You gotta respect the tank guy and his passion for what he does.

Now that you have a tank, do you remember when they said you can’t fly your plane

This guy is a true legend. Imagine staying so layed back about whilst Cody comes to your house runs your trees over makes days of work for you gets the chieftain track ripped off drives over an old German war relic. What a legend the fact that this is even possible is amazing.

KZfaq has hidden your channel from me for years. I discovered it because lately I've been opening the site in incognito mode to see different things to the crap it recommends. What a gem of a channel and Cody seems like a genuine guy. The bit near the end talking about coming from essentially nothing was a quick recap for me. I also hate clickbait wit a fiery passion so it's nice to see someone with video titles that are accurate even if I see them and think, "no way" like throwing school buses.

The minutes of dialogue and “shop talk” was refreshing and a different side to your videos, literally could not stop watching this shop talk between y’all. Awesome job! And nice tank!

The tank mechanic seems like a really cool guy. He definitely knows his stuff when it comes to anything tank related.

England: Guns are bad! No guns for anyone! Also England: Here's a tank Cody

What could destroy a tank? A Bomb? A Handgranade? No it's WithstlinDiesel

I loved the last few minutes. A few grubby dudes shooting it in the shop, talking about tanks. I was smiling the whole time like I was there with y'all!

And just like that Cody went from being a threat to squated trucks to being a threat to national security 😂

If anyone wants to know, this is a cheiftan mk.10 the difference from the earlier models is the 2 bulks on the turret which is added armor and the tank also has a slightly more powerful engine, still slow compared to other main battle tanks from that era

15:30 How neat that you give the enemy a nice little red handle they can pull from the outside of the tank and kill everyone inside🤣

20+ minute videos are always a treat from you Cody

War -> tank survives unscathed. Cody -> tank breaks down in less than 24h.

Honestly, my favourite ten minutes of this video is the last ten minutes, when Cody is at ease and it's just three dudes nerding out about tanks. That is pure, genuine enthusiasm

I really hope that this video is monetized because this is the third time I'm watching it all the way through. It's just really enjoyable to see someone literally buy a tank. I know I'm never going to get to buy one because by the time I have enough money to there's no way the US is going to allow it. But I'm really happy that you're doing everything that you're doing because now I don't ever need to. So thank you

That mechanic was so chill about everything and so knowledgeable. Definitely want to see him in more videos !

I'm guessing the court case isn't going as expected, he needed to buy a tank to settle things 😂

I have watched every episode you have but this is one of my favorite. I like the fact that you are big hearted, I mean u gave that guy yo pickup, that is golden. I wish I could meet you bro and just give you a hug... Yo grate and ignore criticism, it shows that yo far ahead. I always say if you run a business and no one negatively criticizes it, just know yo not good and yo nothing at all. It's called too much competition for the critics. Keep it up

So many stories from time served on Chieftains. That howling engine at night, in a pitch dark wood as it's getting closer to your hide, we used to chase the poor bloody infantry with them, but then during live firing ex they would shoot our optics out! We would also tell some new infantry lads that the OTT (onboard Tank Telephone) could be used to call home, the commander would act as the telephone operator and keep em their for ages! Last one, we had one of the loader/operators (loading rounds into the breach/radio op) who's leg slipped off the guard rail as the turret was being powered round, it broke his leg into 16 fracture points and the only way to get it out was to slowly hand traverse the turret back to get him out of the turret! Tanks for the memories!

The last 10 minutes of chatting with Joe was a treat! It's fun listening to people that know what they are talking about.

Well me and the Lads all had a great time with you Seth and Tyler. You 3 are welcome back any time to play tanks 🇬🇧

by far the best car youtube channel, man! I found you first video just a week ago and all I do is learn new things and smile :) thanks man.

its super hard to get into your content but i have started to get into it as soon as you open up about your up bringing and not being well off. to work your way up to what you are now is mad inspiring.

You could theoretically import it as fully functional to the USA Unfortunately you have to go through registering it as a destructive device, and go through the lengthy paperwork witch could take at least a year and change, and submit a fingerprints and tax stamp and paperwork It's well worth it because the value goes up tremendously

The tank guy does amazing work and you can see his passion in them

That's the goal to be someone: all from zero, starting from scratch. Not too many people understand, and maybe it's more ok like that. Congrats man, same personality in the Way of success

When he said that just the turret weights 10 tons over the other "tank" I got chills

Seth's reaction is the highlight of this video. Dude is so pure and happy.

that guy helping you out was incredibly helpful and knew so much about that tank too!

I love the fpsrussia dig. My child was watching this(wholesome quality content) and the entire time you were talking about baby “tanks” going through drive thrus I was telling my husband they were fpsrussia digs, then you said it. Made my night. My brother worked with Kyle Myers in his prime until his murder.

