MERCEDES VS FODEN - TUG OF WAR!

[@ELBARaDo20]

Having someone from the Singapore army watching your videos and then telling you to take it down because they recognized their vehicle is quite the accomplishment itself :D

[@Yokotukanoshi]

I've driven the Mercedes 6x6 here in Aus when the Singapore Army comes through for their Shoalwater bay exercises. -- Sadly I wasnt aloud to get in their leopard(?) tanks, + I was too tall anyway. Their army personnel were very professional to deal with.

[@multilinkacs]

Try same test on tarmac!

[@aserta]

Sure, but also... weird request. They sold it, so the onus is on them for having not cleaned it. It's not like Mr. Hewes is going to do some "stolen valor" type thing (is that what you'd call it if you used a vehicle like that pretending???). If this would've been in a museum, they would've done the same? A bit anally retentive if you ask me to zip someone half across the world because your people done frakked up and didn't clean their own mess. When that happens, take the L and don't push your mess on others. Just my 2 cents. I don't like people or groups of people who can't accept their own failure. You messed up, you own up to it.

[@ELBARaDo20]

@@aserta Not Sure how they do it in Singapore, but they may have given an entire fleet of vehicles to a contractor to make them "civilian ready" and the contractor just missed something

[@discordia013]

@@Yokotukanoshi Yeah, having family that are ex SingMil I can believe that. Wannabee poser trying to score points on that takedown.

[@macles9051]

Finally a product testing oriented towards an average consumer. Thank you.

[@CircuitBored]

The vista of a green English countryside under a beautiful sky with two plus-sized wreckers playing tug of war in the foreground is almost too majestic to behold. Keep this sort of artwork coming.

[@RuskiBear57]

True, if Britain has a 2a and less regulations for vehicles I'd go

[@viviangrabowski6506]

Such a beautiful description ❤Vivian Hyde 😊 I won't be able to do it better !!😅

[@GlideYNRG]

Join us on Mr Hewes next week for a Foden clutch replacement video... 😂 Nicely done. 😊

[@vetrieska11]

it has a torque converter i suppose?

[@eekee6034]

@@vetrieska11 The Foden has a regular clutch, that's how it was able to keep yanking the Mercedes back. The Mercedes has a torque converter, so it couldn't be revved up to do that.

[@viviangrabowski6506]

OMG I laughed so much cuz thought exactly the same 😂😂Vivian Hyde 😊

[@vetrieska11]

@@eekee6034 If TC in Mercedes is a WSK model by ZF, it is a converter with lockup clutch. you start moving on TC, after reaching 1500 rpm it should lock, and from this point torque flow is mechanical.

[@Pipermillen]

This channel needs to be on prime time TV, there's nothing nowhere near as entertaining.

[@Noxidsignorantia]

Just wouldn't be the same, while sensorship is rife on YT atleast they have complete control over their creative process so we wouldn't get episodes like the last Bentley episode.

[@kge420]

@@NoxidsignorantiaYep, the producers would ruin it.

[@richardtravers8772]

From Aus. It doesn't matter who drives it will be Teds Team that will win. Ted even was highlighted in the Tank Museums video on SPUD.

[@iperineum5211]

Man the Mercedes with its sun faded paint looks so bad ass. Proper war horse.

[@martinsvensson781]

We have a lot of Mercedes G-wagens and Sprinters in the Swedish army. They fade in the same way.

[@DieselDSM69]

The Merc might look bad ass, but the old Fodens got bigger bollocks!

[@juniusvindex769]

What people seem to miss is the fact that the foden has its roots in the late 50's and can still match fairly modern stuff. I can remember sitting in a motor vehicle engineering class at college (86-88) where my lecturer was pointing out the brute force of scammel trucks ( ex mod) were used in hauling old locomotives to scrap , saying not fast by any means but could haul almost anything. In reference to scrap metal merchants using foden and scammels during the 60's. He was "that guy" that brought in slides of a foden/ scammel low loader with 202 tonnes driving through wales...... Iirc it was about gearing not necessarily about horsepower. And he droned on about land rovers for the rest of the term......🤣 But I did find out after I left college that the hangar buildings we used were factories to make spitfires in the 40's......... in Wiltshire 👌🏻 Now a housing estate 🙄

[@Jack-tx2ve]

Spitfire retail park next to Wiltshire drive?

