We used to warm up tins of sausages and pasties under the metal vehicle chocks placed on top of the louvers and loved sitting on em to grab a quick kip or warm up on the drive oh the memories fade
We used to warm up tins of sausages and pasties under the metal vehicle chocks placed on top of the louvers and loved sitting on em to grab a quick kip or warm up on the drive oh the memories fade
@@johnnunn8688 Nah parents will be mad about it being in the way, will have to do it on the bedroom floor, and we'll use the parts washer in the kitchen when they go out. Be fiiiine
spent the better time of my 22yrs in the army in these beasties and loved them, me and a colleague got the pack lift down to a fine art to the point of getting down to around 15mins. the secret to these vehicles as you well know was to run them run them run them and they rarely broke down, the problem was that most of the time they sat idle apart from a quick run up on a monday morning and the occasional road run once a month. like you i loved my little 43
I was a driver of a 432 in Germany from 1986-88 then it was replaced by The Warrior the 432 was very reliable, great fun to drive, and no we never had any power tools, it was the British army not American. Great Videos really enjoy them.
I passed my 30mm Rarden canon trade test firing on a 432/30 at Lulworth in 1979. My regiment was CVR(T) Scorpion and Scimitar at the time.Good memories.
me too Paddy, first time I saw one I was being tested on it. They showed us the new thermal image sight that was going to be put into tanks it took up a marquee and a bedford, it worked off a normal tv. I ended up as a DMI on the 432 after TFI into the medics.
Brother drove a 432 when he was in, still remember the part of his driving license that covered this "a track laying vehicle steered by it's tracks" . His was the (normal)armoured personel carrier version (no turret) he also drove (at Sandhurst) a 432 fitted out with lots of radios which was the 'bosses' command post. When he was at Sandhurst he spent most of his time as the 'bosse's' driver. Prior to this he was based at Soltau(in Germany) he decided when he was there that he was bringing his 'panzer' home to show his brother, he was feeling no-pain as he had been celebrating his 21st, needless to say wiser heads prevailed, his mates persuaded him to have another pint. So he forgot all about his plans. I visited him in Soltau. Some of the time I was left to my own devices but one day I visited his troops 'howf' they were having what was known as a sports afternoon so they were all drinking and basically skiving, I think it was one of these recognised tacitly as a nothing gets done evolution, one chap was supposedly refreshing the camoflage on his 432 (with a 4" distemper brush and a tin of paint). When someone posts that a model is inaccurate because that swoosh starts at the fourth rivet along and passes through the middle of that ammo box. I remember that chappie painting the design on with a 4" brush and a pot of paint he found lying about.
I've changed a few of those Engine Packs with REME even on Exercise, I'm ex 39 RA, I could not get enough of driving & working on 432's, M110's, Bedford's etc the REME Mechanics were brilliant & taught me so much. Watching this Video brings back so many memories 👍👍👍
Agreed about the REME LAD, they are the best and generally do a fantastic job. Also the garage/workshop is usually the best place to go for a chin wag and a brew.
Mate, that is because despite the forces banter most REME mechs know what they are doing. Not me. I'm thick as mince. If it isn't a tank then I'm fecked@@-DC-
Jesus this brings back so many memories.... Oddly I still have pack bolts and a steering box adjuster tool.... So often changed these power packs in German forests at night using the trusty 434.... Keeping beer bottles in the light guards to cool them as we drove along and filling the 3rd man's hatch with boxes of Aldi's finest Bocholt beer.... Hey ho happy days....
“Bocholt”, now there’s a name that I haven’t heard in decades. We used to drink gallons of that stuff back in the early 1980’s. There was an Aldi opposite our barracks in Nienburg, we’d buy two slabs each on a Friday afternoon and both would be gone by Monday morning. Happy days.
AFV 432's and other baby tanks was my bread and butter whilst serving in REME back in the day....I smiled and smiled when I remembered what all the bits were before they removed them.....OH HAPPY MEMORIES...
Hello. I don't know why, but your photo remember me to the tower guards, where many people show disgusting and stupid behavior, missing any respect... ! I would never have such an Idea, cuz I love this country too much !! ❤Vivian Hyde 😊
If I had an IFV like this, i would literally sit in the turret all day spinning around and around. “You spin me right round baby🎵”. I used to do exactly that in the HMMWV turrets whenever I was bored.
