Now why would ANYONE want just a "Normal" day? That would be boring... That engine still has some life in it, a definite KEEPER. Now how about an interview with Mr. Mr. Hewes on how it all happened. ;)
A Fastrac is a good tractor? Best thing to do is burn the bugger and get the insurance. A respray for the trailer and some new pipes and as always the Foden does it's stuff. Fair play though, who would believe it started at the end!
he did say that thing was on fire many times if im not mistaken. so much for a "good tractor" if thats true then it's pretty dumb to keep that fire hazard around, just waiting for something bad to happen
The JCB Loadall that identifies as a Foden, a manitou that identifies as a fire appliance, and a fast trac that identifies as a bonfire… Confused bunch of vehicles! Good to hear everyone was ok, and awesome to see Ted on the scene!
@@navaraboy3000 Seems he knew it was clear on the other side as his passenger was talking to the driver of the JCB at the time so not dangerous at all.
Relieved that nobody was hurt. In fairness, the fire was so well established by the time you got there, that firing a few BCF's at it would barely make a dent, especially in wind that strong. Well done to the firefighters for getting there as fast as they did. TOP job on the recovery & as for the "Will is start?", well we wouldn't expect anything less. End a crappy day on a high. Well done all.
Hats off to you English guys and your sterling sense of humour in that situation - "I reckon we ought to do a 'will it start' after this .... " - it's what got your grandparents through WWII. Cheers from rural NZ.
This has to be the most epic "Will it start?" video ever posted on TH-cam! Unbelievable resilience. You'll have to name the tractor Lazarus if you decide to restore it.
Glad a sad event turned out OK for everyone and people saw the funnier side of it all. But damn guys you had the right equipment handy. That engine is a keeper .....
That is what you get from vehicles made from wire and plastic. Proper old steel construction would not torch except few wires, casual adjustment wood block and loads of grease well as oil that has covered it over the years. Least its nice to see it didnt have anything bullshit that prevents engine turning, just needs mechanical injection pump and few bits to get it running if nothing else as generators engine. For anyone that had this happen, remove the injectors ASAP and pour some automatic trans oil inside the cylinders and valves to protect them from corrosion. This way it wont be rusted shut by the time you start looking if you should rescue it, same thing if its flooded, fill with diesel to bring everything you can. Outside can be sandblasted but the inside will corrode when exposed to air after water. Engines are not cheap so might as well, specially if its mechanical injector pump diesel, you just need power for starter to get it running.
It was fairly engulfed when you arrived with the wind making it worse, those extinguishers were pointless at that point. It's hard to watch an asset melt in front of you. The main thing is that your dad wasn't harmed. Machines can be replaced, family can't. Here's a sub. 😊
Very interesting and well presented video of how things can so quickly go wrong but then how things can be put right with the combination of skilled men & machinery 👍Well done to everyone involved, sadly the loss of a tractor but more importantly no one got hurt or burned. This might make people appreciate the hard work of Farming & the Farmers themselves and not forgetting our emergency services. Thank you Gent's. 👍👍👍
Joe the Most important thing is Dad's safe. Very sad loosing a good tractor though. Hats off to your friends and neighbours ?, rallying around to help. With telehandlers and tractors Firebrigade did their best for you. That Fodens worth it's weight in gold to you. Definitely didn't expect the ending though😂😂
Terribly sorry mates, hate to see someone loose equipment due to fire. Thank god everyone wasn’t harmed. Of course a big Thanks to the Leicestershire Fire Department, what would we do without our firemen.
what i am watching is inspiring ... yes its gone tits up ,,, but after the fire no fooking about lets get this sorted and you guys have done it... i bow down to you with what you have done in a bad situation
I recently discovered your channel and have been binge-watching the old videos and finally got to this one which was a shocker. Thankfully everyone was safe and uninjured. Crazy that you got it running in the end 😲
Good example for proving, in most vehicles on fire, a fire extinguisher is not going to do a lot. It's better to run for safety and call emergency services. Cool to see that it started again after the fire.
That's always a hard pill to swallow. I worked on a farm when I was in school. I had a Combine catch fire during a corn harvest one fall, it was a TOTAL LOSS & set the field on fire, too.😢
Which is why you always drove them with the door open, because the dust could build up and just a hot bearing or even sometimes the sun would set it off. But the number of people I see doing stuff without masks even these days...