[@tezy0193]

i don't get your point, its not a 1950s foden truck .. mercedes has its roots at late 1890s early 1900s 🤷‍♂ so what ?

[@Chriscovery]

I drove a very similar Merc SK 6x6 in Germany. With the WSK400 and ZF16S221 behind. Mine had the turbocharged V8 and not the n/a V10 I'd love to see the wrecker in person. If @MrHewes hasn't figured it all out already I might be able to help with some of technical peculiarities of that drivetrain. Used to work on them also. Keep up the amazing work! Greets from a half Welsh half German truck and heavy equipment freak!

[@charliegould5865]

I used to be an aircraft engineer at Gatwick airport, the company I worked for had a Douglas aircraft tug similar to the one you had there. It was more than capable of pushing a Boeing 747-400 weighing around 360 tons back off the gate while the engines were being started. So it would be pushing against 360 tons static weight and against the idle power of 4 General Electric CF6 engines at idle power (the engines could move the aircraft forward at idle) I don’t know what the engine thrust was at idle power. But that tug would overcome the load and move the aircraft backwards off the gate, but it would be doing that on a solid smooth grippy concrete surface not grassy dirt. Watching the tug move all that weight against the engine thrust was always an impressive sight.

[@mr.sir.]

We had an ex AF one smaller than that but meant to push the much heavier B52, which I can say, that little bast was a heavy hunk but it could pull the barge in and out of the water

[@ruk2023--]

It was like one of those school fights where neither of you wants to hurt the other but you need to put on a show. Very entertaining. The towbar is a beast.

[@philelliott5327]

Reliance mercury tugs were built in Halifax. I used to deliver them, they are extremely heavy pieces of kit.

[@deezelfairy]

Yup, all about massive weight for traction. I'd dare say it'd win against the Merc on Foden in a tug of war on concrete/asphalt. It never stood a chance on the grass, in fact I'm surprised it didn't just sink.

[@PastimeClassicCarRestorer]

As you are always banging on about how good Fodens are. I went to a show a couple of weeks ago, Foden put on a pulling show and it ended up pulling 140+ tons around the show ground from a standing start and slightly up hill................Impressive

[@markedwards158]

Good to see Ted so happy.

[@Skidderoperator]

Teds so happy to have the crew back at it.

[@shed66215]

Workshop manager, team wellbeing support and now tug-of-war umpire...no end of limits to Ted's skills!

[@thebrowns5337]

I have a real soft spot for those older Mercs. Such a good looking truck in my mind.

[@andy1514-g1q]

glad to see you're back to the serious business of the channel instead of fannying around fixing tanks.

[@alxgu198]

17:13 “Adam, that’s running” 😂🤣😂 gets me every time 🤪

[@Brad.whatthe]

Three cheers for the stiff bar, that was welded together proper like

[@Sleepy.Time.]

Ted having a proper roll

[@TachyonDriver]

Naughty poonack! ❤

[@shadovanish7435]

Great video! However, the aircraft tug's tires were designed for the best traction on concrete or asphalt pavement, not dirt. Not surprising then, that the Foden (with tires better suited for traction on soft ground) was able to pull the tug relatively easily, apparently.

[@M-demo]

Thanks for posting. At 2.33 minutes that would make fantastic calendar photo . Cloudy skies, countryside and of course Foden and Mercedes. Great test.

[@carlwilson1772]

Ok so many moons ago I was in a Reliance mercury tug with another aircraft technician who shall remain nameless. We were on Nightshift, decided to kill some time by driving the long way back to the line building around the peri track. We suddenly both think, simultaneously, I wonder what this would be like off road. Steered it off the peri track onto the grass,straight in axle deep. Had to get on radio, get another tug, use the winch to get it out. Big bollocking, embarrassment etc. You tell kids stories like that these days, they don't believe you.

[@Mac-pi4cy]

Learning by doing!!!!

[@Paddington60]

I thought the Foden sounded the best, and it did pull best! Ted was impressed I'm sure!!

[@philipB31]

‘…ream it out gently with the oxyacetylene’ : brilliant! You’ll be planting tulips with the D9 next…

[@pseggons9512]

That'd be great at ridging up potatoes.........

