WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: How to repair your StuG III G Road Wheels

[@ctid107]

I never realised that panzer 3 wheels were put together like that, I always thought they were two seperate wheels joined at the hub. That's crazy, no wonder the Germans never produced the numbers of vehicles needed.

[@ottovonbismarck3732]

And the Sturmgeschütz III was the Most produced Tank in Germany, with roughly 10000 Made. The Americans produced almost 5 Times that, and thats only the M4 Sherman

[@PadraigTomas]

Watching this does make me curious. How were other wheels designed/manufactured.

[@Absaalookemensch]

They over engineered most things, even when simple engineering would suffice. Thankfully.

[@gregedmand9939]

The commitment to using original parts is admirable, but with hidden from view items like these wheels, seems a bit foolish. You could cut and weld all new steel in a jig in a fraction of the time.

[@glynluff2595]

Yes but did they not come from the pen of Dr Porsche?

[@SaperPl1]

Getting back to stug again - awesome!

[@ungvaristefan4937]

Every week I am like a child in the candy store when I see an new episode has been uploaded. I love the work you guys do, and some day I wanna stop by and say hi. :)

[@ariedekker7350]

It is always very pleasant to see Bo busy.

[@danmorris8714]

He chose his next nemesis instead of his next project, I love that verbiage

[@georgedistel1203]

Didn't realize the supports in between the road wheels were there, great job.

[@obsidianjane4413]

We can blame Tamiya for not modeling that in their old Panzer models.

[@robertfairburn9979]

The stug 3 is a very important historic vehicle

[@neilpalandri-jones689]

Amazing to see how much work is required to get these vehicles going again - I have enough trouble at 1/35 scale!

[@johnwheeler3023]

It should really expand the level of detail on the 1/16th stuff out there now

[@CommissarBooks]

I stick to 1/72!

[@stephenyoud6125]

Bloody Hell guys, what a job! No wonder we haven’t seen Beau for a while, but good to see him back again. And that massive challenge with the gun mount. Nothing you blokes cant handle. And after seeing the Tiger rebuild - this is a piece of cake

[@vrod665]

I am awaiting the AusArmour shop bloopers reel. Broken taps, “oh shit moments”, “wrong piece doesn’t go here.” Very enjoyable hour long video.

[@leenmeenmememachine]

ive noticed Bo has warmed up a lot to being on camera, I'm glad he's gotten in the swing of things since he brings the genuine boys-wrenching-in-the-driveway vibe to go along with Daryl's working-with-your-cool-uncle vibe.

[@louislohmann6664]

Yeah it goes on with the STUG

[@Slaktrax]

The amount of work and detail Bo, Jess and Daryl and the rest of the team put into these renovations is amazing. ✊✌

[@DaMeicho]

Wednesday! At last.

[@paulcoopmans4288]

The way he says Wednesday puts a smile on my face…..

[@andrewmacdonald4833]

Got a lot of time for Beau...one smart young cookie..

[@jukkasavolainen5620]

Beau and Stug are my favotites on this series. Can't wait the next episode...

[@Skullgamer3_3]

seeing these beautiful pieces of history being restored makes me feel as happy as a bee in the netherlands during the spring

[@paulorchard7960]

I would have thought sandblasting to clean off the crud would have been the first step but then again, what would I know!😅👍

[@bizjetfixr8352]

Yeah, I don't get it either. Seems to me like that should have been Step One.

[@alangordon3283]

That’s being sensible.

[@spennykcn]

Maybe it would mess with the threads and the tolerances of the metal seal? You’d think it would be at least mentioned.

[@Bill53AD]

Thanks!

[@stevesankey6339]

Hi Guys I love the channel, Bo puts a day of hard work in again, you all do. To keep history alive and working, Hat's off to you all again 👍 🇬🇧 here one for the team 🥇

[@ericcorse]

Glad to be back on this with Bo and looking forward to the next episode.

[@gdutfulkbhh7537]

Thanks for this useful guide. I’m following along at home and have fixed up all my StuG III G Road wheels a treat.

[@HK94]

Yeey, a Stug III update, ben a while!👍

[@glennpettersson9002]

That reminds me, I am due for a dental check up 😂 Thanks for sharing 👍

[@dcross6360]

Finally! Now I can fix my stug 3G wheel

[@peterespada6226]

Kurt has discovered a really charming and personable bunch of guys in this Australian Armor restoration shop. Very interesting stuff!

[@VFRSTREETFIGHTER]

Don't ever apologize for how long it's taking, you guys are doing an amazing job!

[@dwightvx9142]

I love the channel guys if I ever get to the AU I will have to stop by!

