Rufford Ford FLOOD at 5FT with farmer in tractor that has had enough of closure | part 142

[@ListerDavid]

At the start I was thinking “where are those concrete barriers they put there to stop traffic?” one and a half minutes in “oh, there they are.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@АнтонЖелбунов-ф9с]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@darwinjina]

kinda surprised that the barrier didn't tear the side of the trailer wheels as it passed.

[@l337pwnage]

@@darwinjina if those were regular semi, or "lori" (why to they call trucks a girl's name?), they probably would have blown out. and truck tires are tough as heck also. not like car radials.

[@darwinjina]

@@l337pwnage good point. they are probably tires meant for the farm and trucking so may be thick

[@Varinki]

@@darwinjina Ag tyres. They have to be pretty tough to survive in the fields.

[@rc2634]

The tractor driver didn't pay for that tractor himself. 100%

[@benjones3329]

I bet he did, and he knows he might lose it back to the bank if he can’t get his goods to market

[@johnp3937]

Probably hired for the season...its going to have water in beaters and things

[@rachidsaidi7435]

That what I see

[@michaeldonnelly6253]

@@benjones3329so if it’s owed to the bank then he didn’t pay for it did he. Tbh I hope he does lose it. Typical I’m more important than you farmer attitude leaving the concrete barriers in the road. No wonder most folk in the countryside can’t stand farmers.

[@IAMPLEDGE]

@@benjones3329what route do you think he has taken every other day since the road was closed?

[@K9River]

As someone who has pulled all sorts of trailers with all sorts of trucks in ice, snow, mud, gravel, etc., that tractor was crazy impressive. A trailer is such an anchor.

[@drock5597]

Nah, that tractor is built for pulling anchors... plural... not may of em... its still a little guy after all. But it can do this much at least.

[@kishascape]

Could you imagine what this could've done if it were tracked.

[@drock5597]

@kishascape basically the same thing, but with less wheel spin

[@goatman86]

​@@kishascapecouldn't do crap with tracks. All tracks do is spread mass over larger area. It would slide even more probably. Equation for traction does not have area of contact. Only mass and coefficient of friction affect it.

[@steveste7922]

I didn't expect tractor to fail , some good driving 👍DPD driver had some common sense 🙂

[@moocow0014]

As a farmer in the uk im not going to ram my tractor into a deep ford and potenital risk damaging it and the equipment on the back as i love my tractor and dont want to destroy it by unnecesarly damaging it Edit: Yo ty for the likes this most i ever got

[@farmingwithdantheman]

Same mate,edit all though if it was really really urgent I may chance it but not for that

[@spectralducklin]

Yes, thank you. Was looking for a fellow farmer to have common sense. Downtime on a highly expensive tractor are something you don't want to happen at harvest or seeding. In this case I think the operator could of taken the bypass route instead of the risk damage and delay harvest season. It did look like the trailer was loaded with potatoes and if so he could risk tipping a huge profit into that ford. For those who read this and think "a tractor are built to be worked hard" has to think again the purpose of tractors were built for. It's not made to be taking hits by concrete blocks. The air suspension can either throw a bad sensor fault which means a risk of months downtime waiting on new sensor or a major suspension repair.

[@zzirSnipzz1]

Only time i saw someone almost as stupid was when we where working on a farm with a ford and during the day we had been crossing over there with 2000 gallon boom tankers, one of teh lads crossed it later when it was well up and the tanker was close to getting lifted and both him and the old 7810 Ford going with teh water lol

[@Philljag]

Where did he damage it? My dads a farmer had the same tractor the last 30 years and he treats it worse than that they’re meant to be used and thrown about.

[@dawnmoriarty9347]

I assume that driver doesn't own it

[@bertskidmore5506]

There's a reason why in Australia they say if it's flooded forget it.. underwater obstacles & damaged roads are real..

[@hypotheticallywhatiskyle]

The council put up jersey barriers as the location was becoming a tourist attraction. He knew the barriers were there.

[@uselessDM]

@@hypotheticallywhatiskyle He didn't know what else was there or not there anymore respectively. This certainly wasn't a smart thing to do, but I understand the frustration that made him do it at the same time.

[@kden1271]

​@@uselessDMhe made it and is getting paid

[@ludoviclemaignen9432]

It is the same advice in the UK. Trying to cross a flooded road is the best way to win a Darwin award

[@Steveoqotsa]

Saltwater crocodile's i think would put me off more.....

[@rinnin]

Well done on filming properly in landscape mode, like 99% of other people don’t do. 👍👏

[@lamarw7757]

Glad I'm not the only one bothered by that. KZbin should ban portrait mode videos.

