T-34/85 Restoration (Pt2) THE STRIP DOWN

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  • Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
  • We strip down the exterior of the vehicle and start to remove the gearbox and engine.
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    Joakim Karud - Vibe With Me

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  • @MrHewes
    @MrHewes  Год назад +85

    What’s the first thing you think of when you see a T-34?

    • @12G_Pyro
      @12G_Pyro Год назад +23

      Vodka!

    • @jackthurgood9614
      @jackthurgood9614 Год назад +59

      A top notch victory parade

    • @royalblood2405
      @royalblood2405 Год назад

      Over 60 million and counting dead from communism and millions of innocent Germans murdered

    • @Machinengewehr15
      @Machinengewehr15 Год назад +14

      A sad russian in ukraine

    • @akula9713
      @akula9713 Год назад +22

      All the way to Berlin! Better is the enemy of good enough!

  • @Calamity_Jack
    @Calamity_Jack Год назад +35

    I'm so relieved to see you're doing a full resto on this war piece and not just slapping a fresh coat of paint on it. It's gonna look smashing and run like a top.

    • @vavra222
      @vavra222 Год назад +1

      Right? I dont mind car guys just getting a piece of rusty old junk running and driving, while having some fun. But with tanks, i really appreciate the attention to detail and a full restoration, even if its a T-34. Still a nice piece of hardware.

  • @tinymonster9762
    @tinymonster9762 Год назад +131

    What a fantastic video. I’ve never seen a T34 stripdown.
    I can’t image how difficult it must gave been for crews and repair teams to fix these things in the field. The thought of changing that engine in the depths of winter in a horizontal Russian snowstorm is just horrifying.

    • @TheBelrick
      @TheBelrick Год назад +13

      The thing that bothers me about @MrHewes and followers comments is calling the T-34 Russian. It wasn't and Isn't. Its Soviet. The USSR conquered Russia (and Ukraine and half of Europe).
      Russia and USSR are not synonymous. Once you understand this you can see why the T-34 cared nothing for the crews/mechanics (and why Russians were genocided by the group that began and ran USSR)

    • @schwatoo
      @schwatoo Год назад +33

      ⁠@@TheBelrick”the ussr conquered Russia”?? That’s uhhhhh not at all how it worked my dude. Russia wasn’t conquered. Russia had a revolution in 1917 and after many years of revolution and civil war eventually became the Soviet Union in 1922.

    • @pinkyfull
      @pinkyfull Год назад +7

      You can see why the readiness rates of t-34's were so bad. If i had to replace the turret on a damaged t-34 in combat with fire going off around me i would probably say "fuck it to these shims i'm just going to call up the factory and get another tank"

    • @danielkaiselgruber1750
      @danielkaiselgruber1750 Год назад +3

      @@schwatoo I wonder what you call it when a war happens where different factions own different parts of territory until eventually one comes out on top and puts into power an entirely new government on the land of where the old one used to be.

    • @TheBelrick
      @TheBelrick Год назад +4

      @@schwatoo Bolsheviks weren't Russians! They genocided 30-60 million Russians. You tell me how that makes USSR Russia? The leaders werent Russians!
      You are aware that the R in USSR isn't Russia right?

  • @korana6308
    @korana6308 Год назад +81

    Респект моим Британским братьям, за восстановление такого легендарного танка👍

    • @georgy_takev
      @georgy_takev Год назад +4

      Братья как минимут лайк ставят за такие теплые слова. Сомневаюсь что знесь есть братья... мне жаль за танка.

    • @greshnik2705
      @greshnik2705 11 месяцев назад +7

      шизоид ты как из палаты вышел @@georgy_takev

    • @user-zd7ow3gg8b
      @user-zd7ow3gg8b 9 месяцев назад

      а зачем он им заняться нечем

    • @user-wp3xi7et2i
      @user-wp3xi7et2i 8 месяцев назад

      А ты кто ????​@@greshnik2705

  • @petedepledge3359
    @petedepledge3359 Год назад +37

    The steel pipes are all in good condition because so much oil has leaked over them. It's a self rustproofing system

    • @darthweeble7817
      @darthweeble7817 Год назад +10

      Land rover use the same system...

