I went from a dual cab Ute to a 2014 Hiace. I am never going back to a Ute. I had the same theory as Richard about going 4wding on weekends, but it took so much to empty & repack, it rarely ever happened. Now I have a dedicated 4wd as the escape machine. Vans are leagues in front of Ute's.
SERVICE YOUR CAR. Seriously oil is so cheap compared to a new engine. All you need is oil and a filter and the engine will last many times longer than the body. You can do it yourself for $50 and 15min. Pour the old oil back in the container and take it to the free oil disposal point.
Get your van serviced!! they only last long if you look after them. It'll easily do 500,000kms if its serviced regularly. Change your oil ever 10,00ks or less and your engine will go forever
Scott: You must have learned a lot building this garage. Richard: Nah, I don't think so. You've got such great characters in your stories! The van is the coolest character.
I just removed my front passenger seat in the ute. It gives me a huge space. I used the seat mounting points and welded a custom frame that in the future can take a storage unit. Right now I will use the long space to sleep between jobs.
The lack of timber in Australia has more to do with what Europe and America are paying per cube its around double of what we pay and then they have to ship it here cause despite the size of our plantations we import something like 80% of our timber, pine framing mouldings and ewp.
When owning a work vehicle, it is rarely a bad idea to own the most popular model you can. The larger the cohort you are in for parts & service the better.
G,day Scott Brown Carpentry from Sydney Australia. * When running electrical cables, 1. Tape it to sheet flooring togue 2. Sinker on cord gravity feed though. Then tape cable to cord, pull. 🌏🇦🇺
Yep, I'm sticking with my dirty old 2003 Hiace, 3 litre non turbo powerhouse (not really), at least until the body rots off it. When I tore apart the old setup to do a setup similar to Scott's, I found an ungodly amount of rust where all the bolt holes that mounted the seats to the floor weren't plugged up. So had to dust off the old rust repair skills to address those areas. The old H100 series Hiace were pretty prone to rust just about everywhere, and mine and the other LH113 in the fleet is no exception. The vans have roughly the same sort of K's on it (around 330,000) and they're both poxing out around the windscreen, but mine is blowing out around the internal D-pillar seams as well for some reason. I can't imagine I'd get more than a couple of years out of it even with extensive rust repairs, but even these older models are still worth decent money. I'm not sure what my employer will replace it with when that time comes, we do have a couple of H200 series vans in the fleet as well as a Nissan NV350 but that particular one has been a bit troublesome recently (water pump failure, injector failure, gotta love those ZD30s, not...).
Commercial vans have gone up a lot in Ireland too its a mixture of building being busy but also quite a lot of them were turned into campervans during our lockdowns
I grew up in Australia and worked as a contractor for a few years. And from time to time working out of similar sized vans. I now live and work as a contractor in the USA. I must say I would struggle to work Downunder again out of such vans since falling in love with American work vehicles. Vans and Utes downunder are in my opinion undersized and I would find them impractical to work out off. My work vehicles are a Chevy 2500 express van and a GM 1500 pickup. The express has floor to roof tool boxes on each side and I can load multiple sheets of 1/2 drywall on there edge between the tool boxes. Also load 10ft material up to the cargo barrier and if needed open the cargo barrier and 12 footers will slide in. The GM pick up can take 4x8 sheets between the wheel wells also, very practical. As an apprentice in Australia my boss had a 2.0 LTR Ford econvan and that thing "wouldn't pull the skin of a rice pudding" and had limited cargo space. My Chevy 2500 express is powered by 6.0 LTRS of raw fury. Downunder is sadly still limited to undersized trade vehicles. In saying you can only work with the tools on hand and undersized trade vehicles are what's on offer unless you buy and overpriced EURO work van or a coverted US pickup.
Full size trucks are everywhere in the US and they are tremendously useful to have for work. But my favorite is the Ford Transit Connect (European style van). Huge storage volume, keeps all the tools and materials dry and also gets decent gas mileage.
Hey Scotty, just done my back fence with rapid set the same way! So easy. In Australia we have utes and trailers. My trailer will be here soon so I’ll do a video on my setup! 🤘🏻😎
Great work Scott, love watching your channel. Just so that you know I’m watching from the uk and I’m pleased to say that I don’t have a Bentley but I can hang a door. All the best and keep them coming.
Those vans are extremely practical, as you can put a full sheet of plywood inside of them. I think they were designed for that if I'm correct. Same with the Ford Transit. Love the dogs!
Here in Sydney ..more and more you see tradies with Isuzu npr 45-155 trucks... just bought one myself for carpentry and building, bigger than hilux and trailer but loving the space availability 😎 good luck for getting work healthy again
I was taught to put a coat of tar or bitumen on the bottom of the post as concrete/cement is porous enough to let moisture through and get to the end grain of the post.
On the rare occasion I have to sink a post into the ground I line the bottom of the hole with some sand or aggregate, then put a broken brick or similar on top of that, then the post. It gives groundwater somewhere to go and keeps the post off the bottom of the hole so it's not sitting in any water which does pool there after rain or during wet spells.
Nice one dude, good to see Rich back too. One of the drivers for van prices being high in the UK is both increased demand for the trades but also lots more parcel delivery drivers needed (hearing both from leasing contacts and second hand traders).
