You guys are quickly becoming one of my favourite youtubers. I love the idgaf mindset you guys have. You don't take yourselves too seriously, and it's refreshing.
I am seriously impressed by the way you have sorted out the Abbott. Never gave up, but then you never do. Always entertaining. But I would have thought that if this was bought as a driver, then having seen the multitude of things which prevented you from driving it, you would have had grounds for compensation from the seller! You deserve it!
Hey Jack!!! “Hope for the best but prepare for the worst”, is how that old saying goes. I’m an old retired Millwright (industrial mechanic) and I have a saying of my own I use to keep my anger in check......”Broken is the natural state of all things, and I exist to reverse that trend.” The short version is: “I am the un-fuc#%er, hand me the gas axe!!!!” LOL GREAT VIDEO!!! Your grin was equal to your frown. The Ying and Yang of the universe was on full display. Much thanks to Ted and all for making my day. 😃👍🏻👍🏻
Brought back some happy memories, as a Lance Bombardier in 45 Field Regiment RA 52 Bty. We were the last British Army unit to fire the Abbott in Germany. As always the battery was under strength so I had two roles, driver and layer. The last live fire exercise was realistic with fire missions using up war stocks. The only ammunition not used was the HESH rounds, due to safety concerns. We didn't even have to clean the vehicles! I believe they were sent away to be refurbished and sold on to the Indian Army.
seems very sad that so much of our kit got sold off, i understand some if not certainly CVRTs are distributed all over the joint, Tanzania and even Honduras
@@patchmack4469 It was a sad day. The entire regiment was lined up and given 3 rounds fire for effect, each Gun firing one at a time. The last round was fired by the RQM. The order was given cease fire and we as a regiment marched away from our colours.
Bloody great work. Nice to see the big grin on your faces driving round the farm. My Dad, who is 96, always used to say (when buying second hand cars, which he seemed to do a lot of in my youth) if somebody tells you "oh yeah the clutch is fine" or "I only changed the timing belt last week" it usually meant the opposite! I.e the clutch was just about to go, the timing belt had not been changed in 150,000 miles! I feel a case of this with Diane Abbot! Amazing to see it running sweet though!❤🎉
Great episode! That machine looks fantastic. For all the heartache, where you’ve worked on it shows up like factory fresh, and it adds value after all. It certainly sounds glorious. And its got a nice shiny somewhere to post unwanted marbles, cigarette ends, conkers and those pebbles you brought back from the beach and don’t know what to do with.
Landlocked you say, Joe. That might be technically true but you also have a large Landlocked stretch of water at Uppingham that you could try liberating? Just a thought. 😂😂😂 It was nice to see Jack looking almost content. It may not last so have a beer or two to celebrate 😊😊😊
I rarely comment on videos but yours, all of them I have watched so far, have totally drawn me in. Educational, hands on, entertaining and just so fun. Makes me want to work on my own riding lawn mower! Too old for that. Thanks.
Came to this channel from whistlindiesel after seeing his video of the tank. Thought to myself: "These blokes look fun. Hope they have a youtube channel." And boom - Here I sit for the last week, binging your videos of everything until 3 am in the night and having a laugh with you guys. Great content and I love the style. Relaxing, fun and just uplifting. I should get my butt up and do something similar with my friends. Do something physical, have some fun and have a laugh. Keep up the great work!
Brilliant! But is it wise to have the exhaust top pointing up? Unless you've drilled a hole at the lowest point, looks like a bit of a rain catcher! Can't wait to see this one all buttoned up.
You dont seem too pleased to have gotten Diane to this stage, but I have enjoyed the journey and am pleased to see her looking and sounding really great.
