Will it Start? We found an abandoned Dumper! 

lol , i'd happily chuck another £10 into that pot

I am all for the idea of Laurie collecting these little dumpers. If I were in the UK instead of America, I'd suggest trying to find a bunch of people with tiny dump trucks and form a club.

There's a few things there I am considering asking for help with. Got to be honest

@@lmm We're here for you Lawrie :)

I think that's the responsible thing to do

Tonight on Bottom Gear…

Thank you very much! High praise indeed!

Pretty much!

Compression is over rated

@@derpydog1008 until the engine fails to compress.

Yes it does

@@lmm if you need another go fund me add me to the list - I help out with a donation for the last one

and then some low speed endurance racing of them

Oh really? I'll give it a whirl

That's what I thought!

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Glad to hear it made the day a little better!

That's a guarantee, we all know that Lawrie can't resist a fallen into disrepair piece of plant machinery 😂

Or in the back of a borrowed Transit for that matter.

@@Ragnar8504 😂 aw god yeah, I'd forgotten he did that, he's some boy is our Lawrie!!

There's so much there I want to take home

@@lmm think youre going to need a bigger shed 😂

Oh super! They're great little things aren't they!

Liners also made concrete mixers and we sometime would tow the hard to start dumpers with a Bedford van. One morning we spotted the concrete gang towing the mixer trying to get the engine to start.

It's a shame that - glad it made the day a little better!

@@lmm Cheers guys! :) Just got home and looking forward to your video from today!!! :D

Hopefully!

There is loads

Looks like a vertical - possibly a Lister CS - which has fallen on it's side.

We'll see if we can have a gander

@@Titan604 Quite right, very recognisable shape of a lister CS.. but on its side lol

I know!

Technically this is the third!

They're super little things!

Poor long suffering Matt

Thanks for that - it worked though?

correct

Operating they decompression when it's working can damage the engine I'm told

@@lmm indeed it can. It's okay to do it occasionally but regular use will burn the exhaust valve.

@@ClipperDays ah fair enough, I've just heard don't do it

I think so

Maybe...

I agree!

I'll go back and look

That is in the pipework

Glad you enjoyed it!

That's pretty good money!

Thank you very much

They're great things aren't they! Glad you're enjoying what we do!

@@lmm you can't beat British engineering

I think its a International Farmall. I noticed that there is also a huge excavator on the other side of the building that would be fun to start.

Think it is either a BMD or a B-450, Doncaster built pseudocopys of an M, except they have a built in rockshaft and 3 point. Seen a couple for sale over here in the states, but not many. Missed one for cheap a couple years ago. What I would really want is that John Deere 730 High Crop.

I want the John Deere too That's amazing I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and great idea!

Yeah! From age 8 to about 20 I spent several weeks each summer on a small family farm that had three tractors. A late-80s Deutz that felt incredibly modern (well, the year I first got there it was only four years old I think), a mid-70s Deutz with a front loader and a 1956 Steyr T84 that was still used for light duty like mowing tight spots with the original sickle mower, splitting logs with a hydraulic splitter or turning hay. Every time I heard that little 18 BHP diesel engine start up I'd drop everything and run for a ride on the nearside wheel arch (the offside was usually blocked by the mower attachment). I also helped start it when the battery was semi-knackered and held enough juice to glow the engine but not for the starter motor. Two weeks ago I helped figure out the wiring of its little brother, a sad green T80. I did find original schematics to confirm our findings but as none of the electrics were original but rather an aftermarket kit the schematics weren't all that helpful. The base model was actually sold without any electrics whatsoever. You'd stuff glowing cotton buds (looking like cigarette filters) into a holder in the block and then crank the handle like mad. No lights, no nothing. The full upgrade kit this one had consisted of two headlights (sidelights, dipped beam, high beam), two combined rear/brake lights, one of which also included a number plate light, a glow plug and a starter motor (and obviously a generator and a regulator). Apart from the glow plug and the starter nothing worked when we got there, cut and taped wired all over the place.

Glad you enjoyed it!

I'm investigating

Still runs!

Oh really? Didn't spot it.

@@lmm yours should have it as well.

@@cornishadz I'll have to have a look

Thank you very much!

@@lmm I used to be cute, but now I'm just an old, bald, fat man, but a man who enjoys the stuff you guys do. Keep it up. And I like the occasional humour in your videos.

Didn't even notice

Thanks for the information! Can you use a Land rover one? That's what I'm hoping to do on mine

@@lmm it’s a marles steering box, there’s a company in Leominster that rebuilds them but I was quoted £650!!! However they have exploded diagrams on their website and you can order all parts so I might have a go myself at some point.

I hear keeping it warm makes a huge difference for starting it. My liner is 15cwt so that makes sense.

There's lots I want to try and start

Thank you very much!

Glad you enjoyed it - it's a good little engine!

That's a magnificent idea

@@lmm Give the racers a Le Mans hand-crank start.

... Racing dump trucks... Now there's an idea

@@lmm that’s something that would be hilarious to see .lol

I will see what I can do

Me too!

They'll do that to you

I'm sure it's only fleeting

Not yet...

Some really lovely stuff there

I was always taught you can seriously damage the engine that way.

Not yet...

I'm working on it

I can have a look at trying to!

@@lmm If you start that, I bet we hear the thump of each cylinder before the video comes out! LOL!

It is quite sweet

Then maybe the brakes just need adjusting

Yours looks quite good!

He took on a new role at work and couldn't give the time to the channel

@@lmm Ahh. Yah, that happens. Glad hes doing well though :)

I have a suspicion that will need more than just a flick of the handle 😂

Thank you!

Oh really? How exciting

They'd make a great pair

Didn't see it at the time

That's a great idea!

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!

Massive thing

It's cool isn't it!

@@lmm o yes

They're real good fun

Lovely little thing isn't it

Glad you enjoyed it!

They are useful things

😂 😂 Maybe if I gift it to myself

That's a good company name

We have done that on more than one occasion!

Thank you very much!

They're super fun

Yeah! Then we have a pair!

It wasn't brilliant to breathe it in!

It does indeed!

😂 😂 😂 I like that

That's a great name for a channel!

It might be

Yes, I suspect it won't start 😂

Most likely

They're great little things

Always been told not to do that

@@lmm that's how we shut ours off never been a problem . But hey ho

That may be a challenge

Oh right - it's proper sophisticated then.

I'm told that can damage the engine

There's so much cool stuff there

Ah what a sophisticated machine!

I'll find out

Maybe