ATS - Hauling a Volvo Tipper through the mountain route to Thompson Falls

​@SCS Software recently tweeted a challenge - what's the biggest cargo that someone has taken across their new twisty off-road trail challenge to ThompsonFalls in the latest Montana map DLC.

I like those sorts of challenges - it doesn't say "HAUL HVY" on my truck license plate for laughs, you know!

So, I found a freight job to take an articulated Volvo tipper weighing 22t on a triple-bogey trailer setup - no chance or reversing out of trouble if any came my way - and set off. The whole rig weight 44t and was somewhere between 50ft and a bazillion miles long.

Along the way, I change gearboxes and also give the Sun a shove forward a few hours to give everyone a better view. Not only of the trail, but also the new mountain goat plushie on the passenger seat - another secret-ish Montana bonus!

Other videos you might like:
ATS - Texas DLC?? A sneaky look over the state line (3-part mini-series)
- Part 1: https://youtu.be/DkOCiYOAmCw
- Part 2: https://youtu.be/7ZPqWZAp8Nw
- Part 3: https://youtu.be/G8CM49KPdcg
ETS2 Drives of Discovery - DSL map : Driving the Unmarked Roads
- https://youtu.be/fRc6vOUmbno
ETS2 - Off-roading in style: Scania Paradiso G7 1800 DD out on the trails
- https://youtu.be/O_MSUWns5Fk

Chapters:
00:00 - Channel intro for ATS, welcome back, and setting the scene
01:10 - Change the gearbox - full auto to sequential
01:50 - Thoughts about the new Western Star 57X, and gear ratios
02:42 - Changing the time of day
04:04 - First slightly tricky bit
04:27 - The 'burbs of El Paso
04:45 - First bridge - get the cargo lined up properly
05:37 - Second bridge - a bit broken down
06:55 - Truck goes off-trail so cargo stays on it
07:14 - Third bridge - a few beams across a gap
07:48 - The tightest turn on the route, built into a cliff-face
10:32 - Shall we try the Chinook special cargo next...?!
11:42 - The last bridge, destination in sight, and outro

Links:
Mountain Roads map mod (start a new profile for this one):
https://sharemods.com/ob8vsg69ao4q/mountain_roads.scs.html
"The American Truckers Guide to everything!"
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=645553604
SiSL’s Route Advisor:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=670285471
SiSL's Mega Pack:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=652225351
Finding Undiscovered Roads (there is a version for ETS2 as well)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=940081168