Man would Grandpa Sherm be proud of his sons for building the ultimate off road wrecker. What a combined family project, lead by Grandma Lollie. Great effort by all.

@deandennis2838

Жыл бұрын

Grandma Lolly is the best! Her constant positive attitude is awesome!

@RUDOLF2994

Жыл бұрын

Реально балдёж 👍

@deanschannel6334

Жыл бұрын

Seems odd to leave the 2x4 in after had leveled.

@user-bd6qk4hk1z

Жыл бұрын

Grandma swears like a sailor I love it lol

@RandomName100

Жыл бұрын

@@deanschannel6334 Not really. Just pull it out once the concrete is hard and fill.

I was really sad when Randall left. I didn’t know how you were going to fill that void. But I’ll tell you. Hunter has really grown into it and I think he’s exceptional. Love to see him grow.

Ben, I think you're right....YOU'RE FIRED!! 😁😁🤣🤣 I knew that was going to be a big undertaking, kinda glad it's not me. 🙂🙂

Just want to say thank you for the great videos you put out. You don't realize what your videos do for people. I used to build all kinds of radicals toys. But I got cancer and I had to stop building toys and now I'm at the point that there is nothing anyone can do for me but try to make me comfortable and if it wasn't for your videos and other awesome people just like you that put this videos out. My last few months would have been alot worse for me. I don't have much time left but what I do will be spent with family and friends and your videos thanks for helping me be able to be strong when I really wasn't. God bless you and all the fab rats family.

I know you are joking Ben... but you and Paul are soooo fortunate to have a GREAT Mom who raised 'interesting' boys 🥰 from mice living in the cab and now a rat's nest of wires 😂

“Fab Rats” is still slaying the fun !!! Thank you Paul, Ben, Hunter and Grams 💛

Grandma Lolly is the best. Her influence on me has been life changing. I said my first 30 swear words just now. I know what Ben means when he says he never used to swear. Great video guy's. I still think we should have a words of wisdom segmented featuring Grandma Lolly.

I loved at 24:13 when Paul was humming," Give said the little stream." Those Primary songs stick with you. 😂 Thanks for putting in this gem Michelle.

I work at a company that makes hydraulic cylinders… I winced when you got that hammer out 😂 you might have gotten lucky, but there’s a good chance you tore an outer seal and pieces of it are now running through your pump… we use an assembly tool, basically a really thin ring compressor and can be made on a lathe. Hope this helps if the cylinder bleeding down under load gets annoying

Spray foam guy and loyal sub here. Try misting with water from a spray bottle. That may kick off better curing. To clean out the shmoo, use gloves and acetone. It will dissolve the uncured chemicals. Do NOT use mountain dew on the foam. It will cause a caustic reaction and send it into the danger zone!!😂😂😂

@imtonedeaf1

Жыл бұрын

Do tell why you know about mountain dew lol

I really hope Ben,Hunter and Shaun will stay working with Fabrats, they are alle a big plus for the channel 👍😀

11:40 double orange chicken and chow mein, Hunter's a real one for having good taste buds 🤘🤘🤣

Wow Paul! That shop pad is huge! It's gotta be bigger than the existing shop..Can't wait to see how it turns out! I was shocked that Dar's truck came out as easy as it did..My dad drove a dump truck those things are heavy!(And Ironically..His name is Darwin also..lol)

For added relief wrap headers and exhaust in heat shield tape, it might save a starter or two in process

Mrs Cox is a very Special Lady. And She doesn't Sugarcoat anything that She says. And that's a good thing. 😊

I rarely use the word “deserve” because it is so overly used and misused today. In your case, the Cox Family really consistently comes through providing a quality mix of ALL things good for us to share in. The Cox family “deserves”a hearty congratulations for all you do. The shop is just a bonus for you. Congratulations!

You did such an awesome job welding that door up the foam couldn't get any air.

@jdougn2255

Жыл бұрын

Yep! Foam needs moisture (also found in the air) to set up.

25:37 The foam sets and expands better with a light spritz of water.

@HugDeeznueces

Жыл бұрын

For real!??

@Vagabondpilot

Жыл бұрын

They are in the desert with VERY dry air... this makes sense. Thanks for the education.

