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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Welcome to another salvage hunting video, in this video, I show how the spec lift works, why I secure the vehicles the way I do and finish with an awkward recovery, lost keys, vehicle pointing the wrong way and very little room to maneuver.
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Hey kev, with the golf best way is to get as straight as you can on it, and even with the steering lock on you line the front wheels on the bed and anchor the brake pedal and as you winch it will pull in a straight line regardless what way the wheels are pointing.
But make sure brother straps or chains are centred
Years ago when i was in the recovery trade, we had skid plates for vehicles like that golf, made up in workshop of checker plate, so we could load without to much hassle
May I suggest you check out a guy called Ron Pratt on TH-cam if you haven't already he runs a recovery company in the US spanning the full gamit from artic to private cars when it comes to recovering crashed or non runners in awkward spots he has all the tricks of the trade down .
Classic Ron trick, Winch the front 2 wheels on the deck then drive the truck forward to align the back wheels in a straight line for winching onto the deck whilst holding the foot brake on to mitigate the angle of the front wheels.
Glad to see Ron Pratt viewers here. Been following Ron almost as long as he's been posting to TH-cam. Fantastic man.
Can never have enough of a bit of Ron, I actually spent 10 years in recovery but I'm a little rusty as it was a few years ago, it's slowly coming back 👍
Ron is great with what he does i agree with you he dosent mess around
A suggestion for loading cars like that: carry a spray bottle filled with diluted dish detergent (the hand wash kind, not machines) and give a spray under the tires. They'll slide more easily. Cheers!
Careful it then doesnt slide off transporting it :D
Hi Kev, great video as usual, I worked for European Metal Recycling for a few years and I was taken around to see where all the skips were so if the firm had to have an agency driver then I would navigate and operate the skip lifting gear! Great fun, no two days the same and I was told by one driver that I knew the job inside out just couldn't do the driving which was a real shame!
Looking forward to seeing more. I do like the idea of finding out more about the cars and why they're going to scrap if you know.
Usually because their knackers and not worth repairing. Beyond economical repair as we say🤣
Great video as always Kev & a spot of fantastic manoeuvring to get that Golf loaded on in a tight spot. Keep up the great content.
the good old cheeeeeeeeerrrrrsss at the end brilliant
The one this week sounded as if he was going for the record length ;-)
Great vlog Kev some great footage and camera angles.Interesting to find what is wrong with the cars and what's going to happen to them.Keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing the next vlog
Good video Kevtee and enjoyable to watch, The camera angles were great loading the cars onto the transporter.
Great video. Really loving the exterior shots with the camera attached to the frame
I loved that last job on the VW Golf. It combines all the crafts and skills of a driver. Maybe even more impressive than the few miles you had to drive in reverse a few months ago on that small country road (and that was already very impressive and skilled)
That’s why we’re called class 1 drivers😉
Top vlog again Kev and really well done on getting that golf on bud I'm sure it was a lot more awkward than it appeared in the vlog until next time keep safe and well all of you Kev and thank you for taking the time to show us some of the aspects of your job
Hi Kev i hope you and your wonderful lady wife and beautiful daughter are all well and safe my friend
another great video with great views has well just always
keep up with the great work that you do and keep them great videos coming too
drive carefully and stay safe my friend
Great video Kev. I’ve got to say pulling up in a wagon on residential roads & housing estates at 7 in the morning, loading cars on the ramp etc I’d be so conscious of waking people up. Also Kevin you must get fed up in the comments section with all these “salvage experts” dishing out their unwanted advice🙄
just a tip from our freinds across the pond, spray a little soap liquid on to the flatbed?under tyres, makes car slide easier?
if the steering is on a lock, put your foot on the brake as you winch it up, front wheels slide sideways across the bed and job done.
But it’s got to be Fairy washing up liquid. Not supermarket own brand🤣
Hi Kev
On your spec lift you have a bent bit of metal which you can hook the racket bolt if you take the short bit of strap off, I find it makes it easier.
If you know what I mean
All the best from a recovery driver 👍👍
I think you guys are awesome and amazing i am loving all the videos
Awww, the sweet little lad asked if he could jump over 🥺🥺🥺
Brilliant episode Kev glad to see you’re starting to get comfortable with new camera angles and positioning, and really looks like you enjoy this job more than the last one looking forward to an unloading video, as always stay safe
you probably dont care at all but does any of you know of a method to get back into an instagram account..?
I somehow lost the account password. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me
@Lee Marcus instablaster =)
@Jett Dexter Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and im trying it out now.
