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@robertharrison49675 жыл бұрын
Found myself rocking backwards and forwards as attempts were made to free it from its resting place. What a great project. Robert.
@Canaldolicor5 жыл бұрын
fantastic
@joeschlotthauer8405 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a great find, love these trucks...
@ajadrew5 жыл бұрын
There was a 6x6 Diamond T wrecker at my Dads garage in the mid 60's...I used to sit in it as a kid, loved it!
@6909Adrian5 жыл бұрын
When i was doing my apprenticeship in the 60s we had one as a recovery vehicle it was called Gertrude. had a Hercules petrol engine about 4 MPG then we fitted a Perking 6-354 in it then the firm went bust and never saw it again.
@ajadrew5 жыл бұрын
@@6909Adrian I often wondered where the one I mentioned went. It had had a new paint job etc & was always on the Garages truck stand at the yearly shows in the area (Suffolk, England)
@Slim_Slid4 жыл бұрын
@@6909Adrian Most of them had a 131 HP Hercules,during the war starting in 1942,they then started getting a 200 HP Cummins until they were discontinued.
@jackking55675 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. A local firm up near Newcastle had one in much the same colours back in the late 70s - Needhams.
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Cheers
@gabrielmuthler21015 жыл бұрын
You sir have earned my sub, I really wanna see where this project and future ones may go
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support really appreciate it
@HanstheTraffer5 жыл бұрын
Little cleaning sprucing up here and there and you got yourself ONE FINE ANTIQUE TRUCK THERE.
@chuffatrainman5 жыл бұрын
Always wanted to be a motor mechanic as a boy but made redundant just before my apprenticeship finished , what a dream it would be to work on this.
@hannahramirez54485 жыл бұрын
Made redundant ?🤔
@allthegearnoidea67526 жыл бұрын
That’s great to see my dad had three of these growing up in Manchester. I could drive a T before I could a could a car.
@JackComber16 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much and the sensation driving one is undesirable!
@farmlife45186 жыл бұрын
Song name please??
@farmlife45186 жыл бұрын
Song name please?!
@slytony1005 жыл бұрын
To me it's the most beautiful American vehicle of any kind. Good luck with the restoration.
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
It’s the British convention actually ;)
@sitatan5 жыл бұрын
It's a nice video. Thank you from Japan.
@fredgrove42205 жыл бұрын
Back in the mid 80's, I drove for a Heavy Haulage company at Princethorpe near Coventry, Ellis Greaves, and he had a Diamond T heavy wrecker, and as far as I can remember it was almost identical to that one.
@Toggymok5 жыл бұрын
legendary old BEAST !
@AA-tc5if5 жыл бұрын
What a beauty...that old girl deserves to roar down the road on its way to rescue the next truck
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@joshuahenrichs5955 жыл бұрын
Huh that front end loader looks familiar kinda looks like my uncles .....oh yea that ol T thats a beautiful find id love to have one
@willtricks94325 жыл бұрын
I need a broom like that sweeps up good.
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@juerbert15 жыл бұрын
F*n rough Diamond !
@gb5uq5 жыл бұрын
The George Garage at Crick had two back in the 70's. Napton garage Southam still has one.
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@conantdog5 жыл бұрын
Sweet Machine 👍
@philipperiopel19115 жыл бұрын
A time when ''Made In USA'' meant long lasting quality products.
@121211495 жыл бұрын
Drove a Diamond Reo,twin sticker, back when,just sayin'
@smittyj235 жыл бұрын
Nice rescue sir.
@bluesharp595 жыл бұрын
Thumbs Up liked !
@smug85675 жыл бұрын
Excellent replica!
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
It’s not a replica?
@smug85675 жыл бұрын
Oh, oh, oh
@reddo845 жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@320psi5 жыл бұрын
Proper !
@yotheman5 жыл бұрын
Damn fain job
@eriqe06325 жыл бұрын
Nice
@1945gmc353 Жыл бұрын
Dvla saying its blue is it sat in a garage or used
@eliseoro84665 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@gpowerdragon98525 жыл бұрын
All Original Classic truck on imagine I wonder how it sounds like
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
I’ll post that once we get it up and running
@carlitonogueira4275 жыл бұрын
Eu não tenho certeza ms eu acho que existia um caminhão nos anos cescenta que dobrava a carroceria para cima eu gostaria de ver_ lo
@michaelcuff57805 жыл бұрын
I woulda put fresh batteries in it. Fresh fuel and filters and drove the fuckin thing outta there!
@martincarbosin34315 жыл бұрын
Front like a Kraz.
@robh66385 жыл бұрын
They have parts just lying around
@garethifan10345 жыл бұрын
HA..That tree didn't stand a chance..!
