The Concrete Tank Ep 1: Preparing the engine bay on the former gate guard Chieftain Main Battle Tank

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  • @thesimulatorguy4248
    @thesimulatorguy4248 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I'm so grateful that James Martin has time to tell us about tanks!

    • @KP-viking88
      @KP-viking88 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean James Martins slightly uglier and shorter younger brother

  • @KenAustin-i4x
    @KenAustin-i4x 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    any vid of the earliest stages of concrete removal ?

  • @roderickmacgregor4867
    @roderickmacgregor4867 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dont know what you are paying jack but it aint enough that boy is a unit you need four of him

  • @swagmanexplores7472
    @swagmanexplores7472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I don’t mean to cause alarm but I’m fairly certain I saw the periscope of a german U boat pop up briefly from the deep water near the firewall

    • @pattonm4753
      @pattonm4753 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttttttttttttttttttttttttt

    • @mbak7801
      @mbak7801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Also that little dry bit (rear left) that looked like an Island. Look very closely and I could swear there is an Argentinian flag there.

    • @MrHewes
      @MrHewes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣

  • @mack1541
    @mack1541 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    20 hours of service from a chieftain..........i love your optimism

  • @KenAustin-i4x
    @KenAustin-i4x 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you guys are brave adventurers ! I'm a wrecked old has been now, so I'm a bit lower on the drive for adventure, but my younger self would fly over from Canader and give youall's a hand !

  • @joajon08
    @joajon08 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely golden this Chanel I live in Canada 🇨🇦 but I’m from Leeds.

    • @regsparkes6507
      @regsparkes6507 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We will never hold that against you. :)

  • @traumgeist
    @traumgeist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That’s all pretty standard as far as British electrical wiring goes. Mr. Bean makes a lot more sense to me now that I know Rowan Atkinson has a Masters in electrical engineering.

  • @robleary3353
    @robleary3353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All things considered, great job!......

  • @twin40dave
    @twin40dave ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow he did a great job removing all the crete... well done 👏

  • @CodySkidmorenh
    @CodySkidmorenh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really enjoy these videos guys. I hope you'll keep going.

  • @regsparkes6507
    @regsparkes6507 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Infinite determination, I think! GAWD, what a job!

  • @alanbeckett4
    @alanbeckett4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jack needs an Indiana Jones hat, that was more archeology than mechanics. Good work chaps! Soon have something heavy to run away in, slowly....

  • @Andy-qo6rq
    @Andy-qo6rq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How do you manage to work on the tanks and work as a celebrity chef I’m amazed at your work ethic 😂😂😂😂

  • @matthewpayne42
    @matthewpayne42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Keep it up lads, the Russians know every tank is precious.

  • @rangeroverl322
    @rangeroverl322 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Top job chaps .

  • @vermillion.__-_.
    @vermillion.__-_. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel is awesome!

  • @davidbarnsley8486
    @davidbarnsley8486 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks like he did a great job of cleaning out that mess

  • @GARDENER42
    @GARDENER42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent video chaps & a welcome break from the depressive shite elsewhere.

  • @MrMiniac
    @MrMiniac 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Get it running quick smart lol power to the people 💪🤘😂😂😂

  • @stephenkayll5241
    @stephenkayll5241 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wouldn't have been a good idea to put the bolts in a plastic box when taking the plate off?

    • @BigLisaFan
      @BigLisaFan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or replace them back in the holes once the water drained out.

  • @carlkinsey8736
    @carlkinsey8736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice to see thee. Thought you'd gone

  • @sionsoschwalts2762
    @sionsoschwalts2762 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is there an episode 2 for this?

  • @rogerbradbury9713
    @rogerbradbury9713 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great intro!😃

  • @markhorrell9213
    @markhorrell9213 ปีที่แล้ว

    What's the go with this tank a year later after this first post?

  • @bobwilcox1147
    @bobwilcox1147 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Spoiler alert!
    It lives!!!!
    They 've got it running!

  • @chrisabraham8793
    @chrisabraham8793 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Handy cable for rewiring Ferrets etc, don't bin. I would used a SDS drill to kango out the cement.

  • @steven9562
    @steven9562 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where was this chieftain a gate guard or whats the reg number

  • @JonVonBraun
    @JonVonBraun 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an amazing pair of paleontologists we have here.

  • @ianhaggart1438
    @ianhaggart1438 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well that's a project 😆 that snap-on guns don't even like drizzle never mind a bath 😉 😜. Betting you find a 10 mm spanner somewhere in there. Stay safe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @bloodswettears234
    @bloodswettears234 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Someone's been watching ol peg by the mintyness involved

  • @karldickinson2799
    @karldickinson2799 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any more videos coming mate ??

