Can I fix Jupiter - my Dennis RS130 Fire Engine?
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- čas přidán 23. 01. 2019
- Hello everyone - it's time for an in depth look at Jupiter, my Dennis RS 130. We have an idea of what has been causing all it's issues, and now I've got a plan of action.
Can my team and I restore her to life, or will she remain a novelty paperweight?
A video featuring:
Lawrie - Optimistic owner of a Large Red Paperweight & Presenter
Matt - Disassembling expert
Geffers - Co pilot & Cameraman
Get in contact!
Email me on lawrie@lawriesmechanicalmarvels.com
I've got an Instagram! Keep track of what I'm up to with Lawries_Mechanical_Marvels - Auta a dopravní prostředky
That Dennis fire engine was first registered in 1981 and 40 years on is still a fine looking and sounding machine.
Yeah, she was ordered a couple of years before that. She's a cracking bit if kit. Very proud to have her.
The designer of this truck had: a ruler.
😂 😂
I genuinely laughed at that.
mipmip RS and SS is literally the best looking fire engine ever made
Hello@@lmm
@@Landie_Man Close, but my heart belongs to a Sabre XL.
@@johnbratley6926 a bit round for me!
What a great hobby Jupiter has brought you so much enjoyment it is priceless great to see the appliance coming back to new life.
She's a lovely bit of kit.
As a child i used to live about 400 yds down the road from a fire station I used to peer in the doors on the way to school and always anticipated the appliances leaving the station! In fact I used to have an invisible friend that lived in the station! I cannot remember the exact type of appliances they kept but my father said they had Rolls Royce Engines in them, they used to shoot out flame from a side exhaust whilst ringing a real bell, to me this was the ultimate. They looked a bit like a more like a modern Green Goddess. Always wanted a fire engine of my own and I am still waiting to afford one! Thing is I need the space to put it but I suppose there is the drive after all.
Oh that's very cool!
Showed up randomly in my feed. Not a big truck-guy but your passion is infectious! Congrats on getting it back on the road
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
I dreamed of buying and restoring an old Oshkosh P-15 8x8 AARF crash tender. It would be great for antique fire engine cruises, pool and beach parties. These were the heavies fire engines ever built.
I'm all for having one of those 8x8 mega fire engines. Especially a yellow one 😂
Man, I wish I lived closer to this shed. I'd love to volunteer some time to help restore things like this :)
Thanks for the thought anyway! It really is the best fun!
me too. that would be simpley fabulous
As someone who used to work for several years on American fire and rescue trucks I always find it interesting to see how things are done in other countries. Great video!
I had a look at an American one when I was over there, really interesting to see the differences.
Nice job sir! That's the sort of vehicle that makes me giggle like a 3 year old and say "Can I have a go?" I love how beautifully mechanical it is.
Thank you! - It's why I love it so much. Its just fun, and relatively easy to work on.
Nice one Lawrie, I love those particular Dennis appliances and it's nice to see it's working now, cannot wait to hear that beast of an engine chugging with the glorious sound of the two tones and seeing the lights flashing just like in her glory days. I used to volunteer for a first aid charity and we had a rather beaten up Vauxhall Frontera 4x4 ambulance that I adored, whenever I was asked which vehicle I would like to use on the event I always said "Frontera" I broke down in it several times but I still adored it and I do wish I'd of brought it off them when I left to restore to former glory and exhibit at shows etc but I never got round to it my loss on that one. Sorry for long winded comment, keep up the good work and I shall look forward to future videos.
Thank you, I'm overjoyed to have the thing working again. I love the thing so much, and it makes such a glorious noise.
Oh that sounds cool - some people don't understand that a machine doesn't have to be perfect to fall head over tails with it.
It's one of the reasons why I have so many vehicles - I'd rather keep them safe so at least they're around, and so someone could come along in the future and sort them, even if I don't.
No worries for the long comment, just takes me a bit longer to read and respond to it all - I'm very intrested to know peoples similar vehicle stories!
