Jack Bought A Tank! Unfortunately This Abbot SPG Is Very Broken So We Removed The Engine!

In the latest video we have a look at Jacks new purchase, an Abbot SPG, unfortunately despite buying it as a runner it arrived in the yard broken down so we removed the engine without telling him!
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[@bobbroadhurst1648]

Jack will have it looking mint, and with your help it'll be a sweet runner, will cost a few $$$, and a bit of time, but it'l'l be worth it. Go hard Jack

[@wilecoyotefry]

if anyone can make that tank right it will be Jack he is a hard working talented man!

[@justinsimmons-s8x]

What a good team , very interesting with the vehicle’s and very funny

[@davidfarnell1237]

You never cease to amaze me. Your insight, compassion, empathy and knowledge into humanity and our existence is truly incredible. How you manage to put into words and clarify what and how we may be feeling is a pleasure to listen to. Maybe it is a matter of how like minded people gravitate towards those whom we resonate with. I don’t know. All I can say is that you must resonate with so many of us and I thank you.

[@markbowen3638]

That Abbot hasn't been a runner for a long long time. Hope Jack got it at a good price. Looking forward to how you guys put it back together! Going to need more than a lick of paint! Great content as always guys.

[@fittermat]

it will be a minter again soon

[@gavinferguson]

so sad the gun got chopped sometime it looks wierd

[@seisix6]

You guys need to get some plywood to lay on and some kneepads for when you're on that concrete. I laughed at the guys in my younger years but when you get over 50 believe me they were right and i was a twat!

[@philipspencer1834]

Best channel on YT. 👍 Where did you guys learn your skills with all these different types?

[@fittermat]

We’re all just farm lads who like to tinker

[@johnf8061]

You guys have come along way from that first restoration. Keep up the good work and keep the videos coming because they are very entertaining

[@fittermat]

Thanks! Will do!

[@mikecropper3117]

The tank that every bloke wants, purely to take their mates to the pub. Can't wait to see you lads work your magic on it. If you're ever passing through Disley and need a volunteer....😁

[@samrodian919]

Come on! How much did Jack pay for that piece of crap? Jack you need to get it running long enough to drive it strait through the front door of that bloody farmer's house to get yer money back!

[@fittermat]

More than a little, but less than a lot

[@kingsford73]

It'll be worth more money when finished, so Jack can relax..............unless his other half don't see it that way 😂

[@richardhunt1384]

Brilliantly funny video as always, banter between you guys is fantastic!!! 🤣🤣 Just bought one of these 4lb hammer jobs off your recommendation and from your Amazon page too.... Love to help the cause!! 👍👍👍

[@fittermat]

Brilliant! Much appreciated! It’s nice to have a way to help people out that helps us at the same time! Just mind your thumbs with those hammers, they take no prisoners!

[@CaptainEnus]

Love watching you guys muck around with tanks etc. Thanks for the upload.

[@fittermat]

More to come!

[@Unimerk]

As always, I did enjoy the content! It must be a lot of fun and creating nice memories with your friend and be busy with this great vehicles 👍 Keep on going Matt!

[@fittermat]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidbarr9343]

Great video but....a SPG is not a tank, the clue is in the description...SPG. Anyway, glad to see you guys are enjoying what you do, power to your channel!😊

[@PaulyPaulPaul]

Scrolled in hope of seeing someone point out, this is not a tank.

[@NUTTER8291]

While you guys are destroying poor Jack's pride and joy I have a question .... 1 where IS Jack While you guys while you Ridicule this pice of kit ? And 2 ... as he used his wedding funds to pay for .... " thing" have you though it MIGHT be a wedding present for his dearly beloved lol 😆

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

You should buy a microphone wind muff from Aldi ! Sold as "a Runner" ? Run away !!!! It didn't look very Self-Propelled at the end that's for sure....

[@echohunter4199]

“Today on the American Sportsman we’re going squirrel hunting with the British Abbot SP gun.”

[@jonathanseal5155]

What do you think? Get ‘er done in a month? Or two? Or ???😂😂😂 Quite a project, fellas… best of luck👍👍

[@RegCleeton]

Keep up the good work lads ! Very entertaining ,informative and a pleasure to watch ,it’s good to see you bring these giants back to life . Have any of you worked in R E M E or the tank regiment

[@greenbob69]

"I believe in buying stuff once and doing it right" he says, stood in front of two Land Rovers... (Fellow sufferer)

[@jeremytoms5163]

See these and Chieftains on a live fire exercise on Salisbury plain in the 80s. Bloody noisy buggers, Bedford on the other side of the valley didn't like it, fell to pieces 🤣 Funny bit is every time either fired, they slid back their length again due to the recoil. Awesome to watch 🤗🤗

[@fittermat]

They were one hell of a bit of kit in their day

[@simonfaulkner5596]

How many 'civilian' tanks are there in the UK? Dozens, hundreds, thousands?

