WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: Greatest tank BARN FIND in Australia!

Old Wombat · June 17, 2023, 11:46:20 PM

From our friends at The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum

YouTube site: The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum[

NARSES2 · June 18, 2023, 01:24:32 AM

I just wonder how many previously unknown species of flora and fauna they found in it ?

Great clips I shall watch later

Wardukw · June 18, 2023, 11:47:36 AM

I'm subscribed to that channel and yup I watched those 3 vids.
Gob smackingly amazing is a pretty good description..especiallyin today's world..the things they found for those tanks and thr war time mods make these a true super score.

In this case you can turely say only in Australia 🇦🇺 😉

Nick · June 18, 2023, 01:18:07 PM

Now that's a real find. Three Grants, running gear still turning, all those spare parts in the shed. Great stuff!

Wardukw · June 18, 2023, 09:02:32 PM

Yeah freaking heaven to a tread head

Nick · June 19, 2023, 05:25:00 AM

I was surprised they didn't find any snakes or spiders in all that mess. The amount of dirt that fell out of the turret when lifted was funny.

Old Wombat · June 19, 2023, 07:31:50 AM

Quote from: Nick on June 19, 2023, 05:25:00 AMI was surprised they didn't find any snakes or spiders in all that mess. The amount of dirt that fell out of the turret when lifted was funny.

I'm sure there were spiders but I'm a bit surprised about the lack of snakes, too.

The dirt that came out of the turret was because it was dragged out from under the scrub earlier.

Joe C-P · June 19, 2023, 01:29:44 PM

Alas no yowie nor thylacine hiding inside.

rickshaw · June 19, 2023, 10:04:58 PM

Most Fauna would vacate the area when they first felt the vibrations of Heavy Machinery. Snakes hate the earth vibrating underneath them. It was why I rarely saw any snakes in the Army.

NARSES2 · June 20, 2023, 12:25:48 AM

Quote from: rickshaw on June 19, 2023, 10:04:58 PMSnakes hate the earth vibrating underneath them.

I'm not to keen on it either

Nick · November 19, 2023, 07:28:57 AM

Now it's time for part 4. They've put one Grant back together 'in the rough' for display alongside a restored version. It looks great!

Rick Lowe · November 20, 2023, 08:39:06 PM

That's a nice touch - keeping the history of the thing, rather than 'zero-lifeing' it.

Gondor · November 21, 2023, 04:59:56 AM

Watched the first two parts of this and found it amusing. Love the Aus way of doing things, "It'll be alright" was even said a few times. Certainly very informative in what they show you, such as how to remove tanks that have threes growing through them!

Gondor

Rick Lowe · November 21, 2023, 08:46:41 PM

Quote from: Gondor on November 21, 2023, 04:59:56 AMWatched the first two parts of this and found it amusing. Love the Aus way of doing things, "It'll be alright" was even said a few times. Certainly very informative in what they show you, such as how to remove tanks that have threes growing through them!

Gondor

Chainsaws and cranes are a Tank Restorer's best friends... every toolbox should have one or more...

Wardukw · November 30, 2023, 09:48:07 AM

Aus Armour have been in Poland at a museum there and guys it's mind blowing what they do there ..im about to watch episode 3 and if it's anything like the other two..damn!!!
This place builds brand new gearbox gears for Stugs..Tigers and the like.
In the second episode they showed you Tiger and 251 half track engines and what they did and are doing to those.
1st episode they showed off 2 awesome machines..a working JS2 stalin and a nearly 100 percent original Sdkfz 250 halftrack which of course drives ..original paint and markings too .
Their so to speck scrap piles are truely amazing