What vehicle can I buy for £25 - and will it Start?

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
  • Heya Good People of the Internet.
    I've gone and done it again. Whilst doing my delivery job, I came across the lovely, old, and abandoned little Dump Truck, parked up in the corner of a garden. After chatting to the owner about what a shame it was, she offered it to me - for the pricey sum of £25 quid, so please enjoy this video on what happened next.
    Lawrie - Presenter and brand new dumper owner
    Dan 2 - Work colleague and stand in cameraman,
    Matt - Secretly completely in love with the Dump Truck,
    Geffers - Still trying to work out 'just why?'
    Morgan - Seriously unimpressed.
    A video edited by Lawrie.
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  • @caramelldansen2204
    @caramelldansen2204 3 роки тому +12

    for some reason, this video screams '2008 home video of people doing stupid stuff in their garden on a shoestring budget' energy and I love it

  • @charliestrains9826
    @charliestrains9826 5 років тому +25

    The term: “I want one” comes to mind

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +4

      Funny that, it happened to me!

    • @charliestrains9826
      @charliestrains9826 5 років тому +2

      Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels where did you get this, cause I’d like to look for one.

  • @jackking5567
    @jackking5567 5 років тому +105

    Get the compression sorted and it'll start easier.
    Rebuild kits are still available brand new because those engines are still made in India.

    • @johndowe7003
      @johndowe7003 5 років тому +8

      dingle ball hone and new rings should be good enough

    • @killthebums
      @killthebums 5 років тому +7

      If they still make these engines an electric starter could be retrofitted couldn't it?

    • @jackking5567
      @jackking5567 5 років тому +10

      Absolutely yes. In the UK there's a huge following for this type of engine and they swap many helpful hints. You'll likely find that the correct engine casing part could be sourced too. The old single cylinder (sometimes more) engines were used in many applications as at the time they provided a bulletproof power source that could run reliably. Not overly powerful but plenty enough for that task. Go hunting Lister or Petter forums online and you'll find everything you need.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +8

      That's good to know guys, thanks!

    • @firenado4295
      @firenado4295 5 років тому +4

      @@killthebums yes I have the 2 cylinder version and it has a spot for a starter to go and I think this is the same for many of the smaller lister engines

  • @73Shakes
    @73Shakes 5 років тому +74

    I need that for my parties. Fill it with ice a beer and whatever else and drive it around haha

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +20

      I had already thought it would be an amazing drinks cooler! Great minds thing alike!

    • @bluefoxy6478
      @bluefoxy6478 4 роки тому +2

      Or drunken minds

  • @christopherdovey-gale6001
    @christopherdovey-gale6001 5 років тому +16

    I haven’t driven one of these for years!! Brings back so many memories. Especially when trying to start in the cold. The flaming newspaper would of been held over the air intake while they tried to start it in an effort to warm up the incoming air. This was of course pre glow plug days. The farm I worked on also had a larger 4WD 2 cylinder version that was a manual start as well. That took some cranking....

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +3

      Ahhh, I heard that the last time this had run it involved flaming newspapers! Makes sense.
      Trying to turn over 1 piston is bad enough - though my Ruston had a handstart too, that really would have been a lump to turn over!

  • @teescottageguyproductions
    @teescottageguyproductions 3 роки тому +13

    Lawrie is like me. I’ll buy something random online and not tell my parents until it arrives, and then they just say what have you bought now and why.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому +5

      My parents have just given up at this point

    • @geobrower3069
      @geobrower3069 Рік тому +1

      Me mum says the same thing every-time a parcel shows-up at her house, I live out in the bush so have stuff shipped to her place.
      Oh, she's 86, I'm 65. You are always the child in their eyes!
      Happy Hols all

  • @almostkentish3042
    @almostkentish3042 4 роки тому +6

    The sense of sheer joy you get from Lawrie's face when the engine fires.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому +3

      I was quite excited

  • @Andi090386
    @Andi090386 5 років тому +30

    Got to admit, you can't beat the sound of a 1 cyl Lister engine
    Now the issue of your boss seeing why you needed the van that night...

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +11

      I guess we'll find out if he's subscribed!
      It sounds amazing!

  • @phil69881
    @phil69881 5 років тому +33

    Amazing!
    I was waiting for either you or Matt to stop the thing and pull the dump lever, when the other was in the skip 😂🤣

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +14

      You have no idea the temption.... 😂

  • @graemew7001
    @graemew7001 5 років тому +54

    Off load.....was more luck than judgement 😂, you couldn't do that again! That was truly an entertaining video and the best use of £25 I've seen in a long time.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +11

      I was pretty happy with it!
      I'm sure I could do it again 😂.
      I don't want to, but I bet I could 😂

    • @graemew7001
      @graemew7001 5 років тому +6

      @@lmm Yeah right! I'll bet you the £25 you couldn't 😂

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +4

      Done! I'll have to go recover the ramps 😂

    • @graemew7001
      @graemew7001 5 років тому +6

      @@lmm Thats me £25 up this weekend then 😂

  • @JakePetrolhead
    @JakePetrolhead 5 років тому +18

    This is like the old TV show Salvage Squad, if it had absolutely no budget and far more disapproving looks.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +9

      I seem to get those looks alot...

