Another great video. That was quite a dangerous location, so not impressed with the Police refusing to come out due to 'lack of resources'. Not the poor customer's fault was it.
Congratulations on a job well done and especially on how courteous and professional you remained throughout. I feel sure this would have given your customer full confidence in you. Must say though, you definitely need more led’s and rear facing work lights on this old girl. Love watching your channel as I have only just found you. Wishing you continued success in 2024.👏👏👏
Hey mate, I like the video's you make. Keep up the good work. So good to see you keeping your cool and saying polite. As a hydraulic specialist i have to tell you to take care of your hydraulics. Hose failure increasis a lot after 7 years of use. Specially on mobile machines. Wish you all the best
Great video greg,felt sorry for the customers when you're pipe went especially as they had already waited forever but not you're fault which they realised and we're really nice people,good you're m8 turned up really quickly and what a beast the merc was in the end😂🙂👍
Good video Greg Poor customers what awful treatment from the other company Feel your frustration when your pipe burst so annoying when that happens I don’t get much of that luckily sometimes get one go on my digger not often luckily 👌👍
"Luck of the Irish" ??? running thin that day, bless 'em. Good Job too -that you had an ultra reliable guardian angel with the hydraulics.. ANOTHER "STAR" BLOKE. You both deserved your kip that night, lad. Well Done.
Brilliant video. However there is a couple of things: the first one is there a way you can turn the bright light off at the beginning of the video with the animation. The second thing to do with the merc 4x4, you could (if you wanted) look into replacing the old work lights with newer led ones which would light up alot more and probably make your job slightly easier at night. Other than those amazing job 🙂😎
Really enjoy your videos and learning a lot. Stopped for a pee in an ERA's on the M25😂 I was desperate hope no one was watching. Didn't realise you had to call National Highways before leaving the refuge. Your a lot quicker than the RAC had to wait fourteen hours for them to recover my Iveco Daily which is shameful. Anyway keep making the videos and stay safe
I used to watch Highway Thru Hell following Jamie Davis heavy recovery in Canada and they had to have their own traffic management - I agree, I wouldn’t be surprised if that happens here.
We have that problem in Canada at least in Ontario anyway. OPP show up for a wreck, decide it's too dangerous to remove a vehicle at night, and leave it in the ditch. Then try and get traffic control later. Only options are the highway contractor (which costs money and due to staffing hard to schedule for) or the police. Recently the police have been occasionally charging for traffic control as well. Hard to add it to our invoice for the insurance company or owner to pay when we don't see the police invoice for like 9 months. It's getting ridiculous, there have been vehicles sitting in the ditch for months before they can be recovered. I feel bad for the owner because if they have coverage for a rental it's not for very long. We simply do not have the extra staff to do the traffic control. I believe you need specific training and possibly insurance to provide traffic control as well.
@juliogonzo2718 yes you do and it's not a viable cost for part Time, the one recovery company in the UK that I know that setup his traffic management business for his recovery business uses it for construction aswell so he will have regular income coming in to keep the traffic management business going
Unfortunately, it’s not a case of not wanting to respond. In fact, most cops would far rather attend a job like doing some traffic control, than one which results in hours of paperwork. The problem is that resources are stretched to their thinnest point ever. The media love to cover the NHS and other public services, but rarely how fu**ed the police are - and the police can’t admit it either. Where I live, is a relatively large area, encompassing 1200 square miles, 127,000 people and 4 large towns. At best, there’s 4 response officers covering this area. Unfortunately, the government are quite happy to let people blame the police, because it deflects responsibility from them. Blame the source of the problem, not people doing their absolute best; doing a difficult job in impossible circumstances.
