First Step To The Rat Rod Tow Truck Upgades!
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The Grandpa Sherm Rat Rod Tow Truck is finally getting some much needed attention and upgrades. First step........front end! Check out to see what we have up our sleeve for this build!
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Not only is this group close to automotive genius but they have strong family values. Could not be better role models for our country.
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**AMEN = FACT!!!**
The world, Rusty. Sending a "Cead Mile Failte" from Ireland, to all American patriots 🇮🇪🇺🇸
Let's go bone spurs
Love the longer videos and really enjoy seeing Ben and Paul's banter.
**ME 2!!!**
Don't forget Randal too.
The shop remodeling looks great. Very professional.
Why do you guys always use Cresent wrench backwards it doesn't look very professional
Until you fill it with burnout rubber....slick as sandpaper move
@@charlestracy4471 ????
@@marklar7551 they evidently were having a great.👍👍
i agree the shop looks wonderful,
Paul, I sent the Wraith to you guys. Forgot the mention that the radio transmitter has a 4 wheel steering setting. I also included a couple of older Holmes Hobbies ESCs since Im not sure about how good the one in the RC works. Hope you enjoy the project.
Thank you so much! They’ve been loving it!
Check out pitbull tires.
They are awesome.
Thier full size rig is pretty rad too
Ben is hilarious. He and Randall make these videos even better! 🙏
💯 agree.
I agree.
I concur
Agree also, they are a great tag team
The interaction with your kids is awesome
Watching this as you and Ben were grinding/cleaning up the new front end and I thought, "wow, your dad would be really proud of this moment."
You and your brother working together and growing your already successful business and being able to spend time with your brother, and more with your family because of the people you've brought on to help.
Big shout out to Randall and Ben, but also Michelle and the rest of your family Paul.
Love watching and listening!
Personally I Love how the whole family gets involved in projects and wheeling and such. You sir are a great example of parenting done right! 👍🏻👍🏻
Good salt of the earth people.
Shop looks great. Good to see Michelle and Dar. We need more name that part with Michelle. She is a lot of fun. Keep doing what you are doing. Love you guys!!!!
I miss those days a lot. Us boys and my dad, and friends. Just getting together to make stuff, break stuff, and build some things. think the comradery is what I miss most.
Love your style, as always.
Appreciate what Randall and Ben bring to the channel, still the same quality viewing, but with a bit extra.
Nice one all of you!!
The axle/steering thing looks complicated, but nice to see all the new shinny bits and pieces being assembled on it...
I guess you've learnt that "burnouts" are best done outdoors... when the neighbours have just hung out their washing to dry... :)
Lol. 😅
You guys have a great team. Randall and Ben fit in just right. Ben’s go a good sense of humor. Keep up the good work.
Shoutout to Paul, Ben and Randall, “The Three MechAmigo’s” living the dream 💪 love this channel ❤️ Thank you ☺️
Michelle and Paul, I enjoy watching because I learn a lot about things about which I know so little. However, having spent over twenty years in retail much of which was selling clothing I can say confidently that Paul's t-shirt is not too long but too big in the shoulders. He needs to go down one or two sizes. If that makes the tail too short, go to a shirt that is sized for tall people. Thanks for hosting such a well-done, informative and entertaining channel. P.S.: Paul, you're probably thinking of the song "One" by Three Dog Night with lead vocal by Chuck Negron.
Yes, written by Harry Nilsson
@@markbell9742 Yep. Nilsson released it in July 1968 on his album "Aerial Ballet", but it never charted as a single that year. TDN released their cover version in April1969 on their first album "Three Dog Night". It made it to the #5 spot on the weekly top 40 in late June that year.
@@wayneplunkett6920 Thanks !
When Jace brought up the letter, had to laugh. Was good to see him smile - he has Paul's smile! Enjoyable video everyone. Coming from a family of 5 girls, the jabs are funny until they're not.
"Most everything cool is at some point a bad idea" feel free to use that on a T-shirt Paul! good burnout! May God Bless you all!
Man, as a kid I looked forward to power block, and all the car (and truck) shows that they would run. My oldest boy looks forward to fab rats and morr the same way!
Love me some forest hump “ life’s like a box of chocolates .. ya never know what your gonna get !! lol classic great vlogs guys 😎👍🏻🇺🇸🦅
Having the additional manpower with Ben and his explanations of the best ways to rebuilding the front end is a great addition to the channel.
As a novice looking in, really enjoy watching you guys get after it….You keep this ole military retiree entertained and busy watching your handy work. Thanks….
Have watched all you're videos from the beginning love them all you guys are all the real deal Paul and Michelle and the gang love all videos thanks much
American family working together everyone of you priceless, your dad looking down with a big smile and your mother is a peach !