That was nuts!! Saving grace was that it went up away from people and property. Imagine the carnage had it been on the farm.. Fair play for getting it all cleared away yourselves with your own kit! 👍👍
True to the name, they even burn faster than most other tractors. Least now there won't be as many plastic panels in the way to do the £10k major rear-end repair it would have needed shortly. :-) Unloading the bales was a bit of a waste of time. :-)
Absolutely gutting mate. Glad that everyone is ok though. That is the most important thing. Bit of baler twine round that pressure fitting will sort the oil leak out and she's better than new
I know its a bit late lads but there is a fire extinguisher company called FireXO and their one extinguisher can put out all types of fires. Also their largest one can put out a car fire when its fully engulfed. Something to consider as you're rural.
I'm not saying this because of this incident, but with all the engines and other things you work on you guys should invest and completely restore a working military fire truck to keep on hand!
Honestly, you do want green goddess there horrendous to drive, I remember back in early 2002/3 with the firefighter strike, I had just got back from my first tour of Afghanistan and drafted in to drive them bitches up north, every time I went around the corner it almost rolled because the baffles inside, if they were even present, did a shit job. Great crack being a part-time fireman It was a good laugh for a couple weeks but then got sent to illegally invade Iraq so the fun was over.
Losing pieces of equipment is never a good thing, but seeing you having a good laugh while fire was still raging, telling me that money spent on insurance was money well spent. The "will it start" chapter was both astonishing and funny like cherry on the top of the icing.
As a fire fighter i wold not drive trough the smoke. The fire extinguishers might help a bit but the tires they cant really put out they are a pain to put out with a fire engine. And as a person that this might happen to i wold do the same as you did. My condolences for the loss of a nice tractor and i sure hope nobody was injured.
Seeing how the fire affected different components was quite fascinating, my favorite was how, with the hood, the resin burnt out of the fiberglass, and left the glass behind. You could probably reuse that glass in something else.
I had a car fire 30 years ago,I didint have fire insurance back then . I do now. Sorry for your loss . It took 20 minutes for the fire department to get to my car. The trailed hitch was the only thing left . They took it to the scrap yard.
Iv never clicked on a video so fast. Glad everyone is okay. Too bad those extra extinguishers weren’t any major help, too far gone. Unfortunate this fire finally claimed the tractor but made good video content. Edit: if it’s leaking oil, it’s got oil.
Glad all were safe. I saw the smoke last week, and one of the Wigston fire crews coming back in afterwards. Anyone reading this: don’t even try to put a vehicle fire out with an extinguisher. Even a big 6kgs one only lasts seconds. Just get everyone out / away and keep upwind of the smoke so as not to inhale toxins.
Had that boiled wrench stew at 9:00 ish myself. Not too tasty. Congrats on the successful start. Was already warm, anyway... Throw a couple of tampons in the oil leak points, some used tires at the corners, a shop coat over the valve cover revised air cooling aperture, and you'll be plowing next week! (Glad your Dad didn't get hurt - could have been a lot worse)
The F**k it lets carry on regardless attitude is MINT !🤣Good job you were tooled up to deal with it. I bet the fire service were a bit jealous of the kit you had to get it sorted.
It's always a bad day equipment goes up in flames , but I wouldn't be surprised if the next purchase is a old Scania or ex military fire engine, especially with how much you guys love fire
Definitely worth getting some big foam extinguishers. Those little CO2 ones are great on small electrical fires, but crap on anything with any real heat to it. You weren't putting it out though by the time it'd got going. The fire brigade took a while with a lot of water!
The wife and I road bicycles through the Cotswold last summer, can’t believe how narrow your golf cart trails are…I mean main roads 😂. Absolutely beautiful countryside with wonderful pubs, dogs and people, cheers from Canada.