[@TamTamster]

Those people are called dongers

[@RichardFrost800]

​@@TamTamster😂

[@slowb15]

this is a go pro recording, not a phone.

[@ch420newsteam]

you mean widescreen?

[@PA-ek3ul]

Whoever is driving that tractor hasn't much respect for machinery 😮

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

But boy he is good with the machinery he has...

[@bill3641]

It likely belongs to the boss , not him ...........

[@tackleberry357]

Did he get through though?

[@ko_rubin]

@@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne no, not really

[@BBCBOY919]

Is it built for water intake? Should've just turned the wheels flat end down like in San Andreas and he would've sailed over the top of it@@G-Bob4

[@Zebra.Lionfish]

How he didn't pierce every sidewall at the end is astounding. Didn't look like he had any water in the tractor tyres either

[@Matt-my7pz]

I was thinking the same thing either. He was crazy angry or didn't pay for the equipment and didn't care. So careless.

[@keilveil9153]

@@Matt-my7pz look how proud he is when he hops out rofl

[@winters3]

invest 30secons for saving 1000 of pounds

[@charliet1175]

Doing gods work!

[@stek96]

This is a low pressure tire and is difficult to puncture and tear.

[@nonoaidnono]

Tractors are incredibly strong, to push through that much water, with a full trailer, while spinning tyres, with some massive concrete blocks in the way is crazy

[@andreauberti9294]

This is only a medium one , just google up what a John Deere 8530 is ( my friend got 1 ) , that tractor can push everything

[@notfeedynotlazy]

plus that tractor was also having to push with his driver, plainly dense as a neutron star.

[@adZHARRISON]

That makes the tractor extra impressive having to carry around that seriously heavy brain matter@@notfeedynotlazy

[@D64nz]

It was just a load of empty bins on the back. They weight basically nothing compared to a full load. That idiot rolled the dice with a tractor that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and basically wreaked his tyres doing it, showing that he makes bad decisions. Not a good trait to have in a farmer at all.

[@STANLIZ4]

How none of those tractor tyres weren’t punctured is a miracle!

[@rogernevin7461]

The front n/s looked flat after he reversed.

[@paulf2529]

The trailer tire sidewall was cut though you can hear it.

[@BalticBuccaneer]

not yet, but it will happen

[@CrazyBikerGuy]

They're fine, what you heard were the rims clipping. Having been around tractors for years I can tell you that the concrete with have merely left a mark on the side walls on the tractor and the unit was the rims clipping. The side walls you can cut down over an inch and run them (wont be legal but they dont deflate). Dont forget a lot of farmers have sealant put into them as well so it's actually quite hard to puncher them unless you actively try too or like me you hit a 1" rebar sticking out the ground and get a flat but then you just get something like a m21 bolt with some epoxy on it then inflate it again and run it down 😂

[@lemoncake6957]

@@CrazyBikerGuy Educate the Karens. Thinking the Tractor relates to their Honda SUV's 😂

[@meikelinde1623]

The water level, that tractor, pushing the barriers out, best vid of rufford ford there is.

[@jemmah4723]

I was wondering what the big bumps were under the water. My question was answered when the tractor came out with 2 concrete blocks wedged in front of the trailer. I can’t believe cars and vans were still driving through it!

[@steve16196]

If the farmer has had enough of the closure, he sure picked the best day of the year to show is frustration, you couldn't make it up

[@jonwright7394]

That tractor is seriously impressive.

[@jachmastr]

however the Citroen wasn't! :)

[@tinaforbes1059]

It's a workhorse.

[@devilmecare]

I think the operator is the impressive one.

[@siicoviiciouse1629]

@@jachmastrbecause it’s French

[@notch7139]

@Ardwick-Crome you wouldn’t get much tractor for that these days

[@JOPEYDOPE]

The way that tractor shifted that trailer and the barriers was bloody impressive

[@deanfowles3707]

How?

[@davidmatthews9088]

@@deanfowles3707demonstration of power

[@deanfowles3707]

@@davidmatthews9088 ohh ok. Things knocking into other things, I like it.

[@EpicJonT]

They’re designed to pull a dozen 6ft metal anchors through the ground. No struggle here!

[@RogerM88]

Actually impressed he didn't damage the tires or even rolled over. Wouldn't be surprised if he was a Farm Employee than actually the owner. That would explain all the reckless.

[@jefuytterhoeven4893]

agreed if i had someone drive one of my tractors like that it would be the last time.

[@nilz6432]

might also be an older fellow who just completely forgot about the closure and thought thoae obstacles were trees... if i would have used that ford for years an had a long day this could happen to me as well

[@RogerM88]

@@jefuytterhoeven4893 Know a Farmer his tractors are all beat up due the reckless driving from the Employees. He now has a John Deere 6R, and he is the one Driving it, or a long time Employee he trusts more with the tractor.

