HOMEMADE TANK Part 1 - Hull & Tracks

This is the big project I hinted at in the last video! Really hope you guys enjoy this one, as it took a very long time to make this happen! As always, safety was of the utmost concern, as can be seen by the heavy duty mask thing. Hopefully I can figure out a solution to the track problem! More videos will come out this summer on another project while I'm away in Massachusetts, so stay tuned!
MUSIC USED:
• Cold Water
• Overdrive
• Martin Garrix & MOTi -...

[@zaackanderson5042]

Dude this was crazy and the editing was insane, nice job👍

[@All_Original]

Thanks so much bro!

[@johnnyfingersgood6927]

How does this guy only have 1k subscribers? He deserves a lot more

[@All_Original]

Thanks man!

[@ShengTheCraftsman]

yea, you need proper tracks, those won't hold, I knew how difficult it is to build them, I'm building something similar but smaller scale , you need a safe foolproof formula, once succeed, repeat that thousands more times, I wish you good luck, you made it look exciting

[@All_Original]

Yeah that’s why I pivoted to the new design. It took a lot longer to put together, but it’s definitely far more resilient!

[@MillerMachineWorks]

Conveyor belt works well for a low time track, that's all my m29 used

[@All_Original]

@@MillerMachineWorks Probably gonna be the same for me

[@thisguyJoshua]

LET’S GO!! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOREVER AND IT’S FINALLY HERE!!!

[@All_Original]

Heck yeah!!!

[@rentix5103]

Amazing! Great built, it seems like it could even hold two people!

[@All_Original]

Thanks! Once the inside is completed it will be a lot smaller unfortunately

[@Monther369]

With you Munther from Saudi Arabia. Very cool, I am a huge fan of you and will continue to follow you because I see the future that you deserve with all its advantages. Keep the spirit of adventure and exploration. Attempts made me laugh. Note: Do not worry about the followers, you are in the beginning. Keep going, and you made my day. Thank you. I wish you all the best.

[@All_Original]

Thanks so much!!❤️

[@bananmanGT]

You are extremely underrated

[@All_Original]

Thanks dude! I'm just happy to be able to make these vids!

[@TinyHouseHomestead]

AWESOME! But it's like watching NASCAR, you know there is gonna be some crashin! 😱😝🤪🤣😁👍👍🇺🇲

[@All_Original]

Definetly!

[@GeoGerman]

Nah bro. This guy is a genius. I've always wanted to do this.

[@All_Original]

Thanks bro!

[@WynedelElarco-gx8wu]

During the summer me and my friends want to build a Sherman tank and I was given the job to engineer plan pay for most of this stuff but the only problems that I have are that we don’t know what equipment is need to construct this all and don’t know how the driving system will work do you have any advice?

[@All_Original]

Use a differential and attach brake disks to it for steering, it’s a massive improvement over the old steering system. For the engine, I’m using a 18hp duromax engine, which works great. For the tracks, just use double ear chain and bolt it to some pieces of wood. My tracks are 10in x 3in, which allows for plenty of movement and bending. For the drive sprockets, find some chain sprockets that match the double ear chain. The sprockets and track really depend on how large you want the tank to be, for a larger vehicle, use bigger chain. Beyond that, it really depends on your design snd size. Just a warning that this project has cost in excess of $5,000 so far, and you should definitely do a ton of research first to find the cheapest components you can, because costs rise really quickly. Hope this helps, and good luck!

[@yourlocalrussiankid9162]

wanna do a battle when mine is finished? (its powerd by a 10hp briggs and has 2 go kart trannsmisions that control the tracks) oh btw how did you make your track setup? 2 clutches or what?

[@Goobs-ero]

Also, if you guys do somthing similar, you could do 2 different moters one attached to one side and the other one of the other side with 2 “gas” pedals to control each side differently. Also maybe do a smaller tank like the L3/33, m22 locast, a Stuart, German ASU somthing, a short tank destroyer like the stugg, or if your feeling goofy, a mini muas oh yeah, AND DO NOT FORGET TO PUT A HOLE IN THE ROOF FOR A HATCH

[@All_Original]

So the issue with using two engines was actually space, as the smaller engines I planned to use for that method wouldn’t fit in the engine compartment. I would strongly recommend using a differential system like I have instead, as with a dual engine setup you still need some sort of clutch for both engines, and of course no two engines are exactly the same so you may run into steering issues. Also, with the differential system the tank is pretty much forced to turn due to brakes being applied to one track, whereas with a dual engine system the tank will end up with a massive turning radius due to the unpowered track still being able to freewheel.