I know that feeling when you're knee deep in shite with broken/ seized/ corroded stuff and you think it just cannot get any worse. Then it does get worse and you just swear a lot, breathe in, dig deeper and get on with fixing it knowing that if you don't, no-one else will. Really well done - the lot of you 👍
Aus Armour on Wednesday, this today. Your channels come at the problem from different angles but the results from both are truly amazing. I just love Ted’s expressions at times. I swear he’s saying “for god’s sake what are you doing now?” 😂🐕🦺🐾 Keep up the good work you are all doing a great job. 🫡👍
Proper job. Loving the stainless straight pipe. Just needs some beacons and a magnetic cb aerial and its full agri spec. Shame it doesnt have mirrors. Could have put some stainless mirror guards on!
Drives great… well done guys…. Now stick the muzzle brake on😉…… now all you need is the US 109…. 155mm…SP….. to balance out the Artillery section👌🏼…….or Hav a word with the Aussies…… they’ve a few Grants going buckshee 😵💫
'Awesome' it runs & moves .. well done guys cracking job all round .. Will you be adding a few 'decals' in character for the year? Thanks for sharing. atvb t ..
Well done lads. I never doubted that 'Dianne' would run. I particularly like how excited Ted looked 😅. Oh yeah, the straight through exhaust sounds ace.
Tip - toilet bowl cleaner will de-rust anything. Bolts, nuts in a pail, soak a couple days then wire brush. You can paint in on bigger things, couple coats over a couple days, it works great.
I found your site by accident a couple of days ago. I must admit lads I can't stop watching the videos, absolutely interesting and brilliant to see you bringing life back into these vehicles. Well done...... And it's always great to see Ted.
I think the saying goes "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst." I"m thinking Jack's shirt is rather incomplete, should say at the bottom...one quid at a time.
I think I recognise Diane as the 2nd, ie 'B' Sub of the 6 Gun Howitzers in C Battery, 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery in 1969. Photograph available showing 'A' and 'F' Subs at the annual Battery photograph.
GREAT WORK THERE GUYS !! She's was fighting ya all the way .. WELL DONE !! Jack you have the patients of a saint !! I think ANYBODY else would have let whistling Diesel use it as target practice !! 😂
Brilliant, (Haven't read comments) BUT, you may like to rethink "EXHAUST UPDRAUGHT" ...Park this baby in the rain long enough & your engine will be full of rain water....It should point down for obvious reasons... Just saying is all...
Terrific work chaps as always I didn't realise they were still in service up to the mid 90's , now all you need is a Stalwart full of ammo to follow you round, once again really excellent content we've been privileged to share , so where's that Chieftain ARV hiding?😂
Just watched two men riding Diane Abbot, and wow did she sound grateful, clearly been a long time since her last fun.
Jack keeps hating on Diane but his face shows that he absolutely loves it. Even Ted was impressed!
Abusive relationship really
First time I’ve seen Jack actually smile!
That's not a smile , that's wind .
Runner driver…. Lol, If it is not one thing it is another, and if it is not another it is one thing. Quite the hot rod.
Yes, that was a nice smile at 7:50.
I must admit I like the way Ted just wanders around nonchalantly seemingly thinking "if you've seen one tracked vehicle you've seen them all"
You guys are quickly becoming one of my favourite youtubers. I love the idgaf mindset you guys have. You don't take yourselves too seriously, and it's refreshing.
Australian Armour museum on a Wednesday. Mr Hewes on a Thursday! Just need a few more channels for the rest of the week!
How about this channel as he is a very good friend of Mr Hewes channel.
www.youtube.com/@fittermat
Master Milo. If the abbot was that bad you should have donated it to Putin's tank corps to give Ukraine a chance😂
And what a video from ‘Down Under’ it was too! 3 Grant/Lees, what a find!
@MartyT from NZ is pretty good. Abandoned heavy machinery rebuilds and the like
@@andrewlindley4865 I love his videos too, always amazing to watch and wonder what he’s found next!
I am seriously impressed by the way you have sorted out the Abbott. Never gave up, but then you never do. Always entertaining. But I would have thought that if this was bought as a driver, then having seen the multitude of things which prevented you from driving it, you would have had grounds for compensation from the seller! You deserve it!
