WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: Unboxing new differential gears for the StuG III and fitting them!

Our new differential gears have arrived from Poland so Beau and Ryan unbox them and get on with a test fit!
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[@Al_Edwards]

Works of art! The guys from Poland should be so proud of their workmanship... Stunning. It's a shame it's all going to be hidden from view

[@harpomarx7777]

Panzer Farm did some incredibly accurate and beautiful fabricating and machining there! Every single article is a masterpiece! Fantastic work!

[@eTraxx]

I worked as a machinist after returning from Vietnam and I can say that .. that amount of machining is simply INSANE. I am properly Gobsmacked.

[@mikef.1000]

Each cog was a work of precision and art. Amazing, eh!

[@7071t6]

plus this is german machining back during the late 1930's to think they made the gaer box then, so just think how complex new gear box's are and also electrically controlled and very expensive to make out of hi quality steels, the stuff they use today is nothing compared to the steel's used for a tank gear box, everything is over engineered and that's how germany made things all the time?

[@razor1uk610]

@@7071t6 ..assuming they have access to enough rare elemental/mineral ores for processing towards specialist alloys, that is.. But yeah, the 19th Century joke about German engineering being bad, really spurned them onwards, and considering just human 'computer' brains with slide-rules and calculation tables, with CAM-Auto Lathes & Milling Machines... ..Britain and the Coburg-Gotha parts of pre-unity Germany did share a lot together during the Victoria & Albert era..

[@b2dmastersniper]

No Kidding there is easily 40k worth of parts there

[@therish7169]

Man those machinists are amazing. 👍 Seems a shame to cover them in grease and hide them inside a diff!

[@Cemi_Mhikku]

That's why they're showing the world first!

[@MrPlankinton]

I'm just an old man in Kansas USA sitting on my front porch enjoying watching the finest Mechanics in all of Australia, but I get to be one of them each week.

[@dougstubbs9637]

Panzer Farm, the sort of Agribusiness I could get into.

[@ianstewartbrown5308]

Stunning engineering by the guys from Poland and amazing work putting the jigsaw of parts back together by the guys. Can't wait to see what happens next

[@dazaspc]

Quite a few hours of work in all of that, especially just for one set that I doubt. $400 to $8000 per gear/shaft made in Australia.

[@thorgal1976]

the championship of the boys from panzer farm knocks you to your knees. I am proud that we have such master mechanics in Poland. greetings from Poland to your team and I'm waiting for the next episode.

[@bigmac60]

Definitely a work of art. I like the irony of Poland being the world’s best at repairing WW2 Germany tanks.

[@johnsherborne3245]

Quite ironic indeed. Just imagine the reaction from the leaders of the time?

[@Chris-ev7xo]

I'd like to know the price tag to make all that $5000 ? $10000 dollars . Not including shipping

[@highlander147]

Another awesome episode with Ryan and Beau… imagine the experience it must require to translate what they found in that damaged rusty ‘box, without a manual, into “assembly is the reverse of disassembly”. Waszym polskim przyjaciołom mówię: „Gratuluję pięknej pracy!”

[@shakesc]

Great work by the Polish chaps

[@solanine9205]

I was almost off to bed but then I saw a new Workshop Wednesday had been uploaded! Sleep can wait a bit.

[@robertbowers9856]

"Brown paper packages all tied up with strings, these are a few of my favorite things........."

[@roberts1938]

Greetings from Poland. It's nice to watch historic steel monsters being rebuilt and restored to full working order. If I ever go to Australia, I'd like to see your museum.

[@cavman7]

I'm not sure what impresses me more, the quality of workmanship in those gears/bearings, or Beau and Ryan putting that jigsaw together. Well done!!

[@edwardbrophy9749]

Out of all the projects they've completed: Tiger, Jagdpanther: I'm looking forward to this Stug being finished, the most!! 👍 When everything's finally finished: it will be a work of art!! 😊 Keep up the good work boys. Fantastic job so far 👍

[@dcross6360]

Nice to see the Germans made this simple, cheap, and easy to repair. Said no one ever

[@LOBeate]

"Dzięki chłopaki" made my day. Thank You for another fantastic episode and looking forward to having this vehicle completed and up on display.

[@pjchris90]

Now those gears and shafts are some amazing craftmanship. Bar none. Panzer Farm should be very proud. Went right together with no issues.