[@Goobs-ero]

@@All_Originalyeah. I was planning on using electric moters though

[@DHN50-EDITS]

attack the d points🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@All_Original]

Gaijin either needs to give us our beloved D point back, or force basement guy to do a face reveal

[@pandathecat02]

This is great

[@All_Original]

Thanks so much!

[@flaganimationsstuff9282]

Normal subscriber special from youtubers today: OMG thx for 1,000,000 subs! bye! You at 1,000: *builds a tank* Great work man!

[@All_Original]

Thanks lol

[@flaganimationsstuff9282]

@@All_Original Your welcome

[@dannycunil5989]

Wow! This is incredible! Props for the hard work!

[@All_Original]

Thanks so much!

[@Chris_Topher-c6k]

This reminds me of a Sherman tank coz of the hull of the tank looks Sherman tank - like

[@All_Original]

Yeah, thats kinda the look I was going for, but obviously its missing the rounded bits, as well as those triangular beveled edges along the side of the Sherman

[@fishysailor9225]

We're did you get instructions to build this please tell me ❤❤ love the build

[@All_Original]

I didn't, I designed this from the ground up

[@mindyharris2886]

UNDERATED

[@All_Original]

Thanks so much man!

[@ilikelegoandstuff]

Track hit

[@All_Original]

Yeah I'm really glad I built new ones!

[@ilikelegoandstuff]

Same 😂

[@Mr101editz]

Well, I’ve built knight armor. Guess I’m building a tank next

[@All_Original]

Guess so!

[@NdashTerry]

W content

[@All_Original]

Yessir!

[@TheDonutKing2010]

He did it

[@All_Original]

Heck yeah!

[@DarkestVampire92]

Very impressive work and a sound design.... except for the lack of suspension. The british-style of tank you're emulating here works primarily by crushing obstacles underneath its weight, which probably wont work with a lightweight wooden vehicle. I'd also be worried about how long your tracks are going to last, but that should easily be fixable with rubber pads screwed onto them.

[@All_Original]

Thanks, imma look into the rubber thing. As far as suspension, I’m not to worried about that affecting it’s mobility, however I am going to add a SMALL amount of travel with the use of phnumatic wheels instead of solid rubber

[@404cheeseburgernotfound5]

it apears that he is trying to make the tank look like an M4 Sherman(an American tank)

[@DarkestVampire92]

@@404cheeseburgernotfound5 Yeah, but that uses a bogey suspension, not this rather Matilda-esque system.

[@All_Original]

@@404cheeseburgernotfound5 Love the username lol

[@TheDestroyer-z7c]

Looks like a personal carrier

[@All_Original]

Well I’m gonna add the turret somewhat soon, which should hopefully change that!

[@All_Original]

Well the body is sort of based on the Sherman (loosely), but the turret is original@@TheDestroyer-z7c

[@Tristen_French_Horn]

YEAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

[@All_Original]

Yessir

[@Potato667]

Hey, could you please tell me how engaging systems works I still don’t understand.

[@All_Original]

Ok so picture the gear changing system on a bike. The only difference is that instead of the 7 or 8 gears you have on a bike there are only 2 gears: on, and off. The “on” gear is a chain sprocket attached to the drive shaft. The “off” gear is an idler sprocket (a chain sprocket that can rotate without moving the shaft). There’s one of these mechanisms per track

[@Potato667]

@@All_Original thanks a lot, I’m thinking of building a tank myself, but I need to find ways to make it cheap and functional. My first idea for the tank was to have to engines and you adjust the power separately this way you can go left or right while still moving and it also gives you more power, but again if I do this I’m going to go over budget

[@chrisdowns3725]

Mini digger tracks would be perfect for this

[@All_Original]

Potentially, however the drive sprockets are made specifically for these tracks. otherwise I totally would have used them. thanks!

[@Necro-the-Pyro]

@@All_Original It's actually very easy to DIY drive sprockets for internally toothed tracks. I've made them out of metal with a welder, but for you, get 2 plywood circles, drill a circle of holes in them, get some 1/2" threaded rod and some lock nuts and washers, and get some steel tubing of the appropriate diameter to fit nicely between the internal track teeth. Stick the threaded rod through the holes in one piece, slide lengths of steel tubing over the threaded rod, put the 2nd plywood piece on the other end, add more lock nuts and washers and tighten the plywoods together so that the tubes get locked in place with friction. Crank the nuts down to the point that the tubes start biting into the wood, it might help to bevel the ends to a 45 or so to help them bite. Alternatively if you wanted to try fabbing a stronger track, you could potentially use lengths of steel cable to stitch the treads together by drilling 2 holes in each tread and using the cable like sewing thread to weave through each tread, although you would have to figure a way to tie the ends of the cable together without having to leave a gap in the treads, so you might need a few sets with doubled cable. Also I saw you said you're new to engines, don't run gas engines in enclosed spaces, the fumes can kill you, and just in case you didn't know, you have to add oil to 4 strokes before you run them or they'll break very fast.