[@krmould]

Such dedication and patience goes into each job. Keep at her, guys.

[@charlesemerson6763]

Another wow moment. God these boys do some work.

[@MrCrystalcranium]

OOOOOH I love that bubbly rubber pudding!!! To some it might be tedious, but the methodical process bringing these historic monsters back to life is fascinating!

[@ancliuin2459]

I had no idea that the small "holes" in the wheels are actually stiffening tubes for the wheel. Thanks for adding more complexity to building StuG models! : )

[@Max_Flashheart]

I love it when they get down and dirty

[@kregdawson8844]

Hey Kurt, can you maybe do an episode that explains the origins of the people who are running the museum. Tell us more about the employees and how they work together and their specialty. Thank you for your great work.

[@peteslinn482]

Excellent work as always - All the guys seem like such nice people, too!

[@stephenwarhurst6615]

This was a wheel good video

[@nandi123]

🤦‍♂

[@danielcotnoir3363]

This made my week!!! I've been extremely eager to see a return of the Stug, and you sure delivered! Thank you! Cheers!

[@michaelguerin56]

Thank you team. Always good to show the effort involved. The workshop flowcharts must be heavily annotated for some of these projects.

[@richardphelan8414]

No one but you guys can possibly imagine the number of man Hours consumed in this venture of rebuilding this tank and the talent it takes well Done Beau ,WELL DONE

[@andrewsteele7663]

Thanks Beau, another really interesting episode. I was wondering how you were going to replace the stiffeners, excellent work. Just a reminder. I love Workshop Wednesday, Cheers

[@blackeaglefabrication2369]

Just love watching my workshop Wednesday fix. Great job guys.🇨🇦💣

[@georgebernard8983]

@ 7:21 that clearly shows "Continental" on the side of a STUG wheel.......I never knew it was a German company! Amazing what you learn from watching the boys from down under!

[@sherwoodforester4666]

A monumental effort, that lad deserves a year off on holiday after this restoration.

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

Very interesting to see how these road wheels were actually constructed!

[@burkhardbergmann6248]

Unbelieveable. Thank you, guys. You are heroes.

[@RobertBailey-y3h]

ents, THANK YOU for teaching me a lot about one of my favourite vehicles in the German inventory! --Bob Bailey in Maine, USA

[@briansmales6996]

Congratulations to the crew at Cairns Armoured museum Jason and crew amazing how Australians can put ideas in to motion

[@terrysmith4831]

Excellent and amazing work fellas!

[@johnwheeler3023]

Just mindblowing to see all these small unknown details. This can really extend the time to build an accurate model. Not sure if this channel helps or hurts my OCD.

[@donjorge8329]

Das StuG III ist so ein unfassbar eindrucksvolles Gerät!

[@obsidianjane4413]

I'd wondered why the PzIII and StuGs always had the spare wheels as groups of two. Now we know! Thanks.

[@tannerjones9687]

Love watching you guys work on this vehicle .. really pulls all your focus and that will make it mean so much more when you guys complete it. Keep up the hard work. 👍

[@richardwirt3193]

What you guys call oxy we on the east coast of N.C. in the USA we call it the blue wrench lol

[@willmartin7293]

I have been wondering what happened to this StuG III G project. I thought I had either missed some videos of its reconstruction, and that it was now complete and on display in the museum, or else, they had given up because it was too far gone. I'm glad to see it's still an active project.

[@johnboy384]

Thanks AAAM.

[@stevencox1901]

Beau ❤ swoon. 😁

[@speedicusmaximus]

I never realised the Panzer III/Stug wheels were braced with those short lengths of tubing between the halves of the wheels. Thanks for that. PS; How did they mount the rubber tyre to the wheel ? It looks moulded to the rim ?

[@leeslaney2620]

Love these vids and the Australian Armour and Artillery! Thank you

[@doughudgens9275]

It’s interesting that first wheel hadn’t been sand blasted and primed like most parts. I wonder why, and did that affect how hard the work was?

[@garymucher4082]

Never disappointed watching these videos. Interesting and informative as to how such tanks are built... Thumbs Up!

[@mr.m2556]

German wheels are never a simple concept or construction. 👍A3 team.

[@iDuckman]

Oh man, I needed that fix. Go Oz Armor Go!

[@reggaelatinus6705]

good job guys ,greetings from Slovakia

[@marcel1813]

Good Work 👍👍👍

[@bobhannah9944]

Welding radius, or circle welding is an art itself-they do a great job!

[@54mgtf22]

Hi AusArmour. Love your work 👍

[@ivoferin8176]

Gsus you guys are just true artists... craftmanship Artists...

