Can I get my Fire Engine to a Wedding?

Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары

Heya everyone,
I mentioned in a What's Broken Now that Jupiter was booked into a wedding - well today is the day! With the truck being in the best health it has been for years, surely she'll make this day out and get to the Wedding on time?
A video featuring:
Lawrie - Presenter and very nervous Fire Engine Owner
Geffers - Optimistic Cameraman.
Morgan - Doing an amazing job behind the scenes.
When having vintage vehicles, there is always a chance, no matter how well they're maintained that something will go wrong - so here at Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels we highly recommend making sure you've got Recovery Cover.
Jupiter is covered with Autohome, who do a Vintage Commericial Vehicle Package, which I wouldn't attempt something like this without.
www.autohome.co.uk/content/cl...
Thanks to my new Friend Matt From Hammond recovery for his efforts in getting Jupiter back on the Road,
And to my other new Friends Norm and Stacy from Manchetts for all of their help!
Get in contact!
Email me on lawrie@lawriesmechanicalmarvels.com
I've got an Instagram! Keep track of what I'm up to with Lawries_Mechanical_Marvels

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  • @vinyltech9736
    @vinyltech97365 жыл бұрын

    Hi Laurie it’s Matt the mechanic I’m dying to know the fault and did u find my torch in the back lol

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hello Matt - thank you again for your efforts, and yes, we have got your torch, we wondered where that had appeared from! Having removed the pipework it seems it had totally blocked itself on the elbow before entering the dump valve. Waiting on all new pipework now.

  • @robthomas7232

    @robthomas7232

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm So was the blockage caused by the pipe bursting or did the blockage cause the pipe to burst? I would have assumed when it burst all the debris would have gone outwards from it?

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think the pipe was falling apart from the inside, but the pipework was quite sludgy... So.. Both?

  • @jamesthompson2522
    @jamesthompson25224 жыл бұрын

    How unfortunate. The truck was looking awesome when you left. Good job you had the breakdown cover.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's a very important part of having a vintage vehicle!

  • @nicwilson89
    @nicwilson895 жыл бұрын

    Oh man I can really sense the frustration in your voice here. Absolutely amazing job by the recovery company, though, so not all bad :p

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was so upset, but back home and safe, so it could always be worse. Just got to sort it all out and get the thing back out there!

  • @rustynail6819

    @rustynail6819

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm One good thing you can do (and you did) is have towing insurance!! I had to have mine towed 80 miles to a diesel shop and it cost me nothing. If I didn't have that towing insurance the bill would have bee around $2000.00!!!

  • @jontaylor6094
    @jontaylor60945 жыл бұрын

    Lawrie, I have the solution to all your vehicular woes. You just need to marry the lady from the specialist recovery company!

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    There couldn't be a better relationship could there!

  • @CardboardSliver

    @CardboardSliver

    4 жыл бұрын

    I mean, she was pretty cute haha

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    She was super.

  • @Yadobler

    @Yadobler

    2 жыл бұрын

    Shit why did I have the exact same idea, that she was your Knight in shining armor

  • @toppledgod
    @toppledgod5 жыл бұрын

    Bear in mind, just because the pump pumps air doesn't mean it generates pressure...

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    This is true. It could now be knackered. I guess we'll find out!

  • @lt1fd3s
    @lt1fd3s5 жыл бұрын

    ...lawrie's looking presentable... one of the vehicles is out of the shed and on the road... am I on the right channel??

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I promise its only a temporary glitch!

  • @lt1fd3s

    @lt1fd3s

    5 жыл бұрын

    ... yeah, i posted early into viewing the video... and was relieved when the universe 1/2 correct itself... i mean, i was start to wonder if I was going to see lifestyle vlogs on JayEmm's channel next!!!

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Things are all as they should be! I'm scruffy and Jupiter is broken. Can you imagine a Jayemm lifestyle blog 😂 😂 😂

  • @CardboardSliver

    @CardboardSliver

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nah mate, you're actually on Larry's Mechanised Mysteries

  • @bungle6668
    @bungle66684 жыл бұрын

    The main mistake you made pal, was not to take it out on a long run BEFORE the event!! although, i dare say.. you realise this now!! im a new subscriber to the channel, and trying to keep up!! LOL!! good work though, as a bodger/engine man and fellow HGV driver.. keep up the good work :)

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks buddy - yes, we should have gone for a longer test run, but the issue she'd had previously to this normally manifested itself after 10 or so mins. Ah well. No harm 😂

  • @rustynail6819
    @rustynail68194 жыл бұрын

    Everyone who owns a fire engine (here in the state as well) they're fun as hell, turn heads, kids love them. But, as the owner of one someone asked me what it's like owning one? I said turn your shower on cold, get in, and tear up $100.00 bills because that's how it feels. There's always...ALWAYS something wrong and needs fixed. I've never owned one that worked 100%. Mostly they work 80%. Also, everything that goes wrong is not cheap!!

