Men with the precision of surgeons, the grace of ballerinas and the patience of saints, toiling on a mechanical work of art. The worlds best Stug gearbox reconditioners, all the way from FNQ. Un-effing believable guys. Steve, Beau, and Kurt must go home at the end of the day and say "Best job I ever had." Been looking forward all week. Thank you to the Aus Armour team once again. 👍👍👍
Another magnificent video showing a true master craftsman at work. The thing I love about Aus Armour is that you show us a side of armour others dont. You show us the engineering that went into making these pieces, and not just “Here is a Tank, and its scary because” type of video. You guys are master craftsmen who really educate us in the whole process of design and manufacture. Truly outstanding. Thank you.
Outstanding job Steve & Co. That was one helluva puzzle and could’ve gone horribly wrong. I find the amazing thing with this is that someone had to conceive of this and draw it up with paper pencil and set square Moore than 80 years ago. Incredible
Still amazes me a design department full of drawing boards, paper and ideas transferred that information to a group of tool makers , machinists and fitters all without a working computer model and brought this beauty to life.
Always a highlight of Wednesdays! I looked at Steve and that external change mechanism like I used to look at a Rubik’s cube (and I’d likely have had as little success as I used to with the cube….) Great job, Steve 👏😊
You have to admire the German Engineering here and how tight everything fits and how technical the transmission is inside. Bravo for remembering how it all goes back together. Thanks also for the clear demonstration of the process. If it was in the US we would have endless reminders and flashbacks and sensational announcements of simply putting on a circlip. You guys got on with it and as an engineer myself, I appreciate that. I'll come and see you in a few years as I'm coming over.
Hi Graham! That transmission is a thing of beauty, the shift mechanism is superb!😅 Kirt, could you please adjust your pick up volume, not all of us have a cute earring, thanks guys!👍🇦🇺
Would love to come and see your museum, you have a fantastic collection, but you are on the other side of the globe, thanks for a fantastic channel, love what you do
What is incredible is that some engineer and draftsman sat down and worked out and drew this all out with pencils and pen on a drawing board without having access to a digital 3d model to check all the tolerances and clearances. Anazing engineering. 👍
I love the calm and methodical manner of this master craftsman.I also like the way it is explained what the different parts do which means you learn something too.I really appreciate these videos both as entertainment and education.
I'm always intrigued by the complexity of some of the German vehicles' gear and transmissions and yet you guys assemble them flawlessly every time. True masters.
As an ex Mechanic, that was a piece of beauty. Just for testing, I would have got something to rotate the input shaft while selecting all gears just to check for smooth running in motion. making sure nothing binds up. Thinking of planning a trip from the UK to come see you guys. Only live 30mins away from Bovington and love going there regularly.
What a piece of art that is. How the hell do you know the way that goes back together. You didn't have a piece left at the end then LOL. Surely all that work there would be a way to sabotage that so it didn't work for long?
Absolutely amazing and fantastic to watch. I've never watched the restoration of any gearbox before and I'm stoked that my first one is from a StuG. A very educational and informative video guys. Well done on the job you've done on this rare masterpiece.
As a further footnote and its only just dawned on me why it pleases me to see such engineering working, my grandfather Bernard Stanley Fitch of Beard and Fitch cut gears and made the gearbox for the Bluebird for Donald Campbells land speed car on Pendine sands. He would be very pleased to see this process. I'm sure he's patting me gently on the back right now watching this.
Happy Christmas to ALL at Aus Armour. Gah, that creeping music, each episode should be at least an hour. I`ll be flying over Aus in a few days time. Wish I could pop in for a look round. Non stop to NZ.
I can't get over how beautiful everything about that transmission is!
Amazing. It is hard to believe this was designed and built without computers and milling
machines and while bombs are falling through the roof. 😎
Milling machines were in use long before WWII
A slide rule is a computer.
😂
Men with the precision of surgeons, the grace of ballerinas and the patience of saints, toiling on a mechanical work of art. The worlds best Stug gearbox reconditioners, all the way from FNQ. Un-effing believable guys. Steve, Beau, and Kurt must go home at the end of the day and say "Best job I ever had." Been looking forward all week. Thank you to the Aus Armour team once again. 👍👍👍
Another magnificent video showing a true master craftsman at work.
