Excellent episode! The helicopter drop was great fun. Really hard work fitting those tracks. Makes you wonder how hard it was to do the same to something monstrous like a King Tiger. It goes to show how owning a tracked vehicle is one thing…having the heavy equipment, lifting gear, transporter, winches, special tools and skills are quite another.
Really enjoyed this. Great entrance from Action Man aka Commodore Jack aka Flashheart. Nice to see how the tracks are put together and tensioned. Latter is just like a dozer. Shame to miss the painting but Diane does now look like a piece of Purest Green. More on of the snot-coloured jewellery please!
Quickest way Keep the first track section flat on the floor then add the second section and basically lift up the end of the track and lay your body weight on it so the second section is bowed and tap in the track pin with lead pin on and with a hammer 🔨 at the same time because the entry point is better aligned. It goes in really smooth with no effort needed. Once pin in drop the track and continue adding sections until finished. I could change both tracks completely on my own in a morning easy life. Running gear looks great 👍 and a big well done 👏
Great work guys. Now consider working on a mine damaged track in wartime, when possibly being under fire too ! Those tankers were heroes...The Green looks fantastic 👍😉
We used to struggle to get hold of track for our Stormers. We were heavily restricted on track mileage and had to write reports in triplicate to get new tracks. They'd do 1500 miles between changes.
I'm sure with a redesigned turret the Abbot could still give worthy service. Especially now when the RA is so short of tracked artillery pieces. The old FV430 hull is not as bad as some others I can mention.
@Jim Wilson definitely Rimmer, it's all about the pathetic alter-ego. it turns out jack's quite into needlecraft and has never passed an astronavigation exam either
Thatvwas a great job guys, it's nice to see these 'old' vehicles being given some tender loving care, what is the truck next to the Abbot? Best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍👍
Well don't know what to say, considering Jack's Abbot looked totally dog-rough when you got it, you've done a really good job. I shall no longer refer to you as "them cowboy tank bodger's". Great video of the track replacement can't wait to see it roll under its own steam, just one thing though surely Jack is about 6 inches taller than Tom Cruise and way prettier! 🤭🤭
Bit of lord flash heart. Love it! WOOF! Track bashing is much easier with the engine in and using the sprockets to feed the track whilst holding it up with a track bar. She needs some lock wire on those sprockets too! Gotta love the lockwire. Great multi fuel engine in those 43 series though. Get the kero out cheap to run.
I’ve actually driven one of these down in Florida, they took the original engine out due to issues and put a Cummins engine in it and it is quite the tank
the x is probably the reme marking bad links, after i think its 11 bad links they condemn the whole track. Its the bushes that go, generally from not maintaining the 10 degree mating angle when splitting tracks or adding new links, there's other reasons too. gr8 vid, looks fab
Jack’s grand entrance was worthy of one of the great film directors. I’m thinking maybe Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. I mean, who even knew Jack had a grand entrance……
I remember changing the tracks on a big digger on the farm once. we laid the new tracks out in front so it would roll from the old to the new, I gave it a push from behind with the telle handler and it rolled all the way along like a bloody train and fell of the end! Took two days to sort out!!!!
Great Job Guy's on getting both track's on ur Abbot SPG. when u were pulling the Abbot foreward's on the track, tie the end onto the last wheel and pull it onto the other rollers.
First view of your channel. Love it! You were having too much fun. Good job getting those tracks in place. Going to look back at other episodes and wait for some more new ones. jack, In the Valley Of The Sun, Arizona, U.S.A.
It's not every armour channel that's got a paratroop drop from a helicopter, with 440 lb of chains hanging of the skids beside the jumper, as well as a re-track of an Abbott (Diane or otherwise). But why not use the heli to twang the Abbott onto the track? Good thing Ted was keeping an eye on things......
Use a few drops of power steering fluid to free of seized bolts and pins. The Clip-Share channel Project Farm did a load of testing on penetrating........(steady).... Oils and the power steering fluid came out well ahead of the competition.
