Well I was thinking it shouldn't be that hard to get going again... but then I saw the missing rocker cover! I bet the engine has more water than oil in it at this stage!
British version of the diesel brothers with less beards,less drama, significantly less time promoting shit nobody wants and much less fucking about. More getting the job done. Excellent.
I don't feel like there's enough UK equivalents of all these American channels that go out in the sticks and recover abandoned heavy equiptment. Would love to see more like this 👍
Thus proving there is absolutely NO situation that cannot be made far easier with the arrival of a Foden! I was impressed how the CAT refuse to turn a track though ...
Nice to see the foden in its natural environment dragging reluctant machinery back from history to civilization. And i got all the references. I'm sure leatherman will fix/replace your tool under warranty. Keep up the good work guys
Proper technique on using & tightening a bow shackle is NOT to tighten the pin up hard but back it off half a turn from finger tight otherwise they will tighten right up under load & distortion.
I'm amazed Phil didn't find any flints, he's mad for bits of flint. Mick would have said it was probably a religious structure. And Tony would have jumped into the trench without asking first. :D
And what a Testament to the Foden Recovery Vehicle to all those that never saw this "beast" working in the Military. It can do a lot more. Good old British Engineering.
Brakes are spring applied pressure released, feed oil to the fitting at the brake housings next to final drive (hose you removed), a hand pump with a suitable hose(JIC fittings) will release the brakes. Alternatively remove track motor and brake unit but do not remove the planetary gear cover as this will give more headaches. Early m/c may have a disconnect shaft behind a small plate behind the sprocket But can’t be certain, maybe mixing it up with the larger machines, 225,235,245 The LC stands for long undercarriage giving better stability.
We all love a will it run video! Also I’ve seen enough people trying this and mostly, if it won’t run it’ll never move. Well people with tank recovery equipment don’t seem to have that problem. Nice work.
Excellent to see you putting your resources to a normal civvy reclamation job. Foden is King!! I wonder how a modern recovery truck would compare with it. You had better check with your friend if he wants it started, I am sure you would succeed.
How come it takes Dave Heavy D Sparks and 20 other dudes and 10 vehicles to recovery something like this and you pair can do it with a few tools and and a 38 year old recovery truck.... Keep up the great work
It'll be because Daves got a pile of money to buy fancy crap and make a movie production out of everything, this guys just running what he was given and getting it done L.O.L
Can’t believe it, hilarious as well as constructive-beats a lot of similar stuff I have seen elsewhere by a country mile. Brilliant, just brilliant, no BS, you know exactly how to get stuff done without stopping every 5 minutes to explain it all to the viewer, what a pleasant change. Greetings from Tasmania Australia, a Leeds tyke living in exile down under, you make my day.👍🛠😁🇦🇺🦘
Heavy D would have a crew of 15, turn up in a fleet of unsuitable vehicles, including a helicopter for reasons no one has ever been able to work out. Perhaps he just likes to flex. The title would be" Our Most Dangerous Mountaintop Recovery, Ever! Will We Die?" Most of the video would be him talking about how great he is, which is his favourite subject, or plugging some dodgy sponsored product, while Alan does all the actual work. The English way: two blokes, a big hammer and a sense of humour.
@@ForeverNeverwhere1 Yeah that old silo they demolished was a complete Shyte show, I wonder what the late great Fred Dibnah would of thought about it !
@@super6954 "we've become a nation of conmen, living off selling double glazing to each other" none more apt a description of heavy D I have ever heard. That dude would sell an empty box labelled "water" to a man dying of thirst. And then boast about the crap he bought with the money.
Gotta love the fact the Clarke & Dawe sketch lives on from generation to generation - it’s over 30 years old now - and a classic… And the front fell off…..
I used it in my local bar last week with the Aussie barman, he just rolled his eyes in weariness. Sorta says it all, Australia's version of the parrot sketch.
Great to watch the Foden truck's recovery winch pull the excavator (with non rotating tracks) as if it was a go cart! I can only imagine the force required to move the excavator; 60,000 lbs (roughly 27,000 kg) or more would be my guess. I hope the old Caterpillar excavator becomes a new project soon; it should be interesting!
thanks for the videos! with respect regardless of the accent i believe it is professor or doctor Harding! he worked hard for the titles and i think he deserves them.