Happy to see the rats Fabbing again! Living in the wet side of Washington, it always amazes me that you can pull parts from the boneyard after years of storage. They’d be rusted away here!
Couldn't agree more. I'm jealous. From western Washington too and I cant get enough covered storage. Pouring right now...
The shop looks nice. Refinding all your tools and experienced parts is a treasure hunt.
Consider just taking the time to get the main stuff put into place, then get into odds and ends making the adjustments for fitting it all in for the best efficiency for you. ( I know what it is like since I have had to work in warehouses where you have equipment, tools, and goods )
Shop looks GREAT! Especially that Green Icon Box and US General Full Bank *drools* and since the walls were insulated, the audio is better (not that it was bad, but you can tell a difference, no more echo chamber). That front axle for the Rat Rod Tow Truck is a BEAST! Thanks for sharing.
One thing Paul needs to knock out some big rusty parts or body parts quickly. No grinding / wire wheeling. A power washer sand blaster from HB Freight. Best investment I ever made. Did all the parts for my 1990 Sierra WT and all the tins on the outside of my shop. 👈😉👍
Got to say the shop is looking amazing! Love the videos, thanks for the great entertainment.
1) the shop makeover looked great, Brightens it up. 2)And what's one of the 1st things you really do that you're regretting now.... Big tire burn out with your ratrod Pick up. So much for your white walls, But it was an awesome burn out🤣🤣🤣
This channel has grown on me over the last year, now it is one of my favorites. Can't wait to see this one done!
I remember baseball days as a time out to go sit with the wife lady and just relax. Never missed a game and enjoyed every minute of just relaxing and watching the boy suck at sports ball. Thank you for entertaining us and I enjoy the little window you guys allow us to see of your great family.Thank you for your time.
I’ve got 8 grandkids after bringing up 3 rugrats of my own. Watching your 4 still brings a huge smile!! Ya doin’ great!!!
I'm really enjoying your videos in large part because of the family atmosphere that seems to envelope everything. My brother and I worked construction together for a number of years and as with you guys, we enjoyed each other's company, told jokes and made the hard work tolerable if not fun for the most part. Good to see it happening there too.
Tried that with my brother but I never met his super high expectations and he was always yelling at me. Couldn't do anything right.. wish it were different
Tried that with my brother but I never met his super high expectations and he was always yelling at me. Couldn't do anything right.. wish it were different
As nice as the new tool box is, you’ll miss the old boxes for years. Seems like it takes forever to remember what drawers you put stuff in. Michelle, don’t worry about Paul’s big shirts, with all the “health food” he eats in the shop, he’ll grow into them!
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Haha!
The joys of burnouts. I had a 57 chevy truck years ago and I fell on some hard times so she had to go. I took it out for one last cruise and when I got home I pulled up in my driveway, parked and just sat there with the door open listening to it idle knowing it wouldn't be there the next day. So what did I do.............. "MASSIVE BURNOUT." I hammered down and let her eat. My wife came running out of the house with a "WTF" are you doing face and I just sat there all smiles, engine screaming as the smoke cloud totally engulfed the truck. It was a bitter sweet moment but worth it. Years later I still have a crater and melted rubber in my driveway as a reminder. 😊 Bring on the burnouts!!!! keep up the great work guys. You all are amazing.
Ben is a great addition to the team. Seems like y’all are always having fun, even when something breaks.
**>>>BEN IS A SUPER ADDITION TO FAB RATS
I have taken a rear diff out 5 or 6 times before I was able get the enough clearance for the ring and pinion it was a long day, great job and video
My condolences to you and your father, he is in the hills of heaven just four wheeling like hell, I know it’s harder than hell to loose a loved one, chin up, that’s what your father would want, do it all in memory of him, love the videos, keep them coming, just a ol fan in north west Nebraska ❤️
The shop is like "Look at all this room for activity!" 😁
Btw: ask Hollie about steel moving while welding. She did a serious bend in the thick steel plates for the spring pockets of the offroad wrecker... 👻
From an early age I “washed” parts for my dad on his automotive overhauls/projects…..
He built things up, I washed.
By the time I was early teens, I knew I didn’t want to be a mechanic!
Glad to see your including build time with your boys, and sharing the “accomplishments” side of wrenching!
Paul, I am always amazed at your knowledge and skill - your tips about being careful welding evenly around axle housings, and even beefing up the welds at the pumpkin will be useful to those doing welding. On the other hand, I am equally amazed at some of your antics, such as "burnouts" - I could never understand how burning off probably several hundred miles of tread on a tire was cool, not to mention you're doing it in an enclosed environment - you know all that black soot all over the shop and on your hands? It's in your lungs, too. If you're going to do stupid things like "burnouts," do them outdoors or in a well ventilated area, and don't breath in the "smoke," which is actually rubber soot. You're making good progress on the Rat Rod, and, again, your knowledge of the shortcomings of the one ton brakes as opposed to the half ton brakes is remarkable.