  • @darthweeble7817
    @darthweeble7817 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "run away in" - not with the original engine in it...

  • @18robsmith
    @18robsmith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    q - Why did they fill it with concrete?
    a - So it wouldn't get filled with water.

    • @regsparkes6507
      @regsparkes6507 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, there's a thought! LOL!

    • @captburnout
      @captburnout 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or to make up the weight so it would sit level on the suspension without the weight of the main engine gearbox and generator.

  • @bobbyainscough6417
    @bobbyainscough6417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Watch out for a Ukrainian tractor driving around

  • @wazza33racer
    @wazza33racer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thats some serious foobah.

  • @Tinblitz
    @Tinblitz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    At first I wondered why they filled the engine bay with concrete, but then I realised it was a functionally accurate substitute for a real Chieftain engine.

  • @valiantredneck
    @valiantredneck 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Doe’s it ever stop raining or being a sea of mud where your at?

    • @fittermat
      @fittermat  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It snows occasionally

    • @adamsnook9542
      @adamsnook9542 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fittermat By 'eck it's tough Oop North

  • @numscull12345
    @numscull12345 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was kinda hoping they would put a Scania v8 in it

    • @fittermat
      @fittermat  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      We will convert something equally stupid soon

    • @marknewell7355
      @marknewell7355 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Should have done with that tank mate the world don't need anymore L60s leaking oil all over the place, im telling Gretta on you now

  • @Doublelongstrike101
    @Doublelongstrike101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the videos lads but waiting for the next one is like a druggie waiting for there next hit 🤣

  • @scottwithoutadoubt1405
    @scottwithoutadoubt1405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “I need to call her…” only comment missing. 😉😂

    • @bigfish74f
      @bigfish74f 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The gusher

  • @robinhadley
    @robinhadley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's a dirty job but somebody's gotta do it 😂
    Just glad it's not me 😁

    • @fittermat
      @fittermat  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jobs like this are exactly why we have a jack

    • @robinhadley
      @robinhadley 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fittermat everyone needs a Jack 🤣

  • @alexrawson356
    @alexrawson356 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    We need more episodes NOW it’s been 3 months 😢

  • @ianwoolley1770
    @ianwoolley1770 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dnt forget ur tank is on trucking hell tonyt

  • @pit_stop77
    @pit_stop77 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I still don't get why it was filled with concrete, were they afraid it would blow away and needed weighing down 😂

  • @roberttownsend796
    @roberttownsend796 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    THOR

  • @MrReadm314
    @MrReadm314 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    We're are u,u Havant bloged for a while,😞

  • @johnpartridge7623
    @johnpartridge7623 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The way Putin has been giving his own Tanks away & He's now running short of them, you could be due a Phone call???

  • @chrismyash
    @chrismyash 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I thought you had gone "Salvaging" in the Ukraine with how long you've been quiet

    • @johnchettleburgh6055
      @johnchettleburgh6055 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I thought that too! Reckoned it were this lot in the tractors

  • @lesleyrusson1303
    @lesleyrusson1303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If I had the money when the war is over in the Ukraine I would love to buy the Russian tanks the farmers are nicking

  • @ianatkinson8464
    @ianatkinson8464 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    😎👍

  • @royjennison3916
    @royjennison3916 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ever thought about scrapping it , scrap value is high at the moment

  • @APHIXrs
    @APHIXrs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's a headache...

  • @pattonm4753
    @pattonm4753 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Chieftains have never seen combat right?

    • @mbak7801
      @mbak7801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nope. Used in Iran vs Iraq war and the Persian Gulf war.

    • @pattonm4753
      @pattonm4753 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mbak7801 I thought that was the Challenger

    • @marknewell7355
      @marknewell7355 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a good fucking job too lol

    • @petersmithm9
      @petersmithm9 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pattonm4753 The Iran versus Iraq war in the mid to late 80s. The Iranians had them from when they took over the Shahs Army.

    • @pattonm4753
      @pattonm4753 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@petersmithm9 ahh

  • @liamhorn1150
    @liamhorn1150 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those chieftain engine are garbage most garbage British engine ever built 🤦🏼‍♂️ why did ever get British laylend involved I do not know

    • @stewartbrown8115
      @stewartbrown8115 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was a NATO requirement that insisted on multi fuel engines

  • @jonb3311
    @jonb3311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    YT needs a No Woke channel for blokes to express themselves in proper British work language, none of this 'after you Claude' bollocks.

  • @brucerawsthorne8936
    @brucerawsthorne8936 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    He gets all the best jobs , NOT !