I've got a serious longing for both the Fox FV721 and Saladin FV601 Don't worry, professional help is being sought. I know a good shrink at Combat Stress if you are interested.
Hi, Tank Museum team, thank you for taking the time to video this walk through the museum during the Pandemic Lockdown. As an Aussie viewer, these Workshop Diaries are a vicarious way to snoop around the place and check out all of the various "toys" that you have and by toys I mean everything from tanks through to lathes and spare Meteor engines! On the subject of Meteor engines I am especially pleased with the forward looking approach being taken to secure future stocks and also "Institutional Knowledge" of the engines and vehicle systems. I make this point on the basis of my experience as a Maintenance Carpenter at a private school in Melbourne, Australia and while buildings and tanks are very different, the need to keep things preserved and running at the same time is very similar as is dealing with the public clients. Keep up the good work. Mark Edit, typed at 2 AM so I hope this makes sense in the morning.
I am always impressed by all the staff's knowledge about the history and technology of the collection. It's a joy to see folks living their passion. Be safe and Cheers!
Had the pleasure of driving and being a passenger in the Buffel during the Angolan affair and have the bad knees from jumping out of the back so I am pleased to see it in your collection at tank museum
Great video in these strange times, as a ex armoured engineer its always great to hear references to the Cent 165 & 105 AVRE's so a thumbs up from me. Your track driver training reminded me that I did my H licence in a D6 dozer and didn't even go near a road. Not long after I was assigned to a CET so that was a learning curve going from 6mph on the yard to 30mph on the road.
A few years back, I was lucky enough to get a private tour (with a car club) of those sheds... it was absolutely fascinating. If they do a tour as part of an event like Tank Fest or Tiger day I would highly recommend it
Thank you for a brilliant video showing a little of what's going on behind the scenes to keep the collection safe and maintained given the current situation. 👍
The 6-71 is what the Fury Sherman has a pair of. Another youtube channel I follow did a little bit of work on a similar tank on this side of the pond about six months ago. Should have a followup on that eventually.
Looking at the CVR(T) Scimitar and Samaritan, they've already been re-engineed with the Perkins diesel motor. Biggesty giveaway is the external box mounted on the right-hand side of the hull. The Scorpion would still have it's original Jaguar J60 4.2 ltr lump fitted, as the Scorpion was retired before the re-enginning programme was carried out on the rest of the CVR(T) fleet.
@12.05 " Darren is 1 of our 2 drivers"......Darrens CV. I drive a Tiger Tank 131. Gets you a job anywhere on the planet doing anything you want. What head of state ever had that on thier CV?
Fascinating video, I would absolutely love to see a walkthrough of the rest of the sheds, especially the one "behind" the VCC. I remember seeing a brief glimpse through the doors once when I was much younger and have always wondered what it contained!
Interesting video. Didn't know the rescue tank had 3 engines. Was really hoping Tiger 131 would start proper, as that tank sounds awesome, but she's an old lady, and starts when she feels like it.
Been trying to research my Grandad's story during WW2, only info I got is 7 RTR C squadron were deployed to Belsen, 75 years ago today. Had to sterilise the camp grounds against typhoid. Grandad never wanted to talk about the war, but I know he was at Belsen in a crocodile Churchill,
I do not have any facts about the 7 RTR but if you can get your hands on the book "Flame Thrower" by Andrew Wilson that will give you a feel for the life of a churchill crocodile crew. It is the recollections of a tank commander in a crocodile tank in 141st Regt (The Buffs) from pre D-Day to the end of the war. I met a veteran from the regt who served alongside Andrew Wilson and he said that it is a true reflection of the times.