[@clungepoker6749]

Nice to see the Tedmeister is continuing to live his best life, I reckon the Foden would have beasted if the ground wasn't so moist... boys and their lifesize toys 👍🏻

[@philelliott5327]

It's the 1966 world cup all over again!! 😂

[@fenman1954]

Looks a fun way to dig holes in the field

[@ginggur17]

8:26 tyres play a big part on the grass of course.

[@TachyonDriver]

Im beginning to think that Gerry Anderson got his "big, hairy-arsed engine noise" for tanks and other oversized vehicles on Thunderbirds, Joe 90 and Stingray, by recording a straight piped Meteor 😂

[@GerryLewis-qb4pv]

Back in early 90's I was attached to a REME unit in Germany. Eventually I ended up being a standby driver for recovery jobs. Our vehicle, ( a Foden ), was a beast. I have to say, having seen them in action, that a good REME Reccymech operator would have made mincemeat of the Mercedes.

[@Chriscovery]

I like the Fodens and saw them in action in Sennelager, Germany. But to be honest a Foden has no chance vs the type of drivetrain the Mercedes packs. I drove a nearly identical Mercedes SK 6x6 (no wrecker though) and the drivetrain configuration is the same as used in heavy haulage trucks and was the most heavy duty type drivetrain on the market for street going HGVs. "Mine" had a turbocharged 14,6L V8 (530hp/2300Nm) vs the 16,0L n/a V10 (320Hp/1.100Nm) in Mr Hewes wrecker. But it had the same WSK400 coupled to a 16speed ZF manual gearbox. Of course traction always wins but you can't do more than 2 interaxle & 3 diff locks with 14.00R20 tyres. If you talk pulling power nothing can beat the torque multiplying WSK400 in front of a 16spd and low geared planetary axles in the Merc. I love them both, they are both beasts. Foden is simple, reliable (for british terms) the Merc is a sophisticated gentle giant....but can be a nightmare from the costs if someone is not trained on the specifics and ruins for example the clutch (torque converter).

[@eekee6034]

I thought the bigger tyres would win, but they were just chewing up the ground more. 13:05 Best spark shower I've seen in a long time!

[@user-xh3wr1do7k]

I used to drive those tugs in the RAF. Used for moving VC10s. In the Falklands, the tugs there broke down - so the REME Foden was used to tow the Hercules.

[@Domonkos_K]

That Centurion engine sound… amazing :)

[@ianm42yt]

I like the way the automated subtitles heard the roar of the Merc and displayed "[Music]" 😃

[@JosephDean-e5z]

You work with the most awesome equipment!! Thanks. Best regards.

[@dob1662]

Brilliant job boys, just remember mechanical pumps suck ! and electric ones blow ! good luck with the linkage 😋👍

[@aserta]

You know, i kinda suspected they'd be equal... but not quite like that. Eh, the tug in its original config stands no chance against anything short of another tug or smaller. BUT, put that on tarmac and load it properly, and it can pull mountains. This is why you take those, strip the tin off, give it a suspension and they make amazing farm vehicle. They will pull a lot. That said, on tarmac, properly loaded, they're really good. I genuinely don't get people who build custom pullers, when you can buy one of these even clapped out and they're still better.

[@arthurmiller-vl6sw]

In a tug of war, whichever has a higher hitch has the advantage because it lifts the others tires off the ground.

[@johnd7288]

Joe my money was on the foden because it's British great video again ! Nice to see Ted the foreman wearing his neck scarf !

[@howardsportugal]

"Ream it out gently with the Oxyacetalene" Got me. All the best from off-road heaven, rural Portugal! @HowardsPortugal

[@paulday-lh5mx]

Darn a tie! Great video today fellas. Keep them coming.

[@vivasangabriele1608]

England winning on Germans, since ww2. That Foden is the Lancaster of the heavy wreckers! God save the King👑🇬🇧❤️‍🔥

[@Chris.Swearengin]

I was figuring the grey one would win. Thanks for sharing the video. Much appreciated have a great day.

[@Minecraftlegendsize]

ngl this video does have old top gear energy and i love it!

[@geoffblake2748]

In a nasal tone you have to say, are the tread patterns and depth the same on both wreckers, pressure and ground condition under both. Brilliant real world test and relevant to everybody.

