TOWING A LONDON DOUBLE-DECKER BUS THROUGH CENTRAL LONDON!
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- Опубліковано 16 гру 2023
- TOWING A LONDON DOUBLE-DECKER BUS THROUGH CENTRAL LONDON!
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Welcome to Heavy Recovery with Steve!
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I'm Steve - a Heavy Vehicle Recovery Driver from the South of England. I've been involved in recovery all my life, from a young age working in a family-owned car recovery business and acquiring the licences necessary to operate some of the largest vehicles on the road, to eventually working for some of the largest recovery firms in the UK.
I've set up this channel to provide insights into the world of recovery and whether you're here with the intent to step into the world of recovery or just interested in seeing the action - I hope you find thoroughly enjoy the videos!
During 2023 - my channel will provide content on the following, so feel free to subscribe if this is of interest you!
- How to start a career in Heavy Vehicle Recovery for the newcomers looking to take the plunge
- POV style videos of recovering Heavy Good Vehicles (HGVs) out in the UK roads
- Walkaround style videos of the largest heavy recovery vehicles in the UK
Drone footage in Intro from Marian Croitoru.
Note - these are not training videos.
You can now find me on Instagram - @heavyrecoverywithsteve
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“Think we might need a bigger ’ammer!”
Immediately beelines for the sledgehammer the size of a small child
Thanks for watching.
Congratulations on being so calm when surrounded by all those idiots.
Thanks for watching , Cheers.
Honestly watching you tow these massive vehicles through such narrow spaces is some sight to behold. There really is no room for error, the head cam gives a great perspective as to what you can actually see, which is not a lot! Lookin' forward to more content next year!
Thanks for watching , glad you like it.
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@@HeavyRecoverywithSteveI'm assuming this will be repaired
Appreciate you showing the whole docking operation with no cuts, very interesting. Cheers, mate!
Thanks for watching , Cheers.
I'm not from London, and the thought of driving just my everyday car through Central London terrifies me, the way you do this with such calm is awesome to watch.
Hi Danny thanks for watching.
You kinda get used to the tight roads and idiots about, I hadn’t driven much in London but went to work for a new firm in a bigger lorry than what I was used to, now drive every day in central London and it does get abit easier, you just have to have your wits about you and be in the ball
We absolutely NEED a turn cam! Great work Steve 👍🏼
Thanks for watching David , Cheers.
Steve you are a credit to your company, i like the way you do things properly, ie ,like wiping the oil from the shafts wheels etc,keep up the good work.
Thanks for watching, much appreciated .
@@HeavyRecoverywithSteve You certainly show how when you do a job properly, have the correct equipment and keep your brain one step ahead, it is not that difficult.
I bet you would hate a job like that in the pouring rain though.
Impressive that you tow that bus through that traffic and still be able to give us a little sightseeing tour!
The dashcam does a nice addition, it puts out really good quality video.
Thanks for taking us with you and Happy Christmas to you and your family!
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Thanks for watching , your very welcome.
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Well done for keeping your cool there, never easy in London. It doesn't matter how defensively you drive, some bugger still takes it as a personal invitation to try and squeeze past 😂
Hi James thanks for watching , its London mate.
@@HeavyRecoverywithSteve I actually find that London drivers have more sense than a few other cities I can think of. But it has a few bad areas.
I dont usually comment on videos but i have to say .. absolute professional on the job and as a driver ! Its good to see someone taking pride in their job and doing the job right! Nice one.
I appreciate that! Thanks for watching.
For me, the driving part is very enjoyable and a part I always look forward to.
Thanks very much for watching , i do prefer a distance job rather than local work around London.
100% respect to a true professional, I’m only class 2 that’s hard enough.
Thanks for watching , Cheers.
Amazing job!
I live in Canada and I've been to UK many times, the only car I dared to rent was a Ford Fiesta since it's small, and I've never felt that amount of stress in a car before, I spent almost 6 hours going through the Highway Code and watching UA-cam tutorial on the roundabout the night before, and still almost fucked up next day. The roads were narrow, the roundabout was confusing and I had to ask my girlfriend constantly to check if the left tires were touching the curb lane.
Watching you move 2 giant monsters in London that smooth is just amazing.
Thanks very much for watching from Canada.
That was nice ride through the streets of London. So much traffic, so much people. 3 or 4 times what whole Finland (my home country) has.
Hi Welcome from Finland , thanks very much for watching.
Excellent video as always Steve. Really enjoyed the driving segment, especially the way you negotiated those tight corners at 1:00:46 onwards. Two things stood out that impressed me. One is the way you constantly check the mirrors to check your load is safe and that it has cleared the corners and two is the way you gave a lot of room between you and the bus you were following at 54:16.
