Uhh ... I'm glad that your patience is way better than a lot of those people you came across on your way back to the drop point... I'm sure I would had forgotten the cameras and cursed them beyond all reason... 😊
Again another job done with absolute perfection and professionalism well done to Steve the driver and the colleagues r and s recovery steve should be r and s recovery, s star driver from John and Nora here in kidlington
I never comment .. but that's my second one...after watching you tow the bus... bloody amazing I think... you deserve every penny you earn ...Good luck
Definitely good content when you include the haul too Steve. (I still wouldn't like driving in London!) Dust carts: Back in the 1970s I remember reading an advert for Allison Transmission in Truck Magazine. They reckoned that dust carts were one of the most testing vehicles for transmissions due to the many stops, starts and gear changes.
@@HeavyRecoverywithSteve Much Appreciation For Work Steve, Many Drivers Don't Take Into Account How Much Tonnage You're Handling And Think You Can Stop On A Sixpence. Keep up The Great Work. 🙂
Hi Steve, felt for you winding your way out of central London to workshop but as always you were calm and professional Park royal has not changed much regarding vehicles parked everywhere was like it when i used deliver around there know the feeling as regards your knee awful feeling stay safe out there M8.
I am around London most days I try and keep an eye out for you would be awesome to see you in person love the videos so insightful and always top quality narration with what your doing keep up the amazing videos
Nice one Steve, love watching you doing what you do and love the road of the daf with manual gearbox. Hope your knee bears up with all the head changes across London. As usual, brilliant video. Keep safe mate.
Good driving mate. Very professional. It’s astounding how many car drivers are just oblivious to you driving a HGV towing a dustcart and not giving you room. That’s London for you though. Keep up the good work
Top man. Thank you very much for your video's I'm just going back into recovery for deejays out of grays and want to progress into heavy recovery and watch you gives me a great insight so once again thank you.
Fairly new viewer here, I love the recent addition of the dash camera during driving around. As someone who gets motion sick, even though I love the head cam driving footage and seeing around, the switching back and forth with the stability of the dash camera definitely helps me not feel ill.. The struggles of someone who likes watching this sort of video, but gets motion sick.. Keep up the good work!
Hi Steve. Glad to see you back🙂. As you pull out, the van not letting you out. He's not exactly observant or he would have seen the time limit on the bus lane, and save him holding you up as he shoves his way in. I sometimes find that following large vehicles will get you through places quicker🤣. I remember my husband (way before I met him), after his 9 years in the Army, came out in 1969, and got a job in Manchester. Before starting, he did six months with Securicor doing M/cr to London. He told me that he hated driving through London. I can now understand. Although my step-daughter's daughter, who have lived in Staines for years, drives like the idiots, and she thinks its normal🙄. Makes me wonder about the emergency services, whether they use their blues&twos just to get them from A to B that much quicker. Anyway, Steve, a great video and very interesting and a great bit of driving, if I do say so myself🤣. I certainly will not drive into London, ever!!
Great video and driving skills, perfect mix of dash and head cam. Include the congestion footage so we appreciate what you have to contend with, the need for endless patience and coping with selfish drivers.
I watch some of your videos and think what a good job you have. Then I watch others and think you’re welcome to the stress of the London streets, London Traffic and London parking. Anyway thank you for the Video Steve. Look forward to the next one.
Another fantastic vid Steve, great driving, love the dashcam footage as well. That car at 19:58 though, wow! Close call at 45:00 as well but perfectly handled ;) Thanks for another great vlog, looking forward to the next one 👍
It has been a while since you last posted and since I subscribed you came straight up. I love watching you. Obtw I had a post come up with Ron Pratt in the US what a difference to you it seems that he has to have a large group around him and takes all day , you on your own make a compact vidro very informative. Please don't leave it so long. Stay safe out there, best regards Ken
Thanks for watching Ken , most of the time its just me working alone but big incidents we work as a team but cant film them jobs like they able to do in US.
