OLD Tip Truck Infested with SNAKES Sitting for 10+ YEARS! Will it START?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video, I ask the question will it start in relation to this vintage Bedford Dump Truck after sitting for many years. The entire truck is covered in spider webs, mould and everywhere you look there’s another snake skin. It has also suffered considerable rust after sitting in a coastal region for so many years. It’s in such rough shape, the first question I asked myself when I saw it was, is it simply too far gone, followed by, is that the remnants of yet another SNAKE?
Thanks very much for watching.
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You know we all want to see her running Bruce. Get the carb and the starter sorted. We'll all be waiting for part 2.
Absolutely!!
I know I'm waiting 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Hey Bruce, I bought an old TK Beddy many years ago for my fencing business, I had a steel tray and a spot on Cab but the six cylinder engine was knackered. I had a recon. 253v8 Holden motor lying around so I modified a few things and put that in with its 4 speed manual tranny. It went like a beauty but after about 3 months the diff seized up and Idid a small fencing job for a cocky and he had a split diff in his workshop for a TK so we made a clean swap. I found and Eaton splitter for her and wired it all up and gave me 8 gears which came in useful over the years. Final upgrade was to add gas after I took the heads off and modified them. That old TK gave me years of faithful service with not a problem and when I bought my farm she carried on as an awesome all rounder. So obviously this video struck at the old heart strings and I’m pleased you gave her your special brand of love. Another ripper from the old master, well done
Thanks for sharing that Gordon, they were certainly a pretty common truck here in Qld back in the 70s and 80s
@@bruceinaus 69 c1800 international were still in service as fire trucks in early 2000’s similar except Chrysler v8 powered.
Your a legend mate , love your work 👍
Remember seeing trucks like this around nz when I was a kid around late 80s early 90s been afew years now. Can't be too many surviving now I'm guessing.
A beatififul looking truck design not a boring box.
Good job Bruce.....................the only guy on youtube that knows what he is talking about, thank you Sir
Thank you for that, but I think there are a lot smarter ppl than me on here!
He puts all the other "will it start" guys to shame! A true professional.
yes! quality time with my favorite uncle, Bruce!!
Thank you
Nobody rocks a flowery shirt like Bruce.
Love the channel, sir!
Kentucky, USA
Keeps the slongers at bay.🐍
Probably a bit flash for this truck lol
How he keeps his shirt clean unbelievable.
Style and class
We need a new release. Watching Bruce is therapeutic when things are uncertain!
Maybe he is laying under some big tractor in a paddock somewhere hoping we will notice he is missing.......
I love hearing all the background noises. All sorts of animals around there.
Lots of Animals making noises around here
Some of those noises is Bruces lunch acting up
Your average human would have turned around and run for cover, but not Bruce...you're a fair dinkum legend mate!!
Lol thanks
Bruce, no matter how rusty, there are always parts that someone could use. There should be more soft spoken intelligent people like you in the world. It would be a much better place to live. Jim from Connecticut
Thanks so much Jim, appreciate the kind words
not a fan of deadly snakes but Bruce is DETERMINED. good job Bruce
Thank you, lots of snakes around here it seems
Bruce seems to have snake magic. Like Bee keeper's and bees. He respects them, and they respect him. I think it's because he's a gentleman.
I love watching people who just don't know how to give up and quit. They just GET IT DONE. You are remarkable sir. From Virginia USA thank you..
Man I love it when the TH-cam algorithm serves me nuggets like this. You got a new subscriber.
Always looking forward to another adventure in Australia starting old engines with Bruce and the Cameraman
Thanks very much
Super video Bruce, brings back memories of driving the old Bedfords back in the day.
Good stuff Bruce, ready and waiting for part 2 🤠
Thanks very much for the support
So close - lets see it cough into life - well done so far. love hearing the stories you tell from the past too.
Thanks very much
A new length measurement, Bruces.
"How tall is that trailer over there, dont want to be overheight", "Naa your fine, it only looks to be a couple bruces, maybe a bruce and a half."
Lol, thanks
Hey man, thanks for you’re videos, I have learned so much. And please be careful, we would hate to see you get bitten, or hurt by something. Thank you.
Thank you, I was on high alert on this 1
That's a better shirt than I wear to church Burce!
Keep working on it,nice to see it drive
Thank you, I’ll preserve
This channel deserves more attention. Thank you guys for the videos!
