That suspension bar you are referring to, is part of the efforts to make the vehicle stable on the move and less (jarring for lack of a better term). The first road wheel is a essentially a motorcycle shock absorber, the second road wheel, a semi elliptic spring (yay railway designers) the idler the same as the second (Ausf. A only and inverse). First road wheel hits ground level obstacle, rides up and the shock absorber takes the brunt of the impact. Second road wheel hits, the spring takes the load (no torsion bars) and then delivers the excess absorbed energy to the idler which lifts up as a cantilever thus absorbing even more of the impact energy. If you notice that between the Ausf. A and B the idler on the B is much higher. But as they added another road wheel after lengthening the hull, the connection was transferred to the last road wheel and not the idler to do the same job. Not as successful, as the weight of the final road wheel and idler were significantly different and the load absorption was less.

" just been servicing the Sherman Firefly " .... where else will you hear that phrase? Amazing stuff.

Well done Eamon.... you did a great job of editing this week. Keep it up mate.

I Look forward to see your video's. I live in the west Midlands in the UK! The video's are normally aired on KZfaq around 9Am here. I wish I could come to see your museum! even though I have family in Australia my health would restrict me coming there. I've been to Bovington tank museum in Dorset many time and I enjoy going there all he time. I've said it to you many time that your team are talented with what they know and do! thats one of the reasons why I keep watching as well. As my grand father was a tank commander in WW2 ( 4th london yeomanry - sharpshooters!thats one of the reasons what started in into them.I have his war records and it amazes me what he did and was up against and went through. I'm Ken and ill See you next Wednesday LOL.

Well done guys! Compliments to Eamon for blending in seamlessly!

Thanks again Team, for another brilliant Workshop Wednesday. And well done to Eaman for working seamlessly with the team. As you know, I love Workshop Wednesday and wait with barely held anticipation. I finish the dinner wash up and race down the hallway to my man cave to watch. And I know I could watch it at my leisure as it's on KZfaq. But I feel you deserve my immediate attention as you have put so much effort into the production. Cheers

YAY! It's Wednesday!

This tank is going to look brilliant when it's finished.

Good on ya Eamon. Nice job mate.

Jono’s explanation of the wheel’s parts and assembly was excellent.

Short but perfectly formed video this week. A bit like a Panzer 1. Looking forward to the next one.

The way that Firefly just started up and sounded is just the best.

Kudos to your organization for having an on the job process allowing the future generation of workers to get invaluable experience. Well done.

Huge thanks to Eamon for great filming and editing !. Watching fabricating PANZER I parts reminds me of my model making of Stg3 G just started this week. 😄

I wanna go to Australia 🇦🇺 for armor fest definitely worth the 18 hour flight

Never fail to be amazed that a picture can provide such little detail as to a bracket that cannot be seen in any other picture can then be cut, machined, drilled, welded and then (as if by magic) be attached to the hull (and not just the Panzer I either)...well done guys, and young Eamon too.

I hope Al is OK and we see him back at work soon!

日本からいつも興味深く拝見しております。一度日本からオーストラリアのそちらのミュージアムに見学のためお邪魔したいのですが、言葉の壁もあり躊躇しております。 これからも色々な動画をアップして頂きますよう、お願いいたします。😄

Some great basic and solid engineering there guys. And the attention to detail always pays off. Forgive me repeating my little mantra but these videos should be required viewing at secondary schools to show kids why we need engineering, how creative it actually is and what a great career it can be. We really do not need 'Social Media' experts. We need skilled craftsmen and women.

Incredible craftsmanship from the boys as always! They never cease to amaze and impress with their skills.

well done to the young fella

Love your channel

Always Glad to see a Raptors cap instead of a Leaf's one!

Workshop Wednesday and money pit, Wednesday is my FAVOURITE

Amazing engineering and sympathy for the original historical design. The whole team does a tremendous job!

As always, I absolutely love this channel! The attention to detail, and just all around safe and knowledgeable environment is inspiring.

Waited all day for this!

Like a giant RC tank with chain drive. I use chain on 1/6 scratch build models. Should work well, cheap and easy maintenance.

Great stuff, as always. I'm eager to see the rest of the hydraulic power setup soon.

Another great video job by Kurt and his video technician Amon( sorry if spelled incorrectly!) keep up the great work and to all the people doing all that great restoration work on all your military hardware!

The best day of every week is Wednesday when The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum posts another excellent video!

Enjoying this series. Love your work, AusArmour. 👍

A bit of advice, Always tighten the nut, not the bolt unless you can't reach the nut. Why? There is resistance in the bolt being passed through the brackets that require higher torque values. The example to this is tighten the bolt to the required torque then tighten the nut to the required torque. You will find that after tightening the bolt, the nut is still not to torque specs and will turn until it is to torque specs. When you must tighten a bolt that is threaded into a piece the torque value of the body resistance has usually already been calculated by the manufacturer to be slightly higher than normal.

Often hear of American Ingenuity, but your team shows Aussi Know-how, innovation and "can do" spirit that is not found elsewhere !

