How to Run Tiger 131 | Ep. 17 | Tank Workshop Diaries | The Tank Museum
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
- Calling all Tiger 131 fans! Discover how we get the Museum's Tiger I running with host Richard Cutland from World of Tanks.
00:00 | Intro
00:30 | Checking the Tank
07:42 | Starting the Engine
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Hello Tank Nuts, we hope you enjoy going behind the scenes on how our Workshop Team gets Tiger 131 running! Do let us know your thoughts!
Amazing! Would love to see a start procedure from the driver's perspective; which switches to activate, what levers to pull etc.
TANK NUTS!... Everyone knows you watch anything about 131 with nothing more than a mild passing interest! Lol.
Interested in the engine oil weight rating...I assume for desert use it would have had a 30 weight or something similar for the day due to the heat. But what do you use at Bovvy. OMD 75/80?? It looks and sounds superb, great job guys.
Maybe one day I'll make it back to my Mum's home country. Bovington and Heathrow are 2 main visits on my list. Then Cumberland where she came from. Yes, I know, it's Cumbria but she never accepted the change...
This is the video I have always wanted. Wonderful. Thanks.
Can we all take a moment to appreciate these people who are keeping all the tanks running and keep them in very good condition? Thank you very much for keeping the Tiger 1 repair free.
No kidding. Having to make all of your parts. Dealing with old labor intensive technology like points and condenser.
I have said thank you to some of the team that look after her. Was lucky enough to watch this process in September 2019.
You mean "Tank you very much" ...ill see myself out
@@ScandinavianHeretic can we all tank a moment to appreciate
@@evanderboynton3057 Points, condensers and carburettors beat electronics when you have a microchip shortage.
That tiger was state of the art back in the day a very intimidating beast. And to be honest she’s still an impressive sight and a priceless peace of history
That Sir, is a beautiful typo on "peace", much obliged! 😁
Your great grandpa was state of the art back in the day
“When I say STOP, just move away”
Proceeds to say: Okay
Thanks for the clear instructions sir!
Then a confused look on the younger lads face. haha
Exactly why you shouldn't work on tanks. You should understand when to stop even when not told stop. "okay" should be understood as stop considering the context. You need to understand. Okay?
@@badcornflakes6374 okay
@@badcornflakes6374 stop
@@badcornflakes6374 yeah unclear instructions really help when working with heavy machinery. i actually love when im meant to assume every other command.
I flew from Dallas Texas USA to Bovington, UK just to see this tank run on Tiger Day in April. Yep, it was worth it.
"Shermans are boring because they never go wrong"
Kind of sums up the WW2 tank story from the American perspective.
I haven't seen a sherman firefly driving with its original engine for a while. Probably because the 30 cylinder Chrysler Multibank engine with 5 carburetors has a lot of potential for going wrong!
@@HaVoC117X oh look at me!! I pointed out the ONE version of the most reliable tank of ww2 that wasn't totally reliable lol...
@@deejayimm Well, he is right though.
@@mightyTMP I never said he was wrong, but he's talking about what? 10% of Shermans....
The Chieftain is the biggest Sherman lover out there, and even he says those engines are unreliable lol....
@@deejayimm That depends on how you define 'reliable'. Most reliability statistics are based on availability rates, which is very good on the Sherman as it's easy to replace and maintain components. The components themselves are not necessarily the most reliable of the war though. Arguably, anything can be reliable (i.e not break down) if it receives enough maintenance, including the Tiger actually. At least one of them is documented to have covered thousands of miles on the original engine on the eastern front. For overall reliability, the Valentine is probably the king (at least with the GM diesel).
If that starter ever needs a rebuild, please video it. I'd love to see the insides of that between the handle and engine.
It's probably quite similar to what was used on old air planes that also in some cases had a hand cranked inertia starter. They had now "forgotten" ways of doing things back in the day. You also got shotgun starters and some old planes where 1 cylinder got ignited manually by the pilot hand craking an ignition box, to get the engine rotating.