I see it takes quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Jett Dexter It worked and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thanks so much you saved my ass !
@Lee Marcus Happy to help xD
Interesting to see what's considered EOL in the UK. Here in SA that KA and Punto would be on the road for many more years, even if the engine is fubar, just stick a cheap Japanese imported engine in and Bob's your auntie. At my local parts store you'll still easily find new parts for vehicles that were build 30 odd years ago.
Now that’s improvisation. Cars are that cheap in the U.K they usually get scrapped after a few years.
😂 nice to here the cccchhhheeeerrrrssss again kev 👍
Good justification of strapping. I don’t drive transporters but cross strapping is the same as using springs to tie up boats on quaysides. The springs stop backwards and forwards movement.
Fair play to you with the way you got that golf on kev. That was 1 hell over a nightmare pick. Can I just say for the haters of "cross strapping" i do it all the time it is very safe and pulls the car into the bed
great kev, its so much better to watch these, than just watching a rambling trucker drive from to drop to drop, talking crap lol
kev u seem to be happy out with ur new job as for loading golf u cant have it easy all the time man .take care
Great Vlog again Kev, loved seeing how you dealt with that Golf great work. I'm still fairly new to your Vlogs so still watching some of your adventures from your last job I will catch up soon I'm sure. Stay safe.....
Cheers Neil and welcome 👍
Another great video always enjoyed watching hope to start class 2 training after all this corona has passed thanks for the inspiration Will :)
and me love to do it
Nice camera angles around 20mins looking back. Excellent video as always.
Nice one Kev ! Thanks for the spec info mate 👍👍
Love your videos, grew up around a recovery company, not quite salvage but it wasn't far off, only difference is we sometimes brought scrap in. As weird as this probably is for someone to say, dream job is to drive recovery trucks, but being 24 and not having a class 2, it's quite difficult at the moment.
Hbrake on, foot brake on pulls it straight using brothers. Pair slippies works wonders for wheels on lock.
That Gold astra looks in good nick, hope it gets saved. Am enjoying your vlogs and stay safe fella 👍
Looked like it's been welded on the sill at the back..Still not in bad nick though. Shame to see it scrapped as they're getting rare, but they're still worthless...
Great vid clip kev ,keep smiling stay safe and healthy.
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Good driving getting out of them tiny housing estate streets
Kev your commentary are very interesting I’m Learning quite a lot from your vlogs
Tip for scrap cars with no keys:
Break the steering lock off. On most cars it is part of the ignition barrel which is usually mounted in 2 pieces of weak cast alloy (top & bottom of the column, held together with bolts). Steel catches drop into the steering shaft either side to lock it. Clean way to do it is unscrew the plastic surrounds, slice through the top of the alloy either side of the top of the column with a battery grinder using a thin metal cutting disc, and just tap the whole lot a couple of inches off the column, only needs to pull the locking tabs clear. Brutal way is just to smash it off! The clean way usually takes me about 2 minutes.
Since it was on a fairly flat smooth surface, the other way you could have had that Golf straight on in one hit would be by carrying a couple of wheel dollies and a trolley jack in the tool lockers - assuming scrap wagons that posh have a tool locker!? All the ones I've driven have been 'well run in' 😄
Just carry a little scaffold bar five second job
@@dixon296 if you've got the knack... I never did & always ended up bludgeoning the shit out of them, so just used to cut them off neatly instead.
Nothing wrong with how you’re strapping the cars. You have more than sufficient restraint to stop it moving in any direction. That is very similar to how I strap and chain many machines. Only thing I do differently is I use a bind guard where the straps cross, but that’s only because mine are generally at a steeper angle so more prone to bind against each other where as yours are virtually flat so unlikely that would be an issue for you.
Trouble is with vlogging, most viewers are critics and generally, they seem to think their way is best. Like you Shaneo, Russell Worthing carries a lot of machines and also straps / chains his load down exactly how Kev has done his and he knows his stuff. He also explains why in one of his vlogs - can't remember the exact words, but it stops the load from moving from side to side.
Do you have the A50 or A49 ticket?
Thank you Mr Kevtee. A another great video and very interesting Think I well feel very sorry for you in winter time loading the cars in rain. Or Snow. But wish you the very best Know you will do it. Thanks again. Take care and stay safe and safe trucking. 👍👍👍Thumbs up to you and all HGV Drivers. John Whitehouse.
