Once it is delivered it will in a wreak cause the Buyer gets nice vehicles and then destroys them for views..... Just look at the channel of the buyer you will see.
My first vehicle I signed for in Germany in 1992 was a cent arv. Yes the batteries are correct 4 x 6 v, I loved that wagon, driving it was cool . 6 seconds of main brakes when towing if you missed a gear!!!
I don't know the first thing about engines, but it's very cathartic watching these things roar into life. Where did Mr Hewes and Co. learn all this stuff, there are quite young fellas afterall?
I was watching you guys power washing. To help your hands . Buy a plastic ball ,drill holes, tie a short rope to the ball and the other to the handle. Now when you pull the trigger, slip in the ball. The great thing is no squeezing the trigger but if you drop the wand the ball pops out . This has saved my hands from cramps. You guy soldier on ;)
Great channel, compulsive viewing. Now with 6v batteries they have much beefier plates, connected in series they, can deliver more Ah and have a longer lifespan ideal for that environment. Of course they do have disadvantages as well.
When I was at Bergen Hohne in the early 70's,( 32 Engineers Rgt ) we had 2 Chieftain and 2 Centurian bridgelayers. Numerous 6 volt batteries in the charging room !
Ich repariere selbst auch Militär Oldtimer und kenne den Centurion noch aus Kindertagen hier in Deutschland. Ihr seid gute Mechaniker und sehr lustig, obwohl ich kaum etwas verstehe 😂 Viele Grüße aus Deutschland.
I sat in the drivers seat of a restored Centurion down at Borden some years ago. They’d brought it out from the REME Museum. I hate to admit this, but I couldn’t operate the clutch! It was so heavy I had to put both feet on it and brace my back against the seat back to get the pedal to move. I was shocked and couldn’t imagine how people could drive them without being weightlifters. Yet my manager in 1986/87 had driven Centurions and he loved his time with them, he was taller than me but no weightlifter. That tank was driven out on the heath so I know it was fully operational, although it sadly overheated a wheelbearing whilst out there and that was it for the day. I’ve wondered since if the clutch was assisted when the engine is running but I suspect I was never meant to drive one. I reckon Centurion drivers must have been walking around with a gigantic left leg and prone to walking in circles.
My OCD kicked when you shouted for the Whitworth spanners. That B80 should be a Mk 2 and have BSF fittings. Having said that I have an old (very old) Gedore socket set that are dual marked BSW and BSF and yet they each fit the same head size while being for a different thread size. But as you say what an absolute babe firing up like that. And on old smelly petrol as well.
I wonder, if you get those arvs operational, a smiling bloke in a suit might turn up and take them off you for “use such as might perchance please His Majesty, His servants, and those He might favour afar.”
17:43, asbestos lagging. you might try butane gas to start cold engines. those little cans used for portable stoves. pop a top off a can of fly spray or spray paint onto it or just push the top down with a screwdriver. it may work better than ether.
My friend’s father he is a former tank mechanic I showed him your video and he said a very important advice to you never ever start a military abounded vehicle with an old diesel on the tank take the old diesel out clean the tank very well so you will not damage the diesel pump because they are very rare to get good luck
I worked for Vickers fluid power. Coded welder. The sister company welded tanks. Both factories along with the brunel works were decimated by the tories.
Mate... whats the compression ratio on that motor, 8:1 ? was the fuel tank flushed or did you run it from the jerry can ? great vid as usual. Love this channel.
@@MrHewes I thought you said V8 but you said B80 😂😂😂 I thought it wasn’t when you was working on it. Must be your accent or to many ciders. 😭😭 great video. Did like when it started and the rust flakes come flying out of exhaust. Cracking bunch of blokes. Keep it up 👍
Reminds me of the Sea Wolves Movie trying to start the Fishing Boat to Start to get away from the German Ship that had Limpits attached ready to Blow. What was the cause of the Smoking Fuse ?
should you ever need any old style military rubies, amber or clear light lenses, the company i work with have loads of new ones on the shelf, they actually have them made, not sure of price i remember in my Land Rover days they were becoming harder to source, when dropped, broken of pinched by some thieving willy wrester, not sure what availability is these days, but just in case you like the originals, might even have a few spare Lucas fitting (definitely don't have any Smiths instruments - do Smiths still manufacture?)
