Man thats Great I just did a start up on my 1936 dodge flat head six and to here it run for the first time reminds me when one of my kids are borne YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAWWWWWWWWW
The Germans had very noisy engines and underpowered and sucked fuel compared to Soviet engines which where diesels and less noisy. But I which the Germans had made Diesel engines for their tanks and installed turbines in the Panther
Not true. The IS-2 comsumed 3.8 litres per km, the panther only 2.8 l/km while it had the same weight, more horsepower, and better power to weight ratio compared to the IS-2. The Tiger II weighed 20 tonnes more than the pershing and had 690 hp vs. the pershing's 450 hp. Yet the Tiger II only consumed a little more fuel than the pershing, at 4.9 l/km vs the pershing's 4.3 l/km.
@493175001 Well Pershing is ALSO gasoline so. IS-2 had pretty small engine compared to panther one so it makes sense it consume more fuel then panther engine if the IS-2 engine one had to go drag around it's heavy body
This is absolutely beautiful. These gentlemen are incredibly lucky to touch that kind of history and we are all lucky that they are placing back in its original tank.
That feeling after sucessfully starting up an engine and hear it run smoothly is a fantastic feeling. Its like creating a living, breathng lifeform with your own hands.
@predi888 Nah, the V-2 diesel series were better. More durable and a diesel (meaning less likely to catch fire) while punching out similar performance.
similar perfromance? the W-2 were much weaker in perfromance only delivering 500hp the engine needed much more sapce. the Maybach was superior in perfromance delivering 700hp and was the best power/sice unit of all ww2 tank engines delivering the most power from the smallest space needed.
One of the relibilty problems of the Maybach engine was the extrem low oil/petrol quality Germany had during ww2
@nagmashot But with a cost of a much higher fuel consumption per delivered hp and lower (or similar) torque ratings (which is actually more important for a tank than horsepower). And further still, that smaller size didn't help german tanks from being oversized.
the torque of both is nearly identical as is the weight, one fact the V-2 is made from expansive aluminium alloy which needs huge ammount of energie to produce, the consuption is hugely effected by vehicle overall weight a HL 230 in a 30to tank would burn much less fuel and a V-2 in a 45to hull would burn much more! More amazingly is that the HL230 delivered the power with shitty 74octan fuel. Higher fuel an oil quality would have boosted the perfromance and reduced consuption
to see the effect of vehicle weight and consuption ...the V-2 was build into heavy tanks there the consuption was extremly shitty..
to compare street consuption V-2-34 engine
T-34 100l/94km
T-34/85 100l/62km
KV2 100l/33km
Panther 100l/25km
if build into a similar heavy vehicle the consuption advantage was nearly completely gone! with the fact that the V-2 in a simliar heavy vehicle was NOT able to acclerate it to 55km/h like the HL230 could with the Panther
@nagmashot That 'fact' is a matter of horse power. More horsepower - higher top speed. And more torque - better acceleration, e.g. less time required to attain that top speed. It's logical that with it's lower horsepower V-2 couldn't attain 55 km/h. But in all fairness, neither could HL-230 under normal circumstances. Remember that Panthers were governed to 46 km/h because of engine overheating (and final drive fragility).
@nagmashot Oh, and just an additional piece of information I just stumbled upon (I forgot to mention it in detail)
Like I said, Panther's engine was governed (as was Tiger's) not to exceed 2600 RPM because of reliability issues, thus lowering it's power output. Now the performance difference is even smaller (and in fact probably turns to the V-2 regarding torque - but don't quote me on that, it's just an assumption on my part). Follow to my second post for a citation.
Early Tigers had a top speed of about 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) over optimal terrain. This was not recommended for normal operation, and was discouraged in training. Crews were told to not exceed 2600 rpm due to reliability problems of the early Maybach engines at their maximum 3000 rpm output...