[@johnwade1095]

It's leased.

[@RogerM88]

​@@nilz6432 This is not a random tractor, this is a John Deere 6250R. A very expensive machine to be trashed this way. Not only he could ended up rolling it, as water enter the engine through the air intake. That's why I really doubt it was the owner driving it. Or if was, could be due the camera filming him, and got nervous.

[@gary63693]

I love my car so much, that there is no way i would try to go through anything like that

[@tappy8741]

Love people not stuff

[@tom201090]

I was surprised how far it got...I was also surprised of the stupidity of someone thinking that car could get through there.

[@williamcope2652]

@@tappy8741 you can’t love tasty succulent people if you don’t have the right stuff 🪂

[@tom201090]

@Ardwick-Crome The biggest issue insurance wise is the people who don't insure vehicles. Also, inexperience or misjudgement or lack of knowledge is not the same as deliberately wrecking your car. It didn't look like any of those drivers were intentionally trying to wreck their cars.

[@tinaforbes1059]

​@Ardwick-Crome I don't think the insurance company will pay the self inflicted damaged to any motor vehicles .

[@DOCTORDROTT]

Cost of a John Deere 6250R £149,950. +VAT. plus £45 ,000 trailor. Tyres around £700 each

[@tobbe5189]

This just shows how much power tractors have

[@Dr.Ian-Plect]

About 275hp; less about power, more about dynamics.

[@NigelMarston]

Gearing, weight, ground clearance and traction

[@edh7492]

@@Dr.Ian-Plectit’s not the hp it’s ft-lbs of torque that does the pulling

[@Dr.Ian-Plect]

@@edh7492 I ONLY stated the power of this model in regard to the original comment! I made no remark regarding the power's influence. Further, I CLEARLY stated; "less about power, more about dynamics" - you need to pay attention to what words and presentation show

[@Brooo0-x6y]

It's more torque than power mate, you're clearly wrong ! !@@Dr.Ian-Plect

[@lupobikes]

This is proof of "completion bias" where you ignore all signs against a terrible decision just to finish 😂

[@TwinShards]

This farmer really said screw this bs, i have place to go.

[@sliwka621]

Tractor driver had way more luck than skill. Clipped all rims after reversing (almost) around the barriers.

[@tomdowning9358]

How do you think tractors get around doing there work. These are tough working machines are almost impossible to destroy and they are build for this. If you worry about a scratch or dent, don't be a farmer.

[@ВячеславМакаров-м4ф]

​@@tomdowning9358 Трактор, справляется, с работой. А вот покрышки, распоротые об бетонные отбойники нет. И покрышки колёс, не любят боковых ударов. Повреждения обеспечены.

[@snoozeflu]

​@@tomdowning9358yeah because driving over a sharp, pointy concrete corner is exactly the same as driving through the soft soil of a corn field.

[@teppo9585]

I mean, he risked a puncture? What was the worst case scenario? That there were some scuba diving leprechauns that he might have run over?

[@mattafakkah]

@@teppo9585 he could have destroyed five wheels with that stunt...🤦‍♀One rear tire on that John Deere costs 3500 Euro...🙄

[@ingo_8628]

Some people just dont care about physics, but the Hydrolock brings them back to reality.

[@AndreiTupolev]

At least he wouldn't need to worry about that (as long as his air intake didn't have a leak)

[@bertiesworld]

And very expensive too. I wiped out an engine many years ago in a van going through flood water. I'd always thought the air intake was high up but it turned out it was about level with the top of the wheels. The engine was still running but was producing white smoke. Trip to garage and a strip down. One con rod had slightly bent. The company decided to go for a new engine, rather than a repair.

[@Team33Team33]

@@bertiesworld Wouldn't be surprised that the bent con rod had been done before your wandering through deep waters ... No company vehicle is ever driver with care in mind. They are thrashed. Driven like they're stolen. Maybe why you decided to try it in the water ..... LOL.

[@stefflus08]

How do people not know it yet? They begin bailing the water out of the floor like a wet carpet is the problem. "Oh the engine just needs to dry up a bit"

[@BMW.535d]

Hydrolock vs Citroën: 1-0 😃

[@yerdywobble5800]

Holymoley… personally, Tom, I’d say this one of the tractor dragging those concrete beams is one of your best (yet)! Just my opinion of course, but I’ve ruddy loved this video. Thank you for what you do and for sharing this with us. Terrrrific!

[@cargumdeu]

The sound and the fury. That short clip had everything: tension, uncertainty, almost a crazed self-belief...I approve!