Hi steve,nice to see you back,good again to see the driving part which i could sit and watch all day😂wow i could never and would never drive in london i mean that bmw as you was turning that corner was just a complete 🔔but you are so calm which i understand you have to be but many camera or not would have had alot to say 🤣🤣nice one steve👍
ye temporaty covers are the best as the diff oil can get to the bearings then like you said in your commentary there are a lot of hub bolt patterns to have one cover for all of them would be a bit of a job
Thanks to you and are heavy recovery guys and woman ,we would be stuck without you you got me out of jam or two you recover me and my flat bed thanks to you all the 4 th emergency service a great and dangerous job you do 24 /7 365 thanks to everyone keeping us moving ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Good to see you back Steve. Some really shocking driving in London. No consideration. Kudos to you for your patience, nobody else seems to have any! I think a few bad words may have come out if it were me! I wouldn't want to live and drive in a place like London. I live near Carlisle and you think it's busy with a few cars sat for 5 mins very occasionally - different world down there. An automatic would certainly be necessary if you were doing that every day. Thanks for sharing.
Another insight into the life of a heavy goods recovery driver. This is keeping me from being bored while recovering from Covid. A couple of questions for you Steve. Why is your truck manual and not automatic and why do you only remove one drive shaft? Looking forward to the next videos 😊 Rich
Hi Richard , truck was already in stock at bodybuilders so didn't get option on gearbox. By removing the half shaft you our protection the gearbox by removing the drive from the rear wheels via the prop shaft to gearbox . Something we have to do on all commercial vehicles we recover when drive wheels our in contact with the road.
It’s always a pleasure watching your videos you are so professional at all times I always love watching your videos Sir. I still can’t believe how stupid people can be over taking any vehicle which is turning they can’t value their own life . Keep up the great work
Thanks for watching James , just try and reverse using dustcart mirrors as guide really , try to get central otherwise if will effect your road positioning.
It is bleedin hard graft trying to navigate that rig through london I used to drive a 06foot wagon and drag all through london hated every minute of it sold ye kit to another haulier bought a tractor unit and headed for Italy never looked back and never missed London
G’day from Brisbane Queensland Australia, love your Vlogs on towing around London , what horrible roads you have in London. They are more like the suburban road that you would find out the front your house. Those speed up and down calming devices as part of the road speed control. Here in Australia are known as Wombats, be auseinander if you were to hit a wombat the vehicle would come off second best. All the best
Another great video Steve. You must have the patience of a saint to deal with that traffic; it's a long time since I regularly drove through London and in no way does it appeal to me now. Are there any rules or regs regards the use of beacons ?
Hi Simon never tried that , normally have half shaft cover to fit mate , you only tend to loose oil out of axles with roller bearings , you dont normally see much of the oil on normal axles when you remove the blue roll.
Hi thanks for watching , we dont need to run with beacons on if we can keep up with the flow of traffic and not causing a hazard to other drivers. We use them as warning to others on busy narrow roads or maybe pulling across junctions , at night they can dazzle others and take the eye focus off turning and braking lights on truck.
@@HeavyRecoverywithSteve Aah, got it! That makes sense now that you've explained it. Cheers :) I've watched a few videos since, I love having them on in the background while I'm working from home.
Just wondering do you lock the cab up for security while you’re working on the tow? Or is it not possible because the keys are in the ignition? I was thinking it could be dangerous if somebody got into the cab while you’re working.
Hi Thanks for watching , you need keys in ignition and engine running to operate underlift , but have spare key to lock cab door when outside working if needed.
Im shocked at some of the drivers around there. Idiots is the only word to describe them, especially the one where you were turning right. You always do a great job Steve but i much prefer the head cam as it gives the view of the mirrors and an all round better perspective of things.
That last few turns . Wow what skill. They were as tight as a ducks bum in a thunderstorm..
Thanks for watching , Cheers.
Uhh ... I'm glad that your patience is way better than a lot of those people you came across on your way back to the drop point... I'm sure I would had forgotten the cameras and cursed them beyond all reason... 😊
Thanks for watching , Cheers.
Again another job done with absolute perfection and professionalism well done to Steve the driver and the colleagues r and s recovery steve should be r and s recovery, s star driver from John and Nora here in kidlington
Hats off to you crawling around in the puddles and trying to be safe..Then the tow.
Hi Paul thanks for watching , roll on the summer mate.
What a guy you are! So experienced and calm! Thanks Steve
Thanks for watching Martin , your welcome.
