I ALWAYS make time for a David episode - and this was a bonus with Andre. He continually impresses me with his ingenuity and humbleness. His observation on the small windows of time of now or never was brilliant. Much respect to both you and Andre. Can't wait for the next episode.🤩
I work for Michelin and my coworker actually industrialized the particular size of tire used in this video. There is a large team of people that works on making these new tire generations happen and we all take pride in making something that lasts. It makes me happy to see other people taking pride in our products. Adam, if you're reading this, great job!
I put the same Michelin tires on my 2022 GMC. It had 22 inch Continentals and I went to 18 inch wheels. I gained 2.5 mpg and a much better ride. I sold tires for 30 years of all brands and Michelins always had the best quality, ride and mpg of any tire brand.
David's describing a couple of videos worth of content already. Y'all should record the rest of the build. Lots of us love these sorts of custom builds.
I think David looks like the perfect spokesman for GM pickups, he looks like a scruffy hard worker like the guys you saw in GM's 90's commercials, he has a ranch with great scenery, like 90's GM commercials, and he uses his trucks for proper work, again like 90's GM commercials hahaha!!!!!
My vote,... these videos on among the BEST of TFL. There at the 14:00 mark, is a very wise comment by David, and you have to be around his age to appreciate this.
It amazes me that you can get away with leaving things rusty to enjoy the look. In the northeast, if you don't take care of the rust today, then tomorrow you won't have a truck 😂
I like how Andre kept pushing the wheels back the other direction when David was trying to turn them to the left, Andre kept pushing it back to the right LOL.
This is going to be an awesome build.. Dave has that innovative spirit and tremendous know how, yet remains humble without that macho truck guy attitude. The big Block 454 supercharged would really put out some power Watch out Matt's Off-Road Recovery!
I agree on the Michelins! Unless you have some built Jeep type rig for off road, Michelins are excellent for most conditions and snow. They have gone an easy 50 + K for me.
How about "Orange Peel" for a name, since the paint is old and peeling adding to its patina and also with the 454 I'm sure its not going to have any issues "peeling" out 😁
I wish I knew my mechanic friend in 2017 when my Dad’s 1995 Tacoma Xcab 4x4 V-6 manual w/manual locks and windows died. He lost compression on one cylinder. My Dad said there were many systems going, but it would be an awesome Overlanding/Off-road truck.
YES YES YES!!!! OMG I would LOVE a collab with @fabrats. Paul is a world class fabricator and off road rigs are his specialty. I would love to see his FJ run the course at the ranch. I think @trailmater should come join the fun too.
I'm a fan of those Michelin's too. Great all-around tire for a 4x4 pickup or SUV, and nothing beats the treadwear on those LTX MS2s. My Frontier had a set last 93K miles with more treadlife to go when I picked up road debris that damaged the sidewall on one tire beyond repair. I would love to see you guys do a collab with Trail Mater or Fab Rats, and may I suggest "the Old Pro" as a name for the project truck? It says a lot about where the truck chassis came from, and David is the consummate pro.
The Michelin Defender LTX MS2 are an amazing tire. Used them and the originals versions. I’ve run a lot of tires but none better in a general everyday tire. They are the best in ice, slushy snow and snow up to about 6”. The compound is ridiculous. If you rotate every 3000-4000 balance and then check your pressure and alignment by feel and sight… you’ll get 120,000 miles.
I'm a huge Michelin fan myself, my grandpa infamously put 120k mi on a set of tires and when he got rid of them they still had some tread left, definitely not bald by any means. Those tires were made in the late 90's. However I'm not so sure that new Michelins are as long lasting as the older ones. My uncle only got about 20k mi on a more recent set. Mind you he does a lot of in town driving, but he always keeps them properly inflated and is religious about rotating them. I was pretty disappointed by how quick they wore out, especially considering how expensive they were. Hopefully they've fixed that with their newer compounds and designs.
I'm with you on the Michelins. My dad and I run Michelins on everything we've got from BMWs to Dodge minivans. The only deviation from this is on my truck and off-road rigs where I run BFG All-terain KO2s. BFG was bought by Michelin some time ago so I'm sure there is some common engineering between them.
If your familiar with JH diesel 4x4 RUclipsr he has a camper special also with the 73-79 ish front end and I believe in same color that he just put the cab on an early to mid 2000s dodge Cummins frame and thats also my favorite body style GM truck of all
They look like street tires, don't seem like they would be too good offroad - need genuine AT tires like BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A or Goodyear WRANGLER DURATRAC
Michelin tires are good but my experience has been the belts break long before the tread wears out. I've owned about 5 different sets & belts broke on every single one. And they did it at around 60,000 miles.
I agree and when I bought my Jeep wrangler 7 years ago it had these tires on it and they looked great on the outside but the inside of the tires looked like cracked glass they had so many cracks in them I couldn't believe it they lasted as long as they did after a couple of trips up north 2 hrs away from home. I got the bfg all terrains and never been happier
@@garysarratt1 slow down??? I drive the speed limit & they were on a car so they're not overloaded. Plus no other tire does that & I don't change my driving habits based on tires. Michelin just doesn't work for me.
