Kettenkrad - The Fallschirmjager's Tracked Dirtbike!
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- Опубликовано: 23 янв 2025
- AusArmour Assistant Manager, Jason Belgrave, gives us a rundown on the Museum's Kettenkrad - The Fallschirmjager's Tracked Dirtbike!
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Speaking as a mechanical engineer and retired crawler track designer: nicely done. A lot of information, short and easy to follow.
Now speaking as a kid, I want one.
I wanted one of these when I was 8 years old. Awesome things.
i still want one of those, and Im 50 😂
I always wanted a Schwimmwagen. Always just liked saying it.... schvimmmmvagennn. Just think: "Run! Get to dah schvimmmmvagggennn!" 🤣
@@Javdoc oh god yes.
@@PatricioGarcia1973 so do I Iam 62
you say that like you dont want one even more right now 😉
Outstanding video and presentation
The Kettenrad was designed beffore ww2 for use in forrestry in Germany, after ww2 some are used for that purpose back again, they pull a log so out of the forrest onto the forrest road.
Er no. Used postwar in forestry , but it was designed for military use.
NEVER built before WW2 !!!
First production run was 1940.
The Kettenrad was produced from 1939 to 1948. They were mostly used on the Eastern Front and to a lesser extent in North Africa, and the Western Front as a mechanical horse/draft animal and later some were used as a runway tug for the Messerschmitt 262 and or Arado AR234 as, it was not until after the end of the war that they were ever used in the forestry industry. Lastly a small number of them were converted to be remote controlled demolition vehicle (sucide drone) which just goes to show you what’s old is new again
@@andrewgreen1940Yeah, there is always that guy that has to be the expert with extra information…🤦🏻♂️
Great vehicle lots of engineering and it uses a standard Opel 1500cc ohv engine which was used in the pre war open cadets. A modernized variant needs a good de isel. Kubota, yanmar, kohler, hate. Much more fuel effective than gasoline.
Steering system with Cletrac is interesting. Cletrac Inc. was a Cleveland Tractor Company that made and sold crawler tractors all over the world before the war and then tugs for aircraft and artillery during the war.
Great detail in such a short overview. Learned details I never knew even after building the Tamiya model of this as a kid and watching other videos on it. Nothing like having the real vehicle to see how well engineered this was for its time.
I've had a chance to drive a kettenkrad a few times...always a blast to drive!
It's correct name is kettenrad
I am always amazed at how a whole range of facts just roll of the tongue, no matter what vehicle he is talking about.
Will always be one of my favorites, had a family member that built these at NSU.
Amazing engineering and excellent video..I never knew so many were made, particularly post war.
Excellent video, an interesting vehicle. Thank you!
I requested a video on the Kettenkrad a while ago and you delivered - thanks! I've always wanted to own one - but since I don't have a spare $80k lying around I've had to settle for the Dragon 1/6 scale version.
one of the coolest vehicles ever!
Another great video Jason. Appreciate not only the technical design details but also how you operate the vehicle. Thank you.
What an amazing vehicle!
Great vehicle, also used for towing aircraft which is occasionally seen on YT vids. Thanks Jason, interesting as usual. 🙂
Used extensively at remote airfields for towing aircraft 👍 I've even seen WW2 German film footage of them being used in that role !
Always have been fascinated by these. Interesting to see how that steering mechanism works and the roller drive sprocket was something I didn't know existed.
I always wondered how steering worked on these things. Awesome work
definitely one of my favourites, just love things that are slightly odd in the appearence
great to learn about the tighter steering capability too, thanks
Looks like it'd be so fun to drive, and wanted one as a kid, way back when!
Thank you. I was not aware of the track and drive sprocket details on this vehicle.
Imagine a lightened up modern UTV version of one of these for offroad camping and light duty farming...(Take off all the extra plating for plastics, modern alloy engine, alloy or carbon tub depending on cost, lightweight wheels and fully rubberised tracks)... Prob. would make a fun little vehicle without all the extra weight inherent in the Kettenkrad
As always, Jason's AusArmour videos are some of the very best out there to concisely explain a vehicle's design and capabilities. I'm sure it helps to have a great collection to reference.
Very informative video - as usual!
Congratulations to AAAM and Jason.
Overhead valve too. That's pretty flash for them times.
I always liked very much the Kettenkrad and I was ready to buy one in Italy but for a misunderstanding he sold it to another fellow. I would have choked him! But I can see that the mechanic linkage is not working very for tight steering. Thanks for shearing with us this lovely vehicle!!
