Great vid, Ken and have a great Aussie Day, cobber. I was born in Adelaide, then went "bush." Say "Hi" to Yunta and Mannahill on the way; the Ampol Truck Stop on the left,where you fueled up, was where I did my Apprenticeship from 1964>1970. It was then the Late A.E. Sherriff's BP "Oasis" Garage. Loved growing up here and in Mannahill where my Late dad and brother had the General Store. Things were a lot different then, as the rail standardisation had not been done and which "killed" these little places. The road from The Burra, to Cockburn was diet and quite a few narrow bridges, but a steady stream of trucking operators, like TNT, Hi-Speed, Joe Attard, Glen Adams, Barrett's Overnight, Silverton Transport and marine freighters, hept the towns and broken Hill supplied. Gee, the shot of the Willyama Hotel in Broken Hill, bings back fond memories of my Late brother, Murray, whom always stayed there between "sheds", when he was wool classing with shearing contractor, Mick Stevens.. I haven't been back to SA since 1993 but will be heading over the Nullabor in June, to visit my old home(s) of those days from 1949 on, lol.
Thanks for your videos, my hubby and I love watching your trips. We’ve done a few trips around Australia, but you seem to come up with places we haven’t been… not only enjoy driving with you but you have great taste in music, kept on truckin’ …. 🚚🚛🚚
Good info re headlights . I am a firm believer in having my headlights on in my car ant time of day. I regularly say to people “to light up your life, have your headlights on”.
Most new cars have DRLs in them Daylight Running Lights which are not as big as the headlights but are normally High Intensity LEDs. Which are very effective much better than the headlights and as they are on all the time you do not have to remember to turn them on
The problem with having headlights on in the daytime is that your taillights are also on. The authorities worried that the taillights could lessen the impact of brake lights in the day time, So daytime running lights are just on the front with no taillight power But I do agree with lights on in poor light and fog and at dusk.
I'm telling everyone here I know across the ditch - the music, the scenery and Ken coming across as one good solid guy - IMHO makes the top 5 trucking You Tube sites in the world. The Australian Tourism Board should be buying/using these, love all the cool small towns too. Thanks Ken !
Thanks for another very professional video. I have been following you for a year or so & I think this is the first time I have seen you tow a road train not a b double. Great video, music & drone footage. Cheers 😀
I really enjoyed the video you made ,the scenery was amazing and the t610 did well and you taking a road train back up north was awesome and I can't wait to see part 2 of this awesome roadtrain vlog keep on trucking 👍 🤙 🚛
Was doing a hot shot from a mine out Emerald way to Roxy Downs in a Ute and trailer and that section from Burke to Cobar nearly broke me. Was about 2am going through Burke, got about half way then had to pull off in a lay by( with 6 or caravans around in the bush tracks) to sleep got a few hours…..thought I would never see the end of those straights. Great vlog as always Ken, stay safe.
Thanks Ken, great video. Your camera angles, continuity and editing are really good. I know it takes time and at times may be frustrating, but it sets you apart and adds to the enjoyment.
Great video again, Ken! Loved seeing the small towns you passed through on the way. It did look so dry though. Drone footage was amazing to see the parched landscape. Also good advice re the headlights. I drive a black car so always have my headlights on when driving on the highways - black car, black highway, overcast day or night! Important advice! Keep safe :)
Another great video. Excellent point on the headlights so many travellers are oblivious to just how hard it is sometimes in poor light or wet roads to see oncoming vehicles. I have had numb nuts coming at me in thick fog with their lights off, makes you wonder if anything is happening between their ears. Keep it safe.
Hi Kenny, I leave headlights on 24/7 and haven't stopped in Wilcannia since 1988. Your vids are great and can't wait for the next one, having said that I don't mind the wait as I can only imagine the time you put into each production. Thanks again. (Retired from interstate but still do the occasional trip in the Mid North SA.
Hey mate, fantastic to see you pulling double train up to brizy, have a great trip bud, hope to catch our trains coming across Nullarbor soon🤙 take it easy mate
A triple dolly! I see the Fox depot yard in Wubin. Maybe your getting ready to pull triples up into the Pilbara? No more concrete standing, or boutique truck stops. Just heat & dust & distance, although they're pretty switched on along Magnet to Meeka. Cheers.