Thanks for sharing that Gordon, they were certainly a pretty common truck here in Qld back in the 70s and 80s
Definitely want to see it running so looking forward to part 2!
Multiple snakeskins,Spider sanctuary disturbance,various particles on Bruce’s head,Hornets nest in the carby to take the win..
What an epic video!
Great teamwork.
I was on high alert here, so was the cameraman
@@bruceinaus Go well Bruce & co.
Top knotch viewing from a NZ lad from across the ditch.
As a young man when I started my career I drove a Ford D-series diesel truck with a cab quite similar to the Bedford. Quite an interesting driving experience for a 6'3" tall man...
Another great video thanks Bruce
Thank you
With the carb off, give a prime shot into intake manifold. Engine should start. Or keep us in suspense for pt 2, rebuilt carb. Loved the hornets nest shot! Take care Bruce.
Yes it would be great to see it going and restored
First lorry I ever had a ride in EKL 413C which was a diesel engined TK, 4 ton tipper I think, at 13 years old I got the job of filling the diesel tank every night and checking oil and water levels, loved every minute of it. My Uncle drove for a tipper firm with Bedford TKs and 2 KMs, later they had 2 stroke Commers then Dodge Commandos
was that 2 stroke a roots TS3?.....what an engine that was
@@shavedmonkey9821 Yes they were the TS3 engines, we weren't very far from where they were manufactured , Tilling - Stevens factory was nr Maidstone Kent, later bought out by the Rootes group
Another beauty of a shirt! I can't keep mine clean eating dinner let alone working under a truck. It shows what a tidy and methodical person you are. Looking forward to this video.
Yep, great channel Bruce. You can start anything, no worries at all..and I suppose you've heard the one where a bloke walks into a pub holding a pair of jumper leads, as he walks up to the bar the barman says 'Well I'll let you in with those, but just don't go round starting anything alright'. Keep up the good work 👍
Love this channel it’s like watching the Bob Ross off old trucks
I think it's brilliant the way you are sort out the Old engines nice to see
A true classic truck old work horse my friends dad always had many of them I used to work for him in the mid 90s in hes scrap yard was the first truck i dove on the road only passed my test in a month before driving it i used to pick cars up with the old hand wind lift on both sides (can't remember the name) and the other Tk we used to load on car shells on the flat bed you would never get away with now 😂🤣 that's for sure he still had the one with the harvey frost crane on if that's correct for years till he died in 2010 thanks bruce for makeing me remember the good old days im sure there is still plenty around in the uk 👍
I love it every single time i see a notification from Bruce and Farmcraft. I have learned so much from the two channels this year more than all the years i've been on youtube
Thanks for the support
Brings back memories Bruce, My boss in NZ bought one while I was doing my carpentry apprenticeship. Did lots of trips to Mt Cook in it over 18 months. She'll go.
👍👍
Good on ya Bruce looking forward to part 2. Thanks for all videos, really enjoy watching you get things going again.
You've certainly had a variety of tenants living inside that old girl! I love those old straight six petrol Bedfords, especially the smaller J Series models, so I'd definitely love to see more on this!
Thanks Regan, I might do an update once I get the Carby back
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In the late 1970s, I worked as a mechanic for a bus company. I wasn’t usually expected to work on Sundays, but one morning early, the phone rang; the driver explained, “I’ve brought a group of people over the border to play the Pokies (no pokies in Qld during the rein of Sir Joh) then when we were ready to come home the bus wouldn’t start.” So grabbing the Bedford Diesel I headed for the Teranora Football Club, ‘Oh I shouldn’t have taken that one’, but how was I to know it was needed elsewhere? There was not much other choice. So I parked beside the bus ( A Bedford 300 petrol) to connect up Jumper Leads; I told the driver, “Try it now.” An enormous “BANG” echoed off the countryside, and a cloud of dust fell out of the roof panels, mud from the 1974 floods. (I was imagining everyone around the area diving under their beds, as during the night, there had been shots fired nearby.) They had left the Club at about 1 AM and tried to start the bus until the battery gave in. They lifted the engine cover to look at the engine, one guy looked at the Ignition Distributor and said, “I migghtuh dranka few beers tonight but dem wires is rrong,” “I’ve worked at Irving Motors for the past 15 years and Dem wires is rrong.” How did they think they got there if the Spark Plug leads were wrong? So they pulled the leads out and put them in the right places, then they pushed the bus up and down the football field, but ‘of course’ no go. Somewhere back in the vehicle's history, someone had put the distributor in 180 degrees out, It was easily fixed; just put the plug leads around 180 degrees. So, after the muffler blew wide open, the driver told me the story. They had completely flooded the motor and no way could it be started, the muffler still had sufficient fuel in it to go off at the first spark on an open exhaust valve. I put the leads back in the wrong places, and she started straight up, so I burbled her all the way back to the depot.
