Why Would You Buy a 40 Tonne Aircraft Tug?

[@thisisengland7806]

The beautiful English countryside, the wind blowing through the trees, the birds singing, about 200 ton of machinery and Ted chewing a squeaky ball in the background, perfect 😂

[@Brainchild110]

It's basically the perfect Mr. Hewes video.

[@busterdee8228]

@@Brainchild110 But!!! They're all perfect.

[@brandons9398]

Ted needs the squeaky ball to keep them all in order😊

[@patchmack4469]

was that Ted chewing on Joe's balls, oh er poor Ted - love the vids, they got everything i want, even Jack - like lost episodes of Last of the Summer Wine

[@fknsl1]

Ted is a Treasure. Simply cannot script his moments on camera.

[@huffy737]

Poor Ted, he was just making sure everyone knew where he was with that squeaky ball.

[@ChaosPootato]

White noise sucks as a backing up sound, normalize squeaky ball sounds!

[@confusioninoneconfusion5811]

Safety ted they call him 😆

[@williampankratz600]

@@confusioninoneconfusion5811 More like passive Ted Because a safety Ted would have to jail them

[@confusioninoneconfusion5811]

@@williampankratz600 😆 🤣 😂 shhh health and safety 3rd

[@raytheron]

Yes, winching IS dangerous. When I was seven and on a road construction site, visiting my dad, a D9 got stuck in the mud, halfway up to the top of the tracks. Another D9 was being used to haul it out. The steel cable snapped and literally cut a roadworker in half. I'll never forget that sight.

[@ruzziasht349]

Got pictures?

[@itsyaboikirbo]

holy crap thats brutal

[@QurttoRco]

Do you have an article or police report for that? I heard 100s of these stories yet they can never provide any evidence of it happening

[@dalewier9735]

I think (having worked with men in the logging industry in east texas,) you can turn that ripper backwards and it will dig in as it is pulled backwards so you probably don'thave to fabricate an anchor. BUT not for very heavy pulls. What i have seen done (a large bulldozer was mud stuck in Louisiana and they used one of the same size to get it out) is the pulling bulldozer digs a pit so that the whole dozer is sticking up at about 55 degree angle but the blade was extended downward as far as the machine would go and on top of the blade they ran the biggest cables i have ever seen. Without a winch they lifted the blades. that got the stuck dozer out of the "suction stuck" it was in. And then both dozers, moving in the same direction were free. Neither machine had a winch and they did not have time to wait. I did not see the "pull" only the war scape of the aftermath. It really tore up the ground but it did not matter, they were in the woods not in someones pasture or farm.

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

My idea exactly about turning the ripper backwards.

[@andyfreeman660]

I'm with you on the " dont stand next to the winch". I have seen a Matadore with all its wheels off the floor , spade plate buried trying to pull a fallen tree out of a pond. We snapped a chain which took out the wing mirror an was never seen again!

[@vinny142]

"Why Would You Buy a 40 Tonne Aircraft Tug" Because you can.

[@h8GW]

Terrible way to budget and a one-way road to hoarding hell

[@ianmitchell3725]

Your buying a 747

[@Interweblurker]

To make it the worlds first 40 ton racing tug

[@continentalbuildingmovers357]

Yes I do need one

[@hearsejr]

I want one.... just incase I buy Elvis's other jet... lol

[@Fourwheeledfarming]

Those infamous words… “Think this may end up in A&E” 😂

[@flyboy451]

I was thinking, "If the cable snaps, maybe even bin bags."

[@dannySmart-ve7qu]

In my day job, I am part of a ship berthing squad. I absolutely agree with your “winching is dangerous” statement! We are constantly reminded of wires under load and the fatalities that can result if something goes wrong. I feel a remote control with the longest cable available is essential if you don’t want to arrive in A&E in two different ambulances!

