You may think there is no need for a top 10 best trucks for SnowRunner Season 13: Dig & Drill. And based on the timing of this video, that is partly true. For those who have not yet beaten the single Zherbai Quarries map in the Almaty Region of Kazakhstan, however, this guide is for you.
Now, Season 13: Dig & Drill (review on the channel) is not a mud-fest nor is it especially complicated. It even has a decent and relatively obstruction-less tarmac road network, opening the door to a wider array of potential trucks you can use. Yay variety.
But there are some technical moments that can humble you faster than Spain in a football final. Yes, Mr Slate Block, I am looking at you. So without further chit-chat, here are my top ten best trucks for Season 13 and why. Subscribe, like and tell me about your fleet in the comments.
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At the start of my best trucks list is one of my favourites, the DAN 96320. A bouncy beast of raw power with a relatively high-up high saddle to aid trailer clearance and active suspension to raise it even further. As such, it is excellent for lugging the oversized cargo out of the main quarry.
The DAN 96320 is also almost immune to random damage, super stable and relatively short, which can come in handy for those pesky quarry obstacles. Fuel efficiency is good too. Sadly though there is no roof addon to bolster the total.
Introduced in Season 13: Dig & Drill, we have the PLAD 450 Chad. A slow, highly stable and strong eight-wheeler that weighs almost as much as your mum. It is not the most powerful truck in SnowRunner, but with gear management it can get just about anywhere.
Unless, that is, you are driven mad by the exhaust clangs that happen even with a clanger-less exhaust. Fortunately, it is capable of the useful crane, bed and trailer combination, great for logging and has a roof rack with 160 extra litres of fuel and 150 repair points.
Meanwhile, its stock tyres are actually decent and its fuel efficiency is less thirsty than Hawk Tuah girl. It might not be as powerful overall as the masterful Mastodon, but in some circumstances the PLAD 450 is unmatched.
Also unmatched is how long since I have used the Royal BM-17, my preferred steed for Alaska. Which makes sense given its deep mud performance. Well, lack of. For while it has AWD, it misses Diff Lock like I miss not needing an afternoon nap.
Then again, the small slice of Kazakhstan has a lot of tarmac and so its royally noticeable flaws are sliced in half by the sword of speed and the shield of nimbleness. This really is the truck for impatient truckers who love upsetting local law enforcement – providing you can keep it upright.
Paid DLC alert, however, trust me when I say the Azov 67096 ‘Atom’ is well worth considering for Season 13: Dig & Drill and beyond. It is basically the medic of SnowRunner trucks. Slap on the Azov General Repair & Refuel Unit and you get 2,500 litres of fuel, four spare tyres and 300 repair points.
Zherbai Quarries is 2×2 kilometres in size so while there is only one map to worry about, its spiral quarry roads and lengthy contracts can catch you out. That makes a support vehicle useful. It helps that the Atom is mighty capable of pulling trailers and cargo too.
Nimble, fast, more predictable than the mighty Tayga King yet still an unhinged beast, I present to you the Voron AE-4380. My favourite of the Voron family though it is a close fought contest and the Grad might be better if you are worried about range.
With bags of power, reasonable versatility and suspension more forgiving than a Taylor Swift critic, you could do a whole lot worse for lugging those eight tippy-as-hell Slate Blocks. Sadly, as with many veteran trucks, there is no roof addon for extra fuel or repair points. Not yet anyway.
Now, there may not be as many things to do in Season 13: Dig & Drill but scouting still features. That is why you may as well use one of the two new Season 13 trucks, the AAC 58-DW. Complete with switchable AWD and always-on Diff Lock.
Power tool name aside, this unusual looking four-wheeler has 180 litres of fuel if you equip the roof rack, its one and only frame addon. It is not just the range that I like either. The 58-DW is speedy, stable and can equip off-road and mud tyres. A surprisingly satisfying scout to drive too.
Yes – surprise, surprise – I snuck the Azov 73210 into my best trucks for Season 13 video. Because it is more stable than my exes and those easy-to-hate Slate Blocks can be a nightmare to transport. So make life easier with this girthy rear-steering, active suspension-blessed monster.
The 73210 is also fuel efficient, extremely powerful and about as versatile as it gets. Not bad for such a cheap truck you can get pretty early on in your SnowRunner quest. Even if its snout grazes the ground sometimes.
Next in my best trucks for Season 13 round-up is the Tatra T815-7. This bow-legged wonder from the land of stag-dos stays in gear longer than George Russel stays on the podium and can go a long way before it breaks down, thanks to a fuel-toting roof rack.
AWD and Diff Lock are switchable, making it more involving to drive and easier to manage fuel useage. There is also a unique-looking crane, which it can equip alongside its unique cargo bed and a trailer. Or just go crazy with its other unique addons then enjoy pleasing handling deliciousness.
Introduced as part of Season 11: Lights & Cameras, the Burlak 6×6 gets the crown for chonkiest scout in SnowRunner. It really was the Burlak 6×6 that ate all the pies.
Being thicc does mean it can carry a silly amount of repair points and fuel in the form of various addons, giving it an easy peasy time for scouting in Season 13: Dig & Drill. Just do not get too excited abouts its ability to pull heavy trailers. Trust me.
Yes, it can be unstable but then being a scout means it has access to an autonomous winch while those 69-inch off-road tyres make light work of the Almaty Region.
Lastly, we have the Tatra Phoenix. A Czech eight-wheeler that was recently buffed, helping it rise from the ashes of mediocrity. Something I hope to aspire to.
Now that it can manage a trailer, thicc crane and cargo bed all at once, the Tatra Phoenix is way more useful. You could even say it is good off-road despite having 46-inch shopping trolley wheels. Slap it in diff-lock and cruise in the highest low gear at a nippy pace.
It even has a far better turning circle than its T815-7 sibling, thanks to some rear-wheel steering. This plus is not quite enough to justify the loss of a roof addon, but it sure does help.
Here I shall end this best trucks round-up. As always, thank you for watching. Subscribe to the Tribe. Take care, bye.
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