@vukashin88 -continuation from the previous message - sorry, it couldn't fit in previous one//
...To combat this, the Tiger's top speed was reduced to about 38 kilometres per hour (24 mph) through the installation of an engine governor, capping the rpm of the Maybach HL 230 to 2600 rpm (HL 210s were used on early models).
@nagmashot I'm sorry, what? Huge amounts of energy required to produce it? Let me remind you that Soviet Union produced much more than 50.000 of those engines during the war. Compare that to some 8.500 thousand HL's produced in the same time span. Case closed.
And do You think Soviets used Eurodiesel in their tanks either? I believe soviet diesel was even less refined than german gasoline, don't you think? I'd label their diesel as equally shitty than german gasoline, if not more.
@eucalyptu5 i can provide you with the info. look at greatest ever tanks #8 and there is a tank commander of the last fully operational panther in the world. "they were not ready, they would break down, they were much too early to be bought to the front"
@eucalyptu5 yeah, i only watch stuff like this a lil too much :) german military vehicles *droool ... when im making me millions im gona get me a large range of german ww2 tanks :)
@eucalyptu5 Cause germans didnt have time in 1943. Most Panthers (more than half) broke down at Kursk before they even started the attack. Yes some problems were fixed later in the war but without strict maintenance it would still brake down easielly.
that Maybach turn over gave me an errection. Does anyone know why the nazi's didnt use a diesel engine for the panther/tiger 2 and a diesel engine for tiger 1? thanks
@cadillacman007 Very true sir. I don't know about "quite popular" lol, that would be a bit dangerous if that were the case. I still thought the little celebration was funny though.
If this is how the german material still is today, it would be freaking interesting to see the veterans from both sides do some matches like tank racing (some old surviving sherman against this thing), dogfight (ofc not with real bullets) and normal survival tests of the veterans :D
It would be interesting to see before and after shots of this resto. It looks so pristine now I can only imagine what it looked like when it was pulled from the river.
German Muscle, I'm asking my self at the moment if that thing would fit in my Vectra C GTS? lol Would this thing fit in any car? I mean it was one of the most powerful and smallest tank engines at the time or?
I understand why you're so happy! Rebuilding an engine that spent 63 years in the water, during 4 years... Must be very satisfying to give a new life t o a legend!
this was actualy froma TV show called Tank Overhaul on the military channel. Some rich guy in Califorinia collects military vehicles and this tank rebuild was on the show.
Gotta love the reliabilty of that old iron. Id like to see someone submerge a modern engine and try to drag it out and get it running in 45 years. yeah right!
I wonder if the designs for the original engine still exist so it would be possible to rebuild it from scratch instead of having to measure every piece of an existing engine.
The tank and the engine were in cold fresh water. Both the tank and the engine filled with sand and dirt which seemed to help minimize extreme damage, but there was LOTS of rust..The dry sump tank was almost completely eroded away. The zinc carburetors seemed to have acted like sacrificial anodes like you would see on the bottom of a boat. The original cast aluminum valve covers were completely destroyed. Once we stripped the accessories and the heads off of the block it took several.....
months of soaking and cleaning the reciprocating assembly before we could get it apart. The engine that you see in the video has the same block, crank, connecting rods, connecting rod bearings, pistons, heads, cams, rocker arms, valves, and flywheel that were submerged in the river. We replaced the cylinder liners, piston rings, head gaskets, main bearing rollers, valve springs, and of course all gaskets. The crankshaft and camshafts were ground until clean to remove the rust pits.....
The original valves had the stems ground, hard chromed, and ground to the original size for the new valve guides. I know same engine that was in the river sounds crazy, but it was about 4 years of work to get it rebuilt. I have lots of pictures of each component before and after if you are interested DAVE
@caddydave would love to see more of the strip down on the engine dave,thanks for posting these wonderful clips.your team have done an amazing job,give yourselves a big pat on the back !!!