[@mikefule]

I have used this ford in safe conditions a few times over the years. It's always fun to drive or ride through a ford, but for most people, this ford saves only 5 minutes of easy main roads around the other 2 sides of a triangle. Only the locals need to use it on a regular basis, and they know when it is safe. Idiots travelling to the ford simply to show off to KZbinrs have resulted in it being closed. Why anyone would take their second biggest investment (after their house) and ruin it just for laughs is beyond me.

[@G-ra-ha-m]

Idiots in the council resulted in it being closed. I don't recall a referendum in the area on whether it should be closed.

[@mikefule]

@@G-ra-ha-m We live in a representative democracy. We have local elections and appoint councillors to make decisions. Referendums are very much the exception.

[@G-ra-ha-m]

@@mikefule No, we live in a tyranny where the WEF ideas get the money, and the councils break the law. I don't vote and I don't consent to some idiot councillor deciding where to spend my money. Since when has voting, changed anything? Every time we get venal politicians working to remove our wealth, health and freedom.

[@earthman6700]

​@@mikefuleIts a shame that they make decisions that are not in the best interests of the locals. 20mph in Wales. ULEZ in London.

[@ayongprin81M1]

The video is shot very well, showing every detail of the tractor and how it operates. Definitely worth watching

[@PiperX1X]

It just baffles me why people even attempt to go through and those who think to go flat out is best that push up so much of a wave that it’s potentially going to cause damage to surrounding properties and knock down garden walls. This was always the case in a village where I lived a tractor with a ten tonne trailer went through the water which was been retained by a wall which was protecting our properties from getting flooded until he sent a wave with so much force the wall collapsed bringing thousands of gallons of water rushing down with such force it burst everyone’s front doors open flooding the properties causing thousands of pounds of damage per property. So please if in doubt don’t go through and think of the residents and their homes.

[@garnhamr]

take the day off...

[@kingcurry6594]

@@garnhamr If it had happened to you, you would probably think differently. But I doubt if you have the intellect to have a cogent thought.

[@garnhamr]

@@kingcurry6594 I got a credit and a distinction for my electrical installation exams I’ll have you know! Xd

[@kingcurry6594]

@@garnhamr Wow. I hold a PhD. But I also know that there's a massive difference between being educated and intelligent.

[@garnhamr]

@@kingcurry6594 I like the term ‘triggered’

[@SpeedsterIG]

I really did miss the videos from this location. Great having you back, Sir!

[@xXturbo86Xx]

I'm telling you man, farmers will save us from all the madness. GO FARMERS!

[@richardwalsh1838]

The driver of the John Deere is obviously not the tractor owner, he would not treat his tractor this way and do this amount of tire damage to his own machine.

[@VTXHobbies]

Wdym, the tires were fine

[@22mac22]

Raw operator,secondary thumps were unnecessary on tyres and rims,deffo thumped on steps or exhaust system on far side....he was committed for sure

[@benjones3329]

If he’s pissed off at tyrannical rules he sure as hell would

[@bobs12andahalf2]

Sorry mate, there was no damage done there. That's a heavyweight tractor and trailer, not a hatchback and caravan.

[@BEEFTEEF4]

I’ve got a tractor and just writing to let you know that tractor tires aren’t anything like car tires. I can drive right over a piece of rebar sticking out of the ground and it does nothing to the tire. Same with glass, nails, sharp rocks. It doesn’t do anything to tractor tires. Car tires are relatively weak in comparison for 1) tread life and 2) ride comfort.

[@abitofaviation]

Lol the concrete barriers. I was asking myself what happens at 0:10. Now it is clear 😂😂😂

[@ElationProductions]

Yeah, I was wondering the same myself. His tractor clearly hit something but the trailer didn't. Getting past them was a little sketchy though, making hard contact with the sidewalls of a couple of his tires.

[@Xenon777_]

I first thought the tractor was floating and losing traction until I saw them huge lumps of concrete lol

[@georget10i]

I never imagined I would ever say this, but that is one beautiful tractor. I like its design.

[@AndreiTupolev]

The going price for a 19 plate John Deere 6250R (same as this one) seems to be about £130,000. Im sure the farm where he works would be interested to see how he's treating this one.

[@georgedoorley5628]

its most probably the owner of the tractor ........

[@AndreiTupolev]

@@georgedoorley5628 No, almost certainly an employee. Like Kaleb to Jeremy Clarkson

[@EazyDuz18]

kaleb owns and drives his OWN tractor!@@AndreiTupolev

[@demwillams8898]

​@AndreiTupolev actually in that specific example I'd believe it to be Clarkson doing that and Kaleb face palming

[@lemoncake6957]

@@AndreiTupolev You messed up with that statement there, Karen.