What a place to do work experience! While I can see the tiny difference, mostly in close ups, you can also see the amount of shots piled up and imagine the amount of work editing it. Top job by everyone as usual and kudos for letting Eamon loose on your production and him maintaining the standard 👍🏻

Although there is a balance between lack of tension causing chain slap and tightness causing stress on bearings and the finished article is not going to have the amount of use it was designed for, the chains seem a bit tight. In addition, there is no cushioning in the drive between the hydraulic motor and the tracks. I think this may cause problems and the last thing you want is a chain flying apart in such an enclosed space. I suggest a simple, spring-loaded chain tensioner might be the answer. As the chain will run in both directions, you would probably need one on the top run and one on the bottom run. You may also want to give some consideration to chain lubrication and enclosure. Tinplate will not be adequate for the latter.

Yippee my weekly fix👌

Excellent episode! But then, they all are! Thanks🙂.

I think the video quality is better than usual 😂😂. Great work as always

Another great update,

This is possibly my favourite project in a while. Sure it's a crappy Pzr 1 but making it into a little runner with a mix of old and new parts is a great journey to follow. Hoping we get the early war 2 tone scheme of grey and brown. Haven't seen one restored like that. Mostly just solid grey.

Love these, and it's so interesting to see the 'cheats' to get a piece of history working.

What a great job eamon did It is a very small tank The guys are doing a great job 👍👍

Watching this from the UK,well done guys you are doing a cracking job,can,t wait for the next episode.

Love how Daryl is just lying on the ground at 2:08 instead of using the crawler board right next to him haha

My Wednesday ritual, a cup of coffee a time tam or two and Workshop Wednesday...

Another great update Kurt, thank you and well done to Jess for their skill and ingenuity. Great job!

Great job, Eamon. 👍

Amazing that such small hydraulic motors will move that tank.

Such a beauty it is starting to get. Great work on that tank. 👍

🏆🎖️🙏🤗 Thank you for sharing this

Love the videos guys keep them coming!

The hydraulic drive with roller chain final drives is very elegant, imo. No steering gear worries and to change the final drive ratio is relatively simple.

Thank you guys, great update 👍👍👍

Awesome as always, love the innovation, and common sense to bring this old warhorse back to life.

I want to give a shout out to the young man mentioned in this presentation, that films and edits your videos, as being an outstanding addition to the team and that he does an excellent and proffesional job! KUDOS!

Прекрасно! Ждем продолжения.

Great update Kurt! The Mk I original parts fitting is a testament to the teams hours of hard work! Looking forward to next weeks episode!

Some of the best vids on the ole inter webs

You all really need to make more videos to watch. I never thought a week could last so long. Good job as always. Thanks for sharing this great historical preservation with the world.

Props to Eamon add Aus Armour legend to your CV. Great job! I think it should be obligatory guests should introduce the video as it's great to see new generations getting involved! Great work by the whole team and lovely to see the baton being passed on.

Ya don't have to apologize for that Firefly grumble in the back ground for me, sounds great!!!

It would be great to see the process of preping and painting the hull/tank

Excellent as always.

i have been watching the channel for some time now and i have to admin, i'm a bit jealous! You guys get to play with great toys there.. wish the commute from netherlands wasn't such a killer else i'd happily come help out

Fantastic work guys all the best.

Great work fellas!

Thanks

Brilliant keep up the good work!

Great stuff guys, I look forward to watching Workshop Wednesday every week.

Top tier craftmanship.

The Panzer 1 is currently my favourite restoration project.

I look forward to my WorkShop Wednesday fix each week…..hello from British Columbia, Canada!

Outstanding video and presentation

You certainly will Kurt! Thanks to you and the team ...keep it up...

Shout-out to the Tank-Spotter, er - Aussie Train Spotter, eh! Respect from the Great White North on a wicked restoration, as well.

LOL - send the "OLD" boy under! Good one Daz!

Brilliant work guys

You are so incredible. in your work and the enthuasuim.

Good job Eamon, I hope you had fun working with the guys!

this is going to be the most reliable panzer ever.

Going to be an exciting video next week. Look forward to fix it Friday with Steve.

Many thanks from the USA for sharing another great video of what you all do Down Under, Makes me wish I could come down to see all of this in person. Take care and keep these videos coming. Special Shout out to Jessie and Derrell good day Mates.

The attention to authenticity is impressive. This is The *A* Team. 🙂 EDIT: Good to listen to a Yorkshire voice (Jonno). ''Ey up lad''! Greetings from a North Yorkshire original.

The hydraulic drive system is very cool. Can't wait to see it in operation!

This entire team is top notch craftsmanship.

top job guys. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Eamon, you did a bloody good job. Well done son.

As usual, the boys done good!!! I am amazed that they can work miracle's from just photos. All the best from UK.

Very cool stuff here. Interesting, engaging content, technical without being overwhelming. Nice clear photography and editing. Definitely top of the game here. Thanks for all you do restoring these pieces of history.

Great video and way to help the kid plus his site out. His membership will climb exponentially.

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Nice job on the Pz1 guys! 😊 Someone in the shop is working on the smallest tank in the museum. It runs on a two-stroke lawnmower motor. Epic!😂😂(Joke...)

Thank you for the great work that all of you do at the workshop

🙃 Great work down under

Amazing work that’s all I can say wow

It`s so nice to see it come together. Very good idea with the hydraulic orbital motors for driving it, fast and easy solution without any complex gears.

Oh and hope Al is back in action soon 👍🏻👍🏻

Another excellent job.cant wait to see it assembled and roaring round the track

Always anticipating the next installment.