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Adventures of Kermit: Car Lift Collection
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Күн бұрынIt's time for a Kermit Adventure! Now I can tow the big trailer again, no more letting bargains pass by.
This time it's a 4 post lift. On the up side it was a mere £100 - on the downside it's a long way away, needs dismantling and is stuck behind a whole load of fancy cars. Going to be a long day!
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@spatchist Ай бұрын
When checking the trailer strappage tension I believe you are required by KZfaq law to say 'that ain't going nowhere'.
@petroldrinker Ай бұрын
You'll wonder how you ever got by without it. I got a two post lift for £300 last year. Took a while to figure out how to convert it to single phase and I had to put a bigger pulley wheel on to gear it down but I just love it. Jobs I used to do laying in the dirt I now do reclined in an old office chair with a cup of tea on a table next to me. Another great video Max, thank you.
@juststeve5542 Ай бұрын
Couldn't help flinching when I saw you were heaving huge lumps of steel about right next to a Bentley! 🤣
@maximusironthumper Ай бұрын
You weren't the only one!
@handycrowd Ай бұрын
Yeah, that was my first thought as well.... You'd have thought they would have shifted that for sure!
@TheMrWoodsman Ай бұрын
£100 the steel is worth that, great find Max!
@2wheelswideCoUk Ай бұрын
That trailer needs a coat of camel!
@ThyCorylus Ай бұрын
Kermit out there hauling on the open roads! Definitely earned a cold beer after lifting that kit on the trailer solo... good effort!
@edgeeffect Ай бұрын
Yeah... you know it's gonna be a big job when you say "oh, I'd better pack my sledgehammer".
@user-yv5wg3hi4r Ай бұрын
Brilliant to see the old truck out earning it's keep.
@stephenmonaghan6030 Ай бұрын
My thoughts exactly.
@chriscoulthard4947 Ай бұрын
Stand the building on the ramp so it goes up with the vehicle. Great work, i fetched on in a transit.
@user-yx5tb6bl5w Ай бұрын
What a fab adventure ,ticks all the boxes. Thanks for taking us along.
@HudsonAutoFilms Ай бұрын
Kermit has opened the door to eBay deals…this could get dangerous!
@MrKanjidude 4 күн бұрын
Kermit honestly looks better than any of those "premium" cars on that lot. ☺️
@maximusironthumper 4 күн бұрын
Thanks, I thought so too!
@pauljenkins2501 Ай бұрын
Few things beat the sound of a Landy, when it's working hard...... Even after more than a decade, I still miss mine! Thank you for a great video.
@stevewells2327 Ай бұрын
Love the extra pair of hands, well lungs: “ how are you getting on there ? Alright ?” Exit stage left.
@TheWizardOfTheFens Ай бұрын
Anyone with ANY sense of decency would have given a hand. I’ve done it myself when selling “Buyer to dismantle and collect” items….The world has gone to sh@t…….
@johncochrane2707 Ай бұрын
Bloody hell Max that looked like hard work for one person! Great to come along with you on another of your adventures, top video mate.
@buffplums Ай бұрын
Love all this … there’s a great feeling when you get a bargain but you have to dismantle it and then when you rebuild it at the other end… just feels great… nice video mate 😂
@user-io3vx5zm7s Ай бұрын
Kermit looks great!
@stevepettifer4896 Ай бұрын
That's a proper shift you put in there!
@threeboardsfour Ай бұрын
That's a really nice heavy duty trailer, and now a four post lift. Nice.
@yorkshirepudlian Ай бұрын
Buyer to dismantle and collect… good job you had all the right tools! Good foresight and great effort Max! 🍻
@fellmonkey Ай бұрын
All those superflous cars next to kermit, to move another step closer to self reliance, awesome!
@Les1986-x5t 7 күн бұрын
The circle lights in the panel in diffrent colors remind me of soviet cars like the UAZ 469 and the ZiL they are bring them
@stonyjon.w1475 Ай бұрын
Good to see you again Max. Hope you're doing OK.
@gordonwells6678 Ай бұрын
Great Video I worked for a time in a garage after the agricultural engineers where I was a second year apprentice went to the wall. left on my own whilst garage owner on holiday and desparate customer waiting for his recon engine I used the for post lift to install engine , Bit dicey now that I recall ,I parked my beloved Minor 1000 pick up with scaffold board under back wheels,then an alluminium ladder over end of four poster and under board projecting over Ford 100E popular, rope sling round engine and on to a couple of ladder rungs. Up lift, up moggy pick up, up board , ladder and seized engine ...sorted.. Thanks for the content .
