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8 ай бұрын

Me and Mr Best head over to help a friend out with a poorly MK3 Chieftain Tank. Engines don't run on water!
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@n0bby_Barnden 8 ай бұрын

That looked so much fun. Definitely character building - well done to Mr. Best for not going postal. As mentioned below - you guys really should have way, way more subscribers. One of the best channels on YT. You're all legends, especially Ted. I shall buy a Foden t-shirt and bemuse my friends.

@blxtothis 5 ай бұрын

No they were always sh!te!

@paulsandford3345 7 ай бұрын

As someone who drove and repaired a chieftain nearly everyday for 7 year, I can honestly say, it's like everything if you look after it, it will look after you!

@lesjones471 7 ай бұрын

Did you ever change spark plugs on the Centurion tank which took 24 hours to change

@paulsandford3345 7 ай бұрын

@@lesjones471, I worked on Cents but no, I never changed the plugs. In fact 1992 I drove the second last Centurion in service with the British army, down to the rail flats to go back to the UK from Munster Larger. The last one was driven straight to the tank museum in Munster Larger. As an armoured engineer we still had Centurion AVREs until that time.

@steven9562 5 ай бұрын

@paulsandford3345 what was the reg number of your chieftain

@steven9562 5 ай бұрын

Did the owner get the stab kit fixed on this

@paulsandford3345 5 ай бұрын

@@steven9562, it was over 25 years ago, and I drove quite a few different AVLBs and AVREs, as well as Spartan CVRTs! In Germany, Canada and Bosnia! I was 31AES for my entire 7 years in the army!

@russelldavis8415 7 ай бұрын

Chieftain was built to RUN, main problem was they were stored in hangers for months at a time before going on ranges or exercise. This caused seals to dry out and have leaks, problem was solved when they used to run them round the camp for a couple of laps every week. Served in the RTR from1975-89.

@hypergolic8468 7 ай бұрын

You weren't driving them backwards so the odometer wasn't putting miles on were you? 😁😁

@mikebrase5161 7 ай бұрын

Im retired US Army back in the 90's once a week we had to go down to the motor pool and start the track up and run it for 30 minutes. I was a Mortarman on 106A2's and then 1064's.

@will.s4611 7 ай бұрын

which RTR my old man was 3RTR he said same thing

@nigeh5326 7 ай бұрын

Well said 👍 any vehicle left to stand can become a problem, whether a car, a motorcycle, a van or a lorry. When serviced by a good team and run regularly most of the issues won’t crop up

@gaptaxi 7 ай бұрын

Yes, Came back from NI in 1976 and started them up and the Neoprene Seals were bursting all over Hohne Camp, Queeee Deeeeee Geees!

@markrainford1219 8 ай бұрын

Don't care what you say, that engine sounded fantastic when it was warmed up.

@BigButtocks967 8 ай бұрын

British leyland were fine as long as you don’t buy one that was made on a Monday morning, Friday afternoon, just before they went on strike or just after they came back from being on strike.

@mrrolandlawrence 8 ай бұрын

should you avoid all those obstacles, the superb management could hit you with the classic lineup of marina, princess, maxi & allegro.

@good-ql6un 8 ай бұрын

But every part needs to not be made on any of those days

@Pugjamin 8 ай бұрын

But that leaves 25 minutes on a Wednesday afternoon every 6th week?

@GlideYNRG 8 ай бұрын

Or just after lunch? 😊

@stoneylonesome4062 8 ай бұрын

I had an easier time keeping my Citroën SM running, than my Jaguar XJ6

@alimack5489 8 ай бұрын

It was a safety feature for those tanks fitted with Leyland engines. You’d never actually make it to the front lines so complete survivability for the crews

@koenvangeleuken2853 8 ай бұрын

that is one explanation- but me ithink the Leyland engineers were bought by the Russians.

@thomasshepard6030 8 ай бұрын

Or as long as the workers had plenty of toilet paper 🧻

@clivemortimore8203 7 ай бұрын

The average Leyland L60 engine done more miles in the back of a REME FV434 than in any Chieftain.

