im 66 yrs old and spent 22yrs in the british army and can honestly say seeing and hearing that old girl brought a tear to my eye , bloody well done getting that turret working on the batterys , NOT a easy task after all them years
@A27crommwell
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service. Royal Air Force air cadet here
@Frille512
Жыл бұрын
@@A27crommwell Cheesy
@A27crommwell
Жыл бұрын
@@Frille512 shut up mate what cadets you do? I’m thanking this man for his service. It makes him happy.
@Frille512
Жыл бұрын
@@A27crommwell You're mad
@A27crommwell
Жыл бұрын
@@Frille512 why
@PiersLawsonBrown1972
Жыл бұрын
As an Englishman, I love the fact you run over a frog to change a wheel
@mickd6942
Жыл бұрын
Macron hopefully
@prillewitz
Жыл бұрын
Better than over a toad in a hole!
@Woodn509
Жыл бұрын
in 37 years, never heard of a fish plate being called a frog.....
@sealandersoundscapes6403
Ай бұрын
I used to work 436 ASV and we called them fish plates not frogs that is a new term for me great memories of Armd bashing tho
@1chish
Жыл бұрын
Can we just take a moment to understand how the MoD's suppliers worked in the '60s and '70s. they used relays that were fitted to an RAF STOVL jet, a Royal Navy helicopter and an Army MBT. But what a monumental task lads and lasses. I mean to a) diagnose it, b) find the parts and then c) fit it all up and it works right off. As we say in Sou' West: "Proper job boys. Proper job"
@buzzingbusby
Жыл бұрын
Nice one lads
@lwilton
Жыл бұрын
The way it worked was that the engineer in charge said "I need a relay like this". Then he either sent that paperwork to Purchasing, where they would go to the Engineering Catalog Library, and look for companies that made "relays" Or the engineer might have skipped a step and done the research himself, but the purchasing agent can almost always override the vendor specification if he thinks he has a cheaper alternative, or a company where they have a favored purchasing agreement. There would have been engineers for all three services, and for commodity parts like this, they would have had many of the same catalogs in each facility catalog library, so finding the same part is not a surprise. There weren't that many companies that made military spec relays in those days. Possibly the purchasing agents for the various services talked to each other and tried to centralize quantity buys, but most likely not, each service bought its own relays, and did a custom order where the vendor put the military part number on each relay before shipping. Most likely the same relay for all three services would have differed in the customer part number sprayed on the stock they bought.
@Bob-kb5pv
Жыл бұрын
Dont know if it was true, but a REME fitter once told me that the fuel pump on a Chieftain was the same as used on a Lancaster bomber.
@stuartburgess2409
Жыл бұрын
If it is the same fuel pump just need another three Meteors/Merlins to complete the big gun Lancaster then .
@johnnunn8688
Жыл бұрын
@@lwilton by ‘mil spec’, you mean useless and overpriced?
@wilkybarkid
Жыл бұрын
My favourite thing about this channel is Joe not knowing when the recording has started
@nickbrennan2853
4 ай бұрын
I worked on Chieftain in the late seventies in West Germany during the Cold War. Iwas a soldier in The Blues and Royals. I saw a jacking strut (frog) fly out from a road wheel across the tank park and neatly punch a great hole in the shed wall. You have to make sure it's in the right way round Probably the most dangerous tool on The Tanks tool kit. Great videos they were pigs to work on but great when they were working.
@robinhadley
Жыл бұрын
Seeing that grin at the end just shows how much you love doing this and the results are epic. 👍🏻
@huffy737
Жыл бұрын
Ted steals the show. I almost spit water here laughing. 23:53
@MrHewes
Жыл бұрын
He’s a legend!
@fragdude
24 күн бұрын
Home boy just appears out of no where like some magic trick
@marcushill78
Жыл бұрын
I love these videos, seriously impressed with your patience with fixing the electronics.