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    It does rather feel like that with Jupiter, just one thing after another. When it works though, that is awesome! I'd be intrested to see a photo of yours if you fancied sending an email. :)

  • @douro20

    @douro20

    4 жыл бұрын

    Like owning an old highway coach. They are very popular for converting into motorhomes (or motor-caravans) but cost a lot to maintain.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    I've seen a couple of them, they look awesome!

  • @lazygitsmith8396
    @lazygitsmith83964 жыл бұрын

    Even stuck down a back road Jupiter looks awesome! Should bre called Dennis the Menace tho! 💀

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    I love the way the thing looks. Yeah, she really is at the moment!

  • @robinforrest7680
    @robinforrest76805 жыл бұрын

    I feel guilty about enjoying this video. But I did even if it was a bit sad. Fear not, you will fix it, so let's just take this as a small setback. Look on the bright side. In 80 odd years we'll all be dead (I will be certainly) so none of it really matters. Looking forward to the next one.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and Jupiter will rise again, and break again, and the cycle will continue for ever! It's all part of the adventure really!

  • @deejayy2k
    @deejayy2k4 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see a Boniface Manchetts recovery truck, my dad used to work there, i used to live within sight of their factorys.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh really? Small world afterall!

  • @robthomas7232
    @robthomas72325 жыл бұрын

    Oh I felt your anxiety when setting off and it must have been such a disappointment. But looking on the bright side, at least she's nice and clean :-)

  • @georgepom328
    @georgepom3284 жыл бұрын

    Its funny seeing Lawrie not grubby and in overalls

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's a rare sight, I turned up at the railway once in this condition, they didn't recognise me!

  • @pattimmins3777
    @pattimmins3777 Жыл бұрын

    When you get behind the wheel of Jupiter you are in heaven.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    Жыл бұрын

    When it works, yes.

  • @trmn311
    @trmn3114 жыл бұрын

    Never fun when something goes wrong but she looks beautiful and she’ll be up and running again! 🚒

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    We'll get it sorted, these things happen I guess!

  • @miket8874
    @miket88745 жыл бұрын

    Oh no I was fully expecting to see her outside the venue, oh well better luck on the next run.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was so close too! Something like 7 miles away. I was so sure it was going to happen!

  • @MrCarrera28
    @MrCarrera285 жыл бұрын

    Sympathies mate; upside is you get the challenge of fixing it and making it run again. Every man needs a project.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, there will be the sweet satisfaction once she's running again, and I've a fair idea of what it could be - but don't you think I've got enough projects in the shed? 😂

  • @graemew7001
    @graemew70015 жыл бұрын

    You poor sod...and it was all going so well too! The recovery people must have thought it was a late April Fool's joke. Do you think Jupiter may have had a nervous breakdown from seeing you in a suit? lol

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was just starting to think she was sorted and enjoy myself! I think she's just got a phobia of going outside... 😂

  • @graemew7001

    @graemew7001

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm 😂 I know how that feels, I suffer severe OCD and anxiety and some days going out goes like that!! Jupiter will be healthy soon enough, she was runnig well before the pipe split, you seem more at home driving the bigger stuff than cars.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    It's almost like she has it too and just doesn't want to be out! Oh yes, everything else seemed super, she sounds so very good! Yeah, I'm much more into big machines than cars. Basically anything big and old has my attention mechanically. That and I do know Jupiter quite well now. I've had her a while!

  • @graemew7001

    @graemew7001

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm My mate is like that, prefers driving his vans to his car. I like most old vehicles, mechanical faults rather than electrical and more character about them to drive.... although I was out in my mate's 2004 JCW Cooper the other day....I do love the sound of a supercharger lol.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    When it comes to cars I'm a big fan of anything GT. Bit of poke, but just to cruise rather than rocket around. Anything old and weird I'm intrested by, and if it's got lots of electronics I rapidly loose intrest!