Once when I was a builder's labourer I got tendonitis in my forearm from mixing concrete all day > four weeks off work. First day back: digging 36 pile holes > it flared up again, another two weeks off.
In AU the classic “UTE” really refers to the Ford Falcon type car/trucks. Also know as the infamous El Comino in the States & Canada. Now that those are no longer made here we have many imported pickup trucks like Ford & VW. We have always had the Toyota Hilux (Tacoma) as well as Toyota Landcruiser tray tops. All of those vehicles are referred to as my “UTE. The carpenters typically tow tradie trailers. They are typically custom 4’ x 6’ heavy trailer with a rigid steel cap with gull wing doors. They are towed by anything. Electricians & Plumbers used to drive the Hiace. It was the only van available here until about 20 years ago when they introduced the Ford Transit type Eurovan. Now the majority of the plumbers & electricians use those, just like what’s happened in the States.
Best practice in UK is to ensure no concrete under post to allow water to drain out of post. If it has concrete under it and arround it, it's in a concrete bucket and gets waterlogged.
In the US I've heard the bucket argument - and Scott's opposing point about the post sucking up moisture from below. Does it depend on the level of the water table? Seems like a bracket on the footing above ground would be the best option for water.
@@NathanaelJohnson The way I see it, regardless of where the water table is, if it rains the 'bucket' will fill up and 'always' keep the post wet. The non-bucket approach let's rain pass through - if the water table is low, great, if it's high, then it's no worse than the 'bucket', but in reality probably better as the water table may not always be high (summer Vs winter) so the post will get a chance to dry out. In any case, I've never seen standing water in Scott's holes, which would suggest the water table is low and so the non-bucket approach would be better.
just recently read an article on a courier driver in South island who clocked up a million kms in his hiace and had to get the odometer replaced as it was no longer working....his secret was getting her serviced every 10 -12000 kns, look after your chariot and she'll look after you.
I guess Richard is a fan of Milwaukie tools? Pick ups are the vehicle of choice here in Canada although the "White Van" market is picking up as they do make a versatile work vehicle for building contractors. When you factor in a large work trailer for storage and hauling, a van does make sense for a new guy starting out.
The auto makers are having a hard time getting various chips for the vehicles, so the supply is scarce. Here in the U.S., the price of new vehicles has gone way up, if you can find a new vehicle for sale. Because of the low supply, the price for used vehicles has also gone way up. There are dealerships here in Southern California with hundreds of new vehicles that are on hold until the parts come in. The dealerships will then have to install the parts before the vehicle can be sold.
I start a new business in Feb and joined the Hiace gang in April, it's a used van, TD 4wd, a great working horse, a bit thirsty, but she carries all my gears and materials in one go. Heard someone said flat nose Hiace price will keep going up.
I'm hoping you do keep the van for as long as you can. I like your van. It's you. I live in Australia and I have all sorts of Company shirts that I've worked for over the past 2 decades, but I want to buy your shirt with the van on it. I also want to buy a 'Smoko Time' shirt too. Love the website and your meticulous dedication. I hope 'Occidental Leather' looks after you at some point because of your dedication to that belt and making it popular through your videos.
My old boss started his construction business with a Volkwagen Type 3 wagon. I worked for several years out of an 89 RX-7. You can make things work if you try. I could fit 10' of trim or 8' of framing material in the RX-7 when I had to.
Love the channel Scott, but surely if you have solid concrete at the bottom and the sides of the posts, no moisture, ie rain/snow etc can’t run out/escape. Pea rock for the bottom 100mm at least is the way to go.
Sorry Richard, but my 2013 VW Multivan 4Motion with factory diff lock can do family, work, camping, off-road, tow and long length anything and all black as well 😜
Mint. Yeah if I needed to carry more that’s definitely an option. I doubt it would go some of the places I go sometimes, but it’s more that because I’m not a full on builder I don’t need as much stuff (at this stage). I’m gonna look it up though.
I love my work van, which isn't currently running. My SUV also developed issues not worth investing the time and money into, so I 'replaced' both 18 months ago with a 2nd hand 4WD dual cab ute, for the same reasons Richard said. Work, family, access to places. I definitely miss the long cargo bay of the van though. Good to hear you're healing
Mine has too! Unreal. I purchased my hiace for 21k nzd. 150,000kms later and it’s worth $25k! Hahaha. Looking at upgrading to a hilux. Need it for the family now. But hands down the Van is way more practical than a Ute as a builder
I'm on my second Hiace, I drove one from 2003 to 2014. I changed the oil and oil filter every 10,000K and put a new clutch into it in 2009. Winter or Summer it started with one crank. I bought the Hiace I have now two Years ago. It had 260,000K on the clock. I'm hoping to get another four or five Years out of it. I'll be buying a high roof van then. A sprinter maybe...🤔
Hi Scott. Interesting conversation. House boom (and the associated construction boom that comes with it) started before COVID here in Canada and even 15 years earlier when I left the UK. There is a different attitude towards Housing from the Baby Booms towards Millennials. I know many people (Baby Boomers) who purchased a home and stayed in it for 40+ years or 3 generations if you count the Grandkids. Owning a home for life was something that newer generations are not necessary embracing. They are happy to rent or live in smaller units with more disposable income, which begs the question, who is buying all these houses? With the advent of property investing (or flipping) and high immigration across the globe, houses are being purchased as an investment rather being a "forever home". The AirBnB, short term rental as well as long term rental is very popular and was previously the mainstay of Vacation Locations in the past. Combine that with population overload where places that previously had low density are being overloaded with new residents drives a very lucrative market.