In essence, it's a bloody big flywheel, I'm assuming that there's a bunch of gearing-down to allow human power to get it going.
In most cases, when I hear these old engines they spit and sputter with the occasional backfire. Not this tank. Purrs like a big cat and sounds amazing. Well done maintenance team! Really outstanding job.
High quality fuel and oil probably contribute a lot to keeping it running.
Big V12's are such a lovely sounding engine, that perfect primary and secondary balance and it just whispers along.
(when they feel like working of course)
In Britain, they don't also drive on the left side of the road, but also drive their trucks backwards! 3:00
Well, I'll be.... Didn't spot that untill you pointed that out. Nice catch!
Fascinating; truly fascinating. I was at the Tank Museum a few days after Tankfest and the guys were giving the old lady a post Day once over.
I watched this wonderful machine running about this afternoon at the Tank Museum Spring Tiger Day 2024. It sounded beautiful, it looked incredible, and its eternally menacing presence gave me genuine goosebumps. Bravo to the great team of volunteers and professional engineers who look after this treasure of our history and keep it alive and healthy for us to watch it prowl in the flesh today!
The workshop diaries are the best videos the tank museum puts out. Great job!
That's why I love to talk to old people, they knew something that never happen in my lifetime. And sometimes, those information is awesome.
Yep. They can help us understand how we arrived at where we are.
I'm not a museum professional, but I've spent a little time in the industry. I feel that keeping a running example working is more important than keeping its originality. As long as all of the work done is well documented, and any replaced part is kept and preserved, the effort of keeping it running over time becomes part of its history and provenance. In another 50 years, the story about how in 2030 they built a small scale bio-fuel plant to keep it running, will be just as important as any other event in the history of the vehicle.
All good points, the meaning of an artifact can change across time. the fact that the original engine was removed and sectioned as a teaching aid is a significant part of the story and also how the German army's most fearsome weapon was repaired and restored years later to become a British museum's most popular attraction.
I am all in favor of building working replicas to keep the magic alive.
Crews were advised to avoid longer road marches if possible in order to minimize wear and tear, especially seeing as the average cruise speed was only about 50% faster than that of marching infantry anyway. So they mostly shipped it around on railroad flatcars. But the truly amusing bit is that they were not supposed to be marching together with other mechanized troops because the Tiger tank needed to stop for a quick inspection after the first five kilometers, and then again every 15 km after that. So they would have just slowed down all the others.
Do you have a source for that last part?
@@apis_aculei It is not nonsense! It is straight out of Merkblatt 47a/30 of 20th May 1943 : Merkblatt für den Einsatz der schweren Panzer-Abteilung "Tiger". Page 2, I quote:
"Beim längeren Märschen ist eine Kopplung von Tiger Einheiten mit anderen Panzerverbänden aus marschtechnischen Gründen nicht durchzuführen".
["On long marches Tiger units are not to be mixed with other armoured groups due to technical restrictions on march capabilities"]
"... Durchschnittsgeschwindigkeit auf dem Marsch bei Tag 10 - 15 km/h ..."
["Average speed on the march by day 10 to 15 km/h"]
"Häufige technische Marschhälte sind erforderlich. Es ist nach den ersten 5 km, hiernach alle 10 - 15 km, ein techn. Halt zu befehlen."
["Frequent technical halts are required. A technical halt should be ordered after the first 5 km and then after every 10 to 15 km"]
God I love the sound of a runing hl engine of a Tiger or Panther in the morning 😁👍
These gents are doing the lords work.
Workshop Diaries are my favourite Tank Museum content!
If I was rich I'd donate you guys enough to keep that going for years
If I was rich I'd buy it from them. Man what a machine
You guys do such a tremendous job, keeping these old warhorses alive and ready for display. I visited this tank in the beginning of the 90's, and she still had the old color scheme. Hapy to see she's still in such a good nick!
G'day from Australia, l really love the Tank and how to start it, glad it was saved for Historic preservation, cheers, Neil.
