WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: Test fitting our ORIGINAL StuG III G transmission!

[@StevenG222]

All your headaches and hardwork will be well worth it when its sitting on display being admired by everyone!

[@Javdoc]

"All your headaches and hardwork will be well worth it when it's driving around being admired by everyone!" Fixed that for ya... 😉

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

And running.

[@MatSpeedle]

No better part of a Wednesday, than a fresh episode of Workshop Wednesday 👌Another cracking piece of work gents, loving this Stug Build.

[@GilbertdeClare0704]

Yeah, DEFINITELY !....until you hear those dread words, "That's all for this week, folks"😪😥😢😭

[@red_d849]

agreed

[@mikeandhev]

Great to see Beau back on the Sturmgeschutz III.

[@timriley302]

I am fortunate to be visiting Aus Armour on July 26 2024 from the USA looking forward to the experience.

[@glangsaprick]

I'm positive you have done your research and know the museum is located at Cairns in Far North Quennsland. It's a beautiful part of the world and the weather there in July is superb. Enjoy your visit and be sure to do the many other things available to do. Oh and enjoy some of our world class beers and seafood.

[@timriley302]

I enjoyed the Australian Armor Museum I spent all day there and took 280 photos it was probably the coolest place I visited in the 18 days I spent in Australia Bali and Singapore.

[@Th.G.M.]

Had a smile when Beau talked about the Hummel and pronounced it „Hammel“. Hammel is the German word for a wether. Hummel is pronounced like „who“ with „ml“ at the end, „who-ml“. Hummel is German for „bumblebee“. I am much amazed about your dedication, all of your team, to work and preserve those vehicles of the past! Thank you so much for what you do!

[@scroggins100]

Was he not the water carrier from Hamburg as well?

[@Th.G.M.]

@@scroggins100 ???

[@gozza7199]

Beau pronounced Hummel with a 'u' sound like the English word 'up', not with an 'a' like in apple.😊

[@dazaspc]

@@gozza7199 North Queensland accent Dood.

[@scroggins100]

@@gozza7199 Fair enough. Mind you in Hamburg Platz German?

[@gusgone4527]

The Panzer III and IV were really something special.

[@entropyachieved750]

Love my Workshop Wednesdays

[@TheSlugstoppa]

Piece by piece she's coming together guys and looking grand. Get better soon Alf.

[@theo9416]

The gentlemen are doing well again, as always, it looks great. greetings from the Netherlands.

[@kenc3288]

There are 2 yokes in that universal joint, there needs to be some radial misalignment so the joints articulate. The needle rollers in the yokes will have a shortened life if the shaft alignment is too perfect.

[@timwerner7771]

The dowell on the brake drum with it's thin groove to hold the washer:...WOW! more "wristwatch tech" in a tank!

[@thefirstbushman]

Ze bloody German engineer's

[@YarblekRW]

Nice! I learned the importance of properly torquing U-joints when I went to pull my M113 out of the mechanics bay in 1987 and had the left drive shaft come through the plate under my feet - even though I was only going about 5-10 MPH! That mechanic definitely owed me a beer!

[@noscopesallowed8128]

Driveshaft failures are certainly no joke, especially in heavy equipment. A lot of people don't realize just how easy it is to break them too. I've sheared one clean off just by accidentally dropping the clutch while parked. Makes a right mess of everything around it haha

[@BF5player]

Simply magnificent work Beau

[@billyponsonby]

Excellent

[@jamesvenables6202]

Loved the "passenger side" notation on the brake shoes!!! 😂

[@ct6502-c7w]

"Passenger side" on a *tank* lol

[@robertsmart4628]

Definitely give it to the field crew's who had to work on them especially on the Eastern front in the cold .

[@ThomasRaffs]

Impressive reconstruction!

[@markmeredith158]

I look forward to my next visit to Cairns and your wonderful Museum. Keep up the great work.

[@iainwilson4744]

Always a joy to watch how the restorations come together. I am in awe of the skill of all the guys. A total joy to watch. Thanks Kurt. Keep up the good work. Hope all are well and recovering from illness and surgery well. See you next Wednesday.

[@kenskinner6948]

You all should be very proud of your achievements. Well done.

[@20mmGamer]

I do enjoy watching you guys puzzle solve your way through things!

[@davidthorn4394]

Thoroughly enjoyable watch. Equally as enjoyable as the 'Mr Hewes' offering but more serious and peaceful. Perhaps Kurt should compare 'Out take notes' with the team at 'Cutting Edge Engineering'. I am hooked. Dave T

[@mzimmerman1988]

Exciting to see the first signs of life for this tank! Great work team 😀

[@labrat2069]

It's pleasing to know that Bow gets to enjoy working with his father in the same tradecraft.