@caddydave congratulations! You guys are true artists. To take an engine that has laid submerged in a river for so many years and make it run so smoothly again while reusing most of the original key-parts is the work of real craftsmen!
@wastedtubers I'm a little late to respond, but yes its very possible. I felt the same way as you before. There is a vid on youtube about a T34, captured by the Germans as it had German markings on it. It was was pulled out of a bog after being there for 60 some years and it looked like it was brand new! Do a youtube search for
"t-34 russian tank recovered from the swamp". Its amazing!
@spiraling69 : I watched the video to about a year ago, along with this one, all I can really say is, the fresh water in those countries is damn good, its not what am used too. with some of the engines I had to try and save, I wish I had it so good.
@wastedtubers no doubt, its a hard one to believe! I'm trying to restore a 77 Pontiac Trans Am and I'm finding rust everywhere. The more I dig, the more rust I'm coming across... I live on the east coast, so I guess its the salt water air thats doing the damage. How about that Soviet T34? What an amazing find!
They never made Tanks - MAN designed the Panther tank, Maybach made the engines for them. Maybach engines are just awesome, the sound they make is something else!!
About two years ago this tank was one of the Panthers featured on the series "Tank Overhaul" It aired on the Military Channel and Discovery HD. It might be available from their websites.
gasoline?
MZTrail96 4 days ago
awkwardly denied handshakes during peak happiness are priceless! :D
impossible 1 month ago
AMAZING!
I need one.
1stsohlenlover 1 month ago
Man thats Great I just did a start up on my 1936 dodge flat head six and to here it run for the first time reminds me when one of my kids are borne YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAWWWWWWWWW
thomasuras 1 month ago
The Germans had very noisy engines and underpowered and sucked fuel compared to Soviet engines which where diesels and less noisy. But I which the Germans had made Diesel engines for their tanks and installed turbines in the Panther
SMGJohn 2 months ago
@SMGJohn
Not true. The IS-2 comsumed 3.8 litres per km, the panther only 2.8 l/km while it had the same weight, more horsepower, and better power to weight ratio compared to the IS-2. The Tiger II weighed 20 tonnes more than the pershing and had 690 hp vs. the pershing's 450 hp. Yet the Tiger II only consumed a little more fuel than the pershing, at 4.9 l/km vs the pershing's 4.3 l/km.
493175001 5 days ago
@493175001 Well Pershing is ALSO gasoline so. IS-2 had pretty small engine compared to panther one so it makes sense it consume more fuel then panther engine if the IS-2 engine one had to go drag around it's heavy body
SMGJohn 3 days ago
Dave's a denier of the HI5.. not nice Dave although it looked really funny seeing Jason almost losing it..
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This is absolutely beautiful. These gentlemen are incredibly lucky to touch that kind of history and we are all lucky that they are placing back in its original tank.
maddog4u31757 5 months ago
he left him hanging...
hrzan 5 months ago
0:50 redemption...
imlost19 6 months ago 2
was good untill the HI 5 bit
scaleop4 8 months ago
That feeling after sucessfully starting up an engine and hear it run smoothly is a fantastic feeling. Its like creating a living, breathng lifeform with your own hands.
ROCKSOLID19 8 months ago
Could be a nice dragster eingine !!
trimode11 8 months ago
Thank you Jaques for bringing these historical pieces to life. RIP.
TheSaturnV 8 months ago
hell
bierfrau9 8 months ago
Best engine of war world II
predi888 8 months ago
@predi888 Nah, the V-2 diesel series were better. More durable and a diesel (meaning less likely to catch fire) while punching out similar performance.
vukashin88 8 months ago
@vukashin88 Diesiel is more difficult to extinguish.V-2 engine was made of aluminum so quickly consumed.
Maybach engine was made of steel and cast iron so was more durable.
predi888 8 months ago
@vukashin88
similar perfromance? the W-2 were much weaker in perfromance only delivering 500hp the engine needed much more sapce. the Maybach was superior in perfromance delivering 700hp and was the best power/sice unit of all ww2 tank engines delivering the most power from the smallest space needed.