02:30 Mr Milwaukee runs into the development lab shouting “I don’t care about whistlin’ diesel’s tank, just tell me we have a windscreen cleaner? I need it shipped to Joe today!”
As with aircraft always remove and clean fuses prior to connection many a time been restoring a plane someone has not checked and clean the fuses next thing smoke
You know it was great to see it burst into life BUT. I'm going to be critical here. PLEASE don't let an engine rev hard and don't throttle it like a race motor. The machine hasn't run for years and your expecting it to respond to your demands without an issue. Don't be cruel to them just treat with a bit of TLC. Great to see you doing this old machine's.
I initially came from the WD video but I've been watching everything since. I love watching these old beasts come back to life and get a makeover.
Cheers bud
@@MrHewes yeah these vids are one of a kind love it!
I love seeing it all come back to life after standing derelict for so long!
Once it is delivered it will in a wreak cause the Buyer gets nice vehicles and then destroys them for views..... Just look at the channel of the buyer you will see.
Sometimes when messing around with electrical systems, the best thing that can happen is that nothing happens.
"No news is good news"
Absolutely correct.
I fail to see the connection 😉.
Three times as true when messing around with three phase.
My first vehicle I signed for in Germany in 1992 was a cent arv. Yes the batteries are correct 4 x 6 v, I loved that wagon, driving it was cool . 6 seconds of main brakes when towing if you missed a gear!!!
A B80 to work a winch? That is awesome! Love this - keep it up lads
You are fast becoming my fave channel on UA-cam. Great watch 👍. That engine sounded sweet. How do you find these things?
Tbf I get offered things a fair bit now
Brilliant, well done chaps.
Fantastic thanks for sharing
Absolutely Amazing. Not even “Mr. will it start”, aka Lord Muck, is that quick🎉. Great work and great video 👌
That was awesome. You got that one engine back up and running. Keep up the good work.
I couldn't figure out how it was running on ancient fuel until I saw the jerry can. Great job, looking forward to seeing the main engine fire up.
woohoo!! What a sweet runner!
Fantastic! Can't wait for that V12 to roar into life now.
I don't know the first thing about engines, but it's very cathartic watching these things roar into life. Where did Mr Hewes and Co. learn all this stuff, there are quite young fellas afterall?
I watched my dad as a boy
@MrHewes you learnt well.
Looking forward more instalments.
I was watching you guys power washing.
To help your hands . Buy a plastic ball ,drill holes, tie a short rope to the ball and the other to the handle. Now when you pull the trigger, slip in the ball. The great thing is no squeezing the trigger but if you drop the wand the ball pops out .
This has saved my hands from cramps.
You guy soldier on ;)
Literally can't wait for the next video! I'm absolutely hooked since discovering this channel.
Nice sweet engine a beautiful bit of kit.
sooooo good.
Cheers
Jim
Quite excellent Smithers 👌
cracking job of work
I put two N150 Batteries from a Dozer into my ARV gives it a lot more cranking amps . Great to see the B80 come to life .
Great result on the B80 👏
Brilliant really enjoying your channel.
Brilliant boys love the dog too.
You guys are legendary well done.
great video pal, that B80 is silky smooth and really willing to live 😋
I've a MKVI Bentley special with this Rolls Royce B81 straight 8 (B81 being 6.5L as apposed to the B80 of 5.0L) Amazing engines
The b80 engine has no dynamo on it, so you need the apu on to charge batteries the b80 just runs the winch, which was a brilliant winch
You've got a lovely channel there Mr. Hewes.
Cheers
Beautiful blue eyes 😊 and big heart to what's he doing ❤
Very cool to see it fireing up, those old girls can be really cantankerous!
Great job
✌🏼🏴☠️👍🏼
Love these videos, WD40 and hammer at the ready!