@maximusironthumper Ай бұрын
Dicey or not, it's still a win!
@rob1984p Ай бұрын
You did well on your own. The post with the ram and hydraulic oil tank, presumably still in hence keeping upright, are bloody heavy.
@laurieross-fenty8517 Ай бұрын
Got a feeling that the adventures of kermit are going to be a very popular part of the channel 😊
@micgent Ай бұрын
Well done for not whacking the cars on the forecourt
@viriato8566 Ай бұрын
Nice work my KZfaq hero of frugality and ingenuity!
@nishnet8882 Ай бұрын
Back to great content times. Thanks max
@burlatsdemontaigne6147 Ай бұрын
Glad to see Kermit earning its corn. It is the proof of the pudding..
@dandandan389 Ай бұрын
Looks bloody heavy, good job you've been training!
@adman6380 Ай бұрын
I have seen a roof mounted to a 4 post lift/ramp rather than having multiple posts on the ground, think it even went up and down with the ramp
@Crowtherstephen79 Ай бұрын
I bet you were absolutely exhausted 😩 Max. Can’t wait for part 2
@richardcoombes9491 Ай бұрын
well done max and kermit the old landrover done a sterling job
@willtricks9432 Ай бұрын
Long days bring many memories, and a trip to the unknown is always a treat. Thanks for letting me ride shotgun. I would also like a 4 post lift. good score boy and a nice bit of countryside to boot. Cheers
@georgeclements2742 Ай бұрын
I always fancied a proper car lift myself but never had anywhere with enough headroom to instal one: it would have saved a lot of backache. Best wishes.
@TheBrick2 Ай бұрын
That is exactly how I roll! Best thing ever garbing a bargain, working out how to get it home. Strapping it on a old trailer. I currently have a lorry body on the back of a trailer I need to work out how to get off. If you fancy a challenge!?!
@Paul_Allaker8450 Ай бұрын
I just love the rawness of your Defender, just perfect. 💪🏻👍🏻
@andrewbuchanan6524 Ай бұрын
Thats a propper bit of kit.. thought you ment car ramps.. good salvage
@limekilnfarm9657 Ай бұрын
Looks like an old Bradbury. Fit new ropes and if any wear fit new pulley wheels. They arnt as expensive as people think. If you fancy a similar aged 3 poster lift I’ve got one you can have. It’s being pulled out at the end of the month to make room for a new 2 poster. There’s hundreds of these old girls up and down the country 40 years plus still grafting every day. Shame things don’t last like they once did.
@maximusironthumper Ай бұрын
It is indeed an old Bradbury - a 700 I think. Thanks for the offer of another but one's enough for me!
@GHOSTTOWNUFO Ай бұрын
Top stuff hope it works out
@oliverdaley934 Ай бұрын
well done and fair play on loading that amongst those obstacles!!! after a 3hr drive!
@adamap2796 Ай бұрын
Kermit….what a great workhorse it’s proving to be 👍
@owenconnolly3041 Ай бұрын
Kermit is running smooth !!!
@jwatkins5155 Ай бұрын
I think the trailer needs to be painted in matching livery 😉
@bittertruth6575 Ай бұрын
If you're planning on digging, it might be an idea to put in a small inspection pit whilst you can.
@jbuckley2546 Ай бұрын
Defeat the point of having a lift wouldn't it?
@PR_96 Ай бұрын
@@jbuckley2546 It wouldn't. Lift can break, power can go out. Not all vehicles are equal dimensionally. There can be a case where some vehicle is too tall for lift only, but it could worked on from the pit.
@jbuckley2546 Ай бұрын
@@PR_96 Fair point.
@alan-sk7ky Ай бұрын
Easier to take the Kermie shed down, concrete pan and put up lift. then rebuild roof structure as part of the lift maybe?
@martinfortune9988 Ай бұрын
Well done Max a fine example of doing your own thing and achieving satisfaction .