We'll try to keep up the good work, got a little team of people to help now, so hopefully things will keep progressing.
I totally understand your fear and excitement, well done and yes I will watch part 2, just found your channel. Agree with Nic, helping you out sounds like fun.
Jupiter remains an ongoing saga, always exciting, always scary!
Hope you enjoy the content!
Keep up the good work Lawrie, Glad Jupiter is back 😉 love the old Dennis’s 👍
Thank you! Me too, and will do!
Being ever the optimist helps a lot and I enjoyed your video. Thanks.
Thank you, glad you're enjoying the videos!
Well done Laurie. Your joy is infectious. After a tough day at French railways all alone in a staff rest house in Dijon it has made my evening. Thanks mate.
Thank you! I am rather excited that it's working again. I'm sorry you've had a hard day with railway stuff. I'm currently in Lyon with Jayemm on cars.
@@lmm
In Lyon ! No kidding! I usually work in Lyon I'm just in Dijon for some meetings. Be good to say hello and have a jar together next time you're in this neck of the woods. Back to Tournon tomorrow for a well deserved week-end and a burn in the old MX5 NA. Got the hard top on at the moment which is less fun but she's still a blast. 😊
That would be great - we're talking about heading back to Spain to re drive some of the roads we've done - if it happens I'll let you know!
Do love the mx5. Good little car!
@@lmm
Have good one in Lyon. Plenty of cracking restaurants ! And good Rhône Valley wines!
We've had a good pizza at our hotel - now for rest before going up to Calais.
Well done, allways nice to fix a problem like this, I know all the feelings you talked about. You've earnt a sub my friend, excitted for more vids of Jupiter
Thank you, there will be more videos of it before too long!
Can’t wait see this working and spraying water and drafting. Cheers
from a fire fighter in Australia
It won't be too long! Got the pump out for an overhaul and then she'll be at full strength. Can't wait!
big well done Lawrie.
Thank you! Feeling good!
Wahey! You've simultaneously solved Jupiter's incontinence and given it flatulence (psshtt!). Good man - keep it coming. By the way, the Unimog offer still stands.
Hahahahs 😂
Yes - some adjustment needed on the compressor still - all coming up in What's Broken Now 4.
And fantastic - I do really want to do that. We'll arrange a date!
Well done ! engine sounds sweet too 😎
It's a great sounding lump - normally she starts happier too..
Hope now to be able to hear it more often!
Lovely stuff. Great to see some positive news on such a magnificent vehicle. Calendar pose at the end should be subtitled - Love me tender. 😏
Thank you - I'm really really happy to have it moving forward. She's a really lovely lump.
Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels 2020 calender anyone? 😂
Very cool video!! love the restoration, was hoping to see you get ol Jupiter lit up
Thank you, once we've got her sorted again, she'll be featuring more on the channel!
Got to admit the first half of the video was a bit dry and didn't engage me, however your enthusiasm when it started working and the pleasure you got from driving it more than made up for it!! Congratulations on a milestone moment shared with the world wide web!!
Thank you - it was a trying to show a bit more in depth what we actually where up to - but glad you enjoyed the end. Thanks for the feedback, we'll try to improve what we're doing here :)
Hopefully it'll just keep working from here on out!
Glad Jupiter is up and rolling
I was, whilst it worked... Soon it'll be good again!
Cool truck have nice adventures with that cool track 😃😃😃
Thank you - I'm hoping to!
No probs keep making those cool videos I’m enjoying them😀😀😀
Thank you! We've got loads coming up!
Holy crap. It’s really called Jupiter. I owe my son and Fireman Sam an apology. 🤣
It just seemed the obvious name for it 😂
No idea why this video popped up in my suggested videos but it’s ace and I had to sub, totally bonkers but I loved it😂
We're glad it popped up then!
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for subscribing!
The sound of that perkins v8 gave me some good memories. Even winding it over, a guy i worked for converted one into a recovery truck
It's a great engine. Love the sound of it! Oh I've seen similar conversions done - was it a success?
