“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!” ― Hunter S. Thompson

I think your coat is ready for an oil change.

Whinging, moaning, complaining, sarcasm, innuendos and good old banter………I love it, dont stop 👍

I am an 81 year old ex Nuclear Plant Equipment Operator (N.P.E.O.) I operated at a Southern California Nuclear Power Facility. To sum up, I helped the plant make electricity. I have subscribed to about 210 KZfaq Channels, the very best of which is your channel. You guys never fail to entertain me and I am a guy that pretty much grasps everything you are doing with the equipment that you operate. Everything you operate I have operated except the stuff I operated was a thousand times larger and more powerful. The dual unit plant where I worked produced around 4500Mw Electric continuously 24/7/365 for about two and one half years between refueling's. Great job which paid very well. That said, I would have gone to work with you guys in a heartbeat so as to do exactly what you are doing. You guys are very entertaining. Please keep up the excellent work and never stop making folks like me laugh constantly.

THE PLAQUE READS: Resurgam Built in 1879 by J.T. Cochrane, Cleveland Street, Birkenhead Designed by Reverend George Garrett (1852 -1902) This full size model of one of the first submarines ever built. She was designed by Revered George Garrett, a curate in Birkenhead who was a trained chemist. The construction was of cast iron and wood 45 feet (14m) long. 10 feet (3m) in diameter and weighing 330 tons; she cost £1,538 to build. She was powered by a closed cycle steam engine and crewed by 3 men. Trials in the East Float of Birkenhead Docks and at sea showed that she did sail and submerge, if only briefly. This was the first vessel to be successfully propelled mechanically underwater. On her way to Portsmouth for a demonstration to the Royal Navy in February 1880 she sank in a storm 15 miles of Rhyl. The wreck was only found in 1995. The model was built by AMARC trainees in 1997 and was refurbished in 2009 by the Maritime & Engineering College North West, Monks Way, Birkenhead. You're welcome.

Using the scissors as a hammer to connect the battery terminals. Is next level craftsmanship.

That was an excellent video, thanks. I'm an ex RAF aircraft technician. One of the best courses I did was the BDR (battle damage repair) course. Essentially get the aircraft back in the air with whatever is to hand in the safest way possible. I think the repair you did on the lube oil heat exchanger was absolutely in keeping with the spirit of that. Inner tube, silicon, Arizona hose and jubilee clips, a tour de force. What a brilliant performance at the end. 20 years dead and climbs over a gravel mound, just superb. Rolls Royce engine! Just the best. In the RAF all our diesel vehicles and ground support equipment were run on AVTUR (aviation turbine kerosine) defuelled from aircraft. Once it comes out of an aircraft, it doesn't go back in. So it was used for this purpose. Which was a good thing, because AVTUR contains FSII (fuel system icing inhibitor) and very carefully controlled water content - ie no water. The FSII also prevents the formation of cladosporium resinae or "diesel bug" - if any water does get in the system. So, any diesel vehicle with AVTUR in it is going to be in a good position to be left idle for long periods.

OH SHES A BABE! 20 years and right over a rock pile right proper! Love it!

A Hewes repair kit to include, tiger seal, old inner tube and a bit of dads sprayer pipe 🤣🤣👌. Impressive seeing her get over the stone👍

9:38 Genuine Jubilee clips, the original and best as well as being made in England (Kent) since 1921. Maybe they could be a sponsor for you and I bet they'll have the exact details of every size ever supplied for British Army FVs (Fighting Vehicles) + I hope having being rescued this FV432 gets restored and loved and cherished once more.

Absolute ripper episode, you have captured what Great Britain once was well known for, a sense of humour and a dodgy fix saves the day-again. I take my hat off to you all. Stay safe and keep saving those hunks from yesteryear. Greetings from Tasmania Australia 👍🛠😁🇦🇺🦘

Cheeky Aussie here, a lot of wrist action is what you poms are good at isn't it. Na I'll be honest we're all good at it.😆😆 The Ol' Fella Downunda Greg.

