American Construction Worker Reacts "Fred Dibnah's Made In Britain - Ep. 1 - Passion Of A Lifetime"
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
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How can you not love Fred? Rumour has it Gods got him employed roping up and maintaining Jacobs ladder 👍😁
Do'nt "hold" with such a thing, Raja, but if there be one, Fred'll be showing him the ropes !!
Nice one mate 👍
Don't forget refurbishing and re hanging the pearly gates.
Fred's costing up the 2nd tower of Babel to knock down for God.
@@maxmoore9955on the other side of that coin, Margaret Thatcher has only been in hell ten years and she's already shut down five furnaces and privatised the 9th circle.
They definitely " broke the mould " when Fred was born, massive respect to a lovely, genuine, down to earth British legend. RIP Buddy 🙏
they didn't just break the mould, they destroyed the plans and burnt down the factory too
The kid at the start was dressed up in traditional garb for the Victorian era as it was an event for Fred's last demolition. One of the best parts of this series is when Fred's second wife divorced him she refused to let him see the kids ("She went away from here saying, "I don't want your antiques, I don't want your house, I don't want any money," [...] But what she did do was take my lads away from me and I can't forgive her for that.") and in this series he gets to finally bond with them as they agree to join him on this farewell tour. I'm sure knowing you are going to die soon is tough but he was able to bow out his way with the people he loved.
Freds engineering skills are even better than his steeplejack ones, people forget he would rather restore something than destroy something.
I live about 5 minutes from where Fred used to live....Guy is a Legend.
How wonderful he achieved a lifetime goal before his illness took him. Never stopped until the end. A remarkable man ❤. Thank you for your reactions guys 🙏
Fred always loved his engines . The traction engines were his pride in joy nobody else was allowed near his engines.
I’ve never seen this, and I bloody love Fred Dibnah! So happy for him that he got to do this before he died. Fred represents the old school working class Northern man…like my Dad. It makes me really nostalgic for my childhood home. Can’t wait for more episodes.
That nostalgia is sign of getting old, IN MY CASE. i would'nt presume your age, flower. I'm of the same stock as the Fred, a bit later. Never the less, i remember the artisans coming round the houses, knife sharpeners, carpet cleaners, rat catchers too etc.. We were skint but happy.
For me Fred Dibnah always brings back memories of my grandad... He was from Barrow-in-Furness, so had a similar sort of dialect. He spent 8 years at sea with the merchant navy as a marine engineer, looking after the ship's steam engine and boiler.
After he died in 1999 I found his old engineering books stashed away in a cupboard, full of these beautiful diagrams of every intricate part of the ship's engine, with all his handwritten notes and calculations in the margin on boiler pressures and all sorts of stuff. They really are a relic of a lost era, as well as a direct connection to my grandad, and I've treasured them ever since.
@@blackbob3358 We still had black out curtains from the war , a wash house and outside toilet!
You are going to enjoy this series gents. A bit of info for you, Freds Landrover is still a regular atendee at Landrover shows across the UK. We have anual steam events across the uK which are very popular
Yep. His daughter Lorna owns it now 🙂
I live in Dorset, and every year as Fred mentioned we host ‘The Great Dorset Steam Fair’ where you will see the passion put into traction engines etc.
I struggle with it, to be honest, Julie. Does keep 'em off the beer, or away from the wife ?
Daniel's face was a picture throughout that whole video, total admiration and amazement... I'm exactly the same and I've seen these before...
Happy US Father's Day! Much love!
Happy father's day to you. It's father's day in the UK today too. Mothers day is different between US and UK
Would of loved to have met this guy and had a pint with him. Can't wait till you see the episode where he's built the mine in his back garden. Regarding no one telling him 'No' the local council tried to stop the mine but he built it anyway haha.
Fred's engineering skills were entirely self-taught. He was a national treasure.
Big up the FRED rip old mucker 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
Love a bit of Dibnah!