In South Australia our guidelines for warning devices (Cones) stipulate that 1.5 times the speed of the roadway in Kilometres per Hour, results in the minimal distance required for the first warning device; thus a 60 Kilometres per Hour Roadway, Requires the first warning device be a minimum of 90 Metres from the obstruction. On a 100 Kilometre per Hour Roadway the minimum distance required would be 150 Metres. Thus the setting up of a proper safe zone around an incident can be both time and cone intensive.
you did well.I broke down in a motorhome..managed to limp it into a campsite phoned the RAC..at 1410 without going into detail.they eventually turned up the next day at approx 1300 the worst service ever .
sods law greg, but glad you got sorted. It was shocking your customers had been left stranded that long. I guess the problem was the fact it was a toyota optimo converted mini coach. Its based on the toyota coaster chassis. In your neck of the woods, when my old boss ran one coachaid kev was quite good with sorting it. Nice to see the merc out
Random but... Eminox exhaust fitted to the truck comes from a small industrial estate in the town of Gainsborough where I went to school. I can remember a school field trip to their factory where they fired up a mahoooosive engine to show off their exhausts...
Maybe you've done so but you should get more cone lights, if not for your own safety. Not worth not mitigating risk, your life is worth more than any vehicle or bank balance. Keep up the good work 💪
I know a comman and popular bit of kit used in the US is (guardian angel lights) these can be used on your person or on cones, bit expensive but I know alot of law enforcement use them as well in the US might be worth a look for u when out on the roadside
I lost count of how many hours I spent waiting for hose replacements on the transporters. They used to go in batches, nothing for ages then two or three in a couple of weeks.
Astounding, we were in an almost identical situation on a hard shoulder in Ireland towing our caravan and the insurance breakdown people suggested they recover the car and leave the caravan on the motorway until we could get someone else to collect it, they also said we would have to get someone to collect our dogs from the roadside or leave them in the caravan, absolute joke. Eventually, after 5 hours, they sent out a young lad in a Honda civic with a code reader and a jump pack and by some miracle the car started when he reset the codes.
I know this is old but you could have made sure those rear flashers worked before putting the wagon to work and you could have stuck your hazards on as an addition.
If I lived closer I'd be asking you for a job but Hull to your area on the daily would make long days I'm a mechanic by trade and 54 now but still spinning wrenches love your videos been from up north myself keep it up and all the best in your endeavours
I have orange flashing beacons in my car previous owner used it then to go on site and left them in there so if i was passing i would’ve assisted you with them
Im with the AA im 61 i broke down in southport my BMW E38 Tank split , at 4pm boxing day last year they came out too me at 4AM and took me home i was freezing .so cold 12 hours sat in my car everything shut as well. i rang the police for a blanket and they said no cant help. I gave my dog my coat he was shaking .i got home at 7AM.
Love it!....All the times you "fast" hydraulic guys laughed at my old mechanical ex-army recovery truck that NEVER failed because I kept it greased. Tell me when a hydraulic hose will fail, so I can plan ahead and never suffer a failure? The moaning car drover (not a typo, does not deserve the title driver) should be referred to the common sense Highway Code rule. You should always drive at such a speed that you can stop safely well within the distance you can see, or reasonably expect, to be clear. Just someone to laugh at before their inevitable premature funeral.
Although I've now ceased owning and operating a vehicle recovery and parking operation we always charged for a stand-off vehicle as part of the safety assured, operations detailed within a documented safe working process. All courts, as the majority of our charges were recovered from liable insurance companies, agreed the charged were fair, justified and hence a lawful liability due from the insurers who indemnified the liable party for the causation of the vehicle's need to be safely recovered. Alas, majority of consumers won't care so long as the price is low, low or lower still! Hence, secure park vehicle until charhes paid in full. #Part of the business dealing with cheapskates who argue rather than appreciate facts of the job.
Always something m8 isn't there,no good deed goes unpunished hey,1 thing you can't really plan for a pipe,could you not tow with rigid bar,company who left them should be prosecuted
Another great video. That was quite a dangerous location, so not impressed with the Police refusing to come out due to 'lack of resources'. Not the poor customer's fault was it.
It is what it is! Well done, hope the customers got their camper sorted, they seemed nice folk.
Congratulations on a job well done and especially on how courteous and professional you remained throughout. I feel sure this would have given your customer full confidence in you.
Must say though, you definitely need more led’s and rear facing work lights on this old girl. Love watching your channel as I have only just found you.
Wishing you continued success in 2024.👏👏👏
So awesome dude I'm a tree surgeon don't know how I've come across you but I'm stuck here watching all your vids 🤙🤙🤙
Noo! Can't believe hose burst! Good job you've a good contact to save the day!