@CZ350tuner 7 ай бұрын

When I was in the Army, back in 1979, I was informed that if 20 Chieftains were sent into action, 19 would break down on the way and the remaining one would break down when it arrived.

@TeddyBear-ii4yc 7 ай бұрын

@@CZ350tuner you lot only know about our xxxx-ups cos you saw them! If we're bad then what would Russian tanks be like for maintenance when the current officer class is selling the logistics chain off! They're selling the diesel, the spare engines... their troops must know theirs is a "me first" fxxx-up army as they abandon their vehicles first chance they get.

@bend1483 8 ай бұрын

The windows startup, shutdown and error sound effects were absolutely inspired. Had me spraying my tea.

@montarakid1943 2 ай бұрын

Ahh, did not understand what that was all about. Now I get it. Thanks for the "heads up." Oh, and yeah. "Don't put water in the fuel tank." Got it first time.

@vmax42dave 7 ай бұрын

As a child i used to live in Doedesied (Osnabruck) across the road from a Tank Regiment. Many a night usualy around 02.00 am would hear the Chieftains driving up the Tank road - awesome sound that still brings back fond memories from the early 70's ! 👍

@user-no9ew9gu9z 7 ай бұрын

My father was a gunnery instructor on the chieftain he was in the 3rd tanks. we lived in bovington camp. When I went to school it wasn't cars going along the main road it was scorpion, and chieftain tanks, it was a good job you could hear them coming lol

@user-rc4lg6id3h 8 ай бұрын

I did a couple of postings to tank regiments and a few batus exercises. The l60 is reasonably good if maintained and obviously fed clean fuel. Problem is that you guys are working on stuff that’s been standing and is generally not being looked after . It’s a bit sad to think that these tanks were the pride and joy of a crew and looked after by a knowledgeable fitter section and now this ….

@stevenbreach2561 8 ай бұрын

The bean counters at the MOD never allowed the mileage needed to keep the engine in trim.And you know a diesel needs miles to keep it sweet

@meyrickgriffith-jones3908 7 ай бұрын

You are absolutely right. True the early engines suffered - and they never recovered their reputation. Poor air cleaner maintenance was one cause. The other was the seals between liner and coolant passages. It was a tight fit, on a thin cast iron L shaped lip. Which cracked = lots of white glycol smoke. However, once the O ring sealed, uprated engines came in they were pretty reliable. We trundled the first batch of DU Fin rounds, 2000 miles at MVEE without a breakdown, and so it went on. It was a very good engine once Ernie Wonacott, the MVEE engineer got to it and sorted it. He got quite a few extra horses out of it too with the exhaust mods.

@mickvonbornemann3824 7 ай бұрын

@@stevenbreach2561 absolutely

@nigeh5326 7 ай бұрын

Same as any motorcycle, car, van or lorry if you service it and keep it in use it will be ok. But if you lay it up when you come back it will be a grumpy pissed off vehicle that will not play ball

@mikeross4 7 ай бұрын

Quite a few years ago I met the man who designed the turret of the Chieftain tank. He was quite proud of what he had done.

@P5YcHoM4N 7 ай бұрын

Nothing more enjoyable than lifting a pack. It's like Christmas with all of the buckshee tools you can school up.

@h418lfc 8 ай бұрын

What a beaut. My attendance at primary school was around 80%, no fault of mine, we had a Leyland daf minibus as a school bus.

@ianmangham4570 8 ай бұрын

😅

@willtricks9432 8 ай бұрын

I sat next to many Gardener engines as a youth, just able to see over the engine cover while thundering down the roads with my father. Great sound.

@Muninman 7 ай бұрын

I lived next door to Gardener in High Legh, Cheshire. Nice bloke. Had a donkey called Daniel.

