Lawrie should look over an American railroad locomotive and show the crew a picture of his pip-squeak Ruston 0-4-0-DM.

@mikesewell2536

4 жыл бұрын

I suggested that in the last Lawrie goes loco. He said he was planning another American trip and would love to...

@crazyfvck

4 жыл бұрын

@@mikesewell2536He NEEDS to come see Big Boy 4014 and (my personal favorite) #844! I know he would absolutely LOVE that! :)

@MrJMS814

4 жыл бұрын

America has stuff that small too 😂

@crazyfvck

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrJMS814 True, but most of our tiny locomotives are meant for narrow gauge railways. His runs on standard gauge tracks.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

I'm hoping to do just that! Anyone part of any railroads out there let me know!

As an American who watches a lot of UK based KZreadrs it’s always quite nice to see them come stateside and have an in depth look at our vehicles.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! More stuff coming up!

I really appreciate how much and how well you explain the differences between your own fire engine and those in the US. It is very well presented and totally enjoyable to watch. A true honest review of a small-ish American fire truck. Thanks.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it!

Very nice of the Station 7 crew to do this. Well done. Nice video.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they were super! Lovely people! Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

it's fun watching when you hit the states, the thing you find to look at the amazement in your face tells me, you like so many things.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

I'm just easily amused 😂 The states was really cool, the vehicles and culture is just so different, really excited to return!

As a junior firefighter for the city of Asheville I gotta say engine 7 is one of my favorite rigs

I'm in an American volunteer fire department, most of our trucks are pretty old, but the funny thing is, our worst truck is our newest one, a 2007 GMC Pumper, we also have a 2000 International Tanker, 2000 Pierce Quantum Engine, and a 1997 Pierce Lance Aerial. I personally love our aerial, though. It makes our department special, seen as there are only 5 ladder trucks in our county. We're Forest Volunteer Fire Department, the others are Bushkill Volunteer Fire Department, Matamoras Volunteer Fire Department, Dingman's Ferry Volunteer Fire Department, and Hemlock Farms Volunteer Fire Department. Everyone in Pike County, PA respects us because we don't have a single paid fire department in the county, only volunteer. When we get a structure fire, it's usually pretty bad and we end up losing the building because it usually takes about 10 minutes to get enough people to the fire house and geared up to get the truck out, and then another 10 to 45 minutes to get to the call. It's a very rural area up here, so we all go there ready to see a fully engulfed house. Seeing the flashing lights of a fire engine, hearing the wail of the siren, and hearing the blast of the horn is the best part of someone's worst day, it shows them that people are coming to try and save all your belongings and memories inside that building, and they are eternally thankful for it.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Lots of firefighters I've spoken to prefer the older trucks. That's pretty amazing to all be volunteers. What an outstanding thing to be part of!

When I was a child I remember fire engines that would dwarf that one. They were called ladder trucks and had a separate steering wheel in the back as they were articulated. When I grew older we moved to a very rural area and the trucks I saw afterwards were much smaller and older, many dating back the the 30's and 40's. Our local VFD had as it's main pumper truck a Dodge built in the early 40's. Now of course they all modernized somewhat and have trucks similar to that one although in the closest town to me they kept their original pumper truck alongside their more modern counterparts and mostly use it for parades and funerals, etc. now. It's a 1936 Dodge with a hand rung bell and a hand cranked siren on it. It's pretty cool. I say their original pumper because before they bought it, the town still used a horse drawn fire wagon.

@lmm

3 жыл бұрын

Oh that's awesome! They have the bigger trucks in places with high rise buildings so they reach higher parts of it. Pretty spectacular things!

Fire Engine! No rust. Did you ask for first dibs on it when they’re ready to replace it?

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

I fear it would be a little out of my price range...

@Colin_Wait

4 жыл бұрын

Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels in 8 years when it’s service is over, the pound may be quite strong and a decent exchange rate could make it affordable. Let’s just wait and see eh?

