Win a Jeep for £5 ! Who knows Ted might deliver it 🤣
@nriqueog2 ай бұрын
I'm betting that hulk is around 30-32 tons.
@georgejohnson75912 ай бұрын
I wouldn't have anywhere to keep it!
@chrisgraham99192 ай бұрын
Just seen on aus armour workshop Wednesdays the "I identify as a foden" on the back of a forklift pushing the rustaration m3 grant😂
@hodaka10002 ай бұрын
My father testified at the War Crimes Tribune at Rabaul while he was there he bought a new Jeep from a disposal yard wrapped in greasy paper for £5 He was arranging with a ship's captain bring it back to Australia but the ship had to sail before the Jeep could be delivered to the harbour and it was left on wharf 🥺
@Rick-gb5jj2 ай бұрын
Brought two tickets, but only for Ted.
@sideshowrod13122 ай бұрын
With actual trees growning in it, this tank wins the award for best camouflage
@AllNamesWereAlreadyTaken2 ай бұрын
Greta Thunberg likes this tank
@nilo702 ай бұрын
@@sideshowrod1312 Yes , I’ve nominated it for a“Woody” award !
@ilovenitnat2 ай бұрын
It wasn’t that good, they found it.
@FangTheManokit2 ай бұрын
If it had bushes growing on it, it would be good for the D point.
@yo_mama64142 ай бұрын
Those Australian armor grants had literal forests growing
@ibana84492 ай бұрын
My Dad was a Sgt in the Scots Greys during the late 40s into the early 60s. He trained on Comets, then onto the new Centurion. At the end of his service he was permanent staff at the Glasgow Yeomanry (Comets). My parents lived in Glasgow. He went to work one Saturday morning, which happened to be a football derby match day Rangers v Celtic. One of the Comets went down with an electrical fault so they decided to drive the Comet across the city (now early afternoon) to the maintenance depot. My old man was driving, and stopped at a real busy Policeman controlled juntion in the city centre, lanes from multiple directions, My old man was working hard to not crunch anything. The Policeman turned toward the tank stood at the lights and waved it to move off, the old man slipped the clutch and off they went toward the Cop, as they got closer he stuck his white gloved hand up in the air and stopped the tank. Old man takes a breath thinking wtf have I done. The enormous Policeman walks across to the static tank with my Dads face poking through the drivers hatch and says with a smile "Are ye going to the match". True story which I share whenever I see the perfectly round hatch of a Comet.
@ATomRileyA2 ай бұрын
That is a great story, thanks for telling it.
@paoloviti61562 ай бұрын
A cool story indeed 😎 thanks for sharing this 👍
@HTDreamProject2 ай бұрын
@ibana8449 I really like your story. It makes me feel curious and excited after watching the entire video
@pcka122 ай бұрын
Ah!! Memories of Rangers vs Celtic (orange vs green) matches played in Dundee!!
@HellCaT_LynX2 ай бұрын
Sooo good story!
@toerag5722 ай бұрын
That poor Comet spent YEARS developing all that camouflage, then Jack destroyed it all with his mighty/mini tool!
@MrR1PP3R2 ай бұрын
I find it funny that I bumped into Adam at michael woods services getting my morning coffee, had a nice chat with him and showed him pictures of my Grandads Comet he drove when in Korea, really hope to see a Comet on this Channel.. keep the good work going!
@AdamBest19202 ай бұрын
Nice daf !
@MrR1PP3R2 ай бұрын
@@AdamBest1920 it’s my poor man’s Foden! 😂
@MrR1PP3R2 ай бұрын
@@AdamBest1920 better than my brothers Volvo?
@lukeskywalker75662 ай бұрын
My dad served in Korea and he always said these tanks were a life saver for his men and he could always rely on the tanker boys to always have a hot brew going and a sarnie and he was grateful for the help of the men who got these iron beasts to places the yanks only dreamed of getting their tanks to I hope that this old girl will one day rumble to life cheers
@AdamBest19202 ай бұрын
Ahhh I the Volvo is definitely a step up 😂
@minimeee042 ай бұрын
That Foden is a beast.
@hendrikkiefer33252 ай бұрын
You actually listened to the KZbin comment saying you should do a Comet next. Props to that!