@RupertBear412 8 ай бұрын

seeing that chaps facial expressions brought back so memories for me of Chieftain Drivers covered in oil maintaining their tanks

@kwinterburn 8 ай бұрын

We used to use an old carburettor on a piece of wood over the intake , 2 stroke oil mix , start the engine on that , once it's running and warming up chase the air out , works on most old diesel's and petrol engines when resurrecting , really just gives you extra hands and removes some of the uncertainty

@LaLaLand.Germany 8 ай бұрын

That´s actually really clever! Never heard of or seen that in the Tube. Never heard of this -ever. I have to remember that, Thanks, Mate!

@thomasfx3190 8 ай бұрын

That’s genius. Nicely done.

@grahambandy6067 7 ай бұрын

That is something I'd forgotten that I knew, but yes....my dad taught me that one

@TeddyBear-ii4yc 7 ай бұрын

Is that a version of those cold-start aerosols? Or the same principle?

@mickvonbornemann3824 7 ай бұрын

Aided by the fact opposed piston diesels are generally good multifuelers

@MikeBanks2003 7 ай бұрын

I used to put a flame into the intake manifold, using a piece of cloth soaked in methylated spirit wrapped and tied around a length of fencing wire. One holds it in the air stream entering the inlet manifold. The cave-man's glow plug we called it. Starts damn near any diesel engine.

@1chish 8 ай бұрын

The Windows XP chimes were beautifully timed Mr Hewes! But of course you got the tank started ..... Even without Ted around to supervise.

@paulthompson881 8 ай бұрын

6 gears in that box guys. On that ground you should be in 3rd in 25 meters. Cleanest burn L60 I've seen.

@MrHewes 8 ай бұрын

Only 15 clicks on the recon 13A2 engine

@maudiusorelius1739 8 ай бұрын

OMG that look Adam gave at 12 minutes in when he dropped his spanner, I felt it in my soul 🤣

@high1voltage1rules 7 ай бұрын

there's nothing out there that can sound better than the tank engine! what a sound......

@johncook3817 8 ай бұрын

You hear lots of jokes about British leyland but I have to say that my experience of leyland tractors was very good . I have had 262, 272 472 tractors as well as the 804 . Good reliable machines! Another great video keep up the good work!!

@rorybrown9750 8 ай бұрын

I was in the Army in the Seventies, I always thought that the L60 was a deliberate attempt of sabotage by " Red Robbo" and his band of communists over at Leyland. In fairness I don't think it was designed to have the L60 at 650hp. I think the original spec was for a 1200 hp Rolls Royce engine. Usual MOD incompetence and cost cutting at the expense of our troops.

@nigeh5326 7 ай бұрын

Red Robbo and BL cars had nothing to do with the L60. The L60 was designed in the 50s to meet a NATO requirement for a multi fuel engine by BL before they bought Triumph in 1960 and Rover in 67. Red Robbo at Longbridge (Austin) and the guys at Cowley (Morris), Solihull (Rover) and Coventry (Jaguar) etc had nothing to do with it. If Britain had ignored the NATO requirement, as other countries did, and had made the L60 a Diesel engine or gone for the Rolls Royce diesel Chieftain would have been fine.

@Pugjamin 8 ай бұрын

“I’ll get it; I’ll get it, you get up” What was in Joe’s head: “if I don’t get that spanner for him, he’s going postal”

@lorrainedixon4440 7 ай бұрын

She has stayed remarkably old school, I think she even has the old metal bazooka plates. I did 18 years on tanks, loved this old smelly!

@yereverluvinuncleber 8 ай бұрын

Give the old girl a break, she is, after all, over 60 years old and I think she looks/runs very good for her age.

@MrTubbymarshall 7 ай бұрын

As a young apprentice pipe fitter I worked a few times at Chilwell Depot in the late ‘70’s and I watched in awe as these monsters were taken out and put through their paces on the test track. The howl they made seemed as if your could hear it for miles around. Unfortunately the Depot is closed to this type of work now so all we have left are memories of the sound of this lovely beast.