We love your videos and always look out for you on the roads to hope one day say Hi. We enjoy the videos with oncoming trucks and passing trucks footage. You are a professional driver doing it right. 👋🏻🤙
Great selection of music this video Ken. Thanks also for the town names a great help. Travelled the Kidman many times not sure I would have liked it at night Generally stop at Cobar then Cunnamulla. Brian
G'day Kenny ... my daughter used to live at Yunta managing a sheep station household. Cooked for the shearers and other workers and believe it or not, met her now husband when he was on site repairing the dams.
I'm 78, and a former TRUCKIE (never 'ex'), I am not a Trucky or a Trucker. The old saying is true... you can the man outa trucking, but, you can't take the truckie outa... etc, etc. This bloke does a good job... but, man alive, the game changed since I left it in the 1980s due to a busted-off leg. Keep on truckin', you blokes... your country needs you.
Great video thanks Ken. Loved the drone footage, geez the country is dry out that way. Or does it always look like that? Thanks for putting a name to the music.
Happy Australia Day Ken ... something different on an A-double combo running between Adelaide to Brisbane good video & drone shots keep safe out there 🤙
Kenny bloody great that you are now showing song title and artist. 12 months ago you did a trip "Melons to Brisbane" in which the music was fantastic I gave up searching for the artist. Can you play this music again on a future tape? Keep safe
Thanks for another great video Ken. Really appreciate your efforts. If you're looking for something different to include, have you thought about showing what you do during the editing phase? I'd be interested to see what you do, how many clips you're working with, how you build the story and what's involved. You could include a few minutes of the editing process over several videos, say at the end. Just a thought. All the best.
Another rippa Kenny, love the old towns and their architecture. Loved the shots looking back from the top of the fuel tanks. They’re getting better and better with experience . Mate is their footage to come in the future of the Adelaide, Perth road train trip? Don’t answer me mate a mention in next months vlog will do . Kenny stay safe and keep on trucking😊
All looking good, jezz , did your thermometer read 46c , that's getting a bit warm , it's good to see ya chippa , we'll see ya on the follow up 👉 pt 2 👍✌️
Gday Kenny, love your videos and I was wondering if you could mention as well what you are carting more often. As a Queenslander I was baffled by what we could possibly be needing from Adelaide(only joking) But it is interesting to know what is being transported. Cheers
Thanks for the ride along in the daylight. I will trade you a bit of that 46° weather, just a bit. We've had a few nights at -20°, nothing above 0° since Jan 1, but less snow than southern US. Love your choice of music. You are in our July - shouldn't your crops be more green? From St George, ON, Canada
@@deere7227 I watch big rig becca, and your winters are crazy over there. That’s just the Broken Hill landscape lol, it gets a little greener in the next video
Hi Ken. Love watching your videos. I was just wondering what speed are your trucks governed at what speed. And secondly what shifts do you work ? 1 month o n Just wondering. Cheers Steve the grey nomad
Lurve the drone footage, lurve the scenery ~ I kick up google maps watching your vids so I can follow you better and look at distances and locations. Lurve ya work ole mate. Edit: Lurve ya music sections.
@@samgibson5780 yes, speed is reduced down to 90 kms, load weight is increased by up to 30 tonnes so that back trailer is pushing and pulling you around a bit, the secret is not to fight it, steer the truck straight but let the steering wheel do its thing, it’ll move left and right a little but overall, the whole unit will run straight down the road
Thank you for the stunning scenery and great music. Stay safe 😊😊
Hey Kenny not only are you a great ambassador for Lindsay Brothers but also for the Transport industry👍🏼
Another top class video mate😊
@@lylechapman9757 Thanks Lyle
Could not agree more 👌
worth more money for the good PR
Hey Ken , another awesome video, enjoying the night driving as well. You’re going great. Thank you for all the effort
Great vid, Ken and have a great Aussie Day, cobber. I was born in Adelaide, then went "bush." Say "Hi" to Yunta and Mannahill on the way; the Ampol Truck Stop on the left,where you fueled up, was where I did my Apprenticeship from 1964>1970. It was then the Late A.E. Sherriff's BP "Oasis" Garage. Loved growing up here and in Mannahill where my Late dad and brother had the General Store. Things were a lot different then, as the rail standardisation had not been done and which "killed" these little places. The road from The Burra, to Cockburn was diet and quite a few narrow bridges, but a steady stream of trucking operators, like TNT, Hi-Speed, Joe Attard, Glen Adams, Barrett's Overnight, Silverton Transport and marine freighters, hept the towns and broken Hill supplied. Gee, the shot of the Willyama Hotel in Broken Hill, bings back fond memories of my Late brother, Murray, whom always stayed there between "sheds", when he was wool classing with shearing contractor, Mick Stevens.. I haven't been back to SA since 1993 but will be heading over the Nullabor in June, to visit my old home(s) of those days from 1949 on, lol.