[@Sarge084]

I'm glad you fully appreciate the dangers of winching. I used to load RAF aircraft, the Herc's were fitted with the Blackburn Heavy Duty Winch which we used to load equipment that wasn't self powered, like Houchin ground power units. We had no option to stay a good distance away from the winch cable inside a Herc, but we were very careful not to step over the cable when it was under tension. I also did recovery CPC training a couple of times, because that was my chosen instructors field of expertise. In South Sudan I saved some locals from being decapitated during the recovery of aid agency vehicles from the mud in the rainy season. Several people were stood a few feet away from the cable when they started towing, I urged them to take a few steps back, which was fortunate because the driver of the towing vehicle decided to take a run at the tow, the cable snapped and whipped back past where the people had been stood. Stay safe Joe!

[@alienapks]

Am in South Sudan now 👍🤗

[@Sarge084]

@@alienapks I was in Leer for 12 months. Visited Bentiu and also flew in and out of Juba a couple of times!

[@alienapks]

@@Sarge084 Have a great day sir.

[@MuddyTDi]

Might have been mentioned but a small (milemarker/H14 sized) winch with big drum capacity or a capston on plasma would be useful space winch to drag the main cable out and back to the dozer to save a lot of donkey work. Even an old Harvey frost hand crank with a little hydraulic motor.

[@minkster5054]

Sounds like a good plan. The rear window is the weak spot though, a few horizontal bars wont be protective enough. I'd say replace the back window with at least 1/2 inch steel plate, with either a narrow vision slit or a reversing camera and screen (if you want to be extra fancy)

[@neilpinner5750]

Whilst your in there ,put pipework and valves around to the front for another winch or attachment on the front. And put another couple of attachment points on the blade . Put guarding on all windows as I seen a cable come off and wrap itself around a cab (forest forwarding tractor) good luck to you all and thank you for another fine video of a day ar mr hewes!

[@MrHewes]

Very good pint about cab safety

[@jimmydesouza4375]

Man, I dislike safety busybodies as much as the next person but seeing you all next to that winch, especially Ted, has my balls shrivelling.

[@MrHewes]

That’s where the control is from factory if you listen to what o say in the video I even say I strongly agree with it

[@jimmydesouza4375]

@@MrHewes I was talking less about the controls and more about the camerawoman and dog seeming to be within the whip arc if the winch cable broke.

[@ckm-mkc]

Just wanted to shout out to the camera person who never gets any cred....

[@The-RA-Guy]

Also a shout out about how far away is safe. At least further than the length the cable is extended. People have been cut in half by broken steel cables. Be safe please 🤞🏼🤞🏼

[@petrokemikal]

​@@The-RA-Guy This !!! I know a chap who lost his life las summer trying to pull another tractor out of a ditch with a steel cable.. Oldschool negligence unfortunately..

[@garywheeley5108]

Makes me want to shout out to the camera operator get out the way coz if that cable snaps you dead 😮

[@johnnapier8192]

Many years ago a retired Scots naval rating told my Dad. "When youse hear a cable singin', it's time you was'nay there!" He was referring to a fatal accident he had seen when a tug line suddenly came under excessive tension. Before snapping and whipping back like a striking snake, it made a sound almost like an instrument being tuned! It killed a marine who was standing far too close, almost severing his body in half!

[@petrokemikal]

@@johnnapier8192 Yeah, the guys on the aircraft carriers know that on only too well.. Those arrestor hooks stopping the planes are massive steel cables and plenty of horror stories about people being split in half when one snapped and you were in the wrongplace at the wrong time..

[@fast_eddie3441]

Quickly becoming my favourite YT channel! Such a mix of Tonka Toys and tanks, well done!

[@cwmbc]

Adding the winch so it sits above the ground anchor would give the added benefit of as the load is applied to the tow cable. The opposite force should be directed downwards on to the anchor blade. So self helping it self to hold position. Providing the ground is not too soft of course.