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

@@Colin_Wait yes indeed! Maybe I'll get lucky!

@panttill3805

3 жыл бұрын

Well my department has 2 piece engines and a rescue squad

Now that was an excellent review of a pretty impressive firetruck, thank you. It's really interesting seeing how the design has differed between the UK and the USA.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it! It was great to be able to see the different approaches to things.

I am a retired Paramedic/Firefighter from NW Florida. I worked for Jackson County Fire and Rescue. Most of my time was spent in an Ambulance but I did on occasion drive one of our Fire Trucks and of course I did occasionally fight fires but providing EMS care was my main service. I do have a friend who lives in Asheville North Carolina. That was strange that you chose to go there.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

I've a really good buddy who lives there. And we'll be returning this year! Must have been something else to drive one of these in anger!

Worked on Fire/Rescue trucks in the eastern US for22 years before changing careers about 8 years ago. It’s still a mix of class8 chassis with a fire body on it and those built on a Spartan chassis like that one. The shiny inner door with reflective stripe is for safety. Working an Vehicle accident or using it alongside a narrow road means you need to operate it with the door open and has gotten folks hurt where they’ve hit the door on foot or in another vehicle. Very good overview of the fire engine and equipment!

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh really? That must have been something! Yes, I correct myself half way through about the mirrored door. Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

Great vid as per always,I would guess a 400 Cummins is 400bhp,that's why its vastly overpowered! Bet it just sits there and spins in the wet. Surprised it's got steel suspension with helper springs,thought it would be air suspension all round,and steel wheels,thought they d have polished alloys!! Great insite as to how the colonials do it across the pond,or was it an episode of pimp my ride!! Keep them coming,and stay safe.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I wonder if it's a tiny 4 litre motor 😂 It was really interesting to see how they're so different!

My grandfather helped start a fire station here in WV, Deerwalk vfd. He served as assistant chief and chief, and though he's technically retired, he still is the treasurer of the department. The original department, which was replaced by a bigger station, is still standing, and is right across the road from where he lives. The department still goes to around 1000 calls a year.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh what an amazing thing to help found! Even more awesome to still be involved with it. Good going indeed!

I had seen a clip of this in one of the other videos. I was confused as to how you got your hands on one of my city's trucks!

@lmm

3 жыл бұрын

That was a good day!

Nothing cooler than a fire truck! 🚒 Chrome,flashing lights and horse power what’s not to love!🚨

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh it really is quite the sight to behold!

When I was in the us, I had to wait for bus next to a fire station and started talking to them. We talked trucks and I showed them a picture of our 12,5t Mercedes 1222AF. Which was tiny compared to this Chicago engine. They guy started grinning and asked: "How big of a crew can it fit?" When a told him it's ment to fit nine but we already did 12 his mouth couldn't stay shut. The outward size doesn't really matter. Especially not here in Europe. I know a lot of departments having atvs (with trailers) to be able to get everywhere. Furthermore, I know that many places have troubles getting into forests and so on with their big and heavy engines whilst our old one is unstoppable. And with the "custom chassis" thing. I really don't know. Every methode of doing it has its advantages and the off the shelve chassis is just cheaper and the truck part is probably more refined. Adding up to it, magirus for example receive mist trucks just as chassis and also built them up from there but with similarly stoked Cab. on our mercedes, they just cut of the back wall and out another piece in it - simple dies the trick. However, I also know of places that wanted to order mercedes chassis, but it just couldn't be done because mercedes add blue tank was in a horrible spot and they couldn't fit all their stuff. Furthermore, because here every village has its own volunteer fire department they want to keep the cost of engines down so they buy stuff like VW caddys and put a portable pump and some equipment in the back. Or if your village is a bit bigger, you get one of those tiny Iveco Transit style trucks that carries a crew of four, 450l of water or so, a portable pump etc. They look hideous, but the worst part is: you can't off-road them. A your shed burns. What's that? It's standing on a field. Na mate can't do. Our truck can't get there. I'm not even sure if it's better than what they used to do: they put those portable pumps and trailers and pulled them with tractors. At least they could get everywhere. But enough of that rant. Fire trucks are great as long as they're big, red and unstoppable and I wouldn't trade our old engines for a new one...

