We Bought a Squarebody swapped WW2 Tank |

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

Accepting tug-o-war challenges. This uh, tank truck needs a nickname. What should we call it? If we use your idea we’ll make a tank tshirt and send it to ya.

[@tylerhunt891]

OBT Old Body Tank

[@abradolflincler00]

Chevy trackside Rustzilla Scooter

[@1973GLH]

Thunder

[@wesstor7712]

The Trank

[@questcomplete5434]

Tank trap

[@scottcol23]

"Should we check the oil first? " "No its a Detroit" LOL I love this guy

[@davehigdon6295]

Detroit? Naw. We don't need any steeking oil!

[@Coalblack79k10]

If a Detroit ain’t leaking oil it’s junk

[@peniscaughtinzipper]

No oil under it = no oil in it

[@jared96ek9]

I've got pictures i found on the internet of this truck from over 10 years ago on an old computer. I can't believe it was in Canada and you bought it!!! Wicked!

[@owenarsenault5955]

Same thing I was thinking.

[@remobigelow7821]

Roadkill has “general mayhem” DEBOSS has “MAJOR maintenance”

[@Pan_Gotti]

Not bad

[@rangerismine]

Major maintenance is good because Major is also a military rank.

[@codybarrus8361]

cant forget stacy davids sergeant rock

[@charlesuplifted5216]

Sherman’s actually were quite reliable

[@kevinmantoani]

@@charlesuplifted5216 Major Sherman has a nice ring to it

[@keavincosta7761]

Monster max vs this in a tug of war is the crossover I never knew I needed

[@flyingsparksgarage]

THIS IS SO MUCH WIN

[@ALPHAMAUS32]

big w’s

[@PWN_Nation]

The Sherman-ado

[@petercolquhoun2086]

A square body on a tank is of course "The Squank".

[@tempk490]

This is the only acceptable name

[@ToxicMrSmith]

**Skank

[@desmondmoonbear8149]

Yes

[@shuttlepilot_]

The General Squank

[@kodykj2112]

That is a very very good name

[@jasonmorgan3709]

You should put a bigger Detroit in it. That way it will always be a “Screaming Jimmy”!!! And I would then call it “The Screaming Jimmy”.

[@FUCK_________googIe]

it is a screaming jimmy, that is the nickname for all of the 71 series

[@benoitchartrand5772]

Screaming major jimmy

[@jeffkalte9371]

I know your wife is never on your videos - but man would I have loved to see her reaction to this thing in her driveway! You are a brave man my friend!

[@stefandwoodham]

Why are all you men so afraid of your wives?! Grow some balls

[@rangerismine]

You ever been divorced? That is why.

[@colesteven1123]

@@rangerismine he talks like a 3x divorcee.. the women were always the problem in his life 🤣

[@LostInThe0zone]

He built her a house, for Christ sake.

[@kodykj2112]

@@rangerismine big true

[@geomacksales9852]

"Odd Ball" after Donald Sutherland's tank commander character in Kelly's Heroes. Legend. Genius. Hilarious.

[@ChrisJones-qw7bn]

YEEESSS!!!!!

[@moo12111]

“Should we check the oil?” “No. It’s a Detroit” 😂😂😂 absolute weapon

[@munched55]

You want the twin engine and trans upgrade, not the original under powered radial. If one engine is down, the tank would still operate. Being Canadian, just call it "Sorry" in advance.

[@saltymain]

Underpowered radial??

[@mattmopar440]

@@saltymain the Radial where considered underpowered compared to the Chrysler Multibank and Ford V8 and twin Detroits. In terms of operation I would go with the Twin Detroit if you can make it work Diesel is much cheaper than Av Gas

[@bobcranberries5853]

@@mattmopar440 and radial engines are so loud nobody would want to drive it

[@saltymain]

@@mattmopar440 nah multibank mega trash and also twin detroit are heavier and ford gaa ofc is better

[@saltymain]

@@bobcranberries5853 loud? Ok and??

[@Bongo2k]

This was actually done competitively in the 80s as Monster Tanks, they were raced much like Monster Trucks and one guy even fashioned a train body on top of some tracks(Orange Blossom Express). The Bigfoot team made one with two blown big blocks in it(Bigfoot Fastrax). The events didn't last very long and the wheeled versions proved a lot better even with their shortcomings.

