WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: Test fitting our ORIGINAL StuG III G transmission!

Final drives - check, brakes - check, transmission... check back later!
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[@StevenG222]

All your headaches and hardwork will be well worth it when its sitting on display being admired by everyone!

[@Javdoc]

"All your headaches and hardwork will be well worth it when it's driving around being admired by everyone!" Fixed that for ya... 😉

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

And running.

[@MatSpeedle]

No better part of a Wednesday, than a fresh episode of Workshop Wednesday 👌Another cracking piece of work gents, loving this Stug Build.

[@GilbertdeClare0704]

Yeah, DEFINITELY !....until you hear those dread words, "That's all for this week, folks"😪😥😢😭

[@red_d849]

agreed

[@mikeandhev]

Great to see Beau back on the Sturmgeschutz III.

[@Th.G.M.]

Had a smile when Beau talked about the Hummel and pronounced it „Hammel“. Hammel is the German word for a wether. Hummel is pronounced like „who“ with „ml“ at the end, „who-ml“. Hummel is German for „bumblebee“. I am much amazed about your dedication, all of your team, to work and preserve those vehicles of the past! Thank you so much for what you do!

[@scroggins100]

Was he not the water carrier from Hamburg as well?

[@Th.G.M.]

@@scroggins100 ???

[@gozza7199]

Beau pronounced Hummel with a 'u' sound like the English word 'up', not with an 'a' like in apple.😊

[@dazaspc]

@@gozza7199 North Queensland accent Dood.

[@scroggins100]

@@gozza7199 Fair enough. Mind you in Hamburg Platz German?

[@timriley302]

I am fortunate to be visiting Aus Armour on July 26 2024 from the USA looking forward to the experience.

[@glangsaprick]

I'm positive you have done your research and know the museum is located at Cairns in Far North Quennsland. It's a beautiful part of the world and the weather there in July is superb. Enjoy your visit and be sure to do the many other things available to do. Oh and enjoy some of our world class beers and seafood.

[@timriley302]

I enjoyed the Australian Armor Museum I spent all day there and took 280 photos it was probably the coolest place I visited in the 18 days I spent in Australia Bali and Singapore.

[@johnnewman366]

The StuG IIIG certainly is a complicated little beast, still, you are getting there, slowly but surely. It’s a wonder that Beau isn’t as grey as Johnno by now! Cheers,

[@entropyachieved750]

Love my Workshop Wednesdays

[@TheSlugstoppa]

Piece by piece she's coming together guys and looking grand. Get better soon Alf.

[@gusgone4527]

The Panzer III and IV were really something special.

[@BF5player]

Simply magnificent work Beau

[@markmeredith158]

I look forward to my next visit to Cairns and your wonderful Museum. Keep up the great work.

[@theo9416]

The gentlemen are doing well again, as always, it looks great. greetings from the Netherlands.

[@robertsmart4628]

Definitely give it to the field crew's who had to work on them especially on the Eastern front in the cold .

[@kenc3288]

There are 2 yokes in that universal joint, there needs to be some radial misalignment so the joints articulate. The needle rollers in the yokes will have a shortened life if the shaft alignment is too perfect.

[@thecommenter9678]

I would LOVE to see the crew that blew this thing up see it fully restored =D Imagine, they thought they had insured it would never drive again and then some crazy vegemite loving Australians put it back together from rusted scratch!

[@eb-pe8xg]

Best day of the week! Put some anti-seize on those bolts! The next guy to work on it will love you for it...

[@bruceinoz8002]

Great work! It is easy to appreciate the reason self-contained / "unitized" "power-packs in AFVs came into vogue. Crook motor, gear box, etc>? Open the engine deck. Disconnect the "plumbing". Undo the mounting bolts and hoist away. (Using your friendly local field workshop detachment and vehicles). Reverse the process and away you go. (Without "forgetting" to cross the "spanners / greasers" palms with adult beverages, or quality battlefield souvenirs, of course).

[@iainwilson4744]

Always a joy to watch how the restorations come together. I am in awe of the skill of all the guys. A total joy to watch. Thanks Kurt. Keep up the good work. Hope all are well and recovering from illness and surgery well. See you next Wednesday.

[@tompayne4945]

This was a really well constructed episode, great mix of explanation, progress, and montages 😊 With regards to the 'genius of the German designers' it could be argued that they make the original concepts overly -complicated....then have to engineer their way out of it!

[@billyponsonby]

Excellent

[@craigmoore7521]

Man I could watch these guys eat lunch!!! Great job as always and keep making more please!!!

[@mzimmerman1988]

Exciting to see the first signs of life for this tank! Great work team 😀

[@georgedistel1203]

I watch these and think holy crap. I couldn't imagine the driver accidentally getting wadded up in those moving parts. Bo needs to think about his long-term health and well-being he won't be a young man forever. I watch these videos and start getting little aches and pains just watching them , but ahh it brings back memories of happier and pain-free days!