That sucks man.. glad everyone is ok... sending positive vibes from Canada... also have you ever done a video regarding your farm.. Im interesting in seeing that
Unfortunate day guys, I feel for you.Think you need to add a Dennis Sabre or Scania fire engine to the fleet, watching the godiva pumps put that fire out. If you get 1 and have any problems I’ve had a few years on them if you need help 👍🏼
Your videos are brilliant. I can't lie they've been a great help, I've just started a job I'm 100% under qualified for and yet using your videos I've developed an understanding of enough brake cleaner and determination you can start any vehicle from a Peugeot 207 to a tank. 😂
Dude just to say you 3 in the truck had balls of steal sending it through that smoke and fire fast as hell and is it just me or did he just slam on that handbrake gotta say I feel bad your dad lost a JCB tractor they are very good company for there tractors hope he doing good at getting new one soon lad
Remember to watch to the end for a will it start?
The wife stood watching it with me said never going to try starting that ,my reply of course they will.
Now why would ANYONE want just a "Normal" day? That would be boring...
That engine still has some life in it, a definite KEEPER.
Now how about an interview with Mr. Mr. Hewes on how it all happened. ;)
It can go in the line for a rebuild though it's gonna need more than a bit of paint
Just been on fire and started up easier than an L60 engine
That things makin' oil..! 😂
I know it's a bad day but the logistics of the clean-up and recovery was great. You had all the kit necessary. The Foden needs a reward.
Without a doubt one of the best will it start episodes I’ve seen.
Too bad it had to start with the loss of a good tractor.
A Fastrac is a good tractor? Best thing to do is burn the bugger and get the insurance. A respray for the trailer and some new pipes and as always the Foden does it's stuff. Fair play though, who would believe it started at the end!
But a good tractor would be one that isn't on fire...
Surprised it didn't to just start running away after a few restarts! Would have been the icing on the cake for a sendoff.
he did say that thing was on fire many times if im not mistaken. so much for a "good tractor"
if thats true then it's pretty dumb to keep that fire hazard around, just waiting for something bad to happen
better than the rubbish they sell these days@@philhawley1219
Props to Leics Fire & Rescue, glad everyone is safe.
The JCB Loadall that identifies as a Foden, a manitou that identifies as a fire appliance, and a fast trac that identifies as a bonfire…
Confused bunch of vehicles!
Good to hear everyone was ok, and awesome to see Ted on the scene!
I think they almost reached 80 mph and very nearly travelled back in time . Sadly the Limiter kicked in and self destructed the Fast trac .
Holy shit that rush through the smoke was straight out of a movie.
bloody scary 🤣
@@portal2system817 thought he was gonna head on a car or something
I shit it watching that!😅
Reminded me of blackhawke down
@@navaraboy3000 Seems he knew it was clear on the other side as his passenger was talking to the driver of the JCB at the time so not dangerous at all.
Glad to see your Dad is OK - that's the main thing. Machinery can be replaced, people can't... But also the best 'Will it start...?' episode ever!
Relieved that nobody was hurt.
In fairness, the fire was so well established by the time you got there, that firing a few BCF's at it would barely make a dent, especially in wind that strong. Well done to the firefighters for getting there as fast as they did.
TOP job on the recovery & as for the "Will is start?", well we wouldn't expect anything less. End a crappy day on a high. Well done all.
BFCs?
Yeh that was a bit of wishful thinking
@@johnnunn8688 Bromo Chlorodi Fluoromethane , the old green Army extinguishers that would kill you if set off in confined space you were in 😅😅
@@fraserfulton.1432 I know that, I saw only water/gas and powder.
@@johnnunn8688 Apologies saw the question mark so answered the question .
Don't waste you extinguishers once the tires are lit it's over.
this has to be the most british video ever. even the fire department are just laughing and cracking jokes as they go about
It's how we roll.
Hats off to you English guys and your sterling sense of humour in that situation - "I reckon we ought to do a 'will it start' after this .... " - it's what got your grandparents through WWII. Cheers from rural NZ.
Driving thru the smoke like that was ridiculously dangerous XD
The road was shut the other side, we were talking to people the other side of it whilst we were coming down
@@sebbrady8927 Alright fair enough
but epic handbrakie after coming through
This has to be the most epic "Will it start?" video ever posted on TH-cam! Unbelievable resilience. You'll have to name the tractor Lazarus if you decide to restore it.
