The GoldenEye Chieftain's Gearbox Nightmare

[@DIVERBLOKE1]

You now seem to have access to more armour than the British army. Well done.

[@AnvilAirsoftTV]

The armour line up at Op. Market Harborough was very impressive.

[@babalonkie]

Power of Acquisition... Every single tank, gun or personnel in the UK can be "required to return to service"...

[@c1ph3rpunk]

@@babalonkie”what unit did you serve with?” The 12th Museum.

[@APHIXrs]

There's 2 left hahah

[@Frittrich]

@@babalonkie Are these tanks not demilitarized?

[@futurespeak9648]

As an American I can safely say this is one great video. A tank, working on an engine, beautiful wife grilling burgers on the tailgate of a pickup, and a rugged doggo. 🤘

[@fat_biker]

That's more Chieftains than the BAOR ever got running at the same time! Top work there, Ted!

[@ianmckay1780]

I love watching you dismantle gearbox hydraulics. When you first saw the mess that was supposed to be working, I wondered if you had any spares that you could swap out,to get out of the problem but as usual, you decided there and then to begin the strip of terror. Then you started to persuade the various solenoids to move on their own with copious applications of WD, to all but one which required heavier persuasion than normal and next thing we knew you were sorting a little gremlin, and all works. SUPERB ENGINEERING!!!!! I know people think you're ham fisted ,but sometimes a suitable amount of "hit it hard" does the job. Who knows how these m/c's were treated on site/in working conditions. You do what you have to,to get a good result. Thanks guys for the experience you put us through. BCNU next time.

[@rayjennings3637]

Rough Engineering Made Easy! 'Arte et Marte'

[@1701enter]

Fantastic Lads and lasses! well done for sorting that out! (it gets me that the old chieftains get such a lot of stick for poor performance and yet look at how with a bit of patience it over came the neglect of decades in the rain to run once again! ) Cans of cider all round!

[@brianwillson9567]

With the experience gained from watching you guys at work Ted is probably a better mechanic that 90% of engineers in the army.

[@jakeybaby8888]

"the l60 is actually a really good and reliable engine," and "This is a brilliant gearbox in every single way,"

[@soldier-Dave]

😂😂😂

[@chiquilio]

That reminds me of the video of the guy inside a Subaru engine bay cursing haha

[@QurttoRco]

To be fair. Not many engines do well with flooding like that

[@aserta]

5:39 "Don't hit me with them negative waves so early in the morning. Think the -bridge- *gearbox* will be there and it will be there. It's a mother, beautiful -bridge- *gearbox* , and it's gonna be there. Ok?"

[@Spartan902]

One of my favourite movies of all time! I think I will pull it out of my DVD collection and watch it again. Oddball to Crapgame, " To you a hero is some type of weird sandwich, not a nut that takes on 3 Tigers."

[@isickofit]

@Azza-ol9jb…… and sheep were worried.

[@bakedbeanzontoast9078]

Yes indeed Oddball......sadly RIP Donald Sutherland.❤

[@BusterHimen-1202]

“No baby -we- *it* ain’t. D’you know what’s inside that -bank- *gearbox* man? There’s -$16M- *20years* worth of -Gold- *rust* inside that -bank- *gearbox* sweetheart…”

[@ThirdDegreeWitchExplores]

Superb effort in getting all 6 Chieftains together . Ted looking as Regal as ever . Thanks for another cracking video , much appreciated .

[@paulwindram3967]

Thank you for the monumental efforts to get so many Chieftain's (and a flag) to the OMH show. It was a sight and sound to see. Absolute respect.

[@nicholasviney5975]

I thought you were going to be on a losing battle when you removed that cover, but with Ted on hand to guide you it worked like a charm.

[@sagecouncil]

You guys never give up... That's what I like about your channel.. Thanks for the video.

[@glynluff2595]

I did that to an Abbot gun to keep it firing on NATO exercise and then tidied up the wiring afterwards. Never missed a shot on call. You do what you have to to keep it all going!