@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24
Жыл бұрын
Why no call a armyman to heal the armywagon? Sorrey english no my languages
@BrumKid
Жыл бұрын
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 Why use that name then 🤔
@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24
Жыл бұрын
@@BrumKid cuz it's popular this dayz
@frankmcgorman962
Жыл бұрын
Sound of child wailing while a parent scolds them..."I warned you not to leave your bicycle lying about in front of Uncle Joe's tank shed". I felt your joy when the turret finally turned on its own power. Well done!
@casto-
Жыл бұрын
That’s impressive, not only managing to fix the turret but finding the parts as well as them being on a shelf nearly 50yrs 🤯😳👌
@Gibbo919
Жыл бұрын
Seriously loving these in depth turret electronics videos. You're getting alot better at this youtubing malarky Joe!
@piers995
Жыл бұрын
The tank looks amazing. Those relays though, what a job. I imagine in a new tank the same job would be done by something the size of a box of matches.
@peterlarkin762
Жыл бұрын
With relays, there's no replacement displacement.
@TDOBrandano
Жыл бұрын
Those relays are the sort of thing I would actually spend weeks fixing. Bloody waste of time, mind you, but as long as the coil works all the rest is just levers, springs and contacts. I have "transplanted" bronze contacts salvaged off microswitches in the past to fix a classic car's irreplaceable steering wheel control stalks.
@Pugjamin
Жыл бұрын
@@peterlarkin762 well, there is. Solid state relays are most definitely a thing, as are MOSFETs and IGBT’s
@robertsneddon731
Жыл бұрын
@@Pugjamin A five-quid Arduino microcontroller plus level shifters would do the same job today.
@thehighprotondiet
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, you could probably hide a little box inside there that would move the turret a lot easier/cheaper than repairing that rats nest of wires.
@JPoulAndersson
Жыл бұрын
The Chieftain is an awesome piece of kit, one of the finest MBT's of the Cold war era and one of the best looking too. Except for the ever troublesome L60 of course... something that got rectified with the Rolls-Royce/Perkins CV12 in the Shir Iran/Khalid.
@neilmartin5345
Жыл бұрын
I used to enjoy working on electric system's as a mechanic but that looked properly complicated and fiddley, you mentioned about the screwdriver not being magnetic but if you twist a length of wire around the shaft of the screwdriver then flash the wire across a battery it will make the screwdriver magnetic but you probably already know this. Love the videos.
@robertsneddon731
Жыл бұрын
It's likely the terminal screws are plated brass or similar for good electrical connectivity so magnetic tools don't help there. A good soak with spray-on switch cleaner overnight helps a lot when dismantling stuff like this. After putting it back together I'd have topped the terminals with silicone lube spray to prevent or at least slow down corrosion having its wicked way over time with the "new" relays. I don't know what the recommended maintenance docs say about stuff like that, it's possible silicone spray wasn't around back then. Wonderful stuff, though, the sparky's version of WD-40. Torching the wheel nuts to get the road wheel off looked a bit brutal, you might consider getting an induction heater tool to do that sort of thing in the future since rusty stuck nuts are a constant part of your workload. The induction heater does less damage to surrounding paintwork than a torch and it also won't detemper hardened metal around the nut or bolt.
@S1Rossco
Жыл бұрын
Great work, patience of a saint with those electronics 👍 Also @3.32 😉
@Bob-kb5pv
Жыл бұрын
7:05 There was a half round indent in the wheel stud. A round pin should be fitted in there, and that should libe up with another half round cut out in the hub. This stopped the wheel stud rotating in the hub.
@AndreZA979
Жыл бұрын
All the hard work and frustration paid off, well done boys!
@dugstar7970
Жыл бұрын
Well done gents. Really really impressed. Get Cody's fixed as well so he can shoot some more arrows out of his "bunged up" barrel.
@escortmexico6909
Жыл бұрын
Well done lads ! Glad to see no animals or children were hurt in this video only the kiddies bike ! Lol brilliant content and knowledge !