"In the name of haberdashery"....Is my new curse.😄
Fred’s Traction Engine was auctioned in 2010 and sold for £240,000. With Auction fees the total Paid was £264,000. I used to work in the building where the engine was made originally (Aveling and Porter in Kent) after it was turned into the Headquarters of the local council.
Great to know the engines home yard. Here in N American our “steamers “ are quite different and most will not know the difference. In America they were mostly agricultural units and many powered steam sawmills. Where as in Britain they were the original heavy truck trucks.They delivered heavy cargo around the major cities and industrial areas.
Fred Dibnah, a genius in working man’s trousers
As a good complement to this I think you’ll both enjoy Guy Martin’s How Britain Worked and The Boat that Guy Built series - he’s put them both on his RUclips channel
As well as loads of his other shows, including his speed records and military stuff
I'll have you know that the Top hat is, and has been for at least 200 years, the standard uniform of the "Honker", or "Warning Scally", and is always worn by the youngest member of the crew in the UK. A traction engine was generally used as a mobile engine to power, or pull other machinery, rather than pull or tow itself, it as in modern agriculture. For example, a plough would be pulled across a field by a long chain wound in by the engine, or a threshing machine would be connected to it by a long belt. The Traction engine would remain static at the side of the field.
I always thought the Top Hat was worn but the most important person on a site. Foremen would wear Bowler Hats, workers the flat cap.
@@highpath4776 Bowlers were the closest equivalent to hard hats
10:50 Man had a "pit" ( coal mine ) in his garden.
Much respect!
The little snippet at the beginning of his last chimney demolition is on here as a full video "Freds Last Chimney" the video is 8 minutes 21
Daniel grinning like a 8 year old boy all the way through
There aren't enough "like" buttons for you guys. Thanks for taking me back to late 70's with the Fred Dibnah TV series. Despite the variety of programs available today, we were better entertained in those days with only 3 or 4 channels. Here's to you Fred, we miss you, and those days.
My Uncle used to build and restore steam engines, for his funeral one of his grandsons drove him in on one of the miniature engines they built on a trailer, and then asked for some of his Ashes to be put into the engine at one of the steam rallies, which they did for him last summer, if you gave him a car engine he didn't have a clue, asked one of his son in laws
It'll do. A phrase that is dangerous from a cowboy worker, but is the stamp of perfection from the Fred Dibnah's of this world
fred was a legend my dad used to work in john brownes in clydbank shipyards in glasgow. the old trads men started a school to show younger genarations how stuff was made fixt and how the age before computers etc with the throw away age ace stuff its like in the usa the americana. these things are importent to keep the skills alive great film.
Guy Martin the TT racer is of similar calibre from a newer generation, he has numerous episodes that you guys might like also a few one of programmes , all are great viewing 👍
Please please please do all of this series guys it was fabulous
That scrapyard he is at looks like Doyle's scrapyard in Westhoughton, on the outskirts of Bolton. They have a rusted out old train there on display.
You guys have earned my subscription because of your appreciation of Fred , over here in the UK he is a legend and i now from watching your reaction videos you feel just the same about this great man as we do . Wish you both all the best and hope to see you work your way through all Fred's videos and enjoy all Fred had to offer and i shall be watching along with you . Cheers Scott .
superb guys
You have to watch the whole series, each of them in fact to gain a fuller insight to the man. He was a fabulous engineer and an artist really.
What wasn't entirely evident in this episode is that this isn't his only engine, he had previously restored a steam roller and driven it around the country at about 4mph, the traction engine was an upgrade for him, it went up to 12mph or so. He also ran his line shaft workshop machines from a stationary steam engine in the workshop. This was what he blamed some of the 27 years on, every night after work he had to go home, light a fire in the boiler and make steam before he could do any forging or machining.
What a man.