Copper Hide hammers last a lifetime ! Mines had 6 new hides , 2 new coppers , 3 new handles and 1 new head and still going strong (Trigs Broom sketch insert here) 🤣 . Were you given yours ? (For Free ? 😉) LoL
Asking seriously not sarcastically, had you left it up on the blocks would it have been possible to slide the track under the road wheels at all or would that have been a nightmare to get them all lined up?
Question; after a tracked vehicle has been attacked with fire, melting the rubber pads on the track. How complicated is it to fix? I was really surprised hearing how easy it was for civilians to disable tracked vehicles in Ukraine.
This might sound strange but I am learning so much from you guys and what you do is done in away that I can understand it. From what I saw the tracks are tensioned by the grease in a similar way to a CAT tracked vehicle?
LOL... Love it... 91 links? Surely you mean 90 each side? 😊 Much easier threading the pins through the links with a proper lead screwed to the leading end of the pin too. The luxuries of a full toolkit complete to CES. Then thread the track over the idler as soon as the end meets the idler, using the rope w 2 hooks on the leading edge of track - much safer -lighter & less painful - Then draw the track through until it meets the sprocket, then using the sprocket itself to drive itself until the joint is just above the ground. Put the final pin in after using the track tensioners that you already have & once secure, pump grease into the rear arm tensioner to tighten the track (a fist's height from track to armour) & Bob's your auntie's hubby. Ahhhhhh, spreader bars... Lots of fun for all the family 🙂😉😊🤩😆😁😄😃😀 Great vid again guys. Ted, grab a bath mate.
Would it be unwise to put the strap on the track in the front and just roll the whole thing backwards with the strap under tension? or is specifically meant to be installed like that from the rear
The first assembly of belt seemed be wrong to me as this beeing what we in Norway call a `` Live `` rubber belt. But looks better later. Guess you redone job right. John.
I was told a unit i worked with wheeled the bin out to the road then filled it with track to the brim. The garbage truck ripped the sides of the bin off instead of lifting the load.
I feel like that forklift imagery, or maybe even a short video would fit perfectly with the Thatcher's Cider website marketing and photography portfolio... 🤣🤣🤣
mate, that looks smart as fuck in the fresh green. you are proper infront of camera. its so interesting this channel. alot of the machines here i have seen in various states of disrepair or burned out in Iraq Afghan or on some shitty military base or trainign field up brecon or salisbury. its so cool to see them working
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Excellent episode!
The helicopter drop was great fun. Really hard work fitting those tracks. Makes you wonder how hard it was to do the same to something monstrous like a King Tiger.
It goes to show how owning a tracked vehicle is one thing…having the heavy equipment, lifting gear, transporter, winches, special tools and skills are quite another.
Rick would be proud of his Flash hart impression. Top work as always boys , Must be nice to be given free cider 🤣
Woof!
Bark
“I simply ran out of juice”
What a legend Rik was!!!!!
Jack by name, Jack by nature!
Really enjoyed this. Great entrance from Action Man aka Commodore Jack aka Flashheart. Nice to see how the tracks are put together and tensioned. Latter is just like a dozer. Shame to miss the painting but Diane does now look like a piece of Purest Green. More on of the snot-coloured jewellery please!
Quickest way
Keep the first track section flat on the floor then add the second section and basically lift up the end of the track and lay your body weight on it so the second section is bowed and tap in the track pin with lead pin on and with a hammer 🔨 at the same time because the entry point is better aligned.
It goes in really smooth with no effort needed.
Once pin in drop the track and continue adding sections until finished.
I could change both tracks completely on my own in a morning easy life.
Running gear looks great 👍 and a big well done 👏
Honestly surprised Abbot's never saw actually combat use, seems ideal having a small SPG supporting infantry
Abbot's did see active service but not with the British Army, The Indian Army also used them and they fired in anger in the Indo Pakistan war
Gawd, I couldn’t imagine the horror, of seeing Dianne in action 🤮🤮🤮🤮.