Burnouts are necessary vehicle maintenance where I’m from.
great tips on what not to do. he did even preheat the pumpkin before welding ot let cool properly.
Paul, every time I watch one of your videos it fires me up to head out to the garage and work on my own projects. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love watching you guys build stuff. Thank you.
Hey Paul we just got high speed internet put in I can watch y’all on the big screen it looks awesome it’s like I’m looking in a window at the shop!!!!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😝 instead of my phone
Paul, years ago I used a plasma cutter that had a curved tip that would designed for gouging. I am sure it was a miller machine. Thought I would let you know.
2:23 HEY HEY look at this. Look at this. Paul plus family!!! Love your kids. Love your videos.
FABRATS: They do it so nice I watch it twice 😎
OMG! One of the funniest videos ever. Matt and his temp sensing, the John Deere forklift skills and the best burn out in years!!! Love you all.Oh yah, Ben Smurff. I'm ground challenged too.
Matt was here?.. lmao....8:25
the funniest part to me was how Paul turned into a little kid complaining about having to wear that giant size shirt. 🤣
@@T-BUZZ In spirit..
Paul your derby days came out on your new press delivery , also I can just see
you guys saying ,”this shop looks amazing we better lay down a fine layer of rubber to add a splash of color”. Keep up the good work.
4:36 .. best timelapse music ever!!!
Nice to see the wrecker starting to take shape.
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
The shop looks awesome!!! Excited to see the tow truck finished and doing recoverings. My favorite truck in the fleet👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I can't believe all the open space in the shop. Looks awesome. Ya all did a great job. Looking forward to the new and improved wrecker.
Great content! Also love the shop remodel. In the middle of redoing mine, so very timely. Keep it up!
The Shop looks great. I have learned a lot Watching you build all the front and rear axels using Barnes parts. I wish everyone else would take note of the quality and precision Barnes puts into everything they fabricate and sale.
I am LOVING the new shop set up.
This was a great video . I didn’t realize how heavy and massive a 60 is . I definitely down want that weight in my Jeep. Great having Ben to help!
Always a great amount of content to enjoy. Waiting to see what the towtruck will look like?
45 seconds into the video my wife says look how pretty the background is with all the mountains.... I can't look up from all the wonderful gold you got laying on the ground so I had to rewind yes beautiful mountains 👍
Sitting at midnight here in Aus watching and a little curious as to why you keep putting ARB air lockers in as there always seems to be air line problems with them have you considered E-lockers
Darren Gray. Go ask ARB that question ... ARB Air Lockers are a Australian product you know ???
@@jimr9250 of course I know they are Australian I watch a lot of 4wdriving vids and the most common problem with lockers is they have air leaks
First item on the Harbor Freight shopping list, exhaust fan. 🤣🤣🤣
That's going to be ONE COOL TOW TRUCK!!! Your new shop looks really nice! I love watching you guys work! The parts fairy must have your address labeled as "second home". LOL!!
Landy did an awesome job on the Orange cover nice work Landy 🙌🏾
And Paul my brothers and I use to do burnouts in our father's shop years ago when he would leave early and yes the same thing rubber ended up everywhere. Then one day my father left and came back because he forgot something whiles my brother was on his second set of tires 😬 he said if we had any brains we'd have the back tires facing outside by the roller door to let the rubber shoot outside 🤦🏾♂️ and to this day he still shakes his head for the random stuff my brothers and I do lol
Excellent content, excellent camera work, excellent editing and most of all, excellent people!
I make one of those axle tube cleaning tools, and used it many times, I had a rancher customer that had an 88' V30 454 4 speed, he like to feed his cattle of the bed, in the feet of snow, with chains on the front only, I don't remember how many times I rebuilt that diff but many.
Lando makes me laugh so hard! Such a great kid!
Paul and Michelle
Thanks so much for your videos, especially when you drive out into the surrounding area. My Grandfather was John Winder who owned the Clear Creek Ranch which borders the east rim of Zion Park, in fact he built the East Rim Trail which used to be called John's Back Door. As a child my Dad told us for hours about the beauty of the Park but most of all he loved the ranch and the Mount Carmel Glendale area. Dad moved to Central Nevada in the 30s and built our family here in Fallon Nevada. But I love the mountains around eastern Zion and watching your off roading around the area is a special treat.
It's wonderful the way you express your family values and the great blessing of teaching your children by being able to work learn and grow by working with a good man like Paul.