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

I was just happy to have a look over it. Pretty much all firefighters I've spoken to have always much favoured trucks like Dennis which were built to be fire engines rather than conversion jobs. It never occurred to me how useless those things would be off road either..

@egalf

4 жыл бұрын

An IVECO Daily 4x2 is absolutely no offroad vehicle, but the 4x4 is a good one. Fire departments over here in Europe are oftentimes starved by regulations to get funding limiting size and engine power etc, only factory fire brigades paying with their own money can buy real big sized fire engines the small volunteer ones can only dream of. Fire trucks in Europe oftentimes (especially the older ones from Magirus-Deutz for example) work for 30-40 and more years, 10 or 20 years is absolutely nothing in terms of age.

Everything is huge in the USA from a UK persons perspective. I have seen one of these in the USA at Daytona international speedway when I have visited its pretty much the same as this fire truck.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty much yeah! It's all big, loud, and exciting! They're cool trucks aren't they!

@bentullett6068

4 жыл бұрын

@@lmm they are and so are the trucks, Ambulances and police cars.

Nice. You certainly won't miss that coming down the street .

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh definitely not!

So glad you mentioned the flag

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

It's a cool touch!

I work on fire trucks for a living, I am trained on E-One and currently a Pierce tech. They are all a pain in the ass.

@daverunner3397

3 жыл бұрын

Also a Cummins certified mechanic, that just means I passed their test.

Neat :) It's cool to see you review something that I actually have in the area where I live. It's been a while since I have been around one of those. One of the local townships does a "Touch-A-Truck" event, where parents can bring their kids to climb all over firetrucks, plow trucks, police vehicles, etc. It's pretty neat. When I was a kid, they also had a trailer that you could crawl through, that would simulate being in a building that was on fire. You started at the front of the trailer, and "escaped" out of the back :) I'm not sure if they still do that or not.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh that's a really cool community thing to do! It's a super truck. Really enjoyed being able to get up close and personal with it!

Superb! Like a kid at Christmas!

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty much yeah 😂

Impressive, thank you for this

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it!

Hello Lawrie. Greetings from Trinidad And Tobago. Great video.Fire trucks are always a nice topic and always good to see. Cheers to the lads at Asheville fire house.#7

@lmm

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you - we always find it amazing when we have people watching what we get up to all around the world!

reflective door panels allow you to see if something is coming up along side before you jump out in front of it. we have some fire trucks that are so long, they have a rear steering position to make it around corners. my uncle was a volunteer emt for years. most firemen are volunteers where i live. the station might have one or two people full time, and when a call comes in, the volunteers are alerted by a radio they keep with them 24/7. annnd the fire guys told you about the door panels. i know because of my uncle.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha! Yes the chaps told me after I'd finished filming 😂 Volunteering with the fire service is an incredible thing to do!

The Cummins in the truck is a 8.9L inline 6 turbo diesel with 400 horsepower and 1250 lb-ft of torque

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh that's a nice lump! Thanks for the info!

Pierce trucks are absolutely gorgeous trucks,

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

It was certainly a very stunning machine!

Really enjoyed watching this video...I like the locomotive videos you’ve done...those I somehow got recommended to watch. This fire truck video though was pretty cool, nice explanation of things and entertaining as well. Asheville is about an hour from where I live too...familiar with the city a little bit but haven’t been there in years. Definitely cool to learn the differences between American and British equipment

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it! It's a nice part of the world. Really enjoyed being out there. It was super to be able to compare trucks first hand.