@Pietaster892 ай бұрын
Wow a Comet! Please restore it! one of the most handsome WW2 British tanks
@natethet4nk4782 ай бұрын
i thought it was a Cromwell at first glace, thats my bad cause the barrel was shot off
@Enemy0fMine14152 ай бұрын
Too wide for a cromwell surely? @natethet4nk478
@iatsd2 ай бұрын
The mantlet is the giveaway that it's a Comet
@wellingtonnorthjunction39112 ай бұрын
Probably the best ww2 British tank
@richardjackson49082 ай бұрын
@@iatsd And the return rollers.
@jimzo19852 ай бұрын
Jack is the pinnacle of compact manliness .
@rogerbayzand44552 ай бұрын
Great airbrush work on The Band Of Brothers truck! When you come Down Under and find an old tank in the bush like that expect it to be full of things that will bite, sting or eat you!
@227bomber42 ай бұрын
Was about to comment, about the cabs detail. It's just stunning.
@Ibis1172 ай бұрын
Time to place a bulk order for JB-Weld, get them holes filled.
@clivestainlesssteelwomble76652 ай бұрын
Hes clearly got a hankering for a fully lightened racing tank, like the Grant collinder at the show ..😉
@anthonymurphy28062 ай бұрын
Leave the external holes and make good internally , how cool would that be !
@ASSASSIN199232 ай бұрын
ayo
@teamidris2 ай бұрын
@@anthonymurphy2806 I like the holes. Perfect tanks number in the thousands, but proper messed up ones are rare :o)
@oddball_the_blue2 ай бұрын
Nah - Ventilation innit.... leave it be.
@anthonypurkiss58122 ай бұрын
No Ted on site overseeing proceedings that was your mistake 😅😂 Great video, thanks
@malcolmwhite61442 ай бұрын
I agree was going to say the same Ted would have sorted that little problem no trouble😂😂Malc uk 🇬🇧
@00nutcracker2 ай бұрын
It would look cool if you guys made a ghost tank out of this one. Get it up and running, leave the holes and some of the plants on it.
@CharlieHowardUK2 ай бұрын
That hand-held micro chainsaw looks like a full-size one in Jack's hands!!! 😀
@Vtarngpb2 ай бұрын
You know what they say about small hands 😉
@roblonsdale89272 ай бұрын
I bet jack really appreciates idiotic comments from merchant bankers like you
@moistjoint8 күн бұрын
@@Vtarngpb our shlongs are bigger 😂 (they arent they just look bigger)
@jeanjonking682 ай бұрын
Some filing and a lick of paint, it will be right as rain.
@Vtarngpb2 ай бұрын
Caulk and paint can fix what ain’t 😉
@F4Wildcat2 ай бұрын
Maybe a bit of WD40 for the rear sprocket, just a splatter is needed.
@bob_the_bomb45082 ай бұрын
Don’t overdo it, most of that will buff out with some T-Cut…
@Don_ECHOguy2 ай бұрын
Handful of cable ties, a tube of RTV and she'll be good to go.
@paulcurrah73852 ай бұрын
Jack was spot on when he said the Foden would pull it on tickover, to be fair it could have gone a lot worse 😂, thank the lord for remote control
@markbrennan46932 ай бұрын
Love that Foden, what a work horse. It dosen't even seem to break sweat , just pulls.
@MetamorphicWonders2 ай бұрын
At 2:32 on top of the tracks these are WW1 barbed wire pickets from the battlefields in France. They used to have barbed wire threaded through the loops on the Somme etc trenches.
@yorkshirewanderer99572 ай бұрын
They are certainly of that type but they were also widely used in agriculture too in the decades after WW1 and probably into WW2. It is entirely possible that they are from the range where the Comet was used for target practice.
@MetamorphicWonders2 ай бұрын
@@yorkshirewanderer9957 That is true but the farmyard ones were reused from the wartime leftover ones. These are exactly the same as the WW1 ones. Also they are stored ontop of the tank , hence the owner seemed to keep them with a military item for storage.. maybe the old owner knew what they were hence he stored them on the tank. The corkscrew bases are identical to the wartime ones. They did use these in France as fence posts even today they are still used. But they originated from the Battlefield and were repurposed after the war.
@chascarpenter50062 ай бұрын
Ooh yes, i got one of them, its in my kitchen.
@paulmanson2532 ай бұрын
Given the size of the corkscrew,exactly just how large are your wine bottles ?@@chascarpenter5006
@samparkerSAM2 ай бұрын
@@chascarpenter5006 😅 Red or White?