Very much enjoy watching you get these old neglected machines running again, and looking forward to part 2!
No, Bruce, there's your problem.A hornet's nest in the middle of your carburetor. 🎉🎉🎉 cheers mate.
TKs Once very common here in England , they were very popular most fitted with Perkins diesels and made over long period including military 4x4 versions , thanks for the video Bruce catch ya on the next one ,
Always a pleasure thanks mate. 👍
Yeah Bruce get it going! You're almost there. Spark ✅ just need the air\fuel mixture now, and a lil more starter speed won't hurt.
That be great to see it go Bruce give it a shot 👍👍
Bruce, you need to start selling merch to help pay for your adventures. Start with the shirt! A winner! Let the young whippersnapper cameraman build your Brand.
Snakeskin belts?
I wouldn’t call working on something riddled with snake skins, spiders & hornets “taking it easy” Bruce 😱
I learnt to drive in one of these. It was diesel. I was 16 years old. It had a sloped tipper on the back . At that time I thought it was one hell of an adventure. It was very easy to drive. Cheers.
Good tip on checking the points. When cleaning them I prefer using an emery board, the kind you use for fingernails.
Yep. Get her going.
Love your work, Bruce 👍
Thanks for another great video Bruce! It's great to see you working on gas and diesel engines. The way you break the videos up into will it start and will it drive is also highly desirable. See you on the next one!
It's a surprise that it wasn't seized up but, the hornets like to build in a dry spot. The cab did a fair job of keeping the water out but, it sure has paid for it over the years.
Yes and Yes! A Great part 1, can't wait until part 2. Thank You.
Yes please to more videos on this Bruce 👍
Got to finish this one.
Worked on a lot of the diesel versions of these back home. Solid, reliable but uncomfortable to drive. Great video as usual 😃
Thanks Steve
Like Jim Stafford said in his song, "I don't like Spiders and Snakes", especially poison snakes, and y'all got a bunch of different poison snakes down under, we've only got maybe a handful here in the US and that's more than enough for me. Anyhow, rock on Bruce 🤘✌️
The Most beautiful Bruce of All
Hi Bruce i am sure it won't beet you great to watch cheers Graeme
Mate your a brave man crawling around inside that cab.
Great work Bruce, can't wait to see Pt 2👍
Up till about 18 months ago I had a TK tipper. It looks like it was a later model than that one your playing with Bruce. Mine had the 6 cylinder 300CI petrol motor and the carby was a Stromberg, (2 bolts only) same as Holden as you would well know. The motor looked exactly like that one you were working on. It was seized when I got it so I did an in chassis rebuild and it went like a trooper after that. Plenty of guts even when fully loaded with dirt in the bin. It was air over hydraulic brakes, bit of a pain but the park brake was air release so I used the park brake air valve as the brakes on the beast. Pretty hairy coming down the mountain on my property loaded to the hilt with some road base for road repairs and only the park brake for stopping power. It worked OK, otherwise I would not have used it. Thanks for the video.
Can't wait for the Carbi strip down episode! Sounds like the starter motor brushes check is worthy too.
Nice job Bruce!! Very good tip on how to manually check the ignition and the points earth/ground connection.
Bruce is wearing his going into town on a Friday night shirt.
Wow. Just getting that door open was worth the price of admission.....🤑
Bruce l am now a 70 year old man
When I was young I drove a Tk
I am crying with joy 😢😢😢
Again, Bruce is bloody Amazing
Hi Bruce...great job on the old truck...yes I would enjoy a part two.. watching from Maine USA..
Hello Bruce and the cameraman another great episode on this old Bedford its has been sitting for awhile but I reckon after abit of tlc you'll get it started would enjoy watching more on this old truck and i see their were snakeskin's there glad to see they cleared the area around the truck thanks for sharing Bruce and the cameraman take care everyone blessings till next time
Thank you Denis
Well done Bruce, excellent workmanship. I told my partner the firing order as you were checking the engine and she ask me. " How do I know that" Like you haven to worked on many old 6 Cylinder engines"
Enjoy your commentary. Would like to see the old Bedford up and running, please continue with part 2.
