I cannot imagine what they have to tell the rookie local cop that doesn't know who you are. First day on the job and here you come with a tank down the rode, putting out what appears to be a black smoke screen.
@@brianblithe2271 It's definitely in no way shape or form street legal. But he's out in the country, and I'm pretty got dang sure anyone out there would see this and think nothing other than "hell yeah" as it drove by. As long as he doesn't try to take it into town or anything....
I do miss the actual build video series, but these are still pretty dang enjoyable too! Also, "I might have bought something on Facebook" coming from Westin is a mighty dangerous situation that will likely end in tears, laughter, and just an overall good time lol.
That fact that you don't have a big block sitting around but yet you do have a 12 valve sitting around is why we are all here watching! Lol😂😂😂 love you man!
Anybody else realze Westen has lost some SERIOUS weight? like genuinely good on ya man keep it up, cant wait for you to be absolutely ripped and tear the damn engine out with your bare hands
5:20 idk wtf that spot on the screen is, but youve gave me several heart attacks that my new flip phones screen was dieing lol. It was a spot in the drift pad video, now its a whole line!
God I miss being a Bradley mechanic. The best part of my job was road testing Bradley's and driving my M88a1 on recovery missions. Driving a tracked vehicle just makes you awesome. Even though the M88s only did 20-25 mph, you felt like you were doing 50 simply because of where you sit as the driver and the amount of mass surrounding you. Thanks for reminding me of the good ol days man. P.S. Westin look up the M578 Light Recovery Vehicle. You might be able to find one in Army surplus. Would make insane UA-cam video content.
Westen, I hope one day you manage to get your hands on a real radial engine from those old tanks and tractors :D Also hope to see you collab with Whistlin Diesel :D
I grew up watching the VHS movie Blood, Sweat, and Gears. There's an epic race in the movie: Tank Ranger vs. Bigfoot! It's a battle of metal and monster truck madness!
I can’t believe that I’ve never noticed this before, but whoever originally setup that Ranger on the Tank undercarriage, did it backwards. Whether it’s an excavator or Dozer, Tank. They’re all meant to have the sprockets at the back of the vehicle and solid idler wheels on the front. You’ll wear off the grouser pads far faster when the undercarriage is not moving in “reverse”.
It's done right. The undercarriage is that of an M4 High-Speed Tractor, and artillery tractor used by the US Army from 1943 to 1960. It featured the same roadwheels, sprockets, and tracks as the M5 Stuart, but used HVSS suspension instead of the M5's VVSS.
Nope, many WWII era tracked vehicles had the sprocket in the front because the manual transmissions need to be near the driver. This looks to be the running gear off an m3 Stuart, which has its sprocket in the front.
Cat learned very early that rear drive lasts longer but rhe military figured the tank would need full overhauls or be knocked out long before that would be a issue so they went with the easy rear engine design
16:14 All I thought when he said "I don't think we can get this thing stuck." was "Are you Westen Champlin because you blow stuff up? Or do you blow stuff up because you are Westen Champlin."
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this is so cool
hi
Thanks Westin!!
Sweet.
This is the first video UA-cam has suggested from your channel since the Cummstang videos.
Somethin fucky goin on.
A man that understands we don't need a lot of mid videos. A badass video every now and then is way better!
So good, it’s non stop action for 20-60 min
BS, he was better when he built shit, this crap he puts out now is great if you have the attention span of a 3 year-old, and that it.
There are like 10 other channels that should give this comment a lot of consideration!
I'm honestly impressed at how much traction those old Military trucks have in 6x6 mode.
5 tons have been used to pull tanks from battlefields for ages, doesn't surprise me one bit.
@@Bbuilt124 The weight gives enough pressure. Car Killer missing that.
@@Syphirioth precisely this. If he loaded down the chassis with 20 tons of dead weight, he'd pull both trucks.
@@scythelord That's what I think, also.
Why’s it always that Westen vanishes for a good while, only to return with a Ranger
because the rangers are shitboxes
It's ok, it's a tank ranger.
Perfect likes
@@NotAHillyBilly hell yeah brother
Running out of UA-cam money😅
Westin lookin all skinny... good for him!
The KumKiller🔥
O O O OZEMPICCCCCC🤣🤣🤣
Thats skinny have u got fat vison eyes.
Definitely lookin good 👍
yep but no telling what that crap is doing to his body in the long run
I cannot imagine what they have to tell the rookie local cop that doesn't know who you are. First day on the job and here you come with a tank down the rode, putting out what appears to be a black smoke screen.
wondring about that, prob. cant say just lights and a horn and its street legal. Would blow my mind if it is though !!!!
@@brianblithe2271 It's definitely in no way shape or form street legal. But he's out in the country, and I'm pretty got dang sure anyone out there would see this and think nothing other than "hell yeah" as it drove by.
