Speed and Power!

[@MrHewes]

Who thinks we should paint the Foden Black?

[@cogboy302]

No. Keep her drab olive. I know the RR Eagle doesn't have enough power to pull your foreskin back, but it sounds nice. What about doing a compound turbo set up on it, a la Cummins drag/tractor pulling boyos? Just a suggestion. Mind you, that turbo looks miniscule. Just whack a fucking ma-hoosive big single turbo on it. - If it works, do the same t'other Foden. The tidy one.

[@charlielloyd-hole8916]

Definitely and also chuck some black wheels on it

[@severs1966]

Drive everyone nuts by painting it pink with yellow spots

[@rwest1818]

Black sounds great, especially as its Ex army now

[@colinblick4903]

Just rub some oil over it….an leave it retro😝an preserve the rust 💪🏼

[@SteveDonaldson-r5k]

This whole channel reminds me of the 1970's when guys just knew how to fettle things from steam engines to tractors to lorries. Loving it Mr Hewes, thanks very much.

[@MrMichaelpeacetoad]

Fettle....great word....

[@ibana8449]

In 1986 my old TA unit was given 8 new Foden's at £167,000 each. They replaced 2 Scammell EKAs, 3 Leyland Martians and 3 Scammell Explorers. When lads from our unit visited the REME museaum in Germany and were given a guided tour, the guide showed them an Explorer and told them they went out of service in the 60s. They all fell about laughing and the guide didnt beleive they were still in use.

[@formhubfar]

I joined the TA in 87, served 4 years till 91, 102nd Air Defence Reg RA, best years of my life.

[@formhubfar]

Back when we had real rifles 😛

[@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd]

I think you've just described my dream garage 😊

[@Ammotive28]

Bring back the TA. Far better use of old kit while keep the numbers up with purpose. Not the “reserve” scam they have going now

[@masterkaljami6822]

Damn. I kinda want one of those Fodens. Looks cool and very useful. 😎

[@MrAllstar]

I didn’t realise the FODEN had a bleeding Rolls Royce heart!! 😍😍👀 She’s a beauty!!

[@blxtothis]

More Ted please! As for the Foden, despite appearing to be powered by a collection of rusty scrap, it goes pretty well!

[@pauldaniels8328]

Awesome. Keep the Foden content coming 🫡🫡😎😎

[@detroitdiesel7074]

Great video guys, love the Foden and the Deuce, both beauty’s. Ted is adorable as ever on the piano as well!

[@fernandorondon4004]

That M52A2 has a Continental Multifuel Engine. On top of the transmission is an air valve, to change direction of the sprag unit in the transfer transmission. After backing up you must start in first gear to change the travel direction of the sprag unit. If axle starts trying to drag backwards, the air lines at air valve on the main transmission are switched. 23 years working on those. The early 2.5 tons had a mechanical linkage, again from reverse into first gear. The later had an air valve in the cab to engage the front axle. High and low transfer positions worked the same for both.

[@PeterLee-zn3jl]

Nice home these have now..some love and attention is all thsts needed... you guys are up to snuff...and rare to see in young ...but farm lads are just fixin stuff all the time...

[@paoloviti6156]

Great video guys, must say that the sound of those two trucks are absolutely wonderful ❤👌👍👍👍

[@darrellsears-uk]

Very good Video, I laughed along with you all the way through. looks like you guys chuckle all day long. love the weekly tasks.

[@dc-4ever201]

Who knew the lovely Ted was such a virtuoso?

[@michaelreynolds1904]

Is there anything Ted can't do?

[@peterlarkin762]

He plays Houndel, Wagner and a bit of Barch.

[@thephilpott2194]

For some reason mice get into damp dusty old pianos and i think he could smell them on the keys. Reminds me a little of a mental collie my mum had, which used to walk across the organ pedals. It was scared of the ceiling and also sunlight for some reason, it was more akin to Bjork than Mozart. Ted by contrast looks like a great dog, notwithstanding the propensity to eat dung. No-one's perfect i suppose...