    • @SD1fruitbat
      @SD1fruitbat 5 років тому +2

      @@lmm Get yourself a Tesla (or a milk float) if you want to get bobbyllew interested.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +2

      A milk float would be a load of fun...

  • @axelrajr
    @axelrajr 4 роки тому +1

    i love it. i especially love the fact it takes towing it 1 and a half times around the yard to start and then it runs fine.

  • @user-rn6yc1vh4q
    @user-rn6yc1vh4q 5 років тому +18

    I would like to find a dump truck for 25 squids and throw in a trout .

    • @jamestl124
      @jamestl124 5 років тому +2

      Squids 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +9

      I like the idea of a fish based currency 😂

  • @adamgriffiths2666
    @adamgriffiths2666 4 роки тому +1

    Great pick up, l have one as well. Early to mid 60,s with a twin lister engine and electric start. The tub had been removed and replaced with a fixed tray to be used as a maintenance vehicle. Very interesting and fun to drive, and its a great machine to move stuff around as well as a fantastic mobile work Bench. Great pick up ENJOY. 🚜😃

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому

      Oh you've got twice the cylinders 😂

    • @adamgriffiths2666
      @adamgriffiths2666 3 роки тому

      @@lmm yes it is a rough rider liner with the twin cylinder lister diesel ford 3 speed gearbox, and solsbry diff. The electric start is a real bonus, starts first turn of the engine.. I intend to fix it all up and repaint it all, as u probably allready know they are an interesting vehicle to try and steer. But they are still a hell of lot of fun to drive. The only thing back home here in Australia it cost me 3000 dollars, but still well worth it. Love your video's keep it up cheers 😁🚜🇦🇺

  • @johndeereboy3866
    @johndeereboy3866 5 років тому +20

    The reason why it’s front wheel drive is because the dump truck part is in the front

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +4

      Yes, he eventually worked it out 😂

  • @RobertBrown-hj4lo
    @RobertBrown-hj4lo 5 років тому +11

    It was built by Liner concrete machinery based in Gateshead Tyne and Wear bought out by an American company who closed it down and shipped every thing stateside. At the time of purchase liner were fabricating and testing one of their own designed tele handler fork lift .

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Oh really? That's cool, sad they got shut down.
      Thanks for the information!

    • @stephenhunter70
      @stephenhunter70 5 років тому +3

      Does that mean the apparently American designed Tele Handlers potentially are actually British?

    • @jackking5567
      @jackking5567 5 років тому +3

      @@stephenhunter70 Yup. The loss of engineering on Tyneside wasn't just ship building. There were many heavy engineering companies within that area which made everything from complete coal mine face working sets (roof supports, face cutters) but also electrical switch equipment, massive high voltage equipment, cranes etc. Speaking of cranes - Coles Cranes were based on Wearside. They developed the hydraulic extending boom - much like tele handlers have. You now see the connections with thinking now.
      On the Team Valley Trading Estate in Gateshead, one factory alone employed over 6000 workers and made electrical switch and control boxes. All of those electrical control boxes were used throughout British industry. That site is gone - demolished. Every now and then a fun fair (not the town moor/hoppings) visits for a few weeks.
      The loss of British manufacturing is massive.

    • @stephenhunter70
      @stephenhunter70 5 років тому +5

      @@jackking5567 Similar story to that of much of Australia. for example I grew up in Shepparton Victoria home of the SPC cannery when I was kid they exported canned fruit to France and I believe England, now France exports canned fruit to Shepparton Victoria. I'm not sure about if Newcastle NSW coal has ever been exported to Newcastle England however. I used to work in a company in Bayswater that made Dektite roof flashing's, they now come from China but unlike us they export them all other the world.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Thanks for sharing guys, the history is fascinating

  • @andromedaturnbull3512
    @andromedaturnbull3512 4 роки тому +1

    I love Matt's genuine surprise that Lawrie actually bought a working vehicle. TBH for a one cylinder the engine doesn't actually sound that bad at all. I suspect the there's a bit too much play on the crank shaft as there's some odd pinking/knocking going on but all considered, that's minor in the grand scheme of things! Absolutely brilliant.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      It seems to run well enough, so that'll do!