As long as he doesn't try to take it into town or anything....
@@MagnokTheMighty right, rock on, thanks
FTP
“We’re going to drive a tank , we’re going to drive a tank “ 😂 awesome Westen
I remember watching The Car Killer as a little kid in monster truck shows. I'm so glad to see @WestenChamplin rescue this from rotting in a field!!!
Same here,I grinned like an idiot watching his first video with it,
the cows yelling at your truck almost made me spit my whiskey on the monitor
The fact this historic tank is still in existence, even with a different engine, just makes me happy.
Tow rig so clean the cow saw its own reflection and wanted to throw down. Great video man!
Who else is dying for another 4x4 hellcat video? I can’t wait!
Yea it taking a while
I do miss the actual build video series, but these are still pretty dang enjoyable too! Also, "I might have bought something on Facebook" coming from Westin is a mighty dangerous situation that will likely end in tears, laughter, and just an overall good time lol.
Hell yeah! Just in time for my lunch break too!
2:26 not the cows mooing at there own reflection 😂😂😂😂
Truck probably wasn't clean enough for that, they most likely thought it was a feed truck.
Westen loves him a 12 valve Cummins
Simple engines
Who doesn't, they're a damn good engine.
That fact that you don't have a big block sitting around but yet you do have a 12 valve sitting around is why we are all here watching! Lol😂😂😂 love you man!
I swear your joy when driving these vehicles is contagious, I’m smiling ear to ear watching this one😂
Anybody else realze Westen has lost some SERIOUS weight? like genuinely good on ya man keep it up, cant wait for you to be absolutely ripped and tear the damn engine out with your bare hands
I love your realism, Weston you’re like no we’re not gonna do that. Whatever you gotta do go for it, bro you’re gonna own it
Best part of westens videos is that he actually is having fun!
“I might have bought something on Facebook” the most menacing words to grace this land
That thing needs a set of "Loud" train horns!!
Yeeees
Im so happy Westen is living his life. I get to watch it, Watch him and his friends and family grow. Q.Q brings tears to my eyes.
Westen should be the ambassador of 12v cummins
Western, it’s cool to see you so excited and happy you are!!
To be fair if those smooth tracks had cleets like a dozer you would’ve had the one truck for sure!
When westin crunched over those cars he sounded like a lil baby laughing dude was having the time of his life
Best part of westens videos is that he actually is having fun!😂
That turbo is nuts in that thing, screaming!
Who agree is a good day when Western Champlain post
I agree
Faxs
Me three
real
It's a rarity for him to post.
Haha 2:24 those are some pissed off cows!
That's pretty awesome to see the tracks of a classic M3 Stuart being put to good use.
Its not a Stuart, or even a tank, its an allis chalmers m4 tractor chassis
5:20 idk wtf that spot on the screen is, but youve gave me several heart attacks that my new flip phones screen was dieing lol. It was a spot in the drift pad video, now its a whole line!
Dude just makes bangers thanks man just be careful
Perfect retort: "What bump was that. You talking about the Honda or the Chevy?" 14:15
22:21 it’s all about weight & traction.
Ok, that monster covered in Christmas lights, and you in a bolted down lawnchair dressed as Santa would make any parade special.
Bro thank you for being such a good person we need more of you
Looks like you’re going to have to take a trip to Utah this winter to Heavy D’s and see what this Ranger can do.
Weston is Just a big Kid with big toys,love it.
Westen's laugh is just simply infectious!!! I want a tank now!
This tank is having the best retirement ever.
Been a fan for ages. I’m not saying you need safety but a simple vice grip on the fork helps for those tricky engine deletes. Keep kicking ass 👌
This was testing and it just so happened that nothing blew up*** But your version is fine too Westen. 🤣
my to favorite things have collided westen and world of tanks. what a dream come true
God I miss being a Bradley mechanic. The best part of my job was road testing Bradley's and driving my M88a1 on recovery missions. Driving a tracked vehicle just makes you awesome. Even though the M88s only did 20-25 mph, you felt like you were doing 50 simply because of where you sit as the driver and the amount of mass surrounding you.
Thanks for reminding me of the good ol days man.
P.S. Westin look up the M578 Light Recovery Vehicle. You might be able to find one in Army surplus. Would make insane UA-cam video content.
Bro the way that seat was as he was in the second army truck was f*ing hilarious as hell😂😂😂
Those army trucks are really really tough and capable machines! 👌
I have a feeling it would be a blast to work with or for Westen!
Cummins 👍🏻💪🏻🇺🇸 You’re the man Weston 👍🏻👍🏻
You're looking better dude! Thanks for the upload lad!
