Fantastic job, it's a mad beast and between yourselves and the Tank Museum it's being done justice! So much better than all that paper panzer rubbish! Can't wait for the next installments. 👍🤯👍
I mean... the FV4005 is really cool, and this project has been really enjoyable to watch, but it's not like the U.S. didn't have an equivalent of the time. Have you checked out the T28/T95 super heavy tank the U.S. designed to break through the Siegfried Line? That thing was a monster, and while it never served in the war, it was heavily tested by the U.S. Army. Thankfully, there's still one in existence today at the U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection, right next to Fort Benning in Georgia.
Have you seen the size of the gun on the T28/T29? Yeah, it's not 183mm like the FV4005, but it does have a very long 105mm gun with a higher muzzle velocity, meant to penetrate reinforced concrete bunkers. Personally, I think 105mm is good enough, especially considering what the tank was meant to go up against. The U.S. Army certainly could have made a larger caliber gun, but then it likely wouldn't have fit in the chassis, which was already huge and heavily armored (kind of needed when you're going up against the Seigfried Line).
Someone over at Klaas had a brainwave ! (Send a new Klaas scorpion over to Mr Hewes). Theres a.good chance he'll want to buy one , once he sees how quickly he can unload the FV 4005 Turret and gun assembly !😏 🤣😂
I'm surprised Ted didn't offer to pull the tank into the yard. This whole project has been fascinating this far - and I have no engineering interest - or so I thought!! Such a great testament to the Hewes crew!!
Many thanks, Mr Hewes and team, for taking us through the restoration of the FV4005. When it's finished, we need to get the Tank Museum into letting you restore something else that's different. Their Jagdtiger would be quite an interesting project.
As always a really interesting video. The nation will be in your debt for not only restoring this important piece of history but you videoed it for generations to see. Terrific joe Joe, Jack and the team. Sorry almost forgot Ted.
That telehandler is one Claas act. Christmas comes early to team Hewes. Turret, tracks, HUGE barrel, new gloves and the bobble hat. I'm so excited I think I did a wee....
Of the 58 channels I'm subbed to, this is the best. It's been great watching it grow from a few thousand to quarter of a milion subbers. The none-glossy, non-loud, non-flashy editing formula is the winning formula.
I know this is a lot of work and frustration right now, but years from now, you will look back and it will be a source of pride be involved in this restoration project.
Gotta say , you, Jack and the rest of the crew are doing a bang up job so far. That turret is tremendous, until you get the gun set up inside her. Love your tutorials and Jacks comments. Cheers!
Bloody Awesome!! You got all the parts, struggled, got help off a mate and sorted it, Best bit, you had all the gear, googles and the beanie hat stood out for me - brilliant!! And how rude of Jack - But Huge congrats to him and wish him all the best! - Cant wait for the next Video!
Well done, it's great seeing it all coming together. The Claas telehandler is making life so much easier, they're quality machines, like everything Claas make. They manufacture most parts themselves. 👍👏👍
Excellent work as usual guys,, the 005 is lookin great, lookin forward to the next few videos,,, have a great day at Jack's wedding, congratulations Jack
It's always nice when you see the things finally coming together, it's going to look Amazing. Those Bearing Bushes will be made of Phospher Bronze, the Crown wheels in the old Foden Diffs were made out of a solid chunk of it back in the day and they were still using it for the Bearings on Railway wagons up until about 15-20 years ago.
Three bacon butties down my neck an a bucket of strong sweet tea watching this. Amazing work guys top quality restoration work, from a top team, roll on next video. Nice to see the scabby jacket has vanished. Keep at it.
Instead of filling the box with that gun thing, how about a kitchenette, bedroom, storage and shower unit. I'm sure it would be useful for stealth camping when mounted on the chassis.
Only came upon your channel this morning and I’m impressed with your knowledge and enthusiasm your crew show. Even more impressed by the cleanliness of the workshop where everything is in its right place. Wishing you all the best for the channel, you deserve it.