Congratulations. On the 20,000 subs. Well done. You worked hard to get there.
Thanks so so much! GDB
Yooo Greg! That beautiful beast needs some more beacons! And fix that one that ain't working. But love the content and congrats on 20k!!
well we have to support a Staffordshire lad don't we and things happen when you do not need them but that's life, thanks for the video
"if you've got a breakdown, lets get it!" ...I would say the chances of you watching the poolguy are pretty high 😂 good video as always !
Hey mate,
I like the video's you make. Keep up the good work. So good to see you keeping your cool and saying polite.
As a hydraulic specialist i have to tell you to take care of your hydraulics. Hose failure increasis a lot after 7 years of use. Specially on mobile machines.
Wish you all the best
Love that truck. Hope you keep it
Great video greg,felt sorry for the customers when you're pipe went especially as they had already waited forever but not you're fault which they realised and we're really nice people,good you're m8 turned up really quickly and what a beast the merc was in the end😂🙂👍
Good video Greg
Poor customers what awful treatment from the other company
Feel your frustration when your pipe burst so annoying when that happens I don’t get much of that luckily sometimes get one go on my digger not often luckily 👌👍
"Luck of the Irish" ??? running thin that day, bless 'em. Good Job too -that you had an ultra reliable guardian angel with the hydraulics.. ANOTHER "STAR" BLOKE. You both deserved your kip that night, lad. Well Done.
Good old Richard Allerton to the rescue... Top man
Not to far off your play button, keep going welldone
Brilliant one Greg a job well done
Great video upload Greg love watching all ur content 👌
Congrats on the 20k subs dude 🎉🎉🎉
Brilliant video. However there is a couple of things: the first one is there a way you can turn the bright light off at the beginning of the video with the animation. The second thing to do with the merc 4x4, you could (if you wanted) look into replacing the old work lights with newer led ones which would light up alot more and probably make your job slightly easier at night. Other than those amazing job 🙂😎
Good job done mate 👍
Nice job! 20K subscibers congrats ! 🥳👍👍
What are the portable lights you use, Greg?
Hi Greg.
Love watching your videos.
Keep it up buddy 👌👍🏻
Hey Greg, I've only just found your vlogs I really enjoy them keep them coming
Best thing is to replace all them hoses , if they are 30 years old especially
Really enjoy your videos and learning a lot.
Stopped for a pee in an ERA's on the M25😂 I was desperate hope no one was watching.
Didn't realise you had to call National Highways before leaving the refuge.
Your a lot quicker than the RAC had to wait fourteen hours for them to recover my Iveco Daily which is shameful.
Anyway keep making the videos and stay safe
Thanks!
I can see the next thing for recovery operators is having to provide your own traffic management due Police not wanting to respond.
I used to watch Highway Thru Hell following Jamie Davis heavy recovery in Canada and they had to have their own traffic management - I agree, I wouldn’t be surprised if that happens here.
@@MrJordanwainBurke brothers from wolves do but think he's the only one
We have that problem in Canada at least in Ontario anyway. OPP show up for a wreck, decide it's too dangerous to remove a vehicle at night, and leave it in the ditch. Then try and get traffic control later. Only options are the highway contractor (which costs money and due to staffing hard to schedule for) or the police. Recently the police have been occasionally charging for traffic control as well. Hard to add it to our invoice for the insurance company or owner to pay when we don't see the police invoice for like 9 months. It's getting ridiculous, there have been vehicles sitting in the ditch for months before they can be recovered. I feel bad for the owner because if they have coverage for a rental it's not for very long. We simply do not have the extra staff to do the traffic control. I believe you need specific training and possibly insurance to provide traffic control as well.
@juliogonzo2718 yes you do and it's not a viable cost for part Time, the one recovery company in the UK that I know that setup his traffic management business for his recovery business uses it for construction aswell so he will have regular income coming in to keep the traffic management business going
Unfortunately, it’s not a case of not wanting to respond. In fact, most cops would far rather attend a job like doing some traffic control, than one which results in hours of paperwork.