I loved watching Fred,I'm 63,I did my apprenticeship T GEC,we made a replica of Stephenson's Rocket,all the apprentices up and down the country made different bits,I was given the job of making the boiler plates,so I liked watching Fred,Fred was clever,if he wanted something for his engine,he didn't spend anything if he could help it,he got his bits made,and he repaired something for them,or a chimney came down,I think he got a new boiler made,not daft Fred,I think he knocked a chimney down ,and he was on holiday,bless Fred
Its very common to find traction engine fairs in the UK, especially in the summer. You get to see lots of enthusiasts and their engines aswell as various other attractions, they also do race events to
You will absolutely love the original series Fred. It follows not only his work but his family and him building his home
I remember watching this when it was on tv. Here I am watching it again and being fully engrossed as though I've never seen it before.
It's great to see your genuine reaction to this.
Absolutely LOVE watching you watching this😊 Fred is the best.
I feel like everyone who's working class in Britain knows at least one person like Fred. Those eccentric, obsessive men who always smell of engine oil, wood shavings and WD40🥰🥰🥰🥰
Excellent reaction, genuinely showing your love and respect to Fred, he was unique, and must watch TV as a kid growing up 😀👍
THANK YOU for jogging a memory me and my late father were stuck behind Fred from egremont to Whitehaven in Cumbria. We were pissed of at traveling at 8 mph until we realized it was Fred we were honking the horn and shouting GO ON FRED we had a smile on our faces for day's after. Egremont is famous for the CRAB APPLE FAYRE with the gurning championship where people pull ugly faces to win it's been going for 753 years if you 2 enter the gurning I think you've got what it takes to win it 👍
A musician friend of mine wears hats but her go to is top hat. Love Fred, my daughter was obsessed with steam engines from 2 yrs old, been to many steam events...great people. Fred was her hero! Guy Martin is another hero in this house, hes done series on engines, xsteam & others. Love *& light 💜🏴🌻
ah yes guy martin, another one off in the limelight, whoops i had a massive accident on the TT? ahh well here we go heal it up and get back at it asap
I grew up watching Fred on tv. I even saw him once at the Stourpaine Steam Fair. He was such a down to earth guy and his steeple jacking, demolishing all with very little or none at all health and safety was very impressive. He is one of England’s national treasures, everyone loved Fred. When he passed everyone knew it was kind of an end to an era.
"The salt of the earth". Ya nailed it right there. Can't speak for where you boys are, but ya look around, here in Albion, where are they all ? I'm sure Freds family appreciate your interest, as i do. PS. That gaff with all the non ferrous, he kept it's location quiet because it'll get robbed, sharpish like. This is Johnsonian England, today.
Your enthusiasm for all things Fred are just one steel rung behind Fred's passion for everything he put his mind and body to, respect to you guys you have done him very proud . x
Brilliant! Love this series. Good to watch it again with guys that appreciate it. Thanks for showing it lads.
Fred Dibnah was from my hometown of Bolton, Lancashire. The man was an absolute legend, and a complete eccentric, stuck in the Victorian days - yet was completely approachable, and talkative, always ready to talk about how things worked and always dressed in his overalls covered in oil, cig hanging out of his mouth, a pint in his hand and the friendliest smile on his face. He built a coal mine in his back-garden, and used to drive round the town centre on his Traction Steam Engine on a Sunday at 6mph. It's the perfect excuse, 'I'm sorry I'm late, I'm stuck in traffic behind Fred Dibnah;' The world is a sadder place without him, and we even have a statue of him in Bolton as we all loved him and his lovely nonsense so much. RIP Fred, I hope you are blowing stuff up in heaven mate :)
You fellas will be pleased to know that there is a steam apprentice club which is the junior section of the National Traction Engine Trust - it was founded in 1979. Obviously the chief aim of the club is to encourage and support young people who have an interest in steam engines. Close to me is the annual Rempstone Steam Rally and country Show - this year it will be held over the weekend on the 8th-9th of July. You can see a fair few of these young lads and lasses getting their hands dirty at the show. Hopefully the old skills will continue to be passed down the generations...