@@lmm it was a briliant success. The chassis was extended and the rear axle rolled back. It was used primarily in brisca f1. It had the allinson gearbox in. Does yours surge on tickover and gently rock the cab
That sounds cool!
No, she's pretty happy actually, idles lovely!
Sounds great, plus I bet it smells lush on cold
It's pretty destintive 😂
It's great to c the fire engine running m8 I bet ur so happy
I'm over the moon. She needs a few more trips out for me to feel confident and that she's actually sorted - but progress is good!
@@lmm yh she's a beautiful fire engine I know ur get it done
She's a really pretty thing. She's not that far from being really, really good!
Good to see Jupiter on the road, and with such a comparatively simple fix - didn't realise she and the Dodge shared engines.
Pleased you mentioned the headlight needs sorting, wasn't sure if you'd neglected checks with the exitment of a road test.
It's just the annoyance that I had the thing checked at a garage - who said it was OK. Which threw me off the sent for ages!
Yeah, they've both got Perkins 540's.
Did my walk round and checklist before we left, I'll see if it's the connection or bulb later.
Nice one Lawrie. 1 fire engine running, only one more to go eh? Always good to have another running vehicle but not sure it’ll make a great daily driver if the others pack up
Thank you! It's super to have it working - though I suspect the dodge may be significantly more work. That will be a glorious day when it runs though!
It's a super daily driver, other road users always get out the way and let you out at junctions, and can park wherever 😂 😂
Plenty of room for shopping too!
Cool truck!
Thank you - I think so too!
Never so anyone that frightened for a testdrive 😂
Congrats on getting that monster alive; dr. Frankenstein couldn’t have done better 👍
Thank you - I've been hurt before 😂 it's got of history of tricking me to thinking it's sorted and them promptly breaking down again.
Hopefully it'll stay alive!
Success and the Dennis/Jupiter will live again
It'll live again, then it'll break, then it'll work again 😂
I dont know why but this is so cool :)
Thank you! We aim to please. :)
I live in Guildford, round the corner from the Dennis factory. I often see the chassis of buses, etc being test driven.
Oh that's cool. I think it's mainly busses now that they make, which is a huge shame, firefighters used to always rate Dennis fire engines over conversions.
Perkins sound so damn good!
It's a cracking engine!
I don't know why, but I expected a button up flap on the rear of those overalls...
P.S. Bravo mate... how about a blast of the siren to intro the next video? ;)
Hahaha, they're not quite a pair of long John's 😂.
I'll be looking at the siren in the next What's Broken Now - so I'm afraid you'll have to wait a few weeks, but it'll happen!
Very modern looking vehicle for its time.
Oh definitely! Still looks passable now.
awesome vids!
Thank you very much!
I’m lifting a glass in your honor! 🍻
Well thank you! Let's hope it keeps going to earn the raised glass 😂
hello my brothers got a dennis fire engine, same model on a Y reg any ideas where he could source a front windscreen for it? many thanks
What year was this particular truck of yours built? I remember when I grew up in Lagos, Nigeria in the mid 1970s that the Federal Nigerian Fire Service fire station behind our house had a non-running, disaffected and parked late ‘40s or 1950’s vintage Merryweather Marquis pump-escape with the original fire escape ladder mounted on artillery wheels still mounted on the rear of the truck. I was fascinated by that old vehicle with its fading red paint and neat London bus appearance. It never moved the whole time we were there, almost three years. It is apparently not there anymore, as it does not show up in the Google Earth street view of the now fairly dilapidated station. The runners they had back at that time were some Bedford TK based vehicles. Those are all gone now too apparently, and they must have been retired back in the eighties to be replaced with Brazilian or locally built Mercedes Benz L911 series vehicles.
My Dennis RS was built in 1981.
I'd like one of those ladders with the massive wheels.
What a shame that it sat around for so long!
looks good just needa fix front lights
Yeap! See this months What's Broken Now!
i love your videos i've liked and subscribed
Thank you very much and welcome aboard!
That’s great news I’m glad it wasn’t something more serious
Yeah, hopefully we'll get it sorted again soon!