I never comment .. but that's my second one...after watching you tow the bus... bloody amazing I think... you deserve every penny you earn ...Good luck
Thanks for watching Charles , Cheers.
I have a 25-year old Norrøna backpack which is still doing its job, bought in Bergen way way back. Great outdoor brand.
That last bit was a total nail-biter! Great job.
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.
Hope all is good with you Steve, really enjoying all your hard work…. Hope you’re having a cracking day 😊
Would like to see your face buddy, you do some great damned busy work…. I just like to see the man behind the wheel lol☺️
Thanks very much for watching , much appreciated.
@@HeavyRecoverywithSteve well worth the watch Steve, thank you for your time and great assistance x
Definitely good content when you include the haul too Steve. (I still wouldn't like driving in London!)
Dust carts: Back in the 1970s I remember reading an advert for Allison Transmission in Truck Magazine. They reckoned that dust carts were one of the most testing vehicles for transmissions due to the many stops, starts and gear changes.
Glad you enjoyed it
good idea with the timber, better safe than sorry !! nice to see you back
Thanks for watching Keith , Cheers.
Thx for taking us along Steve, it shows even more how difficult your job is sometimes, you are doing a great one!
Your very welcome and thanks for watching.
I drive a 5ton sprinter through Edinburgh most days & thats enough of a challenge .. few years ago i bought an Auto , utter game changer
Hi John thanks for watching , must be age thing now mate lol.
Fascinating As Always Steve. You Did A Great Job Of Supressing The Fact That You Were Pissed Off 🙂
Hi Steve was a bit peed mate , in London all day and knee throbbing working the clutch , but had to film something for channel.
@@HeavyRecoverywithSteve Much Appreciation For Work Steve, Many Drivers Don't Take Into Account How Much Tonnage You're Handling And Think You Can Stop On A Sixpence. Keep up The Great Work. 🙂
Thanks a lot for taking us on this trip! Quite some tight spaces and crazy drivers around...
😵💫👍👍
Thanks for watching , never a dull moment when i am in London lol.
Great video Steve dustcart are recovery driver nightmare because of the smell
Hi Mathew glad you liked it , wasn't to smelly that one.
A knowledgeable and professional operator, stay safe Steve!
Thanks very much for watching Craig , Cheers.
Absolutely lovely channel! I'm glad I stumbled across it on the recommendations page
Thanks very much for watching , glad you like it ,Cheers.
Always enjoy seeing the videos within London and navigating the streets with your headcam!
Glad you enjoy it!
Hi Steve, felt for you winding your way out of central London to workshop but as always you were calm and professional Park royal has not changed much regarding vehicles parked everywhere was like it when i used deliver around there know the feeling as regards your knee awful feeling stay safe out there M8.
Thanks very much for watching again Peter ,Cheers.
So much patience and professionalism
Hi James , thanks for watching , Cheers.
Thank you for putting a little more focus on the driving part. A great video, as always! 👍🏻👍🏻
No problem 👍
I am around London most days I try and keep an eye out for you would be awesome to see you in person love the videos so insightful and always top quality narration with what your doing keep up the amazing videos
Thanks very much for watching and kind comments , please do look out for me.
Nice one Steve, love watching you doing what you do and love the road of the daf with manual gearbox. Hope your knee bears up with all the head changes across London. As usual, brilliant video. Keep safe mate.
Hi Paul thanks very much for watching , Cheers.
Great job
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Hi Adam thanks for watching.
No comments. Let’s fix that. Because it’s definitely not fun rolling around underneath a lorry on a wet and cold road and still remaining positive
Thanks for watching Allan.
Just so many cars in London. Would love to visit there again. But not as a tourist so much, more like to see normal life.
Thanks for watching.
Good driving mate. Very professional. It’s astounding how many car drivers are just oblivious to you driving a HGV towing a dustcart and not giving you room. That’s London for you though. Keep up the good work
Thanks for watching Sam , Cheers.
Top man. Thank you very much for your video's I'm just going back into recovery for deejays out of grays and want to progress into heavy recovery and watch you gives me a great insight so once again thank you.
Thanks for watching Alan , glad there helpful mate , all the best.