[@matthias18]

Not gonna lie at first I thought you were lying but turns out people were really crazy back than anf actually did that thank for commeting and showing what crazy things they did back then

[@motoXjake]

that was definitely worth looking up! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGeqoaOsl6mLkNk

[@silversurfer806]

The gentleman that ran the OBS was Allen Gaines from Georgetown Kentucky. RIP Allen.

[@zrobotics]

@@motoXjake That is a pro-click, they should really pin this.

[@MrMironin]

Fastrax hold a special place in my childhood

[@carry45calsw]

I think the "Heavy Chevy" would be a great Nickname .

[@coryk1045]

Talk to backyard tank show from KZbin he’s in Canada as well has knowledge and experience

[@Hewittscandoit]

Or just " Cheavy"

[@TR33ZY_CRTM]

"Medium Chevy" would be a better name because the tank hull that it's attached to is a medium tank hull

[@Falney]

I know some one in the UK with a tank and to make it road worthy, he actually made new treads out of rubber and steel plated Oak. It is a hell of a lot cheaper than fully vulcanised rubber tracks. Steel on the inside to protect the wood from the steel components and rubber on the outside to protect it from the road. When the rubber wears thin he just glues new bits of rubber on.

[@Coffreek]

There's a lot you could do with this, if you wanted to. An unholy union with the chassis from Optimus Brine might even have enough gears to run the tracks. A GMC Kodiak body, or an F-650 would look right at home, and have enough length to look proper, but some of the appeal of it is just how ridiculous it looks, right now. Three of my favorite KZbin people are Deboss, Peg, and The Chieftain, and this is like a mashup of all three. You don't need to worry about the engine oil.

[@amytaylor1368]

Hello there👋👋,how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day?GOD BLESS YOU!!!❤️

[@mrmiscast]

I can hear his wife now.... "My husband is always bringing stuff home that make no sense".... Love the Tank/truck... "Crew Crawler"

[@Grovers_garage]

The radial would be a cool idea, but I feel like it would violently over heat. Would be sweet to see a 12v71 or 16v71 dropped in it and keep it somewhat true to its roots

[@papajon6715]

Shouldn't have blown up the 12v71...

[@Alliethebooklover]

The original engines the shermans had were repurposed radial engines

[@baconatordoom]

@@Alliethebooklover maybe so. But it would have been modified for some kind of cooling system. If that engine is configured for a airplane. Then it's air cooled. So he would have to fashion some kind of blowers to cool it.

[@wackowacko8931]

It was common - as somebody else has said - to use repurposed airplane engines into tanks. The Sherman and tank destroyers had radials with cooling fans. The British used a repurposed Merlin engine in their tanks (called the Meteor). The American tanks were not very popular with the troops during cold weather, it was like riding around in a walk in freezer. The British were smart enough to add in a small quiet engine to heat the tank and to run electrical systems without having to start the main engine. It also made hot water for tea, which made it much more popular with the British crews during the winter.

[@blockstacker5614]

the 16v71 would be perfect as it has around the same displacement as the Ford GAA used in the majority of shermans

[@tj86xj]

Oh, you've got Dana 60's... that's cute

[@elirenigar9357]

I’ve seen picture of this truck all my life, being a Squarebody enthusiast.. stoked to see this thing getting the fame and care it deserves

[@richard3141592638]

We need another Deboss channel - just your wife's reaction to these builds showing up in front of your house....

[@StanleyKubick1]

DebossLady

[@dmacpher]

Lots of old converted Sherman’s on Vancouver island. They used them in logging a lot. Custom dozers and yarders.

[@chriswyche4119]

I think they also use them for those old air powered rock drills

[@airplanemaniacgaming7877]

damn, Now I gotta head west to find some of those!

[@kilo1934]

"should we check the oil?"...NO, its a detroit. LOL best line ever!!!

[@4spdlife857]

If theres oil under it theres oil in it all the extra hp has to go somewhere

[@davisgilbert6951]

That’s my uncle lol

[@timothybailey7118]

Honey!, I’m home! See! If you hadn’t blow up that Detroit V16..you’d have a home for it now and an awesome motor for the tank. Ya gotta think long term.