[@ricorico6826]

It's amazing how relaxed people are when they've just potentially caused mass damage to their car. If it was me i'd asking myself why did i just do that? Also I'd be praying to a higher power, asking to go back 10 minutes in time, so i won't make that mistake again

[@barrylinkiewich9688]

And she'll claim to insurance "no one made me stop so I thought it was fine to drive my car into a river, buy me another plz."

[@wearetheremnants1615]

A lot of people have cars under £1k

[@jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301]

I don't think they are really relaxed - I think they are overcome with embarrassment in front of the spectators and kicking themselves for their stupidity. I think the appearance of relaxation is just a front . . .

[@RS-xq6je]

​@@jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301 agreed

[@MrWayneJohn1]

As the saying goes, "There's no fixing stupid."

[@CL4SSiCS]

The barriers has affected many farmers. They are compleatly fed up

[@trainman665]

Not many at all.

[@JL-rx6hl]

And the barriers wouldnt be there if drivers hadnt played silly buggers in the ford making it unsafe to leave the road open

[@lovethedarts9522]

Blame the people driving through at stupid speeds being videoed by the likes of this lads channel

[@tinaforbes1059]

​@@JL-rx6hl . They were having fun . Leave them to it . Good entertainment anyhow 😉 .

[@Stabby666]

There is another road that bypasses this and is a mile longer. If they’d rather get a fine every time they do this, and risk breaking their kit then that’s on them. Farmers aren’t the brightest bunch though.

[@steve64464]

Quite a impressive tractor pull there, Might be a bit of a issue if water gets into electronics as john deer puts a lot of that inside tractors these days.

[@SternLX]

Waterproofing is a thing. JD engineers account for that since Farms can get pretty wet.

[@strodey123]

@@SternLX Theres pretty wet and then there is a submarine haha

[@crinkly.love-stick]

Most of the electronics are in the cab and roof. Equipment manufacturers take deep water fording into account

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

"These pallets MUST get thru man the shoppers need them desperately"...

[@charmaccents6278]

Oh my goodness! I didn't realize the courtyard of the building was also flooded. What a mess! TY for the video.

[@christianbuczko1481]

I was wondering why the trailer wasnt lifting up over the new speed bumps like the tractor, its impressive it just dragged them away like that.

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

They're not speed bumps. They are supposed to close the road.

[@christianbuczko1481]

@@adrianthoroughgood1191 its a speed bump to that tractor.. and im well aware of the actual purpose btw

[@Team33Team33]

@@christianbuczko1481 Less aware of the lack of friction once these blocks of cement have a lubricant flowing underneath them such as water... that tractor can haul tons. Two cement road blocks at 300kg a piece is a piece of cake.

[@simontay4851]

Blocks of *CONCRETE* , NOT cement. Cement is used to MAKE concrete and is a powder.

[@Team33Team33]

@@simontay4851 Thanks for that very important "heads up". I will keep in mind next time I see one: Concrete NOT cement. 🙂 I'm not a 'manual.'

[@gravesddd]

Why there hasn’t been a class action lawsuit against the city for this consistent road hazard is beyond me.

[@normalhooman69]

finally some Rufford Ford content!

[@edwowen]

I think you'll find it's a John Deere 😄😄😄😄😄

[@kevfrombutterley]

It's awesome you were there to film it Tom. What a memorable crossing that was!

[@martinr8278]

Incredible. That tractor was impressive going through. Not stopping that thing

[@mikebarton]

Just remember…..these people share the roads with us… The thing with Rufford ford is that you can avoid it by taking roughly *a 2 mile detour* .

[@atlasfugged9044]

seriously? ive watched so many people wreck their cars via this channel and theres just a quick detour? .... why... why is all i can say

[@POVDrivingTour]

@@atlasfugged9044 To show off

[@KarlBaron]

@@atlasfugged9044 Google Maps probably doesn't show the detour

[@golic7123]

Now *THAT* is an advert for John Deere products . . . . . RESPECT!

[@georgedoorley5628]

yes but i would not like to face the bill for a new front axle if the axle snapped ...........the john deere would fast become a dear john ........

[@EazyDuz18]

didnt snap tho so moot point @@georgedoorley5628

[@Wonkabar007]

That tractor is unstoppable 🚜💪

[@tgfhtgfh4309]

Dude had no respect for that John Deere

[@Cutefacetickling]

Made in American,, FAK YEAHHHH

[@Coen80]

John Deere has no respect for their users either. Soooo...

[@Dr.Ian-Plect]

@@Cutefacetickling American grammar too.

[@ElationProductions]

@@Coen80 Sadly true.

[@sopcannon]

right to repair@@Coen80

[@okoisin]

He broke the stand for the trailer drawbar… see the blue metal to left of concrete bollard @2:20

[@aidenschvatkok5732]

I bet that’s not all he broke

[@blaydCA]

Good catch!