Great job guys you certainly know you're FV's , you made that pack removal seem easy , pleased you also go into such detail on the repairs too makes it really interesting for us mere mortals, every video just keeps ramping up the quality 🎉🎉🎉
For me this was one of your best videos yet, between you and jack nice casual approach giving easy information about what you were doing, clear visuals on parts, champion!
One of your best videos ever. Very informative to us 'laymen'. Thanks !!! Have an rc 1/6th scale T34-85 rebuild on the go at the moment too so love this content !
My view on whether this vehicle is unreliable is; stuff that is being used is far more likely to work than stuff that sits idle. The army was probably allowed to operate these things for 50 hours per year AND they were probably over-serviced.
Loved this video brought back memories of two I assisted with in Germany in the early eighties, our unit had Mk 1s. I did an easy one on the vehicle park and one at night in a wood. No power tools just spammers!! Took ages!!
Im ex-Forces but no need for any challenge from me as Im ex-RAF and non mechanical , our moto was E FLAMMIS ATQUE RUINIS SALUS. I didn't do Latin at school but i think it means fire will ruin your day and smoke gets in your eyes . Another saying was adapt and over come , mainly because we had not the best equipment back then so made do . And another " never be afraid to re-deploy " which is a nice way of saying " run way " lol .
I did my Grp "H" test in a FV432 in the 70s and spent years supporting them in 1st & 2nd line REME units. I always felt the designers were a bit mad to combine the brakes and steering in one function as the one thing you really need if either the brakes or steering fail, is the other. Add to that the fact that the proper functioning of brakes/steering was dependent on the correct installation and adjustment of brake bands and a whole collection springs, clips and fixings inside the steering unit, and you have a real potential for the thing to take sudden unexpected excursions off the road, which happened on several occasions to my knowledge.
I really liked that you made it so easy were and how to put the hands on this engine. This tells your great knowledge on those vehicles! Good job as always 👏 👍
Another fine video, not just the quality of the visuals, the banter, the info and the ability to "be there" and see what you and the team get up to. Often a lift in an otherwise slow week. Cheers, oh and don't leave Jack unsupervised too long, he may get into trouble, apparently
Great video as ever especially the interior shots, keep them coming. BTW The top cover of the gun, containing the feed and firing mechanisms, has been replaced by that sheet metal lid that you pulled off and the recuperator appears to be missing.
A hammer fixes every thing , who needs spanners and screw drivers and other tools of which I would have no clue how to use . As you can tell I don't work on my own car !!!
Interesting videos and nice to see the wagons I used made working again .... Those power tools make a difference in taking a Chieftain or any pack or gearbox out ... Try it without power tools , in minus 10 outside at night and with the GUE fitted guys ... Won't be so quick then.... Also, ... I would like to see the engine bays cleaned out and not just let fuel or oil drain straight into the bay etc .... Good clips on the whole though....
We have had a few runaway engines due to a defective seal in the Actuator, the thing at the side of the gearbox, near the oil filler. Out in the field, a Durex was used as a temporary replacement for this seal.
Lads depending on your concept of a "ratcheting shifter" a company called Knipex does make one. They are sort of a cross between smooth jawed multigrips and an adjustable and I have a pair which work quite well for tasks like the barrel unions on those fuel lines.
The oil leak in the engine compartment is just an in built anti corrosion system , all military vehicles have this . Hence why they had to be Daily inspected every day and the levels topped off . Anyway makes the matt paint shine and you know how the military like shiny things !!! .
Why do you have so many old washing machines 0:38 do you use them for tank parts 🤔 🤣🤣 I love Jacks teeshirt and its clean 🤣 (IN MY DEFENCE I WAS LEFT UNSPERVISED) where can i get one from. Two channels i love to watch about restoring tanks is Mr Hewes and The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum as both show everything from the start to the finnish.I would love Mr Hewes channel to restore a Sherman A4M3 and cream of the crop would be a Panther IV (not a Tiger tank) which i think was the best tank in WW2 as it was used in all fronts of WW2.