Never understood why so many contractors buy double cab utes for work vehicles, from my point of view, vans are the way to go, lots more space and much more convenient, only reason to have a ute is if you have a family to transport, like you said. Had a ford transit, probably the best van I ever used, bench seat so could fit 3 in front if need be and drove like a car, diesel turbo, was great work vehicle
Electrician here. Haice is definitely the best option for me but I like 4wheel driving so I went with a ute and put a service body on the back. A 4x4 van in Australia is just too expensive
Thanks for the code I just ordered a van shirt and smoko mug. I think the van is the way to go. I'm a plumber in the US and have had both and for me the van is #1
The reason flat nose hiaces have gone up in price is also because they are no longer made nz new anymore. And since may 2020 they are no longer getting imported from japan as they dont meet government regulations anymore . You can still import them but cannot be registered. They were being imported by the hundred or thousand per month prior.
Im currently upgrading my truck/yute here in canada and alot of what you said holds true here. I got lucky and found what i was looking for locally and am in the process of installing my slide out and cleaning it up for her first day on site! Lots of fun lol
Here in Russia the ute (the pickup) mostly used as not so expensive offroad vehicle, not as a work car. Most popular work cars are GAZ Gazelle light commercial vehicles
The AeroPress makes a fine cup of coffee. I drive a 97 GMC Safari...another van that seems to be going up in value. I got mine with very low miles, but I think they were "outback" miles🤣 I have put a lot of money into it, but it's worth it. And in closing, these supply chain issues are starting to become annoying. It's getting difficult to even find tools right about now.
Been watching for awhile now never commented just the quiet lurker .I've noticed you use an aeropress and we also have a aeropress ,we recently met someone who pours the water in while it is upside down before putting it onto the cup.To give it a chance to ferment i guess,should give it a try see if it makes a difference. even thou it is already nice :)
yeah your Toyota Hiace Van is your trademark. it very grabbed my interest when I saw you for the first time, somehow you look like a surfer and are so cool. the cars supported Japan and were running everywhere yeah I was also riding on company's one. so cool best cars.
I don't know if its the same over there, but in the UK the second hand van market has gone stupid in price. You could get a reasonable 10 year old Transit for £2k about 3 years ago. Now, you are lucky to get a rust bucket for under £4k. Mostly down to combination of lockdown and the amazon boom where more people have gone from Redundant in lockdown to a amazon parcel delivery guy.
I agree especially with timber... 200-250% on prices. Try telling the customer they have to pay up extra for materials as well as they don't have the money to pay for the work done already! Getting ridiculous with prices for framing and joists
My cuz bought a hiace new in 2009 and by 2016 he did over 500k’s and was still running really well until he had a one on one with a roo and it was written off.
same over here (us) - i am actually considering putting a new engine in my 97 chevy van for 6k dollars. if i get rid of it i’d have to replace it ,and for much more than that-
Toyota was the only auto maker to critically plan after the 2008 crash; they maintained a stockpile of critical components ( like logic chips) to ensure continued production, contrary to the misunderstood just-in-time methodology.
A big reason for shortages of vehicles and consumer electronics is the semiconductor shortage, which was happening independently of Covid, but was greatly accelerated by it. Pretty much everything has a microcontroller in it these days. We had issues getting niche custom order FPGAs and other "if you have to ask you can't afford it" type chips a few years before covid. The capacity is simply not there, the lead times were getting longer and the prices were getting higher. Even in industries where we don't generally look at the price we were starting to notice it around 2018. There are just too few semiconductor fabs in the world, and they take half a decade or longer to build which is why supply can't catch up to demand. Lumber shortage though, 100% the fault of people willing to pay unreasonable prices instead of waiting for supply to normalize... Pretty much the toilet paper hording all over again...
I’m a 19 year old dry liner from the uk and I’m already like abit bored of my job then I watch your vids and think F**k it I’m gonna get that ceiling smashed up tomorrow 😂
I did that for 20yrs (and ceilings) Now I spend my days doing up peoples houses. It’s much more interesting and challenging and no site rules! Get out whilst you can.
@@alexfletcher1924 Ahh mate. Back when I first started you could wear trainers, shorts, smoke and have tunes blasting. It was a great and I enjoyed it. Now it’s like working in a mortuary! Now I do domestic work and I’m back doing all those things (except smoking haha)
I use to be a tacker was good but fucking hated it lol . Quit a year ago started a cleaning buisiness and I'm on more now than I was before . My main issue was my shoulder was fucked now it's fine and my days are alot less stressful lol .No more loading out 15mm blue all day up 3 stories etc I think I would die now .