  • @stevenbarton7809
    @stevenbarton7809 Жыл бұрын

    Ahh mate i feel for you love the fire appliance keep her going sorry she got a bit i want to stop.. love the vid

  • @roverboy01
    @roverboy015 жыл бұрын

    So close yet so far, how unlucky. I hope that you get him fixed soon and maybe you can try and run the same route again just to make you feel somewhat better. Well done, you remained calm and no foul language escaped your lips. It's great to see someone that refrains from swearing, even though things are going wrong. Keep up the great work, I'm enjoying your channel.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I know! If it'd failed on the driveway it wouldn't have been so bad. Though it could have broken down on the driveway of the wedding venue blocking that. Could always be worse. Thank you, once we get her sorted she'll be out and about alot more. I want to do a Christmas day run in her one year! Thank you, this was quite a relaxed way to break down, but I'm glad you're enjoying what we're doing!

  • @NarcoticEvil
    @NarcoticEvil5 жыл бұрын

    Oh Lawrie my heart breaks for you in this situation

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    As did mine.. A case of so close, yet so far!

  • @CymruEmergencyResponder
    @CymruEmergencyResponder3 жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel. Very nice 1981 Dennis RS130!

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @TheRobertSterling
    @TheRobertSterling5 жыл бұрын

    Hello Laurie, best of tries mate!. Like you said, nobody hurt. Those tow truck drivers seemed friendly, could have got someone complaining in your ear. Things only break at the worst times, Don't let it get you down..your heart was in the right place for your friends. Cheers.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, we got so close! Just need someone else to get married so we can try it again! The recovery drivers where lovely, made it a much nicer breaking down experience 😂. Hopefullyx we'll have it all sorted and the truck back on the road soon!

  • @MrKeyboardCommando
    @MrKeyboardCommando5 жыл бұрын

    Clovis, you have attained a 100% success rate when it comes to failure. Indeed, you have reached a level of ineptitude of which us amateur slackers can only dream. I stand in awe of your total lack of ability to fulfil a task. You are the God of the gormless and I worship at your feet‼️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    You always know how to cheer me up! Complete failure is what I'm best at!

  • @MrKeyboardCommando

    @MrKeyboardCommando

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm Clovis, please don't belittle yourself. When it comes to failure, you are a world leader, and very few people, especially on KZread, can claim to be world leaders. You should be, justifiably, proud of your achievements.🤩🤩🤩

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@MrKeyboardCommando Well now I feel better about everything - Onwards to more failures!

  • @MrKeyboardCommando

    @MrKeyboardCommando

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm Yes, onwards, ever onwards. We all have our role to play in the grand scheme of things, and you fulfil your role perfectly.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'm going to take that as positively as I can!

  • @CardboardSliver
    @CardboardSliver4 жыл бұрын

    I don't know why I laughed so hard when you did the pan over the Dennis logo, and then you hear "Jeffery!"

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂 😂 A common sound in the shed 😂

  • @michaelmatthews8171
    @michaelmatthews81714 жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel and thought you were local to me when I saw manchettes recovery. In east Anglia too.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ah yes, we're in Suffolk! Hope you enjoy the kinda stuff we do!

  • @michaelmatthews8171

    @michaelmatthews8171

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes I like what your doing,I am over in Cambridgeshire/Suffolk border..

  • @spainter1985
    @spainter19855 жыл бұрын

    Shame you didn't quite make it! The recovery people had a good sense of humour considering their 'quick job' :)

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was gutted! The recovery people where absolutely super! Cannot fault them at all!

  • @ryanlovett940
    @ryanlovett9404 жыл бұрын

    Little tip use a ground ladder or the step from the truck to get the higher spots

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    But jumping is so much faster 😂

  • @douro20
    @douro204 жыл бұрын

    I'd imagine that recovery truck has been in the shop a lot for engine work (screw Euro emissions).

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    They're a good firm with good trucks. It's no worse than a load of stuff I've driven.