    • @andromedaturnbull3512
      @andromedaturnbull3512 4 роки тому +1

      @@lmm Absolutely, I wouldn't dare touch any of the engine clearances if it runs. I've learned that lesson the hard way!

  • @Dan_Kornfeld
    @Dan_Kornfeld 5 років тому +7

    Pull the dump off, add on a pair of VW (or similar) seats, and give single cylinder, diesel powered tours of the garden. You’ll make that 25 back in no time! ;)

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +5

      😂 😂 😂
      We did think about making different skips for different tasks - a sofa included!

  • @TheRobertSterling
    @TheRobertSterling 5 років тому +4

    Yipeee, I was rooting for it to start and start and start.. didn't let us down.
    Good old machine.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      You may be able to tell, but I really was quite excited when it did fire up!

  • @rlm98253
    @rlm98253 5 років тому +4

    A man of simple, albeit hard-earned, pleasures.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +3

      It's the simple things in life that keep you happy!

  • @andrewwilson8317
    @andrewwilson8317 5 років тому +1

    This made me smile, there is presently three 27 litre RollsRoyce V12s ,tools and stuff in the back of my transit! I sometimes think I should of kept a log of what it has carried. It carried back to the UK a Westfield that crashed at the Nurburgring, A classic fighter jet cockpit, lots of motorbikes and a cannon! Quite eclectic!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Yes, you definitely should have - you're winning hands down in the what can you fit in a van competition!
      What do you do with the aircraft parts?

    • @andrewwilson8317
      @andrewwilson8317 5 років тому

      The cockpit was converted into a simulator for guy who wanted his own Vampire jet but medically could not fly' next best thing and the Merlins are being collected and restored for a guy for a big project he has planned. I have joked that should convert one into an iPhone charger! The other option was to make a spoof video about using a 27 litre V12 fire breathing monster to power a generator to charge up a Nissan Leaf but don't think everybody would see the irony in it,

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      Hahahahahahah, oh the leaf idea would be amazing.
      That's going to be some simulator!
      Big project is either ominous or exciting 😂

  • @sheep1ewe
    @sheep1ewe 5 років тому +6

    That thing looks actualy useful to me...
    Love it!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +3

      It's really practical! A sensible purchase!

    • @Johnlee-ej7yx
      @Johnlee-ej7yx 5 років тому +2

      @@lmm well ffor 25 quid it was sensible, evn if it didnt have an engine...😀

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +2

      I am pretty happy at what we paid 😂

  • @georgesharp876
    @georgesharp876 5 років тому +21

    What kind of electric power washer was that? It had some really good pressure 👍🏻

  • @TheMrFishnDucks
    @TheMrFishnDucks 2 роки тому +1

    The entertainment from all this was worth 25 quid. Looking forward to how this vehicle will be used. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  2 роки тому

      It's an absolute bargain!

  • @adrianpreston5245
    @adrianpreston5245 5 років тому +3

    Would love to see a video of her fully cleaned up and looking like she's just came out of the factory :)

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      It'll happen one day!

  • @GavinY
    @GavinY 4 роки тому +1

    that unloading was class

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      I can't quite believe that it worked

  • @brandonsciulli774
    @brandonsciulli774 5 років тому +3

    Please do not forget about this project. This is great. Maybe make it run better and do a project on it being used for real

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +2

      I've actually been chatting to a couple of people who would like to use it.
      We'll get it all sorted at some point!

  • @ben2e0omr
    @ben2e0omr 5 років тому +2

    £25 . Grin Factor 10. I saw the thumb for this video and had to watch. Liked and subscribed. Have fun chaps.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @Danis8Pastry
    @Danis8Pastry 5 років тому +5

    Get the Restore Engine Oil additive. It will restore most of the compression, as long as the additive is in the oil.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +3

      Seems to be fine now we've chucked some sae 30 at it.

    • @Danis8Pastry
      @Danis8Pastry 5 років тому

      Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels Great! :)

  • @jamesthompson2522
    @jamesthompson2522 5 років тому +2

    I was so happy when you got that started. Great video.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Us too! Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @thomasgadsby4340
    @thomasgadsby4340 5 років тому +9

    Skip the hand crank....cordless drill..at least till it runs good then go back to hand cranking.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +3

      Certainly would be easier, but then you'd have none of the sense of achievement 😂

    • @EngineEngineer
      @EngineEngineer 5 років тому

      What drill do you have lol

  • @joefarrow8054
    @joefarrow8054 5 років тому +2

    Top work - gotta love a one pot Lister!! They sometimes have a priming cup to put Lube Oil into the combustion chamber - saves having to tow start it.
    Best £25 I've seen spent!!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      Now it's running, it seems to be pretty happy again. It's a lovely little thing

  • @IQuIcKxScOpEI
    @IQuIcKxScOpEI 5 років тому +7

    that is awesome guys think I found a new channel.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +2

      That's great to hear, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @azimuth2142
    @azimuth2142 5 років тому +15

    You should be invited to the Festival of Wheels when it's on next. :D

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      We would love that 😂
      If Jupiter had been working we'd have taken her...
      Although I think I was driving trains anyway..