One of the relibilty problems of the Maybach engine was the extrem low oil/petrol quality Germany had during ww2
nagmashot 7 months ago
@nagmashot But with a cost of a much higher fuel consumption per delivered hp and lower (or similar) torque ratings (which is actually more important for a tank than horsepower). And further still, that smaller size didn't help german tanks from being oversized.
vukashin88 7 months ago
@vukashin88
the torque of both is nearly identical as is the weight, one fact the V-2 is made from expansive aluminium alloy which needs huge ammount of energie to produce, the consuption is hugely effected by vehicle overall weight a HL 230 in a 30to tank would burn much less fuel and a V-2 in a 45to hull would burn much more! More amazingly is that the HL230 delivered the power with shitty 74octan fuel. Higher fuel an oil quality would have boosted the perfromance and reduced consuption
nagmashot 7 months ago
@nagmashot
to see the effect of vehicle weight and consuption ...the V-2 was build into heavy tanks there the consuption was extremly shitty..
to compare street consuption V-2-34 engine
T-34 100l/94km
T-34/85 100l/62km
KV2 100l/33km
Panther 100l/25km
if build into a similar heavy vehicle the consuption advantage was nearly completely gone! with the fact that the V-2 in a simliar heavy vehicle was NOT able to acclerate it to 55km/h like the HL230 could with the Panther
nagmashot 7 months ago
@nagmashot That 'fact' is a matter of horse power. More horsepower - higher top speed. And more torque - better acceleration, e.g. less time required to attain that top speed. It's logical that with it's lower horsepower V-2 couldn't attain 55 km/h. But in all fairness, neither could HL-230 under normal circumstances. Remember that Panthers were governed to 46 km/h because of engine overheating (and final drive fragility).
vukashin88 7 months ago
@nagmashot There you have it, you said it yourself - a 52-ton vehicle (KV-2) burns much less fuel than a 44-ton vehicle (Panther).
So, what would the consumption be if Panthers were powered by a V-2? Certainly much less than it was with the HL-230.
vukashin88 7 months ago
@nagmashot Oh, and just an additional piece of information I just stumbled upon (I forgot to mention it in detail)
Like I said, Panther's engine was governed (as was Tiger's) not to exceed 2600 RPM because of reliability issues, thus lowering it's power output. Now the performance difference is even smaller (and in fact probably turns to the V-2 regarding torque - but don't quote me on that, it's just an assumption on my part). Follow to my second post for a citation.
vukashin88 7 months ago
@vukashin88
Early Tigers had a top speed of about 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) over optimal terrain. This was not recommended for normal operation, and was discouraged in training. Crews were told to not exceed 2600 rpm due to reliability problems of the early Maybach engines at their maximum 3000 rpm output...
vukashin88 7 months ago
@vukashin88 -continuation from the previous message - sorry, it couldn't fit in previous one//
...To combat this, the Tiger's top speed was reduced to about 38 kilometres per hour (24 mph) through the installation of an engine governor, capping the rpm of the Maybach HL 230 to 2600 rpm (HL 210s were used on early models).
vukashin88 7 months ago
@nagmashot I'm sorry, what? Huge amounts of energy required to produce it? Let me remind you that Soviet Union produced much more than 50.000 of those engines during the war. Compare that to some 8.500 thousand HL's produced in the same time span. Case closed.
And do You think Soviets used Eurodiesel in their tanks either? I believe soviet diesel was even less refined than german gasoline, don't you think? I'd label their diesel as equally shitty than german gasoline, if not more.
vukashin88 7 months ago
Iv seen the tiger 131, they had another in the garage to restoring maby.