    • @Soulgoodman_smpp
      @Soulgoodman_smpp Год назад +4

      Там дизель Д12. Мы в России говорим что если из него не течет масло то там его не осталось)))😅

    • @edim108
      @edim108 5 месяцев назад

      Just like my Chevy S10. Nothing rusts bc everything is covered in oil 😂

  • @user-el9jr5zy6z
    @user-el9jr5zy6z Год назад +15

    Благодарю за уважительное отношение к истории. Лучший, на то время, танк. Конструкция Кошкина.

  • @1701enter
    @1701enter Год назад +25

    High-Pressure water blasting is very good stuff. I wrote about this a while ago during one of your other builds, Just be careful if you have concerns over corrosion as the psi (at least on the system I was using is 35,000 psi) as it will literally cut through steel. I very much enjoy your content thanks for sharing!

  • @eta320
    @eta320 Год назад +13

    I’ve been on a huge tank restoration fix recently, this and the series coming out of the Aus-Armor museum have been so fascinating to watch! Really shows just how much goes into these machines, even the simple and crudely built ones. Keep up the good work y’all!

  • @user-tm5dn7od3y
    @user-tm5dn7od3y Год назад +13

    Молодцы.Нужное дело делаете,удачи вам в труде.Реально круто,в наше время оживить такую технику.Достойно уважения как минимум

  • @johnnunn8688
    @johnnunn8688 Год назад +10

    Amazing piece of kit, back in the day. Very powerful gun, sloped armour and IIRC 140,000 built. Still in service today!

    • @d.r.4453
      @d.r.4453 Год назад

      I don't think they built that many T-34's. I believe it was closer to 97,000 including all versions of the T-34 as well as tank destroyers that used the T-34 lower hull/chassis. The T-54/55 is the most produced tank in history with...give or take...100,000 hulls and it is still in service with many military services around the globe.

  • @Anolbea
    @Anolbea Год назад +7

    Commendable use of bailing twine. We use it to fix everything.

  • @robertsalanon2909
    @robertsalanon2909 9 месяцев назад +2

    Chaque char était une véritable usine !!Un fameux char qui n·avait pas peur des Panzers de Guderian ...Encouragements pour cet énorme travail ...Congratulations ...

  • @osmium7738
    @osmium7738 Год назад +49

    This channel is a lovely combination of content and character, Love to see you guys interacting as much as seeing the tanks repaired. Great work!

  • @user_drew25
    @user_drew25 Год назад +13

    Отличная работа.
    Желаю удачи. Танк действительно легендарный.

  • @Icebuntrucker
    @Icebuntrucker Год назад +5

    Top work again boys and girl , Bale string the most versatile product known to the working man

  • @user-st6rc1jq8v
    @user-st6rc1jq8v Год назад +11

    Молодцы ребята👍👍👍

  • @JOhn-qz2vi
    @JOhn-qz2vi Год назад +7

    Really enjoy the video's and banter. Is it just me or does Mr Hewes look like a young Donald Sutherland ???

  • @TheGeezzer
    @TheGeezzer Год назад +13

    So, a tank that has been restored by Mr Hewes is a bloody Good restoration! And it looks like it will be too! Keep it up!

  • @strandern5387
    @strandern5387 Год назад +14

    You should definetly try that aqua blaster, George Saunders got the same offer and did a video on it and it seems like a great system. No dust at all since it sprays a water solution with the sand that also prevents rust.

  • @assassinlexx1993
    @assassinlexx1993 Год назад +2

    All that oil has done a great job of stopping rust.
    A few gallons of solvent and a good soap down and that engine bay will be sparkling clean.
    I enjoy your channel, as you transform this tank.

  • @colinblick4903
    @colinblick4903 Год назад +2

    When I’ve rebuilt me jeep….. the engine bay was always clean….. good to hear you do the same…..as you say it’s great looking at the outside but when you look at the internals you want to see a similar job…😎💪🏼

  • @Gibbo919
    @Gibbo919 Год назад +21

    Definitely not a job for the feint of heart! Fantastic work guys! Looking forward to more T34 content!