Thanks Kneecapper, am definitely going to hunt that book down... and also apologies, I meant to post this comment or query in the q&a video. few too many sherberts :) There isn't a lot of info on the 7th anywhere. Only found the Belsen bit on their Home page... Thanks for the help
G'day Mate, Just a suggestion on the Valentine shock absorber strut (which you are probably aware of) is that items like this are reparable & in most cases back to better than new condition. I am assuming the shaft is probably made of a Chromoly material & as such can be rebuilt by Thermal Spray then machined back to the original specifications. (Very successful for seal areas) Thermal coatings cover an enormous amount or coatings either being applied by HVOF (High Velocity Oxygen Fuelled approx Mark 5 ) for metallic coatings or Plasma for ceramic coatings ie; Titanium etc. The cost of these durable repairs are generally far more cost effective than first finding then getting hold of a replacement part, anyway its just suggestion Mate, There is a facility in Burnley south of Manchester called Hychrome that should be able to cover these requirements or possibly closer to your local. Kind Regards, Steve.
Superb, as always from Chris. I would have been at a Tanks in Action day next weekend. I need vids like this to stop the withdrawal symptoms driving me crazy. (I can imagine the smell of the tanks, and the background music in the Tank Story hall even now as I type.)
During an attempted sales pitch to US army my neighbour while in BAOR used to instruct Americans in the use and capabilities of the Stalwart. He tells a great story of how the US commanding officer sank one in the middle of a lake.
ha, I use that same Noco Genius charger to keep my car battery topped during idle periods in the Canadian Winter. Fun fact, a drained battery will freeze solid.
Thanks for the great walk around. Would definitely love to see the other workshop. Everytime I go here with my dad that's all we talk about is getting to look around the workshops. We're more interested in fixing things than seeing them run.
I read a story about Keith Allen and Damin Hurst hiding under a pub pool table at last orders. After the pub was closed for the night, they crawled out from their hiding place and drank themselves senseless. Well i'm gonna do that at the tank museum one day. Without the booze of course.
I'd love to see the Tank Museum build a "Lions of Sinai" type exhibit / hall. The Israeli's, Egyptians, Syrians and Jordanians took alot of armoured vehicles and modified them, from Shermans with oscillating turrets, AMX-13 etc. And hopefully the Tank Museum can get a mk1 Merkava. Maybe a cold war 1988 hall with nothing but 1970's and 1980's vehicles both NATO and WARPAC.
I can feel you making fun of it, but the italians did sometimes quiet good for what the econemy and the people could do. I love the italian Tanks, because they are some sort of pretty interesting i think.
Have you considered block heaters, and electric oil pumps, for any of these vehicles? and do you have a designated " battery man" to maintain your many batteries, not to mention the extension leads. Thank you for your interest thank you for your
I've often wondered who does the road registration inspection or is there a special class for army/ex army vehicles. I would guess that the average DoT inspector wouldn't see a tank in his lifetime.
A question for anyone who has actually been to Bovington and seen the Fury Firefly up close. Is all the kit, boxes and stuff stowed on the back legitimate artifacts or just movie prop type facsimiles ?
There are quite a few variants of the M-4 Sherman. They put all sorts of engines in them. Even radial aircraft engines. I suspect the diesels were meant for the Marines, and the Soviets via lend-lease. But I'm no expert, so... But I recall hearing the Marines wanted diesels because thats what the Navy burned in their ships. Making supply much easier.
That's the M4A2 version. As far as the engines fit: M4 and A1 had a radial aircraft engine. It was available and had enough torque. A2 was diesel, mostly lend-lease but the US Marines also used it because it was diesel. A3 had the big Ford GAA V8 and was the preferred version as soon as it was available. A4 had the Chrysler multibank and was a bit longer than the others.
Wow. The shot of your colleague cranking the Tiger’s engine really drives home how immense that tank is. Thanks for the tour.
Or how small some irish are. Lol jk
Aww the Ferret is even cuter when it's trying to blend in with the real tanks =3
Ben A not as cute as you though
It's even better seeing one around normal trucks and such
Small enough to fit in a garage and a lot of fun to drive.
I've got a serious longing for both the Fox FV721 and Saladin FV601 Don't worry, professional help is being sought. I know a good shrink at Combat Stress if you are interested.
The centurion looks huge next to the baby ferret. Lol.