RichardLvsHisBabys 8 months ago
is this the motor out of a tiger? cause i thought the panther motor was 1200ci ? if im wrong please correct :)
Nigelmalibu 8 months ago
@eucalyptu5 i can provide you with the info. look at greatest ever tanks #8 and there is a tank commander of the last fully operational panther in the world. "they were not ready, they would break down, they were much too early to be bought to the front"
Nigelmalibu 8 months ago
@Nigelmalibu Thank you! I guess he knows what he is talking about if he commanded a panther in war :D
eucalyptu5 8 months ago
@eucalyptu5 yeah, i only watch stuff like this a lil too much :) german military vehicles *droool ... when im making me millions im gona get me a large range of german ww2 tanks :)
Nigelmalibu 8 months ago
@Nigelmalibu me too :) I'm planning on taking a trip to bovington tank museum this summer to go see the famous tiger 131
eucalyptu5 8 months ago
@eucalyptu5 Cause germans didnt have time in 1943. Most Panthers (more than half) broke down at Kursk before they even started the attack. Yes some problems were fixed later in the war but without strict maintenance it would still brake down easielly.
Paciat 8 months ago
It didnt move a bit, Its broken.
Paciat 9 months ago
That's why I drive only german cars, don't have to repair them... ever. Greets from Finland
eucalyptu5 9 months ago
olol TANK WARS Return of the Panther
madmccarter 9 months ago
Ich Liebe Made in Germany :P (ehm,wrong probably but you get the message :) )
halfmumi 10 months ago
I'll call him Thomas the tank engine
TheCIScommander 10 months ago
Aww, the little guy didn't get a high five when he wanted...
freedetheman 11 months ago 53
@freedetheman he probably did most of the work to
Sommasmokes420 7 months ago
Gorgeous looking engine
CyberDruidtheModGod 11 months ago
No electronics...... Germans should have kept building engines that way.
theoneandonlyshanks 11 months ago
that Maybach turn over gave me an errection. Does anyone know why the nazi's didnt use a diesel engine for the panther/tiger 2 and a diesel engine for tiger 1? thanks
glynamus 11 months ago
@glynamus
Kriegsmarine took all the diesel fuel for their submarines. They were really short of fuel.
Kamradec 11 months ago
@glynamus want this engine to be my alarm clock at full volume. yeah i might wake up with an erection lol, but what a way to welcome the day eh?
yamahonkawazuki 10 months ago
@An0niempje I think not.... I love the sound of the Maybach HL230 TATS MUSIC!
I heard one in real in Koblenz some years ago.
GenObGuderian 11 months ago
give the nerd a high five already ! =D
pablokito84 11 months ago 22
whats the rated power output?
sscholle333 11 months ago
Some hobby, a garage full of tanks.... only in America lol.
brentsrx7 1 year ago
@brentsrx7 not only in America....it's quite a popular hobby in the UK too....
cadillacman007 11 months ago
@cadillacman007 Very true sir. I don't know about "quite popular" lol, that would be a bit dangerous if that were the case. I still thought the little celebration was funny though.
brentsrx7 10 months ago
the motor obviously is a complete rebuild. a job well done.
wasstrop 1 year ago
Will this fit in my Land Rover.
Tectonicsurfer 1 year ago
long live German Engineering. Germany better be proud of it's history of fine engines and automobiles.
DavisCampbell 1 year ago 3
Its a wonder the battery still worked after all that time. German engineering. (Joke)
mcwolfus 1 year ago
I just watched :36 over and over. Funny nerds=awkward.
ECN266 1 year ago
If this is how the german material still is today, it would be freaking interesting to see the veterans from both sides do some matches like tank racing (some old surviving sherman against this thing), dogfight (ofc not with real bullets) and normal survival tests of the veterans :D
Would Germany still lose the war today?
An0niempje 1 year ago
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tamishamurchakg 1 year ago
It sounds like it's alive...c'mon,it's just a machine...or not?