  • @eukaryon
    @eukaryon 5 років тому +1

    "Does not work. With no way to get it back home." Classic! Perfect! But of course! Been there, done that, got it home.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      It's the only way to buy vehicles!

  • @MrJMS814
    @MrJMS814 4 роки тому +1

    This has to be one of my favorite videos of yours. I'm re-watching it again now haha

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      It was rather good fun!

  • @simidhel
    @simidhel 5 років тому

    This video was a shining example of how having faith in yourself and your toys, even when your friends don't but they stick by you to help you anyway, can create an unexpected winner, for £25! Similarly, having the daring to back your own mad skillz, if dubious judgement, riding it out of the van was very impressive. Brilliant stuff and endlessly entertaining!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Thank you, I'm sticking with to mad skills 😂
      I'm pretty chuffed for £25, it's a great little thing 😂

  • @andytrubridge5310
    @andytrubridge5310 5 років тому +4

    Can't go wrong for £25, and it a runner and lots of fun... (Just subscribed after watching this)...

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Thank you very much, I'm pretty happy with it, got 25 quids worth of enjoyment out of it anyway!

  • @raulerrman.5401
    @raulerrman.5401 4 роки тому

    I am happy there is a human being like me on this planet who is so passionate about combustion engines(diesel , petrol and kerosene)😂 . I am a die hard feeler of manual transmission car and geared shunt locomotives.
    I live in Hatfield.
    Cheers.

  • @leifvejby8023
    @leifvejby8023 5 років тому +6

    it needs a couple spoonfuls of compression oil poured into the cylinder

    • @seedlessgrapes2605
      @seedlessgrapes2605 5 років тому

      What is compression oil is that a real thing or you're just playing?

    • @leifvejby8023
      @leifvejby8023 5 років тому +2

      @@seedlessgrapes2605 It is just engine oil you pour into the cylinder of a worn out engine to make enough compression for it to start, or into a severely dry cylinder to make a seal between rings and cylinder wall. You can get a dry cylinder just by letting it stand for a few years.
      It works in three ways, it seals the rings and valves, it reduces the volume of the compression chamber, and a diesel will start on it.
      But don't use too much, or you'll bend the connection rod!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +5

      It's exactly what we did!

    • @seedlessgrapes2605
      @seedlessgrapes2605 5 років тому +3

      @@leifvejby8023 okay cool I understand what you were saying I thought it was a specific type of oil that was to help fix compression

  • @JaysElectronicTinkerShack
    @JaysElectronicTinkerShack 5 років тому +3

    common thing we used to have on these singles was the decompression valve sticking because of not much usage or coked up nothing a bit of wd and some brake cleaner didnt sort tho

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      That could have been the issue, things improved when we added oil under the rocker cover.

    • @JaysElectronicTinkerShack
      @JaysElectronicTinkerShack 5 років тому

      @@lmm aye thats probably what it was possibly sticky injector also hence why she went with a tow get the oil pressure goin

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      Yeah, that all would make sense!

  • @millicentduke6652
    @millicentduke6652 3 роки тому +1

    You are the most adorable madman I have ever had the pleasure of watching. 😂

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you very much!

  • @nickshipway8199
    @nickshipway8199 5 років тому

    Sometimes those engines have a primer lever on the fuel pump. I used to wind the engine to compression, with the de-compressor off, give it about ten pumps and then leave it for a couple of minutes to settle. It would wet the cylinder and make starting on a cold morning a lot easier. If it has one, it'll look like the lever on the top, but on the side of the fuel pump. Great vid, much enjoyed.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      A couple of people have mentioned a priming pump, I can't seem to find one.
      I think there is merit to your starting system however, as sometimes it won't go, leave it 5 mins and it'll fire up first swing.

  • @brandonvaughn8292
    @brandonvaughn8292 5 років тому +2

    Your a kid with a new toy. Good job great find. Now I want one.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      That's a very good summery, I was very happy.
      I didn't realise how much I wanted one until I got it!

  • @alz0101
    @alz0101 5 років тому +1

    Came across this video the other day watched it with interest.... instantly liked your way of doing things and your eccentric spirit.... I've looked back thru your videos and given the majority of them a watch and a like, keep up the good work

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Thank you, glad you are enjoying the kind of things that we do. Loads more exciting stuff in the pipeline!

