Best way to ever spend $6.9M. I bought a freaking tank on marketplace but had no idea it was in the UK so we flew there to drive it before it comes to the US. I've wanted this since I was 3.
You could theoretically import it as fully functional to the USA Unfortunately you have to go through registering it as a destructive device, and go through the lengthy paperwork witch could take at least a year and change, and submit a fingerprints and tax stamp and paperwork It's well worth it because the value goes up tremendously
This guy is a true legend. Imagine staying so layed back about whilst Cody comes to your house runs your trees over makes days of work for you gets the chieftain track ripped off drives over an old German war relic. What a legend the fact that this is even possible is amazing.
That was not german war relic, but actually GAZ-69 - a soviet army 4x4 truck, just like Jeep in US army. It's rather common vehicle and doesn't worth much.
It has always bothered me seeing these i bought a tank videos and it was an APC or a handmade bullshit vehicle. You actually got a tank, props homie. FpsRussia had it right back in the day considering he did this 12 years ago but hey. It would be interesting to see where his channel would have gone if he didn't get raided by the ATF
@Ricky Rascon what I was saying is that a tank is simply defined as an armoured fighting vehicle. The tank bought is a stereotypical tank with a fully traversable turret and a typical layout. A mark 1 is still a tank despite sharing very little with modern MBTs. My point being, 'tank' is a loose term to describe combat vehicles therefore an APC can be considered a tank.
@ManKid Rides The driver used the IR light in Conjunction with Image Iintensifying nightsight, the II was ok but better with IR though IR was not always used as it could be detected. best way to check if the IR was working. put the palm of your hand over it, if it sizzled and smellt of pork it was fine, it used the same halogen bulb with an IR lends as the headlight.
I just love how seamlessly interchangeable American and British conversation is, 4 guys talking in the end about the world and its happenings having never met eachother and living on the other side of the world, yet we get along as if we are neighbors. Really shows just how interconnected we have become as a species. Too bad that some countries want to live in the ignorance of the past and hold back our global evolution..
The kid you bought the tank from turned out to be a pretty cool chap. I really enjoyed that conversation at the end. I wasn't expecting someone that young to have that much knowledge about tanks.
Hi Folks, Yes its a Chieftain and the Fitter is bang on in details pretty much all the way, I was on the Chieftains in the 70,s and can even confirm the one about the engine running away, this is something I have witnessed on an excersize when doing a run, as one of the lead tanks started to emit really thick smoke as it stopped without reason. Then the hatches opened and the crew bailed and ran as the smoke began to pour out of the engine decks faster and thicker, We could hear the engine bustin a gut and then all hell broke loose though we couldnt see the damage happeneing due to the Thick smoke it basically Effed the tank. in fact we had a saying. Chieftain tank, oil on the floor since 1964... BTW the big box on left of turret is a pretty powerful search light, and also has an infra red filter behind the door, so you could have white or infra red light. of course you would need the infra red sights to see the reflected infra red light come back in the sight. the convoy light was a very small normal red light under the rear of every vehicle that a following vehicle would have to follow for night driving in battle conditions. hell of a job trying to watch one tiny red light over any distance. point to note though, the lead vehicle would have the advantage of just pure natural light, although by night this is very limiting you should try it, sit a while the you will be suprised how much more you can see once you become used to the limited light. Just to add. it wasnt common practise to use a tank to take out trees, one to limit damage to the very expensive gun and second not to damage tracks or leave a feking gaping big ass track showing position to over head danger lol. I wouldnt want to be a tankie now though with modern A/T weapons around. sleep tight Ladies.
@Keith Mikell he literally has his own land and entire operation doing exactly what he wants to do, and he's not just the "mechanic", Cody bought the tank from him. 🤦♂️
with how dumbazz some tank crews especially tank drivers are (let's face it, we're all human and vets are also human as well and are no exception when it comes to human stupidity or bad luck) especially the new ones or the "Maverick" types, what happened to Cody is just a walk in the park. These types of things are known to get bogged down in knee deep mud or even have to be recovered after one fool of a driver thought it was a good idea to "swim" the tank in a deep river.
Many Cheiftains were upgraded at Vetter no matter what the year built ( except early marrks with split capola and used for drivder training mainly at catterick), I would say this was originaly a 2/3 as there is no extra armour around the infantry tank telephone that was on a MK5s when built when He is playing with it.