@bensouthwell1339 7 ай бұрын

they could wake the dead when crossed the cobbles

@lesjones471 7 ай бұрын

When in Germany on exercise you would get the odd tank going off the road going down hill and into the woods knocking/chopping trees down which could be 24" in Dia

@stewartbrown8115 4 ай бұрын

I served my time in 38 central Though i don't recall having any pipefitters in the workhop

@chrissmith7655 8 ай бұрын

Hi,NOT CLEVER ENOUGH??? You and Adam got a bloody tank going. That's more than clever. Many thanks for the entertainment.

@markstott6689 8 ай бұрын

I think I just hallucinated. Whilst Joe was checking all the levels, I swear that I could smell the garage where my father worked when I was a child in 70's and early 80's. It was quite surreal. Of course, it could be the fact the children woke me at an ungodly hour this morning. 😊😊❤❤❤😊😊

@geoffgostick6734 7 ай бұрын

Just a shame you didn't use the 2 drain taps on the two fuel base tanks either side and below the cooling fans. Specifically designed to drain any water from the fuel system before starting up.

@nigeh5326 7 ай бұрын

Yep water in the system is common in older diesels, hence the drain taps

@philsteele7151 8 ай бұрын

Ex REME guy i worked with said you had a que of people waiting to recover lost tools whenever you did a pack lift.

@stechanina3631 5 ай бұрын

Parts falling from this vehicle are from the best british craftmanship..

@timbrocklehurst875 8 ай бұрын

British Leyland measure thier success by the size of their profits. Or more accurately, they measure their failure by the size of their losses. - Sir Humphery Appleby, Yes Minister

@TheEasystart 8 ай бұрын

I love the problem solving between you two... 'Why's it doing that then'? 'I don't fuc*ing know'. 😆

@sherman4970 7 ай бұрын

At one time,,the Chieftain was THE tank you wanted!!!!

@scraggy983 8 ай бұрын

@Mr Hewes, I presume you do realise that the GUE is for, well, generating. It is also the way to warm the main engine prior to attempting to start. Very, very rarely was the main engine started WITHOUT the GUE running first, it help to stop knackering the driving batteries...

@Bob.Jenkins 7 ай бұрын

Christ, that brought some memories back... none of them good, mind - but memories none the less.

@davegreenwood7575 8 ай бұрын

Well done.! Proper L.A.D work. Cept you got it going.

@Tokenator666 8 ай бұрын

Working with such quality of machinery in such mint condition one wonders why you boys make such a meal of things. Keep it up lads.

@ianrichardson93 4 ай бұрын

Served with several tank regiments in BAOR not as a VM but Instrument Technician. Loved my time with Chieftains.

@ianc8999 8 ай бұрын

Every time I think about how cool it might be to own a tank, I see a video like this and realise that I'm not prepared to put up with the cost and aggravation of doing so, much less have the technical skills to work on it.

@normanedwards7220 7 ай бұрын

Please consider before buying a tank that almost every part that went in to building it was custom made for that model , even bought -in units ......engines were the standard engine ....but quite a few of the parts were not standard , the crankshaft for example , looks identical to the standard part but is far from it , it is made to military spec , the main difference is the quality of the steel , I used to repair these things for our queen , the parts list is staggering, and even we could not get all we needed ,

@bensouthwell1339 7 ай бұрын

As someone who done the consumption tests on these tanks the cost of fuel would make you cry.

@robertbennett9949 7 ай бұрын

A Trabant would be more fun......much the same noise.....and you can use the 2 stroke max for a nostalgia kick.

@ianc8999 7 ай бұрын

@@normanedwards7220 Dont worry, ive gone classic car instead - still ruinous but an order of magnitude less

@mack1541 8 ай бұрын

its not very often you see a chieftain running that cleanly but at least its running and you did'nt have to pull the pack

@KevSturdy 8 ай бұрын

Was gonna say the same mate one of the cleanest smokers ive seen & ive seen a few

@MrHewes 8 ай бұрын

Brand new engine done 15 clicks

@johanmetreus1268 8 ай бұрын

@@MrHewes so around 47000 feet for the American audience?

@montarakid1943 2 ай бұрын

@@johanmetreus1268 Or about 9 + miles.

