Most people don't put in the effort you do with metal fabrication and it shows in your work, its not just beautify built, the attention to detail and the quality of your work is always just that much higher than it needs to be. I hope the people that hire you are aware that they are getting the highest quality available and they pay you accordingly.
Hey Matt, thanks so much for taking the time to post this video when everyone is in holiday mode - and so you should be too with your family. Appreciate that you are putting so much time and effort into your channel. Memories from the old cow shed!!
And that....ladies and gentlemen is how you do it properly...the Urchfab way...best wishes to you Matt and your family for the coming years ahead..always great videos..great tips on welding and fabrication and quite honestly a bloody decent all round bloke.
Matt, your fab skills are a joy to observe. This vid was a dose of peace and tranquility during the holidays and just a nice breath of fresh air to relax and watch. Miss the lighting in the old cow shed, but I’m super stoked you have a nice place now with a lift! Looking forward to watching in 2020 and beyond man
Great video.i enjoyed it greatly .was good to see theres still guys out there that just get stuck in and get the job done right . Keep up the fantastic work urch 🤘👍
Matt, you did a damned good job on the old girl.. Like all your work, it's a credit to your skills and ability. All the best for 2020..I'll still be watching for your posts whenever they appear
This was a great original project series that you carried out Matt, a real credit to you. I would have struggled to sell it after putting in so much work. Happy new year to you.
Hope santa was good to you lol wish you and family and your fellow followers the best new year possible A massive thanks for your videos 👍👍👍😜🏴🦄🎣😁✌️
Hay dude video I enjoyed it it was nice to see in time laps. appreciate all of your work and time to post videos hope you had a good Christmas and santa got you lots of toys 👍👍👍👍👍
Pretty fair effort there Matt. So far you have convinced me the workshop needs a Colchester student. That’s organised but now I find an irresistible urge to build a wee transporter. Whatever you do, please don’t get married for god sake.
INCREDIBLE.....Well, to me anyway. Just watched this on my phone connected to my truck stereo... good sounds too, Matt. Now wish I had not binned metalworking etc at school.. could maybe build stuff to a good level... instead I can tell you about Keynsian Theiry and Plate tectonics....FML 😆
Cracking job Matt. you managed to get around all that heavy lifting and positioning all on your own..i actually turn work like this down as i'm just not able to physically do it anymore..getting old and fat is not good for business lol.
You're a very skilled man, great workmanship. You should really not seat on the bare floor. They make very good kneeling pads which are great. You're not as old as me, but believe me it's good advice.
Urchfab is a Probuilder Im just woundering if your going to paint the frame or just have it what do you call it? zinked? Sorry my english isnt that great, Im from Sweden you know 😜 Merry christmas and a happy new year!
Hey Matt, could you do an update on your customer's Pop? It looks like an interesting project, and would make a good filler when you don't have updates on your personal cars.
Urchfab just a quick heads up the link in the description for your camera brings up an HDMI cable for some reason, the mic and tripod links are good though 👍
Since I saw this thing a year or so ago I've been looking for a long wheel base van to build my own. Quite rare and expensive in Australia unless you want an absolute pile of garbage.
Two questions please: 1) What is the max weight you can put on it? (What is the heaviest car? 2) What driving license you have to have to drive the truck bed. Please ;)
in the UK a normal car license covers you for a truck that size as its not over 3500kgs gross weight. weight you can put on it depends on the weight of the truck and body as these vary from body to body. most weigh in at around 2200kgs empty (as i believe this one did from memory, i think it was weighed in the original build series but cant be sure) which would mean a maximum of 1300kgs load. looking at modern cars, cars such as the Ford Focus/Mondeo/Kuga etc are all too heavy to be legally put on the truck, as are many others. anything bigger than a Fiesta or Corsa is probably too heavy nowadays, despite what the scrap guys tell you, its illegal. no amount of spring upgrades changes the plated weight
Holey Editing Batman. How long did that take Matty. Great work as always Mate. I remember watching the entire build when you did it. Good to look back. Happy New Year Mate. Billy J...……… OZ Land.