Absolutely incredible progress, gents. This is history and something special. We are extremely lucky to watch this. Thanks for sharing this, Joe. All the best on your wedding day, Jack. Wishing you and your lovely lady a long and healthy future together
As someone who has been to bovigton afew times and actually saw the FV4005 shortly before the restoration was know/widly know i remember looking at them with some friends and thinking how the tank was just rusting away. And that same tank now looks so good. So nice to see the work and progress as its been done too. Cant wait to go to tank fest and see the finished giant roaming the exhibition area.
I am so fucking happy to see the project from start to almost finish and to also see the old girl finally get some love, I was around 12 when I seen this beast of a tank, at tank fest as a gate guard and I think I photo of me sat on the tank barrel. and so keep it up @MrHewes and the team you gents are doing great work with the channel and work with the FV4005, keep it up lads it is look fucking great.
you have to take you hat off to them boys designing this stuff - i remember them days when i worked with the MoD, i always admired the ideas coming forward and the guys researching to see if stuff was possible, welding heavy parts onto tanks seems nearly impossible when you compare how we work today, then you check out the welds on this puppy, mental - i been watching the boys stitching tanks back together in the Australian Armor Museum, i was amazed to see stainless welding done, amazing work there and just as entertaining here, great work Joe, your a clever bunny, great project congrats to Jack, you make a lovely couple hehe
More videos of the FV4005 is never a bad thing. IT is amazing to see this tank come together, a unique piece of history that will soon be fully operational and looking quite nice!
Somewhere between 4-5 thousand made using a Meteor engine ( plus all the other tanks ) between 50-70 years ago and in 2024 you come up with how to improve the starter motor life. You would actually ( should , if the Chain of Command were not jealous ) get a cash bonus for such a wonderful idea.
The old battleaxe is coming along beautifully now, Joe. I do hope that Jack's wedding goes well and doesn't interfere too much with the ongoing work. I suspect that there will be times when his absence is definitely noticed. I have confidence that Adam and Seb will step up in a big way. Team Hewes doesn't do failure. Seeing as the next Tiger Day isn't until September, does this mean that you have until August to get everything done? 😊❤❤❤😊
Hi, did you know that there is a plastic model kit of the FV4005, no? Well there is! Found it on utube, along with videos of the build up with you and Jack. AFV is the company that made it. So you and your mates have made the big time, Cheers…
It's CLAAS! The work you have done Joe and team, is Museum Standard if not better ! Now you just have to do the small bits - That is where the time goes. Superb work so far not least to Jack for the paint job he's done - Oh BTW Hope everything goes well on Monday and he and she get out of there safely. Thanks for the video, as normal excellent content.
Wowzaaz, you are all beasting on the 4005, how you are managing to get so much done in such a relatively short time is mind blowing, the ratchet fix was a stroke of genius... looking forward to a tsunami of videos dropping in the next few weeks, good luck 👍🏻
Thoroughly enjoying every minute. Glad to have chipped in my £50, proud to have helped in some very small way! Just the right mix of information and laughs. Don't change how you do things.
The enthusiasm and positivity while dong your job is what keeps me coming back every time as soon as a video is dropped. You all make the difficult look enjoyable and easy. Great to see the progress.
Well done lads very well done, this will be one of the best restoration projects ever done to a tank, I’m sure there are others who’re just as impressed and who’re just as riveted as I am to see you complete this, again well done 👍
It is coming together nicely! I hope the tank museum has you guys restore more tanks so that people can see and hear what the tanks were actually like, it just isn't the same when they are static collecting dust in a building.
Just watched mat the fitter on his latest video at your yard , couldn't notice how disrespectful he was to you all. I couldn't watch all of it and sticking up for Jack awesome , great crew, great channel 👍.
I was happy to support such a great project and it's going to be great. Hopefully I can make it across the pond to the tank museum one day and see it in person.
Thoroughly enjoy every second of this incredible video. The team displayed epic skills and impressive speed in bolting the bits together, well done all around. I hope that you get at least one round to fire to inform the neighbors of the completion or settlement of an old grudge 😊. Thank you, cheers
What’s everyone’s thoughts?