[@Homelab]

Man am I happy to see you with this. I grew up down the road and had my first job at that shop 15 years or so ago. I've seen that thing all my life and never saw it move. Glad it's getting used again.

[@Pain4547]

This thing is so damn cool and I'm definitely subscribing to see what you do with it. It looks like it's an M40's chassis, which was built on an elongated and widened HVSS Sherman tank, with the idler wheels and sprockets at the front and rear being lowered as well. This was all to accommodate the heavy artillery gun it was supposed to carry and fire. Considering these things were open tops already, it seems pretty economical to just chop off what's there and stick a truck on it - if it was even finished at all. The war ended before more than a few hundred of these were produced, and production was stopped cold.

[@max16]

sorry my dude but the states did not make that many m40's.. this is a later model m4a3 chassy. :P

[@Pain4547]

@@max16 300-400 isn't many, but the ones not scrapped still had to end up somewhere over the decades. The wider spacing between the bogeys suggests a longer hull. M40 is very unlikely, but one can hope for the cool factor if it doesn't look like a normal HVSS Sherman.

[@eMGunslinger]

@@Pain4547 you are correct its a M40 you can tell by the road wheel spacing.

[@BenjaminStubbs]

The road wheels would have rubber. Also if the track needs rubber you would have to replace the whole track. For the end links smack the links on with a sledgehammer and there should be a bolt you tighten it up with. Check the hubs make sure they’re well oiled or greased. I am an Army tracked mechanic. I’ll send y’all an email

[@wes11bravo]

Also, a 3lb hammer for an obligatory Soft Spot Check is critical. (Former 11B Mechanized)

[@tacomas9602]

@@wes11bravo brass hammer so you don't damage the good metal

[@wobblysauce]

@@tacomas9602 What good metal.

[@chrishamilton2559]

@@wobblysauce absolutely nothing wrong with the bottom half of this death trap. Things were built to last when those tracks were crafted.

[@JustAnotherGuyInTheComments]

The fact that this isn't on the offroad channel is scary, yet intriguing. Looking forward to seeing the plans for this abomination.

[@jacobperdue1684]

Hey just curious, are you implying that deboss has an offroad channel I don't know about? Or a different channel altogether? Did a search for that but couldn't find anything.

[@pingpongstar11]

@@jacobperdue1684 It's called dghd

[@Iamthathillbilly]

@@jacobperdue1684 DGHD is what he's talking about. He does all the ag equipment and heavy truck stuff on that channel

[@JustAnotherGuyInTheComments]

@@jacobperdue1684 it’s Deboss Garage Heavy Duty. Or DGHD.

[@SkyhawkCaptain]

"Canadian Schoolbus"🤣 I would recommend taking ole Slave Lake and sticking it up on top of that thing. F'n Mint! 👌

[@philmedell1399]

now there is a great idea. get another school bus and replace the Detroit with a Cat and put the school bus body on top. Be great for giving tours. LOL

[@donnut999]

I need the Chieftain to make an „inside the hatch“ of this!

[@michaeldonn2604]

I'm glad it's being used. I built that. It's the second version. the first one was an 88 blazer body, with a winch in the front.

[@amytaylor1368]

Hello there👋👋,how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day?GOD BLESS YOU!❤️

[@nferraro222]

Oh, this is so awesome. Hats off to the original madman/builder. There would really be no good reason NOT to buy this thing - just excuses:)

[@andrew5792]

As cool as it would be to drive on the road, the treads don't have road pads like modern tracked vehicles. The grousers will end up tearing the road surface. As for a name, surely it has to be the 'Shermanator'

[@Velkanis]

ngl you got a chuckle out of me with the shermanator

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

Andrew send us an email with your shipping address! [e-mail]

[@jesusfeathers3477]

"Well, it's a tank, you're gonna get shot at" I love his thought process 😂

[@dallasknight8620]

Ive seen pics of this truck/tank circulated the past couple years. I cant believe you bought it!

[@chuertas003]

That's got to be the coolest truck ever. Take to SEMA, man!!

[@ryan_etzel]

"Honey, remember when I was complaining about Rich using that big three-wheeler in his yard?" "Yes..." "Grab a beer. You're not going to believe what he has now." "Oh %@#*!!!"