@@Rover200Power im going to have to pull a tony lol University of Southampton Doctor of the University (D.Univ) its a technicality but im running with it lol
You guys are the closest thing to RCEME on the civvy side I've ever seen. Antique wreckers pulling derelict equipment out of swamps? Just another friday! Can't wait to see that old Cent ARV in action. I've been loving your videos lately. Cheers
Nice to hear some Time Team banter. They are filming again, alas sans Phil Harding (what a legend). Maybe you could still get a Time Team cross-over called Tank Team ;-)
You wouldn't have done almost nothing without the powerful Foden, a great vehicle 👍! But now I'm very curious about this excavator with blocked tracks but I'm sure you will managed it good as you are 👍👍👍
Theres having the right tools, and then theres also having a Foden! If you boys are up for it, the Titanic needs dragging back to shore, I think the Foden will do it with ease!
The front fell off?. The bloody lot fell off that shed.. well done lads. The Clarke and Dawe reference was bloody hilarious,and features in alot of my ramblings,
It was a good thing the driver's door was locked on that loader. Someone would have stolen it if it hadn't been. (Sarcasm.) Good luck getting her running! ( Not sarcasm.). Too bad there isn't a 105mm on the turret of that thing, your friends would be more excited about working on it. Love your channel!
Woooooiiiiii!!! I asked for seafood, bang next day hes uploading it! Nuff respect M Dot! These guys are all suoer nice man, and beautiful seafood!! So damn jealous bro big up you all mate, enjoying that life to the max! ❤
Fun to watch big stuff being pulled by big stuff. And, since you guys have finished all of your other projects, you needed another one. Not sure where you're gonna put it, however.
That set up was badass. Man that thing didnt even sound that strained at all doing that. Heavy d from deisel bros would have pulleys upon pulleys set out and his rigs look like their about to explode.
Oh finally hearing voices I love to hear = english voices - of the country I love so much and want to live - with a kind woman on the countryside, maybe on a farm. I would need help for moving and shipment. I do stay in Germany, but won't it and don't like it cuz I feel British ! Please let me know and give me a message 🙏 Vivian Hyde 😊
need to get a big single axle with truck wheels, and small platform for the tracks to sit on ,lift it up and put the axle under the middle of both tracks, undo the hydrolic lines and fold the arm and bucket in, and chain it, then tow from the bucket, done in an hour, and on the road without having to get a trailer
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Do you think I should get this old girl back up and running ?
Will it have a use in the fleet or can it be sold to fund other things? Do you need another distraction? Those are the questions
Yes, You've gone to effort of dragging it out. You may as well.
Well I was thinking it shouldn't be that hard to get going again... but then I saw the missing rocker cover! I bet the engine has more water than oil in it at this stage!
Absolutely. Old Cat restorations are fun to watch and will help build viewership.
You’d be Vinderkated if you did!
British version of the diesel brothers with less beards,less drama, significantly less time promoting shit nobody wants and much less fucking about. More getting the job done. Excellent.
And no EPA lawsuits
@@michaelreynolds1904 Yet 😀
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@@michaelreynolds1904they were doing it outside the environment, so it’s find
Why were the diesel bros the first ones i thought of aswell 😂
Since binge watching the channel over the past few months, I never knew how badly I needed a Foden in my life.
Everyone needs a Foden...
Yep.
Single handedly crashing the used Foden market…
They are stellar bits of kit
Just imagine the fun you could have with it if we fell into post apocalyptic scenario.
❤🎉😂😂😂
Wasn't expecting the Phil Harding cameo. It's amazing where you can find Anglo-Saxon pottery.
I’ve been totally vinderkated ‘ere Tony! What we really need is another trench in over ‘ere.
The Foden is a beast!
It's one thing seeing it move a tank but seeing it drag a dead weight like this is incredible
This episode perfectly explains why the JCB wants to be a Foden. What a unit!
