Why did I ever decide to sign on with swift...my god.
go and put it on a actural trl so everyone can see how it is instead of a axler in the air.
This is the most clueless chaining demo I have come across yet. Tires up in the air, in the sunshine in Phoenix! LOL. This is comedy at its best.
LoL from Northern Canada!,🇨🇦🇺🇸😂
Then the Swift driver trades the chains for a blunt and a 40 and slides down Cabbage into the ditch,,, the end.
Phoenix. Oh it really snows there a lot during winter!!!!!! Lol
Eh how about getting good terrain tires for winter would save dam time effort Etc I know they make ‘em it’s just greedy multi million companies wanna save money and endanger you ,… “safety first “ they always say but that is not fully true.
Why does he keep turning to block the camera view ???? Very annoying
He's trying to protect his private parts...🙄
He also seems to be preoccupied with bananas for some reason.🥴
Bruh...
Hahha
Swift is running triples lol also your going to move forward well if only it was that easy
why would you want singles? two seconds more and you got your tipples on. but then again I have a 7 axle logging truck 60,000 kg / 132.000 lbs with tolerances or an 8 axle super B 63.500 kg / 140,000 lbs. and those are such cute chains. no trigs and so lite.
I prefer you do that on the real wheels...not on trainning wheels....thats does not make sense cause is not the rea life
I don't work for free sorry. Pay me please!
😂😂😂🙏🙏 LMAFO🙈🙈🙈🚚✈️✈️⛓⛓. Swift at cabbage Hill OR
Yeah, pick those chains up to your chin, because there's no trailer to worry about in this lousy presentation, ha ha... It's better to pick them up about elbow high, remember, you'll be hooked to a trailer out there, you don't want them chin high
Not as easy as it looks. There's no trailer. Teach this with an actual trailer while working with the drives
It's so easy when you have no obstructions. Not to mention the miserable conditions while on the road. This is terrible. When on the road and working under a trailer is very easy to throw the other half of the triple rail chain in between the tires and need to explain that.
What's a dummy Hook..where??
Nice camera work.
What's the bungee chord for??
..no explanation...
After watching video I see exactly why Swift drivers have no idea how to chain up.
And this is one of the many reasons why Swift drivers driving skills suck!! the training devices are so unrealistic..
Not really, if he can, you can. Swift just happens to be a company that deals with newer drivers... in the midst of it all you can do anything you set your mind too
You are asking your drivers double chain duals? Your company sucks!!