[@JOHNKESSLER88]

Keep it a diesel,the radial is gonna be a pain in the ass to work on with the bottom cylinders and you'll have overheating issues.The detroits can all be rebuilt in frame.

[@92Jdmsupra]

Absolutely needs to be a more powerful detroit.

[@danw1030]

Not to mention you can parts for a Jimmy and you can fix them with a rock.

[@OzMat]

Don't go the radial engine, every time you shut it down for more than 5 minutes you have to pull the lower plugs to stop it hydraulic locking. Basically you gunna need a bigger diesel. Keep it fun.

[@kimchipig]

All very true but Rich would love the challenge and the radial was how the majority of M-4 tanks were powered.

[@samuelbean9928]

Put in the radial.we used the radials during the war in some of our tanks.What would be awesome would be to find the Chrysler multibank engine!

[@kx250braap]

That would be so cool to have a 30 cylinder multi bank in it thing just have annihilated ed fuel lol

[@Nightwing690]

Rich, those small wheels aren't idlers, they're return rollers for the tracks, your idler wheels are in the back of the track assembly where you adjust track tension, and those four wheels per axle are road wheels, and HVSS stands for Horizontal Volute Spring Suspension. I'm sure Kevin probably told you all this already, and if so, disregard. Cheers. P.S. The Canadian made Shermans were called Grizzlies.

[@hartsfire5706]

you keep finding all of the Detroit's at V & R look for a 16v71TA. that radial will just over heat honorably.

[@davewolf8869]

"Overheat honorably" got a chuckle from me

[@saltymain]

@@davewolf8869 same

[@saltymain]

Well the big ass fan was there for a reason lmfao

[@ironmonte]

Thousands of tanks were equipped during the war with radial engines. Remember stuff was scarce at that time but they had lots of aircraft engines and the maintenance crews already knew how to fix them fast to get them back in the fight.

[@hartsfire5706]

@@saltymain O yo mean the prop that would be removed to get access for the out put shaft. grin ok keep thinking like that.

[@Jankapotamus1]

You gotta drag this out to go visit with peg and his new bulldozer. See which one is better at crushing assorted items he found at the dump👌

[@brianhaw9398]

Too bad they're 2500-2800 miles apart.

[@jhoncho4x4]

When radial engines was put into tanks, alot of other modifications was done for cooling, etc. Only reason they was used to begin with, was a shortage of powerful enough engines at low price. Without the heavy turret, not as much hp is needed for your speed goals. A turbo charged diesel from a medium duty truck would be easy to attach with PTO clutch / bellhousing / driveshaft setup from auxillary equipment, running driveshaft to original transmission.

[@1one3_Racing]

Rebuilding crawlers isn't all that expensive if you do it yourself. It just takes years of very hard work. Per track.

[@amytaylor1368]

Hello there👋👋,how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day?GOD BLESS YOU!!❤️

[@Oldsoldiersays]

dang I love meeting old fellers like that. endless stories

[@sixtyfiveford]

Just call it "Jank"...

[@weaselman24]

Home run there buddy. 'THE JANK'

[@1leggeddog]

This thing is insane. WoW. Rich is secretly planning on putting his Silverado on this.

[@treepounderbaitco.5153]

The content you will get from this beast will take the channel to a new level. Keep up the crazy builds

[@safetymikeengland]

I love it. Someone took a tank with the turret removed, and put a pickup truck up there. I just love these old diesels - they usually just work, even if they have been laying around for a decade or more. . . that is SO fun - the Canadian hillbilly that used it in the past showing you how to operate it . . . A tank with the turret removed would still have a drivers compartment. The whole pickup thing is just eye candy. You could operate it from the drivers hatch, or you could fab something to lift up the driver's station - it would not need a pickup truck. I do think Sherman tanks had radial engines; I could be wrong. I did work on M48s and M60s a little bit. Those tracks look pretty familiar.

