They were susceptible to damaging the armoured brake hoses when going cross country. We always kept a couple of modified wing nuts (a one pfennig piece braised in the yoke as a blanker and a rubber washer inside as a seal) to remove the hoses and blank and bleed the front or rear half of the braking system. The wing nut would fit on the brake line boss on the hull. It was a 'get home from manoeuvres' job and pretty scary with only 50% brake efficiency, especially as 'Ferret Scout Car' and 'Braking efficiency' in the same sentence is an oxymoron!
Manoeuvres? I thought us Brits did Exercises!! I was Ferret Section Commander in 2 Para when serving in Berlin when the wall was still up. Yours is in gorgeous nick.
They were not intended to take on armour, there were missile armed versions, they were really designed for recce and internal security work although they ended up being used for a lot more. It was considered that if they had to fire their main weapon, their mission had failed (Obviously not the missile versions which were intended to engage tanks etc). In Europe, the units facing the soviets were expected to last only 15 minutes or so. Just long enough to act as a trip wire and alert the units further back.
They were susceptible to damaging the armoured brake hoses when going cross country. We always kept a couple of modified wing nuts (a one pfennig piece braised in the yoke as a blanker and a rubber washer inside as a seal) to remove the hoses and blank and bleed the front or rear half of the braking system. The wing nut would fit on the brake line boss on the hull. It was a 'get home from manoeuvres' job and pretty scary with only 50% brake efficiency, especially as 'Ferret Scout Car' and 'Braking efficiency' in the same sentence is an oxymoron!
Manoeuvres? I thought us Brits did Exercises!! I was Ferret Section Commander in 2 Para when serving in Berlin when the wall was still up. Yours is in gorgeous nick.
Thats so cool, the inside looks awesome, imagine driving that in a warzone
LolTactics Gaming yeah
Nate Seymour 100km/h foward and reverse 50km/h. 4,6 Liter engine with some 160 hp. Do you have the browning machine gun on board?
@@hardamlimit427 Same speed backwards.
@@ptonpc you‘re right. Thanks mate
They were not intended to take on armour, there were missile armed versions, they were really designed for recce and internal security work although they ended up being used for a lot more. It was considered that if they had to fire their main weapon, their mission had failed (Obviously not the missile versions which were intended to engage tanks etc).
In Europe, the units facing the soviets were expected to last only 15 minutes or so. Just long enough to act as a trip wire and alert the units further back.
I love the rubber chicken on the turret gun.
Paint finish looks very good
more fingesr broken in the forward hatches than enough,i worked on them in the 70s,good engine but too small ,only really for recon work
I drove one all over Germany in the 1970s
@@richardhall6034 i drive one in Portugal 1986
Still got the scar after tip of right middle finger sewn back on in the 70s Im 67 now
@@richardhall6034 Me too Germany and Cyprus and N. Ireland. Great vehicle apart from when I got hatch-rash (Twice) as mentioned above.. OUCH!
....Which is what they were designed for... Reconnaissance and liaison.
FERREK TENGAH BERGERAK,AKU MO BERDIRI MACAM INILAH NANTI.
Ucrania lo nescecita!!😊
When wearing a head-cam, DON'T BOB YOUR FRIGGIN' HEAD AROUND LIKE THAT! Ruined an otherwise enjoyable video with that bobble-head crap!
Wasn't wearing a head cam obviously and it's kinda a bumpy ride