Well this is probably getting a little long I've never done this before, please keep up the great videos and rides into the mountains around the park are great .
Any body else like the fact that Paul , his brother and Landon are working on dad's truck ?
Nothing like having the tools, experience, and the good vibes 🤙🏽
Man i've been up for a minute waiting for the Holy Trinity to post
good one!
That's a cool effect! - You're finishing up some plasma cutter work on the front end, and the pick up comes out of the light into the shop with parts! - excellent
Love this channel. Absolutely hate burnouts unless they are in the water box at a drag strip. Absolutely pointless
My sentiments exactly.
I can’t get over how beautiful the scenery is at your shop! The views, the sunshine, and all that iron!
Thank you for sharing with us!
The burnout was cool . Can't wait for the supercharged engine install ( and even more gooder burnouts )
Oh Paul I really love your kids the cute little comebacks they have. I've been a very lucky dad and I see you are too. God-bless.
Serious question, how does one acquire a giant forklift? Man that makes stuff easier.
In the vicinity of civilization, look to places that are going out of business. You can also get them refurbished from the material handler companies like Clark, Shyster, Yale, etc. If you find a good sales person, they might be able to track down the best option for your needs from someplace else in the continental US.
Ritchie brothers auction.
That was a proper burnout for sure. Good to see Michelle and the rest of the gang. Great content today.
Job nicely done! I appreciate the fact that you painted the axle and truss and actually used a dial indicator to set the backlash ;)
Paul, love the deep fry basket used as a part grabber! Classic!
Your dad was a treat. I never caught the impression he was a big rock dude, he seemed a frugal man who liked to build. I cannot imagine a world where he would not have had belly laughs at this build. Nicely done
Absolute pleasure to watch thanks from Uk 🇬🇧 family are everything 👍
Thanks for sharing 👍😀
Good to see yinz having fun in the garage together 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
Enjoy watching all of the team just getting it done ✔️ 👍 🙌
Thanks Paul, Ben and Randel. Nice video. ☺ you too Michelle ☺
Love having Ben in the shop 🤜💥🤛
I'm glad you talked about unsprung weight. My friends think I'm wrong to keep the drums on my 14bolt, but that's a TON of extra weight at the ends to help articulation.
So thankful you guys in Utah are so collaborative, never would have found Fab Rats without MORR or Robby Layton! Keep up the great work guys
Shop is looking great. That new toolbox makes me green with envy.
Ben & Paul are that rare breed of brother's that work well together, burnouts in the shop are way cool fun butt definitely leave rubber everywhere I've done it too, those Barns 4x4 parts are extremely durable and make steering so much better, great job upgrading the ole' ratrod wreaker she'll last another lifetime great video God bless ❤😉👍
Paul, your knowledge of front/rear ends, automatic trannys just amazes me......You know more than most guys that do this type of work for a living
I really enjoyed it.. looking forward to the next one “”. The Rc you got is nice 👍 “. From Stan the man you can easily get $500 or more tied up in upgrades’ it’s just fun too Your Boy did a awesome job on that paint 🎨 job ‘ 👌💯. My 1:1 2000 Jeep with 275.000 miles just blowed up i’ve never had an engine destruct itself “
I think that cam broke knock the rods out the block !!! Too it’s Bad “. I love ❤️ my Jeep xj. 1:1 I don’t believe I’ll have him run it till next year looking for a 4.0 to rebuild in the barn soon..
Perfessional opinion is always a good thing. My dad had lots of that when I was growing up, and he was most often right. And when he wasn't, I still respected him.
That front end looks massive . Looking good.
Ya know what's nice? Burnouts ya can watch over and over again! Yeah! I watched this Video till 12:56 in and had to go lay down and put my leg up. I fell kind of hard almost 2 week ago got bruised up and healing up is taking a bit. Gonna get X-rays done to see if I did worse than I thought, so watching Video's is about what I do at this time. So glad there ones worth watching guys! TY!!
I’ve gotta say that is one awesome axle table!
Wow you guys are awesome! The tow truck will be so much better and Papa Sherm would be proud of his son's. Ben is a great addition to this team and his knowledge is irreplaceable! Thanks for joining Paul Ben. Ugh don't do burnout's in shop anymore not only did it get rubber everywhere but think about what it did to your lungs and eyes!
Well, so much for the nice clean walls! Burnouts in the shop? Sheesh! That axel is gorgeous, sir! Thanks for the video and watch out for those wild hairs!
Your Dad would be so proud of what you and Ben are doing to the old tow truck. Can't wait to see it all completed. Need to put something that will always remind you and Ben of your Dad on it. As always love the good work. And the shop looks amazing. O yea we going to see any more Cox derby trucks in the future.