[@avpinstarter]

While you had the JP in the air you ought to have put it down on paving slabs so it doesnt sink and keep the vegetation growing round the undercarrige

[@MrHewes]

That’s what I have done, I’ve moved it to strim Under it with ease

[@mickfinch5285]

nice to see ted happy as always

[@ashleycross2664]

Can’t wait to see you boys at welland! Been going 10+ years Joe you’ll love it

[@mrwolf9335]

Seeing as the kraut dug down to more solid ground i think the foden had it really and both should go again in the middle of the field v10 vs RR 6 cylinder. Those old fodens ate awesome bits of kit

[@zzirSnipzz1]

Foden having the towing eye high is a good idea it puts more downforce onto the back wheels

[@ابوسارةابوسارة-ز6د]

فعلا اختبار .......جودة المنتج دائما موجة من الشركة المصنعة نحو المستهلك العادى فيديو رائع❤❤❤❤ ‏‪2:25‬‏

[@johnpayne3953]

When you start things you may find pumping the throttle slower is better the accerator pump usually has a spring in the linkage so the diaphragm can only depress at the rate fuel sprays out of the jet.

[@Jyarber102]

Holley for the win!! Literally the best I've heard that unit operate 🎉🎉

[@Oliverdobbins]

10:29 And also - gotta say, the hat looks good. Looks to be a good quality one and as a former hat wearer myself, I can assure you, you’ll appreciate it when it rains. And also when it’s sunny. 👍🏻

[@anthonylewis679]

We`ve all seen 100`s of vehicle Cammo set ups from all over the world, but for me there`s never been anything as eye catching as that plain old simple British "black and green" of the british army,not that i`m biased or anything !!😊

[@maida-vale]

I drove a Diamond T so next time I'm thinking of watching a weekends tanking I'll know which "puller" is the best for my favourite tank!!!

[@skinners87]

Never done welland! You’ll love it! We’re taking our traction engine, See you there 👍🏻

[@markkerr350]

You fellas are all class, Mr best cracks me up 🤣, everyone should have an Adam in the friend circle, brilliant

[@IrishMac093]

Foden will win as its pulling down hill.

[@Jim230176]

This is just the kind of video that I didn’t know I needed!

[@paoloviti6156]

I can see that you guys are back having fun with the Tonka toys much to the of the great supervisor Ted! Seriously the Foden is the all-around best against the the other vehicles with the great exception of the AVRE. In truth tracked vehicles always have better tracked handling in muddy conditions.... Good job as always 👏 👍 👌

[@biscuit715]

I'm just an idiot so there's probably a really obvious reason but I'm surprised they don't have something tracked for when it's really muddy

[@paoloviti6156]

@@biscuit715 in my opinion a wheeled is also more expensive because of unnecessary complications as each wheel has its own engine and transmission and electrical connections not to mention that many are steerable just to mention a few things...

[@cidertom5140]

That idle on the the tug and merc could come down a bit they both sound amazing though

[@k8vnl]

They sound awesome both ticking over together.

[@mjjr1000]

Tank’s are so impressive on the move/running.

[@chrisoakey9841]

You should get a centifical fuel filter and pump pulling fuel from the original tank and sending to your little fuel tank on top.

[@Mike-Honcho-]

Great video as always, do a video on that Unimog sitting under the shed. 👍 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@MrHewes]

You got it

[@jamesphelps1229]

As an archaeologist I appreciate the new excavation technique…

[@wideyxyz2271]

Great start to my day. Lots to look forward too 👍 And I definitely don't want a Tee shirt with "I Identify as a 3 prong" on it😆

[@colinblick8946]

With holes you dug …. Should hav called in the time team….. probably tearing up a Roman Mosaics😂

[@PHDarren]

More remains of the old 17th century hall, perhaps garden features around where the east wings were.

[@Rover200Power]

@@PHDarren Could be, or just demolition rubble.

[@Eisen_Jaeger]

Honestly, I kept waiting for a loud bang and a fire during the tug of war.

[@MrHewes]

Not when vehicles are built properly

[@ncc17701a]

Is it worth lining that hole you ran the fuel line through with some rubber? You wouldn't want the fuel line to fret through against any sharp edges. As ever, love the content!