Are you going to do any more videos on Jupiter as I like watching all of your videos.
Lee
Yes, she'll be appearing soon if all goes well!
The Perkins V8 540HP is a lovely sounding engine.
The 540 is lovely.
Proper nice chug to it.
@@lmm The RS is my favourite tender might be nearly 40 year old but that Perkins is beastly
LW is the brakes air or hydraulic?
There's no such thing as a finished project there's always something that needs to be worked on
Don't we know it 😂
Can’t wait to see this at the shows, what plans you got this year Lawrie?
Well, all being well and it continues to work, it'll pop up to various at the Mid Suffolk Light Railway, the East Anglian Railway Museum's transport show, Ipswich transport museums fire day, Norfolk commercial show, Strumpsure, and Diss.
Hopefully more, but need to do some more testing first!
Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels brilliant hopefully il make one and have butchers
Isnt it painful using an adjustable spanner? What size fittings does it use?
The little spanner is very useful for getting in there. I think as it was to hand we couldn't be bothered to find the spanner set 😂
Yes!!!
My reaction too!
It's gonna work
It does!
i wish i could own one of these beauty’s
It's not all fun and games, but certainly I wouldn't get rid of her.
Nice to see it running. Do the blues n two's work? And do you have any equipment in the lockers?
Thank you - yes the blues are active, the two tone is only one tone last time I fired it up, and some equipment, a Coventry climax pump, many hoses and nozzles, and a few tools. Not a full kit sadly.
@@lmm Ah fair enough mate, not too far off being the finished article then. I look forward to hearing the two tones blaring and seeing her powering a jet or two. Do you reckon you might try to kit her out with ladders and other equipment in the future?
She's coming together - I've a ladder with her too, though not correct. Stolen from an A series fire engine 😂
I'd like to get the lockers filled, but it's not a priority at the moment.
What dodge model is Redruth?
G13 with mountain range bodywork
My works has an F reg dennis appliance, Its surplus. It requires decmissioning. If I can pursuade them to part with it, are you interested? Its been run on red diesel ( completely off road) Perkins V8, Autobox...
Depends on how much they wanted for it, but I'm always intrested in these things 😂 Any photos?
I used to love driving the Dennis RS130. It handled like dream but I wasn't a fan of the auto gearbox after driving the manual Forfeit replaced. If you let the gearbox do it's think it used and you approached a corner in a lower gear when you lifted your foot off the accelerator pedal the damned gearbox changed up a year causing you to brake hard going into the corner. Under normal driving conditions that wouldn't happen but being a fire appliance driving a little more aggressively on blues and twos it always happened. Dennis claimed it had a 'modulated lock-up' to prevent that happening but no-one told the gearbox. We, as drivers, always changed gears manually due to that problem. Otherwise it was a fine machine if subject to a bit of rusting of the cab floor.
As for the Dodges they were horrible appliances. Cabs were too small, they didn't handle at well either.
I hear nothing but praise for the RS.
I really like the fact its a manual, I hate the auto box in the Dodge. Doesn't do anything 😂
It's just a nice rare old truck.
Which brigade was this?
Would you recommend buying one of these rs trucks
Definitely, they're pretty easy to work on, really simple, and sound amazing!
It will work I believe
Have you seen the 'Can I get my fire engine to wedding' video yet?
Love the sounds of Jupiter’s engine. Does she have a Perkins?
Yep, Perkins 540!
@@lmm nice
Hi I just got a fire engine it costs me £8,000 and it runs great for me hoping your it fix and running too
Hopefully we'll have Jupiter running again soon.
What did you buy?
A fire engine
Yes, I gathered. I meant make and model.
Your reason that fire engine better than children is similar to why I prefer teddy bears rather than children. I can put teddy bear in wardrobe and shut door.
Will there be a new video with jupiter
It'll feature soon enough
Oh I called it then, yay (was many moons ago on a old vid), did you give the old boy with the CAV a kick up the jacksie ? Its only nuts and bolts just on a bigger scale
Yes - you where right. Most unimpressed with the garage that looked at it originally.