Thanks for your videos, my hubby and I love watching your trips. We’ve done a few trips around Australia, but you seem to come up with places we haven’t been… not only enjoy driving with you but you have great taste in music, kept on truckin’ …. 🚚🚛🚚
What an awesome video Ken,
This country is full of stunning scenery and a few goats. The goats love it around Cobar to Bourke .
Keep on trucking 👍
Awesome vid Ken love watching your videos makes me miss the interstate driving.
Happy Australia Day
Good info re headlights . I am a firm believer in having my headlights on in my car ant time of day. I regularly say to people “to light up your life, have your headlights on”.
Most new cars have DRLs in them Daylight Running Lights which are not as big as the headlights but are normally High Intensity LEDs. Which are very effective much better than the headlights and as they are on all the time you do not have to remember to turn them on
I agree. I do alot of coyntry driving. Always have my headlights on.
The problem with having headlights on in the daytime is that your taillights are also on. The authorities worried that the taillights could lessen the impact of brake lights in the day time, So daytime running lights are just on the front with no taillight power But I do agree with lights on in poor light and fog and at dusk.
How do you only have 12k subscribers a Channel like this should have a million
@@FarmerBen86 Thanks so much mate
I'm telling everyone here I know across the ditch - the music, the scenery and Ken coming across as one good solid guy - IMHO makes the top 5 trucking You Tube sites in the world. The Australian Tourism Board should be buying/using these, love all the cool small towns too. Thanks Ken !
For a truck driver you make an EXCELLENT cameraman and producer 💯
Obviously a great driver/operator too 🚛
This bloke has a great talent with these videos. It's like we are I the trucking with him looking at the great roads he travels on.
Thank you Kenny, another terrific trip video 👏👏
Thanks for another very professional video. I have been following you for a year or so & I think this is the first time I have seen you tow a road train not a b double. Great video, music & drone footage. Cheers 😀
Another great Vlog, and Happy Australia Day, 🇦🇺cheers from Downunder,🦘🦘🦘🇦🇺❤️
Another beauty Kenny showing how big open & dry inner Australia really is, Stay safe and keep the Tyers on the black stuff.
Happy Australia Day Kenny, Another great video 😊👌
Great photography... great music..... very relaxing to watch even for us non-truckers. (I've just subscribed)
@@MrSunnyuber Thanks mate and welcome
Ya make backin' that dolly under that second trailer look easy. LOL! You go to a lot of effort for those camera shots, well done Brother!
great video , a real pro
Happy new year Ken nice to see you back. Love the videos and the history lessons.
I really enjoyed the video you made ,the scenery was amazing and the t610 did well and you taking a road train back up north was awesome and I can't wait to see part 2 of this awesome roadtrain vlog keep on trucking 👍 🤙 🚛
Great shots of the small towns along the way 🫡
Fantastic video as usual Ken, hey I hope your not up in North Qld and stranded in the extreme wet weather.
Enjoy Australia Day
Great video be safe
Hi Ken, we have a beautiful country and you show how much more beauty we have through your videos. Thankyou Ken keep safe.
Was doing a hot shot from a mine out Emerald way to Roxy Downs in a Ute and trailer and that section from Burke to Cobar nearly broke me. Was about 2am going through Burke, got about half way then had to pull off in a lay by( with 6 or caravans around in the bush tracks) to sleep got a few hours…..thought I would never see the end of those straights.
Great vlog as always Ken, stay safe.
Oh look out it's the Road Train Adventures Homeless Trucky. Awesome stuff
You are the king of gathering raw video and editing. Love your work mate.. ex Truckie/Trucker.. watching from Siquijor Provence.
Cheers mate, I appreciate it.
Great vid mate really enjoyed this one, the scenery and music was spot on
Thanks Ken, great video.
Your camera angles, continuity and editing are really good. I know it takes time and at times may be frustrating, but it sets you apart and adds to the enjoyment.
Another great video Ken , SA sure needs some rain .. looks pretty dry " like always great music thanks mate see you in the next one
Great video again, Ken! Loved seeing the small towns you passed through on the way. It did look so dry though. Drone footage was amazing to see the parched landscape. Also good advice re the headlights. I drive a black car so always have my headlights on when driving on the highways - black car, black highway, overcast day or night! Important advice! Keep safe :)
Another great video. Excellent point on the headlights so many travellers are oblivious to just how hard it is sometimes in poor light or wet roads to see oncoming vehicles. I have had numb nuts coming at me in thick fog with their lights off, makes you wonder if anything is happening between their ears. Keep it safe.