[@atz402]

Yes I know the feeling. 😉 Like with scared drivers going extremely slow on a snowy road, and other stuff in the way. Get out of the road. I know how to drive! 😆 Sure, you're supposed to be careful but sometimes you may wonder if the person should have a license or not. Cred to the farmer, even I wouldn't have tried that...

[@pippipster6767]

That tractor is an absolute beast of a machine 💪💪💪

[@yellowa4725]

I'm sure all the people living in the houses appreciate the bow waves being sent through their gardens!

[@stevebeever2442]

I'm sure they are used to it otherwise they wouldn't live at the side of a ford that regularly floods

[@G-ra-ha-m]

It's some wedding house thing.

[@jtb52]

@@G-ra-ha-mnow needing a refurbish. Must be easy to insure...

[@Factsdontcareaboutfeelings182]

No where near as much money as these poor farmers are losing to fuel costs having this stupid road closed!

[@EazyDuz18]

they have bags of sand on the inside perimeter, ive been there, totlly safe@@jtb52

[@shurikenru]

Thank you, kind farmer, for fucking demolishing these barriers!

[@busslayer4790]

I bet the farmer decided to do this because the barriers were submerged. Then he can claim he didn't know they were there when they inevitably try to ticket him.

[@dolwolfianphotography]

He's local then know it was there

[@PeterChapman-rg6gr]

I suppose he was blind as well as he clearly also ignored all the road closed signs that had only recently been put up.

[@martinfreekie7659]

This is my theory too. He just didn't expect some throbber to be there 24 7 filming it.

[@martinnaylor]

Those John Deere's certainly have some torque.

[@yardgrid]

A farmer with an "im alright Jack" attitude. What a shock. He hates that road block. He needs to get yhrough and... go and block some roads.

[@frizzle1002000]

The guy was going through Rufford Ford withdrawal and needed his fix.

[@doddythedoddgaming3632]

amazes me how people drive through 2 foot of water and think your standard car will survive haha

[@swecreations]

Haha yeah, you need an electric car if you want to attempt stuff like that

[@EazyDuz18]

an EV would short circuit and fry the driver at that depth. Seen it hppen @@swecreations

[@pilovlog]

I find it fascinating how so many people don't know how an internal combustion engine works, or how a driver's psychology operates to keep them from stopping, regardless of what lies ahead.

[@hogwild5844]

Loved the boyfriends reaction to his other half trying to drive through 🤣🤣

[@steve16196]

I'm curious to know how motorists knew they could get through again, since the farmer only just moved those barriers. And you just better hope PJ don't see this video and make an appearance

[@repentuklondonwatchman1373]

😂😂😂❤

[@ShinyHelmet]

PJ's been very quiet lately. I wonder if he's back in jail again! 🤔

[@ShinyHelmet]

@Lookup2Wakeup Got found guilty of stalking iirc. He was inside on remand for a while not long ago.

[@chickenpotpie4045]

Also, everyone wondering how it didn't puncture the tires, does not understand the difference between consumer cars and industrial farm equipment. The sidewalls on that tire are very literally 2-3 inches thick, I've seen tractors drive over sharp rebar whilst carrying load, those aren't built to drive on nicely paved roads, they're designed for precisely this purpose, going over any and everything.

[@Twongz_does_anything]

Yayy the barriers got taken away by the tractor

[@UpTheAnte1987]

The tractor driver is in there doing his best Jeremy Clarkson impression "MORE POWERRRR!!!"

[@PixelatedExistence]

2:30 The moment the water gets into the cylinders and breaks a con rod, suddenly seizing the engine, you can even hear it lol! Water ingress into the air intake and cylinders when driving through water up to your headlights is a no no, better to drive a different route and be late than wreck your car!...This is common sense to many, but it should be taught at theory when taking a driving test!

[@snitramsiger]

I can't understand what makes someone ruin their car like that! If you don't like your own car, give it to someone who needs it!

[@EmilyAllan]

So glad to see you back. Great entertainment. The tractor was amazing. Raw power.

[@briancooper562]

By lowering the front weight on the 3 point linkage there would still be traction for the tractor and it would push the blockage out of the river. (if done slowly).