Are those "Smoko Time" clothes available for sale somewhere? Reminds me of my first ever public speaking thing. Asked to thank a bunch of people for supplying a drink and food etc. In my nervous state I referred to it as "Smoko" - hahahahaha . I was 16 at the time. The kids with gave me hell for it forever!!
About 2 years a go, our Toyota importer declared they would provide 1 year full maintenance to cars that passed more than 1 million km an the one with the highest distance traveled will get new vehicle similar to his. Three vehicles arrived, two Hiace and one Hilux pick up (Ute as it's called in this vid). One of the Hiaces had more than 1.5 million km, surprisingly it looked pretty much nice and clean. Remembering how people drive here in Israel, that's not a trivial thing. So it was 2010 Hiace in 2019. The owner got a brand new Hiace. I still don't understand where this guy drove so much, it's a small country here. This old Hiace was put in importer's main office. And you were talking about 200000 km. .
Bro van prices in America. I bought a 2019 GMC Savannah 2500, used with 16,200 miles for 26,900.00 , now 4 months later the same " vans " are selling for 32,000.00 at the same dealership.
I had a 3.0L 1997 hi ace, 150k miles, £800… I use that for years and it was bullet proof, just kept on going until I sold it for £1400… I then got a used vw t5.1 lwb with a/c (£14,000)which camper lovers would break my legs for, so it’s currently worth 14k after 6 years and doubling the mileage… sheeesh
I sit my posts on half a perforated engineering brick,instead of concrete, & bitumised the section of the pressure treated post in the ground,got posts 20 years old here & still in perfect condition.
we used to do that but code here in Nz says 100 mil of concrete under or there are some manafacured plastic holders you can use, the timber is qlready treated for ground use so no need for bitumen we quite often use bitumen products on brick walls etc if getting back filled
@@livingimprovements4382 yer sorry mate. When MBIE creates F9/AS2 they allowed lockable lids and based the ‘reasonable height’ at 760mm. They took it from some the commentary out of F4/AS1 for ‘falling out of windows’. The idea is to restrict kids climbing on the top and falling through.
@@robcoupland6400 Yeah i checked it all again and so ill keep the other sides 760 above ground and allow for a fence/gate across the end of the deck. Thanks for the reminder!
I went from a dual cab Ute to a 2014 Hiace. I am never going back to a Ute. I had the same theory as Richard about going 4wding on weekends, but it took so much to empty & repack, it rarely ever happened.
Now I have a dedicated 4wd as the escape machine. Vans are leagues in front of Ute's.
It's funny how all of North America disagrees and sticks with the loser boy death machine that is the f150
Always great to see Richard back on the channel.
SERVICE YOUR CAR.
Seriously oil is so cheap compared to a new engine. All you need is oil and a filter and the engine will last many times longer than the body. You can do it yourself for $50 and 15min. Pour the old oil back in the container and take it to the free oil disposal point.
And often new engine means scrap it
love how you effortlessly combine two topics in one video, and give the local flavor, meet someone else, a bit of technique too - cheers and thanks
Get your van serviced!! they only last long if you look after them. It'll easily do 500,000kms if its serviced regularly. Change your oil ever 10,00ks or less and your engine will go forever
I have a 2003 diesel Hiace with 700,000 on the clock and still going strong
@@edwardhunt4883 Let me guess, with a 5L-E diesel? Mine's at 331000ks and the body will fall off it before it gets to half a million
Scott: You must have learned a lot building this garage.
Richard: Nah, I don't think so.
You've got such great characters in your stories! The van is the coolest character.
Amen!
😂
Follow Rich's Instagram, it's worth it.
I like putting a paver at the bottom of the hole for the post to sit on. Helps prevent the post height dropping and sinking into the dirt.
I just removed my front passenger seat in the ute. It gives me a huge space. I used the seat mounting points and welded a custom frame that in the future can take a storage unit. Right now I will use the long space to sleep between jobs.
The lack of timber in Australia has more to do with what Europe and America are paying per cube its around double of what we pay and then they have to ship it here cause despite the size of our plantations we import something like 80% of our timber, pine framing mouldings and ewp.
"These are not the posts I'm looking for" - Scott Kenobi
I've got a 2009 Toyota Tacoma, double cab, 6' bed with 165,000 miles or 265 ,000 KM on it. It's appreciated by about $4000 USD since COVID hit. Crazy.
When owning a work vehicle, it is rarely a bad idea to own the most popular model you can. The larger the cohort you are in for parts & service the better.
That's why I bought a white chevrolet truck for work here in the US. Parts at every corner store and junkyards full of body panels
G,day Scott Brown Carpentry from Sydney Australia.
* When running electrical cables,
1. Tape it to sheet flooring togue
2. Sinker on cord gravity feed though. Then tape cable to cord, pull.
🌏🇦🇺
Yep, I'm sticking with my dirty old 2003 Hiace, 3 litre non turbo powerhouse (not really), at least until the body rots off it. When I tore apart the old setup to do a setup similar to Scott's, I found an ungodly amount of rust where all the bolt holes that mounted the seats to the floor weren't plugged up. So had to dust off the old rust repair skills to address those areas. The old H100 series Hiace were pretty prone to rust just about everywhere, and mine and the other LH113 in the fleet is no exception. The vans have roughly the same sort of K's on it (around 330,000) and they're both poxing out around the windscreen, but mine is blowing out around the internal D-pillar seams as well for some reason. I can't imagine I'd get more than a couple of years out of it even with extensive rust repairs, but even these older models are still worth decent money. I'm not sure what my employer will replace it with when that time comes, we do have a couple of H200 series vans in the fleet as well as a Nissan NV350 but that particular one has been a bit troublesome recently (water pump failure, injector failure, gotta love those ZD30s, not...).
