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Navigate Hills and Use Hill Assist

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How NOT to run Heavy equipment. Mistakes & red flags in a 60 ton rock truck #2

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Navigating hills in an articulated dump truck presents unique challenges, primarily reduced visibility over the front of the truck when ascending. Approach hills steadily. Utilize the 'Hill Assist' feature for enhanced safety and control on inclines. To activate, drive up the hill and come to a complete stop using the main brake pedal. The Hill Assist system will automatically hold the truck in place for a short period, preventing it from rolling backward. To resume movement, simply press the accelerator pedal. This feature is active on slopes of 10% grade or steeper.

Goal: Safely traverse inclines using specialized truck features.

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  • Volvo A60H Articulated Dump Truck Volvo — The vehicle being operated

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up and down when you go to dump or load. Go up that hill, stand, that's a big hill. That's a big hill. It's even bigger than you. Oh, it is. You start going up that hill and you can't see anything over the front end of your truck. I don't like that. Actually, if you do it a couple five times, you're fine. Yeah. Give it some gas. Come on. Oh, Jesus. Straight up that hill. Straight up it. All right. When you get about all the way to the top, I want you to come to a complete stop using that brake on your right hand side. Which one is it? One on one next to your accelerator right now. Right now. Right now. Hit the brake. Hit the brake. Hit the brake. Hit the brake. Hit the brake. Hit the brake. Stop. Hold it down. Let off. This is called hill assist. So, some of the new vehicles on the road actually have this in their trucks. And when you're going up a hill, as long as it's 10% or better, you come to a complete stop, the truck will stay stopped on the hill. So if you're waiting for a a truck in front of you to get loaded or unloaded, you're on the hill, you can come to a complete stop and the truck will just sit here. So now all you have to do is hit the accelerator and we'll move on. I can't see anything. You're fine. You're fine. Just keep on straight. All right. So, what we're going to do is we're going to go down the hill and then go up this next hill to the right. It's kind of tight. You You go slow. Okay. Good. You're doing fine. I'm good with this. [laughter] Nothing like getting your heart rate working in the morning. Uh-huh. So, so now you feel the engine brake kicking in. Yeah. See there? It really kicked in. Am I supposed to stop on the brake here, too? Cuz I'm not. You can a little bit if you want. Or go to the right. Slow fluid motions. You're doing great.

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