Glad everyone is ok, nice that you were able to do the recovery yourself too
Glad your dads okay! Equipment can always be replaced. Also glad that Ted is in this one as he's obviously the best
Why do I have a feeling that we’re about to see a Chieftain with a PTO shaft and towing hitch 😂
😂😂😂😂👍
I’ll bet Ukrainian farmers already have a conversion kit on the market... 😊
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Glad a sad event turned out OK for everyone and people saw the funnier side of it all. But damn guys you had the right equipment handy.
That engine is a keeper .....
That is what you get from vehicles made from wire and plastic. Proper old steel construction would not torch except few wires, casual adjustment wood block and loads of grease well as oil that has covered it over the years.
Least its nice to see it didnt have anything bullshit that prevents engine turning, just needs mechanical injection pump and few bits to get it running if nothing else as generators engine. For anyone that had this happen, remove the injectors ASAP and pour some automatic trans oil inside the cylinders and valves to protect them from corrosion. This way it wont be rusted shut by the time you start looking if you should rescue it, same thing if its flooded, fill with diesel to bring everything you can. Outside can be sandblasted but the inside will corrode when exposed to air after water. Engines are not cheap so might as well, specially if its mechanical injector pump diesel, you just need power for starter to get it running.
It was fairly engulfed when you arrived with the wind making it worse, those extinguishers were pointless at that point. It's hard to watch an asset melt in front of you. The main thing is that your dad wasn't harmed. Machines can be replaced, family can't. Here's a sub. 😊
Very interesting and well presented video of how things can so quickly go wrong but then how things can be put right with the combination of skilled men & machinery 👍Well done to everyone involved, sadly the loss of a tractor but more importantly no one got hurt or burned. This might make people appreciate the hard work of Farming & the Farmers themselves and not forgetting our emergency services. Thank you Gent's. 👍👍👍
You are a great bunch of lads, you look out for each other, funny and real, brilliant!
What a slick motor, Greenpeace has left the chatroom.
Glad your dads alright ❤ well done everyone involved . You lads sprung into action
Joe the Most important thing is Dad's safe. Very sad loosing a good tractor though. Hats off to your friends and neighbours ?, rallying around to help. With telehandlers and tractors Firebrigade did their best for you. That Fodens worth it's weight in gold to you. Definitely didn't expect the ending though😂😂
Can,t believe that crane on foden lifted it with ease at such a long reach
No matter what, a Farmer (yes, with capital letter on purpose) always cleans up it's own mess. Respect!
A sad day for the Fastrac, but WOW! those recovery guys were on the ball! 😁👍👏😁
Once the tyres are alight you’ll struggle to put it out. Heartbreaking mate
At least you got the engine running, a bit of T-cut and the bodywork will be fine! 😆. Let's face it, the main thing is that your dad is ok👍.
Terribly sorry mates, hate to see someone loose equipment due to fire. Thank god everyone wasn’t harmed. Of course a big Thanks to the Leicestershire Fire Department, what would we do without our firemen.
what i am watching is inspiring ... yes its gone tits up ,,, but after the fire no fooking about lets get this sorted and you guys have done it... i bow down to you with what you have done in a bad situation
I recently discovered your channel and have been binge-watching the old videos and finally got to this one which was a shocker. Thankfully everyone was safe and uninjured. Crazy that you got it running in the end 😲
"you can't park there"
Good example for proving, in most vehicles on fire, a fire extinguisher is not going to do a lot. It's better to run for safety and call emergency services. Cool to see that it started again after the fire.
That's always a hard pill to swallow. I worked on a farm when I was in school. I had a Combine catch fire during a corn harvest one fall, it was a TOTAL LOSS & set the field on fire, too.😢
Which is why you always drove them with the door open, because the dust could build up and just a hot bearing or even sometimes the sun would set it off. But the number of people I see doing stuff without masks even these days...
That really sucks. I've had this happen to me. Not a whole lot you can do. Glad you all are ok.
What a nightmare! Impressed by the lifting and moving operation and blown away by the fact that it started! All the best, Mart in Solihull.
Great to see Scania firetrucks. Greetings from Finland!
In NZ fires on tractors etc , are usually , caused by birds building nests in the engine bay , and the guy not noticing it , and start up .
next video: eiving my dad a new tractor you wont belive how similar it looks to a cheiftan
That was nuts!! Saving grace was that it went up away from people and property. Imagine the carnage had it been on the farm..