[@repentuklondonwatchman1373]

TRUE

[@markwright3161]

I don't think they knew the blocks were there. They could be a hired driver from much further away who doesn't follow any channel that filmed this ford. They possibly thought they just hit a tree or something that had been washed down stream, and it looks they hit it at a high enough speed to bounce the front wheels over it so they couldn't reverse off it again (the point we see at the start of the clip), even if they wanted to back up and push that unknown underwater obstruction across in that manner. The council shouldn't have blocked the road with unmarked concrete blocks with empty plastic barriers just sitting on top, especially when they're there to block a ford, something with regularly changing water levels, so much so that the site had permanent switchable road/ford closed signs for deep water. What else are those bollards going to do except float off, and it's not like they didn't have a water source to fill them from (that's how that type seen floating in the clip are designed to be weighted down). If those signs are still there, and open on the road closed side of them, they're only there for vehicles not capable of driving through deep water, so there's no reason for a tractor to be concerned. If they wanted to close the road to all traffic when it flooded, they should have had those yellow gates on mountain passes for heavy snow at the last available turning on the road leading to the ford, as other fords featured by this or similar channels have, so it isn't a foreign concept to have not thought of before now.

[@eyesodd]

​@@markwright3161Wrong. He knew, the council put the blocks there, he did it intentionally to remove them.

[@markwright3161]

@@eyesodd How do you know that? You're aware only a tiny portion of the population of the UK actually watch videos like this? Just because you as someone not living next to this ford know the council put blocks here doesn't mean every single other person in the country also knows. The driver could easily be from a different county, and therefore not aware of what this council has done. Also, most farms have all sorts of equipment far more suitable for moving concrete blocks without risking damage than driving over them with a trailer and wedging them under the towbar. To load that very trailer they will have some kind of front loader with pallet forks. If they really were a frustrated farmer, they would have simply lifted them out of the way with that front loader. Think about it, why would they risk damaging a 6 figure combination to move the blocks like this instead of just going to get the front loader to make the route more passable than they made it here? The blocks were still in the road when they left. It was only when it was clear what they had dragged out and that the trailer wasn't going to roll over them that they backed up and went around. If they were deliberately clearing the road, they would have kept going until the blocks were properly out of the way before backing over them and driving around.

[@johngraham8052]

​@@eyesoddWrong. If he knew they were there and wanted to drive through he would have just lowered his front linkage and pushed them out of the way. Don't spout nonsense like you know what you are talking about. Driver didn't know there was an obstruction because he couldn't see the obstruction. He was committed when he was halfway across so wasn't going back.

[@jarvislarson6864]

I guess bridges are an unheard of concept!???!! Weetawded road management officials 100%

[@carolinerollings2576]

If you willingly drove through that I hope your insurance tells u where to go when u try n claim They only have to look on social media an find proof of the idiots

[@st170restoration]

The power of that tractor!! 💪🚜

[@openyourlies]

I never really liked farmers - until now 💪👌👍

[@Gordanovich02]

I actually do have sympathy for local farmers affected by this. Surely there's a better way than just blanket closure?

[@VancouverCanucksRock]

Tyrants don't care

[@SEEYAIAYE]

Ban anyone with a hatchback and a tiktok account

[@engineeredlifeform]

The detour is only 1.5 miles longer then Rufford Lane,.....

[@MegaSockenschuss]

@@engineeredlifeform That adds up quickly in time and money, if you have to do the way 20+ times a day.

[@AGuyFromHazard]

A bridge

[@Tomek4917]

The water level hasn't been this high for a long time

[@VancouverCanucksRock]

It's what happens, when you stop allowing vehicles to ingest it.

[@eyesodd]

​@@VancouverCanucksRock Brilliant 😆🤣

[@HelenCrane-jl1nv]

Bravo the farmer!!!

[@olli1068]

Cool! Is that a new challenge? I'm sure the flooded buildings will enjoy the additional movement of the water.

[@sicks6six]

I suppose it was a genius working in the councils road planning department who decided to put those concrete blocks in the water so low no one could see them at full flood. Sometimes you can't buy stupid with the council you have no choice you have to buy stupid. It's called your council tax 😂

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

They probably have to put them close to the ford so the locals can still access their houses etc. This was unprecedented levels of water. I'm sure there are also signs saying road closed. Maybe they got washed away!

[@eyesodd]

​@@adrianthoroughgood1191He's right though. They were placed in the dip of the ford. Could have quite easily Bern placed on tbe flat at either end of the wooden footbridge. No access would be blocked, the nearest entrance is the hotel. Which being underwater probably isn't open for business today anyway.

[@owenjackson2390]

The Definition of fed up

[@beanbag8020]

In the words of Jeremy Clarkson... what a machiiiiiiiiiine!