I love this guy he knows that land doesn't necessarily mean money just like my family we got a lot of land but that's just because of homesteads and not money we are poor as can be sadly

You're having the authentic military tank driver experience when you're spending as much time fixing and maintaining the thing and getting the thing unstuck as you are driving it.

The guy you bought it from was so cool and knowledgeable. To think there's a young tank wiz out there with a whole farm of military vehicles is badass, and you pretty much solidified his passion as he's helped you with your childhood dream.

The process of repairing the tracks and getting them unstuck looks awesome

I cannot think of a person more deserving of a tank.

Well holy shitballs. I was expecting DemoRanch to get a tank before anyone but you went and did it. Congratulations. Cant wait to see you drive through buildings with that.

The more and more videos he uploads, the more convinced I am that this man lives inside of GTA Online.

23:53 *cody has angered the lorax*

Hire that Brit tank mechanic, and bring him back to Tennessee. Dude seems like he'd fit right in. He'd be like the crazy smart tech guy on the team in a bank heist movie.

i enjoyed the tank lore at the end Joe seems to know everything

Only Cody can break a tank *even twice* in a single video

This Joe fella really knows his shit. Definitely a good guy to know if you own a tank.

The test with a glass of beer was actually done on a Leopard 2 because it set a milestone with how good the stabilization was.

Lmao his humor makes me laugh and pissed off at the same time I love it 😂😂🤌🤌🤦

The best thing I like most about Cody, is he’s true to himself. It’s hard to find genuine KZfaqrs nowadays. Congrats on the tank Cody, the chieftain is a badass tank.

I could watch these four guys learn about tanks all day!

I do believe this guy is gonna survive the apocalypse with this baddy.

What up Diesel, just started tuning into your stuff, very entertaining, about two videos in, I think it was the firetruck, I was like, "he don't give an f@$& does he?" Then I saw the Ferrari and I knew it, then I saw how much work you gave these guys and thought about how much your crew must do at home and i was a bit disturbed! I'm sure you're paying them handsomely for their efforts. Keep up the good stuff eh! 👍

Really enjoyed that last 10 minutes of you guys just talking about tanks, pretty cool to see cody not acting 24/7.

It has always bothered me seeing these i bought a tank videos and it was an APC or a handmade bullshit vehicle. You actually got a tank, props homie. FpsRussia had it right back in the day considering he did this 12 years ago but hey. It would be interesting to see where his channel would have gone if he didn't get raided by the ATF

I love the conversation you guys had at the end looked like good times

“We have to deactivate the gun, it’s going to America which makes no sense to me…” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Seth going crazy over the tank was awesome to see. Like a 10 yr old on Christmas morning all over again.

The wonderment in WD's eyes when he notices all the trucks are cab-overs is truly heartwarming

Man I would love to spend the day with you and the gang doing crazy stuff.

How could you possibly hate this team !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU GUYS HAVE MY RESPECT

This guy is the only guy that makes 45 minute videos I actually watch.

Joe the tank mechanic is awesome. Looking forward to seeing more of him on the channel.

This is where Cody decided to not pay his credit card bill had me dying 🤣🤣 love the vid

Cody found his UK counterpart and somehow he sounds even more crazy lol

Finally a creator who says they bought a tank in a video and actually bought a real tank and not an IFV or APC...respect that.

Everytime you think you can predict this man he goes in a different direction. I love his videos

Smoothbore is very common nowadays because of the heavy usage of fin stabilized munitions. I believe britain kept rifled barrels for so long because they used solid shot rounds alot longer. most explosive and kinetic rounds used in the modern day are stabilized by fins on the back of the round

Good for you Cody that's awsome buddy keep it going g

damn, it's absolutely great that you included that entire conversation there at the end. I felt like I was there. that man is a whole river of information.

i thought this was illegal I bet it still is because his irs wanted level lol

I love how that young bloke strikes me as thre exact guy who would have been driving and maintaining the tanks during the wars back in the day, its like he was born in the wrong generation, so cool

I love seeing just cool, genuine and fun conversations like the last 10 mins of the video. You’ll never see that on any other channel on KZfaq.

I love Seth. His enthusiasm and reactions are such a great addition to the channel.

30:17 it weights 55 tons (121k lbs)

Hey just a recommendation Try strapping a Gatlin gun to this tank if you can get clearance because a Gatlin gin is like and hand cranked turret on wooden wheels but there are 6 little rifle barrels in a circle

Seeing him get stuck and then how long it took to get unstuck and repaired really shows the kind of hell tank crews would go through to keep up such a colossal war machine… can’t wait to see how it holds up to the man who can break anything

The tank yard guy was so cool. Great vibes, please fly him out to your property for a video!