  • @scottdd2
    @scottdd24 жыл бұрын

    Shame there mate.The brakes failed on the wedding car for my marriage, it was a '57 Chev. Knew there was a problem when the driver ran a very orange light :)Pulled over and taxied it the rest of the way. Good story for the day though.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh no! That's pretty upsetting - though its the nature of vintage vehicles, sometimes things do go wrong. At least you pulled over safely

  • @scottdd2

    @scottdd2

    4 жыл бұрын

    Would have loved an old engine though.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's a lovely old thing. Will be great when she's all sorted

  • @mattinx
    @mattinx4 жыл бұрын

    I was humming Penny Lane through the first part of the video... In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen He likes to keep his fire engine clean It's a clean machine

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'll have a get a portrait of the queen then 😂

  • @Colin_Wait
    @Colin_Wait5 жыл бұрын

    Oh Lawrie! It was all going so well and you were enjoying the drive and then you weren’t. Seems your air system isn’t happy yet. Could be the pump started to over pressure because the relief valve stuck partially shut when up to temp. That blew the line where it was weak and now it’s leaking air at the relief rather than filling the tanks. Wasn’t this the pump you swapped from DNF? Might be worth replacing all the air lines in case they are perishing and time to strip the pump again. Surprised you didn’t do a trial run to get some miles to prove she’s fine before the wedding. Might be worth keeping some ovies and tools in one of the lockers on the next run. With spare air pump maybe? It’s been like two episodes in one with the second part being What’s Broken Now. How about that for value?

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I got maybe five minutes of feeling happy whilst driving the thing before it broke! Yeah, this is the pump off the Dodge, which seemed to be working fine before hand. The pipe which blew however was a new replacement pipe - one of the newest bits on the truck! All the air system before the dump valve has now been removed to serve as a pattern for a brand new replacement, then I guess we'll see if the dump valve still wants to work... She had her little test run the other day - prior to fixing the compressor she wouldn't have even got that far! I used to carry most my tools around in her, but since coming to the shed she's not done much and the tools are being used on other vehicles!

  • @joefarrow8054
    @joefarrow80545 жыл бұрын

    I feel bad by 'liking' this video - feel your pain.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, we'll get her sorted though!

  • @Dyl_Cant
    @Dyl_Cant5 жыл бұрын

    maybe it's time to buy a tow truck aswell ;)

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    There is one I rather like the look of. But it would need alot of work!

  • @Bordpie

    @Bordpie

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm My brother's friend is a lorry mechanic and he went to his wedding in October in a lorry recovery truck like the one in this video lol. His work allowed him to use it for free after he fixed it up since it had been sat unused for a couple of years. Imagine if that had broken down lol 😂.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    That would have been very embarrassing 😂

  • @CB3ROB-CyberBunker
    @CB3ROB-CyberBunker4 жыл бұрын

    lol "that is a much bigger and better truck think i'll need one of them". that's what i always think too when it's time to call one of those again... "we should have at least one of these things of our own so at least we can pick up our own crap when it's broken again" lol.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's a logical idea right?

  • @CB3ROB-CyberBunker
    @CB3ROB-CyberBunker4 жыл бұрын

    polishing machine with auto-glym works wonders... so the red isn't you know.. pink... making it wet only hides it for a few minutes :P as for the 'door that won't close'... clean lock mechanism with brake cleaner or wd40, axle lubricant into the lock mechanism and check the door rubbers for being properly inserted. (unless ofcourse someone once took it out and did not mount it back in the correct position ;) it's usually just that. badly lubricated lock thingy.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    It has had a good lube up and is greatly improved. It'll get a good polish when we've sorted the rest of it!

  • @crazyfvck
    @crazyfvck4 жыл бұрын

    Ha. In retrospect, perhaps you should have just had them tow you all the way from the shop to the wedding, and then back again ;)

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    The wedding was over by the time the came to collect me 😂

  • @crazyfvck

    @crazyfvck

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm No no. I meant you should have just hired them to bring you to the wedding in the first place :D

  • @sawyerawr5783
    @sawyerawr57834 жыл бұрын

    No offense meant Lawrie, but I think your mistake was starting to trust her: my Grandfather used to fly backseat in the SR-71 Blackbird (and there's a point to this I assure you). He, and many other pilots and crew on the -71, used to say that "The minute you start trusting that plane, or thinking about something other than her, she'll notice and betray you." which with that thing could be anything from the navigation suite going to...well, let's say, "Spontaneously disassembling," and then maybe deciding to spit you out--at Mach 2. The point being, considering it very much feels like Jupiter just generally dislikes everyone and everything, maybe its wise to be a bit distrusting. because you'll note she was fine when you were worried then the instant you started to enjoy the ride...well..."pop."

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Firstly, that's awesome. What an experience to have flown in one. Secondly, spontaneous disassembling is my new favourite terminology, Thirdly, I believe you're entirely correct 😂

  • @sawyerawr5783

    @sawyerawr5783

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm thank you! I got to peek behind that curtain a couple times (every SR-71 crewman has stories but not all can be shared) and boy oh boy was it something. Also, I'm glad you liked that saying :P

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh I bet some of the stories are awesome 😂 It's a great expression!