[@rextable2000]

Love Ted's contribution to the sound track 😀

[@johncone9516]

Probably came from RAF Brize Norton for towing lockheed Tri-stars and Vickers VC10 back in the day. Takes me back to my RAF days

[@chascarpenter5006]

Brize norton, been there a few times from Bicester!! in the eighties, happy days.

[@georgejohnson7591]

@@chascarpenter5006 I've been self loading cargo a few times too.

[@stevec8104]

The winch looks plenty strong enough, once its mounted to the D9 it should be good, although you might still need to reeve it up with a snatch block or two to give even more pulling power plus the more turns of wire should help to reduce the strain on each individual length of wire, like when you reeve up the block on a crane it reduces the strain on each length or FALL of wire.

[@LeftCoastStephen]

For a vehicle designed to be used on a nearly flat, smooth surface, the tug goes off road surprisingly well. You and your camera operator standing so close to a cable under tension gave me the willies. Especially a used cable that you don’t know its condition.

[@iansmith7369]

Excellent video. I started watching you when you was driving your Bentley around your front garden and I thought you was an eccentric rock star,but several videos later I’ve worked out your an eccentric tank fixer. Bloody well done old bean

[@MrS00p]

Yong Ted, giving it his all with the "Squeaky Ball of Encouragement"

[@panhagerty5098]

Class job. Serious winch. The spade you mentioned you need to build in place of the ripper, could you modify the ripper you have as to be able to mount it backwards, with a steel plate (spade) attachment that bolts into the bolt holes in place of the ripper tooth (kinda like a giant camping shovel/spade)That way everything is still OEM, accept for the attachment on the ripper bar which bolts on. All that's left is to mount the winch and hoses to the ripper frame.

[@SimonPerry-cz4ke]

We have at our Company a D6B which was modified for Forestry Ploughing extended carriage 40 inch off set pads Hyster winch and anchor, the D9 would disapear out of sight in many of the places we have had to work. Good luck with the project.

[@hammyh1165]

My mates company had two D9's for recovery. Mostly used to get bogged excavators out of peat bogs . Also used to have a couple of nice Diamond T's.

[@nonyanks2510]

I think we need a good walk around the property to see what other gems you have planted or sunken, kinda like visiting Treasure Island ! Ted as usual gets his squeeks in....good Ted! Hmm, that beast would be the perfect Grocery Getter....no parking issues for sure !

[@alanroomrenovations5815]

Let's see them put a clamp on that outside tescos

[@carltonwray7015]

Tay does a great job of filming under Teds directions 😊

[@xandergilson7929]

Ted never fails to provide me with delicious content!

[@mkuehn5450]

What an unfortunate choice of words, you "naughty poo nack" mentioned at 6:54 in reference to a prior accusation in another vid.

[@-Hari-03]

very impressed with the little tug's winch. super powerful and didnt slacken off when being pulled buy the dozer. seems plenty strong enough to me

[@PumaTwoU]

Well, it's going to be an interesting bit of bodging/ planned engineering to make the winch attach to the D9, and include an anchor spade behind it. Your comments about controls and cable safety are spot on. I've seen heavy cable snap under load, you sure don't want to be in the way when it happens.

[@MrHewes]

Exactly

[@markhorrell9213]

Yeah. Seen the aftermath on an old d8 where the cable busted....wrecked the back end of the cab and took 10 years off the operators life not to mention his trousers getting binned! How he walked away still amazes me.

[@mattgraham1983]

Great idea👍 the only thing id suggest is to have a boom for the winch so when the "spade" is down you still have the ability to pull up as well as out

[@MrHewes]

Yes definitely

[@paulcarmichael596]

I liked that you relay the WW2 connection to your ally’s. My pop served 5 years in Europe and always talked about his times in Brititian 👍🇺🇸🇬🇧

[@TheErmerm999]

One thing i saw on a d9 with a winch... in Argentina ... not the most safety-conscious was having a rear plough with a mega eyelet for a snatch block in order that the winch cable could go under the vehicle and out the front, this allowed the main scoop with a narrow gap to work as a resistance plough.