@Peterraev

Жыл бұрын

PU polyurethane foam uses the moisture in the air to harden, so if it can't get moisture, it won't harden

@ednastone8941

Жыл бұрын

@FabRats came here to say this. I am a little behind and just now catching up on your videos. Use a little spritz of water between layers and it'll help it cure, exactly like @COM70 said. Read the back of the can.

Nice video! I like the longer videos even an hour would be sweet. Keep the family atmosphere Paul!!!

You put that foam in! Yep you sealed sealed up the can!!!! Put a couple vent holes in the door, she’ll harden up. It’s just like you put the glue cap back in the bottle of glue. Eventually it would of hardened with your speaker installed. We appreciate your videos!!! 👋👍

Looking at the size of the pad, I now have shop envy!

""Bazooka tubular car base speaker "" WILL fit that spot and give you what you want I think fella's y'all did an outstanding job 🎉 Thanks for sharing... sincerely!!👍👋👊

The Fab Rats team tackled some tough projects today rebuilding the boom on the tow truck, installing the insulation in the cab, getting the stereo and speakers installed, etc. Did you get the AC serviced? Grandma Lolly is such a beautiful addition to this family and we love her! ❤ And so nice to see that the concrete is poured for the new shop this going to help so much by giving them more room! Hunter is such an asset to the team and is quickly picking up on a lot of the work being done.

Paul Cox is a good "leader"/owner/boss, he gives his employees compliments. More important than salary 😁

The spray foam cures with moisture. Spray it with water to harden faster. Just means you did a good job sealing the door up.

@jasonh4167

Жыл бұрын

I concur!😊

@makingtechsense126

Жыл бұрын

I also concur

@wooba

Жыл бұрын

I concur the most.

@pdxbk

Жыл бұрын

It was the speaker gods tryin to help ya keep it spacey in there. As a general rule, you need space to make bass. See Thiele / Small for more info.

@nathanrotar5012

Жыл бұрын

See these other guys ⬆️? They don't concur as much as I do!

Good morning seeing a new FabRats video is always a good start to my day. Seeing the FJ do a interesting recovery was an added bonus. The FJ is a true work horse made the recovery look easy. I give you guys credit because I wouldn't be able to be a KZread creator and how I know is my language isn't family friendly at all. I am more like Grandma when it comes to swearing.

Hunter , I can see you dancing In Your quiet place like Rod . Great movie , high 5 and that’s how it’s done !!!!

2:08 LOL I love that --- Hunter is playing da part of da proverbial "parts-retaining parent" here --- i.e., da common scenario whereby one or more children are repairing something in da front or back yard where Mom and/or Dad are sitting close by on a lawn chair to approvingly watch their "willing to get down and dirty" youngsters cheerfully/excitedly performing said maintenance task, and so whenever they remove fasteners and/or other small parts that they don't need right at that moment, they simply scuttle over and give said tiny bits to their parent to hold for safekeeping, and then said caring adult hands back the parts one by one as the children periodically need them for reassembly of the device after their servicing-labors have gotten completed. :D

Expansion foam works with moisture spray a little water in when you fill stuff like that so it all sets up well more of it anyway

@jasondoss2651

Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking

@davidgates1122

Жыл бұрын

You also can't just put a huge glob in one place. It cures from the outside in, and once you get a little over an inch of the outer portion cured, it acts as a moisture barrier, preventing the inner portion from curing. You have to apply it in layers, letting it cure between applications. When you hear the nightmare stories about people having problems with spray foam that was installed in their house, it is usually caused by poorly trained (or untrained) contractors taking shortcuts trying to apply the foam in a single layer that is 4 inches or more in thickness.

You always hope it goes in as easily as it came out.🤪. “Quotes to live by.” 🤔 “Clang and Bang” Sounds like some sort of party. Another great one from the men at Fab Rats. 😇

Hi Paul The foam requires moisture to go off. Before we ever spray expanding foam into a confind space we give it a few sprays of water with a mist head spray bottle. I'm a carbon fiber product manufacturer in New zealand. If you read the data sheet on the foam or talk to the rep they will confirm the need for moisture

Talk about being fantastic! When I open my KZread app on my iPod Pro, on the main screen was The Fab Rats video right here. And quickly I noticed how long it was because here lately, they’ve been producing, 15 to 20 minute videos. Day in. Day out. Over and over and over and I have been saying off and on, please oh please?? 2 PRETTY PLEASE 🙏 please make them longer. So, I guess it boils down to, BEG! AND YE SHALL RECEIVE!! 😊 I Can hardly wait to see the wrecker out on the trail working after it’s finally, finally, FINALLY-FINISHED!!!! In closing, I don’t know of one single other show on KZread that is based upon these kind of dynamics, and pull it off the way all of the people in this family do…… Family off-Roading for fun and making a profit. And the interpersonal workings and dynamics of all the family members and the way they mesh, so fluidly. And I watch as far as I know all of the other shows that are interconnected. Like Matt‘s off-Road Recovery / Rory’s TrailMater / Casey Ladelle / etc etc. this one is my all-time favorite show!!!!