Great job you guys ! Loved your entry and congrats on nailing the drop right inside the garage 😊
Great work guys. Now consider working on a mine damaged track in wartime, when possibly being under fire too ! Those tankers were heroes...The Green looks fantastic 👍😉
We used to struggle to get hold of track for our Stormers. We were heavily restricted on track mileage and had to write reports in triplicate to get new tracks. They'd do 1500 miles between changes.
Actually it is quite good to be able to do 1.500 miles because if I remember correctly with the M113 was even more frequent to change the tracks
@Paolo Viti that was what we had to do before changes, unless something actually broke... we rarely exercised with them.
I'm sure with a redesigned turret the Abbot could still give worthy service. Especially now when the RA is so short of tracked artillery pieces. The old FV430 hull is not as bad as some others I can mention.
In the army we used the sprocket. We would loop the strap around a tooth and and let the power of the engine wind it in. Then brute force the last bit
We don’t have the engine in
@Mr Hewes Bluetooth connection 😏
What you had an engine. You were lucky...😅
@Mr Hewes any old excuse. Lol😂🤣😂
@Mr Hewes on that occasion lol. Get your mate inside and crank it around 😂
You deserve another 11K subscribers just for the Flashheart bit. For all the pissing about, you guys just get stuff done in a very impressive way.
Nice to see you guys working together with very little sniping. 😂 I have always wondered how tracks are put on. Thanks.
So, Jack's basically the Ace Rimmer of the operation. "Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for beakfast!"
I think you mean Lord Flashheart.
Stoke me a clipper 🤪
@Jim Wilson yep that was definitely a quote from lord flashheart in Blackadder
@Jim Wilson definitely Rimmer, it's all about the pathetic alter-ego. it turns out jack's quite into needlecraft and has never passed an astronavigation exam either
That was awesome. You guys got the tracks installed. Keep up the good work.
Thatvwas a great job guys, it's nice to see these 'old' vehicles being given some tender loving care, what is the truck next to the Abbot? Best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍👍
I do wish that we had seen the painting stuff. Seeing Diane turn from a wreck to almost attractive has been a fun journey.
Spectacular entrance in pure James Bond style with helicopter, very cool 😎! Looking forward to see the coming video! 👍👍
Well don't know what to say, considering Jack's Abbot looked totally dog-rough when you got it, you've done a really good job. I shall no longer refer to you as "them cowboy tank bodger's". Great video of the track replacement can't wait to see it roll under its own steam, just one thing though surely Jack is about 6 inches taller than Tom Cruise and way prettier! 🤭🤭
Man that’s turning out nice - great job.... (ps that helo insert was the stuff of legend)
wonder who gets the rik mayall reference
Bit of lord flash heart. Love it! WOOF!
Track bashing is much easier with the engine in and using the sprockets to feed the track whilst holding it up with a track bar. She needs some lock wire on those sprockets too! Gotta love the lockwire. Great multi fuel engine in those 43 series though. Get the kero out cheap to run.
Team work along with good clear communication. Jobs a good un. Not forgetting some tea breaks along the way. Thank you.
The banter is still up there with the humour and another great job done by the cowboys 🤠👍👍👍
I’ve actually driven one of these down in Florida, they took the original engine out due to issues and put a Cummins engine in it and it is quite the tank
Serious engineering with wit and humour. What a combination to get us viewing your big boys’ toys.
Quality content yet again thanks - Ted steals the show though 😁
the x is probably the reme marking bad links, after i think its 11 bad links they condemn the whole track. Its the bushes that go, generally from not maintaining the 10 degree mating angle when splitting tracks or adding new links, there's other reasons too. gr8 vid, looks fab
Jack’s grand entrance was worthy of one of the great film directors. I’m thinking maybe Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. I mean, who even knew Jack had a grand entrance……
yes .. much easier with engine in 😀 final tensioning tools look great though never seen those for tracks in the digger world
Flying Jack in, using the drone, was a brilliant idea. Action Man style.