  • @humbucker0076
    @humbucker00764 жыл бұрын

    I don't know why but popping sir hoses seems to be something fire engines enjoy. In our fire department we've got a 30 year old mercedes 1222. Runs like s charm, but it's getting into an age now where all the sir hoses star leaking. Luckily not the brake ones, but those related to the pump clutching it in or toggling the second pump which pulls the air out of the system. Luckily it's a relatively easy fix.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    They just seem to enjoy breaking 😂 Which fire department is that?

  • @humbucker0076

    @humbucker0076

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm It's in one of the small volunteer firefighter departments in Germany. Generally speaking, there are a lot of really old and cool trucks still running in the volunteer fire departments, because they just work and it's really expensive to get new ones. I know for a fact that quite a lot still run 80's Mercedes Benz Unimog 1300L's. Or in the neighbouring village they are just in the process of getting an new engine. Until now they just had a trailer with a portable pump (powered by an old Vw Industrial Boxer) and an old VW T3 Bus/Vanegon. And when I say really old, I mean it. They have been using it for at least 30 years now and when they got it, it had already served a life circle as a police car.

  • @noooo_safechat2589
    @noooo_safechat25892 жыл бұрын

    Jupiter: holy shit, you're replacing my airpipe...? Can't have that! *refuses to make air*

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pretty much

  • @mrsabidji
    @mrsabidji5 жыл бұрын

    Ah, life with old vehicles... every road trip is a question mark, spare parts in the trunk and tool box on the rear seat. Of course with a fire engine you're taking that to the next level, but the spirit is the same. I hope you find what went wrong with it. :)

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes indeed, it's always an adventure! Thank you, we'll get to the bottom of it I'm sure, and hope to have her out again for summer!

  • @Landie_Man

    @Landie_Man

    5 жыл бұрын

    all my vehicles are vintage. They don’t all break down.

  • @mrsabidji

    @mrsabidji

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Landie_Man They will at some point. Like you said "All vehicles breakdown. Not just vintage.", it's just that vintage vehicles are more likely to do so, all other things being equal. Because, you know, entropy. :)

  • @user-yg2up4lg3r
    @user-yg2up4lg3r4 жыл бұрын

    Most cabovers are noisy. Even the newer fire engines are still pretty loud. Edit: pretty girl and a big tow truck? Can never go wrong with that. Shouldve got her number!

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    She thought I looked good too!

  • @timstinson1
    @timstinson15 жыл бұрын

    I hope you paint the wheels of Jupiter ala Fireman Sams wagon👍👍

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I've thought about it, they'll be going red at some point, which is how they where when it was new

  • @simonsupersi2225
    @simonsupersi22255 жыл бұрын

    I know a dude who works for autohome they do recobery for alot of vintage trucks.also have you got a link for the video on the shout?. Really gutted for ya hope you find the fault and get going soon

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I honestly couldn't find another company who would recover her! I think this is the link kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqKJzNltm8-ZY9o.html About ten mins in. Thanks! Me too!

  • @DBonnick11
    @DBonnick114 жыл бұрын

    Hi Lawrie do you have any info on the appliance itself apart from it was a Norfolk Machine.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Heya, she's a Dennis rs130. Ordered in 1979, she was delivered to Norfolk fire service as part of a batch of three. She was delivered to Great Yarmouth in July 1981, it ten moved to Stalham. She was disposed on 10th August 1995, going to IFF in Haverhill. She stayed there for 11 years when it was bought by Suffolk Fire Engine Services, and then Gardiner Associates Fire Investigation Training in Wethersfield. Eventually the company wanted a newer and smaller vehicle, so it left training services. It's owner then passed away, and it ended up on Bentwaters industrial park, from where I got hold of her. The doors got their plates on them during its time at IFF.

  • @gosportjamie
    @gosportjamie5 жыл бұрын

    It's not often you see a lady in heavy recovery work. It might be time to seriously consider a brake system overhaul, some of those air lines are probably pretty old by now and they do degrade over time. On the up-side, she ran up to temperature well without throwing coolant our so that's good...

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was quite supprised too! Yeah, all the pipework from the compressor is being renewed, with a look at doing the rest at some point. Yes indeed! And sounded so sweet!

  • @gosportjamie

    @gosportjamie

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm That tends to be life with old, large vehicles, there's always something that needs attention...