  • @rachaelwyatt754
    @rachaelwyatt754 Год назад +17

    You guys are doing an awesome job and I cannot wait to see the conclusion :)

  • @rickc4317
    @rickc4317 Год назад +11

    Wow, fascinating. Also, good thing you guys found this tank since all of your other projects are done. 🙂

  • @MrSeeuu
    @MrSeeuu Год назад +5

    Fantastic video Joe.... nice haircut you’re sporting too! LOL
    Just a suggestion from an old industrial mechanic who still has all ten of his fingers......, Lift operators in our circle were allowed to take direction from one guy only during the lift process. Multiple mechanics working on a lift would report to the designated lift director who would signal to the lift operator. The operator would literally stop the lift operations if more than one voice or hand signal entered his realm. Never had a lift accident in 35 years while using this method. Our operators and support crew reckoned they had all the time in the world to NOT make a fatal mistake. No one was in a hurry once the lift was on. Our father taught us kids; never put your finger were you wouldn’t put your dic$. I have passed this method and sound advice along to many apprentice over the years. It’s was fun to hear them recite those words of wisdom as journeyman to their apprentice. My gift to you sir. 😃👍🏻👍🏻

    • @dougstubbs9637
      @dougstubbs9637 Год назад +1

      “Never put your finger where you wouldn’t put your dick….”
      Wonderful advice, pity I hadn’t heard it before meeting ExWife.

  • @jirihamersky6152
    @jirihamersky6152 11 месяцев назад +2

    A note about the turret pads - Soviet tanks were produced in absolutely combat conditions. The main thing was the speed of production and quantity. This was eventually confirmed, Hitler himself lamented in one document that the Russians would put several times more on a certain number of German machines. Great video, thanks.

  • @user-ud4co6qy3u
    @user-ud4co6qy3u Год назад +5

    Легендарный Совецкий Танк !
    Танк Победитель!

  • @AnvilAirsoftTV
    @AnvilAirsoftTV 8 месяцев назад +1

    First time I’ve really appreciated how much space the Christie suspension takes up inside the hull.

  • @Eisen_Jaeger
    @Eisen_Jaeger Год назад +10

    I had not realized just how compact a T-34 was.

  • @kiwidonkeyk1656
    @kiwidonkeyk1656 Год назад +7

    Another 26 minutes fly by, excellent content once again. I like the way you carefully marked the turret shims and then just leave them there and trust to luck!

  • @philipcable437
    @philipcable437 Год назад +10

    Nice work people!!
    Jack is as positive as ever.
    Good show!!

  • @user-is1gp6gk5r
    @user-is1gp6gk5r Год назад +3

    Its a very nice looking V-12

  • @rogerbayzand4455
    @rogerbayzand4455 Год назад +1

    That was really fun to watch and still chuckling at the gags. I am really glad to see you used the orange high tensile bailer twine to lift the radiators, proper job!

  • @nathancorlett9895
    @nathancorlett9895 Год назад +8

    Love this series on the t34 pls keep them coming

  • @alanmoffat4454
    @alanmoffat4454 Год назад +3

    DIDENT KNOW I WAS WATCHING EXTREME ATHLETES BLOODY WELL DONE TOO ALL 😮. 😊

  • @viesic
    @viesic Год назад +11

    if a soviet engine is not leaking oil it means there is no oil inside, need to fill up.

  • @stuartburgess2409
    @stuartburgess2409 Год назад +4

    This is just great for us watching , but a bit grotty for you guys so really appreciate the most excellent content you're all providing 🎉😂

  • @higgo1978
    @higgo1978 Год назад +3

    I love your content. Perfect blend of brittish humour and education rolled into one. Very informative and well presented indeed. 👍

  • @garypoulton7311
    @garypoulton7311 Год назад +2

    Very interesting, a lot of work to be done there, look forward to seeing it done.

  • @gavin1506
    @gavin1506 Год назад +13

    I was told by an ex Russian tank driver the T34 was a quality tank. When asked what quality means he said "easy to repair and make new parts". How true that is on that old a tank I don't know.

  • @brianwillson9567
    @brianwillson9567 Год назад +1

    Heros you are. I find work on my Viva HC more than heavy enough. Should not say this, a very naughty comment, but tank restoration with eye candy, what’s not to like.

  • @williamorton7600
    @williamorton7600 Год назад +1

    Imagine how hard pulling that engine would be with turret still in place. Great work!