[@GlideYNRG]

Freezing, pissing with rain and bent over double into an engine bay.... You lads love it. 😂😊😊

[@Andy-qo6rq]

Loved seeing the Foden engine when I was in the RCT I drove a Foden it had a Rolls Royce eagle MK3 engine. Such a nice engine good gear box. Had exhaust along the front under bumper great pulling away from a pedestrian crossing in the morning everyone disappeared in a cloud of exhaust fumes. 😅😅😅😅😅

[@bulldog1066jpd]

That foden is a seriously good piece of kit....look after it and it will be a godsend 😊

[@lawsonthursfield6950]

General rule of thumb tuning old diesel.. no smoke no poke 😂 might be worth checking throttle is getting full amount at pump when flat to the boards in cab on rolls Royce. If I’m right , thank me later

[@blusoda0021]

As if Ted being a certified mechanic and engineer wasn't enough, come to learn hss a pianist.

[@davidwaters6190]

Preventive maintenance is a must for vehicles of any size.

[@DRSHANKER]

Forget the top gear quotes I'm Loving the Dads Army quotes

[@teamidris]

Python next week . . .

[@julianpritchard2558]

More smoke, more poke .. I’d bet Greta loves it 😮😅😅

[@keithwaller4545]

Think Ted needs his own channel he is lush 👍

[@Daniel-S1]

2:43 It's so refreshing that someone actually knows what Anderson connectors (leads) are, it seems lots of recovery operations (A well known one that works in the sand in the USA for example) don't. Very useful to wire in next to the battery (Jaguar XJ220) and on the end of a set of jump leads. Also available in red (and blue and yellow, etc)

[@MikeDent]

i was going to comment on some other stuff but as soon as i saw Ted walking up and down on the piano keys my brain went to mush❤

[@tombell5599]

The screwdriver holding the cab 😂😂😂😂

[@66kbm]

Nice one. It does amaze me that these vehicles were soooo over serviced in the Military, they are then removed from service and the whole engine and attached components go to "ratshit"......No servicing at all. Used to have the AEC Mk3 as a wrecker in RCT up till 88, after that i think this beastie emerged. Nice to see the "guts" of the vehicle. Keep posting guys. EDIT. Is this the same cab and engine as used on the Foden HMLC Drops?

[@L5GUK]

It's not really all that surprising. It's not like the lads have anything else to do most of the time except to fiddle and fettle.

[@Razzleberry82]

That’s a sweet old US Army truck too I like it

[@robertdonnell8114]

These guys have the most wonderful sense of humor.

[@kal_robinson]

Loving the top gear refrences folks 👍

[@glynluff2595]

Hey it’s time you were kinder the Smiths gauges. Many of them are over 50 years old and have not been cared for in the least. They were an average gauge designed for the motor industry in the fifties sixties so they were designed to a price. Yes, many will now require replacement but that is not bad for vehicles that has been neglected for twenty to thirty years. You forget how well much of this was when correctly serviced. The problems set in when the money men in the MoD decided to extend pack life without consulting those who knew. So a 432 started with a life of 3000 hours extended to 5000 extended to 8000 and the savings were wonderful or were they. In 1976/7 there were no fan belts and few windscreens for soft vehicles so they all sat in dead parks. But the money managers know all!! That is how military savings are made and if you ask the right questions today the answers are probably the same. The only thing you can guarantee is they will prevaricate from making an honest answer.

[@Maxid1]

3:53 Turbos shed their skin every 2 years so don't even worry about it.

[@GlideYNRG]

In preparation to grow to the next size.😂

[@peterupsall8542]

No smoke no poke. Black smoke don't mean it's broke. It's nice to see your a member of the gretta thunberg aprachason society 😂 👌👍

[@stephenbaker5593]

Still a good looking bit of kit! For its time exceptional! , just need a Drops and a stolly now!, keep up the good work!.

[@mrspudly1]

The Stolly was a great bit of kit, I think they have one. Matt has done a video on his channel about one.

[@stephenbaker5593]

@@mrspudly1 OK thanks new to the channel 👍

[@dougstubbs9637]

British Engineering…if it isn’t leaking oil, it’s out of oil. Keeping the dust down in parking areas since the birth of WO Bentley.