    • @alz0101
      @alz0101 5 років тому

      @@lmm great definitely subscribing

  • @jeramydowns2487
    @jeramydowns2487 4 роки тому +1

    I subbed while watching your train videos, but man this was awesome. Please keep it up!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      We'll do our best! Lots more lined up!

  • @rogerferris3720
    @rogerferris3720 2 роки тому

    Despite what your friends may say, I think 25 quid is a steal.
    I used to drive something very similar on site, back in the 80's.
    Can't remember exactly what make it was but, it was a single cylinder "I believe a lister" diesel, hand cranked, front wheel drive, rear wheeled steering, manually operated bucket, just like yours, but no fancy bonnet like you have, and the decompression lever was very near the rear of the engine so's you could crank with one hand and flip the lever with the other once up to speed.
    I do remember it had a model designation of being a D6.
    Would love to pick one up in similar condition to yours, especially at the same sort of price. But that ain't gonna happen.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  2 роки тому

      It's a really good little machine. I'm very fond of it, and it really was quite a deal

  • @seedlessgrapes2605
    @seedlessgrapes2605 5 років тому +1

    Awesome

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      I agree!

  • @teescottageguyproductions
    @teescottageguyproductions 3 роки тому

    We have one of these at the Victoria Pumping Station I Volunteer at. It’s a steam and gas powered pumping station in Darlington called Tees Cottage Pumping Station. I show videos of it on my channel. We use a vehicle like this to transport large/heavy parts around the site and to take leaves from tea ground and dump them onto the river beds

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому

      They're very useful!

  • @nicolaiitchenko7610
    @nicolaiitchenko7610 4 роки тому

    You're nuts. Love it. Best of luck with the dumpy. Will look forward to further videos and EVIDENCE that it runs...
    Not holding my breath.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      If you have a look in the What's Broken Now series you'll see it trundling around on a regular basis. It's a great little thing. I love it.

  • @WhitfieldProductionsTV
    @WhitfieldProductionsTV 5 років тому +3

    and I'm subbed, that damn laugh man lol.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      Welcome aboard!
      It's quite a laugh isn't it 😂

  • @680mudman
    @680mudman 5 років тому +10

    all great till you break the dudes lift and it cost $ 2000 pound to fix...lol

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +9

      It's a lifty thing. It's meant to lift things right?
      It was rather close to being a too larger counterweight...

    • @nopegaming2117
      @nopegaming2117 5 років тому +3

      Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels I am impressed with those wood planks

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +3

      I was impressed too. Honestly wasn't 100% convinced by them 😂

  • @donaldsayers4967
    @donaldsayers4967 3 роки тому

    That was really well done getting it out of the van.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому

      Thanks, it really was an experience!

  • @roverboy01
    @roverboy01 5 років тому +3

    That's most excellent.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      I'm glad you approve

  • @Colin_Wait
    @Colin_Wait 5 років тому +7

    Brilliant Lawrie! Ignore the naysayers and rejoice in the joy of classic plant. Hope it starts easier next time though. Best vid in ages, well done

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +4

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. I'm so very taken with the thing.
      We'll cover it a bit more in What's Broken Now, but yes, it starts on the handle quite happily now!

    • @robinforrest7680
      @robinforrest7680 5 років тому +1

      Are there any naysayers around here?
      This channel just gets better and better...

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +4

      Apart from Geffers, Matt and Morgan? We have a fairly constant video disliker, apart from that, you guys are all lovely.

    • @Colin_Wait
      @Colin_Wait 5 років тому

      Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels can’t understand why people watch videos that they dislike? Ignore them, it could be they are too stupid to click the correct button. You were very lucky getting it home in the van. No one I know would have been that lucky. Might be worth seeing if it translates to the lottery ;-)

    • @Andy-pu2iv
      @Andy-pu2iv 5 років тому +1

      Ooh, you've got a troll! Don't feed the fecker and keep doing what you do. X.

  • @CowboyCarCrushing
    @CowboyCarCrushing 5 років тому +1

    You're doing it right brother. You're living like Nothing is Impossible. Cause Nothing is Impossible 👊👍

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Just be happy and be amused by the simple things in life.
      Like an old dump truck 😂

    • @CowboyCarCrushing
      @CowboyCarCrushing 5 років тому +1

      @@lmm Exactly 👊👍

    • @mwnciboo
      @mwnciboo 5 років тому +1

      Flapping your arms to try to get to the moon is pretty impossible?

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      If you've got booster rockets on your arms you stand a chance 😂

    • @CowboyCarCrushing
      @CowboyCarCrushing 5 років тому

      @@lmm i knew you had my back 👊👍! Nothing is Impossible

  • @ianpurkis3925
    @ianpurkis3925 5 років тому +1

    This needs to be a full rebuild series

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      Maybe in the future, for now it works, so we'll leave it alone 😂

  • @matt59736
    @matt59736 5 років тому +1

    I was told that I'm the only one to thinks like that then I see this. I found my UK brother. Much love from Florida 😎

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      You're not alone anymore my US brother!