Hi, Tank Museum team, thank you for taking the time to video this walk through the museum during the Pandemic Lockdown. As an Aussie viewer, these Workshop Diaries are a vicarious way to snoop around the place and check out all of the various "toys" that you have and by toys I mean everything from tanks through to lathes and spare Meteor engines! On the subject of Meteor engines I am especially pleased with the forward looking approach being taken to secure future stocks and also "Institutional Knowledge" of the engines and vehicle systems. I make this point on the basis of my experience as a Maintenance Carpenter at a private school in Melbourne, Australia and while buildings and tanks are very different, the need to keep things preserved and running at the same time is very similar as is dealing with the public clients. Keep up the good work. Mark
Edit, typed at 2 AM so I hope this makes sense in the morning.
Should come to cairns and see our armour and artillery museum.
I'd love to see more of this type of footage! Just walking round *ALL* of the buildings showing all the vehicles you can't usually see
I am always impressed by all the staff's knowledge about the history and technology of the collection.
It's a joy to see folks living their passion.
Be safe and Cheers!
Had the pleasure of driving and being a passenger in the Buffel during the Angolan affair and have the bad knees from jumping out of the back so I am pleased to see it in your collection at tank museum
Agreed, every household should have a Rolls Royce V-12 on hand!😎
I would prefer a Merlin in a P51 mustang, but a Meteor in a Cromwell would be second place.
I rarely comment but the Tank Museum Workshop videos are definitely my favourite and I always look forward to them
Great video in these strange times, as a ex armoured engineer its always great to hear references to the Cent 165 & 105 AVRE's so a thumbs up from me. Your track driver training reminded me that I did my H licence in a D6 dozer and didn't even go near a road. Not long after I was assigned to a CET so that was a learning curve going from 6mph on the yard to 30mph on the road.
Krissovo, how far did you get in the CET?
@@davedickinson822 In my first drive about 300 meters out the camp gate in Munsterlarger
I'm really getting into the Tank Museum cinematic universe. I can't wait until all the individual franchises combine into a crossover movie!
Always a treat to see a little Swedish Bandvagn hanging around. I love those things from both a patriotic and a tanknerdy perspective. :)
Thanks for the tour. Stay safe guys.
Great film. Thanks from Australia.
Should come to cairns, Armour and Artillery Museum.
I am actually loving the stuff you guys are putting out while in lockdown, absolutely brilliant, keep it coming. cheers
As an ex tankie I totally respect the work you boys do, I hope the good times return soon 😁👌
A few years back, I was lucky enough to get a private tour (with a car club) of those sheds... it was absolutely fascinating. If they do a tour as part of an event like Tank Fest or Tiger day I would highly recommend it
Thank you for a brilliant video showing a little of what's going on behind the scenes to keep the collection safe and maintained given the current situation. 👍
Interesting look at the goings on at the tank museum in such a strange time. Thank you.
I used to drive Detroit Diesel powered fire truck. It was a straight 6-71 and not a 6V53 like in the M548, but it was torque monster!
The 6-71 is what the Fury Sherman has a pair of. Another youtube channel I follow did a little bit of work on a similar tank on this side of the pond about six months ago. Should have a followup on that eventually.
I work in a natural history museum, it's interesting that you refer to your reference vehicles in the same way that we refer to our type specimens.
Absolutely fascinating video, thanks as always and all the best to everyone involved with the wonderful Tank Museum.
Looking at the CVR(T) Scimitar and Samaritan, they've already been re-engineed with the Perkins diesel motor.
Biggesty giveaway is the external box mounted on the right-hand side of the hull.
The Scorpion would still have it's original Jaguar J60 4.2 ltr lump fitted, as the Scorpion was retired before the re-enginning programme was carried out on the rest of the CVR(T) fleet.