I remember my mates Stag do at Armourgedden over 10 years ago. Great fun, mud well over the road wheels and we might have shed the track of one of them...
I heard one of the boys menioning a ratchet open ended spanner. In the late 70's and into the 80's FORD AUSTRALIA used them to connect the high pressure line to the steering box, they are possibly still in productionat ingersol rand numatics😊
I served with the REME in Germany from 65 to 68 and 71 to 73. I worked on 432 mk1 and 2 and Abbots. That interior and engine look totally different to what I recall is this a newer engine? We had Leyland K60's but I think the governor has been changed on that pack. The ones we had used to leak through a diaphragm and then the engine would run away. Also has the metalastic coupling at the rear of the engine been modified? They used to fail regularly in my day ditto the starter motor when the overheating link would fail. Annual pack servicing was a pain and putting the leak off pipe back on needed three hands at least!
Being new to the channel you stated that you came from a farming background! I thought that you were a diesel mechanic! I think you have found a calling!
I notice one other comment about Halon fire extinguisher use but I hasten to correct Mr Hewe's comment about Halon removing the oxygen and therefore "extinguishing" the occupants as well as the fire! Halon works by something referred to as oxygen ion capture that prevents the oxygen at the flame front combining with the fuel and heat to give combustion. It does not remove the oxygen sufficiently to cause any major distress to the poor squaddies inside! Halon was effectively banned for use as it was deemed to be one of the gases responsible for damaging the Ozone layer. Halon 1211 and Halon 1301 were both extremely good at rapid "Knockdown" of flames and were commonly used in "total flooding" fire suppression systems for occupied computer and other places where there was a high risk of damage to sensitive (and expensive!) equipment coupled with a high risk to life from fire and the products of combustion for occupants. I know I sound like some whinging pedantic (as often imitated by Mr Hewes) but too many people were convinced that if they breathed in the contents of a halon discharge they would suffocate. However, I am not suggesting that you can discharge the contents of a halon extinguisher into your face. I'm sure that this would certainly spoil your day. Apart from this one comment above, I am a regular watcher of this great channel which I find fascinating and well produced. Long may you continue. David Hollywood
Funny jack saying about a ratcheting open ended spanner, my mate said the same thing the other day when we were working on an engine, I said well you can get them in a few different styles, unfortunately I couldn’t say I had one lol, next time I see some I’m going to get some 😂
Great vid as always, still playing catch up from the beginning lol. Nice to see I'm not the only one with a T Shirt like Jacks (not supervised one) Ha ha snake noticed 😂
I'm new .... never been into tanks but I'm mechanical and found this channel rather addictive now I'm about 15 videos in ... is there a video of who you are what you are and your background and how all this came about ?.... if there's isn't there should be
@@Commodore_westaway Wrong. Halon is very effective at fire suppression and in the concentrations provided for the volume of the enclosed space to be protected will allow occupants to escape without harm. Halon does not function by displacing oxygen. Look it up.
Maybe you have covered this elsewhere but some of your viewers might be interested to know that the K60 Engine in the 430 Series was really just a smaller version of the L60 in the Chieftain. Two Stroke compression ignition, 6 inline cylinders, 12 Apposed Pistons with 2 Crankshafts and supposedly multifuel though it was rare for them to be run on other than diesel fuel. I seem to remember the Mk1 vehicles having a B81 straight eight petrol engine as in the Stalwart and very similar to the B80s in the Saracen & Saladin.
Ideal lads, really good vid, keep them coming. Much prefer the tech stuff and the variety is great. Was the level there to keep your straight faces in check?! 😂
All in all that looks a good one . Joe have you ever come across the amphibious version of the 432? I love to see one and see it swimming . Great video chaps , thank you 👍👍
Won't ever see one as far as I know. The Mk. 2/1 didn't have any fittings for the canvas skirts or "bow" splash plate. Earlier ones had a different upper hull layout but the "swim kit" was long gone and I never saw any in my career - not even a CES listening for it. If you can find a user manual for one I think there are photos/drawings of the kit fitted in one of the sections. I served in 432s and 436s and remember two registration numbers in particular - 10EA29 and 12EA65. Very reliable vehicles when properly cared for/about. Apart from Mk. 1s with petrol engines and plugs/points used in Canada - one of those SOBs ate through a set of points about once every 36 hours when I drove it on Ex Med Man 7 in 1990. Absolutely loved my time on them, and would love a crack at driving one again. Or even just a few minutes in the front seat making engine noises...