Thank you for another brilliant video. Its people like you who keep the world running.
Hi Arthur thanks for watching again, Cheers.
Best videos on TH-cam - nice one Steve. Love these!
Thanks very much for watching Robert , glad you like them.
Fairly new viewer here, I love the recent addition of the dash camera during driving around. As someone who gets motion sick, even though I love the head cam driving footage and seeing around, the switching back and forth with the stability of the dash camera definitely helps me not feel ill.. The struggles of someone who likes watching this sort of video, but gets motion sick.. Keep up the good work!
Welcome and thanks for watching.
Often see one ur trucks in and out of Oxford when we visit there. Love to see them
Thanks for watching , company has base in Oxford.
Very professional and steady. Great job! Keep up the good work Steve.
Thanks for watching Paul , Cheers will do.
Top job as always Steve 👍👍
Hi Ken thanks very much for watching mate , you take care.
Hi Steve. Glad to see you back🙂. As you pull out, the van not letting you out. He's not exactly observant or he would have seen the time limit on the bus lane, and save him holding you up as he shoves his way in. I sometimes find that following large vehicles will get you through places quicker🤣. I remember my husband (way before I met him), after his 9 years in the Army, came out in 1969, and got a job in Manchester. Before starting, he did six months with Securicor doing M/cr to London. He told me that he hated driving through London. I can now understand. Although my step-daughter's daughter, who have lived in Staines for years, drives like the idiots, and she thinks its normal🙄. Makes me wonder about the emergency services, whether they use their blues&twos just to get them from A to B that much quicker. Anyway, Steve, a great video and very interesting and a great bit of driving, if I do say so myself🤣. I certainly will not drive into London, ever!!
Thanks for watching Thomas.
Great video and driving skills, perfect mix of dash and head cam. Include the congestion footage so we appreciate what you have to contend with, the need for endless patience and coping with selfish drivers.
Thanks for watching , glad you liked it.
Nice to see a classic BMW driver, I thought they'd all moved to audis!
Hi Mick still got my BMW mate lol.
Another great video Steve , was it you at Cornwall services a couple of weeks ago
I wish it was mate , think company had couple of buses to recover from Newquay , love Cornwall.
Great videos as always keep up the good work Steve! 👍😃
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching.
I watch some of your videos and think what a good job you have. Then I watch others and think you’re welcome to the stress of the London streets, London Traffic and London parking. Anyway thank you for the Video Steve. Look forward to the next one.
Thanks very much for watching , your welcome.
Man that was tense! Well done steve.
Thanks for watching.
Awesome one Steve great to see you and that your well .
Thanks for very much for watching the channel again , much appreciated.
Another great video Steve
Glad you enjoyed it
Excellent video as always Steve. Some tight streets to navigate there.
Thanks for watching Mathew.
Another fantastic vid Steve, great driving, love the dashcam footage as well. That car at 19:58 though, wow! Close call at 45:00 as well but perfectly handled ;) Thanks for another great vlog, looking forward to the next one 👍
Thanks very much for watching , Cheers.
Cheers Steve - appreciate the long driving videos! 👍well driven
Glad you like them!
Man this was cool but a little stressful to watch towards the end lol, but your driving skills are top notch! Drive safe out there my friend!
Thanks very much for watching , Cheers.
You are a star, amazing driving, thanks for the share. Catch you soon
Thank you so much 👍
Git to tell you Steve your a ace driver pal 👍 👏
Thank for watching ,Cheers.
Great video Steve, a true professional. Keep up the good work 👍
Thanks for watching Anthony , will do.
Very calm head Steve in London traffic 👌
Thanks for watching ,Cheers.
It has been a while since you last posted and since I subscribed you came straight up.
I love watching you. Obtw I had a post come up with Ron Pratt in the US what a difference to you it seems that he
has to have a large group around him and takes all day , you on your own make a compact vidro very informative.
Please don't leave it so long. Stay safe out there, best regards Ken
Thanks for watching Ken , most of the time its just me working alone but big incidents we work as a team but cant film them jobs like they able to do in US.
Very good driving!
Thanks very much for watching , Cheers.
Have to love when drivers are in a hurry to get no ware
Thanks for watching Reg.