Starter is back and installed. We've a couple of tweaks to do and the loco should be up to strength!
A Good start to the year then, Do you chain gollum the camera boy up at night in the shed so he dont get out, whats that 5/7 series in the background all about ?
We normally distract him with something shiney and then run and shut the door.
It's a friend of my landlords, parked up there whilst he moved house. I think it's for sale 😂
Well done, that's going to be a major burden off your bank account with it being the cheap(er-ish) compressor head and not engine woes. As well as the lights you noticed being out it looks like some of the little corner lights in the rear clusters that come one with the taillights, or as taillights might be out too, though that's less significant than the headlight or reversing lights as it looks like three of them on each side are still working. The bus preservationists can probably tell you where to find the rear bulbs for Jupiter, and maybe the dodgy Dodge, as a lot of buses from the '70s and into the '80s, and some coaches too, used those taillight units. Finding a replacement compressor head, or having the old one from Jupiter rebuilt, if that's possible, as a surprising amount can be achieved by specialist welding processes on specialist parts. Probably the guiding factor will be how easy it is to find the necessary parts as that often effects how expensive they are...
Ah yes, thanks I'll add that to the list to be sorted too.
Yeah, it's certainly cheaper than trying to find a new one - and the dodge isn't going anywhere for some time.
I bought the last of stock at my local place of headlights, so I have one spare to go in
For the rear I've not a clue. The rears work I think - I'm sure it's the switch as it engages reverse.
It's most likely a crack in the casting. I'll send it away to be tested and see if it's an easy fix or not. Failing that try and find an alternative I suppose?
@@lmm Yes, having the compressor head repaired, if possible, will be a good option, both in price and because you know that before the crack developed it worked well so there aren't any issues with warping or corrosion in the cooling passages. As you say the Dodge won't be going anywhere for a while, so if the current unit can't be repaired it gives you time to source a used item, though that could be potentially troublesome due to the unknown condition, a used part could turn out to be one that has been removed from a vehicle due to faults rather than one that's come off an operating vehicle that has been broken for parts due to lack of interest or unsuitability for further use. What I meant about the rear lights is that they have four small bulbs, one in each corner of the light cluster which, I think, act as clearance lights, the red marker lights that show the width of the vehicle at night, which come on with the rear lights and it looked like one or two in each rear light were out, though it could be that they were just being hidden from the camera by the shape of the back with it being a fire engine...
This is of course the problem with buying second hand used parts.
We'll find out when it goes away I suppose. Not rush though.
Yeah, I know the lights you mean, I'll have a look when I'm next going up into the shed. Thanks!
@@lmm Yes, very much so, especially on so critical a part as a compressor head where there are a lot of potential possible faults/failures. As you say, though, no rush. A bit of research may reveal a more commonly available part that will fit if the existing part gets the thumbs down. No problems with the lights, I could be wrong but it's not uncommon to see some of those out on vehicles that use those light units. I suppose technically only the outermost ones need to work to meet legal requirements though I'm sure the MoT regulations state that if a vehicle is fitted with certain types of light, even if they weren't a legal requirement at the time of manufacture, they must work if they are testable items...
It might just be a simple weld job - depends where it's broken I suppose.
I suppose once it's been pressure tested we can work out the next step.
Then research everything 😂
I'll have a look at the cluster - likely a connection more than anything else 😂
just a funny thought. i wonder what jupiter would be like as a human? would she be a grump or would she be easygoing? i know that sounds odd but just putting it out there to see what possible character creations come from the viewers.
She's very stubborn and wants things her way.
I own a rotary I know that fear all too well,
EVERY noise, EVERY gauge flicker, I just stare at it in the corner with resentment
I can tell you've been hurt before too 😂
Yeah, it's now trying to build up confidence with the thing again.
Did it always make that noise?
Is that normal? What's that smell?
Awesome car however - how long have you had it?
Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels exactly! My last rebuild got a entire 3 miles out of it due to a tuner not wiring in a coolant temp sensor right, but it has been built by the best this time and may be back on the road some point in the next 5 years lol
Oh no! That's worse when someone else mucks up. Just imagine how good it'll be when it does work!
why dont you use the cold start button rather than winding the engine over and over??
I'm pretty sure my other hand is on the cold start.
@@lmm didn't sound like it......if the button on the actual fuel pump is "in" a cold Perkins V8 will start straight away on excess fuel
It makes a big difference, having the button in or not, but we'll see. Hopefully with some more use she'll improve.
Good morning
so the fire truck is "working"... guess it's time to set something on fire and see how well it does it's job as a fire truck... I vote for the original MR2 if you still have it!
I need to fix the pump first! But then I promise we'll go set fire to something and attempt to extinguish!
The Dennis SS is the tilt cab
Yes, makes life soo much easier!
hey thats good to see it run as it should my bedford green goddess was a pig but alot easer to get going and atlest you have brakes as i have a hole in the brake line on mine
Thank you! I do love a Green Goddess. Engines sound lovely on them. How long have you had it?
Yes - my problem was getting the brakes to come off!
Have had it for. 11 years now
Plus nice channel
Also. You have power stiring on the Dennis so you are lucky
Oh wow, quite some time then! Where was she based?
Thank you - it's getting better!
Yeah she's a really good truck!
is it a Dennis RS? perkins engine?
Yeap, she's a Dennis RS 130, with the Perkins 540 8.8 litre V8.
Jupiter is from fire man sam nice old truck lawrie'
Yeah, I mean I went for Jupiter cause its big and red, but it's a nice tie in 😂
Can anybody post pictures of Dennis fire pumpurs of 1945 to 1958 ?. Those fire pumpurs were really beautiful with fire bell, water tank, hose reel and a long wooden ladder..!!
Oh they are lovely!
- to build the air up quicker use about 1300 revs
Yeah - makes a big difference with a bit of power behind it!
80% success
Truth be told, it's not even that good sadly
the name jupiter sounds like a fireman sam vehicle to me but, not based on the dennis vehicle. it's based on the volvo fl6. it used to be based on the 1964/1974 bedford tk
Jupiter came about because she's big and red, it just seemed like the right name. It was only after I started referring to her as Jupiter that people made the Fireman Sam connection, I'd not really thought about it.
I didn't even know they'd updated Jupiter for the show. Guess it makes sense. Based on the dates of construction, that makes mine Jupiter the second?
Success
It was glorious!
I liaise to the fear after a repair.... as very moderate hobby mechanic when you repair a car and go out for the first time you know that if something fails it is your own fault. Specific if you have worked on brakes and other items which give you security. An other thing indeed is you always feel the "working against you" although lately I have to say even if I have been swearing on my Unimog a lot I am now working on a Range Rover P38 which learns me that it can even be worse and now looking back I have forgiven the Unimog in struggling back at me as mechanical items are difficult to solve but afterwards easy to explain where computer electronics..... grrrrrr.
I've thought it's been fixed so many times too, for it to just fail again.
It's such a massive pain if it does fail too - not like a car you can roll out of the way if it stops.
And yes - that sensation of "do you actually want to be fixed?" Please make it a little easier.
Are you winning with the unimog? I tend to hate anything electrical because it makes it all so much more complex. Good luck!!
Jan-Pieter Gerritsen Yes, the P38 Range-Rover is deservedly rather renowned as more than a bit of an electrical/electronic disaster area. The good news is that, as you seem to have more than acceptable English, there is a lot of help out there. Pretty much every electrical/electronic gremlin with them is well-known and well-recorded and there is quite an industry around supplying rebuilt and upgraded replacements for the common failure parts, or having your own parts rebuilt and upgraded. It can be a long and tedious process making one electrically reliable but it's worth it in the end, the P38 is a remarkably comfortable vehicle to drive and, on the original air suspension, they handle a hell of a lot better than anyone would ever expect for such a big and heavy off-roader, though they do like a drink, even the diesel isn't exactly economical or fast...