What about getting in touch with the army or ex army who would have worked on those vehicles. Challenge them to a speed test on removing and installing a engine. It would make a great video 😁
Do it in 40 mins when it is dark, middle of a W German winter storm and with full no light discipline! Make that 5 hours then. Brings back some great memories though and weirdly great times.
I used to have a friend that was in the Belarusian tank corp and he told me it used to take 8 hours to get the engine out of one of the Russian tanks. He moved to Germany and watched them take the engine out of a Leopard in 30 minutes.
@@victorwild3225 They certainly don't manage the same hours, but they're ragged on really hard and eat a lot of dirt. Tracks make for a lot of drag too
Did anyone see the Snake? 🐍
yes
Yes, it has one eye, Jack is wearing shorts.
Змія у Вас в штанях?
@@johnnunn8688 So he's revealed his military experience of "Going Commando."
A blue snake , yes I did lol
sitting on those engine louvers to the left of the drivers hatch were a life saver on a cold winters exercise
Yes but also got you covered in oil and coolant!
We used to warm up tins of sausages and pasties under the metal vehicle chocks placed on top of the louvers and loved sitting on em to grab a quick kip or warm up on the drive oh the memories fade
We used to warm up tins of sausages and pasties under the metal vehicle chocks placed on top of the louvers and loved sitting on em to grab a quick kip or warm up on the drive oh the memories fade
I can't remember what I did yesterday but I remember the reg of the 434 I had the pleasure of driving almost 50 years ago ! Brilliant channel
Awesome! Hope your brew was on the BV 👍
Thank you for this tutorial, i cannot wait to change the engine pack on my FV432-30 at home.
In the kitchen?
@@johnnunn8688 Nah parents will be mad about it being in the way, will have to do it on the bedroom floor, and we'll use the parts washer in the kitchen when they go out. Be fiiiine
@@ohnoitisnt ah, a fan of Jimmy’s World.
I just changed once the chain of my Dutch bike, which is pretty similar... !! 😂 Vivian Hyde 😊
spent the better time of my 22yrs in the army in these beasties and loved them, me and a colleague got the pack lift down to a fine art to the point of getting down to around 15mins.
the secret to these vehicles as you well know was to run them run them run them and they rarely broke down, the problem was that most of the time they sat idle apart from a quick run up on a monday morning and the occasional road run once a month. like you i loved my little 43
I was a driver of a 432 in Germany from 1986-88 then it was replaced by The Warrior the 432 was very reliable, great fun to drive, and no we never had any power tools, it was the British army not American. Great Videos really enjoy them.
I passed my 30mm Rarden canon trade test firing on a 432/30 at Lulworth in 1979. My regiment was CVR(T) Scorpion and Scimitar at the time.Good memories.
me too Paddy, first time I saw one I was being tested on it. They showed us the new thermal image sight that was going to be put into tanks it took up a marquee and a bedford, it worked off a normal tv.
I ended up as a DMI on the 432 after TFI into the medics.
Brother drove a 432 when he was in, still remember the part of his driving license that covered this "a track laying vehicle steered by it's tracks" .
His was the (normal)armoured personel carrier version (no turret) he also drove (at Sandhurst) a 432 fitted out with lots of radios which was the 'bosses' command post. When he was at Sandhurst he spent most of his time as the 'bosse's' driver.
Prior to this he was based at Soltau(in Germany) he decided when he was there that he was bringing his 'panzer' home to show his brother, he was feeling no-pain as he had been celebrating his 21st, needless to say wiser heads prevailed, his mates persuaded him to have another pint. So he forgot all about his plans.
I visited him in Soltau. Some of the time I was left to my own devices but one day I visited his troops 'howf' they were having what was known as a sports afternoon so they were all drinking and basically skiving, I think it was one of these recognised tacitly as a nothing gets done evolution, one chap was supposedly refreshing the camoflage on his 432 (with a 4" distemper brush and a tin of paint). When someone posts that a model is inaccurate because that swoosh starts at the fourth rivet along and passes through the middle of that ammo box. I remember that chappie painting the design on with a 4" brush and a pot of paint he found lying about.
