New parts for old fire engines! - What's Broken Now Ep.34

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Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels

Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels

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@888johnmac
@888johnmac 2 жыл бұрын
Lawrie walks into a pub with his new battery charger round his neck ... bouncer says ' alright i'll let you in , but don't start anything '
@888johnmac
@888johnmac 2 жыл бұрын
oh , and if Topdon offer to send you anything else , ask for one of their Artidiag 600 or 800 OBD readers .. they are really good
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Hahahahah that's brilliant
@richardsweeney197
@richardsweeney197 2 жыл бұрын
New old stock parts are amazing. I once knew a man who dealt in Packard parts in the early 2000s who had an original Packard V-8 engine from. 1955-56 still in a factory shipping crate.
@ProjectMarlin
@ProjectMarlin 2 жыл бұрын
At an old job I got handed a box full of war time new old stock prop feathering valves for Dakota/C-47 planes. After cleaning off the preservative we tested them and they were all go to use.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
It's amazing what people have kicking around!
@admiralekul8303
@admiralekul8303 2 жыл бұрын
I mean when you think about it it's actually quite reasonable for that front end to have cost more than redruth seeing as it has more metal in it than she does 🤣
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
It's certainly more structural
@bentullett6068
@bentullett6068 2 жыл бұрын
With the non working batteries if you make a big enough collection of them you may get some good money back for them when weighed in. Always useful for topping up the LMM fund.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, we're amassing quite the pile
@kineticrail
@kineticrail 2 жыл бұрын
Meeting men in laybys in the early hours, Lawrie your dedication know no bounds.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
I did wonder if it was a wise move
@BrooksMoses
@BrooksMoses 2 жыл бұрын
"Don't need to worry about the battery going flat, because I am the battery," he says. I am not convinced that this follows, especially given how nearly-flat he seems to go from the attempts to start it!
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
It's normally pretty good at starting...
@krakendwaggin
@krakendwaggin 2 жыл бұрын
I love the new overalls, even though they're a bit too smart n' shiny right now! Yet more potential merch? lol
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
They're good aren't they!
@graemew7001
@graemew7001 2 жыл бұрын
I'm stunned that a new front end for Redruth even exists. I still remember the collection caper for that one and how much therapy JayEmm needed afterwards 🤣
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
I'm stunned too! He still talks about it!
@graemew7001
@graemew7001 2 жыл бұрын
@@lmm That's what happens when a person suffers from trauma, they need to work through it lol
@johnthomson789
@johnthomson789 Жыл бұрын
Well done when I saw the front of red Ruth I can't wait to see her up and running so when do you think you have her running again
@lmm
@lmm Жыл бұрын
In a few years probably. I want to get some other projects completed then attack that
@stefanhowick2961
@stefanhowick2961 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you lawrie & I like to see more trains
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
More trains coming up!
@andrewentwistle515
@andrewentwistle515 2 жыл бұрын
What a great video by Lawrie. It is nice to see that you have got a new front end for Redruth the Fire Engine also for doing the engine start ups.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Exciting times!
@eze8970
@eze8970 2 жыл бұрын
Jupiter battery - I maybe completely wrong, but has Jupiter battery got 'reverse polarity' issues. I think I read that when a battery gets really low on charge, this can happen (which continues if battery then recharged), which is why your leads are affected? Thanks for the general update Lawrie!
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Oh really? I frankly have no idea. It was like that when I got it, so I'll just leave it alone 😂
@eze8970
@eze8970 2 жыл бұрын
@@lmm I think this is why better battery jump packs have 'reverse polarity' detectors.
@harrisongrant8558
@harrisongrant8558 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Lawrie, this is what I was hoping for! Redruth has needed some love, and I'm glad to see it's coming along somewhat.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
It's progress! Which is exciting
@allanblackesq
@allanblackesq 2 жыл бұрын
Nice one team. 👍
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@ProjectMarlin
@ProjectMarlin 2 жыл бұрын
It's good to hear Redruth has had a bit of retail therapy! I'm going to have to go back and watch her 1st video now.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
That was quite the adventure going to fetch her
@bow-tiedengineer4453
@bow-tiedengineer4453 2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see Humpty finished up. If I remember right, it needed some rust holes in the dumper patched and some fresh paint, and then it would be basically finished.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Once I've got the tractor back together again, that's what I want to sort
@doncodman913
@doncodman913 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Lawrie . Clean battery terminals with sand paper clean inside of clamps faces and BLATHER VASALINE on terminals before reassembly and then BLATHER all over the outside faces of terminal and clamp . Protects from the atmosphere and acidic fumes from battery . Trust me it helped loads on my batteries on my Mini. rgds Don
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
I'll give them a clean, but they did have battery grease on to try and protect
@matthewholzinger1042
@matthewholzinger1042 2 жыл бұрын
I too use a lazy Susan to paint parts. Found it in the trash 🗑️. Great for painting wheels. No need to reach or walk around the parts. Just give it a spin! 😃😃
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Great idea isn't it!