[@Rogster559]

Absolute masterpiece, not enough words to describe how good you are, and to the people over in Poland who have helped you with the project a very big THANK YOU!!! all the best from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺

[@Your.God.is.a.Delusion]

As a motor head, amateur historian wannabe, I find this stuff fascinating.

[@legbreaker2762]

You know you've done it right only if there's bits left over! :D

[@herbemont7627]

You should do an episode just on how you guys have to locate and acquire parts, being a mechanic myself, I know how hard it can be to locate parts for a 20 year old mass produced machine, I can't imagine trying to find parts for a 70 year old specific application machine.

[@stephenyoud6125]

Awesome job, guys. The Stug III andBeau are back !. we've been waiting ages for this. And those parts from Poland are magnificant

[@roberthocking9138]

Wow there’s hundreds of hours of machining in the box, beautiful to see. Congrats to the polish team

[@ianrandall482]

Caveman me agree. SHINEY

[@nevillegoddard4966]

@@ianrandall482 Lol yep! Hehehe!

[@jameseaves71]

Absolute works of art. Stunning machining 👏🙌😎

[@jonprince3237]

This is exactly the mental image I get when the Internet asks "But why don't you make X vehicle a runner?!". Lots of people just don't recognise the massive longterm investment of time, money, resources and skill required to actually get a vehicle, let alone something as complex and chunky as an AFV back to running condition and keep it that way without it destroying itself. As a mechanically inept person, I'd struggle to do something like that even with step by step diagrams and someone looking over my shoulder. Fantastic job by the Aus. armour team and for regularly shedding light on what an involved and difficult process vehicle restoration actually is.

[@obsidianjane4413]

The nylon torsion arm bushings is a very clever solution.

[@tau3457]

Wonderful history exists between Poland and Australia through ww2. Starting from Sep 1939 and through to the end, and post war immigration.

[@Duffy3074]

Brilliant work both in Poland and Oz 😊

[@scottcrawford7310]

I would hate to think of how much all of these parts costs

[@jwood314]

I would really like to know.

[@billyponsonby]

@@jwood314 me too

[@robertmoyse4414]

An arm and several centipedes worth of legs.

[@nevillegoddard4966]

@@robertmoyse4414 I RECKON!!!

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

I'd like to know, too - it would be a good idea to present a little feature, discussing the cost of the wizards in Poland's Panzer Farm to make these reproduction gears. You should compare it to the cost of the original. Then you should remind the other viewers that scaled-down versions of these shiny metallic wonders help move them to and fro in their cars - every day, unnoticed by most of 'em!

[@kiwifruit27]

Great to see another Stug episode, awesome stuff 😊

[@alexandermccarthy]

Absolutely gorgeous parts from Panzer Farm!!

[@HerkMeck]

Wow just wow. You have a highly skilled crew, and a really determined attitude to restore lost history. You guys are amazing keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!

[@viandengalacticspaceyards5135]

Wow...just wow. The combination of strenght and fine feeling displayed here really touches me. I was born in 1960, got interested in WW2 at 12, grew up in the Bulge area, watching monument tanks rust away and dreaming how wild it would be if ever someone restored just one of them to former glory. (Or maybe just give it a new coat of paint, but that seemed too much to ask.) Was certain it was just impossible dreams...and now these guy are not only doing it, but let me watch. Thank you for being my dreams.

[@andrewmacdonald4833]

Mind blowing...the craftsmanship of those gears....absolutely incredible...

[@darius359au]

Seriously beautiful metal working on those parts!

[@davidbutterfield2949]

WOW! amazing machining and awesome to see it all fit together. Thanks for another fantastic video 👍🏻🇦🇺

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

Here's hoping that twisted housing doesn't cause premature bearing wear. Full marks to those Polish engineers. It's a work of art.

[@garylawless3608]

Those beautiful shiny gears look like they belong in an display case, so their awesomeness can be appreciated. It is a shame that they will be hidden from site in the equally awesome Stug. Now Beau has a jigsaw puzzle to complete.

[@nigelmills6845]

great as always, well done the guys in poland fantastic job

[@jaegertiger384]

Deutsch Engineering was OFF the charts !!

[@omcbob37]

Beautiful work by the crew at Panzer Farm. That was as much fun as watching kids at Christmas unwrapping their gifts!

[@yattaran1484]

Huge shout out to the Panzer Farm for their contribution for this project. Their finest machine work made this restoration possible. Can't wait to watch next progression of Stg3 G !.😄

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

That differential is a marvel of German engineering, and those reproduction gears, etc. are world class machine work!