You guys have a beautiful Panther down there don't you, courtesey of Bruce Crompton and his team....would have loved to have seen the 2 together before it sailed.
Amazing bit of history, you folks put in so much work to take care of it.
Utterly fascinating. You gentlemen are the best. Thank you so much.
I have mad respect for all the work you guys do. You are the best
Awesome piece of machinery. And what a great team to keep it running! Congratulations!
Love the Tiger ever since i first saw it. Thank-you to all for your time and talent-God bless
To me, the most beautiful and iconic tank. Tanks for this vid, and all the work you do on the Tiger!
Greetings, T.
Legendary folks on this video. Richard Cutland for one and Mr. Mike Hayton.
Very cool seeing really what is done with the old and also legendary veteran Tiger 131!
Super cool. I have been missing the Tank Workshop Diaries. My favorite part of the Tank Museum.
Great inside look! Thanks tank museum!
Definitely coming to visit the Museum on our trip next year. Really appreciate what you all do.
Magnificent piece of history.
Love seeing this view of the Tiger as well as the Tank Museum too
What an awesome channel! I’m glad the algorithms brought me some thing they knew I would like. Keep up the good work! I’m obsessed with cav history which includes the tanks
Love these behind the scenes videos. Keep them coming.
I came to see that beauty many years ago from Manchester with four of my mate's don't think it was in running order then . Brilliant piece of kit.
Thank you for sharing!! Very cool video
I must admit I noticed I’ve had a smile on my face throughout this vid!.
Brilliant presentation
Playing this vehicle in war thunder and world of tanks gives no justice to how big this tank really is. I was gob smacked when this man was sitting on the turret and there was enough room for him to lay down comfortably sprawled out on the turret…. And then when they’re walking around the back I realize that four men could hide behind the tank in a combat situation… I genuinely had no idea how massive this thing was I knew that it wasn’t small by any means but I didn’t realize how big it was
"Could hide behind it..." but were repeatedly officially ordered not to. Tigers drew a disproportionate amount of fire from the enemy and infantrymen also ran a serious risk of being casually pulped under the tracks (since the driver had only a small slot to see out of). Positions were sometimes overrun when infantrymen chose to follow "their" Tiger around rather than staying where they were supposed to be.
This video is superb please do more like this. It is just fascinating to see everything about such iconic machine.
What a wonderful video!
Vielen Dank für die liebevolle Pflege - Wunderschön -- Thank you for the loving care - beautiful! and greetings from Germany
Great content. Thanks TTM!
Brilliant video, thanks!
A model builders dream, thanks for putting that together 😉👌
We're honestly so lucky to have one of these still running nearly 80 years after the war ended, to see the big cat moving and roaring in reality rather than just having to imagine it in a book or by watching old footage. Massive credit to everyone involved.
That was fantastic. Thank You .
Fantastic vid! Now for the other 16!
Such a good video. I hope to make it out to watch this tank move when I finally make it out to England for a holiday.
Very interesting to watch, thanks for the video :)
Great video, thank you!!!
Amazing Video
LOVE this content!!!!!
Love my 131 just finishing the battle pass with it.
Fantastic!
need more richard videos!
THAT'S JUST A BEAST THERES NO OTHER COMPARISON TOO HER .
10/10! Grazie Mille!
Great video
Perfect beast.
That video really brought the tank to life better than watching it roll around.
I'd risk a heart attack to be able to turn that handle and be able to say I helped start it once. You are a lucky man to have had that opportunity.
Man, that is cool!
Greatly enjoyed this video format… and that idling Maybach! Better than Beethoven!
Fascinating machine
Thanks!
Thank you
Amazing.
Awesome!
The TigerMaster is feeding it Avgas100LL, good to hear!!
Magnificent
brilliant
Thanks.
Big Tiger fan here.
Sounds like Thunderbird Two when winding up the starter. I love this Tiger even more.
Do the palm trees fall sideways when the Tiger drives into the arena ?