I don't feel like there's enough UK equivalents of all these American channels that go out in the sticks and recover abandoned heavy equiptment. Would love to see more like this 👍
Loved the Phil Harding imitation, perfect. Glad we found your channel. Watching from the prairies. 🇨🇦
Thus proving there is absolutely NO situation that cannot be made far easier with the arrival of a Foden!
I was impressed how the CAT refuse to turn a track though ...
Proper job for a Foden, awesome to see it pulling on the snatch block, shows what they do!
Nice to see the foden in its natural environment dragging reluctant machinery back from history to civilization. And i got all the references. I'm sure leatherman will fix/replace your tool under warranty. Keep up the good work guys
I didn't think you would get it out that easy,
Your FODEN had more then enough power,
Having the right tools for job helps,
Thanks for sharing!
The pair of outriggers, their design heavy duty and they really dig in to hold the trick when winching.
Proper technique on using & tightening a bow shackle is NOT to tighten the pin up hard but back it off half a turn from finger tight otherwise they will tighten right up under load & distortion.
Love it. You said "the local, er..." I said "yobbery" and there was an immediate echo. Otherwise known (in this household) as scroatage.
That foden is a bloody strong machine
I'm amazed Phil didn't find any flints, he's mad for bits of flint. Mick would have said it was probably a religious structure. And Tony would have jumped into the trench without asking first. :D
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The " Time team" reference had me in stitches....just found your channel and I'm hooked. Thank you for sharing your adventures.
And what a Testament to the Foden Recovery Vehicle to all those that never saw this "beast" working in the Military. It can do a lot more. Good old British Engineering.
Brilliant, love the ambition and commitment...you and the squad can get anything running again.....
I feel a” will it start “ coming up !!😮
Oh yea!
Brakes are spring applied pressure released, feed oil to the fitting at the brake housings next to final drive (hose you removed), a hand pump with a suitable hose(JIC fittings) will release the brakes.
Alternatively remove track motor and brake unit but do not remove the planetary gear cover as this will give more headaches.
Early m/c may have a disconnect shaft behind a small plate behind the sprocket
But can’t be certain, maybe mixing it up with the larger machines, 225,235,245
The LC stands for long undercarriage giving better stability.
That Foden is one piece of equipment...what a star...brilliant stuff lads
We all love a will it run video! Also I’ve seen enough people trying this and mostly, if it won’t run it’ll never move. Well people with tank recovery equipment don’t seem to have that problem. Nice work.
Iconic……One of the best excavators ever built. I drove a new one back in the early 90’s. 🙂👍
Excellent to see you putting your resources to a normal civvy reclamation job. Foden is King!! I wonder how a modern recovery truck would compare with it. You had better check with your friend if he wants it started, I am sure you would succeed.
Time Team homage was spot on, Geophys for the win lads.
The Foden is turning out to be the super truck . Well impressed with it . Nice one Joe
Very entertaining. Very British. Do some more. Loved the time team tributes.
That FODEN is an absolute BEAST!
Heay d sparks: I need 20 guys and a heli to do something
Two brits high off break clean and biscuits operateing 50 year old deathtraps: hold my tea
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How come it takes Dave Heavy D Sparks and 20 other dudes and 10 vehicles to recovery something like this and you pair can do it with a few tools and and a 38 year old recovery truck.... Keep up the great work
A hammer and a multi tool are the only tools😂
Because American drama...
Because ... British?
It'll be because Daves got a pile of money to buy fancy crap and make a movie production out of everything, this guys just running what he was given and getting it done L.O.L
@super6954 hahaha running what he was given.... alot less F,ing about too, just getting the job done
Foden 💪. Proper job! 👍
Like to see a Scammell Pioneer Recovery vehicle do a side by side pull
Got to love the old Foden❤👍🏴
That Foden has some bloody grunt 👍👍👍
boy that recovery truck...that's a MONSTER!! well done!!!
That Foden is a strong old girl for dragging it through the mud, nice that someone will do something with that old digger.