My Opa was in the 8th PD 43rd Panzerjager and they had these. I have a photo of him sitting on one of
I've only ever seen this cool little vehicle in "Girls Last Tour". Cool to learn more about the real thing!
I'm a former British Soldier served with 16th/5th Lancers late 70's to early 80's Armoured Recce, Crewman Gnr.Mech. 30mm. CVR(T) Scorpion, Scimitar, Striker, Spartan & Crewman Chieftain MBT .
I'd love to see anything on Australian RAC vehicles
Thank you for showing a favourite vehicle. A short, concise informative talk.
Not many videos on these kettenkrads so thanks the fantastic review AusArmour! 👍🏻😊
I really want one, never knew this existed lol. People can have their UTVs etc. This thing rules for farm use.
That is an excellent addition to the collection. Im really hoping to get to Cairns at the end of next year
As always Jaon very well done
Great short guided tour. Jason has a talent for detail ... I'm sure he'd be great playing the Pelmanism memory challenge 👍🏼
Such a cool little mule.
Thanks for that. I've always wondered how manoeuvrable these things are.
Roller teeth on the sprockets is a great idea to reduce wear.
Hoewver, the German tendency to lubricated track links must have been a maintenance nightmare.
Many tanks
Always wondered how these turned!! Thanks for explaining.
Loved the Hetzer and StuG IIIG in the background ❤
Tracked vehicles can also turn on the spot by letting both tracks run in opposite directions!
@christianjunghanel6724 that's specific to the vehicle in the period this vehicle was built. As in many German tanks couldn't turn on the spot, but say British tanks could.
@@KettyFey Well did meant in general they can , so there you go !
Thanks for the video. I am in the middle of building two of the Tamiya 1/48 Kettenkraftrad plastic model kits. Always nice to learn more about my builds. Thanks again...and hello from Wisconsin..
arent they 1/35?
i dont think Tamiya does land vehicles in 1/48
@@ripvanwinkle2002 I must have more than a dozen 1/48 Military vehicle Tamiya kits in my stack!
@@jerrydeanswanson79 no shit? wow i havent modelled in decades. it used to be like race cars and planes were 1/48 and military vehicles were all 1/35 or if they were RC it was 1/16th
@@ripvanwinkle2002 I have been working on the 1/200 Yamato for the last two years. I took a break from that scale and decided to do WWII military vehicles and aircraft. My stack grows. I decided on the 1/48 to save on display space needs, and I am satisfied enough with the detail levels you can get with that scale. Anyway, yes, the 1/48 scale is available for just about any WWII vehicle and aircraft. And they do a good job at that scale, too.
@@jerrydeanswanson79 if only my old eyes would let me enjoy that hobby again..
last kit i built was a MAUS
but in those days i was into kit bashing to make things like they would do for a movie , so i made it look like a futuristic tank rather than the Maus the kit was supposed to be..
like i replaced the coaxial 75mm with a rotary barreled cannon from a cobra helicopter and added a missile turret and radar to the back of the turret, i i put a 1/25th scale MACK truck engine in it with all chromed up pieces you could see through the engine grating chromed the road wheels and tracks painted it all black with blue trim you get the idea..
Jason I'd love to see a walkaround of the Twin Turret T-26 please!
Thanks Jason. You know your stuff sir.
Can't wait to see the LeIG 18. And some measurements of everything would be great too 😁
I would like to see a presentation of the Universal carrier aka the Bren carrier.
Well done, everything one needs to know.
Great video Jason, as other have said- you know how to educate & entertain. This vehicle has always been favorite & got to ride it at Ausarmor fest on the back....I think driving it would be better ride.
Short vehicle - short video 🤠
Always wondered how they worked🫡
Great job Jason.
A great video on the Kettenkrad, certainly a very unusual design. I would love to see a video on the M7 HMC 'Priest', perhaps with a short comparison to our own post-war Yeramba given this was much influenced from the lessons learned using the M7 in WW2.
super cool vehicle .
Thanks for the extra video of the week ! 🙏
Great overview . Thank You Team
Very cool.
Sweet.
Always wanted to build one out of a mini digger, and a Honda C90.
Awesome. Thank you.
Very cool thanks
10,5 cm LeFh 18 L/28 is my fav Arty piece.
This type was used in the movie Saving Private Ryan (1998).
If I was to request any chats from you guys, I’d like to see one one the Jagdpanzer 4 I saw. Always liked it and don’t see much on it in terms of videos.