Love how you all make everything you work on fun and entertaining. Hunter surly is learning a few things each day. Can't wait to see the new shop. Getting closer everyday. Thanks for sharing.

Ya know it's gonna be a good Day when a New Fab Rats Video is Dropped.. Great one as usual.

That is going to be a fantastic addition when done loads more space!!!

Nice video!! The wrecker is getting some love!! You'll be able to listen to the tunes while "chill'n" in the cab!! LOL!! Hunter is getting a good shop education!! That's the stuff you can't get in school!!!

Always love the know how and the laughter as part of the content every time. Love our Fab Rats

@markcatanzaro9699

Жыл бұрын

Isn't it crazy that they know how to fix EVERYTHING?! If/when the shit hits the fan- i think I'm headed to Utah to hang with them!

@jaredkinneyjr

Жыл бұрын

30:49 Who's that pretty young lady???

Hey Paul those foams generally react with humidity in the air. I bet combination of dry air and being fully contained kept it from fully curing.

@coachgeo

Жыл бұрын

yep.... some guys inject a mist a water as they push the foam into sealed places. Saw it somewhere here on KZread few years back. Video was about how to spray foam into vans in camper builds if I recall right.

@jayroberts636

Жыл бұрын

It’s in an air tight door so it couldn’t off gas and harden

@coachgeo

Жыл бұрын

@@jayroberts636 Seems it it is not gas off issue... is is air moisture in air that is the issue. The spray can style foam mixes requires typical moisture found in surrounding air to mix with the formula. It needed to complete the hardening stage. Lot of discussion/videos on this in the van life building forums and videos.

@benjurqunov

Жыл бұрын

Lesson learned... The foam deep inside may harden eventually it may take years ! Next time apply those spraycan foams in small doses.

LOVE watching the shop progress. Please bring us along for the entire process. Keep up the good work!

Still one of my favorite channels, it's the family / friends aspect of it, a down home vibe. The shop should be epic !!

Like the longer shows!! Not many KZreadrs can pull it off. You guys do good!! 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎

Wow!!! That's going to be an awesome addition to the shop. Can't wait to see it finished.

Might try ditching all that grease on the boom and give spray or paint on graphite a shot. Lot less messy. Love the show, keep up the great content.

Hey Ben, keep in mind when running wires for audio its best to have the speaker wires and Rca wires separated from any power supply or 12v signal. It can create some interference and a whining through the speakers. Typically its best to run audio on one side of the vehicle and power on the other

That recovery was epic. Love all you're content. Cheers to the Fab Rats family.

That is so awesome Paul for you and your family adding on making the business bigger very happy for yall

The Ben & Hunter Show ! LMAO. Classic ,,,," Product of your environment " I love you guys....OLD MAN STRONG....PS Paul never question your older brother !!!! What a pleasure to work with your old brother and MOM. 10 water bottles

Everyone's looking for half filled water bottles. I'm over here looking for more celestial smiles. You guys are awesome!

Would like to see Machel in more videos. Great job guys.

So that's why Dar is tired when he gets to his napping chair at Paul's!

💡💡Paul you could mount the sub woofer up in the ceiling. Between 2 curved angle irons since there's no middle seat. 👈👈😲😲

Not trying to be that guy so I apologize in advance, BUT, my two and three year old sons love this show. Love it. The family friendly attention to detail has always been appreciated bc that has basically evaporated from our culture. THANK YOU FOR THAT!

Always love watching the family adventures.

Paul with your fabrication skills make you a sub housing to fit in the middle of your roof line overtop your transmission insulate and sound proof around it that sub be kicking great vidg keep them coming

Orange chicken, Kung Pao chicken, & Honey Sesame chicken. Half fried rice & half chow mein! Love Panda! Paul calls Ben a wuss for getting a rag. What was in Paul’s hand while bullied his brother? A rag! Love it!