@seanusmcmaximus Ай бұрын
living the dream there. I really wish i had/ could afford somewhere to work on my car that i could put a 2 post lift into. Ive got to put a new engine in my mr2 and i feel a bit nervous using the engine hoist to lift the rear of the car to remove subframe and the busted engine. Property in Stroud is so expensive though, i kind of want to get away from here and find somewhere i can do/afford what i want. Seeing the kermit restoration was fantastic and its great to see it out on the road helping you haul stuff!
@donniblanco5239 Ай бұрын
Brilliant 😄 Reminds me of some of my Bright ideas over the Years 😄 Kermit is Fab, my kinda vehicle, Great Adventure👍🏻
@davidMsargeant Ай бұрын
All your hard work on Kermit has delivered a really great unit. Well done.
@casto- Ай бұрын
Nice to see Kermit out working 👍 we used to have one of those trailers, was a fair lump if I remember right… might just have been seized up😆. The lift will make Kermit’s services easier 👌
@marks-0-0 Ай бұрын
A car lift sounds like Man Christmas to me, I'd love one for tinkering on vehicles
@nathanjp96 Ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this video, great to see kermit earning his keep - what a fantastic vehicle!
@simonmercer9530 Ай бұрын
Nice work. Kermit seems to go really well. Nice conversion and I’m help of the lift 👍🏼👊
@johngibbons6155 Ай бұрын
Kermit is a fine beast indeed. Awesome project that we saw you create. Fair play Max!
@kiryubelmont3222 Ай бұрын
Love checking in to see your videos mate, so glad youre doing well!
@08m Ай бұрын
Definitely earnt that beer! Thanks for taking us along on the adventure. Could you integrate the whole Kermit house onto the lift? Imagine it raising up automagically! :-)
@GrahamDallas Ай бұрын
What a bargain, you had to put in quite a bit of work for it though.
@MartsGarage Ай бұрын
Great to see Kermit earning it's keep and without raising a sweat by all appearances. I imagine your weight lifting exercises paid dividends shifting all that lot. That'll be a useful addition to Casa Maximus. All the best, Mart in Solihull.
@rogerphillips450 Ай бұрын
Nice find good luck with it
@johncourtneidge Ай бұрын
Well done! A nice project!
@marcduthie4327 Ай бұрын
Great video Max. Always look forward to your videos. Hope to see you get that operational soon. Have a good week. Marc from Australia 🇦🇺
@dragontattooee Ай бұрын
Kermit earning his keep. Good ebay find
@tima5673 Ай бұрын
Great effort there Max. Not sure why but I'd have love to have spent the day doing that task.... Probably just the huge sense of achievement
@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын
Cool 👍😃
@tomcardale5596 Ай бұрын
I was waiting until the 7:50 mark wondering why you'd chucked a couple of batteries in the back! Nicely done :)
@spuderukporter5721 Ай бұрын
Short video but a cracking video to watch loved it x
@dustymiller7758 Ай бұрын
Nice bargain there, definitely earned a beer.
@MrWIB Ай бұрын
Good adventure 👍
@888johnmac Ай бұрын
ooh a 4 post .. almost luxurious Max
@BenRelle Ай бұрын
Nice work on that trailer, and I suppose it's been edited, but I know if that'd been me, the brakes would have been seized on etc. etc. and that would have been another days work making sure that the trailer would actually brake itself!
@Polecat54941 Ай бұрын
Who wouldn't want a 4 post lift!
@davidforbes6250 Ай бұрын
Big job, just started.
@the_midnight_mechanic_stua1503 Ай бұрын
I always love a Max upload, always interesting
@richardhill1682 Ай бұрын
Great stuff Max keep the videos coming
@roberthay8706 Ай бұрын
had a trailer like yours years ago.good solid thing alas too much weight too many times killed it.