Love that u guys love him too. His accent is awesome. He was taken way too soon. But what a life! And inspiration. And thanks to these shows & your reviews, he is now known to an even greater number of people. 😊thanks💕
Jack of all trades, Master of many!
His documentary series' are excellent, highlighting his knowledge and his skills both in engineering and in Art/technical drawing. He would often draw something to make it clearer but his drawings are worthy of any gallery's wall.
There just a different breed, what else can ya say ?
There are still a lot of steam rallies in the UK during summertime. The devotion to preservation you see in some of those engines reflect a true labour of love. Fred represented all of those people perfectly in this series.
The definition of total RESPECT !!........ FRED.
Although you are starting with his Final series. Be assured those that preceded it, with Fred as a Presenter are equally fascinating and still regularly shown on BBC4 in the U.K. I have just checked, he is on tomorrow night. Love you guys for loving Fred! ❤
So glad you are doing this. There are several more complete series after you finish this one. I can guarantee you will not be bored.
All those people who stopped to talk over those 27 years, you can bet your life that the majority were offered, and shared a cup of tea as well. Simple hospitality.
Went to the supermarket at the nearest town yesterday - seems there was some carnival scheduled, and I passed a steam traction engine when I was nearly there. Lovely things, anyone keeping them running has my respect… even if they barley do double-digit mph out on the road 😊
Good hit lads, up for more of Fred on tour keep them coming cheers
Fred actually built 2 steam engines, both in his back garden, inwhich just before his death, he was turning into a full on cole mine exhibit. What a bloke Fred was.
I think the top hat is a nod to Isambard Kingdom Brunel, one of the greatest engineer's.
It’s a shame that some skills disappear forever. Some people are born craftsmen in their hearts.
The white horse on the front shows it' was made in Kent. A lot of them in Maidstone at the tilling and Steven's works.
Absolutely brilliant reaction lads 👌 made it feel like a proper Sunday evening. Fred is a legend 🙌. Much respect Birmingham UK 🇬🇧.
I'm so Glad you showed this ,I remember settling down with a beer or two to watch, and just love every Minute.
As the film tells, he restored the Traction engine by hand and made many of the parts..& had the knowledge to improvise & create & overcome problems all the way through. I became interested way back about 25 yrs ago after helping a pal restore a smaller version- A 'Foden Timber Tractor' and so I went to a few Steam Tractor Fairs, and actually saw Fred in the flesh, a humble charming bloke. I did not get to meet him as he was constantly surrounded with fans, so I just stood back & smiled at the admiration & love the crowd had for him. He was quite simply just as you see him here, one of Mother natures gems.
He restored a Victoroan era Steam Traction Engine, or Steam Tractor. It was the All on One Farm Machine of its day before the internal combustion engine. It coul pull a plough, harrow, seed drill, harvester, and then power the threshing machine to seperate wheat from chaff. Then power the conveyer belt lift into the granary! And tow all the kit from farm to farm! He bought it from a scap yard and fully restored it. LEGEND!
Keep up Fred's journey. Those who have walked beside him know he was a gift for us to enjoy. His is a journey of life, danger, loss, hope, fear, courage, adventure, wonder, admiration and respect. God bless u Fred x
There are many heritage steam railways, big and small, in the UK.
The Severn Valley and the North Yorkshire Moors are two. There's one in north Wales and one in the town of Chorley
We have some amazing steam museums in the UK. The famous flying Scotsman and the Mallard which still hold the world steam speed record at 126 mph.
Growing up watching and living with Dibnah on the TV and growing, as I'm sure most Brits who recall him would agree, an admiration for his talent and his passions... I absolutely Love that you both have become so infatuated by Fred... he's one that'll never be forgotten and was Loved by many in these British Isles... I'm truly happy to see he's growing new adoration across the pond, may his memory live on forever! :)
I used to watch Fred with my gran in the early 90's. it was a different era the world was simpler without cancel culture lol
Hope you keep going with this . Fred’s funeral is the last one I think. Many steam enthusiasts turn up with there steam engines,and most of the people of bolton
Fantastic to see you react to this, thank you so much, please watch more! Best wishes both from Worcester 🇬🇧
Glad that you guys are enjoying this series. I watched it when each episode came out, but it's also fun watching it again with you.