David's Gnarley work truck the name and you should definitely collaborate with another awesome builder whereas you go there. IMHO colab with Andre just is not you or the work truck. You are however building the truck in my dreams. Maybe consider starting your own channel. It's worked quite well for a girl/woman named Sarah!
Every time I watch a video with David, I want to go hang out with him and help with projects. He’s a great guy.
I ALWAYS make time for a David episode - and this was a bonus with Andre. He continually impresses me with his ingenuity and humbleness. His observation on the small windows of time of now or never was brilliant. Much respect to both you and Andre. Can't wait for the next episode.🤩
We need more "salt of the earth" videos!
Totally agree. This is going to be a great series of videos !!!
We all know that any project with David will be awesome!
I work for Michelin and my coworker actually industrialized the particular size of tire used in this video. There is a large team of people that works on making these new tire generations happen and we all take pride in making something that lasts. It makes me happy to see other people taking pride in our products. Adam, if you're reading this, great job!
I put the same Michelin tires on my 2022 GMC. It had 22 inch Continentals and I went to 18 inch wheels. I gained 2.5 mpg and a much better ride. I sold tires for 30 years of all brands and Michelins always had the best quality, ride and mpg of any tire brand.
David's describing a couple of videos worth of content already. Y'all should record the rest of the build. Lots of us love these sorts of custom builds.
Good to see David again. It had been a long time since seeing him.
Nice meeting David at the Wrecker Games earlier this year and talking to him about his project. Glad you are making progress!
Work SMARTER not HARDER, boys! lol
Glad to see there are still folks who turn wrenches. 👍
I think David looks like the perfect spokesman for GM pickups, he looks like a scruffy hard worker like the guys you saw in GM's 90's commercials, he has a ranch with great scenery, like 90's GM commercials, and he uses his trucks for proper work, again like 90's GM commercials hahaha!!!!!
Love this series. I hope you get more involved Andre. Those tires will be my next tire for my truck. Thanks guys
Another great video with David. Looking forward to the finished build of your project truck. 🙂
Hell yeah, what a cool build! David videos are my favorites!
I’d say Michelin got their moneys worth. That was about a 25 minute Michelin tire commercial lol.
😂 pushing it around when he has 14 other trucks to pull it around with. These guys are awesome love these videos ! 👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
My vote,... these videos on among the BEST of TFL.
There at the 14:00 mark, is a very wise comment by David, and you have to be around his age to appreciate this.
It amazes me that you can get away with leaving things rusty to enjoy the look. In the northeast, if you don't take care of the rust today, then tomorrow you won't have a truck 😂
😂😂😂
This was fun! David is an awesome guy with a ton of knowledge and ability
He is so awesome!!! Love to see how his final project comes out.
I really like this content. I hope Andre keeps updates on this.
I like how Andre kept pushing the wheels back the other direction when David was trying to turn them to the left, Andre kept pushing it back to the right LOL.
I’m not sure you and I were watching the same video.
This is going to be an awesome build..
Dave has that innovative spirit and tremendous know how, yet remains humble without that macho truck guy attitude.
The big Block 454 supercharged would really put out some power
Watch out Matt's Off-Road Recovery!
David, I agree with Michelin, I fell in love with them about 4 years ago and will only use them from now on.
I agree on the Michelins! Unless you have some built Jeep type rig for off road, Michelins are excellent for most conditions and snow. They have gone an easy 50 + K for me.
David content is the best content.
How about "Orange Peel" for a name, since the paint is old and peeling adding to its patina and also with the 454 I'm sure its not going to have any issues "peeling" out 😁
I wish I knew my mechanic friend in 2017 when my Dad’s 1995 Tacoma Xcab 4x4 V-6 manual w/manual locks and windows died. He lost compression on one cylinder. My Dad said there were many systems going, but it would be an awesome Overlanding/Off-road truck.
YES YES YES!!!! OMG I would LOVE a collab with @fabrats. Paul is a world class fabricator and off road rigs are his specialty. I would love to see his FJ run the course at the ranch. I think @trailmater should come join the fun too.
I'm a fan of those Michelin's too. Great all-around tire for a 4x4 pickup or SUV, and nothing beats the treadwear on those LTX MS2s. My Frontier had a set last 93K miles with more treadlife to go when I picked up road debris that damaged the sidewall on one tire beyond repair. I would love to see you guys do a collab with Trail Mater or Fab Rats, and may I suggest "the Old Pro" as a name for the project truck? It says a lot about where the truck chassis came from, and David is the consummate pro.
Typical truck guy. Get a free set of tires and you gotta make a project truck out of it. Love it! cant wait to see the progress
Nice welds, David
The Michelin Defender LTX MS2 are an amazing tire. Used them and the originals versions. I’ve run a lot of tires but none better in a general everyday tire. They are the best in ice, slushy snow and snow up to about 6”.
The compound is ridiculous. If you rotate every 3000-4000 balance and then check your pressure and alignment by feel and sight… you’ll get 120,000 miles.