@@lmm I got my "Mog" as an almost driver used in "De Zwarte Cross" there is some CZcams footage of it. It took me many MOT failures to get it rough but when it finally got trough MOT it felt (almost) like -- BEEP ---. The first time MOT the list was so long it looked like a novel and that was already after I rebuilt most of the electrics, brakes and drive train.
@@gosportjamie It is indeed one of the most well documented options available when as me you have a crush for 4x4. It is not has welding heavy as a classic. But just like Lawrie it is good we have some spare cars in the garage when the children need a taxi ride.
Oh thats just painful. Especially after you'd already put so much time and effort on it
Do the sirens still work?
Last time I turned them on I only had one air horn rather than two. But basically yes.
So it's a one tone rather than two tone atm! 😂 😂 😂
@@lmm Are you still going to do a double-decker bus?
I'd like a bus. I just don't have the space for it atm.
I don't think a double decker would go into the shed either :(
@@lmm hmm, get a Leyland National c:
Oh I'd love one of them!
Only reason he was hopeing it worked is so he could run it for the heat to come on lol
That takes a very long time 😂
Front headlight out dude! Passenger side
Cheers, was fine when I did my walk round, stupid thing.
Replaced now!
I'm presuming the door mods are due to the notorious DDD (Dennis door disease) they never sorted out the rot.
Rot was cut out, but yes, that's why it was done.
Was that the dogde next to it ? One you drove all the way back.
Yeap, that's the Dodge. Check out What's Broken Now videos for updates on what we're doing to that to restore it.
The sabre cabs are tiltable , should have got a later appliance
I really prefer the look of the RS though.
@@lmm I prefer the sabre . Each to their own . Keep up the restoration.
They're great machines, well liked by crews I hear too!
Thank you, we'll get the thing sorted!
Are you allowed to drive it like that? I thought you had to have a cover over the blue lights!
They're disconnected, so they can't be used.
The police have seen it many times and not complained yet.
Lawrie's Mechanical Marvels Ah fair enough! I did wonder if we would get to see them on at some point- I suppose that answers that! Great videos btw, slowly working my way though the back catalogue...
you only have to cover the blue lights if taking it abroad, you can have them uncovered if in the UK. You cant have them on while on the road, but you can on private land. I used to be a volunteer at the National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield and we took fire engines on the road all the time with the blues uncovered.
Thanks for the clarification!
You will put that bit back in the dodge fire engine and not Jupiter because that is not a load and this is the from reel fire officer
"Why is everything in the way?" I feel this way every time I have a wrench in my hand. I suspect the cause it the guy that designed it will never have to service it.
Yeah, we have cursed the unknown designer many many times whilst working on it!
Contrary to popular perceptions, fire engines are better for the environment than kids.
I can quite believe that
Turbocharge the old V8.540 and put an Allison transmission on it...
Oh bless it, it's fine as it is 😂
Why did you name it Jupiter?
Cause its big and red. What's the biggest red thing that comes to mind? The planet Jupiter.
Really. I found another Truck named Jupiter on a famous tv show known as Fireman Sam.
Never seen it.
@@lmm I can prove it.
Never doubted it
Law house press is 55psi fire service is 100 plus take care and don't get in front of it jello time
why is it called Jupiter
Because its big and red like the planet!
13PSI
Where there is smoke, there is a fire engine ?
Certainly when it's cold anyway 😂
Dodge was better fire appliance with V12 perkins engine manual 6 speed box lots of torque without a turbo love the sound of the start up smokey buggers lol drove them dodge to many a fire
A v12 would have been great! And a manual box is even better!
The v8 is smokey enough. Which brigade was that?
@@lmm Srathclyde fire brigade even after they were replaced by junky usless HCB ANGUS Bedford rubbish they stayed as spares as the bedford was pure trash
I don't think I've ever heard anyone liking the replacement for an older truck 😂
Well done mate u done a good job mate hove a good day mate form Greg Bouchard hove a good day at well be good to be are friends mate let me kown fe we can be friends at well be good mate