Fair play for getting it all cleared away yourselves with your own kit! 👍👍
Dam. Painful loosing such a machine. Glad no one got hurt. Dont think Lord Muck can beat that start up.
True to the name, they even burn faster than most other tractors. Least now there won't be as many plastic panels in the way to do the £10k major rear-end repair it would have needed shortly. :-) Unloading the bales was a bit of a waste of time. :-)
That Foden is also a Beast btw. Try not burn it. :-)
Fire men wouldn’t leave till the bales were totally put out
Absolutely gutting mate. Glad that everyone is ok though. That is the most important thing. Bit of baler twine round that pressure fitting will sort the oil leak out and she's better than new
I bet the man from the Mutual hated that! Great to see our local Fire teams sort it out quickly.
A nice piece of modern art that is. i call it "fuck me, it still works"
Glad all are safe!!
Jeez the way you drove through that smoke scared the shit out of me
Extremely reckless!
I was actually waiting for the other JCB fast unit towing the flatbed recovery trailer to go up as well!😂
No way in a million years would you have thought that would start.
After that fire, I really didn't think you could get to start so fast. I am glad everyone's o.k. Take care.
I know its a bit late lads but there is a fire extinguisher company called FireXO and their one extinguisher can put out all types of fires. Also their largest one can put out a car fire when its fully engulfed. Something to consider as you're rural.
I'm not saying this because of this incident, but with all the engines and other things you work on you guys should invest and completely restore a working military fire truck to keep on hand!
Honestly, you do want green goddess there horrendous to drive, I remember back in early 2002/3 with the firefighter strike, I had just got back from my first tour of Afghanistan and drafted in to drive them bitches up north, every time I went around the corner it almost rolled because the baffles inside, if they were even present, did a shit job. Great crack being a part-time fireman It was a good laugh for a couple weeks but then got sent to illegally invade Iraq so the fun was over.
Only a farmer could get the old girl running, great recovery and clean up guys.
Big respect.
Losing pieces of equipment is never a good thing, but seeing you having a good laugh while fire was still raging, telling me that money spent on insurance was money well spent. The "will it start" chapter was both astonishing and funny like cherry on the top of the icing.
Unreal she started, the last hurrah! Love all the dark humor, best of British.
Glad everyone was ok, great work on the recovery chaps. Handy when you've got all the gear :D
The best "will it start" I have ever seen...
As a fire fighter i wold not drive trough the smoke. The fire extinguishers might help a bit but the tires they cant really put out they are a pain to put out with a fire engine.
And as a person that this might happen to i wold do the same as you did. My condolences for the loss of a nice tractor and i sure hope nobody was injured.
Real shame about the loss of the Fastrac, but was great to see the Foden at work earning its keep.
@3:12 that tractors been on fire more times than i've had hot dinner's.... classic 😂 👍
Cant beleve it wasn't seized and sorry about the loss of the fastrac
Seeing how the fire affected different components was quite fascinating, my favorite was how, with the hood, the resin burnt out of the fiberglass, and left the glass behind. You could probably reuse that glass in something else.
I had a car fire 30 years ago,I didint have fire insurance back then . I do now. Sorry for your loss . It took 20 minutes for the fire department to get to my car. The trailed hitch was the only thing left . They took it to the scrap yard.
Iv never clicked on a video so fast. Glad everyone is okay. Too bad those extra extinguishers weren’t any major help, too far gone. Unfortunate this fire finally claimed the tractor but made good video content.
Edit: if it’s leaking oil, it’s got oil.
Glad all were safe. I saw the smoke last week, and one of the Wigston fire crews coming back in afterwards. Anyone reading this: don’t even try to put a vehicle fire out with an extinguisher. Even a big 6kgs one only lasts seconds. Just get everyone out / away and keep upwind of the smoke so as not to inhale toxins.
%100 agree
Would love to see you bring that fasttrack back to life !