  • @user-sh8et2zj2y
    @user-sh8et2zj2y 9 месяцев назад +2

    Гордость и уважение что вы так чтите память историю победы над фашизмом сколько наших ребят во время войны солдат танкистов воевали на этих танках ВЕЧНАЯ ПАМЯТЬ И СЛАВА ИМ ВО ВЕКИ ВЕКОВ 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

  • @ianwestmoreland5950
    @ianwestmoreland5950 Год назад +3

    Good video, I'm pleased I used to work on combine harvesters, but many hands, and forklifts make light work.
    It all came apart quite well, you can see what you're doing. String for lifting the rads out? That's big bale baler band, it has a greater SWL !
    Well done for keeping your shed clean, never an easy job with tackle like that. Looking forward to the next exciting episode! Cheers lads. 🙂👍🙂

  • @Reaper4367
    @Reaper4367 Год назад

    So much work to do, yet you and the fella's arent shying away from doing it the right way.
    Cheers for sharing.

  • @teamidris
    @teamidris Год назад +1

    An enjoyable vid because I watched all the mastermilo vids on the T69-II and now I can see how the design progressed from this one. Especially that aluminium riveted centrifugal fan. His manual said a gallon of oil for every hundred gallons of diesel, and there are no in,te valve seals.

  • @nickbates7645
    @nickbates7645 Год назад +1

    Good bit of flex on those forklift tines when you were lifting the engine!

    • @stevengrace6712
      @stevengrace6712 Год назад

      Slightly overloaded? Could you guys use a lifting hole closer to the mast - check your de-rate chart….. I know that is not your MO but please check your safe lifting and suspended load behaviours . . I know that is kill joy to many but I value your dancing days!

    • @MrHewes
      @MrHewes  Год назад +2

      She’s had worse

  • @andrewoakley4957
    @andrewoakley4957 5 месяцев назад

    Laughed out loud when the engine clears the back of the hull and jack turns around and looks into the engine bay, and says 'what a bag of shit' 😂 now that was a heartfelt statement of him realising how much fun he was going to have cleaning it up! 😊

  • @HighDefBNG
    @HighDefBNG Год назад +2

    'A big stone would knock this out.' lol
    Good luck with the future Mr Hewes n co!

  • @LordInter
    @LordInter Год назад +4

    I've seen the water blasters, there's an Irish farmer who uses one on the front forks from his tractor and yeah no dust just paint and water.

    • @Qspecialman
      @Qspecialman Год назад +1

      Perhaps that’s how they make Guiness?

  • @57northphoto32
    @57northphoto32 Год назад +1

    Aqua blaster is great used it on boat hulls, fantastic with less mess than sand.

  • @tony78652
    @tony78652 Год назад +3

    Hi, I watch another channel "Rebuild Rescue" they have a Vapour Hone machine for clean parts, it uses water , it seems to do a fantastic job at clean things, even tafes off paint.

  • @misterquintus
    @misterquintus Год назад +1

    Vids like this make me want to park a Stormer outside my house and start Mk2'ing it.

  • @user-fz2pd7kn5y
    @user-fz2pd7kn5y Год назад +3

    The best tank in the history of the world in the history of mankind

  • @patchmack4469
    @patchmack4469 Год назад +2

    excellent fun Joe - while the inside looks as filthy as Jacks mind, many modelling enthusiasts will be buying up all them weird and wonderful weathering paints to make their models look realistic - but i am totally with you, like i watched all of Master Milo vids and the T55 and found his restoration to be job top - everything looks so much better with a dab of paint and give all parts a once over, replace everything that is close to failing while you can get at them, top job fella - still suffering with the hey fever, best sink a few bottles of JD and sleep well

  • @joek511
    @joek511 Год назад

    Right up my alley. I would have an uncontrolled woody with a project like that

  • @patracy
    @patracy Год назад +1

    The last truck I had dustless blasted worked a treat. But yes, on complete vehicles it's a royal pain to mitigate the sand intruding into things it shouldn't. But in this instance, you'll be well served. And keep some sanity from not having to needle gun it.

  • @Qspecialman
    @Qspecialman Год назад +4

    Another interesting video Joe. It will be interesting to see if the aqua blaster system works. I seem to remember Edd China used one.

  • @johncrook7705
    @johncrook7705 Год назад +1

    Great greasy video of seeing the inside of Russian engineering. Glad that you not only take things apart but then examine them to make sure they work when going back on! Nothing worse than a mechanical breakdown in the field!