[@planeboyuk]

I used to drive the same tug towing aircraft. Gear 1 is for pulling/pushing stuff you shouldn’t 😂 I once did a power slide on ice whilst towing an aircraft with passengers on board with one of those. Get yourself a Schopf F396 won’t need any cables then, they can move 200T

[@oldphart-zc3jz]

They're fine yard tugs if you have heavy equipment among your tools or hobbies though ground clearance isn't great so beware of high-centering on rough terrain. The dozer blade lets you cut road so keep that of course for future landscaping etc. The two should complement each other nicely. I assume you've room so perhaps a mock battlefield/AFV test track to give the beasts some exercise would be of interest. You could do performance comparisons for more videos, for example comparing suspension performance like the off-road truck enthusiasts compare angle of attack etc.

[@tinman7130]

Here we have a Ted video rudely interrupted by the yellow peril mucking around with its ponderous self. But Ted being a gentleman (resplendent in a nice scarf) doesn't complain. No, as a professional actor he just smiles and carries his ball around on the off chance someone will toss it for him so he may display his athletic skills.

[@Cuilieann]

I have a custom built Winch setup in NZ, it is a pto drive winch off an International TD20, it has a 100:1 reduction, its set up to go on a 3 point linkage on a Wheel tractor, the winch has a small bulldoser blade mounted on it, on a 540 pto you can barely see the winch drum moving.. It is rediculessly powerfull, it sadens me that I have never needed to use it.. My dads Engineer built it, and dad used it to pull a Giant Kauri Log out of a swamp in 1982

[@divisionbreak]

When I was kid I can't stop watching these oddly big wheels vehicles at the airport apron & taxiway from the passenger viewing gallery. Fascinating. Merry Christmas 🎄everyone : )

[@mk12pickle]

most of the big part of getting things un-stick is lifting them slightly out of the muck and then pulling them. The recovery manuals talk about the suction force of the mud increasing the pulling force by many times. The D9 has its winch up very high, so it can do both, lift and pull. Putting the winch very low on the Ripper Shank will be a bit defeating. I would imagine you could put it on the hitch and move the winch up or down. the ripper shank can be "dug in" to stop the dozer from doing a wheelie. Just my thoughts. Cheers!

[@bn1studio429]

I'd mount the winch to the D9. If you mount it to the spade, the winch pull will try to jack up or push down the rear of the D9, depending on the height of the spade & the angle of the arm

[@ukaszpochocki190]

Ted: They didn't dig holes in the lawn today. Today they tore up the entire yard. And they shout at me when I'm digging in the ground.

[@R-Lmaxan]

(1) Instead of getting rid of the rippers could you turn them around so that they point away from the machine and use them as an anchor (I assume there is more than one) or (2) Could you mount the winch on the blade frame behind the blade. My thought is that you could make a window in the blade near the centre with a cover that could put in place when you want to use the blade. When you need the winch open the window, run the cable out then dig the blade into the ground and use it as the spade.

[@ricc136]

On point 2: That would make it fare more difficult to tow some with the winch cable

[@ianmckay1780]

A bit like one of thunderbirds "special" recovery vehicles (the 2nd part) 1st part, ripper goes both ways, you decide which way round,.

[@matthewpayne42]

Another awesome video from you guys, thanks and keep them coming soon.

[@andrewsteele7663]

I am a huge fan of the aircraft tug, its ground pressure or lack of is amazing. If you were to fit a tow bar it would be perfect for tank movements around the property. I personally would use the tug for what it's made for and buy a commercial winch for the D9. Cheers

[@Foremarkex]

Sounds like a sensible idea, gearing up a recovery D9. Winch seems acceptable enough. I would perhaps add a small hydraulic arm between the back of the unit and the winch, both as a spacer but also to have auxiliary cutting/clearing if that's required.