The problem is that resources are stretched to their thinnest point ever. The media love to cover the NHS and other public services, but rarely how fu**ed the police are - and the police can’t admit it either.
Where I live, is a relatively large area, encompassing 1200 square miles, 127,000 people and 4 large towns. At best, there’s 4 response officers covering this area. Unfortunately, the government are quite happy to let people blame the police, because it deflects responsibility from them. Blame the source of the problem, not people doing their absolute best; doing a difficult job in impossible circumstances.
Congratulation 20k👍👍👍👍
20k. Smashing it bud 👊🏻
Great job. I had that happen to me while loading an Asda van bed was half way on 😂
Nice Merc. I had a 3323 bobtail. did 3 million Km's mine was dual rear axle
Irish man... was so pleasant x
Great video lad .trucks are great when there working 😂fairplay u got sorted
In South Australia our guidelines for warning devices (Cones) stipulate that 1.5 times the speed of the roadway in Kilometres per Hour, results in the minimal distance required for the first warning device; thus a 60 Kilometres per Hour Roadway, Requires the first warning device be a minimum of 90 Metres from the obstruction.
On a 100 Kilometre per Hour Roadway the minimum distance required would be 150 Metres.
Thus the setting up of a proper safe zone around an incident can be both time and cone intensive.
Hi Greg that is a converted coach. A Toyota optimo. At its time the best midi coach on the road.
perhaps keep some glow sticks in the truck.. you could sit them on top of the cones at least?..cheap but effective.
No, these things don't happen at any time....... they always happen at the worst time :) great video as always and full respect!!
A set of utv spotlights would be just the ticket on the truck
you did well.I broke down in a motorhome..managed to limp it into a campsite phoned the RAC..at 1410 without going into detail.they eventually turned up the next day at approx 1300 the worst service ever .
You seriously need to light up your rig, and change all hoses every 12 months and check all seals regularly.😊
sods law greg, but glad you got sorted. It was shocking your customers had been left stranded that long. I guess the problem was the fact it was a toyota optimo converted mini coach. Its based on the toyota coaster chassis. In your neck of the woods, when my old boss ran one coachaid kev was quite good with sorting it. Nice to see the merc out
Wow the Hose man had a quicker response than Highways .
Hes alright rich is!
Random but... Eminox exhaust fitted to the truck comes from a small industrial estate in the town of Gainsborough where I went to school. I can remember a school field trip to their factory where they fired up a mahoooosive engine to show off their exhausts...
Maybe you've done so but you should get more cone lights, if not for your own safety. Not worth not mitigating risk, your life is worth more than any vehicle or bank balance. Keep up the good work 💪
Was the Motorhome front wheel drive or did you pull the drive shaft or half shaft while you were waiting for the hose man?
He said at the beginning it was rear wheel drive. I was wondering when the half shaft got pulled out as well 😂
I know a comman and popular bit of kit used in the US is (guardian angel lights) these can be used on your person or on cones, bit expensive but I know alot of law enforcement use them as well in the US might be worth a look for u when out on the roadside
One thing I done wen in the industry was bicycle led lights strapped to my cones. Those little buggers are super bright.
Get a lighting tower as well for that wagon .
I lost count of how many hours I spent waiting for hose replacements on the transporters. They used to go in batches, nothing for ages then two or three in a couple of weeks.
The blown hose indicates a poor or non-existent maintenance schedule, these happenings should never happen.
Astounding, we were in an almost identical situation on a hard shoulder in Ireland towing our caravan and the insurance breakdown people suggested they recover the car and leave the caravan on the motorway until we could get someone else to collect it, they also said we would have to get someone to collect our dogs from the roadside or leave them in the caravan, absolute joke. Eventually, after 5 hours, they sent out a young lad in a Honda civic with a code reader and a jump pack and by some miracle the car started when he reset the codes.
If you read the terms and conditions of your breakdown insurance, you'll find that your pets are not the responsibility of the recovery contractor...
loved this vid
Have u got Annie jods goin mate
Who's she?
I know this is old but you could have made sure those rear flashers worked before putting the wagon to work and you could have stuck your hazards on as an addition.