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Don't I know it! Everything needs attention!

  • @davekauffman8727
    @davekauffman87274 жыл бұрын

    I was driving my 1980 Ford Fairmont home after work when the brake pedal went to the floor while I was coming up behind a car sitting at a red light, it was either that car or the wall I was rolling along-side of, I chose the wall to avoid ruining somebody else's day as well as my own. Buckled the frame badly enough that I wasn't able to repair it, and had to drive it home with no antifreeze towing a friend's van so he could be my brakes, lost my best ever vehicle that day.

  • @mohamedzabayrullahkakar6432

    @mohamedzabayrullahkakar6432

    4 жыл бұрын

    Dave Kauffman no one cares

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Damn, that sucks. Always hurts to loose a treasured car.

  • @Acoustic_Theory
    @Acoustic_Theory4 жыл бұрын

    5:58 I expected to hear a loud "Fuck off, Geoffrey!"

  • @elwolf8536
    @elwolf85364 жыл бұрын

    If you you get a recovery truck then you can recover your self every time 😁

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    There is one I've seen I'd really like to aquire...

  • @elwolf8536

    @elwolf8536

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm I'd follow that story . You got a new sub I'd watched the dodge video some time ago and bloody forgot to sub.

  • @Mrflash222006
    @Mrflash2220065 жыл бұрын

    Was this a dry run or did the bride and groom have a back up, anything with a engine and wheels doesn’t like to sit

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    This was the real deal sadly, but there was indeed a backup vehicle. If the poxy thing didn't keep breaking we'd take it out more! 😂

  • @Andy84_YT
    @Andy84_YT5 жыл бұрын

    Lawrie shame ur fire truck broke down but I agree u shud get a tow truck I think it suits u m8

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I was gutted, there is a wrecker I know of that I'd love to get my hands on. Totally impractical though 😂

  • @Andy84_YT

    @Andy84_YT

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm go for it m8 it suits u 👍

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I'd need the following find somewhere to put it first! I don't think it would fit into the shed 😂

  • @Johnlee-ej7yx

    @Johnlee-ej7yx

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm a lot of people would think a fire engine is impractical so, you know......😀

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    So a Wrecker would be a very suitable idea 😂

  • @housedadtrains
    @housedadtrains4 жыл бұрын

    autoglym colour restorer on her and it will look like new then protect with autoglym resin polish.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's a good idea!

  • @Landie_Man
    @Landie_Man5 жыл бұрын

    All vehicles breakdown. Not just vintage.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    This is true - mine seem to make quite the habit of it though

  • @kirkbumstead
    @kirkbumstead4 жыл бұрын

    you own a fire truck with storage compartments are they empty ? no tools or parts in them? you should could keep tools in them for road side troubles , and cover alls to change in to to work on it. it a big tool box for crying out loud ,

  • @xjorvis
    @xjorvis4 жыл бұрын

    Don't give up with it

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    We won't. If you see the latest What's Broken Now, we've made good progress!

  • @coldstartdaily9738
    @coldstartdaily97384 жыл бұрын

    Ever any issues with plod driving with blues on show? normally they rather blues covered with a black cover or "sock" Although obviously its not being used or/and isnt tying to impersonate anything or anyone Also wondering if the beacon was always a single on one side or if it did originally have 2 one each side? And is it a hella beacon?

  • @coldstartdaily9738

    @coldstartdaily9738

    4 жыл бұрын

    just seen another vid and saw the second beacon is at back of cab

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, it's a Norfolk fire service thing, they always used to have them diagonally. Plod has seen it several times, never had an issue, and there's a disabled button installed so they can't be turned on by the driver.

  • @coldstartdaily9738

    @coldstartdaily9738

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm awesome info, love that fact that they are not both at front. I live half my time on the norfolk broads and half in Essex

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    The broads are lovely! You must come stonking through Suffolk a bit then!

  • @coldstartdaily9738

    @coldstartdaily9738

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm Yeah up and down all the time, i know the A140 like the back of my hand haha ive been watching loads of the vids here and am loving your channel!

  • @1499cally
    @1499cally4 жыл бұрын

    Is that the Orwell bridge on the A14 you were going over?

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    It was!

  • @1499cally

    @1499cally

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels I live in Ipswich. Didn’t realise how close you are!

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    I live in Ips too!

  • @jeppepedersen7006
    @jeppepedersen70064 жыл бұрын

    This happened in the danish island Læsø once.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    So I'm not even original with my breaking down? Damn

  • @robscott8296
    @robscott82964 жыл бұрын

    Do a Willy’s mb Jeep but in navy gray and has shore patrol

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'd like to have a go in one!