Bloody wonderful.
Stella! Champion! Well done lads. C
Fantastic job, it's a mad beast and between yourselves and the Tank Museum it's being done justice! So much better than all that paper panzer rubbish! Can't wait for the next installments. 👍🤯👍
The amount achieved in such a short time frame is amazing, hats off to you and Jack and the team plus the boss Ted...
Turret is big enough for Jack to live in, was my first thought.
USA: "Everything is bigger over here."
FV4005: "Hold my HESH round"
I mean... the FV4005 is really cool, and this project has been really enjoyable to watch, but it's not like the U.S. didn't have an equivalent of the time. Have you checked out the T28/T95 super heavy tank the U.S. designed to break through the Siegfried Line? That thing was a monster, and while it never served in the war, it was heavily tested by the U.S. Army. Thankfully, there's still one in existence today at the U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection, right next to Fort Benning in Georgia.
@@CaseyCollier Sure that's a cool vehicle, but it doesn't have this: ua-cam.com/video/nLsXJitaiVo/v-deo.htmlsi=KrwX4PjRB9fxs7Ty&t=66
@@CaseyCollier But it doesn't have this: ua-cam.com/video/nLsXJitaiVo/v-deo.htmlsi=KrwX4PjRB9fxs7Ty&t=66
Have you seen the size of the gun on the T28/T29? Yeah, it's not 183mm like the FV4005, but it does have a very long 105mm gun with a higher muzzle velocity, meant to penetrate reinforced concrete bunkers. Personally, I think 105mm is good enough, especially considering what the tank was meant to go up against. The U.S. Army certainly could have made a larger caliber gun, but then it likely wouldn't have fit in the chassis, which was already huge and heavily armored (kind of needed when you're going up against the Seigfried Line).
@@CaseyCollier I know mate, I'm only messing with you. Love the yanks and loved the T95 back when I played WoT. Long live the Doom Turtle!
Someone over at Klaas had a brainwave ! (Send a new Klaas scorpion over to Mr Hewes). Theres a.good chance he'll want to buy one , once he sees how quickly he can unload the FV 4005 Turret and gun assembly !😏 🤣😂
Might be called Klass, but it lacks the class of the Foden.
@@jonb3311 The Klass secretly identifies as a Foden!
Indeed, as with Clarksons farm !
I'm surprised Ted didn't offer to pull the tank into the yard. This whole project has been fascinating this far - and I have no engineering interest - or so I thought!! Such a great testament to the Hewes crew!!
More brave than brainwave 🤣
Many thanks, Mr Hewes and team, for taking us through the restoration of the FV4005. When it's finished, we need to get the Tank Museum into letting you restore something else that's different. Their Jagdtiger would be quite an interesting project.
That’s in extremely poor condition, I believe?
@johnnunn8688 I believe so. If I remember correctly, it's missing its Maybach engine, a set of Porsche layout road wheels and probably a lot more.
Just buy the maus from fallen soviet union vol 2, when it falls.
@@Lee1075 plus severely rotted.
@@johnnunn8688 more videos for us to watch then 👍🏻
Britain needs more guys like you lot
I love watching your enthusiasm and Jacks sarcasm. Always a smile. Congratulations Jack on your wedding.
What a perfect start to the day. Joes enthusiasm is infectious.
As always a really interesting video. The nation will be in your debt for not only restoring this important piece of history but you videoed it for generations to see.
Terrific joe Joe, Jack and the team.
Sorry almost forgot Ted.
You guys have done alot of work on her but it's worth every minute, she is a gem! That barrel will make any other tank a little insecure about theirs!
my biggest insecurity now is the turret door might just be the same as my height
Best part of the week when another video is uploaded👍👍👍
That telehandler is one Claas act. Christmas comes early to team Hewes. Turret, tracks, HUGE barrel, new gloves and the bobble hat. I'm so excited I think I did a wee....