Can’t believe it, hilarious as well as constructive-beats a lot of similar stuff I have seen elsewhere by a country mile. Brilliant, just brilliant, no BS, you know exactly how to get stuff done without stopping every 5 minutes to explain it all to the viewer, what a pleasant change. Greetings from Tasmania Australia, a Leeds tyke living in exile down under, you make my day.👍🛠😁🇦🇺🦘
You could get some merch made up saying "I identify as a Foden" with a Foden wrecker on it.
That's the best Phil Harding impression other than the man himself I've ever heard...brilliant Jack 😂😂
Nice recovery with the Foden you could show Heavy D and his crew a thing or 2 👍💨💨
Heavy D would have a crew of 15, turn up in a fleet of unsuitable vehicles, including a helicopter for reasons no one has ever been able to work out. Perhaps he just likes to flex.
The title would be" Our Most Dangerous Mountaintop Recovery, Ever! Will We Die?"
Most of the video would be him talking about how great he is, which is his favourite subject, or plugging some dodgy sponsored product, while Alan does all the actual work.
The English way: two blokes, a big hammer and a sense of humour.
@@ForeverNeverwhere1 Yeah that old silo they demolished was a complete Shyte show, I wonder what the late great Fred Dibnah would of thought about it !
@@super6954 "we've become a nation of conmen, living off selling double glazing to each other" none more apt a description of heavy D I have ever heard. That dude would sell an empty box labelled "water" to a man dying of thirst. And then boast about the crap he bought with the money.
Yes mr Hewes,gotta love a cat.
Gotta love the fact the Clarke & Dawe sketch lives on from generation to generation - it’s over 30 years old now - and a classic… And the front fell off…..
I used it in my local bar last week with the Aussie barman, he just rolled his eyes in weariness. Sorta says it all, Australia's version of the parrot sketch.
This tow truck is a beast....pulling 15 tons like that as if it was nothing...
Great to watch the Foden truck's recovery winch pull the excavator (with non rotating tracks) as if it was a go cart! I can only imagine the force required to move the excavator; 60,000 lbs (roughly 27,000 kg) or more would be my guess.
I hope the old Caterpillar excavator becomes a new project soon; it should be interesting!
0:19 no that's why you want Whistling Diesel's truck for!!!! 😂😂😂
Jack...... funny f**ker, had me in bits as he's done his Time Team speech!!! 😂😂😂
The Foden is a beast, yes I think you should get the old digger back up and running.
No cardboard or cardboard derivatives. One of my favourite videos of all times!
i can see a certain digger arm being removed and bolted on to the latest project
thanks for the videos! with respect regardless of the accent i believe it is professor or doctor Harding! he worked hard for the titles and i think he deserves them.
The bloke is a legend! Il remember to add that in next time
@@MrHewes truly he is i miss dr aston and why is tony a sir? never mind lol again thanks for the vids and giggles i like your toys
Phil isn't a doctor or a professor. He would often take the mick out of Mick for being a professor, and therefore much cleverer on paper.
@@Rover200Power im going to have to pull a tony lol University of Southampton Doctor of the University (D.Univ) its a technicality but im running with it lol
I do hope that that shed was not Heritage listed, well done , that FODEN is a beast to watch in action
You guys are the closest thing to RCEME on the civvy side I've ever seen. Antique wreckers pulling derelict equipment out of swamps? Just another friday! Can't wait to see that old Cent ARV in action. I've been loving your videos lately. Cheers
I was getting all nostalgic for Time Team for a bit there.
Watching these video`s makes a bad day into funny day they are so funny, they make my day everytime i watch them.
wearing the "Freddy Krueger" shirt. LOL! Nice barn find!
Nice to hear some Time Team banter. They are filming again, alas sans Phil Harding (what a legend). Maybe you could still get a Time Team cross-over called Tank Team ;-)
You wouldn't have done almost nothing without the powerful Foden, a great vehicle 👍! But now I'm very curious about this excavator with blocked tracks but I'm sure you will managed it good as you are 👍👍👍
You would have done almost nothing...
@yereverluvinuncleber of course I would have done almost nothing, so??
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Theres having the right tools, and then theres also having a Foden!
If you boys are up for it, the Titanic needs dragging back to shore, I think the Foden will do it with ease!
Goes from perfectly flat ground and drags it through boulders and some poor guys hunting blind…. Brilliant lol!