Bobble hat magic once again. Watching that FV432/6 climb out shows that life is for living. Crack on.

Glad you enjoyed your trip to Birkenhead, Liverpool is on the other side lol. That submarine used to be brilliant when it was complete until some smart ass in a suit said lets cut it up. Great video Joe and team.

Mr Hewes Morphed into a youthful Fred Dibnah with his excellent commentary on industrial heritage at the end there. Quality video to enjoy with my fish fingers. Thanks.

You just can't beat a good bit of British bodging!! 😃 Fantastic, as always!

What a machine, lives in a hedge for years then drives out and over a large mound of gravel. Fantastic exhaust note. Well done lads, another one saved.

Good you had genuine jubilee clips and not just hose clamps! 😃

I love the sound of 2 stroke diesels in the morning, great bodge by the way

Nothing starts better than a 432 parked up for 20 years other than a 436 parked up for 2 years. I am glad to see your Tankers lung has improved.

I was a sapper in BAOR 1970's used to help out the REME heavy recovery guys a lot using our 432's , their secret weapon was a 1930's scammel or fodden ash framed tractor, could get places the modern heavy trucks could not go to recover dead tanks from tricky places. They kept it on a transporter for movement site to site ,was amazing to watch.

Great British engineering on 432s none of this tricky tronic electronic stuff - bodge it up & it fires up good job guys 👍

I remember being 19 years old learning to drive a Nissan Micra one week and the following week I was learning to drive an FV432 at Bovington. Latter learning to drive and gun the Warrior for deployment to Bosnia. Warrior was like night and day compared to the little old FV432’s, it was like going thru a time warp😁😁😁

If you think that wooden sub is sketchy check out the Hunley from the American civil war , hand cranked with a barrel of gunpowder on a stick bolted to the snout !

Looking forward to the "will it start" on U532! It was a cracking little museum before it closed. Well worth a visit when it reopens.

Kerro is the key. Those multifuel engines love it and it's cheap. That is a nice example. Loved seeing the 353 set that brought back some memories. The simplicity of the 43's is the beauty of them.

Very impressed with the ingenuity you showed fixing the leak and an excellent start to a Saturday morning. Thank-you.

If you get to the US, the U-505 is in Chicago and you can walk through it, it's a damn tight fit inside.

We never see Ted moaning about how uncomfortable it is but cracking job getting the old girl running again. Like how you went to full camp before you reversed over the pile of stone 👍🏼

The wife complains when i use "the good scissors" for non-approved tasks. Ive just shown her you belting the battery terminals with scissors, there will be no more complaining! 😉😂

Well done Joe and Seb, just shows what you can do out in the Desert with a Heath Robinson fix, as always great to watch, good ole boys😊

You used to be able to get inside the U boat before they cut it in half and moved it. You could see the collapsed pipes that had been crushed by the pressure when it sank. It was really interesting lots to see in there.

That heat exchanger repair is a work of art, the most proper improper repair I've ever seen.

These pommies are amazing, I can hardly believe their natural mechanical abilities are almost super human.

Brilliant to see the old girl sprint into life over a pile of aggregate and charge off into the caravan park! Top stuff Mr Hewes!

People forget the oil on your coat is waterproofing. Good tip about using kerosene to store diesel engine. 👍🏻💯

In France, we've got a typical expression for this kind of repair: we call it "système D", D meaning "démerde" (close to slang langage indeed). You can translate it as "D System", D for deal with yourself. With close to nothing, you deal with the problem ! Ingenuity replace lack of resources. For sure, you're not running out of ingenuity!

I love the repair videos and humor. That A.P.C. interior reminds me of half of our company Semi's! The drivers just dont care.

Sometimes.....when you look into the Kamera with one Eye closed.....there is a lot of the young Malcom McDowell in you !!!!😅Doing mad Things the whole Day long...magnificent....i love it !

