American Construction Worker Reacts "Fred Dibnah Felling Rugby Mill Chimney In Oldham"
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See Freds funeral, and see how high he was respected.
The difference between what goes on today, and a man who understands his craft. God bless and keep you Fred.
They don't make em like Fred anymore, I grew up watching Fred's exploits, and what people often miss is what Fred had apart from great skill and knowledge, is one great sense of humour.
A working class hero. Its nice to see hard-working men from a working class background get the respect they deserve, and Fred 💯 deserve some respect on his name.
Of all the chimneys Fred felled, this was perhaps the most magnificent demonstration. Making a chimney fall over and not one brick crosses the 5 foot gap towards the mill building? Pretty amazing.
DemonSTERation, lol
Absolute bloody genius. Theyre reshowing all his stuff on BBC4 at the moment it's great. My favourite is Fred Dibnah's Building Britain. It's a great series where he visits historical buildings around the UK and looks into historical building methods. So fascinating. Last one I watched was on Norman building methods used on Ely Cathedral in the 1100's!!!!!❤❤❤❤
I didn't know that was back on. I'll enjoy watching that again. Cheers.
Yes. Fred's phenomenal knowledge of historical construction techniques put this series a notch above many heritage documentaries.
@@truckerfromreno no worries. I always keep an eye on BBC4 because they sneakily reshow little gems all the time. The canal building episode was on last night.
Is it showing his personal life, too?
One thing you can rely on the BBC for is repeating shows
Fred was the Precision Demolitionman!!
Fred does everything by eye,
No computers to tell him how!
Fred dibnah was an unbelievable hard grafter he was one of a kind sadly missed RIP fred ❤
You may not know this but after felling 90 Chimneys, including the one you watched where he climbed to the top without a safety rope and took it down, brick by brick, the worst injury Fred ever suffered was a broken ankle falling off a three step stepladder changing a lightbulb in his daughters bedroom ....
"you generally only fall once" - he fell, and lived to tell the tail !
He said he hit his head and was housebound for 3 weeks
I would like to know if he managed to get the light bulb in. Or did he collapse before the twist of the bulb, bayonet fitting as I know of. We didn't have screw in bulbs but theve crept in more as time goes wizzing by. All this sort of job will have to be reinvented in the far future, like its the first time.
👍
Notice that Fred, ready for all potential dangers from hundreds of tonnes of falling brickwork, is wearing his HSE approved (UK version of OSHS) flat cloth cap - guaranteed to prevent any and all head injuries due to impacts from masonry falling at near terminal velocity...
So true! And not a high vis jacket in sight lol
Neither would make a difference anyway 😅
I’m Oldham born and bred. An old mill town but most have gone now. Great video…..what a guy he was!
Thanks Guys for showing this moment, Fred is such a legend in the UK, he was a fantastic kind hearted guy who had huge skill and bravery in where he worked. He knowledge of engines and steam is also something you may want to check out.
How well were these buildings built, amazing, the skills we have lost
Crying shame they were destroyed but amazing how Fred did it so accurately
Hey fellas👍 nothing like a bit of Dibnah, love how he stands there arms folded standing right next to it totally confident of his experience and workmanship. Got to say without embarrassment I'd sht myself 🤣brilliant reaction guys thankyou and take care ✌️🍻
Fred was an amazing man. His films around this time are very important too, seeing all these techniques and ways of working that would be lost otherwise
It doesn't matter which of our Freds series you choose. Because by the time you get 30 mins in you're facinated. I'll bet you'll get asked to do the series on Freds traction engine riding. He travels all round the country. And the hospitality the mans offered. Food, beer, accomadation. Coal for his engine. This giant of a man was/is loved by everybody. If he was still with us. He would be Sir Fred, by now. Peace out.
Nice comment my friend
@@bernardmcmahon351it's just the truth. And that's always the best & easiest way to go. Peace out
He got an MBE 2004 my guy 💪
Not enough brother. When you see who they give mbe's to for fuck all. At the very least this great Englishman should have got a Knighthood. Peace out.