Commercial vans have gone up a lot in Ireland too its a mixture of building being busy but also quite a lot of them were turned into campervans during our lockdowns
i recently upgraded to packout from assorted bins and sacks and its been absolutely wonderful!
I’m a plasterer in Northern Ireland! Just take that in and realise how far your videos are getting, AND I LOVE THEM 👍 keep it going Scott
I grew up in Australia and worked as a contractor for a few years. And from time to time working out of similar sized vans. I now live and work as a contractor in the USA. I must say I would struggle to work Downunder again out of such vans since falling in love with American work vehicles. Vans and Utes downunder are in my opinion undersized and I would find them impractical to work out off. My work vehicles are a Chevy 2500 express van and a GM 1500 pickup. The express has floor to roof tool boxes on each side and I can load multiple sheets of 1/2 drywall on there edge between the tool boxes. Also load 10ft material up to the cargo barrier and if needed open the cargo barrier and 12 footers will slide in. The GM pick up can take 4x8 sheets between the wheel wells also, very practical. As an apprentice in Australia my boss had a 2.0 LTR Ford econvan and that thing "wouldn't pull the skin of a rice pudding" and had limited cargo space. My Chevy 2500 express is powered by 6.0 LTRS of raw fury. Downunder is sadly still limited to undersized trade vehicles. In saying you can only work with the tools on hand and undersized trade vehicles are what's on offer unless you buy and overpriced EURO work van or a coverted US pickup.
Full size trucks are everywhere in the US and they are tremendously useful to have for work. But my favorite is the Ford Transit Connect (European style van). Huge storage volume, keeps all the tools and materials dry and also gets decent gas mileage.
Hey Scotty, just done my back fence with rapid set the same way! So easy. In Australia we have utes and trailers. My trailer will be here soon so I’ll do a video on my setup! 🤘🏻😎
Great work Scott, love watching your channel.
Just so that you know I’m watching from the uk and I’m pleased to say that I don’t have a Bentley but I can hang a door. All the best and keep them coming.
Those vans are extremely practical, as you can put a full sheet of plywood inside of them. I think they were designed for that if I'm correct. Same with the Ford Transit. Love the dogs!
Here in Sydney ..more and more you see tradies with Isuzu npr 45-155 trucks... just bought one myself for carpentry and building, bigger than hilux and trailer but loving the space availability 😎 good luck for getting work healthy again
That ute set up with the rollers is genius!
Same thing in AUS. People are also buying them for campers to take holidays in
I was taught to put a coat of tar or bitumen on the bottom of the post as concrete/cement is porous enough to let moisture through and get to the end grain of the post.
On the rare occasion I have to sink a post into the ground I line the bottom of the hole with some sand or aggregate, then put a broken brick or similar on top of that, then the post. It gives groundwater somewhere to go and keeps the post off the bottom of the hole so it's not sitting in any water which does pool there after rain or during wet spells.
Would love to see SBC rolling around with 18” lensos on the hiace
Nice one dude, good to see Rich back too. One of the drivers for van prices being high in the UK is both increased demand for the trades but also lots more parcel delivery drivers needed (hearing both from leasing contacts and second hand traders).
Once when I was a builder's labourer I got tendonitis in my forearm from mixing concrete all day > four weeks off work.
First day back: digging 36 pile holes > it flared up again, another two weeks off.
In AU the classic “UTE” really refers to the Ford Falcon type car/trucks. Also know as the infamous El Comino in the States & Canada. Now that those are no longer made here we have many imported pickup trucks like Ford & VW. We have always had the Toyota Hilux (Tacoma) as well as Toyota Landcruiser tray tops. All of those vehicles are referred to as my “UTE.
The carpenters typically tow tradie trailers. They are typically custom 4’ x 6’ heavy trailer with a rigid steel cap with gull wing doors. They are towed by anything.
Electricians & Plumbers used to drive the Hiace. It was the only van available here until about 20 years ago when they introduced the Ford Transit type Eurovan. Now the majority of the plumbers & electricians use those, just like what’s happened in the States.
Best practice in UK is to ensure no concrete under post to allow water to drain out of post. If it has concrete under it and arround it, it's in a concrete bucket and gets waterlogged.
In the US I've heard the bucket argument - and Scott's opposing point about the post sucking up moisture from below. Does it depend on the level of the water table? Seems like a bracket on the footing above ground would be the best option for water.
@@NathanaelJohnson The way I see it, regardless of where the water table is, if it rains the 'bucket' will fill up and 'always' keep the post wet. The non-bucket approach let's rain pass through - if the water table is low, great, if it's high, then it's no worse than the 'bucket', but in reality probably better as the water table may not always be high (summer Vs winter) so the post will get a chance to dry out. In any case, I've never seen standing water in Scott's holes, which would suggest the water table is low and so the non-bucket approach would be better.