[@roweingram2702]

Wow I remember seeing an Instagram post on this thing about 3 or so years ago I’m glad someone bought it

[@ronfrance4041]

Put a 12v71 in it! I’d love to see the reaction your wife gave you when she saw it for the first time hahahahaha, every time I bring something home I know there’s always a reaction waiting for me

[@dylanarnold9127]

This thang is rad man. Show up to a truck pull and everybody throws there hands up and leaves 🤙🏻

[@laurean5998]

Except for whistlin diesel maybe

[@JohnnyD1993]

@@laurean5998 that'd be a truck pull worth watching

[@saw6f4]

@@laurean5998 id bet this is still heavier than monster max 2. Dont know though

[@grantlister]

Rich, Where was the footage of the look on your Wife’s face, when you brought it home & said “Honey, look what I bought!”??? (Or was there too much swearing, for it to make the show?!) Hysterical 😂

[@scottcol23]

As they say in Canada. That thing is Minty as hell!

[@amytaylor1368]

Hello there👋👋,how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day?GOD BLESS YOU!!❤️

[@nbrowser]

Living up to that "Anything with an engine" mantra eh? Love it! And please keep the BC plates on that thing...said as someone living in BC!

[@amytaylor1368]

Hello there👋👋,how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day?GOD BLESS YOU!❤️

[@canuckgarage]

My father was a tank Sargent with the Essex Regiment (Tank) and spent may years on the Sherman. He'd have been all over this if he was still around. I actually have a drivers manual for a Sherman, that I'll be donating to the RCR museum here in London. If you'd like a look at it, let me know.

[@marc.ambrose-brown]

There's also the Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset, they specialize in tanks and keep them running too. Good memories.

[@jeepindave5464]

Man this needs some vr Frankenstein upgrades. A radial engine is silly. Find a big v12 or another v16 detroit.

[@mindeloman]

Later Gen Shermans used a Ford GAA V-8. 1,100 cubic inches. 1,000 lbs/ft of torque. 500 horsepower.

[@allangibson2408]

Australian tanks used three Packard V8’s… The post war British tanks used a derated 28l Merlin engine (Meteor).

[@billlucas8124]

@@allangibson2408 not only de-rated, alot of meteors were merlins from crashed/recovered spitfires (to begin with anyway) . With damage to their prop gearing/supercharger etc. When you take all that gubbins off the real guts of it was perfectly fine.

[@corymagoffin8402]

Tanky McTank Truck I've seen pics of this "legend" in the C10 community for years - always with 'not for sale'. This is easliy KZbin's best of 2021 \m/

[@travisdrum6760]

WOW!!! HOW AWESOME IS THIS TRUCK/TANK!!!!

[@amytaylor1368]

Hello there👋👋,how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day?GOD BLESS YOU!❤️

[@matthorvath6475]

As I recall that is actually the chassis of an M43 self propelled gun, the tracks are all wrong for a Sherman

[@LLJKotaru]

Yea, its too long to be a sherman.

[@saltymain]

Yea i figured and you pointed it out so im convinced

[@ireject1203]

Yeah thats what I'm thinking not a m26 or m4 way too long

[@alienbones04]

If it is a m43 (or more likely a m40) chassis then that is a rare fine. Only a few hundred m40s were built, and only 48 m43s were made.

[@whiskeyinthejar24]

Could it have been an M4A4? They were stretched to make room for the multibank.

[@IR-nq4qv]

Stretched limo / Cadillac would be the best looking option to stick on top of the tracks.

[@chaddavis7228]

Maybe the Lincoln limo from junkyard digs

[@lucasstiles8012]

70 seconds in and all I can think is, man I really love car people

[@MRHSDM316SD18186]

Really cool. I saw this on a fb square chevy crew cab group

[@amytaylor1368]

Hello there👋👋,how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day?GOD BLESS YOU!!❤️

[@loopy4517]

How about "JOB SECURITY". The square body Sherman is going to keep you working for quite a while. Great video. That thing is amazing!

[@amytaylor1368]

Hello there👋👋,how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day?GOD BLESS YOU!❤️

[@ALAPINO]

We had loads of these on base when I was a young lad. It might have been a recovery chassis. Most ended up donations, shelled targets, or town/armoury displays. Likely US surplus though. The suspension looks hooped. The Regimental Tank Museum in Oshawa, Ontario might have mechs who'd be willing to help. The mechs at Bovington are expert on the M4/Firefly, might shoot them a message across the pond. There are a handful of groups that still maintain M4s, mainly in the southern US. I'm sure someone has contact info for them.