I remember changing the tracks on a big digger on the farm once. we laid the new tracks out in front so it would roll from the old to the new, I gave it a push from behind with the telle handler and it rolled all the way along like a bloody train and fell of the end! Took two days to sort out!!!!
Great Job Guy's on getting both track's on ur Abbot SPG. when u were pulling the Abbot foreward's on the track,
tie the end onto the last wheel and pull it onto the other rollers.
you guys make this a lot easier than the marine corps does
I know, right, I’ve seen the film.
Excellent video Joe! Would love to see more raw uncut stuff! Ted will murder Jack in his sleep for that.
really excited to see how this turns out
Great video, the Abbot is looking great too.
First view of your channel. Love it!
You were having too much fun. Good job getting those tracks in place.
Going to look back at other episodes and wait for some more new ones.
jack,
In the Valley Of The Sun, Arizona, U.S.A.
I'm curious about how the grease-powered tensioner works.
It's not every armour channel that's got a paratroop drop from a helicopter, with 440 lb of chains hanging of the skids beside the jumper, as well as a re-track of an Abbott (Diane or otherwise). But why not use the heli to twang the Abbott onto the track? Good thing Ted was keeping an eye on things......
I never would have guessed you would use a grease gun to tension the track.
That abbot looks nice after a bit o paint. Awesome entrance jack
Brilliant lads! I definitely want a job with you guys 😅 . Unfortunately, I'm in Rochdale and it would be a sod of a commute 😢.
Nice work again lads!
Im exited about the progression with the T34?
Very good ,when you get to mine and your Dads age think about the bits that hurt from kicking stuff.!! Keep up the good work.
Our SO grease gun does exactly the same..... quality kit 🤣But it never has grease in it anyway........ Top video as always.
Meanwhile, German forklift drags track onto brit SPG, and Mr Hewes drinks from cider can with thicker walls than a Scorpion CRV(T).
Ted: the worlds only dog who's colour could only be described as "Fuel Oil"
Use a few drops of power steering fluid to free of seized bolts and pins. The Clip-Share channel Project Farm did a load of testing on penetrating........(steady).... Oils and the power steering fluid came out well ahead of the competition.
Well done guys, hard work made to look easy with a plan & most entertaining .. 👍 .. 😂
Thanks for sharing. atvb t ..
Loving the tactical Thatchers can while working 😂
We all know where Rolf Harris would have inserted one of those track pins….😂
🤣💀💀💀
Jack you entrance was CLASSIC !!!!
Cracked me up !!😂
A good Bit of work ,nothing east about doing track work ,Brilliant work Lads
Doing what you're doing looks like fun!
Copper Hide hammers last a lifetime ! Mines had 6 new hides , 2 new coppers , 3 new handles and 1 new head and still going strong (Trigs Broom sketch insert here) 🤣 . Were you given yours ? (For Free ? 😉) LoL
Asking seriously not sarcastically, had you left it up on the blocks would it have been possible to slide the track under the road wheels at all or would that have been a nightmare to get them all lined up?
Question; after a tracked vehicle has been attacked with fire, melting the rubber pads on the track. How complicated is it to fix?
I was really surprised hearing how easy it was for civilians to disable tracked vehicles in Ukraine.
If I had my own tank or tracked vehicle I would have a tool that can remove and install track pins easily instead of having to hammer them.
This might sound strange but I am learning so much from you guys and what you do is done in away that I can understand it.
From what I saw the tracks are tensioned by the grease in a similar way to a CAT tracked vehicle?
Exactly the same
Thank you Joe I am ex military retired and never worked on tracked vehicles/tanks, it is fascinating and I am learning a lot even at my age. :)
LOL... Love it... 91 links? Surely you mean 90 each side? 😊
Much easier threading the pins through the links with a proper lead screwed to the leading end of the pin too. The luxuries of a full toolkit complete to CES.