Joe, the late Oliver Reed once said, don't drink, don't smoke, eat healthily, die anyway. Maccies, Thatchers and a cigar anyone?

Just acts like another day for the APC. With that number plate... she should be called "Madam".

Well Done 👏. I didn’t think it would start as a couple of bits was in the back. But I’d say that u already sorted out them. ❤❤

Kudos to the old girl!! Dead in the grave for years then backs straight out over a huge gravel pile!! Makes you proud to be British!!!

man. what you do is fun! i bought an old russian gaz 69 and played with it, rebuilt the engine, new clutch and brakes. drove about the village. you took it further!

Watching you drive that 432 out of it's hole and over the pile was damn fucking awesome! Very nice work on patching that leak. This is why I get excited whenever I see a new upload from y'all because I know it will be a damn good watch.

Cracking find. And in such good nick. Can't believe the Clansman radio was still in it. I think you should leave the outside 'au naturel' - it is perfect camouflage.

Fine soft patch mate. We Navy boys used to train, and even have competitions, in order to hone such skills. If we stopped the leaks, we didn't sink. Love the show. Truly.

Thanks to you and your KZfaq superstars, if we do have to reintroduce conscription no one will want to do any actual fighting, they'll just want to play with the tanks.

Great work. and well done to the APC for getting over the mound on its first drive in ages. Pity you couldn't have taken out some of those white boxes on wheels 'just for fun!.

AFV436 was the designation for the Mk 2 Cymbeline Mortar Locating Radar, of which I once crewed with 5 others. Great job!

Old diesels are amazing… You guys are Alchemists!

Hmm. MDM 241G was first registered in December 1969 at Sankey near Warrington. Considering where you are, Joe, it's not travelled far. 😊❤😊

A good Leather Man tool and you can fix Anything ! (as long as you don’t keep losing it) Cheers From California 😎

Fantastic resurection after 20 years!. But what about the 'Stolly' parked next to it.. yep, i went there 😅😂🤣😀 Great stuff as usual lads. Cheers for sharing.

Bloody amazing to see you bring this old beast to life again ! Great Channel !

The title of this post reminds me of when I worked on the Pearl Farm. We could fix a lot of broken down machines etc with cable ties. The amount of stuff we got working again with just cable ties was ridiculous. Cheers guys.👍😁🇦🇺

When I worked in Chatham naval base years ago, using thick rubber and clips were the norm for a quick repair to water mains and air pipes.

Truly stunning to see what might appear to be a rotting, rusting hulk suddenly roar to life and crawl forth like it’d just been left there yesterday. Then again, I shouldn’t be surprised- the thing was built to outlast a thermonuclear war, I think it can take 20 years of sitting still.

Yet another fascinating video thanks, chaps - The type nine U-boat at Birkenhead. It’s a crime what they’ve done to that. I saw it quite a few years ago when it was all in one piece still had some of the mud and the odd in of the crews kit shoes rusty tins etc. inside it from when it was sunk in the Baltic. The Danish only had permission to recover it, as no one actually died when it was sunk, I think by a Sunderland flying boat - why they’ve cut it up I’ve no idea spoilt unique wartime time relic

How cool was that backing out😎

Congrats on your new tracked storage shed! It occurs to me watching this, that the same people who design APC's, also design submarines.

Mr Hewes, great video, and you visited my home town of Birkenstock, Birkenhamstead, Birkenhead. 😂 Renowned for the ship builder Cammel Laird.

Superb work Joe👍. You got it running. I bet whoever owns it got a lot of satisfaction in seeing it start up and move from its temporary grave

fantastic job lads, love seeing these beautiful machines alive again

Never underestimate the knowledge you and the team have , brilliant viewing , look forward to more banter , thanks for sharing Joe

That was one high class field repair

How can you not love a machine like that, that despite years of neglect shows a strong will to live....our daily use VW Transporter fights back harder than this old gem, and that's for general maintenance!