@vladmachedon3191
Жыл бұрын
Tank you for doing this video, my daughter is going to love this
@gordonbuchan6064
Жыл бұрын
Ted walking out from between the road wheels at the end was class!
@Ady11000
Жыл бұрын
Well done chaps , looks good sounds good . Your attention to detail knows no bounds .
@LostCauseRT
Жыл бұрын
I am amazed by your cycling skills. Trully incomparable.
@GOLTURBO555
Жыл бұрын
We will love to see an maintenance video on this beauty! like oil change, fuel filter change... and working temperature of this bease. BTW LOVELY sound! This Chieftain is amazing!
@michaelreynolds1904
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome! The entrance on the little bike made the video until I saw that turret move. Kudos from the US, please don't sell anymore tanks to whistling diesel, he is a petulant child period
@timhumphries6207
Жыл бұрын
Well done boys. What a cracking job. Have you told Jack about his bike yet?
@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24
Жыл бұрын
Why they destroy child byke? Coukd give to a poor child they deprived a poor child for KZitem clicks very poor tayste
@calvinsmith3952
Жыл бұрын
I’ve found him boys, he’s over here in the comments. The wettest lettuce you’ve ever seen Mr bobby ray of the family smith
@stevemorris3710
Жыл бұрын
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 When Fun sees you coming, it crosses the road.
@Rover200Power
Жыл бұрын
@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 the bike was dangerously unsafe, and could have killed any child that used it. The best option was to put the bike out of action.
@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24
Жыл бұрын
@@Rover200Power Science is a lie. Jesus cometh soon best repent whilst you have time. Otherwise prepare to kneel before the devil and be cast into sin forever.
@colvinator1611
Жыл бұрын
Smashing job done ! The relay change takes me back to the early 70's with my REME tels work. Thanks a lot.
@allanisaacs4835
Жыл бұрын
What a fantastic job you lads & lady have done. Absolutely smashing.
@318ishonk
Жыл бұрын
Very Kubrick'eske opening shot. Kudos to the 'Directeur de Photographie' Almost as good as Jack in his tight shorts.
@ironman6527
Жыл бұрын
It seems no matter what country, men at shops all act the same. 😆
@richardwells4370
Жыл бұрын
Great job lads , really pleased for you guys after all the hard work you have put in , great to to see these old girls still strutting their stuff , 👍
@simonhorth5030
Жыл бұрын
Traversed by hand many of times so felt your pain guys . Fantastic work its great to see the old girls turret sort of working again well done
@tomvarley4344
4 ай бұрын
I worked for Racal in the 70's when we manufactured the chieftain intercom, happy days.
@user-nl7il5zb8m
Жыл бұрын
All that 1960's electronic technology - wonderful.
@stco2426
Жыл бұрын
Very well done. Looked great against the setting sun and can't wait to see the next steps.
@philipcable437
Жыл бұрын
The smile tells us all we need to know. Great job lads. It might be an idea to pop a little silicon grease on the terminal screw heads to keep the corrosion at bay.
@johndrew3202
Жыл бұрын
Congratulations lads!! A real step forwards achievement, now you know where the parts are for the next one you need to repair. A great sound those engines make, yes even if they are not the best. I just wonder how many of these tanks are running nowadays.
@user-ye7qm6rx6x
Жыл бұрын
This video is a time machine! Hearing that engine note and seeing all that white smoke takes me straight back to my apprenticeship making these things in the 70's at Barnbow. I've made hundreds, probably thousands, of those wheel studs - for Chieftain and Centurion. Well done to all for getting the old girl going again.
@purple9969
Жыл бұрын
Lol the snap on scratched off Milwalkee welder, makes you feel right at home!
@matthewheutel3405
Жыл бұрын
As a Brit, it brings a tear to my ole heart to see the girl turnin like me grandad’s record player. What a babe!
@trevorashworth7307
Жыл бұрын
Worked at Vickers,Elswick and made various components for these as well as ARRVs and bridgelayers.We then moved the plant to Scotswwod down the road where we produced Challi 2s.The wheel studs were thread rolled(not screw cut) and made from a high tensile steel.Great job.Keep it up.