[@richardspringthorpe8176]

Joe add some rollers/pulleys to the D9 so that you can run the winch under the chassis to the front and then you can use the blade as an anchor when pulling anything towards you

[@MrHewes]

Now that’s a great point! Love that thinking !

[@kensjobs2237]

Joe personally if I was building it I'd be tempted to mount the winch up front, you have that massively constructed blade that will beat any spade on the back any day plus with a nice guard over the screen you can see what your doing perfectly, look at all the great military armoured recovery variants, centurion, chieftain, Tiger, chally 2.. blade and winch coming out the front

[@Redchannelconditions]

I love that truck. It’s so cool. One of those coolest things in the collection.

[@thestoicsteve]

The difference between men and the boys are the size of their toys. But seriously, the tension in those cables is enormous and if they snapped you could be cut in half. Keep safe!

[@onemansjunk01]

No chance

[@wimpietel]

Always the boys with their toys 😂.

[@wimpietel]

And big toy's,😅😅

[@paoloviti6156]

When I doing compulsory military service in Italy in 1972 I have witnessed a cable that snapped when towing a Leopard 1A2 missing by inches some guys. I was told that the cable was defective but it really scared us all...

[@Justprint88]

@@onemansjunk01definite chance

[@JK-zx3go]

Have you considered converting it into the tank from Aliens?

[@simonblaxall115]

Was thinking the exact same thing...

[@jabezhane]

I mentioned this and my comment vanished.

[@jabezhane]

@@anthonyg4671 I was the first to mention it but often we don't have the time to look through 400 comments. Sorry.

[@gullreefclub]

@@anthonyg4671Why do that? 🤣😂😁

[@jabezhane]

@@anthonyg4671 oh who cares. Just ignore it.

[@mickthurston9883]

Fantastic idea. The fulcrum point seems essential to your calibrations. Mick London

[@DantalionNl]

A winch you operate from the back of a vehicle while standing less then a meter from it that also has no safety against engaging in gear. Truly genius design but at least it makes for an exciting video!

[@1701enter]

Love the D9 I had a go or three in D8,s and that was excellent! as for Modding the ripper assy, why not repurpose the tooth? turn it round and have proper spec towing points put on it, and perhaps put a wide blade on the tooth for soft ground you wont be working in a quarry! (it can easily handle the pressures whereas the “spade” you make will need to be that kind of strong to cope with all the forces on it)

[@joshem16]

BRILLIANT IDEA - love to see this evolve, great stuff

[@heartproblems2727]

" What could possibly go wrong" is the British version of " Hold my beer "...😂 Great video. Looking forward to the next as always.

[@markrainford1219]

Hold my beer IS the British version. Hold my stanky gnats wazz is the American version.

[@MrPatrik246]

A second I saw that winch on the back, I knew you got it for that winch, man what a unit, hope to find something like that

[@TheBuell49]

Always enjoy your channel. Lots of content. And I personally think you're very fortunate to have a camera person as beautiful and sweet as can be.

[@chrisbacon3071]

Key word: Yellow

[@leccybadger]

It's wheelie yellow....😬

[@kentonian]

Wheelie yellow 👀

[@kentonian]

@@leccybadger lets gooo

[@keitht3055]

It brings a whole new meaning to the term 'going for a Tug' 😅.

[@SlipKnotSlayer66]

Great way to move your tanks around other than the clapped out forklifts, you could fabricate a v bar like the british tank museum or ausarmour so you can hook it to the tow mounts

[@Rom17863]

He has one

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

He tried on the Centurian special it failed... But this i suppose is designed to slip under the nose of an airliner or a V bomber 😂 if the HP Victor goes missing check the farm.

[@raykaufman7156]

"Watch this, it's going to go wrong." Girl, you need to be in more of these scenes....😂

[@dennisbailey4296]

Just got watching a C&C Equipment video from the US. He was saying they may be coming to Europe in the near future. That's one group of guys that do a lot of cat and tractor work!!

