World War 1 Tank FT17 Renault Restoration Track Installation

[@carpediem-gk9zn]

Mon père a appris la conduite sur le FT17 en 1942 au Maroc son régiment est le R. I. C. M. Class, 1926,merci de nous faire revivre ce tank couvert de gloire et encore en service en 1940, beaucoup de travail, merci énormément à vous et bon courage pour la suite.

[@CaptainGrief66]

And for who's wondering Yes, the front wheels are made out of wood

[@Lo-tf6qt]

TheOtakuComrade really.........well it wouldn't get it over a mine.......then again no tank would get over a mine without losing a track

[@CaptainGrief66]

Shix Lo Hi again, lol Welp, it's WWI technology

[@Lo-tf6qt]

TheOtakuComrade yes ww1 tanks are sh!t and I found this out by getting in one and why does this happen : almost everywhere I go I find you in the comment section?

[@CaptainGrief66]

Shix Lo Of course they are crap, they are really old and rudimentary It's like compering a FIAT "Falco" to an Eurofighter -No idea, it happens with everyone that meets me

[@Lo-tf6qt]

TheOtakuComrade heh lol

[@nitramretep]

That is one fine restoration! Excellent work, love the camouflage and the quality of the general work you did. Thanks for the video.

[@Briselance]

An original one?! Man, you are doing an excellent job in keeping it in condition. It might be in an even better condition than when it came out of the factory, 98 years earlier.

[@kreigdernier9553]

They coulda just yelled 'the track is hit and we can't move!' Then just wait 6 seconds and those tracks would have fixed themselves

[@CAJfur]

Kreig Dernier what are you talking about...

[@MangeurDePoulet]

World of tank ma boi

[@empiricalpanzervii1556]

Kreig Dernier. Yep! So glad fixing a tank I war thunder is easier than real life, or at least is shorter!

[@empiricalpanzervii1556]

Derek Nadeau Giguere. Or warthunder.

[@MangeurDePoulet]

flying panzer VII yh of course

[@Anlushac11]

This much effort to put tracks on a little Renault FT. Can you imagine the effort to put tracks on a Panther, Tiger, or IS-2?

[@Anlushac11]

Maus yeah that would have been a back killer, would for sure needed a cable attached to a vehicle to pull them up and over. I think T95 used a pair of HVSS type tracks per side, so not as bad as one super wide track.

[@Anlushac11]

I cant...my mind can barely wrap around the idea of a land ship of that size. When I try to imagine moving tracks for it my mind just goes all mushy and coherent thought fails.

[@herik4006]

They doit wrong

[@panzerkampwageniv2701]

Then imagine the Maus

[@day_7987]

panzerkampwagen IV imagine the Ratte (if it was made).

[@Sergecalifornia]

This is the mother of all Tank, the ft17 was the basis for modern tank .

[@marvinoneale8032]

Serge.california says who

[@aierune8201]

That's not possible. Because the first tank ever made was the Mark 1 which was made by the British. So the Mark 1 was in reality, the basis of all tanks.

[@kirkstinson7316]

Kevin Fallis No he is correct. this IS the basis. Rear mounted engine. Turret. Gun in turret. The British tank had none of that. It was just first in use

[@drakefoster3670]

kirk stinson didnt you ever watch Horton hears a Who? A tank is a tank no matter where the guns are placed or where the engine is😅

[@no_comms_no_bombs]

wrong again. the first tank EVER BUILT was made by Leonardo Da Vinci himself. look it up

[@Zoydian]

Such a beautiful, awe-inspiring restoration; thanks for sharing!

[@rottenroads6536]

Some people own trucks, some people own cars, some people own planes...Then some people own tanks.

[@user-qd6jt9sd3h]

yeah theyre pretty easy to buy www.mortarinvestments.eu/products/tanks-2#currency=USD

[@raphaelforemniak9729]

If I wuldn't live in Germany id buy one someday

[@raphaelforemniak9729]

But I might move out of Europe if Artikle 13 Kicks in

[@briscollama2521]

Impeccable restoration work. Looks great!

[@rosicroix777]

Great job restoring this piece of military history, TY for sharing

[@sonyviva308]

"Careful with that white panel" Hits the white panel. lol

[@VancouverCanucksRock]

LOL I knew as soon as he said that, he was gonna hit it, even when he looked at it

[@tru3prodigy240]

sonyviva308 lmao saw that too haha

[@TheRainblossoms]

Screw yer modern powder coating! There's a hundred year old tank that needs your help. Lol

[@jcjcjunk1881]

*UROD BLYAT*

[@monkeydude3987]

Looks like a nice restoration!!

[@TheRainblossoms]

Nice resto boys. Keep up the good work!

[@uf9309]

Man that would be awesome to go out to your garage and see that sitting there!