The Pit headgear and Freds Landrover are both at Lancashire Mining Museum in Astley green just outside Wigan ( Greater Manchester). Had the Pleasure of seeing them both afew weeks ago at an open day.
How nice it is that you lads watch and like Fred so much. I had a long chat with him on the phone once, he was as genuine a fella as he comes across here,
Well done finding Fred. This series has just started to be rerun over here in the uk. He filmed in my home City of Sheffield and praised the workers from years ago, and the few that still work producing the best steel the world has ever seen.
Thank You for appreciating Fred 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸
The kid in the top hat is his son
Loved this guy. One of a kind. More please. It's great to see you guys enjoying ar Fred.
Hi guys, I'm from Bolton and knew Fred well, great chap. We do talk exactly like Fred in Bolton 😂. My late mum worked in the house next door to his and he'd often be in having a cup of tea and a butty.
I've watched you lads for a while and it warms my heart that you have shone a light on Fred Dibnah as he is from my home town of Bolton.
I found Fred's videos a good few years ago, he is a legend. I enjoy his humor and the accent is awesome. Thanks guys.
Glad you're diving into Fred and his Grand tour! It'll be a great way to learn about the UK and the end of industry and some vanishing skills
Fred was and always will be THE MAN
One man's trash is another man's treasure.
Love this Vlog. I remember watching his shows when I was a kid. Absolute Legend.
Hiya. Assuming you'll watch the whole series and hopefully Fred's other many series, too, it must be time to subscribe. Stay safe. All the best to you.
It was great to see this again. You are right it was a completion of his dream and an inspiration to us all.
Hi Spencer and Daniel, have you noticed that our Fire hydrants are below ground and not above ground in Britain, than how yours are above ground in America, common sense being below, not a chance a crash can make them burst, also you need a key to use them over here, it's about a 2ft turning key, I know this as I used to work on the drains and to fill our bowser we needed to use fire hydrants to fill
Fred would have loved to have lived in Victorian times. He loved everything about it particularly the engineering and architecture.
I'm sad it ended. These are normally shown on BBC 2 in blocks, so you can see 2 or 4 together. When this came out first I made a point of watching it. There are few left like Fred, but, the Briggs and Stratton '6 horse' people are often cut from the same cloth.
Great watch, I'll keep an eye out for the next.
Peace
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His copperplate hand writing was so beautiful!
This the right one to start with I watched this when it first aired. Fred was a legend RIP
3 went up the hill near me the other week going to a festival.
I love machinery, when you think what drove the machines in the weaving sheds etc
The first bit of the London Olympics 2012 the Industrial revolution is brilliant, raising of the chimneys, etc. Fred would have loved it. Was bewildered that US shows laughed and said they didnt understand it, mind you they thought Isambard Brunel the engineer was Lincoln just because he wore a Stovepipe hat 😂. We all cheered over here at the spectacle.
The director Danny Boyle was from about 5 miles out of Bolton knew the history.
Might be good to react to too 😊
I've been watching this guy in real time since I was a kid, I watched his TV programmes as and when they were shown..
I'm 52 yes old and whenever I see him I can smell Dublin, Ireland circa 1980.
Fantastic guy.
Thanks for doing this. Was great to revisit. Could tell that you really enjoyed it. Well done.
Fred was and still is a legend here in the UK. Extremely intelligent and knowledgeable man. Still very much missed. There us nothing he could not turn his hand to. Everything he did was precise and full of craftsmanship. Fabulous human
This is awesome, can't wait for the next episode :)
would love to see more episodes!
The amount of power produced is crazy with about 3200 ft-lbs of torque in a machine weighing in at 10 tons.
Fred Dibnah what a legend, what a character, so sadly missed