There are some idiots on the roads and not many drivers giving way to you. Enjoyed the video great driving.
Thanks for watching Anthony , Cheers.
Well done. Very difficult. NZ
Thanks very much for watching.
Another great one Steve, I’d love to hear how you got into heavy recovery ie were you recovering cars first, in a workshop or driving artics etc
Hi Jamie , i started off doing car recovery then moved up to heavies.
That was awesome. Well done!
Thank you! Cheers!
A great informative video Steve as always 😊
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching.
A very good Saturday evening to you sir from Wellington Somerset
Good morning to you Dave.
Hi steve,nice to see you back,good again to see the driving part which i could sit and watch all day😂wow i could never and would never drive in london i mean that bmw as you was turning that corner was just a complete 🔔but you are so calm which i understand you have to be but many camera or not would have had alot to say 🤣🤣nice one steve👍
Hi Mark thanks for watching the channel again , Cheers.
keep it up steve!! i really enjoy your videos, thank you for putting in the effort and keep it safe:D
Thanks for watching! your very welcome.
Well done 👏 you Certainly See
some bad driving when you're up high in the cab .😊 have a great weekend.
Thanks for watching Christopher , you spot it all up so high, Cheers.
Heavy towing thru London or how I threaded a needle with a dust cart. Great video Steve. Greetings from BC Canada.
Welcome from Canada and thanks for watching.
Brilliantly driven 👊🏾💯
Thanks for watching , Cheers.
@@HeavyRecoverywithSteve love watching the channel. You're a great asset to your company. Very professional and calm, where I couldn't be 😂
Hi steve, good to see you still hard at it... The truck is the dirtiest ive ever seen it...
Thanks for watching again Gary , truck was dirty mate been working her hard all week.
Hi Steve, do you have to wash the truck yourself? Does it stop long enough to get attention?
Managed to give it wash between jobs next day.
ye temporaty covers are the best as the diff oil can get to the bearings then like you said in your commentary there are a lot of hub bolt patterns to have one cover for all of them would be a bit of a job
Thanks for watching Simon.
Another great vid. I love watching these, so interesting.
Glad you found it of interest , Cheers.
"That's the beauty of BMW drivers!"
Thanks for watching John.
Great video as usual Steve . Happy new year to you and your family ..
Same to you! Thanks for watching.
Thanks to you and are heavy recovery guys and woman ,we would be stuck without you you got me out of jam or two you recover me and my flat bed thanks to you all the 4 th emergency service a great and dangerous job you do 24 /7 365 thanks to everyone keeping us moving ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hi Andrew , your very welcome mate.
Heavy recovery with steve great videos
Thanks for watching Nicholas , glad you like them.
Though one Steve but you made it look easy as always
Thanks very much for watching , Cheers.
Good to see you back Steve. Some really shocking driving in London. No consideration. Kudos to you for your patience, nobody else seems to have any! I think a few bad words may have come out if it were me! I wouldn't want to live and drive in a place like London. I live near Carlisle and you think it's busy with a few cars sat for 5 mins very occasionally - different world down there. An automatic would certainly be necessary if you were doing that every day. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks again for watching James , think could do with automatic truck now as do so much in London now.
You are very impressive Steve, I hope you had a nice deserved beer later that night, or maybe just a nice hot bath lol
Thanks for watching much appreciated , cold beer hit the spot that night.
Another insight into the life of a heavy goods recovery driver.
This is keeping me from being bored while recovering from Covid.
A couple of questions for you Steve.
Why is your truck manual and not automatic and why do you only remove one drive shaft?
Looking forward to the next videos 😊
Rich
Hi Richard , truck was already in stock at bodybuilders so didn't get option on gearbox. By removing the half shaft you our protection the gearbox by removing the drive from the rear wheels via the prop shaft to gearbox . Something we have to do on all commercial vehicles we recover when drive wheels our in contact with the road.
Cheers Steve been a while👍
Hi Gary , not been able to film much recently mate.
Hi Steve nice to see you again, great video thanks 😊 thought you were about to do a sub-aqua recovery at the start 😊😊 take care mate Gary.
Hi Gary thanks for watching ,Cheers.