@willallen7757
@willallen7757 2 жыл бұрын
Nice NOS part. Good value for money that.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing to find it!
@johnnason7019
@johnnason7019 2 жыл бұрын
It really boggles the mind that NOS parts like this still exist, who holds on to this stuff for 30 years?
@Ragnar8504
@Ragnar8504 2 жыл бұрын
I've seen the strangest things. At work, someone recently dug up a box of ten ca.-1980 plastic storage cases for 7" tape reels, unopened original packaging including the bulk shipping box. I also once had the pleasure of touring a hoarder's shed just before it was demolished. Contents included NOS circuit breakers from the second half of the 1960s and around 30 lengths (3 m each) of a type of electrical conduit that hasn't been manufactured since about 1960. I also once saw an online ad for hundreds and hundreds of NOS sockets and light switches from the same era, including free giveaways, a wine cork with a plastic handle shaped like a mains plug in each box of 10 sockets. Quite a few people never clear out their shops and sheds, unless they massively run out of space. Or pass away.
@johnnason7019
@johnnason7019 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ragnar8504 Good point, maybe it's more surprising then that somebody like that would actually part with one of there treasures.
@Ragnar8504
@Ragnar8504 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnnason7019 Might have been forced to downsize or even passed away. Or a garage closed and they needed to get rid of everything. Sometimes collectors even come to their senses and realise they won't ever need something again and sell it or give it away (ask me how I know 😀)
@johnnason7019
@johnnason7019 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ragnar8504 I know the phrase 'but I might need it someday' and 'they don't make them like that anymore' all too well myself.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
It's just mad isn't it!
@max_archer
@max_archer 2 жыл бұрын
Hearing that 1986 is almost vintage is a bit alarming considering I'm an '86 model myself.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
It's a little scary isn't it!
@matthewholzinger1042
@matthewholzinger1042 2 жыл бұрын
What's worse is I'm from 1961 and I could use a few suspension parts😂
@Halo1Buff
@Halo1Buff 2 жыл бұрын
Always great to see things humming along. Whatever became of Jeb?
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
It's parked up awaiting completion of the 35
@anair70
@anair70 2 жыл бұрын
Good that you start them up.. modern fuels leave a lot of sediment when they dry off and that can stuff up the injectors/carbs/pumps
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Things don't like to sit!
@richardbrobeck2384
@richardbrobeck2384 2 жыл бұрын
thanks for the great video !
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
You're most welcome!
@burninpwder76
@burninpwder76 2 жыл бұрын
careful hooking those battery clamps to your ears. not supposed to put a charger on a dead short :D Great to hear the digger and Jupiter are back up and running. Very odd issue with the terminal going melty. I wonder if there is not some type of parasitic draw on the system. And a new face for Redruth !! that is excellent. I was out doing spring starts on my fleet yesterday. the only thing that was cranky starting up was my 1941 farmall H the old 6 volt battery needed a good charging up. I have about 15 garden tractors most from the 60's 70's 4 motorcycles 3 large tractors 3 pickup trucks a 3 wheeler and a snowmobile. so only one being cranky starting is pretty good odds :D
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Ooof! Your collection sounds better than mine!
@thelonelymechanic7843
@thelonelymechanic7843 2 жыл бұрын
Personally, I would make templates of the complicated bits of the good frontend for Redruth, incase it gets damages or rust or something again. At least then you know how it should be.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
That's a very good idea
@chrisskelhorn5727
@chrisskelhorn5727 2 жыл бұрын
I wasn't as concerned about the price, but more wondering just where the hell you were going to source a windscreen with a huge dip in it! 😲
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Ah it'll be fine 😂
@chrisskelhorn5727
@chrisskelhorn5727 2 жыл бұрын
@@lmm I admire your resolve! 🙂
@humbucker0076
@humbucker0076 2 жыл бұрын
To cheer you up with redroot's front. As far as I know the last replacement cab Mercedes had in stock for their Unimogs was sold for over 15.000€ a few years ago. Even rusted out cabs with nothing left go for 3000€. Replacement metal parts for vintage heavy equipment is always expensive, even more so if it's original. The volume is probably to low, but for things like VW buses they are so cheap.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Yes, I feel much better now!