@@RobertNairn I didn't even notice Matt was in his old unit, to busy watching him work and thought he was just making another bed for the truck again haha 😁
Nice, there’s companies out there whose whole business is based on making these things, who make a way messier job of it! How heavy a vehicle is it gonna be able to carry while staying under the rated Gross Weight?
What was the length of the original bed you had on it? My tipper has just failed its mot on a rotten bed. Been thinking of turning the truck into a recovery truck and getting a tipper trailer for a while so now seems like the time. Held a 16 foot length of timber up against it though and it just looks wrong. Think I must have a medium or short wheelbase. The tipper bed is 10 foot 6in and that already overhangs the back wheels 2 to 3 foot at a glance.
Have a question. The storage box below the winch. Did you put a drain hole in it? On your next recovery truck build should build a mount that can transfer the winch pull from rear to the side. Mount it by the rear axle somewhere.
Most people don't put in the effort you do with metal fabrication and it shows in your work, its not just beautify built, the attention to detail and the quality of your work is always just that much higher than it needs to be. I hope the people that hire you are aware that they are getting the highest quality available and they pay you accordingly.
Hey Matt, thanks so much for taking the time to post this video when everyone is in holiday mode - and so you should be too with your family. Appreciate that you are putting so much time and effort into your channel. Memories from the old cow shed!!
Excellent work Matt
This is what got me hooked to the channel , Matt is a top class fabricator , haven’t missed a episode since , well done Matt !!
Nice job Matt!
He's doubled the value of that Ford.
Judt kidding
He's quadrupled it!
And that....ladies and gentlemen is how you do it properly...the Urchfab way...best wishes to you Matt and your family for the coming years ahead..always great videos..great tips on welding and fabrication and quite honestly a bloody decent all round bloke.
Guess who's back, back again, Matty's back, tell a friend
Nice job!
Got my eye on a mk6 transit with a view to building a tiny home on a chassis cab. This was inspirational, cheers Matt.
The reason why I originally subscribed to the channel and always look forward to watching an urchvid when a notification comes through
Great looking deck you built Matt. Continue on. Looking for more Ford videos soon.
This would have been a great series video with voice explanation. These are great as learning videos as well.
Nice work .Cheers
Quality work. Thanks I enjoyed that.
Great to watch it all come together in one sitting.
Another awesome fabrication video, well done.👍
Man what a sweet build ,looks awesome.
Nice build Matt
Nice work Matt. 👍😎
great seeing that all in one go again, really tight work there Matt.
Remember watching the actual build series for this van. The work that went into it was superb
Thanks for putting that together, nice one. Looking forward to seeing more of the Mongrel now you’ve got it back.
Great work Matt, keep it going bud 👍👍👍☺️
Matt, your fab skills are a joy to observe. This vid was a dose of peace and tranquility during the holidays and just a nice breath of fresh air to relax and watch. Miss the lighting in the old cow shed, but I’m super stoked you have a nice place now with a lift! Looking forward to watching in 2020 and beyond man
Really impressive work Matt. Looks great!
Great video.i enjoyed it greatly .was good to see theres still guys out there that just get stuck in and get the job done right .
Keep up the fantastic work urch 🤘👍
Respect Ironmaster omg ;-)
You have SKILLS !
He most certainly does.
A very talented individual.
Cheers mate.
Matt, you did a damned good job on the old girl.. Like all your work, it's a credit to your skills and ability. All the best for 2020..I'll still be watching for your posts whenever they appear
Great job. Another great video 👍👍
Wow impressive, nice job
This was a great original project series that you carried out Matt, a real credit to you. I would have struggled to sell it after putting in so much work. Happy new year to you.
Yeah wish I hadn't needed to to be honest.
That was most enjoyable. As always, your workmanship is of the highest standard, well done you.
Excellent work once again.
Very neat....should last well...
Super cool @Matt! Thanks for sharing!