  • @charleswoodrow
    @charleswoodrow4 жыл бұрын

    How old is it?

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    She was built in 1981.

  • @terrier_productions
    @terrier_productions4 жыл бұрын

    Why is she called Jupiter??

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    She's big and red!

  • @FBI-pv2oo
    @FBI-pv2oo4 жыл бұрын

    American Fire Engines or Dennis Fire Engines?

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well, mine is obviously always going to be my favourite, but the American things are just stunning, with all the chrome and stuff everywhere!

  • @furious1533
    @furious15335 жыл бұрын

    Turns out Rover brooklands green is the right colour and I have to paint the fire engine now

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sounds a good name. Glad you've found the colour you want.

  • @furious1533

    @furious1533

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels Thanks but it’s gonna have to use a hell of a lot of primer

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeap. Lot of ground to cover 😂

  • @furious1533

    @furious1533

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels This can only go wrong

  • @Landie_Man
    @Landie_Man5 жыл бұрын

    I Absolutely love Dennis’ but isn’t Jupiter a Bedford TK in fireman sam?

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I honestly don't know the Fireman Sam Jupiter is based on. It was the only name for a fire engine though - besides, it's big and red!

  • @Landie_Man

    @Landie_Man

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels ah fair enough! Btw are you local? I’m in Buckinghamshire. I would Absolutley love to meet Jupiter. I adore Dennis RS and SS, I drove one in Essex a few years ago

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    We're over in Suffolk, so bit of a trek, but we'll let you know if she's ever heading your way. Once we've fixed her. Again. I love the RS, it's just a fantastic beast of a truck. Probably the best thing I've ever purchased.

  • @Landie_Man

    @Landie_Man

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels it looks mean as hell. They’re very fast even by today’s standards. I’ve had a dozen fire fighters tell me they hit 110mph on a motorway stretch and that’s fully loaded; back when in service of course. I know of one the same age as yours which is in private hands but it is used on call outs and attends RTAs to extricate people.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oh it shifts when you want it to! I've seen a video somewhere on KZread of a Norfolk one like mine charging through a town at breakneck speed. They must have had nerves of steel. I hit 80 on a runway with Jupes. That was plenty fast enough - and she still had more in her. They're good machines. Good to know there is one still doing what it's meant to

  • @deepestdub
    @deepestdub5 жыл бұрын

    Tough day Lawrie. Entertaining watch however.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    It was a very long, challenging and disappointing day. But we're still here, and we'll get her fixed. Glad you enjoyed coming along for the ride!

  • @deepestdub

    @deepestdub

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm Even a bad day can provide some interesting content for the channel

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's basically every single what's broken now!

  • @jakefrost4776
    @jakefrost47765 жыл бұрын

    hi can you do a tour of the fire truck please mate

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hello, yes no problem, we'll cover it in a future Lawrie Special.

  • @jakefrost4776

    @jakefrost4776

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm cheers I am in the fire service

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    No worries, which Brigade are you part of?

  • @jakefrost4776

    @jakefrost4776

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm I am in the Lincolnshire fire and rescue preservation and support service so we do a lot of event fire cover and we also train like operational fire fighters I am only 13

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oh that sounds like a good thing to be doing with your time. Good on you!

  • @dxd1720
    @dxd17204 жыл бұрын

    in my country u cant but emergency vehicle

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh really? That's a shame

  • @brendangoodfellow2905
    @brendangoodfellow29054 жыл бұрын

    I would love to restore the paint work on this. Would come up lush

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's something we're hoping to tackle before too long!

  • @brendangoodfellow2905

    @brendangoodfellow2905

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm well if your ever in need of a helping hand. Just give me a shout fella 👍

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Where are you based, maybe we'll bring her to you one day!

  • @brendangoodfellow2905

    @brendangoodfellow2905

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm i am from Leeds but i do cover most of the UK well may aswell recently been to the isle of wight so travel is not a issue 👍

  • @furious1533
    @furious15335 жыл бұрын

    That went well

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    About as well as expected...

  • @furious1533

    @furious1533

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thought England made good things that last forever but apparently not

  • @aljowen

    @aljowen

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@furious1533 The Victorians did. Then again, they also did a lot of not so great things.