@marcuscoquer5958
@marcuscoquer5958 2 жыл бұрын
Only recently found your channel, really liking your variety of projects. My LDV seems to have been a RAF fire tender, it has some odd little additions as a result, now I need to learn to weld...
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
That sounds like it's got a very interesting history
@marcuscoquer5958
@marcuscoquer5958 2 жыл бұрын
@@lmm I have been trying to find out more, unfortunately the LDV SVO records do not seem to be available.
@trainswithnickyt
@trainswithnickyt 2 жыл бұрын
where was the monthly startup of the Ruston? That's what got me into this channel, I'd love to see more of it
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
That's a point! There will be a big announcement over the Ruston coming soon!
@TheDEDRATERZZOL
@TheDEDRATERZZOL 2 жыл бұрын
Time for Redruth to get a facelift, it seems.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Ba bum tish
@markwright3161
@markwright3161 2 жыл бұрын
19:41 You've just added another page to their health and safety pamphlet/catalogue :)
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Without doubt!
@insanity2amillion
@insanity2amillion 2 жыл бұрын
While you have the bare dodge front you might want someone to make a cad model of it just incase, doubt theres few references as correct as that panel
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Oh that would be a wise idea
@ReviveandDrive98
@ReviveandDrive98 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, although I look on at the space you have for vehicles in envy
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
We're so lucky to have it
@MrVinnyh
@MrVinnyh 2 жыл бұрын
First of all, I decided to plug in the sound bar of my lap-top (so I could hear you better, not working, due to me plugging in a external hard drive)!! Great to find the newish cab front Two arms and a leg, might save Mat a bit of time with his welder! We used to get a glass/fiber compound with bits of metal to enable a rotten part to pass a MOT !!! least said the better, so out of aall the shed projects, which might or could be finished first?
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
It's an amazing thing to find! Hopefully the tractor will come together soon
@LakotaNativedoll
@LakotaNativedoll 2 жыл бұрын
You could just use a large corded drill to start the dumptruck
@whitemonkey7932
@whitemonkey7932 2 жыл бұрын
i'd like to see that....have seen an old Benford twin dumper start backwards after hitting compression spinning the starting handle like a whirling dervish for 10 minutes before anyone could stop it, I reckon using a big drill will certainly end in tears.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
The comment above is excatly my fear!
@stuartross282
@stuartross282 2 жыл бұрын
At least Redruth has some new steel
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
It'll make a big difference!
@mobiousenigma
@mobiousenigma 2 жыл бұрын
thanks for the video! for humpty or the little dump truck 2 questions... 1 can you adjust the timing on it ,,,if so try advancing it a few degrees, 2 have you done a compression test on it or will it fire up infinitely more easily if you add a few drops of heavy oil to the cylinders before attempting starting? bonus question can you get a replacement spark plug and have you read the plug thats in it to see if its running lean /rich or just right? i suspect if you try the oil trick you will discover it really needs a top end job as it has worn over its service life.. possibly just new rings but im thinking rings and valves and a fresh timing system
@allanlundin9420
@allanlundin9420 2 жыл бұрын
Answer to the bonus question: No, he can not. It is a diesel...
@888johnmac
@888johnmac 2 жыл бұрын
humpty is diesel , so reading the spark plugs could be tricky .. being unable to detect that does cast doubt on your opinion re piston rings to me
@mobiousenigma
@mobiousenigma 2 жыл бұрын
@@888johnmac tricky indeed ...and it also would throw out the timing option . it shouldnt be that hard to start though , being diesel it needs compression and fuel and thats it , the oil trick is still valid it will help to seal rings to cylinder walls for a few revolutions ...long enough to see if it starts easier. being diesel its getting its fuel under pressure probably through an injector which would be my second place to look into hard starting.