  • @englishtwister
    @englishtwister 4 роки тому

    Twenty years ago, my mother bought a two door blue Ford Fiesta for £25. A cheap run around and effective.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      That's pretty good going, but then, 25 quid was significantly more back then.

  • @Andy-pu2iv
    @Andy-pu2iv 5 років тому +1

    Well, never mind. You could always stick it in the dump-skip-thingy at the front and drive it home. Oh wait....

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      Hehehehe. 😂

  • @mattthornton8739
    @mattthornton8739 5 років тому +1

    I’ve got a very similar Thwaites dumper to this which was £50 sounds exactly the same. Bump start it every time we use it !

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Oh that's cool, this thing is pretty happy on the handle now!

  • @P61guy61
    @P61guy61 5 років тому

    Hilarious and victorious! Thank you for posting!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @makingithappen9722
    @makingithappen9722 4 роки тому

    It is really mint and you can seal the bucket with cement.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому +1

      It looks like what they did. It didn't work very well.
      It's had a new plate too.
      I think it's time to build a new one

  • @henrymaude1505
    @henrymaude1505 4 роки тому

    This is worth a little more than 25 quid. Its a vintage plant machine. 1950-60s you are looking at. Good peice of history. I take mine to vintage rallys and steam fairs and it usually gets quite a bit of attention because its somthing different.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Humpty here has been out a few times, proves itself very popular!

    • @henrymaude1505
      @henrymaude1505 4 роки тому

      @@lmm they are just somthing different. Don't see much vintage plant stuff at rallys.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Yeah, it's certainly a bit different!

  • @twiggacott
    @twiggacott 2 роки тому

    Sticking it in gear and then turn the engine with the starting handle is the easy way to move a non running vehicle

    • @lmm
      @lmm  2 роки тому

      Thinking about it, yes that would have been much easier!

  • @tomtate-dc2kd
    @tomtate-dc2kd 5 років тому +3

    There is no better sound. I was a 15 year old lad working on the building site 1984. Lol.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +2

      I love how it sounds. The whole thing just makes me really happy!

    • @tomtate-dc2kd
      @tomtate-dc2kd 5 років тому +1

      @@lmm you still got it mate ?

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      The Dumper? Yes, it's joined my collection.

    • @driveheronman4304
      @driveheronman4304 5 років тому +1

      Me too do you remember you had to pull out a square half inch block with a quarter inch bolt in it on the injector pump for extra diesel when starting it 🤣 if only he asked an old lad local he could have saved all that swinging 😅😅 them petters was very easy started,, I still have my little nimbus I learned how to drive with it in 1985 i was 10 my dad made me drive it🤣 was busy

    • @tomtate-dc2kd
      @tomtate-dc2kd 5 років тому

      @@driveheronman4304 yes and if you weren't winding it fast enough the handle flew back and hit you in the chest!!!! Put one down a 6 foot hole once with me in the seat. Paddy went mental. Lol 😜

  • @leslierhodes5467
    @leslierhodes5467 5 років тому +1

    I hope you find a good use for this little piece of ingenuity tough little bit of equipment this is good luck with it

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      Oh we will, got a few things lined up!

  • @raquskane4002
    @raquskane4002 5 років тому +1

    Awesome i clapped so loud my dogs went into a fit of barking. 1st video i have seen of yours it was a great one

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      Glad you enjoyed it - we're pretty happy with the dumper and how the whole thing turned out!
      Have a look around, there's some other half decent videos - I like the collection of the international B275 personally!

  • @hammyh1165
    @hammyh1165 5 років тому +1

    Always wanted one of these , hopefully find one sometime.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      I couldn't believe my luck.
      There's a couple of similar things in a local scrappy.

  • @wewew9783
    @wewew9783 5 років тому +1

    Loving it.... What fun.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      Glad you enjoyed it - it really is super fun!

  • @totalkiller4
    @totalkiller4 3 роки тому

    Ayyyyy Dawn of war shirt a fellow 40k fan a man of class ;)

  • @madman2666
    @madman2666 5 років тому

    love these old dumpers. not much to go wrong

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      It really can't get much more simple! It's a great little thing!

  • @mnshp7548
    @mnshp7548 5 років тому

    aahah im having so much fun watching this, cant believe it has so few views, cant believe offloading from the van worked like that, sheer skill demonstrated there

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      I'm going to remember that to quote at the others. Sheer skill. I like that. Glad that you enjoyed the video - feel free to share it about and help it gain more views 😂

  • @ricothompson7451
    @ricothompson7451 5 років тому +1

    The end of the video reminds me of Mr. Toads Wild Ride as he shouted and drove it around

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Hahahahah we were a little bit excited 😂

  • @terryatkinson899
    @terryatkinson899 5 років тому +1

    I love it. I wouldn't need it but I'd still buy it.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      That's exactly my thought process!