@neilthomas44072 ай бұрын
That's yer problem.....got no fuel in it! Mighty Foden strikes again!Great vid as always.
@thebrowns53372 ай бұрын
I've watched many a recovery video... but this is the firsy time I've seen a hedge reccovered.
@andrewwoods42812 ай бұрын
Going to watch this Comet with interest as my father did his national service in 1947 with 4RTR in Palestine and Libya as radio operator in the command tank. Mind you, he didn't have trees growing in his or so much ventilation! Good luck!
@jerryjungle57172 ай бұрын
Brilliant camouflage, Looks like it grew there.
@tankiesontour2 ай бұрын
This reminds me of the what the gate guard at IWM Duxford looked like before the many months of work of rebuilding it from two range hard targets many years ago.
@dwrowley2 ай бұрын
the Foden sounds mint purring in the back ground
@adrianmeredith68182 ай бұрын
The Foden Recovery truck is a total beast....
@MrSeeuu2 ай бұрын
No sweat! Success is built on failure. Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. Etc. Etc. Great video!!!
@Vile-Flesh2 ай бұрын
Splendid video. Foden never fails to impress.
@jasonjavelin2 ай бұрын
Let’s gooooo love a good Foden recovery. I had never heard of them before this channel. It is a unit
@technovaglobalАй бұрын
I'm so impressed by the transformation! From rusty relic to roaring beast, this tank is giving me all the feels. You guys are the real MVPs of restoration 😄
@janwitts26882 ай бұрын
Really looks like a fantastic way to spend a sunny day.. amazing condition of the rubber components
@patloughner95512 ай бұрын
Watching the Foden Recovery Vehicle in action is always a cool thing to watch!!
@jim.franklin2 ай бұрын
Poor little Comet, a much maligned tank. It may be in a state, but still fighting for it's independence. Can't wait to see this restored to running - although that is one hell of a job!!
@ruckusflow2 ай бұрын
Nice early type 1A, without the fishtail exhaust ports, Ted will be pleased!
@Roulandus-le-Fartere2 ай бұрын
I always felt that I was too dumb and slipshod to do armoured vehicle recovery. This video makes me think I worry too much. Thanks Chaps!
@Fourwheeledfarming2 ай бұрын
Is that James May’s jumper? 😂
@andrewsteele76632 ай бұрын
No fingers & limbs were lost in the production of this episode. I am truly amazed at the level of OHS equipment used in the recovery of the vehicle. I imagine there will be collectors and restorers calling Mr. Hewes checking to see if there is a spare Thingy or a Wiggett to be had. Of course, the tracks look like they might have some life in them. Cheers and looking forward to the ongoing story of the "Comet"
@lazaglider2 ай бұрын
Only just starting watching the vid, so no comment yet, but just wanted to say that that Kaleo album was an absolute gem.
@chasevans71712 ай бұрын
A/B. Cracking album indeed.
@MrHewes2 ай бұрын
🙌🏻
@Ihasanart2 ай бұрын
You are right that its more than 20t, fully loaded it should weigh a touch under 34t, so minus powertrain and everything else its likely north of 25t.
@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-19682 ай бұрын
It is amazing how you still find gems like these. An actual WW2 Tank. Looks rough now, but not impossible to at least get it into display condition.
@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd2 ай бұрын
Ted must be really chuffed with the new "project" And the mighty Foden shines once again 👍
@leeaw16382 ай бұрын
It was good to put a face to your name at We have ways last month. You certainly needed Ways, and the Means with this one! Quite a Project, but Worthy and proper Rarity. Loved the optimism shown when stated " Throw an Engine in her and Srive it out"!
@nudebaboon48742 ай бұрын
Getting some food ready to watch this one, cheers lads.👍
@Cletrac3052 ай бұрын
Once, while loading a disabled dozer, I put a snatch block in the crane hook and ran the winch cable over it. I was able to lift some of the weight and slew the crane left or right to guide it. Just don't overstress your slew gear! Great vid and good luck!
@slebbeog2 ай бұрын
That regular Paul Banyan from 7:19 on cracks me up with his "powertool". :D
@tomkelly62162 ай бұрын
Paul Bunyan. I’m from Minnesota.
@slebbeog2 ай бұрын
@@tomkelly6216 I'm not.
@paul41242 ай бұрын
Not a fail mate……a learning curve. Great video all the same, keep doing what you guys and gal do. Blessings from the land down under ❤🇦🇺
@Daniel-S12 ай бұрын
Thanks + pleased the Comet will be saved.