Proper jarb👍
Hope santa was good to you lol wish you and family and your fellow followers the best new year possible
A massive thanks for your videos
👍👍👍😜🏴🦄🎣😁✌️
Cheers Matt
Thanks for entertaining me this year ...
Nout better than wolfing dinner down while watching you create some thing..
Happy new year
That is way cool and , I think, one of your best video's.
Thanks and great truck.
Mike
Cool build. Some really clever details in there.
Class work Matt 👌
That’s mint mate, beautiful job
Thank you for doing a time lapse as well!
Good side line for you Matt. Nice work, as always.
Satisfying to watch...👍
This is the build that got me to subscribe to your channel. Sorry you had to sell it. Maybe another ramp truck build is in the future? :)
Good stuff!
This is beautifully done, Very helpful too I was looking into doing this on a truck of my own and this helped a lot. Keep it up!
Fantastic video.. I still vote its time you built another transit lol was a great series of videos.
Thats alot of work, really nicely done Matt! Without any drawings i suppose? Always good to have a timelaps camera rolling 🤛👍
Hay dude video I enjoyed it it was nice to see in time laps. appreciate all of your work and time to post videos hope you had a good Christmas and santa got you lots of toys 👍👍👍👍👍
you got my hopes up for a moment thinking you came to your senses and moved back to the olde shoppe. i miss that wonderful floor!
hi nice work.
Was a nice bit of work that project, look forward to the next custom recovery vehicle and what you learned from the MK1.
Fantastic job Matt. Thoughtful design, well-built, and well-finished. Hope it serves you well for many years.
Plasma torch wouldve been a massive time saver on that project!
wow that's a dream truck good job
Great video and loving the new music. Good job Matt
Pretty fair effort there Matt. So far you have convinced me the workshop needs a Colchester student. That’s organised but now I find an irresistible urge to build a wee transporter. Whatever you do, please don’t get married for god sake.
Never missed an episode brilliant 😎
Great stuff!
Brilliant workmanship as always, it just a shame we can't work at the speed normally! 🤪
INCREDIBLE.....Well, to me anyway. Just watched this on my phone connected to my truck stereo... good sounds too, Matt. Now wish I had not binned metalworking etc at school.. could maybe build stuff to a good level... instead I can tell you about Keynsian Theiry and Plate tectonics....FML 😆
Fascinating to watch a true craftsman at work. Happy New Year Matt
Cracking job Matt. you managed to get around all that heavy lifting and positioning all on your own..i actually turn work like this down as i'm just not able to physically do it anymore..getting old and fat is not good for business lol.
Man, that is some excellent work! I would like to do the same some day.
Muy bien Bro saludos desde Honduras👍👍👍
Man that looks sexy I personally like the pouch at the front made from checkerplate
I assume some holes were added to drain out rain water or oil leaks from whatever's being recovered.
that was a awesome build thanx for the upload matt
Nice short version of the original build, hows it holding up to the work load?
nicely done... just keep away from 3 wheeled morgans and robin reliants :-)
awasome worke m8! love yours videos
This was the build that got me watching and subscribing to the channel, great stuff. Happy New Year Matt.
Sweet! I’ve been missing the recovery truck.
Nice one Matt! That was an excellent build!
Happy New Year to you and the family! :-)
Cool video Matt, enjoyed it!
wow ... my hats off to you sir !!!
I am speechless ... however you are one fabricator artisan
Great video Matt. Have you always done this type of work?. Regards MachineNZ
HAHA No, he watched a couple vids on TH-cam a week ago and just starting to get the hang of it lol 😉
This man's an artist in my opinion 😁👍
Oh and off, yeah.
You're a very skilled man, great workmanship. You should really not seat on the bare floor. They make very good kneeling pads which are great. You're not as old as me, but believe me it's good advice.
Urchfab is a Probuilder
Im just woundering if your going to paint the frame or just have it what do you call it? zinked?