Some Scorpions were re-engined, and were part of the OPFOR fleet at BATUS in the Salamander
@12.05 " Darren is 1 of our 2 drivers"......Darrens CV. I drive a Tiger Tank 131. Gets you a job anywhere on the planet doing anything you want. What head of state ever had that on thier CV?
and if it doesn't then the job wasn't worth it anyways
Fascinating video, I would absolutely love to see a walkthrough of the rest of the sheds, especially the one "behind" the VCC. I remember seeing a brief glimpse through the doors once when I was much younger and have always wondered what it contained!
Thanx for the tour. I cant believe a guy who works around these loud machines is a soft talker, lol. You do a great job, keep up the good work!
I know you have a lot of project going on but a "Fury diaries" (like the Matilda series) would be very interesting !
so just a series focused on the Fury tank?
Interesting video. Didn't know the rescue tank had 3 engines.
Was really hoping Tiger 131 would start proper, as that tank sounds awesome, but she's an old lady, and starts when she feels like it.
so many cool tanks
Thanks, very nice extemporaneous run around, I really liked all the random information bits and status
I would not have expected the Tiger's starting system to sound so dramatic. That's the kind of thing you don't get from reference books...
Been trying to research my Grandad's story during WW2, only info I got is 7 RTR C squadron were deployed to Belsen, 75 years ago today. Had to sterilise the camp grounds against typhoid. Grandad never wanted to talk about the war, but I know he was at Belsen in a crocodile Churchill,
I do not have any facts about the 7 RTR but if you can get your hands on the book "Flame Thrower" by Andrew Wilson that will give you a feel for the life of a churchill crocodile crew. It is the recollections of a tank commander in a crocodile tank in 141st Regt (The Buffs) from pre D-Day to the end of the war.
I met a veteran from the regt who served alongside Andrew Wilson and he said that it is a true reflection of the times.
Thanks Kneecapper, am definitely going to hunt that book down... and also apologies, I meant to post this comment or query in the q&a video. few too many sherberts :) There isn't a lot of info on the 7th anywhere. Only found the Belsen bit on their Home page... Thanks for the help
Interesting thanks for posting in these times.
G'day Mate, Just a suggestion on the Valentine shock absorber strut (which you are probably aware of) is that items like this are reparable & in most
cases back to better than new condition. I am assuming the shaft is probably made of a Chromoly material & as such can be rebuilt by Thermal Spray
then machined back to the original specifications. (Very successful for seal areas)
Thermal coatings cover an enormous amount or coatings either being applied by HVOF (High Velocity Oxygen Fuelled approx Mark 5 ) for metallic
coatings or Plasma for ceramic coatings ie; Titanium etc.
The cost of these durable repairs are generally far more cost effective than first finding then getting hold of a replacement part, anyway its just suggestion
Mate, There is a facility in Burnley south of Manchester called Hychrome that should be able to cover these requirements or possibly closer to your local.
Kind Regards, Steve.
Thanks.
Superb, as always from Chris. I would have been at a Tanks in Action day next weekend. I need vids like this to stop the withdrawal symptoms driving me crazy. (I can imagine the smell of the tanks, and the background music in the Tank Story hall even now as I type.)
Very interesting to see what is located in the sheds, would like to see more please
Thanks for the walk through.👍
Very interesting walk-around, thank you 👍🏻🇦🇺
Really interesting. Thanks for the update.
Stalwart is a brilliant and interesting vehicle would like to see more about them if possible
During an attempted sales pitch to US army my neighbour while in BAOR used to instruct Americans in the use and capabilities of the Stalwart. He tells a great story of how the US commanding officer sank one in the middle of a lake.
ha, I use that same Noco Genius charger to keep my car battery topped during idle periods in the Canadian Winter. Fun fact, a drained battery will freeze solid.
Thanks for the great walk around. Would definitely love to see the other workshop. Everytime I go here with my dad that's all we talk about is getting to look around the workshops. We're more interested in fixing things than seeing them run.
Excellent video. Thank you.
@4:43 Feels ironic that the Fury is underpowered al the time :P. Seems like its getting some extra horsepower.
Extension leads not fully ran out = Big fire risks !!!