[@andyt-yh1cr]

Exhaust manifold is wet due to a lot of static running & needs a good run to blast the kack out, air tanks used to be drained weekly, due to air drier heater underneath not normally working (2 wires onto bottom)

[@kensjobs2237]

Broken wire at the front is for the high temp lamp/buzzer me Hewes, another great vid as always 👌😎

[@davidgibbings6085]

Love the vid guys ,definitely a top watch 💯

[@Pugjamin]

Reminds me of that episode of scrapheap challenge wirh the barley pickers!

[@Tekwyzard]

Doesn't it! I was remembering that same episode while Adam was poking the governor. It was all going so well for the Barley pickers until they undid the governor screw/nut/doodad too much, then panic stations, but that engine sounded gorgeous while it was massively over-revving, shame it killed it.

[@Bsylivin]

You should do a whole video on just banging your heads and hands. Have a great weekend from Elkton Oregon…cheers

[@casto-]

More power and speed! And sounds wayyyy better 😁

[@andyt-yh1cr]

We used to clean sediment bowl out, run engine to bleed through, then change fuel filter as a b**ch to start by using lift pump or cranking over

[@3storiesUp]

It'd be funny if someone from Antiques Roadshow saw the video .. noticed Ted's piano .. and told you it was worth 100k .. before Ted walked on it ..

[@andrewoakley4957]

Damn! That sounds good at the end, rolling coal as the yanks say. 😂

[@peterupsall8542]

Them eagle engine arnt the best when they have some miles on them. But you can get them to get up and go. Keep up the good work Top chaps 👍👍

[@philipspencer1834]

This is why we can’t have nice things….. 🤣

[@michaelreynolds1904]

That white board in your shop is epic.

[@andyt-yh1cr]

Stiff throttle cable might be a clamp too tight which clamps the inner cable. The plastic pipe going to to the gearshift is the range change

[@stuartlew1229]

brilliant vid ,,, fook knows why took took off the front prop

[@MrHewes]

Permanent 6x6 lots of use on the road eventually blows up the transfer box

[@andrewoakley4957]

I am loving the, should we replace or repair? Nah, just leave it! 😊

[@Starlord85]

Sounds like the truck from that film Duel

[@johnpayne3953]

Remember how much you turned it so next mot you can turn it back. I used to stop in a lay-by just outside the testing station and wind in the max delivery stop on sims jerk pumps .

[@matthewheutel3405]

Blimey! Haven’t seen the rolls go naught to 60 like that in a soddin leap year!

[@hermannzettl4714]

The Germany Tank Kombi Overall

[@geoffrey6000]

A Brit in German overalls driving a US army truck 😂😂😂

[@jackmckinnon3208]

Those coveralls are great, they had a wooly bear you could fit inside. So warm, and had stretch in them. Ex German tank corp

[@wideyxyz2271]

Good times. More speeeed and more power! What day is bully Seb day again?

[@farmerkevin]

Bwaaaa,....... bwa bwa, ....... bwaaaaa. Perfect shifting.

[@theflyingfool]

Ted's a master of the horror film music, isn't he!

[@christianhenderson5471]

I have no earthly need for a Foden- But i needs It! 😂

[@Rover200Power]

Perfect for the school run. Teach those Volvo XC90 twats blocking the road a lesson.

[@davepearce6359]

Bloody good fun. 😊👍🏻

[@bobuncle8704]

Speed and power. Love it.

[@bastarddoggy]

I see you've gone and found a slightly taller version of Richard Hammond. Good on ya.

[@paulblackman4833]

Could the sender and gauge have been made by Lucas (aka the prince of darkness)?

[@RoguePlank]

I love seeing that Eyeball Paul has a successful career as a mechanic in these episodes after failing as a DJ

[@Wayoutthere]

RRWOOOOOSH WROOOSH! Tell Greta I said hello

[@woooster17]

As a famous ‘Joker’ once said.. “Where does he get these wonderful toys?” Answer: He was given them 👍🏼😂

[@landrelarose745]

That red gadget is called a crane.

[@radweld]

Why do I keep thinking about Clarkson and May watching these videos lol

[@steventhornton4716]

I was expecting it to bugger off like a scalded cat lol

[@davidgibbings6085]

Looks like you have A toro workman next to the hiab , we sell them , there shite to drive but for some reason people love um 🤔

[@dangerpoole]

If it ain't rainin, we ain't trainin! Arte Et Marte lads.