[@biipolaar]

Very interesting even though it seems to be quite easy to hurt yourself or worse while installing the tracks, and almost impossible to do it on a muddy battle field.

[@lapinmalin8626]

it's make for trench so mud doesn't scare him

[@Sydney559]

Great video. Have a 1/16 model of this tank. Great camo btw! 😃

[@dadsvespa]

Beautiful job guys !

[@renault_wotb2858]

Felt good to get some shiny new tracks!

[@jshicke]

They actually made that look easy .

[@josephg41]

Got to see this thing moving and shooting blanks in real life at the museum earlier this year when they did a reenactment.

[@henryburby6077]

Nothing like a Renault. So iconic.

[@usmcchet]

I have a 1/18th scale model of that I plan to build ...great resto

[@hellisia-celeste-evangelin8925]

This tank it's the best world war one tank powerful good engine good armord and good gun and machine gun

[@W0DAN88]

It seems like it wouldn't like mud

[@bubble_bass9716]

When you realize that in the real world, hitting a tank with a hammer or burning it with a blowtorch wont fix the broken tracks in 10 seconds

[@newthebarry1995]

Bf1 and Bf5 yeah lul

[@rawnut77]

Congratulations for your job. Amazing. Gal Patton began in FT17 Renault tank in WWI when he was captain. Don't forget these brave young men from USA were ready to give their lives for freedom in Europe one century ago. A wink and thanks a lot from France. Little story about this tank : I saw others FT17 Renault tank in France, Invalides Museum in Paris and Museum of armoured vehicles in Saumur with the front wheels were made of steel. We can watch it on Wikipedia or on the web KZbin video. Between 1917 to 1918, Renault and others french companies built 3000 tanks FT17. USA built 950 FT17. This FT17 was the first tank with turret, cheapest, fastest 8km/h in WWI and to be built in production mass in a short time easily. FT17 tank was able to go through the enemy's trenches easily in the summer of 1918. It was used in a large numbers following the infantry troops and with aircraft assaults shooting in the german trenches together. In four months, the front lines collapsed and germans had to go back to their border lines before the armistice of 1918. It was the biltzkrieg before 1940. FT17 Renault tank was called the tank of Victory. In 1918, germans didn't believe in these tanks. It was a just a fat and big turttle can for them. In 1940, oddly enough, germans used this offensive tactic but the french forgot it.

[@rawnut77]

I wanted to say within a fully rotating turret above FT17. FT17 was the first to use it like this. Yes, british tank MKII was the first entered in WWI's fights in 1916, during the summer, on the Somme battlefield, but turrets were on the sides with four cannons and so rotating of these turrets were limited. MKII was a heavy tank but FT17 was a light tank. It was a great difference with drivability and speed and also cost of production and mass production. The french learned about the half failure of Somme battle with MKII : too slow and not enough engaged and scattered and breakdown. And more MKII was an easy target for german artillery. In summer of 1918, FT17 made the difference with manoeuvrability, high speed for this era and above all used in large quantities. During the victorious counter-attacks in 1918, MKII was engaged in large numbers too supported by RAF on the german trenches. The german didn't believe in these tanks in first world war. It's amazing ! Suddenly, I think about panzer's tactic in 1940. French HQ forgot it just before WWII. In 1940, french tank tactic was the same battle of the Somme in 1916 but not summer of 1918. That's surprising !

[@thegregofficial]

HOLY SHIT THAT LONG

[@mannextdoor9146]

I am not reading this...

[@marcamant7258]

yes you could damage your brain

[@allangibson8494]

You forgot to mention the FT-17s in Afghanistan... (found by US forces in 2002.)

[@steveww1507]

my back hurt watching you guys do that . lol great job

[@techydog7854]

2:27 That's it, join in now that the hard work is done.

[@wyattchristenson5698]

Is nice to see one of rheas rare beasts brought back to there former golry

[@Peerlessbyfar]

You have done a really great job on the Renault. It looks like new. Please contact me if you need any help for your FWD Model B restoration and I will see what I can do.

[@Mona8519]

What a beauty! Thx for sharing :)

[@SpikedCollar666]

man thats cool. you can just imagine them doing the same thing 100 years ago

[@tomservo5347]

What does the bracket held by chains on the back supposed to do? Seems like a good design in that they understood angling the armor.

[@agwrangler]

James Robert that is a trench crossing aid. it helped "lengthen" the vehicle to help it cross trenches.

[@antonioromanoneto7054]

Fico imaginando a troca da esteira em combate. Devia ser uma loucura.

[@thedetectorist108]

nice to see another vid!!

[@hughvane]

Would the original mechanics who worked on these tanks not have depressed the track tensioners somehow to gain a little extra length to enable joining of the two ends of the tracks? Just a thought for the now.