[@Spitsz01]

I actually get home from work and open KZbin every day. And on Wednesday it's always "Yes, Workshop Wednesday"! Really love this channel.

[@Jonas-jq9qo]

Liking the vid before watching, because i know this is always the best part of a Wednesday :D

[@jamesvenables6202]

Loved the "passenger side" notation on the brake shoes!!! 😂

[@ct92404]

"Passenger side" on a *tank* lol

[@jeremysaunders9916]

Just love the skill of the old boys and young putting these monster jigsaws together, remanufacturing and making it all work ,its a real treat for me to watch on Wednesday but its just not long enough ! I intend to go there one day and if I was younger and closer would love to work with these guys.

[@bigredjeepyj3436]

For some reason, watching Bo spinning the final drives put a giant smile on my face. Even though there's more to be done, what an absolute accomplishment it is to see things working.

[@drmarkintexas-400]

🏆🎖️🙏🤗 Thank you for sharing this

[@kenskinner6948]

You all should be very proud of your achievements. Well done.

[@paulthomas3726]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Al.👍

[@whatwouldyoudo64]

Amazing the superior level of German engineering. Great job guys, love your channel and hope to visit one day!

[@Billy1962Boy]

Great progress.

[@MartinFialaMeganeRs]

Skvělá práce kluci opět zdravím ❤️❤️❤️❤️🫡🫡🫡 Marťas

[@clivehibburt]

WOW I enjoyed this video it’s so interesting can’t wait to see the next video what great workmanship 👍👍👍👌👌👌👌

[@smalcolmbrown]

Thanks :)

[@jackmehoff1840]

brilliant work

[@roqford]

I am impressed by knowledge, passion and manual skils of Beau, and all crew! Next project of reverse enginering - rocket V2!😊

[@SimonBillingham-zq4oy]

Great work. An observation from a retired aircraft engineer, the universal shafts look like they should be installed before the gearbox. It appears to me that they would remain installed for removal and installation of the gearbox, just retract the drive flanges and lift it out and in. I could be wrong but you guys are on the spot not watching a video. Keep up the good work.

[@mupdog9697]

Please remind Beau to remove his wedding ring when working in the workshop. I have seen a "tankie" deglove his finger climbing in and out of a M113. Makes me shudder watching this. Apart from that, love his work.

[@marcusw86]

Yeah, I always put my band on a necklace, and kept it under my shirt,

[@gousmc1983]

That's why jeans have a ring pocket on the right side, as pocket watches aren't a thing anymore

[@mickleblade]

I thought those little pockets were for condoms!

[@codyparker679]

I dont wear rings ever foe that reason. Co worker lost his finger from his ring.

[@67daffy]

Thanks

[@ancliuin2459]

Very satisfying to watch, you are doing great work!

[@provjaro]

Very enjoyable

[@gracefaithCHRISTscriptureGOD]

Great work guys, it's always good to see how your progress on these vehicles 👍👏

[@davekreitzer4358]

Very nice fitting , great job 👏👍😎

[@TheFurriestOne]

Not sure if it'd be worth the effort, but I'd personally enjoy the challenge of turning the original corroded-to-death transmission into a see-through unit demonstrating how the shifting and all that functions. (which would mean making it possible for it to rotate again, no easy task!) Have to have solid windows over the moving parts to keep fingers out, of course. Could have it be driven by manual crank and/or electric motor. Definitely a long-term project! Wild ideas aside, the fit up looks to be going well despite the snags.

[@thomasmanus1837]

We are so back

[@garfield1415]

Amazing work guys, I can wait (but I will) until the next video comes out!

[@jamesroseby3823]

Wow! I’ve never before seen the epicyclic brake drums rotate at 4x the drive sprocket speed as the sprocket is turned. Fascinating stuff.👍👍

[@morstyrannis1951]

There were some 1930’s British cruiser tanks where the drum was spinning like mad on the rear sprocket.

[@juanalbertoperezfuentes5307]

Muy entretenido el vídeo excelente 👌👌👌👌👌

[@BrumKid]

This channel and "Mr Hewes channel www.youtube.com/@MrHewes " are great for seeing how they rebuild and get the old tanks going again hats off to the two of them 👍👍👍👍

[@67daffy]

Amazing stuff as usual🔦

[@travisgill307]

I love it when he put the crowbar on an it snuck forward!

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

Really neat to see how the nuts and bolts of the transmission system actually works! Can't wait until the next episode of the Stug! 😎

[@Rogster559]

Waited till our house was completely quiet then I turned on the lads at workshop Wednesday love watching them all in action they are all artisans in their own craft , Best wishes from Tassie

[@prichindel36]

hope you will never get old and be able to continue your work for years ! Fantastic jobs !Thank You !

[@ianstewartbrown5308]

Really great to see the guys back in action

[@markscheffers5841]

Those 18 minutes just flew by. Wouldn’t mind a 30 minute episode next time! Keep up the good work guys!