[@Jonas-jq9qo]

Liking the vid before watching, because i know this is always the best part of a Wednesday :D

[@smalcolmbrown]

Thanks :)

[@bigredjeepyj3436]

For some reason, watching Bo spinning the final drives put a giant smile on my face. Even though there's more to be done, what an absolute accomplishment it is to see things working.

[@jeremysaunders9916]

Just love the skill of the old boys and young putting these monster jigsaws together, remanufacturing and making it all work ,its a real treat for me to watch on Wednesday but its just not long enough ! I intend to go there one day and if I was younger and closer would love to work with these guys.

[@neilpalandri-jones689]

One of the few channels where I hit the like button before I even watch the video! Great job by everyone again!

[@Spitsz01]

I actually get home from work and open KZbin every day. And on Wednesday it's always "Yes, Workshop Wednesday"! Really love this channel.

[@craigmoore7521]

Man I could watch these guys eat lunch!!! Great job as always and keep making more please!!!

[@eb-pe8xg]

Best day of the week! Put some anti-seize on those bolts! The next guy to work on it will love you for it...

[@paulthomas3726]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Al.👍

[@drmarkintexas-400]

🏆🎖️🙏🤗 Thank you for sharing this

[@roqford]

I am impressed by knowledge, passion and manual skils of Beau, and all crew! Next project of reverse enginering - rocket V2!😊

[@johnnewman366]

The StuG IIIG certainly is a complicated little beast, still, you are getting there, slowly but surely. It’s a wonder that Beau isn’t as grey as Johnno by now! Cheers,

[@whatwouldyoudo64]

Amazing the superior level of German engineering. Great job guys, love your channel and hope to visit one day!

[@georgedistel1203]

I watch these and think holy crap. I couldn't imagine the driver accidentally getting wadded up in those moving parts. Bo needs to think about his long-term health and well-being he won't be a young man forever. I watch these videos and start getting little aches and pains just watching them , but ahh it brings back memories of happier and pain-free days!

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

Really neat to see how the nuts and bolts of the transmission system actually works! Can't wait until the next episode of the Stug! 😎

[@michaelguerin56]

Nice progress. Looking forward to the gearbox specialists and all the fun that they might have😁!

[@ancliuin2459]

Very satisfying to watch, you are doing great work!

[@WhataboutTRUTH]

Great work guys, it's always good to see how your progress on these vehicles 👍👏

[@jamesroseby3823]

Wow! I’ve never before seen the epicyclic brake drums rotate at 4x the drive sprocket speed as the sprocket is turned. Fascinating stuff.👍👍

[@morstyrannis1951]

There were some 1930’s British cruiser tanks where the drum was spinning like mad on the rear sprocket.

[@schwabrichard9829]

Good morning! Another Wednesday tank fix! That explains Mk III and Stug III production rates.

[@garfield1415]

Amazing work guys, I can wait (but I will) until the next video comes out!

[@Rogster559]

Waited till our house was completely quiet then I turned on the lads at workshop Wednesday love watching them all in action they are all artisans in their own craft , Best wishes from Tassie

[@prichindel36]

hope you will never get old and be able to continue your work for years ! Fantastic jobs !Thank You !

[@davekreitzer4358]

Very nice fitting , great job 👏👍😎

[@johnbradshaw354]

Great update Kurt thank you. Beau looks relieved to see all his hard work starting to come to fruition. Well done.

[@markscheffers5841]

Those 18 minutes just flew by. Wouldn’t mind a 30 minute episode next time! Keep up the good work guys!

[@raymondswarmer1433]

Looking forward to seeing the engine arrive that has been sourced for this big lady!!!!

[@ianstewartbrown5308]

Really great to see the guys back in action

[@bruceinoz8002]

Great work! It is easy to appreciate the reason self-contained / "unitized" "power-packs in AFVs came into vogue. Crook motor, gear box, etc>? Open the engine deck. Disconnect the "plumbing". Undo the mounting bolts and hoist away. (Using your friendly local field workshop detachment and vehicles). Reverse the process and away you go. (Without "forgetting" to cross the "spanners / greasers" palms with adult beverages, or quality battlefield souvenirs, of course).

[@stevebarnett-f5o]

Reading about complex German engineering, then seeing it in these videos is a real eye opener, great work guys.

[@andrewsteele7663]

Thanks again for another riveting episode. I was watching the gap where the bolts were supposed to go with dread. Then presto, brilliant. Absolutely amazing to watch it all come together. Cheers

[@tompayne4945]

This was a really well constructed episode, great mix of explanation, progress, and montages 😊 With regards to the 'genius of the German designers' it could be argued that they make the original concepts overly -complicated....then have to engineer their way out of it!

[@MartinFialaMeganeRs]

Skvělá práce kluci opět zdravím ❤️❤️❤️❤️🫡🫡🫡 Marťas

[@travisgill307]

I love it when he put the crowbar on an it snuck forward!

[@Wasa9191]

Nice work boys! getting there slowly, but surely. Can't beat German engineering.