Time to run the OnXOffroad course at the ranch again to see how the new tires improved the truck capabilities :)
Orange Blossom Special
The Happy Yak Cadillac
I'm a huge Michelin fan myself, my grandpa infamously put 120k mi on a set of tires and when he got rid of them they still had some tread left, definitely not bald by any means. Those tires were made in the late 90's.
However I'm not so sure that new Michelins are as long lasting as the older ones. My uncle only got about 20k mi on a more recent set. Mind you he does a lot of in town driving, but he always keeps them properly inflated and is religious about rotating them. I was pretty disappointed by how quick they wore out, especially considering how expensive they were. Hopefully they've fixed that with their newer compounds and designs.
Great tires. Quiet is good! The Michelin plant I recently retired from makes this tire.
I'm with you on the Michelins. My dad and I run Michelins on everything we've got from BMWs to Dodge minivans. The only deviation from this is on my truck and off-road rigs where I run BFG All-terain KO2s. BFG was bought by Michelin some time ago so I'm sure there is some common engineering between them.
The Poderosa! Spanish for The all mighty powerful!
If your familiar with JH diesel 4x4 RUclipsr he has a camper special also with the 73-79 ish front end and I believe in same color that he just put the cab on an early to mid 2000s dodge Cummins frame and thats also my favorite body style GM truck of all
If you're going to put the orange cab on the build, you should name it Julius. Like Orange Julius 😂
“Dreamsicle” could be the name of that truck
Every old off roader knows you need a three ply side wall ,you can fix holes in the tread ,but a cut sidewall will leave you stranded .
Check out the new Michelin Defender LTX M/S2 tires for your full-size SUV or truck at ( www.michelinman.com/auto/tires/michelin-defender-ltx-m-s2 )!
They look like street tires, don't seem like they would be too good offroad - need genuine AT tires like BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A or Goodyear WRANGLER DURATRAC
David is The man
BIG Green BIG Invisible
Orange Crush? Awesome project guys❤
Davids
Rescue Ranger
The “poke” is going to annoy David, flinging mud and rocks up on the body and windshield. He needs to get the right offset wheels.
Also hard on wheel bearings and ball joints
“Flat ‘n Happy”
I think gunny or sergeant would be a good name for the new square body
hey, is this the LAST video with David??
Nice
I've been telling people, David is the only capable dude in the TFL roster. The rest are yuppies lol.
So all those other vehicles and tractors, and he couldn't use one of those to pull the frame?
Hell yea!
Truck Name:
Bare Bones
Square flex
Empty Nest
Brontosaurus buggy
Did Fred Flintstone’s car have a name?
I like a bare bones truck myself but that one seems a bit barer than most 😜
Michelin tires last a long time, but they aren't cheap.
Michelin tires are good but my experience has been the belts break long before the tread wears out. I've owned about 5 different sets & belts broke on every single one. And they did it at around 60,000 miles.
I agree and when I bought my Jeep wrangler 7 years ago it had these tires on it and they looked great on the outside but the inside of the tires looked like cracked glass they had so many cracks in them I couldn't believe it they lasted as long as they did after a couple of trips up north 2 hrs away from home. I got the bfg all terrains and never been happier
Interesting! I've never had a problem with them. I had them on two heavy Cummins / Ram trucks.
Slow down maybe?
@@garysarratt1 slow down??? I drive the speed limit & they were on a car so they're not overloaded. Plus no other tire does that & I don't change my driving habits based on tires.
Michelin just doesn't work for me.
@@scottyellis3442 Well, I guess. I’ve had separation with BFG before, but never Michelin. Sorry for the tone.
It's David's future...... and we ready to watch it!
I think David always has an NRA sticker in his back window. Just like my Daddy.
When I want to get my kuntry boy on, I watch this ! It's like the tree house that says, "Gurlz Not Allowed."
FrankenTruck!
One-third of the way into the video before starting to talk about the project. Skip to 8:33 for the actual content.
Name it” ToolBox”
David's Gnarley work truck the name and you should definitely collaborate with another awesome builder whereas you go there. IMHO colab with Andre just is not you or the work truck. You are however building the truck in my dreams. Maybe consider starting your own channel. It's worked quite well for a girl/woman named Sarah!
Hmmmm A shortened one ton square body rescue type truck with the twin stick. Anybody else notice a slight resemblance to Trail Mater?
White and orange got smeared all over the field last Sunday
Name the project truck Chopper because you had to cut and chop stuff off.
Bridgestone tires are FAR better
If only there was a third person to help push that thing up the hill.
omg moving that frame around by hand is lame just go get the tractor and put a strap on and pull it damit!!!
As many others have said it’s a Michelin tire commercial. They had to show the tread.
Name it "old mutt"
truck name square out of yak
Need to rename this video... It is a freakin tire review.
Please do not make a video of you two dying of a heart attack.
If you want to know what kind of person someone is, just look at their hands.
Cool project but i feel like most of the video wasn't about the project it was a michelin ad. Kinda boring