Lamovec 1 year ago
Sweet! We need one for our Tiger 1 project. Any extras? And I mean it.
tron2102 1 year ago
It would be interesting to see before and after shots of this resto. It looks so pristine now I can only imagine what it looked like when it was pulled from the river.
joscobo 1 year ago
no mate, 14000cc, or 14 litre. tis a fair old lump that!
timewellnick 1 year ago
1400cc????????????
CostantinoLenzi 1 year ago
@CostantinoLenzi
1400 CUBIC INCHES is 22940 ccm or 22.9 Liters
2jzgtejza80 1 year ago
@2jzgtejza80 OMG!!! :-O now i understand.......
CostantinoLenzi 1 year ago
Für einen deutschen Ingenieur ist nichts zu schwer!
(Nothing is impossible for a german engineer)
xiaoma1980 1 year ago
Thank you for restoring and preserving this fine piece of History. You do a great service to humanity.
AdognamedOp 1 year ago
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pollymew2 1 year ago
what happens if I install one of these in my car?
locoawise 1 year ago
0:37 HIGH FIIIIIIIiiiii....
CeeUou 1 year ago
All German WWII tanks were gasoline. The T 34 Soviet tank was Diesel.
Chrismusicnow 1 year ago
Looks like...Aluminum heads?
Chrismusicnow 1 year ago
beautiful
Rico8458 1 year ago
why do you think the M1 Abrams had a turbine engine instead of a more traditional Diesel engine like the Leopard 2?
EnterpriseXI 1 year ago
German quality.
freeharddrive 1 year ago 2
:39 Don't leave me hanging bro!
Thrawnization 1 year ago
R.I.P Jacques Littlefield thanks for all the great things you did for the vets
DaManzMoney 1 year ago
@druddock They are gas powered I just checked on wikipedia
DaManzMoney 1 year ago
@druddock I'm pretty sure they are gas powered
DaManzMoney 1 year ago
congratulations
legaliseme 1 year ago
High five fail
kel1981 1 year ago 3
whats the hp on that? great work ;)
agentsteell 1 year ago
@agentsteell Maybach HL230 P30, 23 liter V12, 700 horsepower @ 3000 rpm, 1850 Nm @ 2100 rpm.
fnglert 1 year ago
great job!
superblyfresh 1 year ago
German Muscle, I'm asking my self at the moment if that thing would fit in my Vectra C GTS? lol Would this thing fit in any car? I mean it was one of the most powerful and smallest tank engines at the time or?
god4488 1 year ago
How big are the cylinders on this thing? and if you were to put this in a truck, what would it do?
gasflame62 1 year ago
I understand why you're so happy! Rebuilding an engine that spent 63 years in the water, during 4 years... Must be very satisfying to give a new life t o a legend!
jerrymail 1 year ago
great, i smile to :)
sniegaviirs24 1 year ago
1400cu Hemi. The guys in their cudas will kill for this
serbonbon 1 year ago
guys you've got the fucking awsomest job in the world
berlin128g 1 year ago
Looks great !.. when will the panther be fully restored ?
luvpump1 1 year ago
you left the dude on left hangin for a sec lol, meaning you forgot to high five em
spikonaleash 1 year ago
Good old German quality !!!
resistant68 1 year ago
German Engineering. The best one.
AtzengamerMemphis 1 year ago
They simply just don't make shit like they used to.
bluetoaster8822 1 year ago
nice
MrRuger22 1 year ago
High five! After four years of work the shorter guy was left hangin' multiple times. Sad.
jamesandrew2000 1 year ago 5
@jamesandrew2000 LOL yeah, he probably done all the work too, the others just turned up later
rich17279 1 year ago
congratulations :D
supeRR3s 1 year ago
0:45 =o)
really good job guys!!
TherealBizzarker 1 year ago
That would make a hell of a swap for an old Mercedes, like a 560SL or something.
jdoggybizzle 1 year ago
history ressurrected right there! freaking awesome!
xStalkerxx 2 years ago 12
great.. but how do i swap it in my bmw?