The only thing better would be a quick back story on how you came across the latest project/episode. Keep em coming!

"Hedge" camo scheme looks in perfect shape.

That's some of the best patina yet.

I am very impressed with the work that you and your guys do.. it makes me wish I could be part of a team that restores old military equipment.. keep up the good work

What an awesome vid! Finally caught up on all your vids after watching for a week - I must add I've seen your subs go up nearly 10k this past week! Cracking repair job, going over that pile of stone and mid way Joes head pops up to look, brilliant! The coke bottle holder was an additional bonus too. Absolutely love the vids, keep up the great work everyone, especially Ted!

Bodge repairs, Oh yes, solved a lot of problems with quick bodge repairs when I needed to. Got the vehicle home where I could work on it properly when I could not afford to have something fixed at location. A handy skill making a bodge repair, although I've never made one with a glue gun, which is a great idea in some cases.

Interesting FACT…….my dad was on the plane that sunk U534 in WWII 👍 Ive still got his flight log book with the entry! 5th May 1945.

The colours of your patch up job blended in like factory, the next machanic that works on that won’t even be able to tell I bet

Some JBWeld would have taken care of that little leak. But, I see the glue gun is a second best choice ;) Cheers from Canada.

Brilliant lads! That was amongst the finest bodging that I have ever seen 🤣👍.

Nice work again Mr Hewes!!! Every time i hear those engines it takes me back to the halcyon days of BAOR. Those heat exchangers always were the Achilles heel... love this channel, all grime hard work and success!

We love the fact, over there, people have tanks in their backyards. 🇨🇦

“Will you pass me the, uhm- *reads mind* …yeah.” That was great 😂

Purr's like kitten, looking forward to seeing it finished, great job guys

Ah the British variant of the M113. Awesome you got her running.

You lads really make me smile , brilliant channel , glueing an armoured Carrier is the absolute King of Bodge...love it!

That was a hell of a bodge.. and went over that pile mighty easy..

Talking of BALL CANCER I remember seeing a notice or letter from the Army, whilst serving. It said wash your hands before touching your todger when going to the bog. At that time I served in workshops . Diesel is especially not good for your old lad. I took notice of this, and was careful. Fast forward many years, and I was working with a former RN submariner who'd had testicular cancer. I told him what the Army had told us. He said that explains a lot because he was always up to his eyes in diesel, and didn't know of the danger to his meat and two veg. Lads watch what you're doing ....

Great video today Joe. Totally amazing how you get these old machines running again.

What a fantastic WW1 style exit. The Mark I must be proud of it's descendant.

Ahhhh, 436 complete with at least one UK PRC 353 radio... Spotterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... 🥴 Loved seeing this come back to life - looking forward to the next steps.

I do love it when KZfaq reccomends me a gem of a channel.

Great work as usual, very impressed with your improvisational repair kit. Shame about the Birkenhead U 534. It wasn't in the best shape when it surfaced for the last time, but cutting it up did it no favors.

That's what I call a field repair! REME take note😂

Partway through watching - brilliant entertainment … Engine sounds terrific, hope you get to keep this one.

Love to see these old engines /machines brought back to life.... Great stuff

I hope "Mr. Hewes" reads these comments. I love watching you rescuing, fixing and playing with out dated armour units. Tribute to the courage of the chaps who actually had to rely on them for their lives. BUT, you need to do something about the recording of your commentary. Next to the camera is okay but once you move more than aprox 3 - 4 feet away I/we can barely hear you if at all.

Excellent what you’re able to dig out every time.. I think I should move to UK too😅

It's like seeing a sleeping giant awaken! absolutly cool

As always, your vids are fully appreciated. Thank you

Warning the Surgeon General has determined that breathing will eventually be fatal!

They sound SO good. What a beast!

holy shit mate, that first shot looks beautiful, once I get better I am definetly coming back to this video to do a watercolor rendition