  • @theoonyoutube
    @theoonyoutube Год назад +3

    M539 restorations has one of those Aquablaster machines and he seems to really highly rate it so I suggest you try and test one out, best of luck!

  • @kirillzobnin3493
    @kirillzobnin3493 Год назад +6

    Ооо, у меня дедушка на таком воевал!
    Класс, ох этот дизельный мотор))
    Молодцы!
    Россия за мир 🇷🇺!

  • @richardphelan8414
    @richardphelan8414 Год назад +3

    You Lads are doing a hell of a job it's just Brilliant,quite the difference from working on Dad's Hillman Crack on

  • @littlehistory2392
    @littlehistory2392 Год назад +7

    Massive thumbs up! For a tank that was lauded for its simplicity and ease of repair during WW2, the reality is proving to be the opposite!

  • @dankmazzi2376
    @dankmazzi2376 Год назад +1

    In the winter armor is a refrigerator unless you are lucky enough to have a heating system..especially back in the 1930s and 1940s..even in the 1970s..U.S. military as well.
    The good old days of freezing 🥶...🙂✌

  • @Ady11000
    @Ady11000 Год назад +2

    Interesting as ever and its about to get even more so . Good work guys .

  • @akula9713
    @akula9713 Год назад +3

    Love every minute of it! Glad you’re going to do a proper job!

  • @dominicbaylis2538
    @dominicbaylis2538 Год назад

    Smashing job ,watching this gives me confidence to tackle smaller tasks myself.

  • @wapted
    @wapted Год назад +5

    baler twine for lifting the radiator... the ultimate do everything farmers tool.

    • @matthewhill5734
      @matthewhill5734 Год назад

      better than any rope...
      ...untill you need to tie an old bit, thats when its ruddy annoying :)

  • @frankhall6342
    @frankhall6342 Год назад +1

    You win 1000 Internet points for using old bail twine to lift out the radiators 😎👌🤣

  • @PumaTwoU
    @PumaTwoU Год назад

    I'll be following this process. The T 34 was - out of need- a very utilitarian tank. It was totally designed to be quickly and easily built even by unskilled labor. As I watched you use the forklift to lift the engine out, I could imagine Russians with chain hoists sweating away at manhandling the task. I'm glad you intend to do a proper full restoration, and not make a parade vehicle. Cheers!

  • @steveneastland4128
    @steveneastland4128 10 месяцев назад

    Living the dream, I’d be in my element doing this, haven’t a clue but…
    Vapour Blasting is the dogs, use it on motorcycle parts all the time, perfect back to factory fresh cast finish

  • @CustomcrowdMitroc
    @CustomcrowdMitroc Год назад +1

    love the little submarine role play

  • @xrmik8300
    @xrmik8300 Год назад +6

    😅 is there gonna be an implosion! Oooh maybe a little too soon....

  • @RiskyR
    @RiskyR Год назад +1

    Only just discovered this account. Superb to follow the restoration of the T-34! Great work so far and can't wait for the next episode.
    Regards from Holland.

  • @stuartlew1229
    @stuartlew1229 Год назад +1

    and history says a T34 was simple ... well not that simple brilliant vid again

  • @giantglorovich5739
    @giantglorovich5739 9 месяцев назад +2

    Спасибо вам ребята 🇺🇸 за уважение к танку !!! Будьте здоровы !!

  • @johngell4842
    @johngell4842 Год назад +1

    Top video
    great work gang 🤠 bit of a tight squeeze getting in there Joe
    Reminds me what Frank Atkinson once said about working on unimog 406 hydraulics you need a trained ferret with a spanner 😂
    Top job

  • @heyupchum
    @heyupchum Год назад +2

    Came for the tanks....stayed for Jack in a tank top. 👀

  • @woody5109
    @woody5109 7 месяцев назад

    Just like in a ship, the engine compartment must be spotless.

  • @bobbroadhurst1648
    @bobbroadhurst1648 8 месяцев назад

    That was so interesting, I had to re-watch bits of it all thru it to take some of the info and procedures
    One thing I'd love to do is take a grinder to all the sharp, square edges of steel work, chassis, brackets and frame, while it was naked, so it wasn't as hazardous to the body and clothes when working on it with tools, or climbing into the various cavities. And maybe gas and grind easier access to any bastard places, to service, or suss faults

  • @beastrabban
    @beastrabban Год назад +2

    looking forward to the engine teardown and rebuild!