[@viandengalacticspaceyards5135]

Just a thought. Pz III & IV have the same roadwheels; don't know the numbers, but Pz iV is the most numerous German tank, plus all the other variants. Each have 12 or 16 of these wheels, plus at least 2 spares, and you'll have some more spares at the workshops.... Every PziV has over 100 little pipes cut & welded. Must have been a noticable part in the war effort.

[@darrylg7600]

I wait for next Wednesday!

[@kittonsmitton]

Please film more in depth coverage of the StuG III restoration, I have a question: why aren't all the tubes between the hubs replaced, as Beau only replaced half of them? do they not need replacing or will they be replaced later? sorry if I missed the reason they are not being replaced. Love your work thank you lads.

[@jangosselaar6708]

Bo is artist

[@tau3457]

Love this channel so much

[@steveyountz1757]

What a complicated set-up. Can't help but think the Germans kept shooting themselves in the foot with their complexity. I would love for you to compare a German part with it's American counterpart to see if the American part is easier to build and manufacture, and probably cheaper. Still looking forward to a museum overview when you get the time. 😎

[@kristoffermangila]

The suspension system of early German tanks (i.e., the Panzer I-IV) are fairly easy to deal with, but when it comes to the halftracks, the Panther and the Tiger series, that's where the complications come in.

[@FairladyS130]

Recalling the videos on the American suspension system, while it looked simpler they had to spend a hell of a lot of time on it. The Germans also were limited to what materials and machining equipment they had so they had to design accordingly, that was not a problem for the US.

[@drstrangelove4998]

I‘m sure the Germans thought about 🙄

[@outlawflyer7868]

Holy sh!t Been asking for months now what happened to Beau (Bo) Good to see the guy finally back in the workshop. Can't wait to see this tank running. Why sis it u all ever sand blast anything?

[@davidkimmel4216]

Your videos are so so interesting. Thank you for sharing them with us

[@richardgore1692]

I didn't think that road wheelwould have straightened like it did. Again, Iearned something new.

[@matthewrinehart2367]

I think maybe you could have used a Uni Bit to drill out all those stiffeners. I always look forward to Workshop Wednesday. Great work.

[@itt2055]

When using a tap to cut or clean a thread you do one turn forward and half a turn backwards. This cleans the cut metal or muck and massively lowers the chance of snapping the tool as well as creating a cleaner thread.

[@Culwhch]

Great!

[@HorsleyLandy88]

Why did you not sand blast the wheels first?

[@russwoodward8251]

Excellent work. Thank you again Aus Armour.

[@harryh5620]

You boys need a big-old Bead Box to clean things up!

[@crunchytheclown9694]

Thanks team

[@warci]

really appreciate the amount of detail you're showing us here. Keep up the good work lads!

[@mikegray9181]

Nice weld job. Great effort making it like it should be.

[@yattaran1484]

I've been waiting for this to come out !. Stug 3 G is my favorite fighting vehicle of all German Panzers !.😄👍 By the way, I've been wondering how those center caps of early Panzer 4 road wheels were attached on ?. Are they just screwed on ? 🤔

[@davidlawrencebanks4610]

Brilliant work, enjoyed that... Keep it up boys 👍👍👍

[@anumeon]

This was a Wheely interesting episode.

[@murof1371]

Świetna robota. Do zobaczenia w następną śród. Pozdrawiam z Polski

[@lugri52]

Que trabajo mas prolijo, un trmendo esfuerzo de preservacion, felicitaciones, de Chile

[@stevenhicks8625]

Looking good guys !

[@ldnwholesale8552]

Overcomplicated is the word, though when everything is clean and new and you have a jig probably not so hard. But still harder than it needs to be. Where is the engine and trans?? Can you still get those Maybachs? As a complete assembly. A lot of work to go yet. Or maybe some German farmer has a shed and paddock full of them!

[@bigmac60]

Great job

[@thedeathwobblechannel6539]

Soda blasting can speed up the work. It can take off rust and paint and not damage the metal.

[@BallBusta]

I'd have started those taps with a through tap just to get them started, then changed back over to a bottom tap.

[@claytonnans5639]

I love your channel. Great work, as usual.

[@serinatang4184]

How would you reapply the rubber to the road wheels if it's damaged or missing? Is it just one strip of rubber that is wound around the wheel and glued on, a 'donut' of rubber like an O ring or some other special process to ensure it doesn't separate later under battlefield conditions? An odd question, but I have always wondered about that.

[@billhanson4921]

tapered spiral tap is best for that job, it pulls the dirt out of the front of the hole straight taps just push it down the hole.

[@Daniel-S1]

Thanks.