Growing up and working on isolated farms, I learnt quickly that if you're going to town for parts, buy 2. If its cheap enough, get one size bigger and one size smaller as well. The amount of seals, gaskets and orings I damaged when assembling things....

Proud of you Paul and family. Reach for your dreams. Build all you can and expand so when you tube is no more. You still shine. You guys are awesome and I enjoy spending time with you

It's so fun to see how you grow, building these cool rigs and all the laughter. I'am so happy for y'all ! Cheers from Northern Sweden 🍻

@SwedesGarage

Жыл бұрын

Vars i norra Sverige bor du???

@mrolsen6987

Жыл бұрын

@@SwedesGarage I södra delen, Jämtland 😁

@SwedesGarage

Жыл бұрын

@@mrolsen6987 Själv är jag i Rosvik, mitt emellan Luleå och Piteå.

@mrolsen6987

Жыл бұрын

@@SwedesGarage Ja det är ju en hel bit längre norrut 😁👍

@RandomName100

Жыл бұрын

@@mrolsen6987 En annan, är liiite mera söderut. Skurup.

The cap and bet thing was hilarious. Either I'm in a really good mood or you guys killed this episode lol

As a Concrete Pump Operator and Mechanic thanks for showing my trade!! Love watching you videos!!

Yes sir always nice to leaks fixed get some tunes in and less heat in the cab.Looks professional to me along with a heavy rescue and the new floor poured yes great video well done guy's Paul,Ben and Hunter thank you for sharing

Marine bazooka tube is the best way to go for trucks. I had a non marine one in my first truck. they have awesome range and the amp is also enclosed in the tube so it’s all in one package

@stevencatone

Жыл бұрын

What?

@blaisemacfarlane3735

Жыл бұрын

@@stevencatone a bazooka tube is a sub inside of a tube with an amp on the other side. Like a giant toilet paper roll with a sub on one end and a little amp at the other. They make them in 6”, 8”and 10”. They make a marine version for boats too

@stevencatone

Жыл бұрын

@@blaisemacfarlane3735 oh I see

I absolutely love Papa Dar! I've been missing him on the show! Good to ses he is doing well!

It's not every guy who can say his mom is a bad influence. That's pretty cool. Talking about the boom, I think I might use some of those plastic spacers attached to the inner boom and get rid of that grease. In a sandy environment, that's like shoving sandpaper down between the inner and outer boom.

Good things are happening in the shop and moving along nicely! Good to see Papa Dar. It's been a while since we've seen him! Til next time take care and we'll see you on the next...

I am a little surprised that there is not a nylon wear pad on the tip of the lower boom for the upper boom to ride on. If you have to extend the boom under load, it will prevent metal on metal wear.

Thank you for not just paying the fine and forgetting about! I fully support you for standing up for yourself, this is bull.

I have a pair of the same large blue handle channel lock pliers. They were my fathers and were always referred to as the water pump pliers and still are. I never ask why nor was ever told how they got that name. I know they have come in handy and were the right tool for the job many times and still work like new after at least 50 years.

Awesome content Paul. Ben, and Hunter!! You guys work so fluid together, and you have built one heck of a off road wrecker, not over sized, but big enough to get the job done. Thanks for a nice long show I hope to see more.

I had the same issue with heat in my FJ55. One additional thing I did was get some of that embossed aluminum and made heat shields for the exhaust. Huge improvement for me.

I keep thinking; man I am glad that there are people who can still do this kind of work. Reminds me of my pop, RIP

Great boy's. Hunter you're right on Panda Express. You got to have it. Ben is hilarious about his mom's swearing is rubbing off of her. 😂😂. Concrete pour looks very good. Truck is coming together Paul. 🙏🙏🙏😉😉

Whomever welded that door up, did an excellent job sealing it air tight, that's why the foam didn't cure. Water tight hey. I'm really digging the channel lately team! Awesome family dynamics and some really rad projects! God Bless

To share a stuck truck story. My dad is a trucker and at one point the company he worked for was hauling gravel to a local monastery for a construction project they were doing. My dad hauled several loads to them and one of his coworkers who went by the handle Big D was also hauling to them. My dad left to go grab another load as Big D was coming in to dump one up on the hill where the monastery is located. My dad got about half way to the quarry when he got a call from Big D because he was freaked out because he got stuck in the mud and the Russian Orthodox monks were gathered around chanting, trying to pray the truck out the mud. My dad who is also a Baptist preacher turned around and went and pulled him out and then told us about it while laughing as soon as he came home.