    • @cyrussumner
      @cyrussumner Год назад

      did i not see you loading an engin for the 34 some weeks ago?

  • @gwcstudio
    @gwcstudio 9 месяцев назад

    It just sits in the thing.
    Rust prevention by leaking oil. Great stuff!

  • @octopus680
    @octopus680 Год назад

    I restore old lorries but what you chaps do is amazing and your all young too!

  • @pauldowner1
    @pauldowner1 Год назад +3

    I found this channel on Instagram just watched these to t-34 videos so far.. love them.. just subscribed 🤗

  • @davidbarnsley8486
    @davidbarnsley8486 Год назад +2

    I think it’s a good thing you film these bits so you can see we’re all the bits go
    We also know now what the bottom of an oil tanker looks like
    What a mess the bottom is 😂😂👍👍

  • @boshi_coyo
    @boshi_coyo Год назад +1

    i really wish you all find a ZIS-30 in the future, would love to see one of those restored to it's former glory if there even are any left in existence which there are VERY likely none. but i know there's atleast one somewhere in the world. a Jagdpanzer E-10 would be an even better find with it's lowering suspension and stuff that tank destroyer had.
    if you all had the chance to possibly try and rebuild the MAUS sitting in that museum, would you all do it? good luck moving it though lmao

  • @carlrudd1858
    @carlrudd1858 9 месяцев назад

    Looks like fun! yeah? cool beans, guys...

  • @lawerencestimpson2280
    @lawerencestimpson2280 11 месяцев назад

    Wow are you kids brave!! No owners manual.

  • @johndrew3202
    @johndrew3202 Год назад

    Very interesting video thanks everyone, lads and lass. Probably a good job you don't put a clock on these jobs, it must have taken quite a while to do this video. It amazes me that you don't use overalls but I guess they can be a handicap in tight places, you must have a good laundry system.

  • @jons5366
    @jons5366 Год назад +2

    Awesome Vid! You guys are doing a great job. Keep it up. Looking forward seeing that engine stripped down and checked over. :)

  • @Nayte08
    @Nayte08 5 месяцев назад

    It absolutely blows my mind to see what humans have made throughout time

  • @matthewheutel3405
    @matthewheutel3405 Год назад

    Am I the only blummin bloke to think the foden might done and top over ?! Brilliant mathematics by the team here, helpin meself to a cup o tea

  • @stco2426
    @stco2426 Год назад +3

    Really interesting to see the history and engineering revealed. Your channel is great and this will be more quality work. Cheers.

  • @ellessgee176
    @ellessgee176 Год назад +2

    8:50 10/10 bailing twine rigging

  • @bruceinoz8002
    @bruceinoz8002 Год назад +1

    Here is a link to an English translation of the "user's handbook for the T34/85.
    I suspect some creative type has "workshop manuals for sale / dwnload.
    It is always the "reassembly" phase that can get really "interesting".
    As the old joke goes:
    "A thrifty tradesman always has parts left over".

  • @psl54rsniper
    @psl54rsniper Год назад +1

    Be proud comrade GLORIOUS LEADER tells us the t34 is the best ever built!!!

  • @potrzebieneuman4702
    @potrzebieneuman4702 4 месяца назад

    I feel for you with the miserable hayfever, I'm in SE Queensland Ozstraylya and the pollen count is off the Richter scale right now and that's the reason I sound like you, I commiserate.

  • @bobopaapoe1774
    @bobopaapoe1774 Год назад +1

    I don't know the slightest thing about tanks. My mechanical experience is limited to changing the oil on my car and having swapped out a 50cc 2 stroke piston once. I don't work with anything related to engines at all and neither do I have any hobbies of the sort. And I just can't stop watching these videos you guys put out, it's too addictive.

  • @user-is1gp6gk5r
    @user-is1gp6gk5r Год назад +4

    Highly advanced tank of its time

  • @Paul-xe8li
    @Paul-xe8li Год назад

    Enjoyed the video again boys very interesting thankyou nice to see ted too.🐕