[@ro...valverde1622]

Judging by the bitemarks in the front seat, it's not that easy to drive 😂

[@Handconsumer]

Need to have the chieftain (Nicholas Moran) teach you all about track tension 🤣

[@JSparrowist]

After a few of his videos, you’ll be an expert.

[@geoffws6]

I dig how the camera angle allows for the viewer to watch the engine turn over and crank thru the weight reduced lower fender rust. Awesome

[@highwayhobo]

You need tiller bar steering and a clutch pedal many surplus tanks got converted for logging in BC for yarders and skidders

[@DatBoiOrly]

It would be cool see this gone through with a fine tooth comb and make it SEMA ready

[@LemartesLogistics]

Its more ready than almost everything at SEMA because it runs and drives

[@SlipShodBob]

I wonder how that conversation went with the wife, all I can picture is Rich getting chased like Benny Hill by his frying pan wielding wife.

[@lukebosch28]

See my comment below...i want to call it divorced. Because I would be if i brought that home. Lol

[@jeremyhanna3852]

I will tell you honey I bought a square body chevy don't got much rust was a good deal by love you

[@dcrog69]

I was thinking that as he unloaded it lol.

[@alvarsdzenis4739]

That's the coolest buggy on your channel, ever. "The Shermanator" for sure. I had to laugh when the dude brought out the "Cosby sauce" as Peg calls it. lol

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

Send us an email with your shipping address! [e-mail]

[@ZeGermanHam]

Mrs. DeBoss is obviously a saint for putting up with this.

[@vernongowsell976]

That is the craziest square body build that I have seen .the last radical c10 that I seen was years ago some one in Calgary had a 65 c20 on a deuce and half

[@richsipe]

"Best day at work ever" indeed. Finnegan would be proud

[@nickpelletier3056]

if you're keeping the square body, it would look great lowered down a bit, bottom of the rockers at the top of the tank tracks, and maybe even fill in the wheel openings

[@VapeTRMC]

This is now the most excited I've been for any youtube project ever lol

[@matthewcasey5059]

Look at the inside the chieftains hatch he talks about how to flip those tracks to use the rubber. Get that transmission though and hook a couple of 6.9 Cummings to it. Do not go for the radial as for one that engine deck isn’t for the radial. If anything see if you can find that flat 12. That radial will give you fits, before you can start you’ll need to hand crank to get the oil out the lower cylinders so just avoid that mess.

[@Steve.Vaught]

I gotta say that GMC was nice in it's time. Gotta love the two tone blue body with blue interior. But this thing is awesome.

[@Midwestpaintandmetal]

Get it to run 50 mph so I can come up there and we can drive it to a drive through for dinner🤣. Totally badaaasss!

[@TheKing1cobra]

So when designed the M4 series was intended to use a Continental radial engine, only a single bank 9-cyl iirc, however the only real size difference between the original radial and the double wasp is length, and with no turret basket in the way the radial should fit fine. One concern about the radial however is that they were only designed to run at a narrow rpm range where tanks need larger ranges, and so drivers had to always be aware not to over-rev the radials or they would end up chucking rods left right and center, and aside from height is one of the reasons they went to the twin detroits or the ford V8, or if height wasnt your concern the chrystler A57 multibank. Radials were also a bit of a crew nightmare because you always had to cycle them by hand to prevent hydro-locking on all the oil that sank its way to the bottom of the engine overnight

[@miketanner1920]

The UNDERTANKER Just saying

[@vincem5]

haha Rich didn't stop smiling the minute he laid eyes on it. love at first site. was thinking Thomas as the name haha

[@amytaylor1368]

Hello there👋👋,how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day?GOD BLESS YOU!❤️

[@gileskrandall6250]

This is an interesting project. You should get the diagrams of the original engine that was in the tank and put a stronger one in, the chassis will most likely be able to handle a LOT of power, especially with a reinforced drive shaft. The drive shaft is active through the chassis because the transmission had to be kept hidden under armor and also because they did not want the engine exposed to more heat than it emitted alone. But, just to throw it out there, the front drive system on almost all the tanks of world war two was a huge weak area. It seemed like every year when the Germans would come out with a bigger gun, all it would take was one tap on the front end and the machine would have transmission difficulties. This fact goes for the German tanks, too. That is why all the tanks the Soviets sent in were rear-wheel-drive. The Kliment Voroshilov 1(KV1), T34-85, JS-2, and the American M26 Pershing tanks are examples, and they basically won the war. The only tanks that could get away with a front wheel drive system during world war two were light, like the M5 Stuart series from America. They were maneuverable. But, as I said, the rear drive system tanks stood out. A good example would be the Kliment Voroshilov 2. They put a a howitzer on the chassis that fired 152MM shells. Though people read about the german tanks and think the extra hundred horsepower from petrol engines means something, it didn't mean that much when they were up against armaments that large on chassis designed to move through snow.