Love your videos Bruce.
Cheers,
Alan
Can't wait 2 sea old Tk going
Again Charlie SCOTLAND.
Excellent video again Bruce, interesting and entertaining in equal measure !
Thanks for sharing, looking forward to part 2 !
That bird made the perfect noise when you went to put the key in like special effects! 😅
My Father only had Bedford trucks for our Roof manufacturing business. He had a KG, a TK, a J3 and a J1. They were beautiful trucks. Always reliable.
I'm here again setting on the edge of the couch saying come on old timer .. speaking of the truck of course... yeah would like to see it running poor old thing .. great video thanks
Part 2 please Bruce can't wait, watching from NZ.👍👍👍
Keep going on this old gal!
You are a braver man than me Bruce. I would have fogged the inside of that cab with that bug spray 🤣, must be an aussie thing, used to all the bugs and critters 😉...
Great video, thankyou. No way a bloody petrol Bedstead is going to beat Bruce! Can't wait for part 2. However this truck is soo rusted it will be likely falling to pieces with a decent rev. I used to drive one of these from farm to grain silos with 6 tons on. Never any power (so always getting bogged in the Mallee sand) and the 2 speed diff just made noise. Not Bedford's finest product.
Nice job Bruce . Thats a beauty of an emblem on the front ! It almost came to life there mate , that hornet blocked carby was no help . Snakes have their place in the world , and I do my best to stay out of their place . We will look forward to part 2 with "Eddie" . Take care Bruce . 🌵
Thoroughly enjoyed watching this and listening to your experience , can’t wait to see part 2 , thank you Bruce you’re approach going about this is very good and you don’t mind getting into the nitty gritty.
I love the old Bedford mate. My Dad had for garbage trucks years ago and I would help on the round in the Hastings VIC area and work fixing them too.
Bloody good trucks.
Thanks Ken
love watching your videos your very clever at fixing engines i like fixing engines to.
Think you need some start ya bastard Bruce.😂😂
Just plug it in to a computer! 😂
That's all new mechanics do now days.
Proper experience and knowledge goes a long way.
Keep it up.
Thanks
Great old trucks
Looking forward to part two. TVM.
Would love to see it running. Great job Bruce!
Great video, look forward to part 2.
Please let there be a part 2 Can wait brother. God Bless you Bruce hope all is well In the outback. Always watch where you walk, my friend. Watch out for those snakes in spiders. You have balls of steel.My friend going inside those bananed vehicles, not knowing if there's a big spider lurking behind that seat Or a snake. Your biggest fan GMC Guy From Boston, Massachusetts USA.
Grew up in Ireland when our village shop delivered sand and gravel to farmers . Shop used that exact lorry back in early 60s . Then changed to diesel when petrol became so expensive. Bruce your from the old days of simple mechanical engineering . Amazing how much of Australian auto language is similar to Brits and Irish back then . I live in USA for years and it’s so different .. V8 s and 300 HP where as my Mini was 32 hp . Great to watch u work and not use scanners to find the problem 😂👍
Thanks Bruce! I'm posting from a new channel. Cheers Evo from down south.
Thanks very much Evo
It would be lovely to see her running again.
Can't wait to hear it run.👍
Hi Bruce, first time I've watched your video mate, I'm hooked and now an avid fan subscribed to your channel. Thanks for this first video of the Bedford, looking forward to part 2.
Hi Bruce, really enjoy watching your videos. With regard to the old Bedford 214 maybe a few pumps of engine oil down the cylinders might make those old rings seal a bit better. cheers
I did think of that and your quite right I should do it for next time
Always have a soft spot for the old TK's - i worked in a timber yard in my school holidays and one of my jobs was cranking up the old (by then - off road) TK Bedford to load sawdust, and timber offcuts for the firewood heap. Beautifully smooth gearbox compared to the clunky two D Series Fords. Can't wait for Part 2 Bruce!
Great work Bruce, Gotta save an old TK
Thanks Bruce, I remember these old TK's from my youth and would love to see you get this one running.
Keep you posted with an update down the track
Brilliant!. Old school mechanics!. Wish I'd had your channel to watch back in the eighties when I got my first car! Bril!. Keep doing what you do. Teaching mechanical 'Noddys' how to fix stuff!. On ya!. Nuff said. 🙂
Thanks very much Rob