Paul you hit the nail on the head with the foam it will not set up and less as air. After reading a few comments maybe some moisture will help too.

If you really wanted to add a subwoofer in the cab could put it up front and center of the shifters and tucked parcially under the dash. Would just have to make a custom box which could also be a good place to tuck some of the wires that were ran for the sound system or tuck the amp in with the box so the amp is not seen. Awesome build! love seeing the progress of this thing!

Always good when your projects work out well and grandpa Sherm I'm sure he's extremely proud of you boys .😊

Man how big is that new shop it looks enormous I’m jealous great work keep on doing what you do

That gooey spray foam could expel hazardous fumes into the cab, if the correct mix percentages were not reached during installation. The only fix I'm aware of is to remove it all, and start over. There's plenty of documentation of people getting very sick from being exposed to those fumes,, especially if it gets warmed up. The canisters need to be within a certain temperature range during installation, to insure a correct mix. Love your content and delivery. Much respect.

For Hunter's Panda question my favorite bigger plate is chowmein, honey walnut shrimp, teriyaki chicken, broccoli beef & an egg roll, superb job on the wreaker, great video thank's for sharing God bless ❤😉👍

Ben did a good rendition of Chad even with the arm gestures.

Great video…wonder what Chad’s thoughts were when he saw the mess on the cab floor.

@HarryS8311

Жыл бұрын

Haha, same here, lol 😂😂

I was actually expecting that foam to be that way inside the door. You basically just took the foam out of the can and put it into another "can". The deep inside was starved of oxygen and water - which are the two things the foam requires to cure. Now that you exposed it - it will now cure. This is why foam is applied in stages.

Man that 250R setting there is a beautiful sight. The one I wish I would have never sold. But kids were young and needed the money. One day I will find another

Great video. you new shop pad is too small, needs to be twice that size so you can have all 12 of your jobs inside all the time.

Everything is looking awesome. That new shop looks like it could be a 3 or 4 bayer! Have all kinds of projects going on :)

Holy crap!!! That concrete pumper. That is what I work on!!! That probably came from the shop I work in!! They are very expensive units. They are produced just North of me at Schwing Concrete pumping. More than likely I set the parameters and other programming. It was nice to see at your house. I hope it worked out okay!!

Out of all the boom, booms I think yours is the best overall adjustability to vehicle type and terrain changes, Mattmans is too short, Rory's is too steep, Pauls is just right. The three bears😊

Well top ten is better than nothing! Always good work guys.

@JanelleVocate-Ames

Жыл бұрын

Actually, you've got my usual lucky 7 spot, so you get special LUCK today!

Hunter needs a refillable bottle with an Apple Itag tracker.

I worked for a company that made manholes about 45 years ago. Like a dummy I worked in the same shoes for a week. They were not work boots. By Friday my feet were done and so was that job. Chemical burns from concrete. It took about two weeks before my feet felt decent. I learned my lesson the hard way.

I worked it the hydraulic industry for over 25 years, have done countless cylinder repairs. The longest telescoping boom cylinders I rebuilt had an 18 foot stroke, it was interesting to say the least. Your cylinder is just a tiny one.

I think this is gonna be a rig Rory's jealous of once it's all buttoned up. xD

Wow! Imagine one of Paul's arb lockers leaking air. What's hard to imagine is one of his arb lockers not leaking air. Just one of the reasons I run Detroit or Yukon mechanical lockers. Keep up the good fight.

Paul you should have hooked that cylinder up to the system and check to see that it works and not leaks on you could have saved some work if it did leak

19:54 He's not wrong, "Back when there was good movies".

You only need your rebar to be in a 2ft grid, so you guys have double the rebar that is needed. So you definitely have an overbuilt floor with that much rebar-- which is not a bad thing. :)

@SteelheadTed

Жыл бұрын

“Only need” according to who?

anyone else wondering what head unit that is?

I love how Grandma 👵 comes around to check up on her boys and see what they’re doing?

Foam: ... a few possible causes ... Seam Sealer( or any High VOC Caulking) will stop foam from curing. Not shaking the can enough before use will make it not cure. Old cans (over a year old) tend not to cure properly. Mixing brands can cause reactions and it may not cure. Another Great episode! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