Foden is brilliant . Missing ted the dog though thanks for sharing. 🐕
"Whistlin Diesel from England doesn't exist. He can't hurt you."
Whistlin Diesel from England:
Proper work then chaps. Hoping you lot get the digger purring once again !
The mighty Foden looks bloody good in black!
The front fell off?. The bloody lot fell off that shed.. well done lads. The Clarke and Dawe reference was bloody hilarious,and features in alot of my ramblings,
My wife walked by and said this looks like a Monty Python TV show. I'm not sure she's wrong about that...😁
watchin' from NZ and loving what you do
Top drawer episode. Every Foden episode is one for the time capsule.
Only just seen that video again a few months ago with the front falling off 😂 always a classic
What a magnificent mega performance from the Foden, I really, really want one 😍
I like the idea that somebody just parked it there thinking, "I'll get back to this at some point.".
Engineers, Recovery experts, and now Demolition! Is there no end to your talents? 🤣
It was a good thing the driver's door was locked on that loader. Someone would have stolen it if it hadn't been. (Sarcasm.) Good luck getting her running! ( Not sarcasm.). Too bad there isn't a 105mm on the turret of that thing, your friends would be more excited about working on it. Love your channel!
judging from the digger that call was a long time in coming lol...super video and thanks.
I've arrived from Whistlin Diesels channel, great channel Mr Hewes
Get the old girl going Joe they are good machine s worth saving !
I plan to
That Foden could winch just about anything. It certainly gave it a good try in this video.
You might eventually use capability of the Foden that has never been used! What a tremendous piece of kit! I want one
HE GOT THAT CLEET SHIRT HELL YEAH BROTHER
There are many ways this excavator excavates: this was by far the most amusing
That Foden was something else. It wasn't even struggling.
Jacks impersonations were out standing.. If he retires from tank fiddling, he has a future on the stage.
I was actually crying luaghing at the time team part who ever knew CAT digger could be roman? XD
it was probably used up there in some kind of ancient Roman ritual
@@JohnWatkinsUK Must be something to do with summer solstice? 🤣
How'd you think they built the colosseum?
Woooooiiiiii!!! I asked for seafood, bang next day hes uploading it! Nuff respect M Dot! These guys are all suoer nice man, and beautiful seafood!! So damn jealous bro big up you all mate, enjoying that life to the max! ❤
Love the Time Team terminology.
Fun to watch big stuff being pulled by big stuff. And, since you guys have finished all of your other projects, you needed another one. Not sure where you're gonna put it, however.
Nice bit of kit that Foden 👌
The Fodenator ! 🤖 "I'll Be Back!" 🤖
Yes get the lovely cat going
Love theTime Team bants 😂
That faux-den is a beast!
Good job you got the door open, you could have been stuck in that cab forever
Getting use outta that Hilux!!!
Surprised still there not parts yet 😂
Ok. First time watching you, really good. Taking the piss out of the Time Team, priceless! Thanks for posting. Vinder-Kated! Bahahahah
That set up was badass. Man that thing didnt even sound that strained at all doing that. Heavy d from deisel bros would have pulleys upon pulleys set out and his rigs look like their about to explode.
If you mount the top half of this excavator to the mark 3 centurion gun test platform, it would be the only one in the world.
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I reall like your sstyle of doing thing LOL and very impressed with your tow truck dam nice / USA
That Foden is an absolute beast, I didn't think it would be able to drag that out
Easy work
@@MrHewes is it better now the motor is dialed up a bit?
Oh finally hearing voices I love to hear = english voices - of the country I love so much and want to live - with a kind woman on the countryside, maybe on a farm. I would need help for moving and shipment. I do stay in Germany, but won't it and don't like it cuz I feel British ! Please let me know and give me a message 🙏 Vivian Hyde 😊
That pulled well. Cheers
Aha awesome!! I bet you guys will get this running again
need to get a big single axle with truck wheels, and small platform for the tracks to sit on ,lift it up and put the axle under the middle of both tracks, undo the hydrolic lines and fold the arm and bucket in, and chain it, then tow from the bucket, done in an hour, and on the road without having to get a trailer