PLD0VR 2 years ago 2
screw your bmw . i need this for my moped.
dodoslovensko 2 years ago 4
Poor 'ol Tiger needed 2 of those.
kolbpilot 2 years ago 4
45 years SUBMERGED? That's just insane.
Theriomalstrom 2 years ago
Wow. That was awesome!
ntrudr800 2 years ago
German engineering, accept no substitute.
moosedog72 2 years ago 119
@moosedog72 not just a line for a comercial
balak121 1 year ago
Make sure the serial number matches the the tank numbers. Keep it original
caganb 2 years ago 3
You guys strait up rule!
championshipstatus 2 years ago
German Power ! Best engine s ever! Look at the Leopard 2 :-) MTU is the new Power ....
opckw147 2 years ago 9
Made in Germany
holdradio 2 years ago 83
@holdradio YAP! german quality, best of all!
MoLoToVBoB 1 year ago
@MoLoToVBoB Germn quality isnt as great as its cracked up to be.
FGalaxie 1 year ago
@holdradio Made in Germany, killed in Poland.
BuickDoc 1 year ago 2
You ROCK. Keep up th good work.
carbine6 2 years ago 3
this was actualy froma TV show called Tank Overhaul on the military channel. Some rich guy in Califorinia collects military vehicles and this tank rebuild was on the show.
MikeBoyTV 2 years ago
Great job. A piece of history has come back to life.
a2m203 2 years ago 3
I saw this on the Discovery chanel. It's true
Tcosp 2 years ago
Gratulacje! / Congratulations! ;)
Levamix 2 years ago
Gotta love the reliabilty of that old iron. Id like to see someone submerge a modern engine and try to drag it out and get it running in 45 years. yeah right!
totse1234 2 years ago
even something 10 years old you could probably fire back up again. But now with the computers, EFI and all that, good luck
mad87645 2 years ago 6
Now lets put that in a Maybach lol
legomaniacman 2 years ago
i love this big engine
78panzerfaust 2 years ago 2
high five fail
atakany 2 years ago 6
I wonder if the designs for the original engine still exist so it would be possible to rebuild it from scratch instead of having to measure every piece of an existing engine.
Sarinx7 2 years ago 3
fantastic job guys. shes alive and sounds great woooohoooo!
GLOCKIOMM 2 years ago
A + job guys! seeing stuff like this makes youtube worthwhile. virtual high five from argentina!
mac163 2 years ago
great job!!!!!
jordiorange 2 years ago
you guys have the best job in the world
donwonjon420 2 years ago 5
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Well done guys!!!!
SchnelleGruppeNord 2 years ago
wow it's ALIVE!!!!!!!
give that poor guy a high five lol!
pantherxx010 2 years ago 9
wow.....that gave me goosebumps...awesome piece of history
lives again!!!!!!! Where can I see progress of the panther ?
eric9287 2 years ago 2
wasn't the river the black nita river in poland
ashlandrailroad 2 years ago
Will someone please give that dork on the left a high-five!
caniwitech 2 years ago 8
GOOD JOB!! . CONGRATULATIONS
stuka72 2 years ago
FANTASTIC.
14panzer 2 years ago
awesome. purely awesome engine and awesome resto.
DieselsAndDiodes 2 years ago
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wastedtubers 2 years ago
The tank and the engine were in cold fresh water. Both the tank and the engine filled with sand and dirt which seemed to help minimize extreme damage, but there was LOTS of rust..The dry sump tank was almost completely eroded away. The zinc carburetors seemed to have acted like sacrificial anodes like you would see on the bottom of a boat. The original cast aluminum valve covers were completely destroyed. Once we stripped the accessories and the heads off of the block it took several.....
caddydave 2 years ago 2
months of soaking and cleaning the reciprocating assembly before we could get it apart. The engine that you see in the video has the same block, crank, connecting rods, connecting rod bearings, pistons, heads, cams, rocker arms, valves, and flywheel that were submerged in the river. We replaced the cylinder liners, piston rings, head gaskets, main bearing rollers, valve springs, and of course all gaskets. The crankshaft and camshafts were ground until clean to remove the rust pits.....