The thing I love about Aus Armour is that you show us a side of armour others dont. You show us the engineering that went into making these pieces, and not just “Here is a Tank, and its scary because” type of video. You guys are master craftsmen who really educate us in the whole process of design and manufacture. Truly outstanding. Thank you.
Hearing that transmission shift through its gears is just pure ASMR
Outstanding job Steve & Co. That was one helluva puzzle and could’ve gone horribly wrong. I find the amazing thing with this is that someone had to conceive of this and draw it up with paper pencil and set square Moore than 80 years ago. Incredible
It’s almost like life existed before electronics 😂😂
@@bigmac60 Isambard says, hold my beer!
Steve did a great job with that one
Not being a trained mechanic gearboxes have always given me the hebee jeebies 👍👍
Nothing like a smooth shifting ZF Box, love it.
Yes, and ZF are still in business today.
Thanks for the info. Just read was founded by Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Brilliant work by an outstanding mechanic - lovely stuff Steve!
Wow. Steve is some sort of mechanical tech wizard. That was an amazing video.
Still amazes me a design department full of drawing boards, paper and ideas transferred that information to a group of tool makers , machinists and fitters all without a working computer model and brought this beauty to life.
I only took 1 gearbox apart. Never got it rebuilt. Nice to watch an expert.
I bagged mine up and got a reconditioned one in exchange 😂😂for it.
Fabulous!!! I hope Santa comes to visit you all this Christmas. The workmanship and the subject material are second to none ! Bless you all!!!
Good evening, Steve & Beau, thank you, that was a riveting episode. Great job, Cheers
Wow that is amazing to see the skilled people that you have in the workshop
Fantastic job. A privilege to watch
Always nice to see the guys get stug in.
Always a highlight of Wednesdays! I looked at Steve and that external change mechanism like I used to look at a Rubik’s cube (and I’d likely have had as little success as I used to with the cube….) Great job, Steve 👏😊
You have to admire the German Engineering here and how tight everything fits and how technical the transmission is inside. Bravo for remembering how it all goes back together. Thanks also for the clear demonstration of the process. If it was in the US we would have endless reminders and flashbacks and sensational announcements of simply putting on a circlip. You guys got on with it and as an engineer myself, I appreciate that. I'll come and see you in a few years as I'm coming over.
Steve you are the master of jigsaw puzzles! Your skills are equal to the long forgotten design team of that transmission!
Brilliant job well done. All the magic hidden by the casing though.
THAT WAS AMAZING TO WATCH THANKS BOYS...JUST WONDERING HOW MANY MAN HOURS GOES INTO MAKING A COMPLETE STUG?????😊😊😅👍👍👍😀😊😃
Best one yet. Great job on an incredible piece of engineering. My favourite video so far by a big margin. ❤
Precision engineering plus amazing artisans, makes for extremely satisfying viewing.
Great job!!! 👍👍👍
“State of the art” job. Congratulations to the team!!
Watching these builds makes going to AusArmourfest all that more engaging. Thanks Gents. Love your work.
Awesome stuff. Such a complex design for its age. Well done.
Hi Graham! That transmission is a thing of beauty, the shift mechanism is superb!😅 Kirt, could you please adjust your pick up volume, not all of us have a cute earring, thanks guys!👍🇦🇺
A thing of beauty
Thanks guys another excellent video
Would love to come and see your museum, you have a fantastic collection, but you are on the other side of the globe, thanks for a fantastic channel, love what you do
Waited all week for this. Keep up the great work guys.
That’s some jigsaw puzzle you’ve got there 😮, great job putting that back together. 😎👍
Wow. How lucky you are to work on this gearbox and how lucky we are to watch your progress.
That's art !!!
Merry Christmas to you and your families. May your troubles be less and your blessings be more and nothing but happiness come through your door. 😊
Just Amazing!!! Well done boys 👍👍👍
A piece of art! Amazing mechanical work with clockwork precision! Bravo!
What is incredible is that some engineer and draftsman sat down and worked out and drew this all out with pencils and pen on a drawing board without having access to a digital 3d model to check all the tolerances and clearances.