Hey Jack!!! “Hope for the best but prepare for the worst”, is how that old saying goes. I’m an old retired Millwright (industrial mechanic) and I have a saying of my own I use to keep my anger in check......”Broken is the natural state of all things, and I exist to reverse that trend.”
The short version is: “I am the un-fuc#%er, hand me the gas axe!!!!” LOL
GREAT VIDEO!!! Your grin was equal to your frown. The Ying and Yang of the universe was on full display. Much thanks to Ted and all for making my day. 😃👍🏻👍🏻
I just love Jack's wardrobe of asorted T-shirts and phrases 😅😅
No woke shit with that lad.😅👊
BASED
Good effort all round even Ted looked impressed , sounds right.
Brought back some happy memories, as a Lance Bombardier in 45 Field Regiment RA 52 Bty. We were the last British Army unit to fire the Abbott in Germany. As always the battery was under strength so I had two roles, driver and layer. The last live fire exercise was realistic with fire missions using up war stocks. The only ammunition not used was the HESH rounds, due to safety concerns. We didn't even have to clean the vehicles! I believe they were sent away to be refurbished and sold on to the Indian Army.
seems very sad that so much of our kit got sold off, i understand some if not certainly CVRTs are distributed all over the joint, Tanzania and even Honduras
My first posting to BAOR was 45 Fld Regt LAD in Honne. Absolutely loved it
@@patchmack4469 It was a sad day. The entire regiment was lined up and given 3 rounds fire for effect, each Gun firing one at a time. The last round was fired by the RQM. The order was given cease fire and we as a regiment marched away from our colours.
@@stewarttaylor5522 always great to see the REME Lads, when things started to go wrong.👍🏻
I loved my time in Germany i was at 36 fld regt 43 ad bty i loved driveing cvrts much better than 432's i good old times
It's lucky you started with a mint runner, otherwise it would have been a nightmare. 😆
😂😂
Think how bad it would have been if it was in rough shape 😂😂
Bloody great work. Nice to see the big grin on your faces driving round the farm. My Dad, who is 96, always used to say (when buying second hand cars, which he seemed to do a lot of in my youth) if somebody tells you "oh yeah the clutch is fine" or "I only changed the timing belt last week" it usually meant the opposite! I.e the clutch was just about to go, the timing belt had not been changed in 150,000 miles! I feel a case of this with Diane Abbot! Amazing to see it running sweet though!❤🎉
Well done Ted for keeping the team focused and Jack looks really pleased with himself although you should take most of the credit....again!
Class! Ted didn't really appriciate it but the child sat on Diane seemed to love it
Sound from that straight through pipe sounded fantastic😊
Great episode!
That machine looks fantastic. For all the heartache, where you’ve worked on it shows up like factory fresh, and it adds value after all. It certainly sounds glorious.
And its got a nice shiny somewhere to post unwanted marbles, cigarette ends, conkers and those pebbles you brought back from the beach and don’t know what to do with.
Just re-watched this episode. Straight pipe FTW, and when you find a lady who can help put an engine in, you know you have a keeper!
Well done Lads Great effort
Landlocked you say, Joe. That might be technically true but you also have a large Landlocked stretch of water at Uppingham that you could try liberating? Just a thought. 😂😂😂
It was nice to see Jack looking almost content. It may not last so have a beer or two to celebrate 😊😊😊
I rarely comment on videos but yours, all of them I have watched so far, have totally drawn me in. Educational, hands on, entertaining and just so fun. Makes me want to work on my own riding lawn mower! Too old for that. Thanks.
Came to this channel from whistlindiesel after seeing his video of the tank. Thought to myself: "These blokes look fun. Hope they have a youtube channel."
And boom - Here I sit for the last week, binging your videos of everything until 3 am in the night and having a laugh with you guys.
Great content and I love the style.
