Tank Overhaul - Episode 6 - The M24 Chaffee

[@MrJneesy]

theres something to be said for a man who invests his personal fortune in keeping history alive.....even if the show was a bit over dramatized

[@TylerRiley-in2xn]

I love people who respect and restore war jeep tank and much more I'm proud to be in America

[@michaelward9880]

I spent my childhood in Novato, Ca. I went to Olive Elementary School on Plum St. My grandmother lived on Cherry St. Aunt,uncle, and cousins on Summer St. Back then in the 1960's it was pretty rual. Left in 1972 and haven't been back. I would've never thought something like this would be going on in that little town.

[@jamescade5848]

That guy ever talks to me like that I'll shove that M24 somewhere it ain't been before...

[@rickjohnson4956]

In 1967 or early 1968 HHC 1/68 Armor pulled an M24 out of the junkyard at Baumholder Germany and set it in front of the barracks. I was the Battalion Maintenance wrecker operator and helped set it in place. Someone decided to pull open the deck plates to "peek under the hood" and we discovered the two Caddy engines in there. I don't recall any markings on it, but was in very good shape (no bullet holes), it could have been made runnable with little trouble.

[@davec5153]

Its a beautifully proportioned tank.

[@RobertBailey-y3h]

The younger gentleman has his stuff together.--Bob Bailey in Maine

[@TheSNIPERmac]

I would of rather of watched them take one tank/vehicle and show the restoration process through the whole series, that way, you get a good few seasons out of the show and it would of been more enjoyable...

[@granskare]

The M 3 did a great job in Burma!

[@tsarbomba4620]

I’ve never heard anyone say the m24 was the best light tank I’ve only heard people say it’s the bulldog

[@PunkTheBandit]

Bulldog was produced to late for its war, lost to the sheridan for airdrops, got out classed by soviets rather quickly and wasnt favored by the crews. It was more modern than the chaffee but the chaffee got to fufill its role better.

[@bwolfe2514]

So they parade his vehicles every July 4th? So,,,,,,,,,, ummm they know it's coming,,,,,,,, WTF? Really hate how TV producers try to manufacture drama when there is none. If it ran the previous July 4th,,,, did they just assume it could sit untouched for a year? If so,,, ummm,,,,,,, nah, not so much.

[@james130211]

I was very hesitant to watching this video after I saw the abusive old man, Gary C. talking in the preview... Gary comes off as a not so nice mule.

[@fragstick2039]

😯

[@james130211]

@J.Robert Sergertson More discerning pallet for good quality entertainment than you is very obvious.

[@IoannisAr]

Hundrens of them served until early 90s in Greek army. Some of those were lucky as guard keepers in bases and werent scrapped. The majority scrapped

[@richardcarr6493]

hey guys old seals were made of leather most often same with all dust boots ,l know l helped on many CFB SHILO museum pieces cant believe the old guy didnt know .

[@TheDarwiniser]

first minute of excessive drama and im gone.

[@buzzlightyear8507]

Can someone please tell me why they're always "racing against the clock"??? Don't they know how to plan?

[@dm55]

how to turn this into a reality show.

[@dirtydave1889]

It's JUST.................a friggin parade

[@0Turbox]

Looks like a baby King Tiger.

[@izzysantiago978]

Ovehaul??? It should be called the history of The M-24 Chaffee because they don't really show much of the overhaul process. It's always like this on this show. A bit disappointing to say the least.

[@juanasanelli6831]

Al parecer la mecánica de motores y trasmisiones no las hacen ellos al menos en ese taller ,En este video por ejemplo se ve solamente el cambio del Oil seal de la turbina de la trasmision no se ve que desarmen y revisen los discos del los tambores ni las cintas..

[@anonymouscoward7559]

So the Brit version of this is people overhauling tanks that are in VERY bad condition and is interesting. The American version is a boring soap opera/realty tv BS. overhauling restored tanks lol wtf how is this even called Tank Overhaul? Taking off brand new gaskets this is hell lol . American TV seems to think pretending everything is worst case situation is interesting.

[@slowpokebr549]

They have to manufacture "drama" at all costs. I HATE reality tv.

[@Chopstorm.]

Isn't it the same program? A Canadian one at that?

[@drdrumbeat3010]

Not to detract from the efforts of the team maintaing the Chaffee, but it does seem more of a maintenaince project. What was fascinating about this series, was the potential of seeing extreme retoration projects completed on a limited budget.

[@carrollshelby8690]

You idiot. There's no such thing as overhauling a tank on a limited budget.

[@Chasstful]

Chaffee is a nifty little tank. If the US had produced more of these, earlier in WW2, this could have had a major effect in addressing the American tank deficiency's. This could have been the best light recon tank of the war. It was actually capable of scraping with the German big cats.

[@peterson7082]

Deficiency in what regards?