[@1chish]

Just when you think 'he'll never get that going' let alone 'in time' he gets it going, on time and delivers 6 Chieftains. But then Ted was in charge so we really should never have had doubts. WD40 and number plate manufacturers ought to be sponsoring this channel .... Well done lads and lasses for some excellent work.

[@safn1949]

It made an old man happy to see the Goldeneye move again, I miss my tank and I figure the old girl was used as target practice long ago, damn shame. Well done gentlemen.

[@grahamjones4888]

Is that you Rob?

[@steven9562]

@safn1949 were you on chieftain if so give me your reg number and I shall track it down for you

[@safn1949]

@@steven9562 No, M60A1 in Erlangen Germany, I never saw any of the UK guys when I was there, our sister unit, the 124th Panzer was still using the petrol powered M48. 1974-76. Saw the Leopard 1 at the range once also.

[@steven9562]

@@safn1949 my great uncle was with the 56th cefin ww1,my cousins husband who lives in iowa did 3 tours of vietnam

[@safn1949]

@@steven9562 Dad was Navy during WW2, CL-46, USS Phoenix. He was mad you guys sunk her in the Falklands ,Gen Belgrado.

[@kerrydunn7760]

Made me smile watching the concrete tank move and roll up onto the transport Raised a eye brow seeing how much smaller the T72 is when loading 😮

[@jimmydesouza4375]

That was the Russian approach to survivability, be too small to hit and have ridiculous armor on the bits that should be hit in the rare instances where you do get hit. Not only is the tank tiny, but the parts that make you blow up or burn when you get hit are all in the bottom half of it.

[@williampankratz600]

The T-72 doesn't seem to have a low enough gear to make loading anything but SKETCHY at such a high rate of travel

[@ibomby4641]

@@williampankratz600 The trick probably is to load it backwards, using the reverse gear.

[@stevesalvage1089]

That Boeing 747 helicopter is actually a tiger moth bi plane , lol , great filming lads , super fun , experience is everything, thanks for sharing,

[@TryptychUK]

Thunderbird 6, actually.

[@AlanToon-fy4hg]

It was an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.

[@TryptychUK]

@@AlanToon-fy4hg I know. I am British. We do sarcasm.

[@blaze1148]

@@AlanToon-fy4hg whoosh^^ 😂

[@soultraveller5027]

That witty 747 gag. Certainly separated the those that did and those that didn't 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Icebuntrucker]

This must be the first time we have seen you eating proper food (well not cake and crisps) . Top work and childish banter got to love a Mr Hewes video .

[@womble321]

I got to see them at the show. What you see is what you get. An amazing group of guys trying not to look like the professionals they clearly are.

[@AdeReeves]

I admire your patience and resisting the urge just to go down the pub 😃

[@theronin5163]

Best quote ever..... " it's alright, I have my safety gloves on!"😅 Love it!

[@mimictom]

This was my first Time to OMH and it was a fantastic day out! Thank you joe and the Team for all the effort you have put into getting these vehicles to the show

[@thomasschumacher5318]

Chieftain with its TN12 and Leopard-1 with its ZF 4HP 250 were the first production tanks equipped with a solenoid operated valve body

[@koenvangeleuken6544]

difference was, the Leopard gearbox worked. the TN 12 was so bad, the rumour in the british tank park was, "the man who designed it went mad" ......(source Haynes chieftain workshop manual)

[@dartmoordave]

@@koenvangeleuken6544 I believe his name was Merrit, the story was part of my induction into the Heavy Tank shop at Chertsey back in '75.

[@stewartbrown8115]

The gearbox was designed by a company named self changing gears ltd

[@michaelallen2698]

Adam certainly has a nice touch on the tillers loading the T 72 well done it seems to be a bit of a agricultural old cow

[@sandgrownun66]

They're been scrapped in Ukraine, as we speak. It seems rather a shame that the Russians went to all the trouble of transporting them there.

[@AdamBest1920]

They certainly are very violent to drive

[@nigelalderman9178]

Yes the steering is very delicate and sophisticated

[@sandgrownun66]

@@nigelalderman9178 What's sophisticated about something which can trace its design back to WWII?