I've changed a few of those Engine Packs with REME even on Exercise, I'm ex 39 RA, I could not get enough of driving & working on 432's, M110's, Bedford's etc the REME Mechanics were brilliant & taught me so much. Watching this Video brings back so many memories 👍👍👍
Agreed about the REME LAD, they are the best and generally do a fantastic job. Also the garage/workshop is usually the best place to go for a chin wag and a brew.
That was my life in the MT, hanging out down the LAD gobbing off
Did hand Granade training at Sennybridge back in the sixties… an yes it was the old mills bomb😎……. Looks a tidy motor great find👌🏼
Employed a few ex REME guys on the spanners in civvie street on Commercials mostly, Some of the best Mechanics we've ever had 💪
Mate, that is because despite the forces banter most REME mechs know what they are doing. Not me. I'm thick as mince. If it isn't a tank then I'm fecked@@-DC-
i just love the way every single screw got explained in a way that everyone can understand what the things do c:
Jesus this brings back so many memories.... Oddly I still have pack bolts and a steering box adjuster tool.... So often changed these power packs in German forests at night using the trusty 434.... Keeping beer bottles in the light guards to cool them as we drove along and filling the 3rd man's hatch with boxes of Aldi's finest Bocholt beer.... Hey ho happy days....
“Bocholt”, now there’s a name that I haven’t heard in decades. We used to drink gallons of that stuff back in the early 1980’s. There was an Aldi opposite our barracks in Nienburg, we’d buy two slabs each on a Friday afternoon and both would be gone by Monday morning. Happy days.
Maybe they would like those spares and tool, not like you’ll be needing them?
Sitting on the louvres in winter keeping warm and drinking beer.
I might give away the steering box tool. It's in my army tool box and I left the army in '88'.
You made that look easy , its like watching the open university for tank maintenance .
AFV 432's and other baby tanks was my bread and butter whilst serving in REME back in the day....I smiled and smiled when I remembered what all the bits were before they removed them.....OH HAPPY MEMORIES...
And at times it was done at night with the minimum of lighting. Good memories.
Hello. I don't know why, but your photo remember me to the tower guards, where many people show disgusting and stupid behavior, missing any respect... ! I would never have such an Idea, cuz I love this country too much !! ❤Vivian Hyde 😊
4s are not tanks
Allways a good day when mr hewes uploads love it m8
If I had an IFV like this, i would literally sit in the turret all day spinning around and around. “You spin me right round baby🎵”. I used to do exactly that in the HMMWV turrets whenever I was bored.
I've always loved the way the FV432-30 looked!
Another fun session!! Really appreciate your careful explanation of what you are doing, it sounds a lot but you make it look so 'simple'.
Great job guys you certainly know you're FV's , you made that pack removal seem easy , pleased you also go into such detail on the repairs too makes it really interesting for us mere mortals, every video just keeps ramping up the quality 🎉🎉🎉
For me this was one of your best videos yet, between you and jack nice casual approach giving easy information about what you were doing, clear visuals on parts, champion!
Biggest problem with 432's was they weren't run enough back in the day. They used to get painted more than ran!
One of your best videos ever. Very informative to us 'laymen'.
Thanks !!!
Have an rc 1/6th scale T34-85 rebuild on the go at the moment too so love this content !
My view on whether this vehicle is unreliable is; stuff that is being used is far more likely to work than stuff that sits idle. The army was probably allowed to operate these things for 50 hours per year AND they were probably over-serviced.
My favourite place to sit when on exercise in winter was on top of the fans ... lovely and toastie 😁
I’m amazed at the knowledge you have acquired with these engines & it’s fascinating to see you work on them. Keep up the good work 👍
That compression ignition engine is possibly the best sounding I ever heard.
Loved this video brought back memories of two I assisted with in Germany in the early eighties, our unit had Mk 1s. I did an easy one on the vehicle park and one at night in a wood. No power tools just spammers!! Took ages!!
Just spanners, oh to have had power tools back then!