[@roycarter6235]

The Polish machining is first class. I like the way the boys problem solve and skilfully tackle what is a complex jigsaw puzzle.

[@fredfarnackle5455]

Those parts are drop-dead gorgeous! I shudder to think how much they cost + the shipping! Great job, lads - well done.👍

[@ludercoarms]

Those are some beautifully machined gears!! A true example of craftsmanship and skill.

[@Bill53AD]

Congratulations Beau. The parts in from Poland are beautifully done. This section is a work of art. That it is going back together relatively easy is great news, the housing cannot be too badly warped. Great work ans great video. Thank you mates for this.

[@williamshine1346]

Viva Poland !

[@macspyart]

Greetings from Poland :)

[@patlee9704]

Not sure how this channel ended up in my feed but I'm really glad it did! This ha me totally glued for the entire video. Someone else commented that the amount of machine work is just amazing! I have family who are machinists, my dad worked for Timken bearings and I worked the Timken steel mills. We all agree those boys from Poland did a beautiful job! Besides the machine work I really love the narration of these videos. There are people who can read from a script well, and then there are others who can tell a story from the same script. This definitely falls into the later category! 🎉😊 Great channel!

[@grzegorzmorozinski5277]

Greetings from Poland, guys :D

[@petercliff4023]

Those gears are a work of art.. Well done to Panzer Farm!

[@neilfairless4589]

I have seen watches not made to that standard. Hats off to those artists in Poland, those workings are beautiful, such a shame they are hidden.

[@ai-d2121]

My tongue is lying on the floor. How beautifull are these machined parts.

[@Th.G.M.]

A pure miracle of craftsmanship and newly made parts!

[@kalnieminen65]

I have to agree with the comments here about the folks in Poland for their skill and quality workmanship of those gears and other associated parts. Stunning stuff for an iconic weapons platform.

[@7071t6]

OMG the polish really know how to machine complex gear sets ,to think i am sure someone here in australia could have done the same thing, but it would have cost so much more, even with a template, which we did not have, but the polish did have spares and made new sets of gears for the gear box? Keeep up the great work guys, always looking forward to your uploads and thank you Poland for their help . 🙌🙌👌👌👍👍😎😎

[@Sydney559]

Theses parts are so beautifully made! Theses guys from Poland are master at machining!

[@matthewpayne42]

Another awesome and interesting video from you guys. Thanks and keep them coming soon. 👍

[@georgedistel1203]

Great to see him back, hope everything is great at home. I can't say for anyone else but those parts were absolutely great looking. I hope the nylon bushings perform as good as hoped , I always hated needle bearings and assembling them. I couldn't even drink my coffee watching this episode . Thanks again for another great start to a Wednesday morning.

[@scottburton509]

I'd love to see an episode (in general) on how you find parts for these old vehicles!

[@garybaughman7099]

Really enjoyed this one. Loved seeing all of the new gears and bearings. Thank you to Panzer farm for them!

[@markwatters6875]

Marvellous Polish tradespeople 👍🇦🇺 Better than Christmas hey Beau. Thanks fellas.

[@hughhead9079]

Art in craft by all parties involved. Great work!

[@warrensilk5316]

Imagine the sheer quantity of this wonderful engineering that was created on all sides of the first and second world wars that was simply blown to pieces!!!! Great project and super video. Cheers.

[@peterszamborski8425]

You all most feel was the Xmas morning when the polish Santa brings the surprise for the StuG III. Fantastic works from the polish guys of the PanzerFarm. 😊

[@tommytaylor4458]

Machining is Awsome on the parts!!! Being a machinist it’s very neat to see all of it going together!!! Can’t wait to see it running!!👍👍

[@richardphelan8414]

This is like Christmas, what beautiful looking machined parts ,What a brilliant piece of workmanship assembling the drive housing with all new components

[@Rusty_Gold85]

Kudos to the Polish Panzer farm. Amazing work turning the parts out . I hate the end of the video's . I get so fixated with watching Beau and Bro putting it all together

[@nevillegoddard4966]

Aw geez mate did you have to spoil it by mentioning the Ukraine situation? Ukraine MUST return back to Russia; the Ukraine government is evil. Smh.

[@Rusty_Gold85]

@@nevillegoddard4966 Hahahaha bombing maternal hospitals is a International crime

[@dnbeckmann]

Wonderful! And the work of those Poles! Wow! Ya'll are going to have yourselves a running Stug! 🙂

[@hermannjoseph]

Incredible to watch and see the art in the machine come to life!! Im in awe of you guys. Great work AusArmour 👏

[@murmaider2]

The germans really were on another level with their manufacturing. The fact someone can make reproductions (from original prints I assume) and they fit like this to another random housing that was blown up. Also hats off to the Panzerfarm guys for manufacturing these parts.