I don’t know about Europe but we have tiller trucks that we need two people to drive, one in front and one in the back. Usually has a 100 feet 90 degree height. Also a lot of new pumpers have a hose and hookup in the bumperz

@lmm

3 жыл бұрын

We don't really have vehicles like that, mostly because we don't have that many buildings tall enough to require it!

Thats a seriously impressive piece of kit and the fact that its purpose designed really makes it so much better as theres no compromise due to another designers work on the chassis or engine to work around. I'm off to Google the specs on that thing because I'm sure the figures will be as impressive as the look of it.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

This was my problem, no data deal out there so no Google to fact check! I tend to agree purpose built is the better way to go with these things.

@graemew7001

4 жыл бұрын

@@lmm Hi Lawrie, there are some good facts on the Pierce site but I couldn't find any performance specs for the actual truck itself, although there are power and torque figures elsewhere. That was a really good video and the pride they take in their engine and career is obvious.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

@@graemew7001oh that's interesting. I'd expect there to be specs somewhere... Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for this video. Pierce makes fire trucks here where I live in NE Wisconsin, and one of my neighbors works there.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome. I hope you enjoyed it! Oh that's pretty cool. I wonder if he helped build this one?

@andrewpalm2103

4 жыл бұрын

@@lmm He probably did, as he's worked there a long time. When I told him about this video and your comments (during yet another round of snow removal from our driveways), I could see the pride in his eyes.

Halligan tools, are said to be good in a Zombie Apocalypse situation. In the old days the driver was supposed to know his way around the city, My dad was a fireman give him set of cross streets and he could tell you how to get there and a lot of the time what was in the area. Of coarse back in his day the guys still hung off the back of the engine.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I imagine they would be. Well, I suppose they had to know where they were going before GPS! There was a sign on this saying you're not allowed to ride on it whilst in motion!

@bigunone

4 жыл бұрын

@@lmm Yeah dad said riding on the back was one of the things that encouraged him to test for driver as soon as he could

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

@@bigunone hahahaha, I can quite imagine!

If you liked that fire engine and would like to see some older ones, On the Second Saturday in July in Harrisburg Pennsylvania the Pennsylvania Pump Primers hols and annual muster. There are roughly 100 fire trucks from different years and make that show up. We own a 1968 American LaFrance Pumper from a near by city and she is a joy to take to shows.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh that sounds really cool!

@3:00 - Disregard regen lights - 🤣 I'm calling the EPA!

You were about 4hr from were they build fire trucks. Cleveland NC. At the frightliner. Loved the video. Hope you enjoyed your stay in North Carolina. Y’all welcome back any time. Keep up the awesome videos.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh really, I had no idea it was so close. That's pretty cool. Glad you enjoyed the video. We're planning to go back in April this year!

7:40 if you want to drop pressure lower you have to gate the valve back

Loved operating a Pierce as a Volunteer Firefighter in Alaska.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that just have been something else!

I love this Fire Truck man!! US fire trucks is the best on the world!! Greatings from the Netherlands.

I am now officially jealous hahaha I love American fire trucks, police cars and ambulances and want to go to America just to go to the local station and just have a look and if I'm lucky, get invited in to look closer etc. Nice video mate keep it up. One very jealous Tev1990 and toddler.

@RBRat3

4 жыл бұрын

If you dont mind not having 1 on 1 time with the vehicle and operator a lot of departments do tours every year for the kids and community you wont need an invite. Pick any place im sure the department has a webpage or you can just call them (non-emergency) during business hours and inquire when and if they do tours.

@MikeTagg-kg1so

4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to lol that is on my list of things to do, if I get 1 on 1 or not I dont mind hahaha just a pipe dream at the mo.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

I felt very lucky indeed! They were all super nice. Great truck, better people.