[@ejharrop1416]

Brilliant! Epic efforts, congratulations all around. I hope you invited Greta to ensure compliance to her world. Cheers lads, lassies and certain Sir Ted.

[@kwinterburn]

I liked the number plate trick , another thing we used to do in situations like that was the freezer spray plumbers use , essentially freeze the loose part in the fixture then turn it over frozen , it then warms up and drops into place , the freezer just vanishes , great where the part is unreachable upside down or whatever

[@DPWian]

That Band of Brothers themed Scania is badass. Much love from the US my UK brothers!

[@willwade1101]

If you put a couple of nuts on the pickup straw of the spray bottle the weight will keep the straw in the liquid. To secure them I use a zip tie on the straw below the nuts.

[@louisavondart9178]

..oi... this is a Family channel !

[@brandons9398]

I really wish I lived in the UK, I would volunteer to help you guys so quickly and I would work for free. I love working on old iron and in revitalizing equipment that has sat for years. Plus, I really like Ted!

[@plasmaDave]

Love how a single glance from the boss makes you know she's not happy, let alone the slow walk to get a rag. My wife is the same 😊

[@garydhaese7318]

If should could only drive the tank, after the old women remark you would be one flat speed bump in the road! If only looks could kill? lol

[@Captain.Scarlet]

Well done for getting so many to the show, I did miss not seeing the first tank you guys ever repaired on KZbin but obviously having so many tanks is a huge achievement (I think you guys were out in everything including helping with the re-enactment!)

[@gullreefclub]

Years ago when I first started working on cars, trucks, and other mechanical contrivances there was the old joke about “Why the English drink there beer warm? And the answer is because they Lucas refrigerators.” Today the question is why doesn’t that tank start? Answer because Joe fixed the electrical system. Sorry but I just couldn’t resist after seeing that masterful wiring repair job you did.

[@lzappa9109]

With Teds supervision, guidance and dogged determination the Team achieved!

[@n0bby_Barnden]

Much better Ted to Tank ratio of footage in this video. Well done. Oh, and not a bad job done on all that armour too. You really are a highly talented and brilliantly entertaining bunch.

[@tonepilot]

I just love the sounds of these massive machines.

[@ericjohnson6802]

I'm still giggling on the "slipped out" comment! Love you're work!

[@nikitamckeever5403]

Well done Ted and the lads . Nice stroking action on the sliding hammer . Top schoolboy classroom humour 😂

[@mgbrv8]

I can see it now Mr. Hughes being prepped for surgery and as soon as the doctors scalpel starts to cut all you see is a WD-40 bottle appear in the corner of the shot and adam starts spraying on the wound. 😂 thank God Ted does all the actual offscreen repairs😉

[@typhoon2827]

She's a keeper: correctly interpreted "pass me a rag please" as "walk over to the workshop and get the rags please". 👏🏻

[@Ben-in6qh]

Thank goodness Ted was on hand to over see the shenanigans

[@Meanlonger]

We love Ted (and Jack's mum).❤

[@womble321]

Jack's mum left them standing at the show. It's funny to think they were chasing Jack's mum!

[@gertjevanpoppel7270]

I worked in hydraulics for 25 years and a little trick for the needles in the solenoids to stay in place is to stick them in the coil with vaseline 👍😀. And when you have the coils out check for continuity while you have it open. It kinda sucks if you build everything back and find out one of the coils is r.i.p. 😂

[@FuriousMess]

Ah Mr Hewes holding out on us eh? What a beautiful tuxedo Bullie!

[@philhermetic]

Excellent work Mr Hewes, apart from the wiring, but it works!! Well done! The show must go on! ( cue Ethel Merman) Phil

[@MrHewes]

Il make a better job at a later date. 🤣

[@philhermetic]

@@MrHewes I know you will!

[@robertrawlings]

Hey you guy's crack me up , so good these video's loverly to see our TED and your chef , keep going and enjoy your weekend away you all deserve it 😊

[@ajfessey_landpirate8014]

"I identfy as a tool box" on the Leatherman, class 👌.