@SuperSavage35
Жыл бұрын
Great work 👍 I would've lost my mind trying to sort those relays out, mechanical stuff I can cope with but electrical gremlins do my head in😂
@akula9713
Жыл бұрын
Some bairn would’ve loved that bike, you monster!
@tigertankboy2439
Жыл бұрын
She's almost there! man that control box is a real nightmare! loving all the detail work! i didn't realise this was a comedy / tank channel! trike vs chieftain!😂
@cameronslack9807
Жыл бұрын
Hardwork pays off boys, bet if feels good. Well done!
@raytheron
Жыл бұрын
What an achievement! Bloody marvellous, gents (and ladies!).
@paoloviti6156
Жыл бұрын
I'm really impressed how you guys managed to work on the electronics! Really a good job as always 👍 👏
@MrPatrik246
Жыл бұрын
8:37 that was amazing 😂, jokes aside I really enjoy your videos
@Smudgerandhisdaftdog
Жыл бұрын
So many memories of these beasts. Doing an absolutely fantastic job.
@fortunatebum
Жыл бұрын
I just love the fact your family is very happy of you and supports your hobby.
@stuartburgess2409
Жыл бұрын
Well done guys been really looking forward to the turret electronic repair conclusion, but i knew you'd nail it 🎉 see Ted's still on the Havana's 3.25 , your sign writer did a great job on the details too , the chieftain will be a real showstopper at Catterick!!
@jameshart5504
Жыл бұрын
I love that urban camouflage
@p.m3735
Жыл бұрын
Great work. Love the tech content in these episodes. It's fantastic to see it moving on battery. Looking forward to the next episode 😀
@Anolbea
Жыл бұрын
Absolute win obtaining them parts. Always feels good getting one up on a rip off merchant. Well done.
@mitchmitchell515
Жыл бұрын
Good effort lads.chieftain sounds wicked
@iankershaw9010
Жыл бұрын
Well pleased with your perseverance and seeing relays work. Awesome.
@barryfoster4557
Жыл бұрын
Excellent repair Gents. And interesting content I really enjoyed watching 👍
@bobuncle8704
Жыл бұрын
Now that’s what I call a result. Crackin job guys.
@kerrydunn7760
Жыл бұрын
You lot must have the patients of a saint Lol well done chaps well done
@richardford4570
Жыл бұрын
Keep the old relays I'm sure there is someone who can rebuild them . Great job so far lads and girls .cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 ♥
@rangeroverl322
Жыл бұрын
Joe and gang , bloody brilliant work . So pleased you've fixed the turret . When I was in the 14/20 at Catterick these Chieftains were our toys. Love it great stuff . Thank you and more L60 roars please 👍👍
@MrHewes
Жыл бұрын
We are taking this one to Catterick this weekend can’t wait
@rangeroverl322
Жыл бұрын
@@MrHewes have a great weekend there . Look out for Cambrai barracks . That was mine . Loads of vids please. The Berlin camo does look good. G'nite 👍👍
@geordiuez750
Ай бұрын
I was a D+M regimental instructor on them in 4RTR, good to see and Hear the rumble of a main engine again
@steveh5005
Жыл бұрын
Remember that exhaust sound early 1980s Munster West Germany. A beast!
@dustyfarmer
Жыл бұрын
I've used the tip of a hot soldering iron to heat stubborn little bolts up on electrical connectors & sometimes they come loose after cooling down.
@wigjohn
5 ай бұрын
I remember seeing my first chieftain at the end of 1965 stopped outside the museum across from the Junior Leaders Regimental entrance. There were 3 blokes working on the engine. I think 11Hussars were due to be the first regiment to take possession of the Chieftain in 1966. The rest they say is history.. the vids are great entertainment and your expertise with a ‘Birmingham screwdriver’ is second to none 😂 keep em coming.