Sorry my english isnt that great, Im from Sweden you know 😜
Merry christmas and a happy new year!
I painted it but galvanised would have been better.
I would like to know how much the build weight?
Awesome build homie
Noyce!!
Hey Matt, could you do an update on your customer's Pop?
It looks like an interesting project, and would make a good filler when you don't have updates on your personal cars.
It's coming back for some work in the future.
Great video!! All your vids are superb! Can you tell me what make and model of camera you use to record them please?
Thanks bud 👍
There's a link in the description.
Urchfab just a quick heads up the link in the description for your camera brings up an HDMI cable for some reason, the mic and tripod links are good though 👍
Great video, subscribed. What was the wheelbase on that van?
Since I saw this thing a year or so ago I've been looking for a long wheel base van to build my own. Quite rare and expensive in Australia unless you want an absolute pile of garbage.
some nice work there matt, but how do you get the ramps in the store point with a long load on the back? 0.0
chrismechanic B Crouch down lol. I doubt he’s gonna have anything long enough on it to overhang the back of it anyway.
It was a bit of a reach but manageable.
Two questions please: 1) What is the max weight you can put on it? (What is the heaviest car? 2) What driving license you have to have to drive the truck bed. Please ;)
in the UK a normal car license covers you for a truck that size as its not over 3500kgs gross weight. weight you can put on it depends on the weight of the truck and body as these vary from body to body. most weigh in at around 2200kgs empty (as i believe this one did from memory, i think it was weighed in the original build series but cant be sure) which would mean a maximum of 1300kgs load. looking at modern cars, cars such as the Ford Focus/Mondeo/Kuga etc are all too heavy to be legally put on the truck, as are many others. anything bigger than a Fiesta or Corsa is probably too heavy nowadays, despite what the scrap guys tell you, its illegal. no amount of spring upgrades changes the plated weight
@@petelattimer6808 UK and its amazing laws! Good reply by the way 😉
1500kg, and a standard driving license.
Holey Editing Batman. How long did that take Matty. Great work as always Mate. I remember watching the entire build when you did it. Good to look back. Happy New Year Mate. Billy J...……… OZ Land.
Hi Matt, Did you sell the van on? Came across a bed for sale that looks very similar to your build going for £595.
Yeah I sold it to someone I know.
@@Urchfab Nice! Not stolen then 👌
How is it holding up after a year of use?
What did it weigh empty this Matt?
Cool build but I did some research and you can only have 15percent of the wheel base as overhang. But who is checking
Wheelbase or overall length? My iveco van has 11 foot wheelbase with 5 foot overhang.
It's well within the limits.
I miss the FORD RECOVERY TRUCK :-(
Me too.
@@Urchfab Hopefully you can build a new recovery truck in the future.
1st wow🙂👍👍
actually, I watched this months ago. so...
@@RobertNairn same however the fast version I was first omg.
Matt's video's I would be lucky if I am 300 in the line who already saw it 😉🙂👍👍
@@RobertNairn I didn't even notice Matt was in his old unit, to busy watching him work and thought he was just making another bed for the truck again haha 😁
Nice, there’s companies out there whose whole business is based on making these things, who make a way messier job of it!
How heavy a vehicle is it gonna be able to carry while staying under the rated Gross Weight?
1500 kg
Urchfab Not bad, that covers most small and medium sized cars from the pre ‘you need 10 airbags and a solid foot of door next to you!’ days.
What was the length of the original bed you had on it? My tipper has just failed its mot on a rotten bed. Been thinking of turning the truck into a recovery truck and getting a tipper trailer for a while so now seems like the time. Held a 16 foot length of timber up against it though and it just looks wrong. Think I must have a medium or short wheelbase. The tipper bed is 10 foot 6in and that already overhangs the back wheels 2 to 3 foot at a glance.
Have a question. The storage box below the winch. Did you put a drain hole in it?
On your next recovery truck build should build a mount that can transfer the winch pull from rear to the side. Mount it by the rear axle somewhere.
Yes, many.