[@lisahigginbotham3975]

Teds just showing off again I see.

[@martinwilby5866]

😂was more focused on the P&O trailer.i used to pull that very one back in 1990s😂

[@markusz.159]

I think Greta must cry by this Trucks 😂

[@Paul-xe8li]

Ted the piano player brilliant boys

[@nudebaboon4874]

Great humour lads!

[@ianhughes7805]

I remember the Foden EKA coming into service and replacing the Scammell EKAs we were using for MSR clearance in BAOR. Weren’t up to it the Foden was very underpowered and would only do 55 ish mph loaded and less on any hills

[@johnnunn8688]

That German army bloke speaks passible English TBF. Better than my German anyway.

[@shoominati23]

You NEED one of those Irish Army Suzuki Jimny weapons carriers

[@jaimieboy999]

That prop shaft is the same size as the one on my pickup 😅

[@AlisonFort]

Maestro Ted❤

[@chotuusian4127]

Good work

[@johnnunn8688]

Loving the shit chat on the white board 🤣😂.

[@wilsonlaidlaw]

Is this Foden unusual with an RR C series diesel rather than a Perkins 290?

[@woods457]

The Rolls Royce "Eagle" was used in a lot of British trucks, Foden, Seddon Atkinson, ERF, Leyland and Scammell, i think when Perkins bought Rolls Royce's diesel division they took over the production of it and renamed it inline with their product line. I used to work on the 265 version with a "Majormech" fuel pump if my memory serves me, i think CAV ended up taking over them.

[@markbowler8091]

Rolls Royce produced the Eagle engine as a cheaper ‘commercial vehicle’ engine and the C Series engines were the more expensive industrial engines. But in some instances they classed Eagles as C series 🥹 Later when Perkins bought Rolls Royce Diesels, the Eagles (and the rest of the engine range) became ‘Perkins’. Sorry for being an engine geek😇

[@vasilenegulici6146]

Nice and STRONG engine😂6 cylinders Turbo diesel, how manny HP??Hello from România, Brașov 😊

[@johngell4842]

Is the piano coming to catterick you could launch it from the knife edge hill with the chieftain😂

[@murraygiles3191]

Love that beast !!

[@jeepercreepers2]

Would love to see y’all find a old m35 for a “Will it start”

[@kev...87]

Der overall ist schick😜🇩🇪... Grüsse aus Deutschland

[@markhepworth]

😆

[@jimcalver-oj4xf]

What do you use as a degreaser, that was sprayed onto the engine? It works a charm?

[@mrrolandlawrence]

its just like watching the dutch youtoober milo with his T55 but a things happen a lot faster ;)

[@alamocannon3791]

Big boys toys 😃

[@williamalexander6104]

Love your job

[@markymark272]

No smoke, No poke 💥💥💥

[@dano4572]

YOU DIDNT TIGHTEN THE ALTERNATOR MOUNTING BOLT,,,,BUTT"" YOU DID THE ADJUSTER BOLT!!!!!!!! !

[@joeobrien4869]

I drove the 8 wheeled drops foden an it never missed a beat

[@Calamity_Jack]

10:12 "Ted's Suite in A Minor" Were you given that piano?

[@robertanderson-yx8mo]

I love the rr sounds

[@robertmccully2792]

Nice to work on a vehicle that has no smog junk.

[@luksweam]

Brilliant! Was the crash we saw in a shart vid a part of 'bullying Seb' or it's the other way around?

[@Basil-Fawlty]

RR Meteor? Wouldn't that be an RR Eagle 290L, continued as Perkins? Nice job lads!

[@simonchaddock4274]

Indeed. The RR Meteor was a V12 with the same 27 litre capacity the Merlin.

[@moley3109]

I say chaps, sorry to be a total anorak but isn't that a RR Eagle rather than a Meteor (or even it's chopped-dow cousin the Meteorite)? If' t'were a Meteor it would be 27 litres, same is it's daddy the Merlin.

[@MrHewes]

It is an Eagle 🦅 Mr Best was just talking nonsense as per