@@NathanaelJohnson Bracket good for rot as you say, but doesn't offer the same lateral stability as an embedded post.
@@smartbuildengineering Which would be good in a earthquake prone area?
@@grandaddyc Being UK based, I'm not familiar with designing for earthquakes. My guess would be either could be designed to be suitable.
just recently read an article on a courier driver in South island who clocked up a million kms in his hiace and had to get the odometer replaced as it was no longer working....his secret was getting her serviced every 10 -12000 kns,
look after your chariot and she'll look after you.
I guess Richard is a fan of Milwaukie tools? Pick ups are the vehicle of choice here in Canada although the "White Van" market is picking up as they do make a versatile work vehicle for building contractors. When you factor in a large work trailer for storage and hauling, a van does make sense for a new guy starting out.
The auto makers are having a hard time getting various chips for the vehicles, so the supply is scarce. Here in the U.S., the price of new vehicles has gone way up, if you can find a new vehicle for sale. Because of the low supply, the price for used vehicles has also gone way up. There are dealerships here in Southern California with hundreds of new vehicles that are on hold until the parts come in. The dealerships will then have to install the parts before the vehicle can be sold.
I start a new business in Feb and joined the Hiace gang in April, it's a used van, TD 4wd, a great working horse, a bit thirsty, but she carries all my gears and materials in one go. Heard someone said flat nose Hiace price will keep going up.
I'm hoping you do keep the van for as long as you can. I like your van. It's you. I live in Australia and I have all sorts of Company shirts that I've worked for over the past 2 decades, but I want to buy your shirt with the van on it. I also want to buy a 'Smoko Time' shirt too.
Love the website and your meticulous dedication. I hope 'Occidental Leather' looks after you at some point because of your dedication to that belt and making it popular through your videos.
My old boss started his construction business with a Volkwagen Type 3 wagon. I worked for several years out of an 89 RX-7. You can make things work if you try. I could fit 10' of trim or 8' of framing material in the RX-7 when I had to.
Haha RX7 isn’t a typical tardy vehicle. Never late to work though 😉
Love the channel Scott, but surely if you have solid concrete at the bottom and the sides of the posts, no moisture, ie rain/snow etc can’t run out/escape. Pea rock for the bottom 100mm at least is the way to go.
Sorry Richard, but my 2013 VW Multivan 4Motion with factory diff lock can do family, work, camping, off-road, tow and long length anything and all black as well 😜
Mint. Yeah if I needed to carry more that’s definitely an option. I doubt it would go some of the places I go sometimes, but it’s more that because I’m not a full on builder I don’t need as much stuff (at this stage). I’m gonna look it up though.
Great video…love the Staffys
Revenge is sweet Scott,think the Toyota is a brilliant vehicle especially with the way you’ve fitted it out. Thanks for the video.👍👍
I love my work van, which isn't currently running. My SUV also developed issues not worth investing the time and money into, so I 'replaced' both 18 months ago with a 2nd hand 4WD dual cab ute, for the same reasons Richard said. Work, family, access to places. I definitely miss the long cargo bay of the van though.
Good to hear you're healing
Mine has too! Unreal. I purchased my hiace for 21k nzd. 150,000kms later and it’s worth $25k! Hahaha. Looking at upgrading to a hilux. Need it for the family now. But hands down the Van is way more practical than a Ute as a builder
Kids bicycles from an Austrian company called Woom, selling higher 2nd hand than new in Germany. Managed to order one before the cut off time.
I'm on my second Hiace, I drove one from 2003 to 2014. I changed the oil and oil filter every 10,000K and put a new clutch into it in 2009. Winter or Summer it started with one crank. I bought the Hiace I have now two Years ago. It had 260,000K on the clock. I'm hoping to get another four or five Years out of it. I'll be buying a high roof van then. A sprinter maybe...🤔
Nice to see you again Scott.
Hi to Richard too
Hi Scott. Interesting conversation. House boom (and the associated construction boom that comes with it) started before COVID here in Canada and even 15 years earlier when I left the UK. There is a different attitude towards Housing from the Baby Booms towards Millennials. I know many people (Baby Boomers) who purchased a home and stayed in it for 40+ years or 3 generations if you count the Grandkids. Owning a home for life was something that newer generations are not necessary embracing. They are happy to rent or live in smaller units with more disposable income, which begs the question, who is buying all these houses? With the advent of property investing (or flipping) and high immigration across the globe, houses are being purchased as an investment rather being a "forever home". The AirBnB, short term rental as well as long term rental is very popular and was previously the mainstay of Vacation Locations in the past. Combine that with population overload where places that previously had low density are being overloaded with new residents drives a very lucrative market.