Useful information. Nearly every day I wake up wondering if I am going to need to change such an engine pack before bedtime.
Im ex-Forces but no need for any challenge from me as Im ex-RAF and non mechanical , our moto was E FLAMMIS ATQUE RUINIS SALUS. I didn't do Latin at school but i think it means fire will ruin your day and smoke gets in your eyes . Another saying was adapt and over come , mainly because we had not the best equipment back then so made do . And another " never be afraid to re-deploy " which is a nice way of saying " run way " lol .
I did my Grp "H" test in a FV432 in the 70s and spent years supporting them in 1st & 2nd line REME units. I always felt the designers were a bit mad to combine the brakes and steering in one function as the one thing you really need if either the brakes or steering fail, is the other. Add to that the fact that the proper functioning of brakes/steering was dependent on the correct installation and adjustment of brake bands and a whole collection springs, clips and fixings inside the steering unit, and you have a real potential for the thing to take sudden unexpected excursions off the road, which happened on several occasions to my knowledge.
Well done chapz , handy to have a Foden on hand , every home should have one !
I really liked that you made it so easy were and how to put the hands on this engine. This tells your great knowledge on those vehicles! Good job as always 👏 👍
Another fine video, not just the quality of the visuals, the banter, the info and the ability to "be there" and see what you and the team get up to. Often a lift in an otherwise slow week. Cheers, oh and don't leave Jack unsupervised too long, he may get into trouble, apparently
You are very knowledgeable on all these tanks etc very interesting videos
Thanks for taking the time to show us all.
Great video as ever especially the interior shots, keep them coming. BTW The top cover of the gun, containing the feed and firing mechanisms, has been replaced by that sheet metal lid that you pulled off and the recuperator appears to be missing.
Fascinating! Your skill and knowledge are truly impressive. Love watching these videos, keep them coming!
Thanks for the video, I usually learn something and always enjoy watching!
10/10 in case of needing quick repairs on the side of the road.
A hammer fixes every thing , who needs spanners and screw drivers and other tools of which I would have no clue how to use . As you can tell I don't work on my own car !!!
@@zeberdee1972 well that's how Volkswagens are fixed, just hammer them till they stop acting up.
@@LostCauseRT Beat them into submission or scrap . Either way they either work or your no worse off , it was broke to begin with lol .
@@zeberdee1972 jokes on you that might be my new kink... damn.
Knipex plier wrench work with a six point ratcheting action 👌🏻
Cool little power pack 👍
Thank you for another nice upload. I love watching yall and learning about these tracked vehicles and what goes into renewing them.
Excellent video - looking forward to more challenges.
I'm not familiar with these engines. But the sound simular to Detroits? With it fitted with a Blower!!
All the best from Canada
Great insight into the engine pack / removal , thanks for sharing great teamwork 👍💨💨
Really good video Joe! Enjoyed the explanations. Back home in Canada now, post Tankfest.
You guys are a great team and i just love watching you do your stuff even though I know bugger all about Tanks and shit.
We know about as much 🤣
@@MrHewes Haha, just the sort of answer I expected.🙂
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WOOO HOOO FIRST !!
You guys rock !!
See you at the show !!
Great to hear a bit about you guys today.... keep up the great work..
Top job! You say it takes 40 minutes to take the power unit out but that is assuming one has a ruddy great big Foden Wrecker just within arms reach xD
Interesting videos and nice to see the wagons I used made working again .... Those power tools make a difference in taking a Chieftain or any pack or gearbox out ... Try it without power tools , in minus 10 outside at night and with the GUE fitted guys ... Won't be so quick then.... Also, ... I would like to see the engine bays cleaned out and not just let fuel or oil drain straight into the bay etc .... Good clips on the whole though....
We have had a few runaway engines due to a defective seal in the Actuator, the thing at the side of the gearbox, near the oil filler. Out in the field, a Durex was used as a temporary replacement for this seal.
Great video. I love the built in smoke screen at the start coming off the truck. Great idea lol.
Brilliant video boys again thankyou.
Lads depending on your concept of a "ratcheting shifter" a company called Knipex does make one.
They are sort of a cross between smooth jawed multigrips and an adjustable and I have a pair which work quite well for tasks like the barrel unions on those fuel lines.