[@samuel_towle]

Ok, so I was half correct in the "what is it" question. Name suggestions: 1) "Oddball" after the tank commander played by Donald Sutherland in Kelly's Heroes. "These engines are the fastest in any tanks in the European Theater of Operations, forwards or backwards. You see, man, we like to feel we can get out of trouble, quicker than we got into it. 2) "Kilroy" from the WW2 graffiti "Kilroy was here" 3) "Screamin' Jimmy" if you intend to keep the GMC square body. You should either go back to the dual 6v71's with Pete's transfer case, or stick in one of the 16v71's if they are still available.

[@fonhollohan2908]

I'd Call it the " IRON KNIGHT " or " APOCALYPSE " I don't think! I've seen Rich smile so much in my life. He's in heaven. LOL

[@jamesbaylis9438]

I think Rich needs to change his Coffee, holy shit balls!!!

[@mikecrontchensary9770]

Thought holy shit balls was proposed name at first glance lol!

[@jamesbaylis9438]

@@mikecrontchensary9770 never thought of that till now 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jimburgess9205]

What it needs now is an awesome set of hubcaps.

[@monkeystoner544]

Just saw the big ol beast at V&R auto recycling just outside of Hamilton Ontario Canada, thing is absolutely amazingly done

[@jameskyser9423]

We're does one find such badassery? I'm gonna love this series

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

Yeah if it wasn't numbers matching I would of walked away.

[@TheKing1cobra]

I dont remember the M43s having the cast transmission cover though, maybe the M40s did though?

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

@@TheKing1cobra That was good.

[@TheKing1cobra]

@@Dancing_Alone_wRentals ignore that, YT mobile had me reply to the wrong comment it seems...

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

@@TheKing1cobra It still sounded funny when you added your line to what he said in the video. Have a great weekend! I'm off to make more videos.

[@evebrassard3105]

Is that Detroit Gen set that was at V&R recycled yet ? You'll have a far easier time staying diesel than with a Radial Aero Engine although a lot of WW2 tanks ran on them. These motors run on 120 Octane AVGAS and that is getting extremely expensive and limited in supply, Buffalo airways in Yellowknife is moving away from piston engined aircrafts due to the fuel issue. I'm guessing that one hour of AVGAS will get you 10 hours running time running diesel and you'll still have coffee money

[@reidthompson8979]

Sherman HVSS chassis, with the Detroit? Love it!!!

[@markbass7145]

You should get that guy's dual motor setup he said he had and put in twin 6BTs or something like that

[@DEBOSSGARAGE]

We bought the twin 671's and gearbox and donated it to the Museum. They will put it to good use. We can throw any engine in there. It only works with Detroits because one engine needs to spin backwards

[@gilmello8296]

Bet you Rich Rebuilds will want one😂

[@stubbysgarage]

I'm waiting for Peg to see this and ask to haul it on a Kenworth lol

[@andyreid7274]

👌 minty

[@erikrunas226]

Should we expect to see this beast on Power Tour next year?

[@robertbarre4400]

What about Shermrolet? You should tidy it up and make it more user-friendly (meaning brake, clutch and such in "normal" positions). Weld some rust, customize it. My suggestion: weld flat panels over the wheelwells (nicely - not haphazordus) and put on some paint here and there. Sure it will look really weird then. - Yes I know paint is prizy but....

[@amytaylor1368]

Hello there👋👋,how are you doing today?hope you’re having a good day?GOD BLESS YOU!❤️

[@davekauffman8727]

Very interesting, that 4 cylinder has some grunt to be able to move that machine as well as it does! Yeah, if you have a bigger Cat engine or something similar, that would be better. I'm sure that you have ideas on improving the levers and other things.