It’s always a pleasure watching your videos you are so professional at all times I always love watching your videos Sir. I still can’t believe how stupid people can be over taking any vehicle which is turning they can’t value their own life . Keep up the great work
Hi Ian thanks for watching , Cheers.
I do that journey regularly, absoulte nightmare anytime of the day!
Hi Andy , rather you than me mate with that traffic.
Very nice footage
Glad you liked it.
You’re a better man than me. Amazing you never swore😂
Thanks for watching Spencer.
The viofo A229 should have a timer feature for the HDR. Best to use HDR only at night.
Thanks for the tip John.
Great job Steve. How do you get the vehicle your towing so central to yours, unbelievable skill i believe to have it follow you so direct.
Thanks for watching James , just try and reverse using dustcart mirrors as guide really , try to get central otherwise if will effect your road positioning.
It is bleedin hard graft trying to navigate that rig through london I used to drive a 06foot wagon and drag all through london hated every minute of it sold ye kit to another haulier bought a tractor unit and headed for Italy never looked back and never missed London
Thanks for watching Simon, brought back some memories then lol.
G’day from Brisbane Queensland Australia, love your Vlogs on towing around London , what horrible roads you have in London. They are more like the suburban road that you would find out the front your house. Those speed up and down calming devices as part of the road speed control. Here in Australia are known as Wombats, be auseinander if you were to hit a wombat the vehicle would come off second best. All the best
Glad you like them! and thanks very much for watching from Australia ,Cheers.
Another great video Steve. You must have the patience of a saint to deal with that traffic; it's a long time since I regularly drove through London and in no way does it appeal to me now. Are there any rules or regs regards the use of beacons ?
Hi David thanks for watching , normally left up to the driver when he or she sees a benefit to use beacons as a warning to others when towing.
Great video mate
Glad you enjoyed , Cheers.
Do UK wreckers have safety chains?
Thanks for watching , we dont have to use break away chains like they have to use in US.
steve have you ever tried a plumbers bung to stop the oil escaping from the axel
Hi Simon never tried that , normally have half shaft cover to fit mate , you only tend to loose oil out of axles with roller bearings , you dont normally see much of the oil on normal axles when you remove the blue roll.
Really enjoyed the video. Just a quick question, why do you not like having your beacons (lights) on if possible? You say for cover? :)
Hi thanks for watching , we dont need to run with beacons on if we can keep up with the flow of traffic and not causing a hazard to other drivers. We use them as warning to others on busy narrow roads or maybe pulling across junctions , at night they can dazzle others and take the eye focus off turning and braking lights on truck.
@@HeavyRecoverywithSteve Aah, got it! That makes sense now that you've explained it. Cheers :) I've watched a few videos since, I love having them on in the background while I'm working from home.
5 year's spent driving Hgv's round London the Standard of Driving is as wonderful as ever i see 🤣.
Thanks for watching , not getting any better mate.
Great job, how do you deal with all the various charges in London?
Thanks for watching.
Do you pay the London tax charges or are recoveries vehicles exempt? And a great video and so much better with the two cameras
Thanks for watching David , same rules apply for recovery trucks as goods trucks in London.
Just wondering do you lock the cab up for security while you’re working on the tow? Or is it not possible because the keys are in the ignition? I was thinking it could be dangerous if somebody got into the cab while you’re working.
Hi Thanks for watching , you need keys in ignition and engine running to operate underlift , but have spare key to lock cab door when outside working if needed.
Little nit pick but could you move your dash cam right so it's in line with drivers eye view, liking your videos anyways 🎉
Thanks for watching , Cheers.
Im shocked at some of the drivers around there. Idiots is the only word to describe them, especially the one where you were turning right. You always do a great job Steve but i much prefer the head cam as it gives the view of the mirrors and an all round better perspective of things.
Thanks for watching and comments John.
You still haven’t changed the Motorway section in the intro .
Hi Bob thanks for watching , been really busy at work.
I am so glad I do not ever have to go to London . Some real bellends there .
Thanks for watching Paul.
hey steve if your towing a bin wagon and you come accross some bins do you stop and pick them up to make extra money ???
Thanks for watching Alan , did recover Dustcart out of China Town few years back and got well feed there.