  • @furious1533

    @furious1533

    5 жыл бұрын

    aljowen yep

  • @furious1533

    @furious1533

    5 жыл бұрын

    I’m pretty sure that Dennis was a word of good quality but apparently not just forgotten to say that I have changed my channel name from SwankyTvGaming to furious 15

  • @aljowen
    @aljowen5 жыл бұрын

    Is the cameraman the same guy who was just in a JayEmm video?

  • @JayEmmOnCars

    @JayEmmOnCars

    5 жыл бұрын

    No

  • @aljowen

    @aljowen

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@JayEmmOnCars Ah, thought his voice sounded similar :p

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Cameraman was Geffers who pops up in videos here and there. He does most of the filming here at LMM, but has nothing to do with Jayemm on cars.

  • @michaelflat2790
    @michaelflat27904 жыл бұрын

    What happens when your towtruck inevitably breaks down

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    I see your point... I should buy two! One to rescue the first!

  • @satanicpoet5093
    @satanicpoet50933 жыл бұрын

    The steel plates on the door ruin the look of the appliance

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    3 жыл бұрын

    I rather like them, and they're part of its history, picking them up in its industrial days.

  • @JamesSchem
    @JamesSchem4 жыл бұрын

    Perkins V8 :)

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's a cracking engine.

  • @pendragon640
    @pendragon6404 жыл бұрын

    Why dont you fix the roof

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because its going to be a pain in the backside. Once it's working again we'll tackle that.

  • @darrenporter1850
    @darrenporter18505 жыл бұрын

    Actually looks good that fire engine. Ok need edit this.. now watched all video. Needs work. Plus don't buy a truck bigger than a truck which can tow it.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    She looks great - just needs some running repairs! But I like big trucks, and I cannot lie 😂

  • @handyhippie6548
    @handyhippie65484 жыл бұрын

    did you ever have one of those days when everything you touch just turns to shit? oh, that's right, i just watched you have one. my sympathies to you. look at it this way, if you didn't have bad days, you wouldn't know when you were having a good one.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeap. They happen, but as you said, makes the good days even better!

  • @Ro-Bucks
    @Ro-Bucks4 жыл бұрын

    Duct tape might have gotten you home.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    It wouldn't have held the pressure. The pipework needed cleaning after the event anyway sadly. I did contemplate trying to attempt it though.

  • @Ro-Bucks

    @Ro-Bucks

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm If thick enough it might but I forgot ho far away from the shop you were, would have re-taped it many times trying I bet.

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was a little isolated. Might have worked - I'll carry some with me for next time 😂

  • @threezerol944t
    @threezerol944t5 жыл бұрын

    Sixth!

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Good going - try and move back up next week! 😂

  • @threezerol944t

    @threezerol944t

    5 жыл бұрын

    4am is quite early, but I will try. :)@@lmm

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate the effort! That's true dedication right there!

  • @JosephSmith-kp5yh
    @JosephSmith-kp5yh5 жыл бұрын

    Duck tape it

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    I tried. It had blocked further down

  • @afberglund2764
    @afberglund27644 жыл бұрын

    Buy an old Volvo or Scania instead. 😜

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'd rather have a Scammel!

  • @daveanderson5680
    @daveanderson56805 жыл бұрын

    Good way to add stress to & ruin an otherwise joyous day......that is taking a 40 year old derelict fire truck to a wedding. What ever happened to renting a limo?

  • @harald.370

    @harald.370

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dave Anderson Fun fact: he HAS a limo! A white Rolls Royce no less 😂

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    5 жыл бұрын

    She's not quite 40, so still a spring chicken! She's not derelict either, if you want to see derelict, check out Redruth. Limos are boring, fire engines are awesome 😂

  • @camerongrant8048
    @camerongrant80484 жыл бұрын

    That may be the most ugliest fire truck ever

  • @dxd1720

    @dxd1720

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cameron Grant i like dennis fire engine its cool its same as Fireman sam truck

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't know if the fireman Sam Jupiter was a Dennis. Don't know what it was modeled on. What don't you like about it Cameron? I think she's alot prettier than the modern stuff we have running about.

  • @hazzalandy

    @hazzalandy

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lmm Just looked into this... "Jupiter" in Fireman Sam has been all sorts of things inc. a TK, a Dodge, a more modern Volvo FL6 and some sort of twin headlight-ed Dennis thing

  • @lmm

    @lmm

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh really? Way more than I thought!

  • @sirendor202
    @sirendor2024 жыл бұрын

    Gosh these Dennis trucks are the ugliest existing

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