It just shows how much confidence Fred has in he's work. he didn't even have to move out the way. Great job Fred. from 🇬🇧 an old cockney gal. b safe take care guys. catch you on the flip side. 😄👍👍
Fred is a national treasure..... indestructible and fearless. . Unfortunately that cxnt cancer robbed him of his retirement! Rest in power Fred!!
Met him a couple of times, such a nice guy. He was obsessed with Steam Engines (both static and rolling) in fact all his Steeplejack work was really so he could finance his passion for steam engines and Victorian Engineering. You will never see a Fred Dibnah again RIP.
Thanks for having a look at this lads! Massive fan of Fred, grew up in Bolton like he did. The Lancashire Hotpots have a song about him - Dibnah.
Fred was indeed the man! RIP Fred.
Such a clean job, a true master, I grew up in the 70's in what was to become the last remnants of the heavy industry age in the UK, my Dad was a train driver and started out on steam trains, shovelling coal on the fire for 7 years before becoming a driver, both my grandfathers worked in the slate quarries, one would spend all day climbing sheer rock faces with no harness, just a rope wrapped around his leg, drilling holes with metal rods and a hammer (just like Fred) to plant dynamite, my first job was in a car parts factory just before CNC lathes took over, so got to use some proper old world machinery before it disappeared in the computer age, I loved it but time moves on, heavy industry jobs were largely replaced by office jobs and call centres, I'm not sure which work environment is safer? 🤣🤣 Great reaction, I could watch Fred all day, more more more!!!!
Cheers lads, from Lancashire (y) , was raised on his shows. His legacy lives on. Fred Dibnah's "Age of Steam" series is also great
Not one brick fell backwards towards the building. He's an artist in demolition. Inch perfect everytime.
I thought I'd seen all of Fred's chimney felling on TV but I've never seen this one before. Great video guys.
Fred Dibnah is the Red Adair of bringing down chimneys. (Ask your parents)
Fred knew his job. Clever guy. Always did it perfect.
Fred dibnahs age of steam is good . Then again every series of programs he did is good. Watch them all !
Fred is the absolute epitome of the technology needed to bring this bloody stack right down.
I met the man on many occasions at steam fairs running his lovely engines, a true industrial engineering hero, i tek me flat cap of t ye lad, we offen oist a pint in ye memory
No drama. Not an adventure. Just Fred.
Love it . Seems long time since we see Fred... RIP to the legend that is fred dibnah
Such workmen are salt of the earth, intelligent, capable and no doubt trained their apprentices to be the same. I marvel at their work ethic and to see them without today's health and safety measures, the workwear we see today (especially footwear) and muscle power rather than machine. There are images of builders with rolled up shirt sleeves, waistcoats and ordinary trousers and shoes. Maybe a flat cap, neckerchief, and often with a cigarette or pipe hanging from the lips.
The magic of Fred…
Fred Dibnah, what a guy. I remember watching him on TV way back when. Still impressive today. "An insurance man's nightmare' haha.
They broke the mold after Fred was made.
He monitored the increasing lean of the stack using a stick. A STICK.
Any and all of Fred's tv series are good for a reaction
Fred should have had a knighthood from the Queen. He was more deserving than anyone.
You could just imagine him offering her majesty to do the pointing on Buckingham palace next time he's in the area.
So true
He got an OBE in 2004
@@michaeltaylor8835 MBE.
Fellas like Fred are the reason Britain used to run the World 😂😉
I grew up with people like this Miss them more everyday.Thank you Fred, Sirs.🙏🌟
I've waited for you to come back to Fred. The guy was definitely one of a kind.
Oldham had 365 mills at one time, now most have gone including the Rugby
Love the channel guys. Another bloke you would like is a fella called Allen Milliard. He is a genius. He is an engineer who builds amazing motorcycles. Check out how he hand built a Dodge Viper V10 motor bike and his giant 5 litre V twin 'Flying Milliard' made from 2 cylinders from a radial aircraft engine. He also cuts up 4 cylinder engines with nothing but a hacksaw and file and joins them together to make V8s and straight 6 and V12s.