[@paulm4710]

Watching your toolbox tour, you asked about impact sockets with the sizes stamped on them. I've a set of Bacho deep impacts that are stamped, easy identification and bloody good sockets in daily use. 👍

[@fittermat]

Thanks for the info!

[@robleary3353]

Always good for a laugh and a bit of an education!. 🤣 On ya lads!. Maddog Melbourne Australia!.

[@S1Rossco]

Good luck Jack, looks like you're in for some hard work and a hammering from the lads 😂

[@fittermat]

Always

[@DannyQuillerat]

Watching from Tasmania and love the videos cheers you nutters

[@nigeljackson1987]

Love it

[@Milkybar3320011]

Maybe once fixed, Jack can sell it and make enough funds to double his wedding fund, or I bet, just buy another tank lol

[@stevenbreach2561]

Jack didn't buy a tank,he bought a Self Propelled Gun.A 432 with a 105mm on the top.Not a tank......ever

[@fittermat]

It’s armoured, on tracks and has a gun, it’s a tank as far as we’re concerned!

[@gavinniles60]

Jack the new name for divorce Hope he got the negatives back with the pics

[@williamgreene5239]

Enjoy your videos so much. Do you guys have a Patreon page?

[@jimbrisco1365]

You guys have to much fun . How much are your small tanks

[@wilecoyotefry]

you sure jack will fit inside that tank its not to big for him! hahaha

[@DikkieDaf]

You're a bunch of... no that's exactly what you want to hear! Well great content as always, looking forward to the result!

[@fittermat]

Cheers!

[@brianwillson9567]

You guys and your Tonka toys! More power to your elbows to get, and keep, these beasties running.

[@andyhug90]

get the gun in shape and get part of the money back since its not running?!

[@3dprintmiami]

well that's an artillery piece not a tank but still a cool buy!

[@rc166honda]

I think that’s one of your biggest challenges yet😮very best of luck. Where do you get spares for these?

[@fittermat]

We will get there!

[@jonb3311]

Night raids on Tanks-R-Us. Allegedly

[@johnnunn8688]

Halfords, where else?

[@cyrussumner]

Jack can fix it ,he may even let you film it when he gets it fixed !

[@amdintelxsniperx]

when i see old tanks get restored that have had a hard life only to be loved and running again without having to be shot at is very touching :) its like when an old war dog finds a soft couch to relax on it is touching

[@fittermat]

It’s nice seeing them all done in the shed at the end!

[@normanstephens5391]

You are "All" Off your heads. On something, I'd like to try. 😊😊

[@fittermat]

It’s a heady combination of asbestos and gear oil

[@roseironworks1393]

if you need a welder .... get in touch im based in brum 🙂

[@fittermat]

Will do

[@rogerbaxter534]

I love watching you lad's messing around with all this military stuff the nearest I got was owning two Land Rover 101 gs's keep up the good work.Roger

[@fittermat]

Will do!

[@MCMLXXXIV1984]

Mate, Great content. Are you Dutch?

[@a53-platty78]

The star attraction of Operation Market Harborough 2023?

[@fittermat]

That’s the plan!

[@nigeljackson1987]

Jack's got some work to do with that

[@navnig]

The JCB 137-135....Damn near the best telehandler they ever made!

[@fittermat]

its been a babe so far!

[@johnnunn8688]

@@fittermat, doh! That’s it screwed!

[@andrewfreer5797]

Where is the fat lasey tank.

[@rymoe6299]

It’s a GUN not a tank!!! If that’s a tank to you to me your a whopper

[@fittermat]

What colours your tank?

[@stevehewitt4190]

Happy New Year Nutters: They are a cheerful bunch. Mind some of the stuff that comes off a truck you have to be cheerful.

[@fittermat]

Happy new year!

[@foamyflightmaster9385]

Following along just for the entertainment..also I like TANKS. .

[@sastek]

That tank is junk, the shop must've had very big windows 😂😂Entertaining as always

[@fittermat]

It will come good eventually!

[@sastek]

I have no doubt that you guys will sort it. I look forward to seeing more videos about it.

[@johnbshannon]

oddly entertaining

[@ukrocketstoves]

Great project. Takes me back 38 years overhauling AFVs during the Winter Repair Programme at BATUS.

[@bronoun8884]

Self propelled heh? You’re gonna need a huge propeller for that

[@fittermat]

We’re pretty good at stirring it already!

[@Feb186]

Where's Costello?

[@viperscot1]

Just seen the abbot getting power washed😁😁😁 Keep up with the excellent informative quality content guys 👍👍👍

[@Herbybandit]

Did anyone know Jack was going to buy that sight unseen or did it just turn up one day?

[@fittermat]

Joe had an inkling

[@mrfishbulb7187]

Excellent work as usual.

[@fittermat]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@daveffs1935]

Running and driving when parked (15 years ago)

[@fittermat]

Quite possibly!