@BuiltatBlackjacks Ай бұрын
Watching you shift that stuff reminded me of building a stonehenge replica for the BBC. Met a guy there called Jan Adkins who had written a book called "Moving Heavy Things". Kept meaning to buy the book, and it seems you can still get it for around a tenner. Thought it was something you might enjoy too, hence the overlong comment. 😂
@TheInfoworks Ай бұрын
A tough day on your own, cheers
@Andyb2379 Ай бұрын
Should have asked for help Max, I’d pop down to help you
@bren106 Ай бұрын
*£6300 for a 13 plate Panda, crazy money! That's between double and treble what you'd pay for one up here in the North.*
@groeacht8525 Ай бұрын
Have never seen a panda and a conti gt beside each other on a forecourt before,
@johnMckeown236 Ай бұрын
Well Mr Ironthumper, it would seem, after years of not needing soft, nancy boy luxury Tools....oh wait !😀
@paulriggers1558 Ай бұрын
that lift looked like one i used in the 80s, one fixed rail, +one you moved to suit the width of the vehicle ? if it is, it was a good ramp. [in the eighties] i will be disappointed if the roof of the building does not rise up as you raise the ramp... keep it up young man
@stina6762 Ай бұрын
HELLO! You enjoy that beer max 💪
@user-lr2yz4up4w Ай бұрын
You came just past me @ Yeovil 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
@motherfolkinrhymes3836 Ай бұрын
About 15 years ago I bought a 4 post lift for £25 at an auction. It seemed a good idea until i realised how much effort it takes to move it. I ended up leaving it there as i figured it was worth losing the £25 for it to no longer be my problem!
@bernardgarrett3897 Ай бұрын
Timewaster. Don't you just love them?
@motherfolkinrhymes3836 Ай бұрын
@@bernardgarrett3897 Yeah, everyone loves a time waster, just about as much as they love being judged by Bernard Garrett in the comments section of a you tube video🤣 I explained the transport issue to the auctioneers before bidding and they gave me three options. They would arrange delivery for £200, I collect it myself within 14 days or they would just weigh it in for scrap as the site was being demolished anyway. I already paid them for it, the ramp wasn't worth paying £200 for delivery and they offered to dispose of it at no extra cost if i failed to arrange collection, most likely because they would have made twice what i paid for it again in scrap value.
@DustyKorpse Ай бұрын
Good effort 👍🏻💪
@cbmsysmobile Ай бұрын
Much as I love Series Landrovers, and I used to have them as daily drivers, I'm not sure that these days I'd enjoy driving one for 2 or 3 hours. Must be a sign of middle age....
@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204 Ай бұрын
good vid thanks four the vid you do on channel
@FORKinFISH Ай бұрын
If there is a vehicle on the car lift, there does not look like there would be any clearance when you take into account the structure roof to lift the vehicle up to a working height!
@maximusironthumper Ай бұрын
Oh no, I wish I'd though of that! What a waste of time that whole mission was then. ;-)
@1heUndertaker Ай бұрын
@@maximusironthumper ha ha ha ! 😂 Got to love the 'bleedin obvious' comments 😁 All the best with your projects - great to see your down to earth practicality ... you get the job done, solid and reliable ! ✊👍
@karldickinson2799 Ай бұрын
Would of thought the man selling it would of gave u a lift lol
@chriscoulthard4947 Ай бұрын
A bit more room to work would have been nice at least.
@kingloser4198 Ай бұрын
Not seen Broadmayne in nearly three decades.. 😲
@katmandu8208 Ай бұрын
👍🏻🍻
@pyrrhical3423 Ай бұрын
Max it’s got to be time for a garden update surely! Any luck on growing grain again this year?
@maximusironthumper Ай бұрын
No garden at all this year!
@Simon-phillips Ай бұрын
Put some love into that trailer paint it to match Kermit would look very smart
@AllSortsOfStuff58 Ай бұрын
Yeah, I wondered if the police might stop him to look at it. I'm sure it's fine, but it does look a bit ropey...lol...
@MrSpaced123 Ай бұрын
@@AllSortsOfStuff58 Police in the U.K. good one!!! We don't have any.
@lazylad8544 Ай бұрын
More likely be vosa these days. It looks a solid piece of kit that trailer 👍👍
@johnhempsall4644 Ай бұрын
You need some tailgate chains on Kermit
@garrigproductions Ай бұрын
Is that an actual Bentley sitting there beside the little Fiat ???
@maximusironthumper Ай бұрын
Yep! There were some very expensive cars I had to squeeze past to get the trailer in and out.
@glynroberts3005 Ай бұрын
Trailer needs painting to match kermit
@twocvbloke Ай бұрын
Seeing you were off to Dorset I was wondering if you were doing a bit of a crossover with 6D Diesels, as he recently sold off a couple car lifts to make room in his workshop too... :P
@grumpy2.0 Ай бұрын
If you put it in the magic brambles, will it breed parts?
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