@PaulKelly-wm1rp2 ай бұрын
Always liked the Comet ever since I build the Matchbox model in 1975.
@dacco22 ай бұрын
Got to agree, that Foden is an absolute beast
@markburton83032 ай бұрын
The Foden is an absolute beast! Love that thing.
@anttieskelinen12 ай бұрын
There is tank auction in Finland this year. Comets and Chariotees on sale with working guns.
@Terran.Marine.2Ай бұрын
Interesting 🤔.
@MrJhargreaves2 ай бұрын
More holes than a second hand dartboard! Will be interesting this one.
@blxtothis2 ай бұрын
That looks like a job for Oz Armour! At least we now understand why tank transporter trailers have such a generous flatbed and the Foden Fan Club gains loads more members.
@ldnwholesale85522 ай бұрын
Ron would have it stripped in a day and upside down to replace the missing parts. Or at least on a Grant!
@philipB312 ай бұрын
Always a pleasure! Thank you for sharing.
@Dandle012 ай бұрын
That Foden is beautiful.
@johnfrench96082 ай бұрын
That Foden is xxxxing amazing bit of kit!
@brianwillson95672 ай бұрын
Surely most will buff out. The Hewes team can fix anything, HMS Hood next?
@samrobinson18232 ай бұрын
This may be my favourite recovery so far top man !
@D.C.009.2 ай бұрын
Just thought would pass this on, sure some people in the UK tank preservation scene may have known him , Frank shaw passed away week or two back,ex Reme, made last month's of ww2 , know he did a lot of work on Shermans, made 95 years ..
@slincolne2 ай бұрын
The Comet must be a fan of the show - clearly it wants to roll on the truck and get to the workshop. Looks like we are all going to see how good the team is at welding :-)
@babalonkie2 ай бұрын
You are now dealing with a old favourite of mine Mr Hewes... very little left though, most of them were abused after the war.
@foghornleghornish2 ай бұрын
"let's get cracking" - you've been watching The Pethericks channel. A challenging project to add to your To Do list 😎😎
@1chish2 ай бұрын
Said in NerdSpeak: "Well of course you know what your problem was ....." Yes we do. Ted wasn't supervising... But better to try and fail than never to try.
@stephenhenion83042 ай бұрын
I just have to a comment. My First Observation being that you have..."Such an Ordinary" kind of Profession...Truly Amazing Recovery
@BarryRudge2 ай бұрын
That cordless chain saw looks like it could do with a new blade
@hoperp19512 ай бұрын
Those trees and bushes growing out of it were perfect natural camo, cannot believe you chopped them up LOL
@888johnmac2 ай бұрын
Comet ' i like it here i'm staying ' ... Foden ( on tick-over ) ' nope , you're coming with me ' .. trailer .. aye ok , but we'll be back soon '
@paulbarthol83722 ай бұрын
I love the optimism that those white wood boards would be of help.
@yvesemond96872 ай бұрын
This Channel brings back many memories. Many years ago while sitting in my office I got a call from the RSM. He says the engineers are clearing an area for a new construction. They find a tank in pieces. I'm asked to check it out to see if its worth saving. It is bad and not very much of it is left. I'm told it was a target tank. I do my best to identify it and my best guess from what was left it was a Comet. As far as I know Canada did not have the Comet. If that is true and this was a Comet then how did this tank end up in Canada. From what I see here this Comet has more of a chance to be restored than the one found in Canada. If you are restoring then I am looking forward to it. If the Austrailians can do these kind of restorations I am hoping you can as well. But I do understand if you take a pass.
@kennethbowry15212 ай бұрын
Before you get inside it use a Geiger counter, looks like the holes were made by 20 mm DU shells.
@johncrook77052 ай бұрын
That was really interesting and a new challenge. To find out that there are these iconic vehicles hidden around the farms is so important before they rot! Interesting days ahead!