[@bruceinoz8002]

Dien Bien Phu? Unlike previous such operations, they built a "fort" on the floor o a valley, not on the top of a hill or ridge. I guess this was because they planned to be able to use the flat valley floor for airstrips. Certainly there were "outstations", like Elliane, etc, (all allegedly named after Dien Bien Phu CO, De Castries, sundry mistresses.) Outside influences? Much of the artillery hauled into place was actually provided by Uncle Sam. All those 105mm M2 guns had been captured in the early stages of the Korean fiasco. They were "transferred" to China and then moved to the Chine - Viet Nam border.. There, they were dismantled and man-packed / animal packed and in rare cases, loaded into motor transport for distribution. and emplacement. Most of the massive amount of anti-aircraft artillery was of Russian design, but directly funneled in by China. Japan? At the end of the Last Great Unpleasantness, a LOT of Japanese military types were stranded in Viet Nam, Many of them apparently thought it too shamefull to go home as defeated warriors, so they "blended" into the scenery of villages and small towns, often marrying into the society, completely. Among these Japanese troops were a LOT of military engineers. It was from them that the concept of hiding artillery in caves and tunnels was developed. The Viet Minh first took the outstations, one by one, positioning AA guns etc, as they advanced. The first task of all that "foreign" artillery was to disable the airstrips (plural) to slow down the resupply process. As the French increasingly resorted to parachute drops, with fighter air cover, so did the density of AA guns in the hills. I was there for the 50th anniversary "celebrations". Walking through the "Disney-fied" remains of the old fortification I kept asking myself, "What were they thinking. Since then, I have encountered a few ex-Legionnaires, who were actually there. The most interesting was one who had been a teenaged Wehrmacht soldier in the rout out of Czechoslovakia. He and a LOT of his comrades figured that, if they were going to be POWs, they would go with the USA, rather than the USSR. So, there he was, behind the wire in occupied Austria, when a Foreign Legion recruiter stopped by. Otto joined the Legion. ( A REAL "Boys Own" adventure, ensued). After the usual training, a lot of it on German weapons with which he was familiar, he ended up in sunny South East Asia, French Indo-China, to be precise. An early arrival at Dien Bien Phu, he was also a relatively early "leaver", being badly wounded in the early days and thus was evacuated by air to Hanoi. He was STILL in the hospital when the fort fell and in such a bad way that he was handed over to a Viet Minh medical team as the French departed. He got better. So, he and a swag of his surviving POWs were sent by rail, north into China. Then, they traveled to Siberia and across to Moscow, to be eventually handed back to the French in occupied Berlin. At this point, he realized that the Legion owed him some serious back-pay, so off he went to Marseilles. Here he was made a "job offer" of the sort only the Legion can make. New uniform, new weapons, new "mission. New name of you want it. Where? Algeria. After that little jaunt, he looked at a world map for somewhere a LONG way from "excitement". Australia: Living a quiet life on the other side of my city; making fine slow-fermented Sauerkraut and excellent beer and Schnapps.

[@789french5]

"The M3 Stuart had to be replaced" Shows images of Panzer II command tank

[@jerryrip]

Actually its a Panzer I command tank😬

[@789french5]

@@jerryrip Thanks! Sometimes the boxy turret/thing throws me off.

[@juanasanelli6831]

Los M 24 fueron producidos por Cadillac y Massey Harris

[@08lucase]

Why is the thumbnail a Stuart

[@yourievers4859]

thats exactly wat i also wanted to say 😂

[@fanman5257]

M5a1

[@dikadwi5868]

M5a1/M3 Stuart we call her Stuart

[@gousmc1983]

Because it's 2018 and if a Chafee wants to identify as a Stuart, that's ok, please don't assume her tank pronouns, it's very tanksist

[@FancyTacoCat_]

The thumbnail is NOT a Stuart :T it’s a Chaffee idk how u got this mixed up but alright :p

[@timurnazarov5841]

wow, it so hard to find the right seal in modern world especially when you know the measurements. I didn't do the tanks but with the cars never had a situation when I couldn't find replacement.

[@juanasanelli6831]

No no es para nada dificil encontrar el sello de la turbina de la trasmission Hydramatic que es igual a las usadas en los autos de GM hasta 1960,ni menos indicado aun ponerle pegote dentro como hizo "Pedro Picapiedra"Mi juventud se desarrollo alrededor de los M 24Cadillac, En muchos paises aun hay M24 pero hy dia con Diesel GM DAA 6V 53 o Scania V8 de Brasil Se reemplaza las trasmisiones Hydramatic por un sola Allison ya que se emplea un solo motor

[@p47thunderbolt68]

Fake drama, gotta love it.

[@shawnbaraw2637]

His youngest boy reminds me of myself at his age

[@colindebaggis1262]

Christ how many times are they gonna shot the shot with the Chaffee in the jungle!

[@robashton8606]

Why is there middle eastern music over the part about Vietnam? Cultural illiteracy still a problem for US TV is it?

[@HogeN1337]

😂😂😂 even here there is a imaginary timeline need to make... jizzes... always next year

[@danielgabehart5138]

Really? A photograph of General Chaffee's Dad, A Civil War veteran who died in 1906.