I done 10 years in recovery, up to my eyeballs in mud in rain wind and snow, this job has all the same fun but without the unsociable hours 😂
Getting better and better these videos Kev, looking forward to next one @Scunthorpe
My Renault brings all the cars to the yard
And Kev’s like, it's better than yours
Damn right it's better than yours
I'll recover it, but I have to charge
Haha brilliant, you've won the internet for today 😂😂
Can I direct you to one of Ron Pratts videos in particular "Storage Locker Hideout Tight Quarters Tow"
I liked that vid lol. I said he needed a rotating tilt tray
Can't beat a bit of Ron 👌
Never noticed the Cemex van before at the start right in the intro. Just noticed it's in the Trent yard. Looks new, too. It's usually the fitters that have those larger vans, suppose our lot probably lease them. Thanks for showing us all how it worked, always wondered and found it really interesting. Shame to see a MK4 Golf get scrapped, think they're one of the best cars that you can buy at the moment on a budget. Maybe not a shame with that one without keys, but they're decent cars. Might be biased as I have a MK4 Diesel Estate. That one you picked up still has MOT until December with less mileage than mine, too! They're probably a car I'd look for, 3 door, maybe GTI, doubt you'd find a R32 as salvage. Just as a cheap project, runaround to do a few mods to and then sell. Just something to have a bit of fun with. An early (up to 2007) MINI Cooper S might be a fun little project car. Pain to work on, but really fun to drive. A car scrapped just for having it's cats stolen 😲 I'd be dangerous with this job, I think more would end up on my driveway than back at the yard. Thanks for the video Kev, I'm still off work on furlough. Take it easy mate, stay safe, drive carefully 👍👍👍
I use to enjoy the videos you put up, but sadly I’m not enjoying them as much😢. Hopefully I’ll start enjoying them again soon.
Sorry to hear Matthew, I suppose if we all enjoyed the same thing life would be boring lol
KevTee it’s not you’re fault mate. I still watch them, that’s correct. If we all enjoyed the same thing life would be boring. Right
U earned ur corn loading that silver golf . Im looking for a mk 4 atm that one looked like it was in decent nick not much body rust etc and its in my colour i want too . Its about the only way im gonna get an older golf now as they getting scarse nowadays . I had a 1998 one silver too . Great cars solid feel to them . I loved my one . Hooe u and family are all well kev pls stay safe pls take care
Brilliant job with the Golf Kev. Have you ever considered getting a couple of go-jacks? Would have made that Golf a 10 minute job.
Great vlog though, thanks for sharing.
Another great vlog Kev well done mate!! Especially that Golf lol if you can manage that (which you did) I am sure you can do anything. Surely it can't get much harder than that lol. Just aswell our Kev is always up for a challenge eh ;)
I used to go into Pinocchio's Restaurant at the otherside of the properties on Upper Norwich Road where you picked up the steering locked Golf. Ahhh - happy holiday memories from years ago!
What a Ball ache that golf was, good work sir 👍
The design of all those air vents in that the HGV's dash came straight from a Mk1 Phase 2 Renault Megane (central area) The Central ones on the HGV are a straight transfer and the ones on the side are same (one of each central side then rotated 90 degrees
Hi kev 👋, I started watching the vlog after this for about an hour and realised the whole thing was about 9hours lond so turn it off so to check up with it later anyway you have since then you have taken it down so I will look forward to seeing it in shorter periods lol 😂👍anyway great vlogs as ever mate keep them coming and stay safe #thumbsup.
Geoff Cripps unnecessary damages, as for the best of his knowledge the steering column could be invented and sold
@@lukepriest6977 sorry ?
Great vlogs Kev stay safe
34:00 Granville (Open All Hours) doing his deliveries on his bike 😁😁😁
Excellent vid again Kev. 👍👍👍
I drive a Renault like yours. When your in reverse gear you can pull the stick towards you (with the D OR R) and it will change to the drive gear. Sometime you have to keep on flicking the switch between reverse and drive before it makes its mind up in what gear it wants to go in
Thanks for the tip Ryan 👍
KevTee no worries Kev all the best. Keep up the good content!
good job kev and brill blog gary from crewe #thumbsup
Enjoying the videos they are very interesting.
When I did transporters we didn't use wheel straps I had the some as you kev and I delivered new and used mine was a 9 plus tridecker
Get yourself some slippery jims, absolute godsend formjobs like that golf
Had this many times, break off the number plates, place under front wheels, foot on brake, chain onto wheels, job done
Nice tip, thanks 👌
KevTee you’ll find this particularly useful when you move onto the 8 or 11 car trucks, oh and when you do you’ll never want to go back to the smaller truck, however top tip, don’t wait till you think you need it, I use this on any car that that won’t steer and have no issues at all they slide any way I want, even going backwards onto the peak deck 👍
Good work getting the golf up the bed!