Keeping out of his blind spot (which a lot of car drivers could learn from), going slow enough to stop in case the lights changed and giving yourself a good stopping distance further along the road. Masterful driving as always. Have a great Christmas, I am looking forward to more posts in the new year ;)
Thanks very for watching , much appreciated.
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Enjoyable to watch. Sights bring back memories,but also reminds me as to why I hated going into London. I do not miss it one bit!!!
Thanks for watching , glad it brought back some memories.
Great video as always Steve. The fixed dashcam angle helps significantly to reduce the motion sickness caused from watching the headcam angle for extended periods of time.
Thanks for watching Tim , fixed dashcam worked out ok mate.
Really enjoy these longer videos.
You always seem so calm when driving... I guess that's experience.
Do you ever get to a junction and think "bugger, I don't know what I'm gonna do here!?"
Thanks for watching and comments , London is the worst for junctions but sometimes you just cant make the turn for the direction you need to go.
Have a Beer on Anthony 🍻
Another great video, Steve. Proper driving which highlights just how on the ball you have to be when driving a heavy within inner London!
Thanks very much for watching .
Hi Steve, good to have you back again with your usual professionalism and calm manner. Much needed for driving through London with a double decker on the back! Nice editing too with the two cam thing going on. Thanks for sharing and have a nice Christmas and New Year.
Hi James thanks for watching the videos , your very welcome , best wishes.
The "knowing your route around low bridges" knowledge can save you from a ton of problems.. My brother and I were at a family party and arrived by train but in the evening there was rail replacement busses on two stretches of our route.. One of the drivers didn't know the roads in the town from where he started and as a result he made a u-turn over 4 lanes mainly caused and missed turn and low bridges that prevented him from getting his direction correct...
Thanks for watching and commenting.
The true definition of skills paying bills.
Thanks for watching.
Hi steve. I've been to that shelling bus depot once to park a coach for the day.( Now retired ). And that was bad enough. But fair play to you weaving the wrecker and a bus through there , avoiding all the impatient numpty and the road hazards takes some skill. The for a brilliant video. Merry and peaceful Xmas from up here in God's own country( East Yorkshire)
Hi Thanks for watching and comments , wish you good health in retirement.
I really love seeing you drive that monster of a contraption through the streets. And hearing the (your) engine roar through your open window is very enjoyable. Thumbs up and see you in the new year mate.
Glad you enjoy it!
Thanks Steve a good video its great to see you explaining why you do what you do it shows others just what "the big boys" have to do to keep others safe Nice clear dasshcam Best regards Ken
Thanks for watching Ken.
Loving the video shows the pure skill you have driving through some incredibly tight roads and making tight turns whilst towing a massive vehicle, stay safe out there
Glad you enjoyed it Ricky , thanks for watching.
Awesome video thanks, I was a company spare for Go Ahead , and you guys helped me a few times , mainly around Trafalgar and Oxford St
Hi Alan , thanks very much for watching.
Fantastic Steve, Always a joy watching you at work👏
Thanks for watching , glad you enjoyed it.
Good heavens! I was holding my breath through a good part of that drive. You sir, are quite skilled. Watching from Istanbul.
Thank you very much! Welcome from Istanbul.
VERY impressive driving skill mate, I hope you have a nice Christmas!
Thanks, you too! Cheers.
First time viewer here, I enjoy this type of content with recovering videos. As an American its cool to see how things are done differently in the UK. And seeing you drive through the tights spaces and traffic fighting to get around you is a bit scary and fom what I see our trucks can't fit there at all, it will get stuck lol. Nice video mate, looking forward to see more from you and check out your other videos.
Welcome and thanks very much for watching.
There's a reason (next to lawful required maximums for truck + trailer combinations in length) why we have cab-over trucks. It decreases the turn radius which makes it a lot easier to make the turns in the older city centers.
It's also the reason why on trailers, counter-steering axles are very common, even some buses have them, and we used to have Volvo B10m buses which in the articulated versions had a countersteering trailer.
Fascinating to see how you guys do things over there in the UK! Great video!
Thanks for watching , Cheers.
Driving though all of that, with a bus in tow is my idea of hell. haha
Thanks for watching , Cheers.
This is pretty cool to watch, ive seen you guys work in person as R&S picks up our buses for my depot
Thanks for watching Brandon.
Looks like your truck could enjoy some new drive tyres from the glimpse we saw of them.
Thanks for watching , plenty miles left still on rears they done 66k now.
Thanks for watching , rears still good done 67 000 miles now.
Very good to see this channel growing
Thanks very much for watching , much appreciated.