Hope they notice this for the right reasons.
"You want me to hand crank WHAT??"
The "ride" = M548 Tracked Load Carrier (M113 variant like the M577 Armoured Command Vehicle). :)
I read a story about Keith Allen and Damin Hurst hiding under a pub pool table at last orders. After the pub was closed for the night, they crawled out from their hiding place and drank themselves senseless. Well i'm gonna do that at the tank museum one day. Without the booze of course.
I'll join you, just stay away from my TOG lol
Just go around and pet all the lovely tanks?
...and sit in them. See if any still got the keys in the ignition. The three of us could give Tiger 131 a push start.
the ground is so clean as the tanks had never been outside.
That Forward Control Land-Rover is wearing Wehrmacht-pattern Continental tyres!
The original 'Lazy S' tyres are unavailable. (Made by Dunlop) Those are modern replacements.
I'd love to see the Tank Museum build a "Lions of Sinai" type exhibit / hall. The Israeli's, Egyptians, Syrians and Jordanians took alot of armoured vehicles and modified them, from Shermans with oscillating turrets, AMX-13 etc. And hopefully the Tank Museum can get a mk1 Merkava. Maybe a cold war 1988 hall with nothing but 1970's and 1980's vehicles both NATO and WARPAC.
I hoped for the italian tank, because it was on the title screen. edit: They changed it lol
I expect it ran away! 😜
Trevor Hearne no the Germans stole all of its gas then left it
They are restoring the gearbox, and with 27 reverse gears that's very time-consuming.
I can feel you making fun of it, but the italians did sometimes quiet good for what the econemy and the people could do. I love the italian Tanks, because they are some sort of pretty interesting i think.
dont forget to hold your mouth in the proper position and think happy teutonic thoughts when you to start the tiger.
Have you considered block heaters, and electric oil pumps, for any of these vehicles? and do you have a designated " battery man" to maintain your many batteries, not to mention the extension leads. Thank you for your interest thank you for your
I will gladly give both of my kidneys and my right leg to work on that tank
You are Dutch, from the Netherlands my friend.
I've often wondered who does the road registration inspection or is there a special class for army/ex army vehicles. I would guess that the average DoT inspector wouldn't see a tank in his lifetime.
Kinda wish things still had hand starters today just in case lol 👍
Super
Do you guys use battery tenders? If not you should. I use them on all my batteries. I get many years use from them.
Ah yes. You have trickle chargers. 👌
Pls more
Hell, if you are asking for more content, the least you could do is express yourself in full words and phrases to help motivate the Tank Museum team!
A question for anyone who has actually been to Bovington and seen the Fury Firefly up close. Is all the kit, boxes and stuff stowed on the back legitimate artifacts or just movie prop type facsimiles ?
Of course it was nice of the Canadians, they are Canadian eh!
thats hilarious , a protective plastic sheet over a tiger tank lol
Great video has the construction work started again in the ww2 hall?
Hi I didn’t know they built Sherman’s with a Diesel engine at all was this a conversion?
There are quite a few variants of the M-4 Sherman. They put all sorts of engines in them. Even radial aircraft engines. I suspect the diesels were meant for the Marines, and the Soviets via lend-lease. But I'm no expert, so... But I recall hearing the Marines wanted diesels because thats what the Navy burned in their ships. Making supply much easier.
That's the M4A2 version. As far as the engines fit:
M4 and A1 had a radial aircraft engine. It was available and had enough torque.
A2 was diesel, mostly lend-lease but the US Marines also used it because it was diesel.
A3 had the big Ford GAA V8 and was the preferred version as soon as it was available.
A4 had the Chrysler multibank and was a bit longer than the others.
Nice REME flag behind the Ferret
Wait.... doesn't the m113 predate the fv432?
👍..
To sum up: Meteors
That Tiger made that man look like a midget.
Why are zoos open but the tank museum not?
You people are hoarding meteors
All the toilet paper was taken 😊
Nice walk round.