Cool video as always and love the humour , thank you .
From what you said these are the VW bug of the APV world.
Nice video and still funny narratives.
The oil leak in the engine compartment is just an in built anti corrosion system , all military vehicles have this . Hence why they had to be Daily inspected every day and the levels topped off . Anyway makes the matt paint shine and you know how the military like shiny things !!! .
i shall certainly use this guide for my own personal FV 432-30
love the insight into both your past, you pair of leg ends.
Why do you have so many old washing machines 0:38 do you use them for tank parts 🤔 🤣🤣
I love Jacks teeshirt and its clean 🤣 (IN MY DEFENCE I WAS LEFT UNSPERVISED) where can i get one from.
Two channels i love to watch about restoring tanks is Mr Hewes and The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum as both show everything from the start to the finnish.I would love Mr Hewes channel to restore a Sherman A4M3 and cream of the crop would be a Panther IV (not a Tiger tank) which i think was the best tank in WW2 as it was used in all fronts of WW2.
Loved my time with the 30mm rarden....old school shooting with no computers though...so abit hit and miss.
Cant beleave the knowledge that you guys have 👍👍
Love the sound of a 432s engine on full chat
I remember my mates Stag do at Armourgedden over 10 years ago. Great fun, mud well over the road wheels and we might have shed the track of one of them...
eyyyy something to cheer me up after the mighty jingles' video today
Love the video's really well done. Could i suggest a couple of radio mikes, audio tends to be really low at times. Otherwise keep up the great work.
I heard one of the boys menioning a ratchet open ended spanner.
In the late 70's and into the 80's FORD AUSTRALIA used them to connect the high pressure line to the steering box, they are possibly still in productionat ingersol rand numatics😊
I served with the REME in Germany from 65 to 68 and 71 to 73. I worked on 432 mk1 and 2 and Abbots. That interior and engine look totally different to what I recall is this a newer engine? We had Leyland K60's but I think the governor has been changed on that pack. The ones we had used to leak through a diaphragm and then the engine would run away. Also has the metalastic coupling at the rear of the engine been modified? They used to fail regularly in my day ditto the starter motor when the overheating link would fail. Annual pack servicing was a pain and putting the leak off pipe back on needed three hands at least!
Being new to the channel you stated that you came from a farming background! I thought that you were a diesel mechanic! I think you have found a calling!
I notice one other comment about Halon fire extinguisher use but I hasten to correct Mr Hewe's comment about Halon removing the oxygen and therefore "extinguishing" the occupants as well as the fire! Halon works by something referred to as oxygen ion capture that prevents the oxygen at the flame front combining with the fuel and heat to give combustion. It does not remove the oxygen sufficiently to cause any major distress to the poor squaddies inside! Halon was effectively banned for use as it was deemed to be one of the gases responsible for damaging the Ozone layer. Halon 1211 and Halon 1301 were both extremely good at rapid "Knockdown" of flames and were commonly used in "total flooding" fire suppression systems for occupied computer and other places where there was a high risk of damage to sensitive (and expensive!) equipment coupled with a high risk to life from fire and the products of combustion for occupants. I know I sound like some whinging pedantic (as often imitated by Mr Hewes) but too many people were convinced that if they breathed in the contents of a halon discharge they would suffocate. However, I am not suggesting that you can discharge the contents of a halon extinguisher into your face. I'm sure that this would certainly spoil your day. Apart from this one comment above, I am a regular watcher of this great channel which I find fascinating and well produced. Long may you continue.
David Hollywood
Funny jack saying about a ratcheting open ended spanner, my mate said the same thing the other day when we were working on an engine, I said well you can get them in a few different styles, unfortunately I couldn’t say I had one lol, next time I see some I’m going to get some 😂
Cool. Looking forward to the blasting (catching up).
Great vid as always, still playing catch up from the beginning lol. Nice to see I'm not the only one with a T Shirt like Jacks (not supervised one)
Ha ha snake noticed 😂
I'm new .... never been into tanks but I'm mechanical and found this channel rather addictive now I'm about 15 videos in ... is there a video of who you are what you are and your background and how all this came about ?.... if there's isn't there should be
Enjoyed that mr Hewes thanks
Quality Mr Hewes 😮
Halon is the safest and most effective fire suppression agent for use in that machine. Look it up.