Awesome work guys and congrats Jack and soon to be Mrs Jack on your wonderful day
Heads up to CLASS at Manns, what a piece of kit! Great video lads and lass.
absolutely brilliant video. A cracking Friday morning watch. Thank you all so much. And congratulations to Jack and his wife for Monday.
awsome video as always, congratulations to jack and his wife.
G'day from australia can't get enough of your videos
Oh WOW. Hats off to Bovington for supporting you guys. Love it.
Looking brilliant. The only thing little about tanks is the patience ya have for getting bloody heavy awkward parts back into place. Much respect.
Of the 58 channels I'm subbed to, this is the best. It's been great watching it grow from a few thousand to quarter of a milion subbers. The none-glossy, non-loud, non-flashy editing formula is the winning formula.
58? You know there’s only 24 hours in the average day, right? 🤣😂
@@johnnunn8688 To be fair I watch about a half dozen of them 👀
Mr Hewes you are a leg end. A man outstanding in his own field!
Trunnion bearings most likely phosphor bronze - harder than brass & better for lubrication.
You should christen FV4005 Christine, because she looks absolutely pristine! What a fantastic job you and the Museum have done to restore her.
Groan.
I know this is a lot of work and frustration right now, but years from now, you will look back and it will be a source of pride be involved in this restoration project.
What a way to start the weekend! Joe and the crew climbing over a great restoration project!
An update is always welcome. Cheers
Yesssssss!! Another FV4005 update!! Let’s gooooo🔥🔥🔥🔥
Its looking very good fella's.
No ones going to want to drive it and get it dirty!
Jack, Best of luck, and congratulations for monday cobber!
Always a pleasure doing time with you - thank you for sharing.
You champ said sure done one heck of a lot of work on that tank! And Jack’s getting married, holy crap! Congratulations, Jack😊
Gotta say , you, Jack and the rest of the crew are doing a bang up job so far. That turret is tremendous, until you get the gun set up inside her. Love your tutorials and Jacks comments. Cheers!
Incredible amount of work can't wait to visit Bovington in the future and view FV4005 in the flesh
Guys, this is going to be the best tank restoration ever, the team has their heart and soul in this.
Bloody Awesome!!
You got all the parts, struggled, got help off a mate and sorted it, Best bit, you had all the gear, googles and the beanie hat stood out for me - brilliant!!
And how rude of Jack - But Huge congrats to him and wish him all the best! - Cant wait for the next Video!
That fix on the starter motor backfire issue was pure genius
You are doing a cracking good job there mr hewes
I can’t wait to see you stuff that big gun in 👍👍🇦🇺
Well done boys. Looks. Bloody fantastic. Great. Job
Jack. All the best. On your. Wedding. Day.
Warmest. Regards to the good. Lady.
Well done, it's great seeing it all coming together. The Claas telehandler is making life so much easier, they're quality machines, like everything Claas make. They manufacture most parts themselves. 👍👏👍
Claas - the German tractor OEM company?
Excellent work as usual guys,, the 005 is lookin great, lookin forward to the next few videos,,, have a great day at Jack's wedding, congratulations Jack
That is a superb effort with magnificent results
Well done guys 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Talk about a Claas act, well done on the progress, double check for any loose bolts. And congrats? to Jack.
Absolutely fantastic, the quality of your workmanship will ensure you a bright future. 😊👍🏻
It's always nice when you see the things finally coming together, it's going to look Amazing. Those Bearing Bushes will be made of Phospher Bronze, the Crown wheels in the old Foden Diffs were made out of a solid chunk of it back in the day and they were still using it for the Bearings on Railway wagons up until about 15-20 years ago.
I was just thinking phosphor bronze.
@@johnnapier8192 👍👍
Three bacon butties down my neck an a bucket of strong sweet tea watching this. Amazing work guys top quality restoration work, from a top team, roll on next video. Nice to see the scabby jacket has vanished. Keep at it.
Have a great wedding day Jack. Another one bites the dust!