Then thread the track over the idler as soon as the end meets the idler, using the rope w 2 hooks on the leading edge of track - much safer -lighter & less painful - Then draw the track through until it meets the sprocket, then using the sprocket itself to drive itself until the joint is just above the ground. Put the final pin in after using the track tensioners that you already have & once secure, pump grease into the rear arm tensioner to tighten the track (a fist's height from track to armour) & Bob's your auntie's hubby.
Ahhhhhh, spreader bars... Lots of fun for all the family 🙂😉😊🤩😆😁😄😃😀
Great vid again guys. Ted, grab a bath mate.
Well done lads time for the pub ! And and a refreshing pint. Cheers from Rick in Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 👍 😊
Cracking vid guys as always 💯👌
Don't know about an abbot but warrior we pretty much just brute forced it with a mixture of risky leg positions and pulling the track rope
Did that many a time on, Warriors after throwing tracks, in huge stinking big holes in Germany! Great times!
May I ask, does the Abbot have the shaft in the final drive connecting to the gear box like the bigger tanks?
More great content Jack seems an should be pleased with it👍🐒
Someone get Joe a lavalier / lapel mic! 😅
Great vid again. Loved Jacques arriving by helicopter. Hahaha 🙂
We used a track rope....wound round the front sprocket....then use the engine to roll it up using the correct tiller.
This is how I know it too
Only problem in this case was there's no engine...
@Gary Poulton Yup, but in my 18 yrs playing around on tracked vehs, ive NEVER known a track change while the pack is out.
Exactly
“I’ll fly back to England and give your wife something to hang her towels on!” Peak Flash👌
Love the skits.. keep em coming 😂 🚁
Would it be unwise to put the strap on the track in the front and just roll the whole thing backwards with the strap under tension? or is specifically meant to be installed like that from the rear
You guys have way too much fun while you work! As hard as you guys are working, there’s no wonder you’re buff and skinny.
I cannot count how many times I’ve “broken track” and replaced 1 shoe, 1 section, or the entire track side.
Best acting ive seen i years - Oscar goes to jack best track layer ? Bafta goes to Tedd best SUPERVIOR ? LOL
Great teamwork
phenomenal content
Without Foreman Ted you chaps would be lost :) Fun video!
Very green...that's a nice bit'o'kit.
Was Jack pretending to be Lord Flashheart with that grand entrance?
When you do shows, you should set up a spoof and say you are going to fire the gun but have one of them flags come out the muzzle saying ‘BANG’!
The first assembly of belt seemed be wrong to me as this beeing what we in Norway call a `` Live `` rubber belt. But looks better later. Guess you redone job right. John.
Looks nice with a bit of paint on it.
Love the Lord flashheart reference 😂😂
I was told a unit i worked with wheeled the bin out to the road then filled it with track to the brim. The garbage truck ripped the sides of the bin off instead of lifting the load.
That.......was a fun video to watch! 😃👍🏻👍🏻
I feel like that forklift imagery, or maybe even a short video would fit perfectly with the Thatcher's Cider website marketing and photography portfolio... 🤣🤣🤣
hi guys do you empty the grease rams when you remove the tracks ?
the flash-heart reference had me in tears
Cant wait to see the cent 13 get this treatment
Love the intro, Huey drop. Very funny 👍
2:10 🤣 bloody brilliant just spat my brew across the room
Great stuff 👍🏼🏴☠️✌🏼
lookin good, nice job Ted
Пацани. Ну Ви можете, коли захочете зробити конфет. Пацани, у вас руки ростуть із правильного місця. Дякую, що не доламали танк.
1:53 Call in "Action Man Jack!!!" Brilliantly fun!!!! 😂😂😂😂
There was a toy called "Action jack"
I want one. Be just the job on my 10,000 acre ranch in Australia. Feral Pigs wouldn’t stand a chance 😂😂😂😂😂😂
mate, that looks smart as fuck in the fresh green. you are proper infront of camera. its so interesting this channel. alot of the machines here i have seen in various states of disrepair or burned out in Iraq Afghan or on some shitty military base or trainign field up brecon or salisbury. its so cool to see them working
Jack should do stand up comedy lol
Loved the reference to lord flashheart lol