Watch till the end
Had that boiled wrench stew at 9:00 ish myself. Not too tasty. Congrats on the successful start. Was already warm, anyway... Throw a couple of tampons in the oil leak points, some used tires at the corners, a shop coat over the valve cover revised air cooling aperture, and you'll be plowing next week! (Glad your Dad didn't get hurt - could have been a lot worse)
The F**k it lets carry on regardless attitude is MINT !🤣Good job you were tooled up to deal with it. I bet the fire service were a bit jealous of the kit you had to get it sorted.
insane,
i love how you where holding the burnt up thing and he still was committed that he had removed it
Bet it was the starter motor , good luck guy at least it’s not in the sheds , and no one hurt
It's always a bad day equipment goes up in flames , but I wouldn't be surprised if the next purchase is a old Scania or ex military fire engine, especially with how much you guys love fire
She's a runner. JB weld the oil leak, throw some paint on it and put it back to work.
Definitely should do a restoration series on it. Glad everyone is ok. Great work
Errrr no, that fastracs done. Few salvageable parts but other than that I predict it's future is patio furniture.
Glad to see no one hurt. And the trailer was saved! As for the rest of it I suppose you could paint your fence with the oil ; )
Definitely worth getting some big foam extinguishers. Those little CO2 ones are great on small electrical fires, but crap on anything with any real heat to it. You weren't putting it out though by the time it'd got going. The fire brigade took a while with a lot of water!
I now know the official definition of "pissing in the wind" ... a man with a CO2 extinguisher trying to put out a JCB on a windy day ;)
That's some cowboy antics racing through the fire to attempt putting *that* fire out with some small extinguishers!
Is that one of those new EV Tractors everyone is talking about? 😂
no
Love the way Farmers don't fk about when it comes to sorting shit out 👍 Sorry about the loss of your Fastrac.....
Mr Hewes, I thought you had a couple of fire engines of your own!. 👍🏴
Now you need a military fire truck! All the best, glad everyone is ok!
bloody hell, all those Snap-On spanners that were in the tool box....(they'd be Snap-On according to the insurance claim form anyways)
The wife and I road bicycles through the Cotswold last summer, can’t believe how narrow your golf cart trails are…I mean main roads 😂. Absolutely beautiful countryside with wonderful pubs, dogs and people, cheers from Canada.
Might want to edit the "that tractors been on fire more times than I've hot dinners" part for insurance purposes 😂
Every Fastrac in the country has been on fire at least once
Yes they dont call them internal combustion.... for nothing 😊
That sucks man.. glad everyone is ok... sending positive vibes from Canada... also have you ever done a video regarding your farm.. Im interesting in seeing that
I think ya old man needed to get a new one anyway. ❤😮😮
Unfortunate day guys, I feel for you.Think you need to add a Dennis Sabre or Scania fire engine to the fleet, watching the godiva pumps put that fire out. If you get 1 and have any problems I’ve had a few years on them if you need help 👍🏼
Probably get a Green Goddess pretty cheap
As long as it has a godiva pump, you won’t go wrong.
Poor JCB Fastrac. We make them at Cheadle. At least there are no injury. Looks like an early one.
"mind the paint" fucking hilarious.
I had suggested getting your own firetruck for washing big trucks and that but it would also come in handy for putting out fires as well.
wow, talk about a community coming together to help.. and that startup...lengendary
Hätte ja nicht gedacht das der Motor nach so einem feuer noch läuft.
That’s awesome can’t believe you got it running ! It’d make a good rat rod tractor 🚜 now ! Shame though and at least nobody was hurt 👍
Scene cleared, no messing about just the job for the Foden.
Your videos are brilliant. I can't lie they've been a great help, I've just started a job I'm 100% under qualified for and yet using your videos I've developed an understanding of enough brake cleaner and determination you can start any vehicle from a Peugeot 207 to a tank. 😂
0:18 The way you drove through that wall of smoke really made me flinch.
Like watching international rescue at work all over again , pity about your Dad's wagon though😢
5:29 - the sort of conversations i have with my staff daily.
Dude just to say you 3 in the truck had balls of steal sending it through that smoke and fire fast as hell and is it just me or did he just slam on that handbrake gotta say I feel bad your dad lost a JCB tractor they are very good company for there tractors hope he doing good at getting new one soon lad
Foden to the Rescue!!!
Remember who laughed so well at the harm of others. Go and laugh at him too when the time comes. So sad that this is the fire fighters who did it!