[@Phil-nz9ux]

Très beau travail !!!

[@migg619]

I wish i had one of those epic traditional tanks

[@InevitableTruth247]

Same, so damn cool

[@migg619]

all the cool stuf you and your friends could do in a ft17 renoult

[@calvinrenfrow3072]

Did the FT-17 have WOODEN Front wheels? I’m asking because that front wheel at 2:29 looks wooden.

[@agwrangler]

Yes, the front wheels of the FT17 were wood.

[@wiscoworm5971]

we need an update wtf its beautiful

[@freeman2511]

Good job guys!

[@SuperPwndProductions]

What's the name of this camo pattern? It looks so nice on this tank. What'd I'd give to drive this thing, lol.

[@kaioishix2144]

Cool, very close look,

[@CJonas89]

how much is it??

[@philbell7952]

Where where at college station?

[@michalwalendzik2294]

Very nice Tank Batterfield 1

[@CAJfur]

I love really old tanks.

[@s.f.n.4491]

Very good job.

[@BalrajSingh-nu9bx]

Wow what a masterpiece

[@mvashton]

2:25 in walks yellow hat to give a hand...what a guy!

[@Voucher765]

This is the 1st true tank that would pave the way for all tanks too come in the future with rotating turret and an integrated gun in it

[@2adamast]

Armored vehicles with guns in rotating turrets aren't exactly new in 1917

[@Voucher765]

@@2adamast yea but the FT was the 1st one that was truly successful

[@ty8012]

That's really cool.

[@kennethaddis7420]

I LOVE THE "DON'T BE CUSSING THEY GOT THIS ON VIDEO"... You know he wanted to say what the hell for!!!

[@zeedub8560]

I was a tanker in the National Guard (M60A3). Working on a tank without cussing takes very strong self-discipline. They are resistant to correction and tend to bite back.

[@reivax58]

Wahouuuuuuuuuu ! Splendide ! Bravo ! Where did you find the FT17 ?

[@VancouverCanucksRock]

"Careful of the White Panel back there" Guy looks at it Panel "Ok sir" Proceeds to step into it

[@stateservant]

How can you protect the tracks from rust? do you paint it or what? paint can not last for tracks right? i mean it tears off during operation

[@agwrangler]

It wears off some, so it will slightly flash rust if it sits for a bit. But as soon as you run it again, it takes the rust off.

[@stateservant]

​@@agwrangler Oh i see, the tracks are still to be painted... What kind of paint will you suggest? Is there a friction-resistant kind?

[@markored994]

I ♥️ this tank

[@jeffsmith2022]

So you had the driver and the tank commander who did everything else,wow...

[@thegregofficial]

How we'd here did you get it

[@УлыбчивыйКрокодил]

Обалденный динозавр. Классика компоновки.

[@игорьтитов-и1и]

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[@afrikayt]

"Hey,you seem to restore vehicles,what vehicles do you work on?" "100 years old tanks"

[@ralphturner3798]

Was that a one-man tank, or could a second person be inside, too?

[@agwrangler]

A gunner would sit on a sling behind the driver and operate turret and gun. Could also crank start the engine from the inside if necessary, though its an awful thing to do.

[@ralphturner3798]

@@agwrangler Thanks

[@A.Mathot]

Imagine gettin detracked in the middle field and having to go out to start retracking this beast

[@el-merigamer6956]

and thats why in batlefield 1 if you repair your tank inside it repairs track too

[@bird7817]

I love this thing in bf1

[@gelukkige_tuber3253]

good video !!!im playing world of tanks blitz on the pc and there the tier 1 ft17 im love hem a little more strong frnace tank !

[@hilmanhusein763]

Awesome 👍

[@ssbun-bun7690]

Good Job!

[@ty8012]

Have you guys done other tanks as well?

[@agwrangler]

Tyler Eaton jes. 2 Shermans. 2 Chaffees. 2 M18 Hellcats, etc etc etc.

[@norwegiantrol1377]

what a beauty!

[@gripdeath]

is the entire track held together by 1 pin??

[@agwrangler]

No. There is a pin between each shoe.

[@gripdeath]

agwrangler oh ok

[@thegreaterrepublicofnoobla412]

my dad is in the army and drives tanks sometimes i'm in the tank too with him and every time we drive down the streets people just look at us its really funny

[@gage9178]

Does it have Vtec?

[@seanmcardle]

could use the engine and drive (sprocket) wheel to pull that track on for you?

[@agwrangler]

no. the way we did it was much faster and more efficient

[@lukedontknow9283]

That call how fast does it go

[@noodlesupe]

40kph

[@Ima184mm]

Wow WW1 French tank looks modernized

[@Handle423]

She's beautiful, good job restoration he

[@WaveRidingMachine]

Track Levers?