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Haha
@jez2155 жыл бұрын
Gareth Ifa
@garethifan10345 жыл бұрын
ifa'n' - that's me!
@rogeralsop34795 жыл бұрын
Absorbing.
@MrClaudiom19685 жыл бұрын
good .... until part 3 I could see. There are more videos ... ??? you finished it ... ???
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Haven’t started the restoration yet
@richardbedard12455 жыл бұрын
Did you recover that to restore it?
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Yes we did, just looking for cab parts at the moment
@MFKR6965 жыл бұрын
Looks like your lift-truck could use some new tires on the rear, eh?
@robertcowan82115 жыл бұрын
HEY YOU GOT IT ROLLING AND YOU STOP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, YOU DIG A LING
@fraidykat5 жыл бұрын
He handled it right...
@tandemcompound25 жыл бұрын
I got to see the only Maus a few years back. frightening.
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
That’s a beast of a tank
@bencefarkas36515 жыл бұрын
This Diamond T 981 is just like a Soviet KrAZ 256 or 258
@annabellethompson62345 жыл бұрын
Those trucks are in Spintires Mudrunner
@Joshie22565 жыл бұрын
Which one do you think came first?
@christopherlovelock91045 жыл бұрын
Does it have it's original engine still in it, if so your fuel bill is going to be a bit on the expensive side. What was the 'chassis remains' you were hoisting about. I'm surprised it was in a worse condition on the wall side but then I suppose the 'damp' would have lingered longer on that side. Nice find - looked pretty complete, Gar-Wood winch and all I see. I had a Corbitt with a big 'Hercules' petrol in it 3 or 4 mpg if you were lucky.
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
It’s got the British convention rolls Royce engine in it but I believe that original. And yes it was a great find! I know a friend who owns a corbitt and what a great bit of kit.
@christopherlovelock91045 жыл бұрын
Well that's interesting, as to the best of my (limited) knowledge on Diamond T's, most, (if not all), came over with Hercules engines. However since they were "non-standard" once the war ended, (and we all know how the British Army likes to 'standardise'), they were re-engined with the RR one, some even straight away and the originals were sent back to America. I don't know what type of Corbitt your friend has, (wrecker or GP body), mine was the 6 ton GP bodied version, and had been bought as army surplus at the end of WWII by a fairground operator along with a fleet of Macks and some of those "funny" SU-COE's that had the engine under the side. Best of luck with your restoration.
@christopherlovelock91045 жыл бұрын
Iain Botham. .. Yes I quite agree. When I first saw the engine on mine it nearly put me off buying it, - as even when I had it, you could say good bye to a couple of gallons of petrol every time you started it. Luckily I had a local chap I knew who fiddled with the giant carburettors and he managed to get it to do a few (very few) MPG as opposed to as you say GPM. In the end having restored it, - (I'm not really into 'military stuff'), I bought it as I knew the previous owners were having a clear out to the 'scrap man', - surprising as most fairground proprietors hang on to their vehicles forever it seems. In retrospect I wish I had kept it, however I sold it to a 'military vehicle' enthusiast some 30+ years ago, - I don't know where it is now.
@Slim_Slid4 жыл бұрын
@@christopherlovelock9104 The Diamond T's were mostly gas trucks,with the 131 HP RXC Hercules,but in 1942,they started getting a 200 HP Cummins,that was Naturally Aspirated.
@user-ck2zv9kc2v5 жыл бұрын
А колеса были накаченные или все время воздух в них держался!?
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Да суррписингли
@RobertBOUSKILL5 жыл бұрын
Would have been smarter to back off the maxi brakes, I am pretty sure there were adjusters back then. Dragging it will bend the frame as I once bent the frame on a brand new Autocar that was frozen in.
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Brakes weren’t on though, it was just in a slight dip. Therefore there was no need
@MultiCrusher25 жыл бұрын
did they have maxis back then?
@tandemcompound25 жыл бұрын
now if you could only find a Tiger tank to put on the hook
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Imagine!!
@mechanicalmonster21155 жыл бұрын
Put some weight in that loader next time... you wont have nearly as much trouble
@ivordavies29765 жыл бұрын
how is restoration going and what is availability of spares
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Spares are scares but over many year my dad has gathered a variety of spares. We are just looking for a new cab currently
@ivordavies29765 жыл бұрын
what are the chances of finding another cab? how bad is cab? and could it be repaired?
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Chances of finding a decent cab are low but panels can be made.
@cinderswolfhound68745 жыл бұрын
I want that truck
@danielmckay34585 жыл бұрын
I guess you had to take the other scraps as part of the deal
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Indeed but there not scraps
@legamerbross64195 жыл бұрын
😎😎😎😎😍😍😍😍😍
@enthalpiaentropia78045 жыл бұрын
Fucking soundtrack...!