In Germany we use our Trucks at least for 30 years ind frontline service.... higly specialied Equipment is often pre 1985 ... i think its all a maintanance thing, things tend to stay intact as long as you repair it. We have a early 80s Magirus Ladder with a very short weelbase to fit in the midevel parts of the City

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh really? That's very interesting! I suppose you're right, keep on top of all the maintenance and the thing will probably be fine! That sounds like an awesome truck!

Get to see these trucks be designed and built every weekday and every truck is different. Glad you enjoyed it!

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh that's really cool! It's a super bit of kit! Obviously not as good as my Dennis though 😂😂

@TheAreotrain

4 жыл бұрын

@@lmm While your Dennis is great, I will have to kindly disagree and stick with the trucks I help design on a daily basis

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheAreotrain You mean the fire trucks which aren't currently broken in The Shed 😂

This is a Pierce Arrow XT, the Arrow XT is my favorite fire truck cab model.

@lmm

Жыл бұрын

Oh what's the difference?

Here's hoping next time you're in America you get a chance to hit some railway museums for LGL!

@lmm

3 жыл бұрын

I really hope so!

This is such a cool video!

@lmm

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good show son ps beware of potholes

You watch videos from a guy in the UK and suddenly he posts a video about a fire station in the city you live in...small world!

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

That's pretty mad really. Small world indeed!

Asheville now uses fire trucks known as KME, another very common company that sells custom chassis in the US and Canada

@lmm

2 жыл бұрын

Oh really? Shame I really liked that.

@hagerstownredline5274

2 жыл бұрын

@@lmm they still look good though

"Cummins" not "Cummings" Very common mistake. Sorry if someone already pointed it out. Great video

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the correction. Wasn't even aware I was doing it 😂 Glad you enjoyed it otherwise.

One of my buddy's works on welding together firetrucks

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh really? What a cool thing to be involved in!

Considering your on the East Coast, if you ever want to come up to Hebron, Maryland on a weekend or on a weekday after 4, I can happily give you a tour of the Station and the rigs and My partner would happily give you a tour of the other 2 Stations he works at in the county!

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you, that would be a really cool thing to do. We'll see if we can fit it in on my next trip!

@nathanzittle3822

4 жыл бұрын

@@lmm Sounds Great!

I'd love to see a comparison to an in-use, active fire truck in the UK.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to get that to happen!

"Silver sticky up things"Lawrie.. those are called bumper guides , but love the video!

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

I quite like my term for them. Sounds cooler 😂 😂

@MrJMS814

4 жыл бұрын

@@lmm I dont know if you guys had "curb feelers"... They're hilarious. I guess they were a thing at some point here. Maybe for old people? A lot of lowriders have them though.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

We don't really have low riders in the way you guys do, and no, we don't have curb feelers.

Used to live less than a 1/4 mile from that station. Next time you’re in NC, I gotta place for you to crash. It’s about 4 hours from A-ville and I don’t have anything crazy vehicle/machinery wise, but it’s here if you need it.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That's super kind of you! It's a nice place there. We'll be returning this year!

Pity you didn't get to a big one - that has 2 drivers !

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

There's always next time!

Next thing you know lawrie is gonna buy an American fire truck and import it to the uk so Jupiter and red roof have another friend

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

If I had the space, and the money, I totally would!

@Ashville E-7: Jesus saw that supply load. He's not impressed. Lol

@lmm

2 жыл бұрын

Sure he is.

He's a big kid isn't he? LOL

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

This is well documented through our other videos 😂

19:01. Is that an airbag?! In a truck?!!

@TheAreotrain

4 жыл бұрын

Side roll and frontal impact protection, indeed the truck is equipped with airbags.

@Landie_Man

4 жыл бұрын

TheAreotrain wow. No lorries here have airbags

@RBRat3

4 жыл бұрын

Yup the SRS is a dead give away, I didn't even know they were equipped but thinking about it you know how hard you have to ram that truck into something to get the inertial sensor to go off :D

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Safety first! 😂

Try bunce up and down in seat your kid would love. It

Hey Lawrie You should make a second home in NC we would welcome you and all of your toys and cars

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

I'll be back again later this year! Very much looking forward to it!