Great video as usual Well Done You All
You got the best gig in town with this one , you will go down in Tank history for this work .
Instead of filling the box with that gun thing, how about a kitchenette, bedroom, storage and shower unit. I'm sure it would be useful for stealth camping when mounted on the chassis.
Excellent as always, looking fantastic and really enjoying the film can’t wait for the next , all the best to jack and his bride for there big day👍
Very impressive Joe , you show em , congratulations jack , what a team , brilliant viewing. See ya soon ,
WISHING MR JACK AND HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE TO BE A FANTASTIC TIME ON THERE WEDDING DAY !!
HOPEFULLY you guys will post a photo or to on this special day ❤
Only came upon your channel this morning and I’m impressed with your knowledge and enthusiasm your crew show. Even more impressed by the cleanliness of the workshop where everything is in its right place. Wishing you all the best for the channel, you deserve it.
Claas has been absolute Class! awsome movie again
Absolutely incredible progress, gents. This is history and something special. We are extremely lucky to watch this.
Thanks for sharing this, Joe.
All the best on your wedding day, Jack. Wishing you and your lovely lady a long and healthy future together
As someone who has been to bovigton afew times and actually saw the FV4005 shortly before the restoration was know/widly know i remember looking at them with some friends and thinking how the tank was just rusting away. And that same tank now looks so good. So nice to see the work and progress as its been done too. Cant wait to go to tank fest and see the finished giant roaming the exhibition area.
I'm so glad you took this project on. The FV4005 looks great, and I'm looking forward to it being done.
I am so fucking happy to see the project from start to almost finish and to also see the old girl finally get some love, I was around 12 when I seen this beast of a tank, at tank fest as a gate guard and I think I photo of me sat on the tank barrel. and so keep it up @MrHewes and the team you gents are doing great work with the channel and work with the FV4005, keep it up lads it is look fucking great.
My day has just begun and this is absolutly the perfect start. Makes me smile for the rest of it 🤩
you have to take you hat off to them boys designing this stuff - i remember them days when i worked with the MoD, i always admired the ideas coming forward and the guys researching to see if stuff was possible, welding heavy parts onto tanks seems nearly impossible when you compare how we work today, then you check out the welds on this puppy, mental - i been watching the boys stitching tanks back together in the Australian Armor Museum, i was amazed to see stainless welding done, amazing work there and just as entertaining here, great work Joe, your a clever bunny, great project
congrats to Jack, you make a lovely couple hehe
I’m sure we all wish Jack congratulations on his and her wedding. Hope everything goes smoothly. Are you next???? Cheers.
This week's best moment has arrived ❤
You are all doing amazing work, thank you for taking the time to also share what you do.
More videos of the FV4005 is never a bad thing. IT is amazing to see this tank come together, a unique piece of history that will soon be fully operational and looking quite nice!
The one and only BFG.
That thing is looking cleeeeeaaaaaaaaaaan. It’s going to draw a crowd 🤩
Somewhere between 4-5 thousand made using a Meteor engine ( plus all the other tanks ) between 50-70 years ago and in 2024 you come up with how to improve the starter motor life. You would actually ( should , if the Chain of Command were not jealous ) get a cash bonus for such a wonderful idea.
I would love to see a workshop tour 👍
it's cool to see all your spanners hanging up on the wall.
The old battleaxe is coming along beautifully now, Joe. I do hope that Jack's wedding goes well and doesn't interfere too much with the ongoing work. I suspect that there will be times when his absence is definitely noticed. I have confidence that Adam and Seb will step up in a big way. Team Hewes doesn't do failure.
Seeing as the next Tiger Day isn't until September, does this mean that you have until August to get everything done? 😊❤❤❤😊
Tankfest 2024 - 28-30 June! 😮😮
@ThePhoenix198 Oh, OK. I checked for the next Tiger Day which is 28th/29th September on the Tank Museum website. I never considered Tankfest. Ooops!