Tres bon courage mesieur , chapeau . Cordialement appel , sud de la france . 👍👍
brilliant good effort .....and no one died !
Smashing the videos out bud. One of my favourite channels💪💪
Brilliant video can’t wait for more content on this tank
Great channel, compulsive viewing. Now with 6v batteries they have much beefier plates, connected in series they, can deliver more Ah and have a longer lifespan ideal for that environment. Of course they do have disadvantages as well.
Ted is the star of this channel.
17:19 her settling down, my gosh that sound
Awesome content!! I know it's expensive but maybe a chest or head mounted go pro would make it a bit easier to film and work
some years ago i was a bus driver. some of the single deckers had 2 x 6 volt batteries in a cage under the rear floor
Looking forward to hearing her rev from the outside
You are a legend Sir. That second start up was a beauty, I presume that was all fresh fuel and not also from the 90s?
New fuel
Nice one guys, enjoyed that :)
Loving more Centurion content!
When I was at Bergen Hohne in the early 70's,( 32 Engineers Rgt ) we had 2 Chieftain and 2 Centurian bridgelayers. Numerous 6 volt batteries in the charging room !
Excellent 👍
It's so encouraging when the engine started !
Good stuff!
I reckon your narration skills are coming on a treat too.
You can’t beat a bit of percussive maintainence to get something working 😂😂😂
The quality of this HD upload should be saluted.. Excellent 👌🏼
Cheers buddy
Fantastic... 😀
When fuse started to smoke 😂 I knew it was going to start
Good job guys!
Well done !
Cracking video 👍
Ich repariere selbst auch Militär Oldtimer und kenne den Centurion noch aus Kindertagen hier in Deutschland. Ihr seid gute Mechaniker und sehr lustig, obwohl ich kaum etwas verstehe 😂 Viele Grüße aus Deutschland.
Nun, wir Engländer können diese Jungs manchmal nicht verstehen, also ist es in Ordnung
If working on cars can break a man id hate to endure the stress of working on one of these!
Excellent 😁
Great video bro
well done lads
My old man has just got all excited as he possibly built that B80
He did a fine job
I sat in the drivers seat of a restored Centurion down at Borden some years ago. They’d brought it out from the REME Museum. I hate to admit this, but I couldn’t operate the clutch! It was so heavy I had to put both feet on it and brace my back against the seat back to get the pedal to move. I was shocked and couldn’t imagine how people could drive them without being weightlifters. Yet my manager in 1986/87 had driven Centurions and he loved his time with them, he was taller than me but no weightlifter.
That tank was driven out on the heath so I know it was fully operational, although it sadly overheated a wheelbearing whilst out there and that was it for the day.
I’ve wondered since if the clutch was assisted when the engine is running but I suspect I was never meant to drive one. I reckon Centurion drivers must have been walking around with a gigantic left leg and prone to walking in circles.
My OCD kicked when you shouted for the Whitworth spanners. That B80 should be a Mk 2 and have BSF fittings.
Having said that I have an old (very old) Gedore socket set that are dual marked BSW and BSF and yet they each fit the same head size while being for a different thread size.
But as you say what an absolute babe firing up like that. And on old smelly petrol as well.
It was a joke 🤣🤣
@@MrHewes My OCD is now sulking...
😂😂🤭🤭
I wonder, if you get those arvs operational, a smiling bloke in a suit might turn up and take them off you for “use such as might perchance please His Majesty, His servants, and those He might favour afar.”
17:43, asbestos lagging. you might try butane gas to start cold engines. those little cans used for portable stoves. pop a top off a can of fly spray or spray paint onto it or just push the top down with a screwdriver. it may work better than ether.
My friend’s father he is a former tank mechanic I showed him your video and he said a very important advice to you never ever start a military abounded vehicle with an old diesel on the tank take the old diesel out clean the tank very well so you will not damage the diesel pump because they are very rare to get good luck
brilliant
The fuel gauge in the front are the 2 rear tanks, the fuel gauge on b80 start panel is front tank next to driver
Seeing your videos on here are brilliant, with the cents & the fodens you have are awesome!