[@raymondswarmer1433]

Looking forward to seeing the engine arrive that has been sourced for this big lady!!!!

[@russwoodward8251]

The old and the new together. pretty amazing. Nice work by Beau and the video team. Thank you.

[@johnviney7919]

Great progress guys!! Really enjoy Workshop Wednesdays!! 😀

[@robertdriscoll9673]

I look forward to seeing your progress every Wednesday. You have some of the very best in your shop.

[@rhyswoodman6781]

Wow! Another awesome episode! Well done boys it's really coming along.

[@andrewsteele7663]

Thanks again for another riveting episode. I was watching the gap where the bolts were supposed to go with dread. Then presto, brilliant. Absolutely amazing to watch it all come together. Cheers

[@stevebarnett-f5o]

Reading about complex German engineering, then seeing it in these videos is a real eye opener, great work guys.

[@davidmussack4529]

I went back to your channel to watch some episodes I’ve already watched. I need this tank fix from Ausarmour.

[@eno.5796]

My weds day therapy, just love it !beau's knowledge for someone of his age is incredible,makes me wonder what it was like for the repair crews in the field in Russia etc,they must have been under such pressure to get the vehicles back into service. Without them it would of ground to a halt.

[@jean-francoislemieux5509]

the camera job is so well done ! i would love a making of episode to see your set-ups to get thoses angles...must be acrobatic some times! lol

[@PZKWVIE131]

So You guys from Aus Armor tell me you are building a Stug III From stcratch that will actually work? I Love you guys! Keep up this work!!!

[@russjones6697]

Absolutely brilliant. Always wishing my life away for the next Wednesday to arrive!

[@garynew9637]

Saw this stug as a pile of bent and broken parts several years ago!

[@davidlawrencebanks4610]

Brilliant job! The mixture of old and remade parts looks great. You should be proud boys 👍👍

[@CaptainCamperLP-CCLP]

I loved the last service and maintenace episodes and I also love this restoration episode, keep up the good mix of both kinds.

[@douglasfrompa593]

G'Day mate. Looks about time to throw some shrimp on the barby and pop open an oilcan of beer, Foster's beer if I remember correct. Come on man, that beautiful beast of a transmission spins fine and changes gears. We all know it isn't coming out any time soon and could maybe, you know, be put to the test before sending it to the rebuilders. Wink wink, when it works then maybe decide to just leave it there.😉

[@Wasa9191]

Nice work boys! getting there slowly, but surely. Can't beat German engineering.

[@michaelguerin56]

Nice progress. Looking forward to the gearbox specialists and all the fun that they might have😁!

[@hobbyking5364]

STUG project is awesome to watch and the work is fantastic!

[@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968]

Good to see all of the pieces coming together.👍🏼

[@Bill53AD]

Beautiful workmanship mates. Having helped on a Panther restoration this lets me see segments of aa build I wasn't present at.

[@wrxs1781]

Good video, the transmission disassembly will be much anticipated.

[@larsbkurin1740]

Very solid work and the fine details in newly manufactured parts are impressive. At first I thought why take apart a gearbox that works but since the rest is 100% the box has to be taken apart.

[@schwabrichard9829]

Good morning! Another Wednesday tank fix! That explains Mk III and Stug III production rates.

[@bilplaymo6121]

Australian Armor ? one of the best WORLWIDE armored restoration ! equal with Saumur ( France ) and Panzer Farm ( poland ) they are all member of the "Tiger club" ! don't need a running model, just need...a Tiger ! the rest of the Panzer catalog will follow...like here ! thanks for sharing, all my support !

[@alansivkoff282]

These boys have so much patience. I don’t know how they do it.

[@ormmeford2204]

Thank you for the restoration work you do!

[@franksmodels29]

Great build amazing craftsmanship 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@myradavis2599]

Great hands on & problem solving. Very popular series.

[@therish7169]

It’s got stuff on the inside now! Nice! 👍

[@thurin84]

glad to hear als on the mend!

[@aussmith5335]

Excellent work, so much went into these machines👏👏

[@andybtec]

I like the "passenger side" written on the brake shoe

[@davidkimmel5153]

Fantastic workmanship thanks for sharing

[@gunrunner35]

Another great video! Thanks for sharing the progress and the lads are doing great as usual. Can't wait for the next fix!

[@grantcox4764]

Gotta love a bit of workshop Wednesday...

[@busterdee8228]

Get well soon Al.

[@rak_na_gore_svisnul]

wow! Internal parts of a Stug 40 from Saratov in Australia😮

[@mikepocock575]

Cracking video once again guys, i really look forward to each episode. Wishing you all the best from the UK.

[@parker1ray]

I am currently building a Panzer III Ausf J model and the interior is super detailed and exactly the same as this Stug! The transmission is the later version though.

[@claytonnans5639]

Well done ! Keep on Stugging.

[@paulevans5455]

What can I say but wow.