Thunderbirds would be very different if they were going up an incline and the transmission broke 😂
If the tree trunks are less than 20 cm thick then yes, the Tiger would flatten them like straw.
Is there a reason the museum doesn't run the tank more frequently to help with ongoing maintenance? I know it's always a tradeoff, but to my understanding running most vehicles very gently but somewhat frequently significantly helps with keeping them running long term and reduces maintenance, is this not the case with Tiger 131?
If I had to take a wild guess, it has to do on the wear and tear on the transmission, roadwheels, tracks and suspension, and the on the engine itself.
Because while it is a fearsome warmachine, it's over 80 years old
There is market for worn parts.
If it is frequently ran , then parts will break. If parts break, then it will be difficult to replace. They only run 131 once or twice a year which is enough for 131. Tigers are notorious for breaking down and they don't want to run the risk of 131 breaking down.
I have once seen a old video where the tank was started with a external starter tool. A tool in the size of a chain saw with a little combustion engine.
Fantastic video, as far as I know the French have a running Tiger II!
Yes and the actually more tiger 2 are getting restored!
Thanks
Love LOVE LOVE these.
What sort of motor oil do you folks use on 131? If its a specific brand/type, etc Im curious as to why. Same with some of your other armored vehicles- is there a motor oil preference? Specific reason? For so many antique vehicles, I'd be curious to hear about the lubrication: is there a modern type that works?
Massively over engineered but truly an amazing piece of history.
No more over engineered than today's big tanks though. All finely crafted and highly expensive bits of kit are like that ☺.
Gotta appreciate it while it can still be maintained and kept alive
Nice work making it run and all, NOW ARM IT AND BLOW SOME STUFF UP!!!!!
Thanks for teaching me how to maintain a Tiger so I can go.. to certain eastern countries and make one..
I would like to visit the museum one day. Maybe it's just a pipe dream considering how little the pay for lecturer in my country, but oh well, at least I still have world of tanks.
it's remarkable to actually see this old relic moving under it's own wait, I wonder if it would be possible to get another tiger up and running along with it.
I think there are enough parts but who is going to do it, cost many man hours. According to the internet there are seven Tigers left but only one is restored in working conditions.
Possible, absolutely.
It'll just cost an arm and a leg, possibly the name of your firstborn too.
In truth there are 7 Tigers of which one is of course the Bovington 131, one in quite complete condition in Samure museum but with transport transport tracks, one in Kubinka Tank Museum but I don't know if it is complete and finally one that was in Fort Knox but cut a part of the turret and the upper side but never mentioned the condition of the transmission but has been transferred to the new museum after being restored at, Benning I think. Regarding the other two I have no clue. Possibly one of them could be back in running condition....
@@paoloviti6156 There is also one at an artillery firing range in Russia but that one has been shot to bits and is now little more than vaguely Tiger tank shaped scrap metal.
There is one in a village square in France which is in reasonable external condition (albeit with collapsed suspension) but has a funky non-historical paint job.
The one that was at Aberdeen was sold to the Wheatcroft collection in the UK with a view to restoring it to working condition but that project has since been abandoned.
Great video, it makes you wonder how German tankers kept these beasts running in the field.
3:01 that van in the background must be feeling the effect of the Tigers engine going into reverse.
Do you have any videos on the restoration?
It is still beautiful.
Epic
The German tiger 1 is a fantastic tank. I wish there were more that are running. I would love to have a tiger 1 tank, or any ww2 Getman tank.
Amazing how much is needed just to get it running. Not to mention all the maintenance
My favorite part was when the gentleman said "Shermans are boring, because they never break down..."
🤣👍
that was funny. they were fail tanks
Now you are going to have to do it now. A video showcasing the maintenance of a sherman
I get the inertial starter as a backup, but Is there no electric starter at all???
I hope there is a team of eager young engineers learning from these experts
I know the quality of metal is vastly different from then to now when replacing parts do you have to worry about something like that?