@theolfella-d2u 8 ай бұрын

My personal view is that you n the crew are the top utube vloggers on the net. Should have more viewers. Love everything. The Ole Fella from Downunda Greg.

@markbrennan4693 7 ай бұрын

Love that sound, brings back memories . Lived just a few miles from Vickers Barnbow Leeds. They used to run them around the testing ground making that wonderful whirring music.

@kevhunta 8 ай бұрын

that spanner drop, class

@MrHewes 8 ай бұрын

Never to be seen again

@lesjones471 7 ай бұрын

As a class1mechanic in the UK forces you always tied your tools together,other mechanics learned their lesson when adjusting 432 personel carrier steering drum brakes,if you loose a spanner down in the steering box you tried a magnet on a string to retive it,if not it was steering box out to get at the lower access plate hoping it did fall to the bottom.

@bencottam7798 8 ай бұрын

Ooh Yess. Just the sound of that engine starting and running gives me that fizz. I could listen to it all day long.

@plcprofessor 7 ай бұрын

I love military tanks and that was the best video yet...shades of Sahara with Humphrey Bogart and his love for this tank...different tank...different era...different people but for me, it was a lovely experience...thank you.

@iGermoRtis 2 ай бұрын

Adams eyes peeping over the top of the drivers hatch always makes me laugh!

@dickdegraaff5452 8 ай бұрын

Dear Joseph, Whatever is going on with this tank I have to say that the sound of the engine is impressive in special caused by the whistle from the turbo. Water in the fuel is never good of course, but in the end the engine in this tank seemed to run well, even though the engine did not charge the batteries. It’s always better than all the water in my head😀. I look forward to your next vlog and send you love from the Netherlands

@jameslynch7826 7 ай бұрын

Not turbocharged It’s Supercharged And they are shit, I spent years crewing them. Mark 13

@Jon-ql4iy 7 ай бұрын

Served in a Recce reg, loved those bad boys starting up, and the howl when they moved off. The LAD were immense back then. Great video fellas, keep up the good work 😁

@timmaxey148 3 ай бұрын

"Outside the environment"! 😂😂😂 Good one! Great show.

@williamcarl4200 8 ай бұрын

Once while struggling with a pesky engine my wife appeared and asked if it was fixed yet? The wrench I had in my hand was never seen again.

@normplatt7549 7 ай бұрын

Your hard work much enjoyed ! Merry Christmas! Thanks for sharing!

@slob12 7 ай бұрын

A beautiful tank.......queens silver jubilee 1977 sennelager ranges....i was there with my family as a kid...what a sight seeing all those chieftains drive by with not a single breakdown😊

@johnnunn8688 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, that cinder block will deffo stop it buggering off. 🤦‍♂️ I didn’t think it started as there was no smoke!

@garyevans5335 7 ай бұрын

TBF, if Leyland had made an engine that could run on dirty water, they would have made a fortune 😂😂

@SteveBrosig-dh3xz 7 ай бұрын

I swear you guys could raise the titanic if you put your mind into it

@poguemahone5476 8 ай бұрын

An old boy at work told me he bought a Leyland brand new once. It came with a notepad for you to write down everything that was wrong with it when you took it back.😅

@gdutfulkbhh7537 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely. And they were rusty when they arrived.

@schwabrichard9829 8 ай бұрын

That reminds me of a actual incident. Back in the 1970`s Harley Davidson had some major issues. A brand new bike still in the crate is going to be assembled in a Kansas dealer. Upon opening a hand written letter is found. It says, if this pile of junk runs you will be lucky!!!!

@FrontSideBus 8 ай бұрын

She sounds really nice when she was running tbh. Interesting to see an early one without the stillbrew armour and big NBC pack. The GUE is a lifesaver in these situations eh?

@boffingeorge 7 ай бұрын

In the last war, you would be put against a wall.

@Alexander-uj5pb 7 ай бұрын

Mr hewes, i dont think I would let im near my car.

