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

[@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

[@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.

[@labrat2069]

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

[@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

[@mikeandhev]

Great to see Beau back on the Sturmgeschutz III.

[@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?

[@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.

[@entropyachieved750]

Love my Workshop Wednesdays

[@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.

[@jamesvenables6202]

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

[@ct6502c]

"Passenger side" on a *tank* lol

[@gusgone4527]

The Panzer III and IV were really something special.

[@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

[@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

[@TheSlugstoppa]

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

[@neilpalandri-jones689]

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

[@paulthomas3726]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Al.👍

[@theo9416]

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

[@Jonas-jq9qo]

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

[@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!

[@tung-weilu6273]

謝謝！

[@kenskinner6948]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@markmeredith158]

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

[@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.

[@67daffy]

Thanks

[@robertsmart4628]

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

[@craigmoore7521]

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

[@schristi69]

I just cannot imagine how the repair depot mechanics were able to do all of this at the front under combat conditions in the open during winter.

[@20mmGamer]

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

[@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...

[@BF5player]

Simply magnificent work Beau

[@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.

[@mzimmerman1988]

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

[@paulday-lh5mx]

It's so interesting to see how the StuG goes together. The last people to do that may have been forced labour. Amazing work going on. Looking forward to the next video, and fix it Friday with Steve. Lol.

[@drmarkintexas-400]

🏆🎖️🙏🤗 Thank you for sharing this

[@petesheppard1709]

Now the wait begins. I've binge-watched up to this point, and not being able to simply click on the next installment is a trial...😣

[@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

[@garynew9637]

Saw this stug as a pile of bent and broken parts several years ago!

[@travisgill307]

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

[@billyponsonby]

Excellent

[@ancliuin2459]

Very satisfying to watch, you are doing great work!

[@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.

[@ThomasRaffs]

Impressive reconstruction!

[@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.

[@PZKWVIE131]

So You guys from Aus Armor tell me you are building a Stug III From stcratch that will actually work? I Love you guys! Keep up this work!!!

[@thecommenter9678]

I would LOVE to see the crew that blew this thing up see it fully restored =D Imagine, they thought they had insured it would never drive again and then some crazy vegemite loving Australians put it back together from rusted scratch!

[@michaelguerin56]

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

[@prichindel36]

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

[@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 !

[@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.

[@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.

[@jean-francoislemieux5509]

the camera job is so well done ! i would love a making of episode to see your set-ups to get thoses angles...must be acrobatic some times! lol

[@garfield1415]

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

[@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! 😎

[@johnbradshaw354]

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

[@alansivkoff282]

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

[@markscheffers5841]

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

[@Rak_na_gore_svisnul]

wow! Internal parts of a Stug 40 from Saratov in Australia😮

[@roqford]

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

[@russjones6697]

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

[@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!

[@davidmussack4529]

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

[@andybtec]

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

[@raymondswarmer1433]

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

[@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).

[@davidlawrencebanks4610]

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

[@WhataboutTRUTH]

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

[@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

[@hobbyking5364]

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

[@gerardhogan3]

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

[@whatwouldyoudo64]

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

[@ianstewartbrown5308]

Really great to see the guys back in action

[@russwoodward8251]

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

[@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.

[@rhyswoodman6781]

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

[@robertdriscoll9673]

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

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

Best part of Wednesday!

[@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 !. 😄

[@clivehibburt]

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

[@smalcolmbrown]

Thanks :)

[@stevebarnett-f5o]

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

[@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,

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

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

[@schwabrichard9829]

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

[@douglasfrompa593]

G'Day mate. Looks about time to throw some shrimp on the barby and pop open an oilcan of beer, Foster's beer if I remember correct. Come on man, that beautiful beast of a transmission spins fine and changes gears. We all know it isn't coming out any time soon and could maybe, you know, be put to the test before sending it to the rebuilders. Wink wink, when it works then maybe decide to just leave it there.😉

[@Wasa9191]

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

[@gunrunner35]

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

[@wrxs1781]

Good video, the transmission disassembly will be much anticipated.

[@davekreitzer4358]

Very nice fitting , great job 👏👍😎

[@keithgarland3404]

Another top notch video, I'm sure Steve your mechanic could have that gearbox and diff apart, inspected, rebuilt, and back in. Although probably easier with some help from people who have experience of that particular system 👍

[@johnviney7919]

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

[@Bill53AD]

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

[@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.

[@67daffy]

Amazing stuff as usual🔦

[@fmike15]

You guys will never know how badly I envy you.

[@mikehanson7328]

One wonders at the ability of the original panzer mechanics who could do this work in field/ battlefield conditions

[@ormmeford2204]

Thank you for the restoration work you do!

[@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.

[@highlander147]

Just imagine being the poor Heinrich or Otto who had to service them in the heat of the Western Desert! Another great video, thanks for sharing.

[@FrancSchiphorst]

And poor Heinz in the frozen wastelands of the eastern front