@joshtaylor42495 жыл бұрын
How long did that truck sit in that spot before you rescued it????
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
I have no clue, sorry
@Slim_Slid4 жыл бұрын
Rolls Royce engine? I see most of these with the Hercules petrol engine.Some of them even had a N/A Cummins starting in 1942.
@grumpystruckshop38073 жыл бұрын
That model is a 981, would have had hercules diesel from factory, rolls c6 fitted by Remy, i have a 980 with a 6 71 detroit diesel fitted by the italiens, the hercules had overheating issues and cracked cyl heads. Cummins was never fitted to that model.
@Slim_Slid3 жыл бұрын
@@grumpystruckshop3807 I should have been more clear,the 969 is the one that I know about that had the 200 HP Cummins,but not the 981 as I you already said.I never knew that Hercules actually made a diesel engine,I know about the Multi-Fuel that was made by Continental,Hercules,and White but those were in the M51A2-M62A2,M35A1,and M35A2-M756A2 trucks in the 1960's to the 1980's.The gas engines that Hercules made were great engines,they even used them in DG5 Crawlers from Cletrac.I never knew that had a 2 Stroke 6-71,the Sherman Tanks had the 6-71 (Or 8-71) in later years I believe,after they had been using the Ford GAA V8,after being made by Ford,and then Chrysler in 1944.
@grumpystruckshop38073 жыл бұрын
@@Slim_Slid hercules diesel was called DFXE, 200 HP MAX, 969 was Rxb 501 cubic inch flathead petrol 6 cyl. No cummins.
@Slim_Slid3 жыл бұрын
@@grumpystruckshop3807 The 969-981 when Diamond T introduced them were all gas trucks.In 1942,some of the variations DID have a 200 HP Cummins...This was only in American trucks however.If they were from Italy or the United Kingdom,they had each a different engine for them,which you already mentioned.
@temuilarto77255 жыл бұрын
Да это же КРАЗ !
@4yBaK1005 жыл бұрын
Temuil Arto ничего общего с Кразом нет.
@user-bg9eh1os2v5 жыл бұрын
Капот и крылья очень похожи на наш КрАЗ. И пейзаж прям как родной, только мата нашего нехватает))).
@user-ng8wj3rs6l5 жыл бұрын
@@4yBaK100 ленд лиз, дедушка Краза..
@The1saturn5 жыл бұрын
why is it I think it was taken to the scrap yard
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
It’s not a scrap yard at all!
@The1saturn5 жыл бұрын
never said it was, read my comment again
@AleshkaMihailovich5 жыл бұрын
Так вот с кого краза списали !
@user-fo5rs8re9y4 жыл бұрын
😁😁
@65LB5 жыл бұрын
Scrap it or rebuiild it?
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Rebuild of couse
@mottthehoople6935 жыл бұрын
why would someone scrap it?
@duett4455 жыл бұрын
LouB /
@1965Gindy5 жыл бұрын
Obviously it was abandoned with the building.
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
No the yard was still owned
@0nSlav5 жыл бұрын
Очень на КРАЗ похож
@Online-Trading-5 жыл бұрын
не похож, а про радетель краза.
@user-ng8wj3rs6l5 жыл бұрын
Дедушка Краза, Ленд Лиз.
@user-vg4pk7di2s5 жыл бұрын
Да,"фэйсом"прямо вылитый его дед))),головой не похож.
@RexLancaster4 жыл бұрын
Did they break it into pieces then for scrap? Shame if they did.
@JackComber14 жыл бұрын
Nooo a waiting restoration
@garrettwight10275 жыл бұрын
Awesome project, hope you'll make more vids, but please never play that God awful music again
@derickcamposcampos50145 жыл бұрын
Nice "big nose" truck, is a Detroit???
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
Rolls Royce
@derickcamposcampos50145 жыл бұрын
@@JackComber1 congratulations for this piece of history... Sorry for my english, i'm Brazilian, thanks for video...very Nice truck man...
@madbear35125 жыл бұрын
Gonna restore it and actually use it. Put a Detroit diesel 453 in that son of a bitch and you be good.
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
will have the rolls Royce engine back in it
@madbear35125 жыл бұрын
@@JackComber1 Yeah buddy that be badass to. But why not a Cummins or cat
@user-wy1zt8vi8b5 жыл бұрын
на краз наш похож :))
@user-fo5rs8re9y4 жыл бұрын
С него и скопировали наверное
@raymondromanos14795 жыл бұрын
What's up with the stupid intermittent life-hack music?
@JackComber15 жыл бұрын
I’ve got better music now haha
@hankhill94165 жыл бұрын
Lol why tf was he going in reverse and not to hate but my truck could have pulled that out easier