Top video mate, you put it together really well, came out excellent!!! Must be the best hook lift video available to watch on UA-cam, haven't seen any others that show this much of the action/task, but definitely the best one of an Aussie hooker anyway. I reckon it worked out well getting this in daylight, shows the truck better and highlights that bright red packer, both look real nice together. It's quick and easy work when you can simply bring the bins straight up and over like it was shown! The let down with the dino at Banksmeadow was the inability to reverse under packers to get them on, due to the type of ground surface which would make them slide back, always had to do it stage by stage which was a bugger. Spewing hard about the two wide spin arounds to get on the other side of the packer, turning circle is just that tiny bit too large for a single swing... can be done, but gotta be right on the mark. Usually I can get around the ending scene in one turn too, but what screwed me that morning was the gate not being fully open, so needed to take it a bit wider =( Damn annoying the main locks are so hidden in the shade, really is hard to capture the rear sets engaging in a single shot, you sort of need to be looking in the right spots to know they're even moving haha The front lock captures are great but and at least you got a brilliant shot of the rear locks station unobstructed in clear view to show exactly how they function. Also thought it was cool seeing the container handler in action in the background at times, a bit of behind the scenes action at Banksmeadow. Sweet to see all this happening from outside the cab for a change as well, very enjoyable to watch myself operating a different machine =D
Wow what a great video! Such great close-ups and very well shot and edited. Great work. You were super lucky being able to get the full experience and I think you aced it. And good on Mitch for letting this happen.
Top video mate, you put it together really well, came out excellent!!! Must be the best hook lift video available to watch on UA-cam, haven't seen any others that show this much of the action/task, but definitely the best one of an Aussie hooker anyway. I reckon it worked out well getting this in daylight, shows the truck better and highlights that bright red packer, both look real nice together. It's quick and easy work when you can simply bring the bins straight up and over like it was shown! The let down with the dino at Banksmeadow was the inability to reverse under packers to get them on, due to the type of ground surface which would make them slide back, always had to do it stage by stage which was a bugger. Spewing hard about the two wide spin arounds to get on the other side of the packer, turning circle is just that tiny bit too large for a single swing... can be done, but gotta be right on the mark. Usually I can get around the ending scene in one turn too, but what screwed me that morning was the gate not being fully open, so needed to take it a bit wider =( Damn annoying the main locks are so hidden in the shade, really is hard to capture the rear sets engaging in a single shot, you sort of need to be looking in the right spots to know they're even moving haha The front lock captures are great but and at least you got a brilliant shot of the rear locks station unobstructed in clear view to show exactly how they function. Also thought it was cool seeing the container handler in action in the background at times, a bit of behind the scenes action at Banksmeadow. Sweet to see all this happening from outside the cab for a change as well, very enjoyable to watch myself operating a different machine =D
Wow what a great video! Such great close-ups and very well shot and edited. Great work. You were super lucky being able to get the full experience and I think you aced it. And good on Mitch for letting this happen.
i just applied for a hook truck job and this video gave me a good insight into what happens
Great to hear my video could be of some help and give you an insight into the Job and concept of what a hook lift is and does!
Awesome video Alex is that Mitch who’s oporating it
'Promo SM'
Is it just me or is the transfer station right next to the job?
Also surprised the rear locks aren't painted white or yellow.
The Tip is pretty close to the Job only about a 15min drive away