Thank you and also for that information on the fuel gauge
17:09 looks great
That was too easy can't wait for round three for the BEAST V12 to smoke off good luck guys .
love it , gow so you know how ro play with these massive machines ???
Call me names if you like but I now eagerly await a “What do you think Ted”, soon enough he’ll say “you’re all fecking barmy mate”
Wd 40 n hammer for a button yes my guy
I worked for Vickers fluid power.
Coded welder.
The sister company welded tanks.
Both factories along with the brunel works were decimated by the tories.
Mate... whats the compression ratio on that motor, 8:1 ? was the fuel tank flushed or did you run it from the jerry can ? great vid as usual. Love this channel.
No clue on compression. But yes I’m running it currently of a clean Jerry can
“What do you think, Ted?”
-I’m just trying to get below the smog from that bloody foden!
Well, that’s what it looked like he was thinking… #Tedfanclub
mint !
The V8 sounds sweet exhausts might need replacing. Top job seems to be in very good nick 👍
What v8? 🤣
@@MrHewes I thought you said V8 but you said B80 😂😂😂 I thought it wasn’t when you was working on it. Must be your accent or to many ciders. 😭😭 great video. Did like when it started and the rust flakes come flying out of exhaust. Cracking bunch of blokes. Keep it up 👍
@@Andy-qo6rq Straight 8.
Reminds me of the Sea Wolves Movie trying to start the Fishing Boat to Start to get away from the German Ship that had Limpits attached ready to Blow.
What was the cause of the Smoking Fuse ?
They would have used 6v batts because they are smaller and easier to lift out.
Just a thought 🤷🏻♂️
you could be a mechanical engneering professor at Oxford!
You will always find that deep cycle, long lasting, high ampage batteries will always be six volts.
should you ever need any old style military rubies, amber or clear light lenses, the company i work with have loads of new ones on the shelf, they actually have them made, not sure of price
i remember in my Land Rover days they were becoming harder to source, when dropped, broken of pinched by some thieving willy wrester, not sure what availability is these days, but just in case you like the originals, might even have a few spare Lucas fitting (definitely don't have any Smiths instruments - do Smiths still manufacture?)
Great video as always guys
How big ( displacement)is that winch engine and what is its pulling capacity
5l
And it's pulling Capability ? How many tonnes?
thatchers, easystart and a hammer, all you need to start a tank!
You got it
02:30 Mr Milwaukee runs into the development lab shouting “I don’t care about whistlin’ diesel’s tank, just tell me we have a windscreen cleaner? I need it shipped to Joe today!”
I couldn’t see a dam thing
Brilliant! Fantastic! If you could just maybe lose these zoom-ins/zoom-outs, please? 😁😁😁
As with aircraft always remove and clean fuses prior to connection many a time been restoring a plane someone has not checked and clean the fuses next thing smoke
Bloody love these videos mate, keep em coming
Il try
@@MrHewes can I bribe you with more thatchers and a pack of hobnobs
They work best with fresh petrol 😊
IT'S ALIIIIVE!
I wonder if it’s as much fun for you guys as it is for me to watch
15:00 great ears.
Got 2 of these tanks at my work.absolute nightmare to try and cut up for scrap
Would they consider selling them me?
Cause they would.they are a pain in are yard and it takes 2 of are cranes to just about move them up on the bank
its amazing what can be fixed with wd-40 and a hammer
Is this the one you recovered from Catterick? Silly question alert, when storing vehicles outside, why don’t you cover them to stop water ingress?
You know it was great to see it burst into life BUT. I'm going to be critical here. PLEASE don't let an engine rev hard and don't throttle it like a race motor. The machine hasn't run for years and your expecting it to respond to your demands without an issue. Don't be cruel to them just treat with a bit of TLC. Great to see you doing this old machine's.
Did I see a tank coming up to you being delivered by Cook’s transport on the M1 today northbound 27th of February?
Not me
Okay, just thought I’d ask this was near the M25 turn off on the M1