That was great thanks sniffly Kev stay safe :))
Use slippery Jim’s for cars with lost key be easier for you loading your truck
Use a small flat head screwdriver... for lost keys, to undo the steering lock, as long as you can 'trick' the barrel to unlock... Doesn't always work, though.
It's the dashboard of the Monday morning blues...
I love Bournemouth I go on my holiday every year down there from west yorkshire we stay in the new forest most years gutted I missed my holiday this year because of covid
Hope you manage to get down here to enjoy another holiday soon mate 👍
Hi Kevin carry a bottle of water with fairy liquid in so the tyres will slip easier
Good working
Thats the way Kev, explain to all these internet experts they dont know their ass from their elbow when they tell you how to do your job 😆 You are a better man than me explaining it to them, I just call them twats and get on with my day.
I know. Have you read the comments section. So many experts on here dishing out their bullshit unwanted advice. Aka keyboard warriors🤦🏻♂️🙄
Small world .... my son in law’s premises is Bad Hand Coffee where the silver Golf was. 👍
Kev, just wondering, why your company planner or the office personnel do not do that job?
The reason I am asking is that if something goes wrong they can always say "Well, you choose to do it that way!!!" I am not saying that you are not capable of working the best route, it is just an unnecessary burden on the driver.
Kev, the actual crossing system was spot on but if I may suggest linking the hook of the ratchet just to the next available hooking point in your lorry bed. Basically what I am trying to say is that having one point for two loads is a bit too much pulling force in opposite directions, not that it might come off but it increases the tear and wear.
I used to salvage and or recover vehicles in serious accidents in Ecuador about 12 years ago and I used a galvanised hook rod to put it under the vehicle so I get what you are saying and you are totally justified to hook them under the vehicles as you see fit. You just may me bring good old memories there, thanks for the video.
You earned your keep with that grey VW to the side of the road, really good load.
Give the dashboard a snack 😂
😂😂
its a lovely job in the summer but not so good in the winter I worked on the brake down trucks for manathome I did it for to years that was a naff for me but good luck to you and enjoy till the winter mate
In a previous life I done a fair few years of recovery including heavy so I know the crack, hence why I'm not completely green to this job. This has all the fun of recovery just without the unsociable hours 😁
@@KevTee its funny we did not have taco we could drive 24hour 7 day aweek in 7.5 ton lorrys you would not get a way with it now lol manathome worked for the RAC and AA I think it was the 90s lol keep up the good work mate enjoy it
Nice ne mate stay safe
Great vlog Keg I take it reversing with a car on speck is impossible. There is still a demand for Accords.
Reverse with the spec is fine you've just got to secure the steering, sometimes no choice if it's a rwd auto or a 4x4 👍
Excellent content as always
Hi Kev , Really great insight as to what your job intails thank you , Is there any chance in the future that you could show us what happens to the cars when they arrive at your site , Thank you again and stay safe .
Something in the planning, lots to work out though with regards to who and what I can show 👍
Just found your channel a couple of days ago and really enjoying it, shame about that P Reg astra don’t seem them about much now
Use 2 j hooks on the car with no keys and as daft as it sounds stand on the brakes when loading. Ex recovery driver here btw. At least you have forklift to unload. Imagine unloading a car which your not aloud to touch because it has been involved in crime into a normal car sized garage for SOCO
Love your job btw All the fun of car recovery with out 24 hour shifts. You suppliered with slippery jims?
Done 10 years of recovery, hence why I'm not completely green, just a little rusty. Done club work, police contract including soco, no wheels to turn ect and a bit of heavy roll over assistance..... and your exactly right about all the fun of recovery without the unsociable hours 😁
@@KevTee 10 years in recovery!! You deserve a medal . Used to enjoy the police side of things myself. Absolutely no money in club work and unfortunately the members dont realise this and think your a taxi service. Keep up the good work with the channel btw.
Shame the P reg astra is getting fragged, not many of them about now 😟
That golf looked to be in good shape
Hi nice to do a bit different job, must be better then pondering them motorways, stay safe mate
That Golf would have winched on easier if you had the hook on the other side, just saying. Love the vids, yeah a bit of info on all the cars please
What was wrong with the freelander then and brilliant video as always and hope you are keeping safe and well
It's old and it's a Freelander 😂😂😂
Excellent work and thanks for the content stay safe and take care
Thanks for watching 👍
KevTee no problem love watching them 👍
Aww I hope that old Astra isn't going for scrap. It's a classic. :)
Quick Question - Can you use the "Speck" with a RWD Auto or a 4WD Auto? Thanks.... I cannot believe people have questioned your use of the Staraps the way you do.... Wonders never cease!