Fantastic! Thankyou for posting.
Thanks for watching , your welcome.
Love the videos as always thanks Steve! 😄👍
Glad you like them! Cheers.
Absolutely incredible skill driving a manual through London whilst there’s a bus on the back.
Thanks very much for watching , much appreciated.
A real driver!!
Hi Gordon thanks for watching, Cheers.
I like to turn the ignition on and shut all the doors once it is all hooked up, it resets all the suspension but only works on the enviro’s.
Battersea is fun to get into especially when that beer garden is full!
Hi Will thanks for commenting mate , same applies to Mercedes Citaro and Daf SB250 buses we regularly recover.
@@HeavyRecoverywithSteve I've only ever done one Mercedes. Are they the ones with the clamshell air connection?
Brilliant, thanks for uploading
Glad you enjoyed it.
One of the most enjoyful and relaxing drive's i have sat and watched thru London and love your eye for detail on the road, Dave from Australia
Hi Dave welcome again , thanks for watching.
hope you got a fantastic holiday. love your videos, greetings from belgium
Thank you! You too!
Honestly didn't even realise it was 1 hour this is really enjoyable keep up the good work
Thanks for watching , glad you liked it.
Great video Steve. I lived in Chiswick, Ealing and Greenford years ago and the traffic was mental back then. 1998-2004. Need a lot of patience for it but nowadays I couldn't do it. Live in the sticks now and still get frustrated with some traffic. Wish you much success with your channel very enjoyable to watch. Patience of a Saint 😊 Keep trucking 🚚
Thanks very much Andrew , Cheers.
Merry Christmas Steve.
Thank you for a cracking 1HR video.
Good stuff. I'm looking forward to your new year content.
Thanks for watching Steve , Cheers.
Just discovered your channel.
Its nice to see a tow truck video towing a bus. I see buses being towed on a weekly basis...😂
Welcome aboard! and thanks for watching.
Bloody he’ll mate your braver then me,well done
Just subscribed much love mate from Oklahoma plz be careful out there this world is dangerous 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Nice video, Steve! Quiet, safe road for hooking up this one.
Very handy air connections right at the front. Such a challenge for a very low, tall vehicle.
Kind people (mostly) making way when they see you approaching - one less issue to deal with.
Good view with the new dashcam.
Does the bus company have their own recovery vehicles, or do they just call a local company when needed?
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Thanks for all your content this year. Merry Christmas to you and yours and looking forward to more videos in 2024.
Your very welcome Matt , all the best.
You're doing a nice job man. I wanna be a towtruck driver too here in Holland. I love what you're doing 💪
Thanks for watching and kind comments , that means a lot from a fellow towtruck driver.
Well thats a blast from the past going down the Queenstown road into silverthorne road. Used to do that in the 90s with National Express Double deck coaches when parking up for a break. The pub on the corner was always busy and cars parked on double yellows all the time.
Thanks for watching , glad it hopefully brought back some happy memories for you.
Brilliant job, very professional with the mechanical and driving. Well done 👍
Glad you enjoyed it James.
Hi Steve - Excellent video as always!!! Great patience on those narrow streets. Merry Christmas. Can't wait for the next one.
Thanks Brian for watching , Cheers.
Superb. New dash cam is great too. Thanks Steve. Have a great Christmas mate.
Hi Richard thanks for watching, your welcome.
That was brilliant.
Just to let you know I was helping you by leaning to the side on my chair as you were going through those narrow bits!🤣🤣🤣
Thanks for watching , glad you liked it.
That was sure a sticky wicket towing that through a congested area. You're a real master!
These double decker buses are so very interesting. And very nice work - big plus for the dashcam!
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you!
Thank you very much Seth , best wishes for 2024.
Great video as always Steve. Thank you for sharing your world as always. Happy Christmas to you and your family. Paul
Hi Paul your very welcome , Best wishes.
It was nice to watch ☺
You are amazing! Keep up the great work mate!
Thanks, will do!
When AEC built London’s omnibuses, very few were ever towed back to depots. Most breakdowns were repaired at the roadside. Indeed, when I drove the AEC ROUTEMASTER, a rare fault was a faulty injector, again repaired at the roadside followed by bleeding the fuel line to restart those wonderful reliable engines. No wonder AEC had the very rare title of “BUILDERS of LONDON’S BUSES”❤️
Thanks for watching and comments David.
Great video Steve love the information you gave when towing i love tow trucks you are awesome Steve
Thanks very much for watching , glad you enjoy them.
@HeavyRecoverywithSteve, you're welcome
Thanks Steve Merry Christmas to you and the family
Thank you too Keith.