Relaxing, fun and just uplifting.
I should get my butt up and do something similar with my friends. Do something physical, have some fun and have a laugh.
Keep up the great work!
Glad you bought that as running and driving unit! would hate to see a spares or repair ;o)
Amazing how you guys manage to find 'new' parts for stuff that's completely knackered! Well done on getting her going. Truly inspirational 🙂
Awesome work, well done Jack! Love the rorty exhaust.
Jack smiling/having luck is like a sunny day in England, apparantly it can happen!
Brilliant! But is it wise to have the exhaust top pointing up? Unless you've drilled a hole at the lowest point, looks like a bit of a rain catcher!
Can't wait to see this one all buttoned up.
"Where we are going we won't need silencers!' Thanks for all the entertaining videos. That's also a cool brave dog you got there, give him a pat
'Sold as a runner' - good to see all your hard work has paid off to get it running!
You dont seem too pleased to have gotten Diane to this stage, but I have enjoyed the journey and am pleased to see her looking and sounding really great.
Every time I see your chieftains it brings back many memories.
What a beautiful sight to see Diane in the finest greenery out and about great work
Thanks just Thanks :)
FANTASTIC!
I'm SOOOO chuffed for you guys. She... is... ALIIIIIIIIVE
Men and big machines! Match made in Heaven.
Brilliant job gents, very neat and clean.
Brilliant job! She sounds sweet. Good to see Jack's grin -- that says it all 🙂
"Prepare for the worst and hope for the best".....Love the content, cheers
They're a good bunch at Armageddon. Drove one of their fv432's some years back and gotta go again sometime! Great museum and friendly bunch too
That smile when she runs and moves under her own power. 😊
Brilliant.Great job everyone. Another piece of military history Preserved. Thanks a lot.
Bloody well done lads and lass. Proper team work with everyone mucking in.
.......and the next project is .....
well done guys , good to see Jack smile again with all the stress and crap the Abbott has given you all
I know that feeling when you're knee deep in shite with broken/ seized/ corroded stuff and you think it just cannot get any worse.
Then it does get worse and you just swear a lot, breathe in, dig deeper and get on with fixing it knowing that if you don't, no-one else will.
Really well done - the lot of you 👍
Aus Armour on Wednesday, this today. Your channels come at the problem from different angles but the results from both are truly amazing. I just love Ted’s expressions at times. I swear he’s saying “for god’s sake what are you doing now?” 😂🐕🦺🐾 Keep up the good work you are all doing a great job. 🫡👍
Wow, a hot rodded tank. You are possibly the absolute first to do that that I could think of.
7:13 excellent work as always, nice to see the beautiful young lady getting stuck in too 😊
Proper job. Loving the stainless straight pipe. Just needs some beacons and a magnetic cb aerial and its full agri spec. Shame it doesnt have mirrors. Could have put some stainless mirror guards on!
I've been watching seals being rescued in Namibia South africa the last 6 months this makes a nice change.
Drives great… well done guys…. Now stick the muzzle brake on😉…… now all you need is the US 109…. 155mm…SP….. to balance out the Artillery section👌🏼…….or Hav a word with the Aussies…… they’ve a few Grants going buckshee 😵💫
Brilliant lads and lasses. You got there. The guy who sold it to Jack should be ashamed of himself and I hope karma bites his fekin arse!
Great work, nice touch on the drainpipe exhaust 💪
always makes me smile when Ted looks up and his face says " OK now what ? "
'Awesome' it runs & moves .. well done guys cracking job all round ..
Will you be adding a few 'decals' in character for the year?
Thanks for sharing. atvb t ..
"Yeah, it's straight piped"
(points to 30' long straight pipe)
Classic
So great! All your hard work pays off! Good Job!! You guys are my favorite You-tubers!
One of the most honest no BS channels on YT, wasn’t into tanks n shit until now.
Well done it seems some things just dont want to be fixed how hard try perseverance and it all comes together in the end.