@davepearce6359 8 ай бұрын

Excellent film again. Thanks Guys. Can’t beat that sound too. 😊

@rayjennings3637 8 ай бұрын

She looks like she could have been an old adversary of mine from back in my days as a vehicle inspector at MVEE. Good to see her running.

@dustyfarmer 8 ай бұрын

MrFunnel makes funnels that will separate water out of fuel. They actually work & I own one, they come in different sizes & flow rates. Might be handy.

@richardjoseph9002 8 ай бұрын

Why was there water in the diesel?

@dustyfarmer 8 ай бұрын

@@richardjoseph9002 Because in England it rains on 364 days of the year & on the other day it pisses down.

@richardjoseph9002 8 ай бұрын

@@dustyfarmer 😆

@chromiumphotography5138 7 ай бұрын

I recognise this Chieftain - have got many photos of her, been inside the turret etc, glad to see you have her running again. She used to live up Brookfoot, near Brighouse, West Yorks.

@guestyladonps442 7 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing got videos of it broken down at Yorkshire wartime experience.

@jeepxj1988 8 ай бұрын

I thoroughly enjoy the way those tanks sound

@johnbarham7718 8 ай бұрын

I know its hindsight, but the level of maintenance observed during the prestart checks, would have indicated that the fuel filters would be worth a inspection before start.

@johnnunn8688 8 ай бұрын

I seem to recall Joe asking if they should do that and Adam replied in the negative.

@johnbarham7718 8 ай бұрын

sorry ,yes but te helpers should have ignored that given what they had observed previously.@@johnnunn8688

@AdamBest1920 8 ай бұрын

We were talking about priming the oil filters

@johnbarham7718 8 ай бұрын

Yes you were, sorry. .. It depends of course on how long it had been since the previous sucessful run. Still fun to watch, but not necessarily for you, as its always easier for the person who has come to assist, rather than the owner. @@AdamBest1920

@timbo9200 6 ай бұрын

These guys really know their stuff. Love these videos.

@philstaples8122 8 ай бұрын

That's quite an early Chieftain that hasn't been upgraded Mk1 with upgraded commanders cupola or a Mk2 ), old style NBC kit and 50 cal ranging gun hole not welded over, at least it got the updated commanders hatch. Maybe it was a training tank. There were a few of those still at5 Catterick back in 1984 when I did my basic training.

@markellis7819 8 ай бұрын

You didn't notice the SP registration ?

@philstaples8122 8 ай бұрын

Didn't notice that but I remumber us having a few SP pieces of kit in heavy track troop back in 87 at Bovy @@markellis7819

@johnhughes8016 8 ай бұрын

@@markellis7819thats the first thing you notice ... we were the last ones to use Ch in the middle 90’s at SPTA as the Armoured Sqn...a true love/hate relationship...

@markellis7819 8 ай бұрын

@@johnhughes8016 You understand what an SP registration is?

@johnhughes8016 8 ай бұрын

@@markellis7819 after 25years in the RAC, I’m pretty sure I know what SP on a reg plate means..... pretty sure..... Sarcasm, an often underrated form of communication......

@johnnyjrotten59 8 ай бұрын

I have 2 p6 Rovers, the 60's Rover one and the 70's Leyland one. The Rover one does not rust and the chrome is still there.

@chrishavard5871 8 ай бұрын

I feel your pain,my first car was an 80's Rover SD1. If you were quiet at night you could hear it rusting.

@craigpimlott204 8 ай бұрын

@@chrishavard5871but not worse than an Alfa sud or any of that jap junk that come here in the 70’s .non of them are seen at classic car shows now .there’s BL stuff still showing up …Lancia stopped selling to the public after so many warranty claims for rust .just built for motorsport after that ..

@vrsmartin2981 7 ай бұрын

Must admit, that's the cleanest running chieftain I've ever seen!

@codebasher1 7 ай бұрын

Bring out your can of StartYaBastard, works every time. 😆

@eoghanhayes7699 8 ай бұрын

Those windows noises cracked me up

@richardwells4370 8 ай бұрын

I know nothing about Chieftan Tanks , but that seems to run very well , hardly any smoke, well done.