Hi Greg,did you have to pull the half shaft or disconect the prop ?
congrats on 20k!! did you not have to remove the prop or half shaft on that one?
I spent years driving up and Down the Motorway system.im so glad I've retired.
Fair play to the hose man didn't know they were 24hr
Top Job !
Got to ask.... who charges more that time of night - a recovery driver or a hydraulic fitter? 😉
Unsure ill tell you in a few months when i get the invoice 😂😂😂
If I lived closer I'd be asking you for a job but Hull to your area on the daily would make long days I'm a mechanic by trade and 54 now but still spinning wrenches love your videos been from up north myself keep it up and all the best in your endeavours
Ull born Ull bread,just like myself
@@julietebbs4432 nice to meet a fellow hullite on the chat hope your well Julie x
That was a mission bud
I have orange flashing beacons in my car previous owner used it then to go on site and left them in there so if i was passing i would’ve assisted you with them
In the name of the weeeeeeeeee man
Nice one 😃
I keep wondering, the towbar on the back of that merc, is that a common style in Brittian? I never see that style here in the U.S.
My toilet pass time 😂 lol
My spec straps used to do that all the time pain in the arse
trolly dolly to using dollys .good man .
Hi I think what would be helpful to you and safe Is have some little lights on your cones so it would be seen by other drivers
That motorhome uses a Toyota Land Cruiser running gear. It’s a converted Midicoach
1:06 C'mon you that's put me off my breakfast tomorrow.
Shame it wasn’t Mrs.GDB 🤣
Link/details for your hose supplier?
Nice cone laying greg i did my ivr training kicking them is much quicker 😂👍
Man Loves phoning the police 😂
You need a hat with DGB 😁
It must be an RAC job if it’s been there 6hrs they’re usually good at those kind of wait times
Im with the AA im 61 i broke down in southport my BMW E38 Tank split , at 4pm boxing day last year they came out too me at 4AM and took me home i was freezing .so cold 12 hours sat in my car everything shut as well. i rang the police for a blanket and they said no cant help. I gave my dog my coat he was shaking .i got home at 7AM.
Awe.. wee doggy❤x
What a nightmare job!!!
Love it!....All the times you "fast" hydraulic guys laughed at my old mechanical ex-army recovery truck that NEVER failed because I kept it greased. Tell me when a hydraulic hose will fail, so I can plan ahead and never suffer a failure?
The moaning car drover (not a typo, does not deserve the title driver) should be referred to the common sense Highway Code rule. You should always drive at such a speed that you can stop safely well within the distance you can see, or reasonably expect, to be clear. Just someone to laugh at before their inevitable premature funeral.
Hose man faster then the aa
If you dont mind a bit of friendly criticism this one perhaps could do wiht a bit of judicious editing
Are you whistling "PJ Masks" ?????
Carry spare pipes bud never know when ye might need one in future breakdowns . Well done anyway bud.
4.2 probably the same engine as the land crusier engine
engage PTO fast idle, let er rip
Straded in a mobile home oh no that's really bad not like it's a house on wheels or anything
If the Blair Witch Project was made about a recovery
Although I've now ceased owning and operating a vehicle recovery and parking operation we always charged for a stand-off vehicle as part of the safety assured, operations detailed within a documented safe working process. All courts, as the majority of our charges were recovered from liable insurance companies, agreed the charged were fair, justified and hence a lawful liability due from the insurers who indemnified the liable party for the causation of the vehicle's need to be safely recovered. Alas, majority of consumers won't care so long as the price is low, low or lower still! Hence, secure park vehicle until charhes paid in full. #Part of the business dealing with cheapskates who argue rather than appreciate facts of the job.
Charge the customer per hour still no problem 😂😎
Nooo we can't do that lol , Thanks for watching!
Why did you touch this motorhome?? its reg had DNR on it i.e. Do Not Rescue
Always something m8 isn't there,no good deed goes unpunished hey,1 thing you can't really plan for a pipe,could you not tow with rigid bar,company who left them should be prosecuted
Ex coach
Burke bros with their bullshit excuses yet again
The language spoils this video.........totally unneccesary!!!!