[@GrummanAlbatross]

Its beautiful

[@ninjaowl8208]

So do you ever drive it or does it just collect dust?

[@agwrangler]

It's driven during events.

[@ninjaowl8208]

agwrangler oh thats cool, i never could figure out what the thing on the back was for, the plow looking object, what is that for?

[@agwrangler]

It is to aid with crossing wide trenches.

[@reivax58]

Très beau travail ! Bravo ! from where is this FT17 ? From Afghanistan too ?

[@agwrangler]

No, Wisconsin.

[@lolita19711]

according to battlefield 1 you need to use the wrench on any part to fix it

[@Gregadier]

How do you guys find tracks for these things?

[@agwrangler]

It had the tracks on it when we found it, so we got lucky.

[@explodingspinach6262]

When the zombie apocalypse started,the president wants that tank for def

[@ira1420]

3:42 ah shit... Here we go again...

[@Briselance]

Why has it got front-wheels in wood? I wonder.

[@2adamast]

Because that's how wheels were made. There is also a 7 ton limit.

[@LucaHulot]

I love mon pays.

[@TheDoof0412]

Luca Hulot exactement

[@fulse1856]

Si tu veut le dire en anglais dit my country

[@crymieze9003]

c'est volontaire la faute ^^

[@lacapotemasque5182]

Quel beau pays :)

[@marcamant7258]

Salut les gars. bon travail

[@maxpayne2574]

Good luck with your back surgeries

[@agwrangler]

Yeah, good luck with yours, too???

[@bgdavenport]

Is it a runner?

[@agwrangler]

It is.

[@mr.svenson3406]

How sure are you that it's an FT17? I think it's just a regular French FT, due to the location of the exhaust pipe (if the tank is facing you, the exhaust pipe will be on its left side if it's French, and on it's right side if it's the American FT17) in this case, it looks like the French FT

[@agwrangler]

just so you know, that comment makes absolutely zero sense.

[@mr.svenson3406]

Yes, it does make sense. The Americans adapted the pre-existing French Renault FT in 1917, slapped the exhaust pipe on the opposite side of the tank, and called it the Renault FT 17 to make it their own. I'm asking if you're positive that this is the American Renault FT 17, because the exhaust pipe's location tells me otherwise.

[@agwrangler]

are you high??? The Americans had the M1917. It wasn't anything like the FT17 Renault, which the French had, and the US first used in combat. 1. Your statements arent accurate. 2. This is an FT17 Renault.

[@mr.svenson3406]

agwrangler From Wikipedia: The Renault FT, frequently referred to in post-World War I literature as the "FT-17" or "FT17", was a French light tank that was among the most revolutionary and influential tank designs in history. The FT was the first production tank to have its armament within a fully rotating turret. The Renault FT's configuration - crew compartment at the front, engine compartment at the back, and main armament in a revolving turret - became and remains the standard tank layout. Over 3,000 Renault FT tanks were manufactured by French industry, most of them during the year 1918. Another 950 of an almost identical licensed copy of the FT (the M1917) were made in the United States, but not in time to enter combat.

[@mr.svenson3406]

agwrangler You're trying really hard to turn this into an argument, which I don't understand. We have conflicting facts, no reason to insinuate that I'm retarded. I assumed people only called the American Renault the "FT-17", but I see now that it was the M1917. So, thanks for clearing that up. I had always thought the FT and FT-17 were different things that the general public just assumed to be the same. Too bad I had to learn it from such an insulting teacher...

[@andrewvitale2700]

I love this old tank but i feel an easyer way to thred track ,a winch or pullys perhaps.

[@du_nut_tuch_me4230]

"TRACKS UP, LET'S GO!" *Another shot* "WE'VE LOST A TRACK!*

[@allangibson8494]

Compressing the track tensioner would have helper....

[@agwrangler]

Everything was compressed the way it needed to be. The way we did this was the quickest, and simplest was to do it.

[@Red_Noble118]

So is the ft-17 really rare because when I'm older I would love to buy one and I can't seem to find it for sale someone please respond

[@agwrangler]

Red noble 118 uhhhhhhh yeah. You don't 'find them for sale'. You search tirelessly for pieces and scraps of them, pay an arm and a leg for them, and eventually have a complete one (if you are lucky). Hope you have deep pockets.

[@johnsamu]

That's literally a backbreaking job ;-)

[@r3gr3tfulfly3r5]

Can y’all share the schematics please of how to build

[@ken_jie3574]

Lookin good

[@tannerwhite1505]

C'est une Belle tank

[@Joojes2831]

This tank is masterpiece but it had one little problem the front wheel was made of wood so it was easy to stop the tank by shooting the wheel

[@fishinthehomeland5108]

A set of come along s would have been handy