[@garethbowen3003]

Looking forward to seeing you at Welland - it's a great show..! I'll be there too (but in the classic cars section) 😝

[@RobertWillis-c8f]

Some serious engine in that Merc. But, Ted don't like it as well as the Foden! 😮

[@richardwedlock9526]

well done mate. glad to see the ARV running

[@davidtaylor8464]

Fairly even, however the foden did pull the merc with all its wheels locked

[@DD-sf9dl]

Great video, as always. Always informative and also entertaining. I was wondering if the Foden will be given the moniker ‘Phil’ if England win the Euros ?. (Similar to the Diane Abbot !) 😄

[@Woodn509]

Wasn’t surprised the Foden won, against both. Straight pipe 27 litre Rolls Royce Meteor, sounds the dogs doo dah’s😊

[@davedodds5200]

I'd love to be working in your shop; these vehicles and what trouble you get up to with them are always interesting!

[@fatman6061]

it was nice of Ted to make sure the grass was up to snuff before you tried the pull.

[@forcesfarming8511]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 "Let's just check for fuel leaks....." oh and drive it about with a can of petrol on the side still 😂😂😂 Awesome video!

[@MrHewes]

We don’t worry too much about

[@simonyoung5480]

Loved driving those tugs at Aberdeen airport, one afternoon I was pushing and airbus off the stand and next stand had a forklift (not a lie) pushing a KLM airbus off the stand as their tug was U/S 😮

[@sleepycatpictures1176]

Maximum respect to that towbar!

[@kevvywevvywoo]

Dad always goes to Welland, very good rally. Pray for the weather.

[@oWAR1OCKo]

Nice long horn hat brother. Make it down to Texas some time, We'll get yall a real set of long horns to mount on one of the vehicles.

[@bwilliams463]

I was leaning Mercedes, since it looked like a military truck I figured the engine would be powering less folderol, than the civilian Foden. I was betting on the tug for the same reason: no extras, no amenities; all it was made to do is be heavy and pull things.

[@williamcarl4200]

Powerful tug o war. Acetylene sparks flying. Great sound to endanger my speakers. This was a good video, and yet...no one rubbed Teds belly when he wanted it. You get a "like" under protest.

[@johnfoster3886]

Brilliant. Thank you as ever for cheering my day up.

[@Fatspurios]

Tonka irl. Excellent.

[@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd]

The Foden wins on looks alone But............ If you'd pointed the Merc towards Poland, nothing would've stopped it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@iansmith7369]

Very well said

[@jenandsteve1999]

‘Ream it out gently with the oxy acetylene’ said the actress to the Bishop 😮

[@Dazg-666]

The Singapore army must miss there mercedes.great to see the foden kicking arse and the main dog Ted with his bandana on

[@ianwestmoreland5950]

Welll! I thought Ted, (with a little help from Adam) would have won hands down. I'm sure the Merc won't be as good without the emblem visible! 🤪 With equal tyre pressures, the tyres in the same condition, and water balast, it would be quite a match. You're going to have a good line-up at OMH.

[@ginggur17]

Love the big power plants. ❤👍🇬🇧

[@alxgu198]

Foden of course 👍

[@ashtreecare]

Looking forward to seeing you at wellend steam rally my wife has a crafting stall there she does that I enjoy the working machines trucks and tractor pulling 👌

[@BoggleVision]

Super, Smashing, Ted looked very smart in Camo attire

[@johnholland6842]

Very amusing with the Breakdown trucks, but I think it was a little unfair on the airport tug seeing that it had road tyres fitted and the wrecker had all terrains fitted, plus you were dragging on grass. Not much grip for well worn tyres. 😊

[@meghainn2010]

I think the Merc had a slight advantage, firmer ground where as the Foden bogged itself

[@huffy737]

I’ll just throw this video on in the background while I work. But first i’ll watch till I get an ad cause of tug of war, then get to work. 23min later, I didn’t get any ads! KZbin, I’m not sure thank you or hahaha monetize this channel more! Oh was it the Mercedes 6x6 that gave you a strike? So you dont get ads for a while? Either way. Great video, included Ted, trucks and tanks!

[@MrHewes]

Didn’t get a strike, they had to politely asked me to delete the video from YT 🤣