[@valter14725]

The logic in priceless: the chaffe was faster than tigers and panthers like wtf 1 is a light tank and other 2 are medium and heavy tanks. And it also had a powerfull 75mm gun that was used on the sherman and could not kill panthers or tigers

[@peterson7082]

It could theoretically knock out a Tiger frontally, at point blank range.

[@Chopstorm.]

Within 500m with specific ammunition actually, although that is still considered "close range".

[@peterson7082]

***** Other than unissued T43 HVAP, I know of no 75mm ammunition for the M3 in service that could penetrate the Tiger at that range. The 75mm with Shot M72, could at about 50m or less, only assuming its dead on.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

The 75mm had 0 problem against Tigers and Panthers from the side. Just wait a couple minutes for them to break down, them bully them

[@lucille284]

Uh, maybe young Mario shouldn't be dipping his hands in parts cleaner without gloves.

[@body_wheels]

There is a little bit mistake about history here in this video ..The 1971 war wasn't indo pakistan war .it was "War of independence of East Pakistani People" later they turned into "Bangladesh" .india was helping East Pakistani people giving the arms during the war.The war was about 9 months long from 1971 26 march to 16 December 1971 .East Pakistan won the war . west Pakistan (Right now Pakistan) attacked india at 4 December because they were helping west pakistan giving the arms .. Hope it will be edited soon.

[@klasv7174]

46:32 Nice tank........

[@novaman3509]

Thumbnail is an M5 Stewart.

[@FancyTacoCat_]

NovaMan 350 I’m sorry but it’s not a Stuart

[@pussyslayer2295]

This was definitely a m24

[@lord_vader6545]

That my dear man is an M24

[@owenoulton9312]

Why the hell does the thumbnail show an M5 Stuart?

[@FancyTacoCat_]

Owen Oulton it’s not a Stuart

[@richardc-ex7rt]

It's terrible to watch them pound on the metal with metal hammers. They make dead blow hammers, and that's how you gouge the part. Not to mention it's a safety hazard." Because of splintering.

[@oscarmuffin4322]

Go back to health and safety nanny cushion land. It's a tank, I doubt a hammer is going to do much to it.

[@Starlord85]

Something feels off with this episode. Can't put my finger on it .

[@a_common_weeb]

Chaffee is cute

[@thatcarguy6540]

m22?

[@NZobservatory]

"The Chaffee's speed and agility made it an excellent battlefield recon vehicle, a role that today's US Army consigns to the M2 Bradley." _ASSIGNS,_ not consigns. Learn to English.

[@luvr381]

Too much drama, not enough content.

[@fw1421]

Ender I think that’s one of the reasons the show ended. Not that long a production,plus how many tanks are being overhauled in private hands? Sounded like a good idea but all the episodes were the same.

[@DougieMClark]

...and why are you showing a GERMAN Panzer 1 at 4.39 when you are talking about the failings of the M3 Stuart ? M3 US / Allied tank = GOOD GUY. Panzer 1 GERMAN - You know the guys that the M3 was meant to shoot at!

[@benjamintracy2339]

The thumbnail isnt an m24 its an m5a1 Stewart

[@jayfmiller]

I know this guy was feeling some stress but it sounds like he can be a bit of an AH.

Gary thinks he's bad ass, he's a joke.

[@kitaryakysubae3156]

Is it the same trans as the olds? I doubt that'd actually help much if it was.

[@DougieMClark]

Why are you showing RAF Wellington bombers at 0.24? Look to be mark 1s from the 1938-40 period, most likely stationed in the UK. The Wellington was never used by the French or anyone else in Indo China / Vietnam.. It would not be difficult task to locate some film of C47 or C119 aircraft which undertook most if not all the airdrops into DBP or Bristol 170 and Ju52 aircraft that were used until landing became too dangerous. Such a sloppy practice make it hard to take any of the remaining content at face value..

[@estebahnrandolph8724]

Needed 90 mm or 105

[@dyncoder]

Yes, its a good tank. No, it isn't that amazing. You can't compare its top speed to a sherman or a tiger because it's a light tank and the sherman and tiger were not. You can't compare it's gun to the sherman because by the time the chaffee was used in large numbers the shermans with 75mm guns were very outdated.

[@MrPaddy1000111]

What I don't get is why he was so anti any modern seals? They will outlast the leather one. I know it's not "origional" but it's so deep in the engine who cares

[@NTAD]

Um...Excuse me, but that's a Sherman. I saw Battle of the Bulge so I would know.

[@MrMe345]

Can't be worse than the Irish Army's Comet, after their restoration, they started her and the engine went on fire

[@a_common_weeb]

Hahaha ya I would want a Cromwell or one of these over a comet any day

[@MrMe345]

Wouldn't get away with that name over here! :P

[@TomJones-hi2wb]

14:10

[@CarLos-yi7ne]

@14:15 "2 engines, one per track" WRONG! 2 Engines with auto transmission both drive 1 (one) steering differential which drives both tracks! 😉 To much blablabla crap on here!

[@herbertbielefelder341]

A horrible video.