Brilliant progress! Hats off to all involved 👏 can't wait to see this one complete. Top work as always 💪 👏
Great work and congrats, Jack and soon to be Mrs Jack!
Very much looking forward to seeing this in person in June. Well done for the work so far!
Thanks for the update! Looks amazing.
Fantastic work ! You can see how proud you are that it’s all coming together . Well done chaps and ladies 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Hi, did you know that there is a plastic model kit of the FV4005, no? Well there is! Found it on utube, along with videos of the build up with you and Jack. AFV is the company that made it. So you and your mates have made the big time, Cheers…
Bravo Team. Really looking excellent now. Can't wait to see it on the road again complete.
It's CLAAS! The work you have done Joe and team, is Museum Standard if not better ! Now you just have to do the small bits - That is where the time goes. Superb work so far not least to Jack for the paint job he's done - Oh BTW Hope everything goes well on Monday and he and she get out of there safely. Thanks for the video, as normal excellent content.
That Claas Scorpion vehicle looks fantastic!
BUT will it identify as a Foden?
Wowzaaz, you are all beasting on the 4005, how you are managing to get so much done in such a relatively short time is mind blowing, the ratchet fix was a stroke of genius... looking forward to a tsunami of videos dropping in the next few weeks, good luck 👍🏻
Lots of late nights
@@MrHewes Bet you've cloned jack.
Thoroughly enjoying every minute. Glad to have chipped in my £50, proud to have helped in some very small way! Just the right mix of information and laughs. Don't change how you do things.
Wonderful update team! thanks for sharing!
😮😮That’s a good telehandler to do it without any stabilising legs. I’m still a JCB fan boy 👦 😂😂😂
The enthusiasm and positivity while dong your job is what keeps me coming back every time as soon as a video is dropped. You all make the difficult look enjoyable and easy. Great to see the progress.
Absolutely positively spectacular performance by all involved with Joe Hewes at the helm!!! Awesome video!!!
You've all worked so hard on the project, it is good to see all of your efforts paying off. 😎👍
For Sale EX customer demo Klaas Scorpion.very little use! Great content keep it. Congrats to Jack for his upcoming Wedding.
Well done lads very well done, this will be one of the best restoration projects ever done to a tank, I’m sure there are others who’re just as impressed and who’re just as riveted as I am to see you complete this, again well done 👍
Best one yet - I even noticed that poor old Ted was on shift as well, perhaps the security guard judging by his bed next to the job.
Wow it looking great ,great to see the gear box in and getting close to being done ,that one big gun 👍👍
Brilliant workmanship well done everyone..
Awesome update, great work Mr Hewes, Jack & Team 💪💪👍👍
It is coming together nicely! I hope the tank museum has you guys restore more tanks so that people can see and hear what the tanks were actually like, it just isn't the same when they are static collecting dust in a building.
youve come very far joe, your work is amazing. that is dedication that not every man on this earth has
Tank looks mint and congrats to Jack...
Bloody amazing work team! Really great seeing it all coming together and all that hard work paying off. Awesome❤❤❤❤
Wow this is the most epic thing I’ve seen on you tube.
I can’t see you ever working anything this epic.
Good work…. All of you👍
Cracking stuff. Everything you've ticked off the to do list looks mighty sharp! Also, congratulations to Jack!
Just watched mat the fitter on his latest video at your yard , couldn't notice how disrespectful he was to you all. I couldn't watch all of it and sticking up for Jack awesome , great crew, great channel 👍.
Dammit I was going to do somework, and you drop this.. oh well the work can wait!
I was happy to support such a great project and it's going to be great. Hopefully I can make it across the pond to the tank museum one day and see it in person.
Thoroughly enjoy every second of this incredible video. The team displayed epic skills and impressive speed in bolting the bits together, well done all around. I hope that you get at least one round to fire to inform the neighbors of the completion or settlement of an old grudge 😊. Thank you, cheers
Well done all involved in the restoration of this iconic piece of military equipment.
She's looking mint. Don't rush the last leg, better longer than having to go back and redo things.