  • @geotaker1996
    @geotaker1996 5 років тому +5

    I would love to have a wife as keen on this stuff as you have . Lucky man

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +5

      I'd love to have a wife too...

    • @bespokefencing
      @bespokefencing 5 років тому

      She killed that weed in the skip!

    • @Channel-ij5px
      @Channel-ij5px 4 роки тому

      Geo Taker I’m going to assume that’s a joke.

  • @Ellenslife851
    @Ellenslife851 5 років тому

    Definitely worth restoring that’s a rare gem havin seen one of these in years

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      We'll get onto it at some point - it's nice just having a working vehicle! 😂

    • @Ellenslife851
      @Ellenslife851 5 років тому

      Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels I agree that’s a nice vintage piece

    • @Ellenslife851
      @Ellenslife851 5 років тому

      I wish I could find some thing like this for 25 bucks

  • @michaeldenton8610
    @michaeldenton8610 5 років тому +2

    I would make sure the compression release is working proper!

    • @stephenhunter70
      @stephenhunter70 5 років тому

      Along with the rest of the engine.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      Seems to be!

  • @blobby273
    @blobby273 5 років тому

    after using these things for 3 years this is hilarious , try this 20 decompressed turn's to prime the fuel system then turn vigorously then throw over the lever mid turn , will start every time

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      I'll try that out! Thanks for the tip!

  • @firenado4295
    @firenado4295 5 років тому

    if you were to ad a small amount of petrol to the diesel it would lower the compression needed to combust this means it would be easyer to start and you would get slightly more power. but this is only to be done a couple of times as it will start to shorten the lifespan if the engine.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      It starts quite happily now, but that's good to know for future attempts, thanks!

    • @firenado4295
      @firenado4295 5 років тому

      @@lmm nice

  • @johndowe7003
    @johndowe7003 5 років тому +6

    screw the dump truck, i want that mini loader xD

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      It was a pretty awesome bit of kit!
      Called a GiAnt.

    • @johndowe7003
      @johndowe7003 5 років тому

      @@lmm yeah it looks really handy

    • @Porty1119
      @Porty1119 4 роки тому

      I've got two of the rusty 1970s version...EIMCO 911.

  • @FairlyOldGit
    @FairlyOldGit 5 років тому +1

    Mad as a box of frogs is my first thought!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Self confessed madman. It's alot more fun than being normal 😂

  • @baldfatgit1
    @baldfatgit1 5 років тому +1

    When i was a kid back in the 70s i lived on a new estate/building site and that single cylinder "pop pop po po pop pop" brought back so many memories and the smell of the black smoke was awesome. Love it so splatter a bit of weld in the bucket,replacement seat and a splash of Brolac yellow paint i recon the engine might be ok if used to free up the rings good to go. :) Great vid

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Thank you! They've got a distinctive sound, really love the thing.
      It doesn't need too much work, either!

  • @knownbboy1129
    @knownbboy1129 4 роки тому

    second favorite vehicle u own lawrie

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      I love this thing!
      It is without doubt one of my best purchases!

  • @ebutboy1
    @ebutboy1 5 років тому

    Excellent

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      Thank you

  • @Hugofreddie
    @Hugofreddie 5 років тому +3

    Pint of diesel per day . Slow as heck and seriously lovely .powered wheelbarrow

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      Yeah, I can't believe how little it drinks! Very very slow, but absolutely fabulous!

  • @legionnairegonk4425
    @legionnairegonk4425 5 років тому +3

    Good job 😀. Are you going to restore it fully or keep it in 'used' cosmetic condition? Kind of like that look. Mechanical shabby chic 😉

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Eventually we'll restore it back to green, but it's so far down the list of priorities at the moment 😂

  • @proto1132
    @proto1132 5 років тому

    That is a cool piece of tech

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      It's a great little thing!

  • @andybowyer3602
    @andybowyer3602 5 років тому +3

    At 1st i thought that dude who got out of the Toyota was A bird, your bird HAHAHA

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +2

      Poor Matt. That said, I was in a car with Morgan a few weeks back, and we passed some of his mates, who messaged asking who's that girl in your car 😂

    • @andybowyer3602
      @andybowyer3602 5 років тому +1

      @@lmm nice1 m8 I'm glad u got the funny side of it, iv just subbed to your channel anyway love the content.
      Andy from wirral uk🤪👍

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      Thank you, glad you enjoyed it, lots more stuff in the pipeline!