How can you not lock yourself out of a car in the uk? What do they do

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Generally if you try to lock them with a door open, they'll immediately unlock themselves with central locking.

You should go to the North Carolina Transportation Museum and then after that go to the Great Smoky Mountain Railway

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

I did visit the Great Smokey Mountain Railroad briefly last time I was over. I'm really hoping to be able to work with them both next time.

Hey Lawrie just watched the video m8 that's a nice looking engine why dint u get an American vehicle

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

It's super isn't it! Cost really. And space in the shed.

It would be difficult to do a fully objective comparison between a US and a UK/European fire truck. Each is tailored to suit very different road sizes and building construction. US trucks could be lighter, more compact and nimble but their is no necessity. A real problem that I with the US lack of standardisation and fragmentation of provision. They are very reliant on volunteer fire fighters who often have to use seriously old kit. A state wide fire service is the optimum solution.

he should go to an arf (air fire and rescue) station and see an oshkosh striker

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes I think I should

@pageharris8630

4 жыл бұрын

Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels thay have an 8 wheal drive model

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

@@pageharris8630 oh that's awesome!

Will you go to Youngstown Pensalvania to see J&L 58 aka the rolling ingot?

@bluefoxy6478

4 жыл бұрын

@Andy Wilderness i think your in the wrong comment section.

@bluefoxy6478

4 жыл бұрын

@Andy Wilderness thats true.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh I hadn't thought of doing that... Maybe 😂

Purpose build? Try a Magirus next time.

On an engine company has 5 firefighters a captain and driver

@lmm

2 жыл бұрын

So 7 people? Ours are normally 6

The fire department I’m with has the older setup no computer operated

@lmm

2 жыл бұрын

Oh that's cool!

Lawries next perchace is an American fire truck

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

If I had the money and the space, I totally would!

@Ian_Wallace.

4 жыл бұрын

I probably shouldn't tell you about that "fire truck mall" website i stumbled across the other day then.... :)

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

I probably couldn't afford anything on it... But I now wanna have a look 😂

@Ian_Wallace.

4 жыл бұрын

Some of the really old stuff they have listed is about the higher end of used chevy c/k 2500 pickup prices, less practical than a c/k though. Like $7k for a '78 ALF Pioneer.

Almost 15 volt without a running engine isn't that a bit high ??

@Landie_Man

4 жыл бұрын

Guus De Groot 24 volt system isn’t it?

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, 24v

I hope you'll someday be able to get your hands on a vintage American diesel locomotive... Those are some of my favorite vehicles we have that you really don't see or hear anywhere else, except maybe in a place like Sweden or Australia (I think?)... Few things beat the sound of an old 1950s GM loco with that roots-blown two stroke V16! Here's a nice example (shot by me!) here on Cape Cod. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qX6L2LWTkdmsiKQ.html

@gflo2781

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that sounds pretty mean vs the UK Diesels! Looks fantastic too. Nice!

@MrJMS814

4 жыл бұрын

@@gflo2781 Well there are some equally awesome vintage diesels in the UK too :) and you guys preserve them better than America I think.

@gflo2781

4 жыл бұрын

​@@MrJMS814 Well yes, there are a few I suppose, now I think of it! The 80 Class that ran on Northern Ireland Railways was decommissioned after use since the 70s back in 2015, used to hear them miles away, and was fortunate to get on one of the last passenger services. kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6B2xrVxkrO6qaw.html - that was one of the last ones, used as a sandite train in its last days (not my video btw). Just thought in terms of engine sounds, it was a bit unique - not really a looker, but definitely sounded cool. 2 were rescued and are being restored at least. The States always does things big, powerful, and and that early design, inspired from the 30s or something, is just awesome! Just a pity the automotive industry dealt such a huge blow to rail in America, I'm sure it would have had such a selection of classics from the 80s etc!