[@MrHewes]

Details 🤣

[@ragnarl9130]

Fine bit of fettling on that gearbox lads, great job as always

[@bigthasher7958]

love watching your videos i love old war tanks so keep up the good work from down here in new zealand

[@bobbroadhurst1648]

Same, a fellow NZ'er here

[@johnfisher9816]

Excellent video guys!! Agreed, David Brown guys were probably cringing at your "REME field expedient" repair to that gearbox! Leatherman and WD-40. Nice loading on the flatbeds!! Cheers, John in Canada

[@BoMcHenry]

Fortunate for us, getting such a good show with the boys in gear and the tank too (eventually)! Good word lads. Tc

[@DavidGreen-hp5yq]

Oh lovely -- seeing your Bull Terrior. I have a beautiful Pit Bull and his hybred son (with a Timber Wolf), but am hoping to get a Bull Terrior, as they have grown on me, so much :)

[@fenman1954]

Good bit of wrist action on that impromptu slide hammer

[@bigtruck57h25]

Looks like he's well practiced😂😂

[@markedwards158]

He can thank Jack’s mum for that 😂

[@markloubser2433]

So impressed with your language control! In the marine industry of which I am part, things like this job, in more confined spaces, would generate something unrecordable....

[@richardphelan8414]

A super endeavor mates what a mess the solenoids were in but you got it all sorted out and working again I hope you keep it in good working condition from now on that it's working can't wait to see show day with them all running and driving Great video Mate

[@scottnyc6572]

Congratulations on getting Chieftain running and moving after 30 years 👍.

[@Tanks_at_22]

Outstanding achievement, excellent team work with an impressive line up at the end.

[@mkuehn5450]

19:05 i wondered what to use those 1" drive sockets for. what you lack in heft, you make up for with enthusiasm. it looks like Adam is familiar with a shake weight TM.

[@normplatt7549]

Great show ! Good job Old Bean!

[@paulcurrah7385]

Very Impressive- I thought that solenoid unit was scrap 🗑️, but you managed to polish a turd 💩with spluttering WD40, a penknife, a hammer and some dodgy wiring 😎.

[@ianb6595]

Got to say Mr Hewes and team deserve MAX credit for all their efforts and did do what he said would happen, Six chieftains all in one place at the same time, absolutely brilliant, can’t wait for a movie company to hire you all and make lots of dough!

[@barrydavis3044]

There's not a dull moment 😊.

[@ghaznavi1951]

LOVELY VIDEO OF OLD VINTAGE TANKS AND SP GUNS, WELDONE GUYS GREAT REVATION AND START UP, ISNT IT ALL STATE PROPERTY.RAWALPINDI PAKISTAN.

[@Ralph94967]

Love the update on the meeting of all the tanks. Joe. Think Adam has a better hands on with the slide hammer. 😂 Poor Jacks mom. Getting it from every direction.

[@unicorn7337]

The little clip of Seb petting Ted was very wholesome 🥹 Glad the little guy gets all the love he deserves 🥰 Awesome job mending the Chief guys! Never ceases to amaze me the things you achieve with not much more than WD40, a Leatherman and a hammer 😂

[@doccops]

Outstanding, - well done Ted, and digging the sawdust beard.

[@Juzzy520]

Well done, was a fantastic show….I even got to shake joe n jacks hand!🤘….So for a youtube follower of this super channel that made my day….Thankyou!!🥰🥰💪👍🍺

[@MrHewes]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd]

Very well done Ted and the team 👍

[@GOLTURBO555]

Beautiful Scania 144 V8... But the Chieftain challenges are the best. What a beast! Deserves a batch, including engine bay. Awesome

[@fw1421]

Impressive it just cranked right up after getting the injection unstuck. You guys really know your tanks!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@FrontSideBus]

I like how the first and last road wheels on Goldeneye are not even touching the ground while the vehicle is driving lol.

[@MrHewes]

Tracks are that stiff 🤣

[@sleepycatpictures1176]

@@MrHewes Just needs WD40 . . . a gallon or two . . .