[@ericjohnson6802]

Wow, guessing the Polish have some fancy CNC machines. More info on how they make replacement part would be good to see.

[@petemarfatia8725]

Agreed! I'd love to see Kurt devote an episode to those guys where they show us how they go about recreating a set for a Stug or Pazer or Panther... Seriously, I just fall into such a video and it wouldn't matter if it was hours long!

[@westmus]

There's a big chance you will get disappointed. No one says PF make these parts in their own shop, they may just have teamed up with the right companies to make it happen.

[@grandpaweber2097]

THAT was a great episode, fellas.

[@paulvernon4160]

Amazing to see this differential Intuit, I work in the UK making industrial axles for airport tow vehicles and the similarities between what we produce and use and what was used by the Germans 75 years ago is Incredible, our parts aren't as shiny as they are made from castings and forgings, but they do the same job in the same way.

[@blxtothis]

How stunning is that workmanship, blimey!

[@poita_m7142]

Thanks again guys for letting us come along the journey. To be able to see such workmanship is a true joy. Very grateful to you Kurt and all the crew...you are doing good work not only in the workshop...... 😉....🙏

[@harrykouwen1426]

Allways a pleasure to see ozzy precision hammer techniques and adjustable fit-all spanners on high end german engineering, I got tears in my eyes and trouser.

[@Nebulax123]

Awesome! A tip from an old man, when drifting in things like these bearings with a brass punch you want a big hammer and light blows it is easier on the parts and easier on you. I always used a short handled sledge hammer. It is more like pressing it in rather than using hard blows that can cock the piece or damage it. Big hammer, soft blows you won't damage anything. I learned that many years ago from an old machinist.

[@toweroftrollgaming]

Great job guys see those parts from Poland fit in there like butter

[@kingearl2596]

Great Stuff from Poland!

[@michaelguerin56]

Nice video. Beautiful work from Panzer Farm.

[@mikewinings4120]

The most horrible thing besides being 75+ years old,that sweet loving aroma of german engineering, makes everything a breeze,super great work😊

[@James_T_Quirk]

Every Wednesday this channel is the Good Gear ..

[@paoloviti6156]

I think the housing to hold all those transmissions and wheels seems to work very well despite everything! Great job 👏 👍

[@49BigPoppa]

Nice job guys, 1 step closer to seeing their StuG cruising across the field

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

Yay! More for the StuG! 👍

[@CorporalWobbly]

Amazing this sort of stuff could be machined 80 years ago

[@PDInfantryman]

Just a thrill to watch. The workmanship and precision that went into all those parts and then to follow two fantastic craftsmen ply their trade...just phenomenal. Thank you again for sharing!

[@davidbarnsley8486]

What beautifully machined parts and it all goes together perfectly 😍😍👍👍

[@ThomasMulhall]

First rule of receiving parts in a crate: Do a piece count and tally against the manifest that they were supposed to send. That manifest is necessary to clear customs, as evidenced by the tape on the crate. Next, you take a clipboard and make a list and drawing of each part, so that you now have a clear picture of what you received. I've been restoring cars for nearly 40 years, and always follow that procedure so that you can account for everything. Same with plating items: take a photo of your run of plated parts, an have a piece count. Lay them all out on a table with the assembly, your name, and the process desired written on a piece of cardstock so that you have a photographic reference and can compare when the parts arrive. You need a Parts Guy!

[@Maiko100876]

A lot of Museum and private collection vehicles are running today because of the guys at Panzer Farm!! Amazing work.

[@ronaldgoodall4593]

Beau old mate, I'm as straight as a die but I think I love you. You are one clever Son of a Gun. I love this show I can’t get enough of it. I’m in the process of building a M26 Pershing tank from Armortek UK and just loving it. keep up the great work.

[@wormyboot]

Everything you guys do is so delightful to watch. More than just the work itself, everyone involved makes me smile like how Bob Ross and Mr. Rogers do.

[@schwabrichard9829]

A big hats off to the Panzer Farm! They did an outstanding job on the machining those gears.

[@user-hl1hx8pt1h]

Looking forward to this years Armourfest

[@garlandgarrett6332]

incredible parts...cheers to the guys in Poland- they are truly skilled and amazing