[@johngell4842]

Tirfor and 10 snatch blocks 😂 Nice Boughton winch probably one of the best you could use definitely a remote control and some cab protection Mick goulds little bob cat winch does some amazing recovery imagine your D9 with a winch Top job 👏

[@thomashenry4916]

There is a proper Dozer winch which will be of the equivilant of the winch. They are easy to fit and as axperienced D9 Driver will pull everything that you will need winched

[@casparberends2719]

I would prefer to mount the winch on the bulldozer itself, so have all the hydraulic power etc for the blade. Winch above the ripper.

[@-Hari-03]

super excited for this build. not even remotely interested in dozers or recovery vehicles but combine the two and you've certainly got my attention

[@MrHewes]

🤣 same

[@mozki1]

It's probably the first time in its life that the winch has been used.....knowing MOD RM tugs .....over specified for intended task

[@robleary3353]

Good old Ted with his 'safety' whistle!. Bonkers idea, cant wait to see it done! 😀

[@raggytom]

That D9 is anything but subtle

[@curtisboswell2619]

Bloody Monster. Cat builds'em right, the first go-round, eh?

[@wideyxyz2271]

Sounds like a solid plan to me. Spade similar to the 4005 to anchor it when required. It's also good that you would have some possible vertical travel for the winch if there are obstacles in the way. I like the idea. Go for it. It's dynamic and nothing is set in stone, so you can always change your plan/set up etc.

[@clevermusicbox3630]

Winch on the end of a lever arm? Calculate forces of each. A lever on a lever may not be the best idea.

[@richardcox6820]

Great content lads and lasses, When u get rams back refit and install rippers backwards press down and reverse them in the ground and try winching d9 backwards with snatch blocks and see how successful it holds . Should give a cheap idea of what will be needed to be fabricated.

[@Duncs1961]

That is such a sweet-sounding engine in that tug and very smoke free for an old girl too

[@TheKubelman]

Ted's commentary worth admission price.

[@johnbaughman7281]

An old British strikemaster! I worked on the aircraft in the United States for a couple years (2018-2020). Neat old aircraft

[@ZhunterQld]

Thanks

[@Graybo7734]

Used to tow RAF Nimrods plus other heavy aircraft with these a good tug in their day 😊👍🏻

[@jameshathaway5117]

I have a 2.5 ton multifuel like your 5 ton wrecker. I love that truck. I have over 7k miles of free fuel. I actually had to stop taking it in because I ran out of storage.

[@San_pedro_oo]

Jo, you said about mounting the winch lower on the ripper arm....which means there is a leverage load on the mounting higher than it needs to be and therefore a possibility of shearing. Mount the winch on as short an arm as possible so the loads are reduced. Always keep things as short as possible between loading point and pivot point.

[@wacholder5690]

2:23 The "nice driver seat" is an ISRI air ride seat - made in my hometown Lemgo. This is however more the commerial grade, industrial type, while the bigger and better ones can be found in overland trucks or busses. Volvo in the UK bought a hell of those for their coaches. And - according to the busdriver, who rode us from Glasgow airport to the IBM facility in Greenock in the mid-1990s with one Volvo coach - that this seat "is the best of the whole freaking bus". Well. He said it *slightly* different however. 🙂 I haven't figured out which particular seat this is. Need to ask a friend who makes them for almost 40 years by now. Thanks for sharing !

[@Icebuntrucker]

Love a bit of variety, This will make for some good viewing and a test of your fabrication skills (and Jacks painting with yellow paint )

[@howardkey1639]

Forget the recovery dozer idea Joe, just use 2 Fodens, 1 to do the job and the other to sit there and look pretty. 😁

[@markrainford1219]

Now that's thinking.

[@Lou-f]

Fantastic project! Partnering with crouch even better, they will probably find a use for it every couple of years 👌🏻

[@Chaostheory1971]

Add a fairlead to the winch to prevent snagging when winching back in

[@FlyingAt30000Micrometres]

The Royal Engineers' version of the Terex 8230B came with a 120T Bougton Logging winch (which could only pull 36T before it pulled the machine backwards), though it must be noted there were no limit alarms on it and it theoretically could pull the engine and transmission out of back of the dozer. The limit of pull was established by you going backwards and you weren't supposed to anchor it etc due to the danger of removing the engine and transmission.