@Joshie2256 8 ай бұрын

I'm never so happy I went into electronics in my military service as when I watch a video like this. Well done though!

@gilleyb1900 8 ай бұрын

Definitely the best(no pun intended) most honest and real YT channel. Awesome as always.

@nickjung7394 7 ай бұрын

It seems to me that not only has this tank not been maintained but also it is clear that you do not know what you are doing!

@ianwestmoreland5950 8 ай бұрын

Well done gents, the owner will be happy it's running, even if Adam Best isn't! British Leyland's attempts to run a diesel engine on water failed! - Possibly the fuel tank was designed with a hole in the top, to catch any leaking coolant etc. Tomorrow's another day Adam, hopefully a happier one! 😁👍😁

@robertkirk4387 7 ай бұрын

I remember these from my time with 1RTR in Germany back in the eighties, they were always breaking down.

@gerrittates7195 2 ай бұрын

Love the show great mechanical works. So many parts

@mickplatt9373 8 ай бұрын

Still love the sound of this tank, my dad drove these while he was in the 14/20th x❤

@patchmack4469 8 ай бұрын

bless - Adam's poker face reminds me of a silent assassin i once knew - has that look that just one little word might turn him into a mad raging beast and rip your throat out with a snide remark - having said that i thought he did rather well, kept his cool and didn't throw his teddy out the pram, or even you Joe, your very privileged to be working so close to him without having your arms and legs wrapped around you and tied in knots, i've had that done and its not particularly nice especially on a cold day well done for getting the old kitten purring again (not so sure about the Windows start up effect, but did make me giggle a lot)

@ReineDedeurwaerder-Sulmo-rz9cz 7 ай бұрын

British Ley-fuckin'-Land Rover

@garybrown5500 8 ай бұрын

Started my career working on Leyland Cars. They were happy days, anyone remember STAVI training with presenter Michael Rod? P.s love the Windows boot up/down, sounds like me keep accidently leaning on my PC : )

@straightshooter3693 7 ай бұрын

NOT THE MACHINES FAULT THAT OIL AND WATER DONT MIXXX

@IXIBobOhIXI 7 ай бұрын

She sounds so healthy in the end compared to the beginning!

@williamgillam8522 6 ай бұрын

APFSDS through the block, my war thunder crew: 45 seconds

@annoyingbstard9407 7 ай бұрын

I think you have a few misunderstandings about that tank. The L60 was a rush job after NATO decided dual fuel engines were a requirement for future tanks. The Germans also had problems with their DB engines. NATO soon abandoned this requirement. There were many suspicions this was the plan all along to lure Britain and Germany (the builders of the best tanks at the time) into a blind alley. The L60 was mainly designed to be lightweight and easily changed in the field, the thinking at the time was that a tank would rarely last more than a couple of hours in combat before being knocked out. If you want a tank that you can drive to Tesco’s every day, that doesn’t need an army and all its resources to keep it running, buy a Nissan Xtrail and stick a glass fibre body over it. 😂

@steveascension9626 2 ай бұрын

There are moments when Mr. Best seems to have the angstiest eyes on the globe.

@ghl3488 4 ай бұрын

Can't sleep so watching this. Came to the part when he said he was just about to smash it to bits. Almost pissed the bed laughing. Been there so many times. I mean smashing things to bits not pissing the bed.

@zeberdee1972 8 ай бұрын

Cool video as always and poor old Mr Best gave his best and was almost bested by the Leyland engines . How ever she fires and drives and steers , what more could you want .

@pomrobpomrob3957 7 ай бұрын

The army bought the version with the Leyland L60. I think the late Shah of Iran had the Rolls Royce engine instead.

@potrzebieneuman4702 4 ай бұрын

Definitely a child of it's time, much like a Landrover that will run forever but is a screaming horror show to work on.

@lesscott3435 7 ай бұрын

Evidently not a trained driver or mechanic! Multiple fails on bleeding the steering and checking engine oil levels. Good luck keeping that bad boy running like that.