@brokenbritain94412 ай бұрын
Tell grumpy that it's not a waste of time you are preserving history😊
@stuartburgess69452 ай бұрын
The gentle art of AFV bonsai for beginners , no unkempt brush too tough for our Jacky 😂😂😂😂
@sdcanyoncarver22032 ай бұрын
That cost you 20 grand in welding rods to plug all the bullet holes 😂
@sjb16042 ай бұрын
Spotted one of your hoodies on the Australian Armour & Artillery Museum channel - their latest vid on the Grant part VII at about 21:38 in :)
@andrewcanterbury60782 ай бұрын
Them bullet holes tell hell of a story
@bob_the_bomb45082 ай бұрын
They look a bit big for bullet holes. .50 cal at least, or maybe even 66mm sub-calibre training ammunition
@Jdigger41302 ай бұрын
you guys use the same gloves I do when working w wire rope!!!! love yer channel n that semi is rad! cheers from Santa Cruz cali
@insanitymanic2 ай бұрын
I would actually pay good money to see Hewes and Jack absolutely lose their marbles trying to restore something this far-gone
@coffeewan71722 ай бұрын
Amazing video! Comet is hands down my favourite british tank!
@czerf12 ай бұрын
from a concreet chief to a tree comet they do it all
@dougstubbs96372 ай бұрын
Nice new camera. The crispness, the clarity is excellent. Respect.
@HeidiLandRover2 ай бұрын
Gotta admit I was a tad disappointed when you didn't whip out a jump pack and say "will it start?"
@tommyfree47362 ай бұрын
Jack cutting them massive trees down. Or twigs to the rest of us. That is going to be by far the most demanding and most rewarding project. Not going to be an off the shelf repair either I reckon 😂
@joeykuiperij48062 ай бұрын
Yesssss some ww2 gems
@HTDreamProject2 ай бұрын
I really enjoy watching your videos, I love those machines. 17:39 is the part that I'm quite impressed with, I wish you a good day and may release more interesting videos.
@FrontSideBus2 ай бұрын
You're going to need a few spools of MIG wire for that one! 😂😂 Looks like it has been given the good news with 30mm RARDEN? Anybody know how wide the sub calibre projectiles are on those?
@Lewis-kf2pj2 ай бұрын
Stainless steel MIG wire if it’s a cast hull…
@donaldraaff55372 ай бұрын
When my big brother Roderick bought a Tamiya (I think) Chieftain tank for my little brother Peter in the early seventies I fell in love with tanks!
@woody51092 ай бұрын
I hope you leave as much damage as is practical, very cool unit.
@majmikecalnan2 ай бұрын
The damage was inflicted on a range... no wartime holes in it.
@Joseph-k3f2 ай бұрын
Comments#867: Good video 4K quality. I can even see the dirt on the front windshield of the truck or Laurie keep up the good work.
@matthiasthewild65632 ай бұрын
first
@Daniel-S12 ай бұрын
Many of the first will be last.
@tayahwheatcroft2 ай бұрын
There’s no prizes
@buildingsbyair2 ай бұрын
I don't do 'tanks' but fully concur with your assessment 'that don't look healthy'
@jameshodgins17Ай бұрын
Absolutely love watching you all working Makes me want too ask if the tank museum wants help
@michaelkinsey46492 ай бұрын
"What gear are you in Driver, One or Two?" "Tree, Sir"
@peterburton31472 ай бұрын
It looks like one hell of a challenge. Best of luck!!
@icewizzard6662 ай бұрын
Cracking vid as always, poor Jack gets called everything but Choppy McBushywacker is right up there with the funniest! He is literally the 'Jack' of all trades sawing those 'Weeds' in the tank lol, don't worry I'll see myself out 😂😂 Adams airbrushed truck looks awesome too! I nearly spat my beer out when the Bat Survey was questioned, your vids should come with a warning of immense humour alerts 😂
@SmashingBricksAU2 ай бұрын
Have you thought about doing a dual lift from the sides with the Foden and the Merc (like how you set the Foden up to get it off the trailer)? Once lifted you drive the float under the tank and lower it on the trailer. We do this all the time with large earth moving gear.
@stevebarnett50482 ай бұрын
Great video as usual but a cruel tease because I’d love to see you restoring a Cromwell or a Comet. OMG you are restoring it!
@BadgerBadgerBadger282 ай бұрын
Yes another great vid from Joe Keep em coming mate we will watch them all
@PeanutsDadForever2 ай бұрын
You guys are always up for a challenge
@wes11bravo5 күн бұрын
I've sent my share of ordinance into classic military vehicles downrange (especially gratifying was dropping 40mm HE into the TC hatch of an M114 from 250 meters). It's amazing this Comet held together well enough to make it off the range after the pasting it obviously received. Hopefully you guys can look up its service history!
@alangurman39612 ай бұрын
That's one blunt chainsaw. The video guy has the best job.