Dibna was a legend - we loved watching those programmes as kids. He was also into steam road engines -
Fred is one of my heros, I've watched him since I was a kid. He was a master steeplejack and steam engineer in his spare time. After his passing and on the day of his funeral, thousands lined the streets of his home town Bolton to pay their respects to him, they called it "the day Bolton stood still". I've so glad to see you guys enjoying his work, the genius that is Fred Dibnah.
Fred didn't need to dig anything. He simply walked around the chimney and the weight of his massive cast iron balls gouged out the trench. Chimneys would just surrender and fall over by themselves whenever they saw him heading in their direction.
that made me laugh !!!1
Fred was fearless, respect.
We want all of them I heard the A-Team called Fred for ideas
There is nothing more satisfying in this world than seeing someone who’s not only a master of their craft but absolutely love it and all the challenges it brings!
Hi guys great to see you watching another Fred Dibnah. They say there's all ways a bit of madness in the method. I think Fred's certainly got that down to a tee what an icon and legend he is. I remember watching Fred when I was a little girl. out of all the documentaries Fred has ever done. one all ways sticks in me head. its about the old steam roller engine's. It was very fascinating to watch. and to lean about the old days. from 🇬🇧 an old cockney gal. 😄👍👍
Excellent boys🤘🏽👊🏽👍🏽🫶🏽
Fred is a British Icon from back when I was a bairn Fred has Laddered chimneys like that and also some with Overhangs, in his opinions using Helicopters was EASY mode.
This guy has maintained and felled most of the northern chimneys including delvers in my home town of Stockport
Literally any series he did is worth watching...
I seem to remember in one of Fred’s earlier appearances on TV, felling these large chimneys. It was mentioned that, the base of these Factory chimneys had walls of bricks a minimum of 3 feet thick. So creating the large opening at the base to determine how it would fall on demolition, would have been very arduous, to say the least. The sacrificial wooden posts that he put in place to support the weight of the structure above, were cut-down Telegraph Poles. Whether Fred cut them to size himself with a hand saw, I wouldn’t know. But, as it was Fred, you never know, he might have done!
Just as likely cut with an old steam driven power saw, knowing Fred.
I was waiting for Fred to casually start rolling a smoke as he was stood there waiting for that stick to drop. A seriously chilled out genius of a man who was the ultimate down to earth working class man.
FRED DIBNAH THE G.O.A.T. The best entertainment on TV. R I P. FRED GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN.👑👑👑👑
Fred was a legend here in the UK , ealth and safety what the bloody ell is that ,and what is a tax man lol.
It’s great that a new audience get to see this legend
The most primitive form of " exact science " on the planet courtesy of the master craftsman and all round good guy that was Fred Dibnah ! You can keep your laser levels, theodelites, and computer generated explosion sequences ! - Just give Fred a Jackhammer, half a dozen strong wooden props, a pile of old tyres,a truck load of scrap timber, and a box of matches !!! - Job done to within a whisker of the target drop zone ! God bless you Fred and R.I.P. mate - you are sadly missed.
Fred's innate grasp of the four dimensional puzzle that was the moving parts of his trade is the true "and you can't teach that."
Fred’s architectural drawings are a work of art.
Good thing you saw this good quality version. The uploader of this uploaded a couple of newly found Fred videos the other week. They seem to have disappeared now and only an awful quality one remains from a decade ago
Fred was one of many. That's why it's called Great Britain.
He was and is held in the highest esteem guys...Absolute legend!!!
I was born and raised a few hundred yards from this mill and 90% of my free time up to around the age of 13 was spent in its shadow, exploring, climbing trees, playing on rope swings, 'camping out', making dens. All the area next to it was pretty much wilderness. I had been told it was an abandoned army-assault course and training grounds. i dont know how true that was but the terrain certainly seemed to back that up. You can imagine the adventures kids could have there, especially in that time period where kids were pretty much 'free-range' or feral even. We didnt so much as see an adult from dawn till dusk when we werent in school. Not really relavant to the video but thats some huge nostalgia there for me.its cool to know Fred was the one to take it down.
with a tear in either eye, the respect I have for that man...