@mobiousenigma
@mobiousenigma 2 жыл бұрын
@@allanlundin9420 ya that would make it hard to do wouldnt it lol
@Ragnar8504
@Ragnar8504 2 жыл бұрын
@@mobiousenigma I do think the injection pump is timed to the crank but you can't adjust that. Larger construction equipment with petrol engines is pretty rare in post-WWII Europe, some German lunatics even built things as small as 500cc diesel engines. Small items like compactors and generators up to about 5 kW do run the usual small Briggs or Honda and handheld equipment is often two-stroke but anything larger is diesel-powered. That being said, I don't think Humpty is particularly hard to start for a one-cylinder diesel engine. The one thing these needed were more revs than an average person on the handle can easily manage. Bumping them is a lot easier than using the handle, which is why the farm I spent my summer holidays on as a kid always parked their 50s tractor on the top of a slight slope when the battery was flat again. Using the handle was a two-person job because it was quite hard to reach the decompression lever while cranking and accessing the starter switch to engage the glow plug (the battery usually wasn't THAT flat) was impossible. And yes, singular. 18 horsepower single-cylinder engine. That's another thing: Humpty doesn't have a glow plug, which makes starting in cold weather even harder.
@spicybecca4899
@spicybecca4899 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely! i wonder if something can be dones about the dumper, can i ask what engine is it it? a Lister?
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
It's a Petter!
@willnewton3051
@willnewton3051 2 жыл бұрын
Finaly an update on Redruth! I almost forgot about the tractors how are they going?
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
I need to finish painting the 35!
@Cloud_Shire_82
@Cloud_Shire_82 2 жыл бұрын
will we get whats broken now spotlight on jeb? also yes redruth also your hair when firing the little cute dumper is amazing forgot the name already xd also dont keep your batteries on concrete floor it kills your batteries lay a piece of wood or something over a inch thick
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Oh because it gets cold? Good shout. Jeb will feature again once the 35 is out the way.
@Cloud_Shire_82
@Cloud_Shire_82 2 жыл бұрын
@@lmm concrete just drains batteries from when they have full crage because of how cold it gets yes, even hot concrete does it.
@johnthomson789
@johnthomson789 Жыл бұрын
When will old Ruth be running again hopefully soon
@drewfredericks8071
@drewfredericks8071 2 жыл бұрын
im surprised you havent made something to use on a drill to start humpty
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Most of the time it just goes, so I don't feel the need!
@afberglund2764
@afberglund2764 2 жыл бұрын
Drill holes in bottom of the ventilation box so the water can drain?
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
That's a good shout
@jimpawlak7806
@jimpawlak7806 2 жыл бұрын
gee...new sub here...interesting vid, always like to see how different yet the same your vehicles run and work...the only that gets me is you drive on the wrong side...
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Hope you keep enjoying what we're doing!
@trainboy52w3st3rn
@trainboy52w3st3rn 2 жыл бұрын
Are the lmm overalls going to become available to buy?
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
They might do if people want them!
@Georgepickford
@Georgepickford 3 ай бұрын
Is there an update on the dodge now?
@lmm
@lmm 3 ай бұрын
Nothing new
@octopus680
@octopus680 2 жыл бұрын
I would love that Dodge front, check out my lorries.
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
It's quite the find!
@adamcrane1436
@adamcrane1436 2 жыл бұрын
Hello@@lmm
@minisareus
@minisareus 2 жыл бұрын
Nx gearbox or the lotus?
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
It's for the nx
@robinforrest7680
@robinforrest7680 2 жыл бұрын
Make sure you do some serious rust prevention treatment Lawrie 🤣. Copper grease on your battery terminals?
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
That I shall! It had copper grease before!
@DubGathoni
@DubGathoni 2 ай бұрын
Starting all those vehicles indoor, never been a fan.
@cbmsysmobile
@cbmsysmobile 2 жыл бұрын
Way past time there was some activity on Redruth......
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Wasn't it just!
@braintrainSRT
@braintrainSRT 2 жыл бұрын
please show us the ruston
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
There will be a big update with that soon
@willtricks9432
@willtricks9432 2 жыл бұрын
Who's playing the bagpipes?
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
It just drifts down from the mountains
@alexthomas637
@alexthomas637 2 жыл бұрын
😎👍👍
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
👍
@morrisminor4252
@morrisminor4252 2 жыл бұрын
She’s a bit bent on the window frame. 😂
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
Better than mine!
@mfbfreak
@mfbfreak 2 жыл бұрын
At least you tried putting the clamps on your ears...
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
The most sensible thing
@russrh
@russrh 2 жыл бұрын
🤣 only the British could make black positive and red negative
@lmm
@lmm 2 жыл бұрын
It was done at some point of its operational life, when privately owned. It has led to many issues
@BrooksMoses
@BrooksMoses 2 жыл бұрын
@@lmm :Oh. Yeah, private owners doing repairs are far worse even than British electricals designers.
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