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@beverlykamps82496 жыл бұрын
The area you live in is absolutely gorgeous. I love the beautiful rock homes and the town is so quaint. You are a very lucky man with your farm and children! The countryside of England always makes me wish that I lived there.
@tricky1596 жыл бұрын
The batteries on this float were at least 15 years old when this was filmed .As the average life of a Milk float battery was about six years i'm surprised it would do six miles.The charger looks like a very early 80's Chloride Spegel ,they don't make them like that anymore. The cost of a new battery would be about £2000 so I don't think Daisy was getting a new set any time soon.
@born2flyau9 жыл бұрын
Richard, My father was a milkman in Australia in the 60's & early 70's using a horse and cart. Your electric milk cart reminds me of the one out of the British TV series "Open All Hours".
@thefunkyfarmer9 жыл бұрын
born2flyau thats amazing. i remember the milk float in Open all Hours, a great program
@markbriggs35225 жыл бұрын
I worked on a float jst like that out of eccleshill dairy i started as a milk ladd at age 8 and done it for 13 yrs ..i stopped when the arse fell out of it due to supermarkets at the age of 21 ....i still had a full time job as well at 16 but still done the milk ...i love the sound of the clicks as it goes through the gears ..i remember going down a long road with a slight incline and a full load on going about 40 mph and it used to shake like mad .it did take some stopping though lol....i always said i would do my own run and if it came back today i would do it tomorrow ...
@markbriggs35225 жыл бұрын
I also remember at 10 yrs old on a sat morning scrubbing the back down with a type of acid to clean it up .no masks gloves or goggles either lol..
@chuckmaddison29242 жыл бұрын
Deck it out with lithium. Love it .
@BuggsK100RS9 жыл бұрын
Nice looked well done that Milk float. There are some still in use in Lester look older than Daisy too.
@thefunkyfarmer9 жыл бұрын
BuggsK100RS great aren't they
@ianmackie55034 жыл бұрын
The Batteries are known as traction battery cells, each rated at 2.5 volts. Add the total cells divided by 2.5 gives you the vehicle voltage. Providing all the cells are in good order it would run at full speed for about 5 to 7 hours. This would give enough for a reasonable milk round. From what I could hear from the clicking the drive speed is via contacter, as a set speed is reach the next contacter clicks-in allow more power and so on up to full speed. The charger on back will take either 8 or 12 hours to full recharge the batteries
@thefunkyfarmer4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Very interesting and informative
@PrinceFluffy3 жыл бұрын
Delivered milk for 37 yrs, had one of these at some point....the pedals are reversed so you don't accidentally put your foot on the accelerator as you get back in....
@slydesplaylists8 жыл бұрын
yeah but what a frame and yeah long lasting in the realms of chunky wire , a museum, and yeah er easy to drive , het the space x roofrack battery not needed for a while , ace for a farm, wow
@thefunkyfarmer9 жыл бұрын
it is Thomas
@lewispg43529 жыл бұрын
Is the mooing sound the milk float's horn? That's a funny idea if it is ;D
@thefunkyfarmer9 жыл бұрын
The Raging Spy Guy yes it is, great isn't it
@jamesfranxx61514 жыл бұрын
i'm shocked junkies did not strip whatever batteries out of it they could along with the cooper
@thomasmonks60399 жыл бұрын
Hi, Just wondering is that a new car you have in the background? Thanks
@janklaas32426 жыл бұрын
The first car behind the milk float is that a sunbeam? Nice video btw :D
@thefunkyfarmer6 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid I don't know
@janklaas32426 жыл бұрын
Thanks anyway :) Nice channel you have, did some binge watching last days very good :D
@LesD9 Жыл бұрын
@@janklaas3242 I guess you're from the U.S.? It was called a Sunbeam over there but we Brits know it as a Hillman Imp. Reminiscent of the Chevvy Corvair.
@bobdemarko6479 жыл бұрын
great,reminds me of the father ted "speed" episode
@thefunkyfarmer9 жыл бұрын
Bob Demarko ha, loved that program
@tom-rn4nc9 жыл бұрын
good thing to bring the cows in with
@thefunkyfarmer9 жыл бұрын
+Pauric Flood might be a bit slow!
@2mtrpete7 жыл бұрын
I used to fix these things. This is a Wales and Edwards. " I " type model...
@thefunkyfarmer7 жыл бұрын
That's interesting. Not many about now
@2mtrpete6 жыл бұрын
35 years ago these electric vehicles were discarded for diesels. How times have changed...
@stevedavis686 жыл бұрын
It’s a rebodied Rangemaster ......there was a later model called a Spacemaster, twin rear wheel models were called Majors
@brain84844 жыл бұрын
Interviewer not the brightest star in the sky is he?
@thefunkyfarmer4 жыл бұрын
Why do you say that?
@atahservices28409 жыл бұрын
Did you say one of your boys was in the carnival
@thefunkyfarmer9 жыл бұрын
Yes he was
@atahservices28409 жыл бұрын
thefunkyfarmer what was he doing in the carnival
@thefunkyfarmer9 жыл бұрын
Alistair Tomlinson walking with his football team
@tom-rn4nc9 жыл бұрын
the cow wood be in and milked buy the time you got in with it
@nevejones75197 жыл бұрын
I live in tyrtheriyon
@atahservices28409 жыл бұрын
What show was he taking the float to
@thefunkyfarmer9 жыл бұрын
Alistair Tomlinson Thornbury carnival
@atahservices28409 жыл бұрын
Is it on every year
@thefunkyfarmer9 жыл бұрын
Yes it is
@jamesfranxx61514 жыл бұрын
why was a englishman dressed as uncle sam?
@thefunkyfarmer4 жыл бұрын
American themed carnival
@thomasmonks60399 жыл бұрын
Ah good reliable car are fords
@mikex82548 жыл бұрын
for delivering milk chinese electric cargo chain drive style trikes using high rpm planetary gearbox motors would likely of climbed steep hills better and been lighter and more efficient and faster and got more range with the same battery capacity and consumed less battery current due to being lighter vehicles