Dude just properly and undeniably trashed on Mr. BEAST AND IM HERE FOR IT.

Good for you buying a tank. I'm gonna sub because tanks are cool. I wish I could have a tank

Can we take a minute to appreciate how fast he set the camera down to give his fan some attention?! “Are you whistlindiesel?” Right away set the camera down and said yea whats up!! Full attention went to his fan. Gotta love it.. Humble as can be!

Always several hilarious lines in these videos but my favorite in this one was, “I don’t want to be here any longer than I have to because you can’t own more than 75 thousand guns” This guy is a superstar. Never apologize for your success dude, no one can possibly understand the stress that comes with making such epic content, consistently.

Whether a tank barrel has rifling or not depends on the ammunition. Some versions of tank ammunition work better with a smooth barrel and vice versa.

Imagine a robber trys to break into his house and they just see him inside a tank.

Loved the ending of the video with y’all just having a great convo about things that y’all like. It’s cool to see genuine people having good conversations with each other. Most celebrities don’t do things like this so thank you.

Impossible to imagine the amount of pissed those guys must of been with you throwing that track.

I love how you built yourself up man congrats your like Mr beast from 2017-2019 with his budget today I love when you act like a psychopath keep up the good vids

Could’ve listened to that conversation at end for ages.

I used to drive Mk.11's like that one for a living. They were still being used as front-line gun tanks until 1992 (some units retained a few until much later too) and in that version you have exactly the same gun, gun control kit and Thermal Observation and Gunnery Sights (TOGS was not IR, it was MUCH better) as the newer Challenger 1 MBT, (the seller was in error though, Chally 2 does not share the same gun and it has completely more modern fire control kit) with a half awake crew a Mk.11 Chieftain could still spoil anything on the battlefields morning and the L11A5 120mm rifled gun is still the record holder for the longest direct Tank v Tank kill in combat. A few words of advice lads, regular halt parades (check your track tension and adjust manually) always rev the engine down after use for cool off, don't just kill switch it immediately off, the Leyland L60 in the back is her Achilles heel sadly so treat it gently where you can, it's basically a badly made copy of the WWII German Jumo 207 aero diesel engine. Oh the most important thing, NEVER run the L60 past 2500 RPM, as you can get an engine runaway, where basically it will rev itself to destruction (even if you kill the power, it will keep going) and you don't want to be near the wagon if the lump goes Super Nova in the back. We were instructed in the event of a runaway, aim the wagon up a hill and let the crew bail out., because when the engine goes boom you don't want to be in the vicinity - TRUST ME! Oh and ask any Chieftain crew what the scariest job was, they should answer replacing the suspension spring pack - changing those is the best laxative known to man, done wrong the nested springs will go off like an artillery round and fly down range with bits of whoever was stood in front of them attached!

Pro tip from an Ex tanker, be careful in deep mud, and sand. My dad would constantly have to get towed out by a recovery vehicle during bog trials.

bro that's a t-34 real one from ww2! love it

The guy in the orange jacket, talking about the tank, has his own KZfaq channel- Mr Hewes. Well worth a watch.

Tank mechanic is such a cool dude, great vid cody your my favorite youtuber you actually deliver content

If I recall correctly, turning the turret backwards and firing makes you go so fast you can fly

Tank is a beast 😎 I was a tank commender and a driver of Merkava mark III gen 2 and it was amazing experience

30:04 “Well he bought a tank” “I bought a tank” Yep

This is one of the most hottest videos in yt ive ever seen, the beautiful cinematic shots of a cheiftain, the humor, the duration of beaut shots its really like a forbiden treat since i always see short vids of a cheiftain. never long cinematic 4k-ish shots.

As a former Tank mechanic who has recovered many tanks, I couldn't help but smile when I saw the scene get darker as you were repairing the track 🤣 Shits not easy.

This channel is one of the greatest things I've ever found on KZfaq, you're a legend man!

There is a scene in the Walking Dead. Rick is standing next to an 'Abrams' tank except it is a Chieftain painted to look like an Abrams tanks. I think this might be the same tank.

A handful of tanks had stabilizers before the Chieftain. Also several tanks during war war II also had veridical stabilizers. Fun Fact: the M60 and the Chieftain were both released on the same year, 1959, and they both had stabilizers.

As a former Abrams tanker I approve. I about died when I saw this man throw the track lmao

That ending conversation made me so happy. Seeing people of different culture be friendly over a shared interest. Just made me happy. It’s not even a big deal idk why it feels so wholesome to me. My dopamine is all messed up.

Probably one of the coolest videos I've watched