What a great running and driving vehicle 😂 have you shamed where it came from. Keep up the good work chaps
so jealous your guys are havubg so much fun the abbot lookd like a fun vehical to have and resonable size to drive about
Sounds sweet. Could you not rotated the exhaust tip downwards to mitigate water getting in the block from weather and wash downs
Well done lads. I never doubted that 'Dianne' would run. I particularly like how excited Ted looked 😅. Oh yeah, the straight through exhaust sounds ace.
Who is TED ??????
Tip - toilet bowl cleaner will de-rust anything. Bolts, nuts in a pail, soak a couple days then wire brush. You can paint in on bigger things, couple coats over a couple days, it works great.
I found your site by accident a couple of days ago. I must admit lads I can't stop watching the videos, absolutely interesting and brilliant to see you bringing life back into these vehicles. Well done...... And it's always great to see Ted.
Lots of fun Will from Australia
She is such a gorgeous machine great work men
Nice job guys!! See you soon. John
Congrats on sticking with it, you've all done good!
Great perseverance! Keep the straight pipe.
I think the saying goes "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst."
I"m thinking Jack's shirt is rather incomplete, should say at the bottom...one quid at a time.
When it first started Ted had a look of “fuck me that’s loud”! 😂 Well done lads
I think I recognise Diane as the 2nd, ie 'B' Sub of the 6 Gun Howitzers in C Battery, 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery in 1969. Photograph available showing 'A' and 'F' Subs at the annual Battery photograph.
Wonderfully rebuild!! Question; the exhaust pipe is about to catch rain; how to avoid that going into the engine?
Well done guys & the girl fitter quite like her & not forgetting Ted the faithful mr dog
Congratulations on a job well done, Gents.
All that frustration and hard graft pays off in the end. Safe to say it was well worth it to get that thing running
brits are crazy! keep up the good work.
GREAT WORK THERE GUYS !!
She's was fighting ya all the way .. WELL DONE !!
Jack you have the patients of a saint !!
I think ANYBODY else would have let whistling Diesel use it as target practice !! 😂
Nice seeing you guys enjoying working on the old lass so much 🤣🤦♂she’s looking and sounding well though 👌👍
Cool tank, great job fixing it 👍
🤘🤘💪 well done guys!! Worth the effort in the end sounds awesome as well 😎
What a beautiful job guys, that looks amazing and sounds incredible
Outstanding work guys
Great to see it up and running, enough changed parts to build another ?,, The fella you bought this from needs to be sent the bits and a huge bill....
Massive improvement on the original condition! You guys are artists. Mental artists, but artists nonetheless.
Diane sounds absolutely magnificent !
Lovely 🎉 job!
Looks and sounds fantastic!
Ladies and gents, top effort. Get that muzzle break on to complete the look.
Now for the turret 🤣🤣🤣.
Great vid , two's up on Diane Abbott, ride her like you stole her , green boy racer Spg 👍💨💨
Did a marathon of all ur videos over the last few days and i gotta say i think im ready to incorporate "Mint" and "Mingin" into my vocabulary
Well done for getting this nightmare project going. Now this is sorted, you guys can tackle anything. 👍
Great job guys excellent work.
Sounds awesome, well done.
the dog amazes me totally cool
Brilliant, (Haven't read comments) BUT, you may like to rethink "EXHAUST UPDRAUGHT" ...Park this baby in the rain long enough & your engine will be full of rain water....It should point down for obvious reasons... Just saying is all...
She sounds awesome
Diane is a Buxom girl , gotta love the Dog , so chilled , doesn’t give a toss about heavy armour moving about
Thats Ted, he's the Gaffer
That exhaust sounds mint
Terrific work chaps as always I didn't realise they were still in service up to the mid 90's , now all you need is a Stalwart full of ammo to follow you round, once again really excellent content we've been privileged to share , so where's that Chieftain ARV hiding?😂