Hi Kenny, I leave headlights on 24/7 and haven't stopped in Wilcannia since 1988. Your vids are great and can't wait for the next one, having said that I don't mind the wait as I can only imagine the time you put into each production. Thanks again. (Retired from interstate but still do the occasional trip in the Mid North SA.
Thanks
@@jurgenfreiberger6593 Thanks so very much Jurgen, really appreciate it mate
Pretty cool Road Train you made it look easy backing the dolly under the second trailer safe travels mate
Great video mate 👍
Another awesome video was in Burra recently. Whole town heritage listed. Thank you for the work you put in.
Cant wait for the next episode. Thankyou for your efforts Ken. Travelled exactly the same track just before Christmas. Big open spaces.
Hey mate, fantastic to see you pulling double train up to brizy, have a great trip bud, hope to catch our trains coming across Nullarbor soon🤙 take it easy mate
Another awesome production and informative. Can't wait for it to be continued, stay safe
Great video Ken watching from the Philippines long time sub Happy Australia Day... Cheers
A triple dolly! I see the Fox depot yard in Wubin.
Maybe your getting ready to pull triples up into the Pilbara?
No more concrete standing, or boutique truck stops.
Just heat & dust & distance, although they're pretty switched on along Magnet to Meeka. Cheers.
Excellent....thank you
Awesome work,keep it up Ken,Happy Australia Day mate👍😎
We love your videos and always look out for you on the roads to hope one day say Hi. We enjoy the videos with oncoming trucks and passing trucks footage. You are a professional driver doing it right. 👋🏻🤙
Great video and music Kenny, catch you on the next one and stay safe out there.
Another great vid mate so glad I found this channel of yours , drive and be safe out there mate
@@rosshalliwell2096 Thanks Ross
Great selection of music this video Ken. Thanks also for the town names a great help. Travelled the Kidman many times not sure I would have liked it at night Generally stop at Cobar then Cunnamulla. Brian
Yes, love the town names!
Another great clip Kenny from your two favourite Gay men. Our favourite place on this trip was when you went through Cockburn you naughty man Ken
@@romangrzincic7756 😂 lol
Another beauty from Ken James Productions.
G'day Kenny ... my daughter used to live at Yunta managing a sheep station household. Cooked for the shearers and other workers and believe it or not, met her now husband when he was on site repairing the dams.
Nice one Ken, looking forward to part 2😊
I'm 78, and a former TRUCKIE (never 'ex'), I am not a Trucky or a Trucker. The old saying is true... you can the man outa trucking, but, you can't take the truckie outa... etc, etc. This bloke does a good job... but, man alive, the game changed since I left it in the 1980s due to a busted-off leg. Keep on truckin', you blokes... your country needs you.
morning kenny another great video I ,d watch running roadtrains , lindsays will have you in perth before you know it regards steve
Happy Australia day kenny .
And for another great video
Looking forward to part 2
Stay safe
Ken … ripper blog! Very very good on the drone
Another nice video, thanks Phil
Thanks for adding the music titles and artists
Awesome video Ken. Getting even better at them. 😀😀
Happy New Year mate, keep the clips coming, safe travels over there
Great video thanks Ken. Loved the drone footage, geez the country is dry out that way. Or does it always look like that? Thanks for putting a name to the music.
@@dross5204 It usually looks pretty dry around broken hill
Thanks!
@@chriswoods2263 Thanks Chris, really appreciate it mate
Been wondering when you might do a road train run.. good work Ken keep em coming 👍
Happy Australia Day Ken ... something different on an A-double combo running between Adelaide to Brisbane good video & drone shots keep safe out there 🤙
Hi Ken I'm trucking with ya matey looking a bit dry out that way "aye" stay safe cheers "RB" Albury
Kenny bloody great that you are now showing song title and artist.
12 months ago you did a trip "Melons to Brisbane" in which the music was fantastic I gave up searching for the artist.
Can you play this music again on a future tape?
Keep safe
Sure mate, I’ll put some on the next video, I get all the music from Epidemicsound.com
Happy Australia Day Kenny!
Thanks for another great video Ken. Really appreciate your efforts. If you're looking for something different to include, have you thought about showing what you do during the editing phase? I'd be interested to see what you do, how many clips you're working with, how you build the story and what's involved. You could include a few minutes of the editing process over several videos, say at the end. Just a thought. All the best.