[@Japs_Eye_Of_The_Tiger]

@@sleepycatpictures1176 he won't oil tank tracks because it melts them or something

[@MostlyInteresting]

Bathe the tracks in used motor oil.

[@FrontSideBus]

@@MostlyInteresting I was thinking diesel might work to get right into it too.

[@Daniel-gi3jo]

Thanks Ted for the tour of your new burger bar/ tank show.

[@gregedmand9939]

I'll say this as an old aircraft mechanic: you gents working on these derelict tanks have more guts that the local abattoir!

[@stephenhenion8304]

As I watch your vid's, i understand what they had to by the side of the road to "Tame these Beasts"... you guys are great Fixers

[@buboka1]

I've been trained to operate T-55, at the time T-72 was in a small amount and not much was known about T-90. I felt surprised when I saw Ex USSR machine in the West.

[@bakedbeanzontoast9078]

Very American with the tailgate BBQ, made me feel quite peckish seeing that, oh and the tank stuff was great too....!!!!, Great vid Mr Joe. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mikepeever4714]

FantasticTed and your great team of Lads and lasses and not forgetting jacks mum.

[@grajay155]

Well done team! Brilliant stuff.

[@markedwards158]

Good to hear Jack’s mum got a mention. I’ve missed her. 😂

[@johnd7288]

Great work again Ted !

[@NotALot-xm6gz]

That solenoid block was mint!

[@roytompkins3099]

I was always taught that as a gunner AFV that the main armament was always travelled in a cradle to stop damage on the gun control

[@darrenpriestley01]

Jack, it's just bits of gearbox stuck in it! Joe, don't hit me with those negative waves!! 😂😂😂😂

[@zerocool278]

Good job, Adams wrist action has obviously taken a lot of practice. Love the videos hope it was a good time at the show.

[@davidbergemann8095]

Chisel Face? More like Austin Princess features lol. Gorgeous dog though

[@kimkeam2094]

Having a Barbecue, doing a job you love and all with a beautiful woman - what more can you ask for!!

[@brianwillson9567]

Its all go. Many thanks for the harborough show. All those chieftains were impressive. Pity you had needed the foden. I really needed to borrow it to get wife and daughter out of bed.

[@davidblurton7158]

great that,,,, if i was wearing a hat i would doff it in your directions,,, you have all done so well getting these monsters running and to the show,,, well done lads,,,

[@diabolicalartificer]

Loving the sardonic, withering looks of Mr Best, my daughter looks at me like that, total contempt : )

[@ewanstewart8011]

Ted with lorry driver ‘ yes I know I’m wonderful but it’s getting embarrassing now’ 🐕‍🦺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

[@normangiven6436]

That looks like more water contamination than a swimming pool! No wonder why is covered in corrosion

[@clivehibburt]

Great job on the gear box lot hard work glad Ted was there to help and I hope he got a hand burger 🍔 great video very interesting 👍👍👍👌👌👌👌

[@pete4407]

Can't help it but Adam looked like Richard Hammond when walked to tank direction 🤨 Now I cannot unsee that anymore😅🤣

[@tommyfree4736]

That Apache had lock on on the tanks as it went past 😂

[@Odowdrj]

Liked it loved it did i see bribing supervisor ted with food.keep them fantastic videos coming i am starting 😀 to feel like working on more than rc tanks.😊😊😊😊 thanks to you and your team.

[@kearnsey64]

Love everything about this channel ❤❤❤

[@davesmith9325]

Nice to see Adam again, fresh from his roll as gringo #3 in the new spaghetti western

[@notsohairybiker]

Goldeneye sounding bloody fantastic.

[@minkster5054]

Awesome! This vid had it all. A super minty gearbox, hobo Adam, tank wife making the scran, and a cheeky Jack's Mum gag. It doesn't get better than that folks.

[@michabozek1153]

That is some concrete chieftains scattered! Great Job! I am longing to see Yours next video!

[@laurieedeburn2449]

incredible team

[@timjames7869]

Absolutely fantastic video, thank you so much for your efforts! Congratulations to all the team!,, 🎉