[@russwoodward8251]

The old and the new together. pretty amazing. Nice work by Beau and the video team. Thank you.

[@67daffy]

Thanks

[@robertdriscoll9673]

I look forward to seeing your progress every Wednesday. You have some of the very best in your shop.

[@eno.5796]

My weds day therapy, just love it !beau's knowledge for someone of his age is incredible,makes me wonder what it was like for the repair crews in the field in Russia etc,they must have been under such pressure to get the vehicles back into service. Without them it would of ground to a halt.

[@davidlawrencebanks4610]

Brilliant job! The mixture of old and remade parts looks great. You should be proud boys 👍👍

[@clivehibburt]

WOW I enjoyed this video it’s so interesting can’t wait to see the next video what great workmanship 👍👍👍👌👌👌👌

[@yattaran1484]

Thank you guys for posting !. I've been waiting for this to come out. Because Stg3G is my favorite vehicle of all German Panzers !. 😄

[@davidmussack4529]

I went back to your channel to watch some episodes I’ve already watched. I need this tank fix from Ausarmour.

[@wrxs1781]

Good video, the transmission disassembly will be much anticipated.

[@hobbyking5364]

STUG project is awesome to watch and the work is fantastic!

[@anatoliyshelokov8868]

Как всегда удовольствие посмотреть на отличную работу.

[@CaptainCamperLP-CCLP]

I loved the last service and maintenace episodes and I also love this restoration episode, keep up the good mix of both kinds.

[@JohnBerryhill-oc9jn]

As a retired US Army Tanker, I can just imagine the difficulty of these crew men and their mechanics to service this machine just a short distance from the battlefront.

[@johnviney7919]

Great progress guys!! Really enjoy Workshop Wednesdays!! 😀

[@larsbkurin1740]

Very solid work and the fine details in newly manufactured parts are impressive. At first I thought why take apart a gearbox that works but since the rest is 100% the box has to be taken apart.

[@TheFurriestOne]

Not sure if it'd be worth the effort, but I'd personally enjoy the challenge of turning the original corroded-to-death transmission into a see-through unit demonstrating how the shifting and all that functions. (which would mean making it possible for it to rotate again, no easy task!) Have to have solid windows over the moving parts to keep fingers out, of course. Could have it be driven by manual crank and/or electric motor. Definitely a long-term project! Wild ideas aside, the fit up looks to be going well despite the snags.

[@grantcox4764]

Gotta love a bit of workshop Wednesday...

[@myradavis2599]

Great hands on & problem solving. Very popular series.

[@rhyswoodman6781]

Wow! Another awesome episode! Well done boys it's really coming along.

[@Bill53AD]

Beautiful workmanship mates. Having helped on a Panther restoration this lets me see segments of aa build I wasn't present at.

[@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968]

Good to see all of the pieces coming together.👍🏼

[@ormmeford2204]

Thank you for the restoration work you do!

[@russjones6697]

Absolutely brilliant. Always wishing my life away for the next Wednesday to arrive!

[@parker1ray]

I am currently building a Panzer III Ausf J model and the interior is super detailed and exactly the same as this Stug! The transmission is the later version though.

[@franksmodels29]

Great build amazing craftsmanship 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@67daffy]

Amazing stuff as usual🔦

[@thurin84]

glad to hear als on the mend!

[@davidkimmel5153]

Fantastic workmanship thanks for sharing

[@aussmith5335]

Excellent work, so much went into these machines👏👏

[@gerardhogan3]

Gday Johno, good you can offside for Beau. The STUG is looking very smick with the transmission in lads.😊

[@therish7169]

It’s got stuff on the inside now! Nice! 👍

[@busterdee8228]

Get well soon Al.

[@claytonnans5639]

Well done ! Keep on Stugging.

[@SimonBillingham-zq4oy]

Great work. An observation from a retired aircraft engineer, the universal shafts look like they should be installed before the gearbox. It appears to me that they would remain installed for removal and installation of the gearbox, just retract the drive flanges and lift it out and in. I could be wrong but you guys are on the spot not watching a video. Keep up the good work.

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

Best part of Wednesday!

[@bilplaymo6121]

Australian Armor ? one of the best WORLWIDE armored restoration ! equal with Saumur ( France ) and Panzer Farm ( poland ) they are all member of the "Tiger club" ! don't need a running model, just need...a Tiger ! the rest of the Panzer catalog will follow...like here ! thanks for sharing, all my support !

[@BigUnitBeef]

This build is awesome....😊

[@gunrunner35]

Another great video! Thanks for sharing the progress and the lads are doing great as usual. Can't wait for the next fix!

[@MGB-learning]

Outstanding video and presentation.

[@alansivkoff282]

These boys have so much patience. I don’t know how they do it.

[@andybtec]

I like the "passenger side" written on the brake shoe