How cool is that!
Always wondered how that front wheel managed to steer those tracks! Great video.
You can actually drive them without the front wheel in place, it was standard procedure in certain circumstances (can't remember what) and there are photos showing this.
3:39 shows that it really doesn't do much, the vehicle is going straight although he is trying to turn it. It seems it's there mostly for show.
If I had to guess, it was in response to a design requirement to be steerable like a motorcycle yet tow field guns. Nothing in the spec said that turning the handlebars couldn't invoke differential braking of the tracks...
@@alaric_ The front wheel helped to lift the front part of the vehicle to overcome obstacles
Great thank you 👍
Great video.
certainly put a lot of thought into the running of this vehicle should there not be wheel bearing dust caps fitted to the idler and tensioner track wheels ?
Jason, can Santa bring me one? I've been a good boy.
If u have 100 thousend then you might make a chance...
is there any surviving Goliath carrying trailer for the Ket?
The Kettencrag is a beauty ! Think I'd get one if I was rich!
Almost makes you want to go for a last tour
Chieftain with a start up 😊
Even LW used it for plane taxing.
Can you do one on the Bren/universal carrier?
From Buffalo, N.Y. Thank You for this video. Hey, I want one, (LOL)
do you have any videos of it this machine driving? If not, could you do one please. a first person view would be great as well as one sitting in the back.
um dos meus veiculos favoritos
Mein also
i was going to say, wouldnt the front tyre just slide if the tracks were set speeds . . . but with that gearing for the turn radius they knew what they were doing
Those are one of my favorites WW2 vehicles. So cool.
Very good, however it would have been nice to see a full walk around of the vehicle
What was the point of the wheel in front?
Look like your steeringbrake ajustway was emty, you know there was a second mayjor ajustpoint so you can delete the stocknuts and washers?
Bet the tracks did not get oiled regularly every link needed cleaning and greasing/oiling. Interesting steering two stage. The Bren gun carrier had two stage as well first stage curved the track the second braked one side or the other, all operated from the steering. The steering on the German vehicle is easier on the arms apparently.
I did not know you had one of these - was it picked up in North Africa? - thank you for sharing
I want one!
As always these Australian Military Museum pieces are fantastically repaired, but I have one question as to the track configuration. As a heavy equipment maintenace mechanic, when fitting tracks on a crawler configuration, the links are always placed with the narrow (closed) end facing forward, but in the case of this unit, the reverse configuration is obvious. Is there any reason that this is done? Track link, pins and bushing / pin bore wear, would be rapid when fitted this way. Appreciate your opinion.
I remember reading about this unit in Easy Rider magazine many years ago and if I remember correctly, the article said that only 3 exist to this day, Not sure if that is true, but yes, quite a machine.
There are still quite a few of them around - at least dozens still running and possibly hundreds more static displays in museums or non-runners in people's sheds, particularly in Germany and France. German farmers used them after the war - and they were still being used by East German farmers until the Berlin Wall came down. There's even a street-legal Kettenkrad in Japan!
do they make these in canada ?
Why the front wheel? Wouldn’t it been good enough with just tracks?
I enjoy these shorts as much as the rebuild vids, all info is good info :) on a note ! Do you have an RSO Steyr in the collection ?
Not listed on their website.
@@michaelmclachlan1650 never thought of checking , thanks
Great video ! Can we have one on the (SdKfz 251 ?) Flak Half-track, please ?
What kind of brakes has this vehicle? I mean brakes as tracks vehicle or motorbike ones? Thank you.
I wonder if any elements of the opel engine design were the same as my opel engined torana lol.
that engine reminds me of a holden grey motor so i checked if gm had owned opel at that time and they had. of course gm had no control over their holdings at that time.
That would make a cool off-road vehicle.
That would be fantastic on the ocean beach, load up with fishing gear, and esky of course.
oh the time youd have....
cleaning the salty sand out of every nook and cranny
and oiling every link and roller after
if your patient as a fisherman
this nugget would still test you..
i STILL want one
What kind of drivers license do you need? Is a normal license for a normal car sufficient or do you need a motorcycle licence?
Being a biker yeah Harley I would love to have one of these awesome machines
@jonowens460 yeah not mine
Would love one on the M18 Hellcat . Please, pretty please with sugar on top😇😇😇.
A video on a Pzkfw IV ausf D 75mm L24 would be appreciated
I like to learn more about the BTR 152..
Is there a 10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40 in you collection?