@tadpoles10
Жыл бұрын
Well done 'team' the smile says it all .. ace .. 😅 .. 😂 .. 👍 Thanks for sharing. atvb t .. 😉
@julias-shed
Жыл бұрын
Painstaking work but a great result. Well done 😀
@trencb4016
Жыл бұрын
Greetings from NZ love your work & videos re relays: 50 year old relays "New Old Stock" ;-)
@Icebuntrucker
Жыл бұрын
Joe with all the skills of a surgeon who would have thought , 🤔,
@MikeDent
Жыл бұрын
bloody excellent job everyone! Well done. ❤🎉🎉
@tinymonster9762
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! Absolutely loved this one.
@davidgibbings6085
Жыл бұрын
Good job done guys , another great vid as always 👍😉💯
@57northphoto32
Жыл бұрын
Unlike another certain channel on here from across the pond, your just getting the job done, nice one 👍🏻 that looked like a right pain in the arse.
@jonmynott3539
Жыл бұрын
Well done everybody and thanks for all the videos 👍👍👍
@anselmdanker9519
Жыл бұрын
Magnificent job . Thank you for posting.
@kreemkrackered3755
Жыл бұрын
08:37 - I want more of that! She's gorgeous 😍
@tomoneill444
Жыл бұрын
Savage job lads joe you have the patience of a saint
@ianb6595
Жыл бұрын
I knew you would get it working, bit of faith in the guys whose trying 😊
@babaganoush6106
Жыл бұрын
god thats a wonderful sound/look and great to see the results of your labours
@sukijaka
Жыл бұрын
Excellent jobb boys and girls 🙏🏻
@BeefStew-cy2pg
Жыл бұрын
Double heath bale chasers, nice.
@BrumKid
Жыл бұрын
In 1975 i just started serving a 3 year tour in Malta and only seems like yesterday as that is where my wife is from.
@joeedwards9721
Жыл бұрын
I admire your percerverance
@leonard2786
Жыл бұрын
Cracking job lads!
@swagmanexplores7472
Жыл бұрын
Bloody brilliant lads !
@martinroscoe6890
Жыл бұрын
I have to say Jack scubs up well in those tight jeans and the blonde wig 😂....Great video BTW 👍
@jaymac7203
Жыл бұрын
5:48 The dog going to check if the frog was still in its place 🚬🧐 lol 😭😂
@BoredFreedom
11 ай бұрын
I've always wondered if all those ancient circuits boards could be replaced with something more modern and compact. It's always amazing watching someone work on them and bring them back to life.
@dannyv2335
Жыл бұрын
I never doubted you for a second.
@robleary3353
Жыл бұрын
Nice one!. Nuff said!. 🙂 🍺
@nigelsears7191
Жыл бұрын
happy days well done guys ! electronics is my game and full credit to you for what you did there
@samharvey6194
Жыл бұрын
That looks stunning with that paint job lads, top work !
@colinblick4903
Жыл бұрын
Fingers crossed for tomorrow 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽😎great job lads looks the business 👌🏼
@Suryadi-vd9cj
3 ай бұрын
Iam from indonesia ..but i Veri Veri like this channel and all video.. stay tune 💪💪💪💪🌹🌹🌹♥️♥️♥️♥️😊😊
@geoffcapeschamp
Жыл бұрын
Random point Joe. Search out a clinic that can give you a Kenalog injection, its a long term solution to bad hayfever suffering! You won't go back once you have one of them for the summer :)
@NorbyU
10 ай бұрын
Liked the intro ... Barn, Loader, Tractor ... MK10 Love the vids. Best regards from Arad/Romania
@DaveSmith-hp1sw
Жыл бұрын
Well done again lads quality stuff !!
@lordllewellynofdarkdelight2613
Жыл бұрын
That's majestic! Well done.
@borismaccarthy7131
Жыл бұрын
Epic. Just epic! Well done guys
@struanmac
Жыл бұрын
Spotted your Dads JCB on back of a white volvo truck heading east on M62, looked a sorry state 😅
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