[@timslater9086]

You’ll be able to drag stuff from crazy places AND build a haul road at the same time with that.

[@BarryRudge]

For what little mechanical knowledge I have mounting the winch on the rear of your bulldozer sounds an excellent idea but it isn't going to be an easy job considering the weight of all the equipment involved. You've proved the viability of moving a 45 ton centurion base with the winch and the dozer as an anchor so it's a case of getting on with the job

[@markclifton14]

Great idea . Multipurpose D9 . I love your thinking. The D9 and your Foden together could raise the Titanic. Can’t wait to see this working. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@andycoyle4124]

Hi Joe, I'm not sure how thick the ripper bed plates are ,but I would suggest when you're mounting the winch that you drill and tap the holes no less than 1" unc and use Cat bolts . Good luck. I can't wait to see it in action

[@bigmonkey2010]

I would highly recommend fitting an armoured shroud and remote winch operation to make sure a snapped cable doesn’t take out the operator and the back of the D9. That way we won’t have to watch extreme winching with our hands over our eyes!

[@DPeanut]

Loved that you mentioned Al Quiring, hes up in Canada just a stone's throw from my back yard. Bit of a local celebrity for doing cool recoveries. Check out the series Highway Thru Hell for some on and offroad recoveries from Al and other Quiring guys.

[@billmiddleton2183]

Does anyone else think Mr. Hewes look like Oddball from Kelly’s Heroes?

[@peter_peter_pumpkin_eater]

Drinking wine, eating cheese and catching some rain man!😂

[@chascarpenter5006]

@@peter_peter_pumpkin_eater ,,, defiantly no negative waves baby..

[@matthewcuratolo3719]

Oh man, don't send me those negative waves so early in the morning.

[@sprint955st]

@@peter_peter_pumpkin_eaterrays not rain

[@peter_peter_pumpkin_eater]

@@sprint955st it was a deliberate changeout to reflect the UK summer.

[@orionbirch2705]

Mr Hewes, Since the forces will be enormous on the anchor spade arm, any unopposed 'sideways' forces may cause weird movement in the spade or dozer. For example, I am sure farmers know that attaching a tow chain to a tractor above the horizontal centerline of the rear tractor axle can flip the tractor over. It's the same thing except that occurs or can occur in all directions, not just that flip example. I tried to make a quick attach car tow bar but the forces were so enormous at the ball mount that I did not understand and it had no chance of success for what I tried. The big forces must be opposed by steel going to the frame. Placement of the winch location upon the ripper arm might be critical for best functional usage, it would be nice to have a test model or something.

[@1man1guitarletsgo]

In 2005 I worked as a welder at a Shropshire heavy engineering company, making the cabs for this type of tug. The steel was very thick, something like 12mm, from memory. I've also been present when a winch wire snapped, and would not have stood anywhere near that tank or tug (as mentioned around 21:00; good idea to move the winch to the other machine).

[@Alaskan_Arctic907]

I think it’s going to be a great idea. I think the winch off the tug may be a bit undersized for what the D9 is capable of pulling. If you wanna have a winch that is capable of utilizing that shovel system on the back to pull up heavy loads a bigger winch probably would be worth it.

[@paulday-lh5mx]

Great video and an unstoppable winching machine. Why not!

[@pete88gunner]

The Al Quiring stuff you refer to is in Canada on the west coast in British Columbia

[@jamesmarshal8675]

A: 'cos you can & 2: you guys are going to fabricate the APC from the the film 'Alien' - ah, go waan, go waan! 😀🤞

[@Uk-tj]

That D9 is a beast! Absolute weapon

[@bigtruck57h25]

Murica...

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