Never understood why so many contractors buy double cab utes for work vehicles, from my point of view, vans are the way to go, lots more space and much more convenient, only reason to have a ute is if you have a family to transport, like you said. Had a ford transit, probably the best van I ever used, bench seat so could fit 3 in front if need be and drove like a car, diesel turbo, was great work vehicle
Electrician here. Haice is definitely the best option for me but I like 4wheel driving so I went with a ute and put a service body on the back. A 4x4 van in Australia is just too expensive
Thanks for the code I just ordered a van shirt and smoko mug. I think the van is the way to go. I'm a plumber in the US and have had both and for me the van is #1
The reason flat nose hiaces have gone up in price is also because they are no longer made nz new anymore. And since may 2020 they are no longer getting imported from japan as they dont meet government regulations anymore . You can still import them but cannot be registered. They were being imported by the hundred or thousand per month prior.
Just ordered my Scott Brown carpentry cucumber van premium T-shirt. Can’t wait.
Im currently upgrading my truck/yute here in canada and alot of what you said holds true here. I got lucky and found what i was looking for locally and am in the process of installing my slide out and cleaning it up for her first day on site! Lots of fun lol
Here in Russia the ute (the pickup) mostly used as not so expensive offroad vehicle, not as a work car. Most popular work cars are GAZ Gazelle light commercial vehicles
The AeroPress makes a fine cup of coffee.
I drive a 97 GMC Safari...another van that seems to be going up in value. I got mine with very low miles, but I think they were "outback" miles🤣 I have put a lot of money into it, but it's worth it.
And in closing, these supply chain issues are starting to become annoying. It's getting difficult to even find tools right about now.
The whole van life movement has helped increase value
yes it played a big part in it
I've had my hiace for 10 years, approaching 350 000 km, a very popular workvan in Norway aswell
Been watching for awhile now never commented just the quiet lurker .I've noticed you use an aeropress and we also have a aeropress ,we recently met someone who pours the water in while it is upside down before putting it onto the cup.To give it a chance to ferment i guess,should give it a try see if it makes a difference. even thou it is already nice :)
Glad to have you back SBC…it will be sad to see the Van go, however for now it is a great workhorse. 🚚😎
I saw that cheeky masking on the promo code! 👍
Always love the banter with Richard! And nice use of the AeroPress!
Welcome back Scott, missed you! Glad your feeling better
Keep posting Scott videos are awesome come to London 🏴
If any vechile is well looked after it last a long time. I work for a company and the van is clocking 800,000 kms. Regular maintenance goes along way.
Dam that's bloody good imagine how many oil changes 😅 my self I change my oil every 10k
I have a Ford Falcon which has done 750k km and is only now starting to get faults. Pity they 'need' an oil change every 5000km these days.
Housing bubble here in the UK too, happening everywhere, crash inevitable
Don’t quit on you’re Toyota. She’s never quit on you.
No, you're a Toyota!
Thanks Richard, I have always wondered what the KY in that gel stood for.
Isnt that the answer to the question "How is your stock of Lube???".....K....Y????
@@cjlamber 😂
Vauxhall Vivaro / Ford transit , most popular vans in UK . Your van would fit in my vans back 😎
Add the Volkswagen Transporter and you completed the list for Europe.
@@gijsvalk7302 And Renault vans are getting more popular.
I'm never selling my hiace, aiming for 1,000,000ks
Over here in the us we pour the concrete in a sonotube and use a tie to secure the post
yeah your Toyota Hiace Van is your trademark. it very grabbed my interest when I saw you for the first time, somehow you look like a surfer and are so cool. the cars supported Japan and were running everywhere yeah I was also riding on company's one. so cool best cars.
Could you maybe put weight transfer rollers on the side to make the drawer a bit easier.
Yeah that probably not a bad idea. I’ll look into it.
I don't know if its the same over there, but in the UK the second hand van market has gone stupid in price. You could get a reasonable 10 year old Transit for £2k about 3 years ago. Now, you are lucky to get a rust bucket for under £4k. Mostly down to combination of lockdown and the amazon boom where more people have gone from Redundant in lockdown to a amazon parcel delivery guy.
That's is a understatement,building materials & lot of other things,prices have rocketed in the UK..
I agree especially with timber... 200-250% on prices.
Try telling the customer they have to pay up extra for materials as well as they don't have the money to pay for the work done already!
Getting ridiculous with prices for framing and joists
I once got my KY mixed up with my window putty. All my dam windows fell out!
Your van is iconic you can’t change it !
@5:02 A the distinctive Yellow and Red label on a jar of the nectar from the gods.... Vegemite
SBC AAAAND puppies! Didn’t think your channel could get any better. I stand corrected.
My cuz bought a hiace new in 2009 and by 2016 he did over 500k’s and was still running really well until he had a one on one with a roo and it was written off.
same over here (us) - i am actually considering putting a new engine in my 97 chevy van for 6k dollars. if i get rid of it i’d have to replace it ,and for much more than that-
Toyota was the only auto maker to critically plan after the 2008 crash; they maintained a stockpile of critical components ( like logic chips) to ensure continued production, contrary to the misunderstood just-in-time methodology.
a tip - don't use soap or ky for electrical routing - use baby powder , less messy and way less friction.
A big reason for shortages of vehicles and consumer electronics is the semiconductor shortage, which was happening independently of Covid, but was greatly accelerated by it. Pretty much everything has a microcontroller in it these days.