Anazing engineering. 👍
What an enormous gearbox!
Simply incredible..
Beautiful engineering! Love it, well done chaps 👍👍👍
My fix has been thoroughly satisfied! That was quite amazing!
Absolutely beautiful, great work guys, love your work. Can't wait to see it all come together in the end
Just imagine the men that put that together in 43 and now you guys, it’s absolutely amazing to see how intricate that piece of machinery is 🤙🏻
Wow,the precision work involved is amazing. Another brilliant video.
Beautiful, it veerks! Nice work!
Woo-hoo!! Only 9min old....lol. more stug progress, thanks guys for the great work, greatly appreciate 🙏
fine work again, lads.
That was awesome to watch, what a machine.
Congratulations! It works great.
A work of art and a great job by all concerned.
Fabulous piece of German Engineering
Absolutely amazing how that all went together. I wonder when the inside will see the light of day again.
Great job fella's 👏
I love the calm and methodical manner of this master craftsman.I also like the way it is explained what the different parts do which means you learn something too.I really appreciate these videos both as entertainment and education.
Great job, simply elegant.
I'm always intrigued by the complexity of some of the German vehicles' gear and transmissions and yet you guys assemble them flawlessly every time. True masters.
I can't wait to hear it running and watch how the shifting feels, I know, it will be a while but.. so lovely!
Now this is something special
That sure is a big transmission though. Can't help but wonder just how much of that was actually necessary haha
As an ex Mechanic, that was a piece of beauty. Just for testing, I would have got something to rotate the input shaft while selecting all gears just to check for smooth running in motion. making sure nothing binds up. Thinking of planning a trip from the UK to come see you guys. Only live 30mins away from Bovington and love going there regularly.
We did, just wasn't filmed. Alot happens off camera at ausarmour 😊
well done Steve
Y'all are great mechanics very satisfying to watch
It is wonderful that this engineering triumph has survived for all of us to enjoy. Top work boys!
Great job 👍 Now show us the behind the scenes 😉
ZF rocket surgery - brilliant
What a quality bit of engineering.
Just great guys!
Great video, so satisfying to watch !
Amazing work boys keep it up
Like he was working with such gearboxes in his entire life... Incredible!
10:02 - and a partridge in a pear tree
Truly amazing all the work and effort what you guys put in to this restauration!
What a piece of art that is. How the hell do you know the way that goes back together. You didn't have a piece left at the end then LOL. Surely all that work there would be a way to sabotage that so it didn't work for long?
Nice work guys
A precision piece of mechanical puzzle.
Cracking video guys,that gearbox is a master piece,well done for getting it all back together again and sounding so nice.
Incredible engineering, and all designed with pencil and paper.
Workshop Wednesday jejeje😊❤❤❤ díky Marťas 🖤🦾🦾🦾
Magnifico
Absolutely amazing and fantastic to watch. I've never watched the restoration of any gearbox before and I'm stoked that my first one is from a StuG. A very educational and informative video guys. Well done on the job you've done on this rare masterpiece.
G'day to you, Man what brilliant engineering, like a Swiss Watch, keep up the good work Guys! Armadale West Aust.
Waited all week for this. Keep up the good work
Great JOB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wesome, well done chaps
Thanks :)
As a further footnote and its only just dawned on me why it pleases me to see such engineering working, my grandfather Bernard Stanley Fitch of Beard and Fitch cut gears and made the gearbox for the Bluebird for Donald Campbells land speed car on Pendine sands. He would be very pleased to see this process. I'm sure he's patting me gently on the back right now watching this.
Thanks AAAF. =)
Glad to see someone else still uses a speed handle.😂
Well done job, Merry Cristmas everybody down under!!
Cool 😎
Love it . More please 👍🇦🇺
Truly amazing, love these videos!
Happy Christmas to ALL at Aus Armour. Gah, that creeping music, each episode should be at least an hour. I`ll be flying over Aus in a few days time. Wish I could pop in for a look round. Non stop to NZ.
All that engineering for a vehicle whose lifespan was measured in weeks
Brilliant. Got my fix...
Workshop Wednesday fix, done and dusted.
Amazing engineering,
brilliant work, have a great christmas Regards Robin.