Panther Tank Engine Governor Operation

[renewblah]

"barrr carrrbrr rrrrrrrroooorrr" thats what i've understood. ;-)

[ryanjames170]

sounds kinda like a inline 6 with something kinda timeing prob

[SardaJunior]

Germans... Hehehe... good!

Nein, das ist gut!!! Wunderbar!!!

[hovanti]

Nice video, thank you. In this age of computers and electronics in engines, I enjoy seeing these old engines and how they work.

[danjama]

interesting video, thanks, respect.

[MCRoadk1ll]

Well the manifold by itself doesnt move a tank but the BIG MAYBACK engine does :D

Way the go guys, i respect your work!!!

[asmumy]

Does it move a tank?? LOL

[vanbeukenmans]

nope it's the intake manifold. (part of the engine)

[swordmaster2k1]

That's the strangest sounding engine I've ever heard. =P

[oldukraine]

Fantastic !

[PSG1JOHN1]

The eng on a Heavy tiger 2 tank was weaker then a panther Med tank and we know how heavy tiger 2 was!

[Bf2009]

They are very much the same engines. Both Panther and Tiger II tanks had Maybach HL230 P30 engines. The Tiger II is just heavier and has a different transmission and suspension, which also makes it sound different.

[filipek72]

great.

[GBdefender]

wish i had a v12 in my truck like that keep up the good work and hope we can see it fully restored thanks

[Batment]

Is the governor to prevent overreving the engine???

[tqmidget85]

yep...governor/rev limiter ...same thing

[Rcracer1]

Do you guys have video of the tank being restored? By the way very nice work and awesome to see history coming back to life.

[caddydave]

I don't have video I can post, but this is one of the tanks that was recently featured on a Military channel / discovery HD series named "Tank Overhaul" If you do a google search for "Littlefield Panther" lots of info and pictures will pop up

[tpvalley]

Is the governor just to stop overrevving?

as petrol cars do not normally have them.

Big carburettors, whats the venturi size?

[caddydave]

Each of the 4 carburetors hav 2- 52mm throats. The governor is to control the maximum R.P.M. Earlier in the war the max R.P.M was about 3000.

There was a campaign to lower the max R.P.M to 2500 in an effort to save the transmission and final drive units.

[DAKOTA56777]

This video was recommended because I watched a stationary steam engine that had a governor, other than the governors (witch are very different) I don't see a connection.

[txanarchist]

i just have to know, what in the world do you do that grants you access to work on a Maybach Panther Engine, do you restore them or what?

[caddydave]

I'm helping rebuild this engine at work. We are about to begin the final assembly of the engine. This is for a Panther "A" that was built in February of 1944.

[txanarchist]

that is amazing, first and formost, thank you for keeping history alive, especially something as hands on as a Panther, second please do keep us updated on the progress made on the tank

[caddydave]

I hope to have a video of the engine running shortly!

[luuko656]

it that the complete carburetor unit of the maybach?

[caddydave]

This is the intake manifold with an integral governor. This video was taken with half of the 4 required carburetors.

[luuko656]

ok..thanks, does the engine of a panther differs much to the engine of a tiger?

[caddydave]

The Tiger II has an engine almost identical to this HL230. I think some of the exterior accessories are different, but the internals are the same. The Tiger I uses a HL210 engine that is substantially different.

[luuko656]

that the strangest sound of an egine ive ever heard