    • @ukmud6218
      @ukmud6218 5 років тому

      Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels very feminine and he has a hair clip. Still subscribed.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      Long hair is a massive pain when doing anything Mechanical 😂

  • @willtricks9432
    @willtricks9432 5 років тому +1

    Yes, subscribed because of this.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      Glad you approve!

  • @morgansword
    @morgansword 5 років тому

    Add a quart or two of diesel to some cat yellow paint and spread it out several times till color shows, , grab a can of black spray paint from the local graffiti artist, go back to front around it with two or more stripes and call it a bumble bee. I see it working but that old Lister might need rings, not a easy job as the Lister has several small parts and pieces to git clean and working again. You might work a little on the theater work but all in all... fun was had

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      We are a little tempted to give it warning stripes, they might look quite cool.
      It's running happily enough now, until it becomes an issue we'll leave it alone!

    • @stephenhunter70
      @stephenhunter70 5 років тому

      @@lmm Maybe the thing ran out of diesel and nobody realised that the injector pump needed re-priming. In any case I'm wondering if the "Leiston Works Railway" could use it to move ballast on that narrow railway corridor of theirs?

  • @manfacilitymetalworks1296
    @manfacilitymetalworks1296 4 роки тому

    Your best video by far. Love it

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Thank you. It was rather good fun!

    • @manfacilitymetalworks1296
      @manfacilitymetalworks1296 4 роки тому

      @@lmm it looked it. Sore shoulder by the end of all that cranking I bet. Sounded sweet too

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      It is rather knackering!

  • @davidford85
    @davidford85 4 роки тому

    For 25 quid I'd have bought it too and I've nowhere to store anything. Even as small as it is, it would still fill up half my garden, not to mention the fact I would have to dismantle it completely to get it through the house 😂
    I really need to move, I want a shed to fill with bad life decisions....

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      Problem is, Sheds like ours are quite hard to find. We're so very lucky.
      Couldn't say no for 25 quid!

  • @NJPurling
    @NJPurling 4 роки тому

    The sketchiest 25 quids worth of fun possible that does not cause a hangover or a sexually transmitted disease.
    These were common on large construction sites in the 1970. The ones I saw were all Thwaites Tuskers & the sites would usually be spectacularly muddy.
    It is basically a powered wheelbarrow. Those little engines powered all sorts of useful site equipment from water pumps to concrete mixers.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому

      It's a great little engine, and yes, basically a wheelbarrow 😂

  • @jeffreyplum5259
    @jeffreyplum5259 5 років тому

    I think it needs a bit of work. Never mind the owner appears to have some loose screws himself. It has the making of a nice two seat runabout, once you get and mount two seats. It is made to pull something. A new spark plug, some STP oil treatment and fresh fuel and it will run much better. You will also double its value, at least. Cheers!!!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      It needs a little bit of work, it's not really that bad. Needs a new seat for sure. Service, new oil, clean air filter, and it'll be away.
      The diesel seems pretty good, and thus the spark plug is also surplus to requirements.
      I've already easily doubled its value as it runs now 😂 - besides its a star of the Internet 😂 😂

    • @jeffreyplum5259
      @jeffreyplum5259 5 років тому

      I did not know it was diesel. STP or good oil may still help. Since I am in New England rather than Old England, suggestions are all I can do to help. Sorry the commute is just not on. It's a Great video.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому

      The suggestions are greatly appreciated! There's lots we don't know, and we'll take all the help and experience we can get!
      Ah, it's not that badder commute 😂

  • @jasonGreenVw
    @jasonGreenVw 4 роки тому

    Maybe a valve adjustment. Tight valves means low or no compression.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  4 роки тому

      We just gave it a load of oil 😂

  • @BagheeraTube
    @BagheeraTube 5 років тому +3

    Awesome! That must be a diesel? Did a lot of jumping so might have missed that info.

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +2

      Yeah, she's a single cylinder diesel. Great little thing.

  • @suffolksettler5106
    @suffolksettler5106 5 років тому +1

    looking forward to the resto attempts on this

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +1

      It'll happen - though we'll get at least one tractor working first, it's useful having something that can tow in the shed!

  • @JonnyMudMower
    @JonnyMudMower 5 років тому +3

    I would restore that and use it as my daily driver !!!

    • @lmm
      @lmm  5 років тому +3

      I want to get it road registered!

    • @JonnyMudMower
      @JonnyMudMower 5 років тому +1

      Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels all u need here is an orange triangle on the back and she's "legal" lol

  • @17473039
    @17473039 3 роки тому +1

    "that's how much fun you can have for £25"
    And 3 days of sweat, tears and a tractor

    • @lmm
      @lmm  3 роки тому

      Ah, but it's still giving a huge amount of joy!