I was fully ready to watch upside down when u slapped that GoPro on the first time😂
Westen, I hope one day you manage to get your hands on a real radial engine from those old tanks and tractors :D Also hope to see you collab with Whistlin Diesel :D
I knew you were going to come back with something crazy U ALWAYS DO!
Those M939 are just stunning. Yeah, the car killer is awesome but whoever worked on designing these army trucks is a genius.
If there’s ever a war I’m calling Westen because that’s a fricken FORD RAMGER🫡🙏🏽
I have a 12-valve. Now I just need a tank to put it in. This is friggin’ awesome!
lol now all you have to do is take that tank to Utah and show Matt's Off Road Recovery what a true off road recovery vehicle looks like
I grew up watching the VHS movie Blood, Sweat, and Gears. There's an epic race in the movie: Tank Ranger vs. Bigfoot! It's a battle of metal and monster truck madness!
The tracks seem to be from a M3 or M5 Stuart, although it's most likely an artillery tractor based on their chassis like Westen said
I double checked and there was indeed a M5 Stuart based tractor
A bot stole your comment, and got a bunch of likes
I triple checked, and it seems to be more in line with M4 high speed tractor check the suspension bars and road wheels
@@roswell3875rear idler wheel is Stuart. M4 has a smaller one higher from the ground
8:10 buddy wears that belt as decoration 😭
westen is basically just a big ass kid in this video and im all here for it
You need to have a Trank duel with Deboss Garage! 👌👌
One of the best channels and creatirs on UA-cam!!!! Massive respect westen
The upload we didn't know we needed!! Westen is da man!
Good to see weston back at his 12 valve swaps
Need a collab video with Deboss garage and his squarebody on tracks.
YES!! This. The Car Killer hasn't raced another Monster Tank in probably 20+ years.
I need to see this pulling a sled at a tractor pull😂
It did back in 87 against Bigfoot
17:41 Westin just DRIFTING a TANK!!!!
This is 15h ago and somone already changed the Monstertruck Wiki to match with the new engine.
Amazing Community right here!
I can’t believe that I’ve never noticed this before, but whoever originally setup that Ranger on the Tank undercarriage, did it backwards. Whether it’s an excavator or Dozer, Tank. They’re all meant to have the sprockets at the back of the vehicle and solid idler wheels on the front. You’ll wear off the grouser pads far faster when the undercarriage is not moving in “reverse”.
It's done right. The undercarriage is that of an M4 High-Speed Tractor, and artillery tractor used by the US Army from 1943 to 1960. It featured the same roadwheels, sprockets, and tracks as the M5 Stuart, but used HVSS suspension instead of the M5's VVSS.
Nope, many WWII era tracked vehicles had the sprocket in the front because the manual transmissions need to be near the driver. This looks to be the running gear off an m3 Stuart, which has its sprocket in the front.
They may have done that because I know on bigger excavators if you drive forward for to long it will kill the earrings in the top roller
Cat learned very early that rear drive lasts longer but rhe military figured the tank would need full overhauls or be knocked out long before that would be a issue so they went with the easy rear engine design
Thanks a bunch westin, love the upload
That new engine suits it better
ranger needs some air ride seats🤣 atleast a cheap tractor one lol
Awesome job on getting it a new engine. Keep up the great work.
Literally checked this channel last night and noticed he hasn’t posted in a little while. Let’s gooooo
When starting a diesel that needs a little help use the "GAS RAG"
General lee looking sick in the back 😃🤘
That things gonna blow so quick lol
Its a gooday tday’ champlin uploaded
See yall next month!
Maybe put something in the bed of the ranger pickup so weigh the tracks down and then it will get more traction with the treads.
16:14 All I thought when he said "I don't think we can get this thing stuck." was "Are you Westen Champlin because you blow stuff up? Or do you blow stuff up because you are Westen Champlin."
What you need is a lever so you can change the between high/low range on the gearbox as it would no doubt pull those trucks if it had grip
DAMN!!! Westin got tugged!!LOL
Westen is secretly building his own army on the internet so the government doesn't suspect a thing.
Westin post! Day instantly gets better!
The cattle dog @ 1:07, is that Westen's dog??
Hey yall check out my new tune, it’s the flagship track on my new album im working on, adds +100 wheel eagle power to any car it’s played in 🇺🇸 🦅
This was a child hood favorite truck!
If you swapped it to rubber tracks could it do burnouts?
I LOVE how long this vid is thank you westen
Love from India 🇮🇳
Not only did Westen not break something, he got 3 vehicles working in a single video
Were is the 1969 dodge charger. Pls make it in to the general Lee 😊
Please make this go viral
Off-road engine hoist is wild.
We need regular updates Westend
I love westen content i just wish he would do more that one 20 min video a month come on the people need more westen
That tank suspension is what makes that ride so smooth