With the Golf, couldn't you just break the Steering Lock? They do break quite easily.
I tried the lock but the steering wheel was just spinning on the spline 😠 you can spec a rwd auto in reverse if you secure the steering but not a 4x4 👍
Hope your keeping good kev 👍 love your vlogs. Watching from ireland..
Very well thanks mate, hope your good and cheers for watching 👍
Do you ever get any high performance cars and do you ever get tempted to buy a car you have collected? Great content on the videos keep the good work up !💓💓
greetings from norfolk lovely truck just the job cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrssssssssssss your a top man wow norwich road have a fab week
Hi pal great video yet again like always love watching them I would of snap steering lock off
Hi Kev my truck is a lot longer then ur one that is with out the trailer that i take with me some times i am still working now as i watch the videos when not picking up motors i am driveing a skip truck that has a trailer on that as well
Weird question Kev, why would you need to unlock the steering lock on the punto when its attached by its front wheels which don't move anyways, appreciate the response
Hi there, it was nice to see Frizzel (Poole gates) roundabout again and remember the amazing stunts people pulled off to get ahead in a rush hour queue coming from the Wessex way. I worked at Motor parts direct (PRC) before they moved to hamworthy and Brown Bros in Poole (Sharp road) for a while hence i know the area, long before i emigrated to Africa.
I'd like to ask why you leave the towed cars in neutral and the handbrake off when they are strapped down? Like the Punto?
Scrapping an Accord as the Cat was stolen......Wow......they cant be that much 'pattern parts', like a Bosal.......but for the KA, scrap em all, hateful little cars. I bought 3 from copart and remember trying to take a door off a scrapper at Trents only to discover it needs to be fully open to remove from the hinges. It was sat on top of a Mondeo and although we pushed it over as much as we dared it still wouldnt open enough against the adjoining stacked cars! (many years ago now). Blxxdy things!
Stay safe and I've subscribed. All the best.
Welcome to the channel, glad the videos are bringing back great memories of the area 👍
@@KevTee oh yeah, just watched the getting pulled over by VOSA Video, I always wondered what it looked like inside the weighbridge. Top of Ashley heath roundabout?? Have you seen the Police chase on the A31, I think a citroen berlingo goes airborne on the roundabout that you are approaching at 13.53??? Thanks!
kev if that golf was end of life it would of made life a hell of a lot easier to snap the steering lock
It would be good if u get a head mount for your camera
So why do u not have a wireless set of lights u can put on the roof with magnetic base and your number plate that watt they use over here in Canada works awesome
I thought about using them lights but not come up with a solution for the number plate yet, unless I just don't use the magnetic versions and just mount the wireless ones to a trailer board 🤔
Dont know if you been asked kev. You missing driving a class 1 or you loving being back in the nimble rigid. I live down in penzance in cornwall and down in the area here is hard to find many class 2 work it's mainly all tipper work or biffa. Class 1 as y can imagine down here is the main 1 being so far down. Thinking about doing my class 1 as not got much joy from the class 2 licence
Always watch you videos keep up the good work.
Loving the new role on class 2 mate, much better hours and more involving and challenging than just going a to b 👍
Got any Nissan micras k11
Do you ever get any agro (apart from the usual "You can't get that down there") when collecting vehicles?
Not really, although there's occasionally confusion when passing people think I'm towing vehicles for illegal parking or outstanding fines and tell me to get a proper job 😂
@@KevTee give 'em a card with your youtube channel. Then they can see you don't only have a proper job, but besides that being a true ambassador of the skilled gentleman truck drivers.
@@HarrieWorst Get your tounge out of his ass, the blokes a prick!!
Patrick van der Meulen I second that idea, could help people understand how tricky your job actually is.
John Peat yes but not everyone has a drive to park their cars on so where else are they supposed to park their cars? What if you live in a block of flatS? I think you’ll find people don’t park their cars on the road by choice.
Loving the new content
I'd like to see a video on how u strap down the car? Iv never seen them strapped down like that? Also are u still using the garmin?
Nice one did a good job getting that on there ,cant you break the steering lock off at all I always carry a mid size sledge hammer 🔨
Hi kev tee. If you have 10 cars in the future why don't you use the bigger Scania trucks.
Did you see the size of the roads, never would of got a Scania down half of them lol