[@c111prs]

The tractor driver at boiling point zero f’s given just wow

[@jujitsusti7719]

💯🤣 a proper Rivearse and I've seen some in my time give him credit he didn't give up kerrrching 💯🤣👊

[@magdabrownis265]

Big brain in action

[@simonworsnop900]

Although tractors can make it through it maybe worth thinking of the bow wave effect your making washing into surrounding properties....im not saying it is im not familiar with the site.. but imagine youve battled with the element's all night to keep a flood out and someone fires a 2 foot wave over your sandbags 😂

[@simonworsnop900]

If no one else does I certainly don't...I've tractors myself 👍

[@occamraiser]

what arrogance. That road closure was for everyone's safety - but he decided he knew better. It doesn't matter whether he was right or wrong about his tractor's capabilities - if he had needed rescuing someone would have had to risk their safety to rescue the arrogant little arse.

[@SSHHABBA]

He’s about 12 foot up what would he need rescuing from

[@occamraiser]

I doubt that he would need rescuing - I meant if the tractor sucked in some water and needed towing out. Also he broke the law - the road was closed - just like a typical 'do what the f*ck I want' farmer. @@SSHHABBA

[@BroodingPeeps]

This is a John Deere ad. I can't believe he cleared it.

[@aaronshippelhoute5011]

"You shall not pass!" "Uh, yeah, yeah I will."

[@sandwichbar8226]

BASED Farmer 🚜

[@ethanduggan4947]

I love how people saying he doesn’t own the tractor like he’s completely shagged the thing yet you lot have never driven one of ‘em. You think that’s anything 😂

[@leechilds3725]

cant get over people driving through ! it is mind blowing . just take another route ffs

[@gdfggggg]

It adds many miles.

[@DavidJones-gl1kv]

It adds about 3 miles if that

[@thejoe9065]

​@@gdfgggggno, it doesnt. just take a look at google maps. i did that once and when i clicked calculate route it was like max. 5 minutes more. 😂

[@cedhome7945]

You have to know farmers to truly understand the shear bloody minded approach some have

[@Duykin]

to dismiss a tractor driver in one day without pay!

[@BigBoyz33]

2:48 this poor bloke was so mad 😂😂

[@Calmdown1354]

Always funny watching people find out the hard way where the engine's air intake is!! 😂

[@JohnnyTheCache]

Ouch... that tractor surely did take some damage, as well as multiple of those super expensive tires. And the whole thing recorded and on KZbin... that was a very expensive shortcut 😬

[@eyesodd]

Did it though? No damage to those tyres as far as I can see. I don't think people realise how thick the treads and rubber is on agricultural tyres.

[@PeterChapman-rg6gr]

@@eyesodd And the trailer sidewalls?

[@bobs12andahalf2]

​@@PeterChapman-rg6grthey're absolutely fine, people in comments are just being wussy and trying to signal that they're somehow smarter than the guy driving the tractor. They're not.

[@eyesodd]

@@PeterChapman-rg6gr Also heavy duty agricultural tyres that clearly had no damage to them 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@PeterChapman-rg6gr]

@@bobs12andahalf2 Clearly the driver was no where near as smart as you make him out to be. 1) a very clearly identifiable tractor complete with its numberplate showing 2) an articulated trailer fitted with non standard tyres and again with its number plate showing not forgetting the broken bit of the drawbar left behind 3) a very good picture of the tractor driver when he got out to see the damage he had left behind. He will regret not taking the short detour by the time the Council has finished billing him for all the damage caused

[@siriosstar4789]

forget the tractor why haven't they fixed the problem which has existed since the beginning of time ., and NO money is not a good excuse .

[@bcraftin7846]

Shoutout to John Deer! That thing had some serious pulling power. 🙌🏽

[@1982craigyboy]

Not to mention traction given the whopping great concrete ground anchor it’s dragging on wet tarmac😂

[@bcraftin7846]

@@1982craigyboy FACTS! 👍

[@reginaldmolehusband135]

Those concrete blocks are called jersey barriers, I think they each weigh 2000kgs but not 100% sure, and he pushed them through the water easily.

[@justincase6645]

Nah , nothing like that weight !

[@siedliko]

Are those concrete barriers HIRED? Is the council PAYING FOR THEM EACH DAY? WHAT A JOKE

[@herrschaftg35]

Agreed. The city council should be thrown in jail for blocking the roads with those.

[@johnjephcote7636]

Not so far just to go safely via Ollerton. That tractor driver must have had mangel-wurzels in his head. Did he not suspect something when he first climbed over the sunken blocks?

[@dancarter482]

_BET_ it was a Pole or Chech.

[@MNAKHUDA96]

Big respect to the guy who owned the tractor and drove straight through 💪🏼💪🏼👊🏼

[@TheLordsaviour]

I bet the person who own it and the person who was driven it are not the same people

[@joostvangiersbergen9746]

Dealer: This repair is warranty, we’ve never seen this kind of break down. Guy posts video on KZbin, and dealer goes ahhhhh

[@tommy-trump-1967]

massive power in that tractor , impressive