@MrJMS814

4 жыл бұрын

@@gflo2781 Very cool! Those remind me of our old self propelled "Budd cars" which were made by the Budd company. Basically modified passenger cars. They each had a Detroit Diesel (large truck engine) underneath and they were quite common in the Northeast.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't that just be awesome! I'll have a watch of the video.

Wait, why can't you lock your keys in the car in the UK?

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Generally central locking stops the car from locking with doors open

Are you still in the US? Wanna see a steamship? With the engine torn apart?

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Currently back in the UK, but will be returning to the USA later this year. A steam ship would be fun

@ident42

4 жыл бұрын

Well, I'm up in Seattle. The engine will go back together sometime in the next few weeks.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

That would be kinda cool.

@ident42

4 жыл бұрын

@@lmm I have some relevant videos on here.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh right. If I get a mo I'll check them out

i think someone has Fire Engine envy ..

@Landie_Man

4 жыл бұрын

As beautiful as this is, it would be the Dennis for me I’m afraid!

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

I loved this, but she's not as good as Jupiter.

@Landie_Man

4 жыл бұрын

Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels Jupiter is awesome. Are you taking his chequer plate off?

Theres a young lad in norwich uk i think who has a usa truck .if ya wanted to drive it or whatever im sure he would let you

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Oh that sounds super! I'll have to investigate that!

@simonsupersi2225

4 жыл бұрын

@@lmm might even be norfolk.. try norfolk fire Museum i know they have one there

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

@@simonsupersi2225 yeah, I've seen their one. I hope to reach out to them later this year.

@simonsupersi2225

4 жыл бұрын

@@lmm awesome

hey lawrie go find a kenworth w900 and then compare to to the trucks you drive

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

I'll see if I can make that happen. Would be quite special.

Lew it's abig lorry eng h

It’s not a truck it’s called an engine and truck has a ladder on top

@lmm

2 жыл бұрын

Oh like a turntable? We'd refer to this as a water tender I think. I just used truck as American 😂

That's the smallest fire truck I've ever seen.

@lmm

2 жыл бұрын

We've got much smaller over here in the UK!

Yeah how old is your fire ENGINE? Current UK engines are probably as, if not more, technology advanced. Mericans like to make things look extravagant, don't necessarily make them better! Look at their artics. How dangerous are those blinds spots, for vanities sake. Nothing wrong with cab overs but they don't look as cool!

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

The Dennis is 1981 and the Dodge is 1986. I would assume they're going to be pretty similar to be honest. This thing is just strikingly different to what I'm used to. I've driven trucks with worse visibility 😂

@dannygroom3327

4 жыл бұрын

@@lmm I'm pretty sure that tech ain't 86. And I was talking bout the blind spots on those extravagant artics you know the ones with the massive bonnet sticking out front. Mericans do get somethings right like they keep their vehicles on the road much longer. Not having worry about mot helps though....

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

@@dannygroom3327I've two fire engines. A Dennis and a Dodge. The Pierce in the video is like 2010/1 Oh right in a traditional American truck. I want a go in one.

I have often thought a locked child in a car was not a job for the fire brigade but a locksmith. Sounds harsh but unless the kid is in imminent danger, it is a waste of fire brigade time. A baby is a different story of course. On another note I used to have a 2003 Nissan Micra with keyless entry and that locked itself with the keys in. That was a terrible. Terrible car.

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Apparently they still get called to deal with it. That's actually quite stunning 😂

AFD!!!!

@lmm

Жыл бұрын

Indeed

In the uk their not allowed to put the flag on.... politics

@lmm

4 жыл бұрын

Really? That's just sad.

It's not a good idea to massage an ego that's already over inflated..

Engine 7…. 🤮. That place sucks.

@lmm

Жыл бұрын

Really?