@@simonbell8996 yeah, could be interesting, I don’t really have to think about the story very much, Lindsays normally tell me what the story is lol
Another rippa Kenny, love the old towns and their architecture. Loved the shots looking back from the top of the fuel tanks. They’re getting better and better with experience . Mate is their footage to come in the future of the Adelaide, Perth road train trip? Don’t answer me mate a mention in next months vlog will do . Kenny stay safe and keep on trucking😊
Hi Kenny I have been enjoying your blogs thank you for all of your hard work 💜 ❤️ and plz say hello to joy..❤..thanks kaela..
Thanks Kaela, I will say hello to Joy
Thanks 😊 🫂
All looking good, jezz , did your thermometer read 46c , that's getting a bit warm , it's good to see ya chippa , we'll see ya on the follow up 👉 pt 2 👍✌️
Keep on trucking mate 😎
Good idea with the lights. When the shadows are long, lights are on.
Gday Kenny, love your videos and I was wondering if you could mention as well what you are carting more often. As a Queenslander I was baffled by what we could possibly be needing from Adelaide(only joking) But it is interesting to know what is being transported. Cheers
@@TonyLowen sure mate, I’ll add it in
Although it's dry, it's still beautiful.
Awesome Ken. Hoping “Ken the Chef” makes a comeback 👍
Great stuff kenny no road trains for me bdouble good enough no wondering trailers
Yeah, I prefer the b triples
Good stuff mate 💪🏽✌🏽
Good idea about turning your lights on.
First go with the dolly big fellah?like you're .Thx for the effort.
Good video
keep on truckin ken God bless u an joyce have a great australian day greetings from ayr queensland ☺👍👵👴🖤🧡❤🪃🦘🔵⚪🔴💐🌹
Thanks for the ride along in the daylight. I will trade you a bit of that 46° weather, just a bit. We've had a few nights at -20°, nothing above 0° since Jan 1, but less snow than southern US. Love your choice of music. You are in our July - shouldn't your crops be more green? From St George, ON, Canada
@@deere7227 I watch big rig becca, and your winters are crazy over there.
That’s just the Broken Hill landscape lol, it gets a little greener in the next video
Testing out the lorry running across there in the heat 👍👍I stopped in Wilcannia once ,, once .
Another good One Ken , how ye like the train compared to the B Double , nice paint job on the rear trailer , till the next one , take care
@charlestaylor8566 The trains are a lot heavier lol
Truckers ,backbone of Australia,great veiwing ,top work!??
Good idea putting the song titles up as they are playing.. Started at 11 .30 last night, and moved 35 tons of fish 800 k's
@@aussietruckphotosandmodels8510 Been asked to do it for ages lol, finally remembered
Cheers mate
Hi Ken.
Love watching your videos. I was just wondering what speed are your trucks governed at what speed. And secondly what shifts do you work ? 1 month o n Just wondering. Cheers Steve the grey nomad
We’re governed at 100kms, and my shift starts in September through to June lol
Thanks mate ..great trip
Getting close to us there Ken
Is Hermadale pub still open Ken most of em close up drink driving put stop too most of em CHEERSX
Sad to see alot of those Towns, Looking Chostly Quiet.
@@darrylmackie9184 yeah
Another great video Ken. Does your mandatory speed limit drop when you’re pulling a road train ?
@@roberthocking9138 yes, down to 90kms in NSW and in SA east of Pt Augusta
Lurve the drone footage, lurve the scenery ~ I kick up google maps watching your vids so I can follow you better and look at distances and locations. Lurve ya work ole mate. Edit: Lurve ya music sections.
Great video Ken. Bloody hot at 46degrees. Do you leave your truck running and air conditioning on when you stop mate?
Nah, it cools down pretty quick after I get going
Hey Ken another great Video the road train looks good how do you find it compared to a b double? You seem comfortable with it. 👍
@@matthewwalter3423 it’s ok, prefer the b triple though
New addition the road train signs on the front
Small upgrade lol
👌👌👌👌🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺👍💯
What sort of drone are you flying? Great video.
@@burnburniepictures A DJI mini 4 pro
Much difference in comfort/handling/speed between road train and B-double? (A non trucky here!)
@@samgibson5780 yes, speed is reduced down to 90 kms, load weight is increased by up to 30 tonnes so that back trailer is pushing and pulling you around a bit, the secret is not to fight it, steer the truck straight but let the steering wheel do its thing, it’ll move left and right a little but overall, the whole unit will run straight down the road