Just not when people are in it right ?😂
@@Commodore_westaway Wrong. Halon is very effective at fire suppression and in the concentrations provided for the volume of the enclosed space to be protected will allow occupants to escape without harm. Halon does not function by displacing oxygen. Look it up.
Another great video lads👏👏👏👏👏
I used to have a Mk1 FV432 with the Rolls Royce B81 Mk8F straight 8 petrol 👍
Maybe you have covered this elsewhere but some of your viewers might be interested to know that the K60 Engine in the 430 Series was really just a smaller version of the L60 in the Chieftain. Two Stroke compression ignition, 6 inline cylinders, 12 Apposed Pistons with 2 Crankshafts and supposedly multifuel though it was rare for them to be run on other than diesel fuel. I seem to remember the Mk1 vehicles having a B81 straight eight petrol engine as in the Stalwart and very similar to the B80s in the Saracen & Saladin.
The green snake on ground next to Dog ? seriously you 2 were like 5yr olds on Xmas morning checking new toy's 😂😅❤
Head cameras would be a worthwhile investment, freeing up that much needed hand.
Excellent!
Not sure I'll need the knowledge 🙄 ....but still good to watch. Like it.
Now I must get back to the Disney channel. 👍
Awesome video as always!
I have a belt driven adjustable spanner. Press a button to open and close the jaws. Handy in a tight space to get the jaws on square with the nut.
Ideal lads, really good vid, keep them coming. Much prefer the tech stuff and the variety is great. Was the level there to keep your straight faces in check?! 😂
Good Job ! Lots of Luck!
Lol for a second there i thought he was using his cellphone as a hammer on the hatch 😂
Wera do ratchet open end spanner’s, you need a sponsor!
I used to hate changing the packs as a young lad I got all the crap jobs. But great memories
Did many a pack lift brings back a few memories
All in all that looks a good one . Joe have you ever come across the amphibious version of the 432? I love to see one and see it swimming . Great video chaps , thank you 👍👍
You'd be lucky to see one. Only underwent trials I believe. I never saw one in my time.
Won't ever see one as far as I know. The Mk. 2/1 didn't have any fittings for the canvas skirts or "bow" splash plate. Earlier ones had a different upper hull layout but the "swim kit" was long gone and I never saw any in my career - not even a CES listening for it. If you can find a user manual for one I think there are photos/drawings of the kit fitted in one of the sections. I served in 432s and 436s and remember two registration numbers in particular - 10EA29 and 12EA65. Very reliable vehicles when properly cared for/about. Apart from Mk. 1s with petrol engines and plugs/points used in Canada - one of those SOBs ate through a set of points about once every 36 hours when I drove it on Ex Med Man 7 in 1990. Absolutely loved my time on them, and would love a crack at driving one again. Or even just a few minutes in the front seat making engine noises...
Your looking at the ranges at Sennybridge above Trecastle on that map, its a good drive over them when theyre not firing. :)
Great video. Is the lagging in the engine bay and on the internal engine bay covers, asbestos?
What about getting in touch with the army or ex army who would have worked on those vehicles.
Challenge them to a speed test on removing and installing a engine. It would make a great video 😁
Loved my 432 and 436 - CVRT's were a pain in the butt but more reliable than our "Frogs" (CET FV 180)
Experts at work👍
Do it in 40 mins when it is dark, middle of a W German winter storm and with full no light discipline! Make that 5 hours then. Brings back some great memories though and weirdly great times.
6+ hours if you end up getting Wolfgang involved
MM7. No further information required.
I used to have a friend that was in the Belarusian tank corp and he told me it used to take 8 hours to get the engine out of one of the Russian tanks. He moved to Germany and watched them take the engine out of a Leopard in 30 minutes.
Compared to an hard working HGV these engines don’t seem. To be very reliable?
@@victorwild3225 They certainly don't manage the same hours, but they're ragged on really hard and eat a lot of dirt. Tracks make for a lot of drag too
It says here in the service manual that you just push the vehicle onto its side, undo three bolts, and the whole power unit slides out the bottom.