[@All_Original]

Ye I added oil

[@BooglaooBoi]

If you dont mind me asking what engine did you use and how did you make it be able to turn?

[@All_Original]

I used a DuroMax XP18HP 440cc Engine (link: www.amazon.com/DuroMax-XP18HPE-Electric-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B06ZY7H7ZQ/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2Q1MK47ZK936H&keywords=10hp%2Bgas%2Bengine&qid=1675254979&s=hi&sprefix=10hp%2Bgas%2B%2Ctools%2C95&sr=1-2&th=1 ), and turning is controlled by taking the right or left track out of gear, although I’m planning on improving this system by adding brakes to both tracks that will work in conjunction with the steering system by locking a track once it’s out of gear so it can’t move, thus allowing the tank to have a smaller turning radius. Thanks for the comment!

[@BooglaooBoi]

@@All_Original no problem! I run a company that makes replica WW2 tanks and im trying to find ways to make a good drive system

[@arandall97]

​@All_Original me and my friend are thinking about building something like this the one thing we are stuck on, is if we used breaks to turn like an actual tank does wont the axel break without a diff?

[@GeoGerman]

Where did you get all of the parts btw?

[@All_Original]

Most of them I got from Amazon, but the plywood and 2x4s and everything else I got from Amazon

[@Ben-Dixey]

Shame the tracks weren't strong enough, looked like a lot of work to make them. The engine seemed to be running very rough, like the choke was left on. Unless it's a 2 stroke of course.

[@All_Original]

Um should I have had that off after I started it? I’m kinda new to engines lol

[@Ben-Dixey]

@@All_Original ah, yes choke off after it's started and warmed up for a few seconds. Running the engine with the choke on will wash the bores of lubrication causing premature wear.

[@All_Original]

Oops

[@Ben-Dixey]

@@All_Original the engine will be ok. You'll notice how much better it runs next time. 🙂 great video by the way, really like how you do them.

[@All_Original]

Thanks!

[@Ljsry]

How do you not have 1k subs

[@All_Original]

I’ll get there when I get there I guess!

[@Juzevs]

Can you put a license plate on it?

[@All_Original]

Not legally, no, but it would be cool!

[@Juzevs]

@@All_Original how about illegally?

[@All_Original]

@@Juzevs Yeah, I guess so, maybe I will do that for the final recap video!

[@fisherplayz3358]

How much did it cost in matireals

[@All_Original]

Right now including the cannon (which is next video), about $4500. I've got a pretty good summer job, luckily.

[@seanssciencesociety2327]

you bet im gowning to make one soon

[@All_Original]

can't wait!

[@seanssciencesociety2327]

@@All_Original what is the turet's gun

[@All_Original]

I’m going to use a compressed air potato gun

[@seanssciencesociety2327]

@@All_Original kann ich es sehen Bitte

[@All_Original]

does that say "can I see you"? I don't know I don't really speak German all that much

[@Bundeswehr677]

Looks like a m4 Sherman

[@All_Original]

The hull is definitely influenced bye the Sherman, however I really just want to make a tank that looks good to me, so it's kinda gonna be a mashup of a lot of different things. for example, the turret is actually modeled after a combination of the Yamato's turrets and the turret on the Walker Bulldog!

[@Mitchell8dead]

One day I'm gonna make a steel made olifant mark 2 will better mobility and better thermal and night vision sights for Airsoft

[@All_Original]

Awesome, I love that tank! It looks sick!

[@mrgunn2726]

Your treads need rubber shoes.

[@All_Original]

So I think that the tracks will have plenty of grip after this modification I’m working on right now to strengthen them, but also the tank was elevated during the spinning of the tracks, so they weren’t engaging with the ground. If grip does turn out to be an issue how ever, I certainly will!

[@kevinshin6153]

4:22

[@All_Original]

Sus

[@YouTubeIsRunByMarxists]

It's not a tank. It's a tank shaped object....no armor means no tank. Nice toy, but it is NOT a tank.

[@All_Original]

Not yet it’s not, armor will be added, but it will be added last. Trust me, this will be LEGIT!!

[@rspdragon137]

lol it has tracks and wooden armour

[@kevinshin6153]

I think that is a tank.

[@kevinshin6153]

Oh also watch 4:22 .

[@All_Original]

Nah that’s crazy

[@ThatguyJasper]

TANK

[@All_Original]

Heck yeah!!

[@All_Original]

Heck yeah!!

[@All_Original]

Heck yeah!!

[@All_Original]

Heck yeah!!

[@All_Original]

Um what the glitch?