I live so close to this. But every time I saw Fred at events and our carnival with his steam engine I was too young to fully understand the type of guy he was. I was only a child. I would have loved to have met him as an older person and talked to him about engineering and stuff over a pint.... I'm from a little town in North West England called Bacup, one of the best preserved old mill towns in the country... If you search for Bacup and Oldham, where this chimney was, or Bacup and Bolton, where Fred was from you can see just how close I lived to him. Just a few towns over. Oldham is about a 10 minute drive, Bolton is about a 20 minute drive.
I love that u guys both get and love Fred as I do. With every enthusiastic craftsmen & woman we lose, our collective knowledge is weakened. So glad these films kept and seen by young people to inspire them. Brilliant.❤
I had the great privilege of meeting Fred in Bolton. He was a real character. Greatly missed.
The man was and is a legend. Everything he did was fascinating, even down to simple things like digging a well in his back garden.
Im glad Fred is still known
Wow, what skill he had!! It’s sad that many of these skills are being lost these days. Seems like a man with a great sense of humor too.
Without a master steeplejack to hand, the safety would probably insist on demolishing the entire mill.
The World lost a genius when he died !!! It’s great that somebody recognised his genius and filmed some of his greatness for everyone to witness !!!
True legend old school engineering, just don’t make them like they used too ❤️
Sorry guys, you can't pick one of Fred's TV series, they are all brilliant, I suggest you start at the beginning and work through one by one, you won't be disappointed, he's still fondly remembered by everyone, LEGEND
In one video he takes down a chimney, one brick at a time. With a hammer and chisel, from the top down. The timbers he uses are "pit props" from the local coal mines.
That was the first video they saw
A whole Dibnah week!! I'm in.....His "Building Britain" series is great and he gets to show off some of his knowledge on old building methods and techniques, you'll also get so see some pretty impressive and very old stuff....don't want to spoil anything :)
this was how they would undermine castle walls and towers back in the day
Another great Fred Dibner video!! We still miss him!
I'm surprised Fred wasn't leaning over the fire escape to light a cigarette in the demolition fire
I live 15 miles from his old house, he loved putting old traction, and steam engines together, lovely bloke😊
Fred is THE man
Fred Dhibna. Age of steam. Good series focused on the other part of his celebrity.
Fred, the man that gravity feared.😂
Love Fred, one of the greats!
No need for a high crane and swinging ball when Fred was around he was a proper oldschool grafter very intelligent knew his skill. No one else did this work like Fred did his scaffold build up top of a tower is unbelievable how he sat on a plank suspension by ropes and built scaffold.
Nice reaction lads, Fred was a lovely, clever, brave grafter of a man, see him climbing massive stacks after laddering them on his own , just unreal, he presented tv documentaries explaining the old Victorian skills in construction and engineering, just a great, nice bloke. Salford uk
Good old Fred, the Last of his kind, he was a brilliant engineer also, Bless you, Fred.
That quiet self deprecating understatement, brilliant.
Wonderful, I loved seeing that for the first time with you guys!
Another one bites the dust! 👍
Love it this mans still getting props today
Guys great to see your videos on what is the great example of a working class hero here in the UK.the man is was and always will be a master of his craft a god in fact and I'm sure a lot of guys would have loved to have a beer or 4 in his company he was that well loved big up to you both on honouring our national treasure mr fred dibnah godbless.❤
I have felled large trees by using the logic that I saw Fred Dibnah use about weight, height, direction and taking support away at a point to get the drop and direction that you want and surprising things that can go against logic if you don’t think of all the possibilities before hand. He would have been a brilliant teacher
Fred Dibnah Getting Steamed Up is well worth a reaction, it covers a lot of his work and interests in one video.
I remember watching this as a child on the BBC .
Men in flat caps built the modern world.
Fred dibnah LEGEND ❤
I grew up in Oldham, I don't recall seeing this mill, ty guys