[@Jamiehello1]

/Thanks Boys

[@johnnydiamondsmusic1673]

When I was doing a Reme recovery course at Rippon there was one of those left up there for recovery training. We got it started and was driving it around. Was supposed to be a wreck. Many years ago.

[@johnbshannon]

entertaining

[@oddball_the_blue]

I am constantly reminded how it'd be really nice to have the space for this sort of stuff... and how much the wife would have "words".

[@jlthiess]

Found your channel when Whistlin Diesel bought his tank; absolutely love it.

[@mangojassal]

Rust mmm

[@mestevep12]

Like !!

[@mikeschillinger4427]

I love the comedy. That's what keeps me coming back.

[@traumgeist]

You could trade it for the fake Panther tank the Ukranian army commandeered from a Kiev firing range.

[@petersutton1006]

Does it ever stop raining there?

[@fittermat]

Sometimes it snows instead

[@kevinfitzsimmons8602]

Do you have any chieftains?

[@fittermat]

There’s one or two kicking around

[@johnburke5384]

Excellent....

[@kevinfitzsimmons8602]

That's a crusty ass engine. 🤞It's works out after you lads graft on it.

[@TheFatNumpty]

‘I believe in buying stuff once and doing it right’ finally someone talking sense on KZbin!

[@farangtravels3956]

That's not really a tank is it

[@fittermat]

What tank do you have?

[@dannyv2335]

Tanks are not stupid!!!

[@fittermat]

The bank manager disagrees 😂

[@nickhill3362]

I bought a Abbott around 1994 with a friend he ended up buying me out it was and is very original and tidy inside and out it's just been sat in a barn since then

[@fittermat]

If he wants to turn it into cash my email is in the details section of this video, would be very interested

[@nickhill3362]

@@fittermat he is one of them that won't sell anything he had a spell in the late 1990'' buying them I recon he has 8 of them some are the same as the Abbott but with out the gun and are armoured people carries and one with a hiab on it for changing engine's all just bought and parked

[@rodkennedy9800]

It is what it is 😢

[@markphillips6998]

I'm familiar with a cherry bomb...... I feel it'd cause a restriction..... Could always paint the original heat proof red?? 🤷‍♂️😂😂

[@fittermat]

We need a large one for sure!

[@karlwright9534]

Best channel on KZbin always entertaining keep it up guys

[@MikeDent]

more Ted content please. my dog goes feckin bonkers when he sees Ted on the telly.

[@KenVRUK]

Enjoyed the tool video, definitely more of them on the channel Mat 👍

[@fittermat]

More to come!

[@einzelganger2939]

Ey up mate let me know if you’re in Whitby ever and I’ll buy you a jar (only bitter though! Won’t spend my money on fizzy pop) 👍🏻🖕🏻

[@fittermat]

Will do!

[@teeslunk]

You’ve got my support ❤❤

[@teeslunk]

Same as Joe

[@paoemantega8793]

Just subb'd, took notes on your tools list, keep em coming!

[@Frenchcrop]

Crikey and oh dear.

[@fittermat]

👍

[@paulcollingridge1447]

Love you guys D ..heads Keep it coming

[@grumpyguygarage]

I need to ask where do you pickup a tank it's not like there's a second hand tank dealer on every corner

[@arthurbolton8477]

WITHAMS S V Have a ton of spares for the Abbot,

[@gowithbazza]

Just out of curiosity have you ever driven a tank into Brighton by any chance

[@davekauffman8727]

DeWalt tools are quite expensive here in the USA, I bet they are even more expensive in the UK, you must've paid a small fortune for what you have.

[@fittermat]

In the uk there at the cheaper end of the professional tools, but still a small fortune in the collection!

[@johnwheeler6401]

Your videos are always entertaining

[@fittermat]

Glad you like them!

[@honestmcgyver]

I’ll be buying the angle grinder you rated in the top 10 Xmas tool vid via your link and if you had a go fund me I’d bung you some cash towards mics - the wind noise hurts my headphones lol - keep up the tank and non tank/aka tool stuff/behind the scenes stuff please- definite YT highlight channel amongst the vast majority of shit out there

[@fittermat]

Ile be starting a patreon soon so anyone that wants to can contribute, and get early access and extra videos and perks in return. The support via Amazon is massively appreciated though!

[@julias-shed]

One careful lady owner..... 🤣

[@fittermat]

😳

[@philltatham4732]

Some clowns nicked the muzzle break, shouldn't be that difficult to replace though I'd imagine there's plenty still about Matt

[@fittermat]

Luckily we found it inside!

[@rodkennedy9800]

Keep these vids coming please.

[@fittermat]

Will do!

[@andyh9464]

Can he not ask for some money back as not as advertised?

[@philgrimsey3637]

Christ it looks like fun messing with all this old iron. Love it

[@johnnunn8688]

With Joe under there, I hope the tracks don’t puncture!

[@reganmahoney8264]

Watching from the States - keep up the great content!