London buses often have ferry lifts too, as some have to be transported on ferries for delivery! There was an incident where someone had their head stuck under a bus and the driver tried to use the ferry lift to un-stuck the head. Unfortunately he flicked the switch the wrong way and the bus squatted...
First class video Steve.......Appreciate the detailed running comms......We all need to exercise safety more. Towing a 12T bus is not easy I can imagine. Many Thanks.
Thanks very much for watching , much appreciated.
As a fellow truck driver, I find it really cool that I can feel the urge to check the mirrors and you actually do right as I get said urge lol.
Thanks for watching
@@HeavyRecoverywithSteve No problem. I love these POV driving videos. Was only a matter of time before I found your channel.
Very good video Steve, makes me glad I live in the Scottish countryside. Have a good and safe Christmas
Hi Tom thanks for watching , be lovely to tow through your beautiful countryside.
Very impressive, very professional, well done
Thanks very much for watching , cheers.
There I was, sat I the window seat at Cafe Nero on Earl's Court Road yesterday when RS22REC trundled past. Nobody on the hook this time but even travelling solo it showed just how big a heavy wrecker is and how hard it must be to drive in this sort of traffic.
Thanks for watching , yep that was me had 2 jobs in London that day.
This was a lot more interesting than expected! Well done for the engaging narrative, and teaching me for instance about half shafts accessible from the wheel hubs, ingenious!
Thanks for watching , glad you found it of interest.
Thanks Steve for another great video😊. Have a great Christmas sir, and looking forward seeing more recoverys next year 😊😊😊.
Thanks for watching Garry and you to mate.
Thanks for nice video and have a good Christmas.
Thanks, you too!
Great video thanks for sharing...
Hi Kevin , your very welcome.
Fascinating As Always Steve. Happy Christmas And Happy New Year.
Thanks very much for watching Steve , you to mate.
Great video again Steve.
You did a great job of navigating those narrow London streets.
I now live in Australia where the roads are a lot wider but I do miss driving on those
narrow streets which keeps you on your toes.
The city in which I live does have some narrow road and parking one side and people always panic
when they have to navigate them.
Merry Christmas to you and your family and hopefully see you next year.
Thanks very much for watching , best wishes.
Hi Steve,good to see you back and what a cracking video to come back on,love the long driving footage so thankyou for that and the dashcam is spot on especially the quality,some running commentary aswell felt like I was on a tour bus so that was great😂have a Fantastic Christmas and a happy new year to you and you're family steve🎄🥳🙂👍
Hi Mark glad you liked it mate , all the best.
Love watching.. Amazing driver and keep safe there.. 🙏👍🤟
Thanks for watching John , much appreciated.
Another smashing video Steve and happy Christmas mate and a happy new year
Thanks again for watching.
Nice to see you steve first time i've seen drive shafts so small and as always great video content .
Thanks again for watching.
brave man towing though london happy christmas steve
Thanks for watching Andrew , best wishes.
Great video once again Steve, all the best to you and your family mate. Norm.
Thanks Norm for watching.
Great video Steve!
Thanks very much for watching.
Great vid. Merry Christmas Steve.
Thanks for watching John , you too.
Amazing!
Nice little tour of London. Some tricky turns towing that bus. Have a good Xmas. 🎉
Hi Anthony thanks for watching.
A very good Sunday evening to you all from Wellington Somerset
Good evening to you Dave.
It's all in the preparation,love your channel-subbed.
Thanks for the sub! Much appreciated glad you liked it.
Totally professional driver well done mate
Thanks for watching , Cheers.
Merry Christmas Steve great content as always more to come in the new year.
Hi Spencer thanks for watching the videos.
Great video Steve merry Christmas and happy New year
Thanks Austin for watching , you too.
I really enjoyed this amazing video from Sydney Australia
Welcome Graham from Sydney , thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it.
Merry Christmas Steve! Good video as always.
Thanks, you too!
Interesting drive Steve. Dashcam views were great..
Thanks for watching Alec , Cheers.
Hi Steve another great video you deserve a medal driving in all that traffic people have not got a minute to live look forward to seeing more videos next year happy Christmas 👍👍🍺
Thanks for watching Paul .
Great video and coverage. Really good and good mix of dash and head cam. Seeing back of bus in driver mirror really appreciate length of the vehicle.
Thanks very much for watching.
Great video and insight 👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it Steve , Cheers.
Even on regular double decker routes, still watch out for low branches. Route near me ( Grays, Essex) cought out regular driver, no parked cars, branch was about 6 inches thick over the road. No injuries, but windows smashed in. (15-20 years ago)
Thanks for watching Alan , always looking out of trees hanging over roads now another thing to worry about.