We had issues getting niche custom order FPGAs and other "if you have to ask you can't afford it" type chips a few years before covid. The capacity is simply not there, the lead times were getting longer and the prices were getting higher. Even in industries where we don't generally look at the price we were starting to notice it around 2018.
There are just too few semiconductor fabs in the world, and they take half a decade or longer to build which is why supply can't catch up to demand.
Lumber shortage though, 100% the fault of people willing to pay unreasonable prices instead of waiting for supply to normalize... Pretty much the toilet paper hording all over again...
I’m a 19 year old dry liner from the uk and I’m already like abit bored of my job then I watch your vids and think F**k it I’m gonna get that ceiling smashed up tomorrow 😂
I did that for 20yrs (and ceilings) Now I spend my days doing up peoples houses. It’s much more interesting and challenging and no site rules! Get out whilst you can.
@@freddieleethompson3536 init can’t even have tunes on my screwgun is starting sound good 😂
@@alexfletcher1924 Ahh mate. Back when I first started you could wear trainers, shorts, smoke and have tunes blasting. It was a great and I enjoyed it. Now it’s like working in a mortuary! Now I do domestic work and I’m back doing all those things (except smoking haha)
I use to be a tacker was good but fucking hated it lol . Quit a year ago started a cleaning buisiness and I'm on more now than I was before . My main issue was my shoulder was fucked now it's fine and my days are alot less stressful lol .No more loading out 15mm blue all day up 3 stories etc I think I would die now .
It's always kind of therapeutically for me ever since I came randomly across your channel and I do not mean to see other people work. 😉
Are those "Smoko Time" clothes available for sale somewhere? Reminds me of my first ever public speaking thing. Asked to thank a bunch of people for supplying a drink and food etc. In my nervous state I referred to it as "Smoko" - hahahahaha . I was 16 at the time. The kids with gave me hell for it forever!!
oops - answered my own question at the end of the vid....
Cheers bra good to see you back so soon!
About 2 years a go, our Toyota importer declared they would provide 1 year full maintenance to cars that passed more than 1 million km an the one with the highest distance traveled will get new vehicle similar to his. Three vehicles arrived, two Hiace and one Hilux pick up (Ute as it's called in this vid). One of the Hiaces had more than 1.5 million km, surprisingly it looked pretty much nice and clean. Remembering how people drive here in Israel, that's not a trivial thing.
So it was 2010 Hiace in 2019. The owner got a brand new Hiace. I still don't understand where this guy drove so much, it's a small country here. This old Hiace was put in importer's main office. And you were talking about 200000 km. .
Bro van prices in America. I bought a 2019 GMC Savannah 2500, used with 16,200 miles for 26,900.00 , now 4 months later the same " vans " are selling for 32,000.00 at the same dealership.
Thanks mate
Great content again bro! You gotta clean that lens or sensor though man, there's an annoying spec that keeps showing up on all your videos
I had a 3.0L 1997 hi ace, 150k miles, £800… I use that for years and it was bullet proof, just kept on going until I sold it for £1400… I then got a used vw t5.1 lwb with a/c (£14,000)which camper lovers would break my legs for, so it’s currently worth 14k after 6 years and doubling the mileage… sheeesh
love richard he seems like a good lad
That’s a great set up with the Ute. Being able to just roll the whole lot off onto a pair of saw horses is genius… Great vid….again.
Welcome back! So go to see you again!
I sit my posts on half a perforated engineering brick,instead of concrete, & bitumised the section of the pressure treated post in the ground,got posts 20 years old here & still in perfect condition.
we used to do that but code here in Nz says 100 mil of concrete under or there are some manafacured plastic holders you can use, the timber is qlready treated for ground use so no need for bitumen we quite often use bitumen products on brick walls etc if getting back filled
@@dubsnz
It's important to put DPC between pile and bearer to stop dampness transmition into a house.
@@dubsnz From the UK, & definitely not a fan of those plastic holders,seen treated posts with them fitted rotted out in 2 years or less
Yeah.. surrounding them in concrete acts a bucket so the posts are constantly sitting in water
Good to have you back!!
Great to see my namesake Richard...always good value
"Ute" in Norwegian means outside or outdoor.
In NZ and Australia Short for “utility”, as they are utility vehicles. Just shortened because Aussies have to shorten every word, for some reason
@@Etacovda63 We're just efficient, why waste the syllables?
Ute is short for uterus in Australia
Uterus and vangina
Hey Scott, make sure you keep that spa 760mm out the ground or you’ll get stung with a pool fence. NZBC F9/AS2
Actually I need to check that info again, I forgot about that. Do you know if that’s still the case with a lockable lid?
@@livingimprovements4382 yer sorry mate.
When MBIE creates F9/AS2 they allowed lockable lids and based the ‘reasonable height’ at 760mm. They took it from some the commentary out of F4/AS1 for ‘falling out of windows’. The idea is to restrict kids climbing on the top and falling through.
@@robcoupland6400 Yeah i checked it all again and so ill keep the other sides 760 above ground and allow for a fence/gate across the end of the deck. Thanks for the reminder!
"You must have learnt a lot building this garage". Patience would be one thing I would say. 🤣😉❤
3 month job, 8 months and counting 🤦♂️
I'm loving the mad man @2:47 who's using a C63 to haul material