caddydave 2 years ago 3
The original valves had the stems ground, hard chromed, and ground to the original size for the new valve guides. I know same engine that was in the river sounds crazy, but it was about 4 years of work to get it rebuilt. I have lots of pictures of each component before and after if you are interested DAVE
caddydave 2 years ago 3
@caddydave would love to see more of the strip down on the engine dave,thanks for posting these wonderful clips.your team have done an amazing job,give yourselves a big pat on the back !!!
mrsoulie 1 year ago
@caddydave I would like to see them! I am a total Fan of German WW2 Tanks :D
fred3000 1 year ago
@caddydave congratulations! You guys are true artists. To take an engine that has laid submerged in a river for so many years and make it run so smoothly again while reusing most of the original key-parts is the work of real craftsmen!
clubtcb 1 year ago
@caddydave
i see two battery, is 12 V or 24V in this mighty machine !?
best wishes and see you at the road!
hildingland 1 year ago
@wastedtubers I'm a little late to respond, but yes its very possible. I felt the same way as you before. There is a vid on youtube about a T34, captured by the Germans as it had German markings on it. It was was pulled out of a bog after being there for 60 some years and it looked like it was brand new! Do a youtube search for
"t-34 russian tank recovered from the swamp". Its amazing!
spiraling69 1 year ago
@spiraling69 : I watched the video to about a year ago, along with this one, all I can really say is, the fresh water in those countries is damn good, its not what am used too. with some of the engines I had to try and save, I wish I had it so good.
wastedtubers 1 year ago
@wastedtubers no doubt, its a hard one to believe! I'm trying to restore a 77 Pontiac Trans Am and I'm finding rust everywhere. The more I dig, the more rust I'm coming across... I live on the east coast, so I guess its the salt water air thats doing the damage. How about that Soviet T34? What an amazing find!
spiraling69 1 year ago
Much respect for what you guys are doing. Restoring the inside+out! of these beauty's. The last of the ww2 era MBT's.
taintedhistory2 2 years ago
LOL @ 0.38 hahaha
craxgp4 2 years ago
how did maybach go from making badass tanks to homosexual cars for tom cruise?
buttgoblin707 2 years ago 4
They never made Tanks - MAN designed the Panther tank, Maybach made the engines for them. Maybach engines are just awesome, the sound they make is something else!!
kevatcrewe 2 years ago
Cmon man gime a high five
ryotaryuu 2 years ago
Congratulations!!!
lanfras 2 years ago
ha man is there a dvd documentry vid to the restoration of this fine tank please reply
biggzyboys 2 years ago
About two years ago this tank was one of the Panthers featured on the series "Tank Overhaul" It aired on the Military Channel and Discovery HD. It might be available from their websites.
caddydave 2 years ago
I watched that not too long ago, I like that show
caseygtr 2 years ago
Nice one..ask your man to put a tank engine together no problem..but ask him for a high 5 and hes FUCKED.. i love it!!!
yakadookie 2 years ago 3
men you guys are having lots of fun with this project, how i envy you guys. enjoy it.
1967novawagon 2 years ago
lol @ 0:40 hes left hangin
DuttyDoogz 2 years ago 4
rejected!!!
varrio13jal 2 years ago
The German engineers would be proud of you :)
rome8800 2 years ago 2
The high-fives are painful to watch.
GJ on the Maybach though.
HayateAce 2 years ago 3
awkward high five moments
nimibiantribesman 2 years ago 11
GREAT!
sohlenlover 2 years ago
sound outstanding! German tecnology was very advanced on its time..
Ravenlord79 3 years ago 6
How do you rebuild an engine that was under water like that? You would think that all the parts would be rusted.
coffeefish 3 years ago