@Teddy Bear For your curiosity as to where the turret mounted MG's are, it's coaxially mounted onto the turret. On earlier models there was also a .50 cal ranging MG mounted beside the gun, not as necessary on a Mk.11 due to the FCS which replaces the spotlight of earlier variants.
I /LOVE/ how quickly that tank recovery transitions from day to night... these things have a pace unto their own, and to see the work that went in to removing the track, recovering the tank and setting it back up... owning something this scale is /not/ for the feint of heart.
@Francis Jenkins UMM, one of are best defences was to stay in the woods and use the fire breaks and dead ground, not sure where the planning came into tactics in BAOR ( get out to your forward position and shoot as many as you can), Slopes are fine ( dont skyline yourself Bloody REME) tricky in snow but you can walk them on a gradient in a higher gear than normal engine labouring but not enough to burn out the centrifugal clutch , knackered on compacted ice/snow though but if on hard standing great fun putting it sideways at top speed coming of a metal road..
When your planning to use tanks the route is usually planned and you would normally avoid woods, certain grounds and obstacles so that your tank doesn’t lose a track or get stuck. Tanks tend to avoid slopes. Slopes show the underside of the tank which is the weakest point. Good luck with your purchase. My Dad used to repair the giro systems on tanks so the barrel remains on target as the tank travelled over uneven ground
@whomegalul typically rich people buy them and let vets drive them so they can write it off as a charitable contribution/asset. I don't think most tankers do own one unless they come from money.
Love that you made it for yourself Cody. Nothing short of an inspiration to live your life and do what makes you happy. I hope I’m right when I say this but you seem like a genuine down to earth person who doesn’t let the money get to their head. You worked for this shit, enjoy it how you want to enjoy it. You got a new sub for life!
Joe is awesome people! I hope he is going to be seen again on the channel! the best part of the vid is the end where yall just chatted with him. What a legend.
I didn't hear anything about it being a 6-cylinder, 12-piston engine. That's right. 12 pistons but 6 cylinders. So 2 opposed pistons per cylinder. Really a strange design for an engine, but I guess it made it fairly compact for the amount of power at the time. It is also a 2-stroke, with two cranks.
@Rondo Cat The most fuel efficient engines are ones that don't use fuel. Generators that run electric motors are 5-10% more efficient then engines which is huge when you're talking about fuel.
The Leyland engine fitted to the Chieftain was a multi fuel vertically opposed 16 cylinder weighing 3 ton, an engine pack with radiators and bits was 3 1/2 ton, they were crap, but sounded great, the aux. motor used to start the main engine was a 4 cylinder. If your into engines look up the English Deltic locomotive 2 stroke engine, amazing engineering.
The reason tanks are going smooth bore is because of the ammunition they shoot. APFSDS is round that has an outer Shell that breaks off as it exit's the barrel. They found that their rifled barrels on the first challengers was actually negatively affecting the accuracy. Therefore they have found smooth bore barrels are better because they ware less, and are more accurate with modern day ammunition. Hope this helps.
Cody AKA Whistlin D . You Sir are genius I have been following you for a long time , You are the pioneer on this content for TRvid the rest try to follow and mimic your success but you are 4 steps ahead of them . Keep up the good work Cody . A 73 year old fan of yours from Illinois
You generally dont drive through trees in war, it can cause lots of damage to a tank. And as you experienced, you can get high centered and lose a track.
I have watched every episode you have but this is one of my favorite. I like the fact that you are big hearted, I mean u gave that guy yo pickup, that is golden. I wish I could meet you bro and just give you a hug... Yo grate and ignore criticism, it shows that yo far ahead. I always say if you run a business and no one negatively criticizes it, just know yo not good and yo nothing at all. It's called too much competition for the critics. Keep it up
FYI When all the hatches are closed ie battened down the Tank has a blind zone of 20-30 metres around the tank, so it can't see anyone in that zone, and won't know if it ran over you!
I love how you built yourself up man congrats your like Mr beast from 2017-2019 with his budget today I love when you act like a psychopath keep up the good vids
The guy you bought it from was so cool and knowledgeable. To think there's a young tank wiz out there with a whole farm of military vehicles is badass, and you pretty much solidified his passion as he's helped you with your childhood dream.
The first video of this tank being rescued can be found here Farmer Phils Tank - Episode 1 - We Bought The Only Road Legal Chieftain Battle Tank In The Country trvid.com/video/video-HbpgCKRiKig.html Plenty of other tank shenanigans as well!
If it was up to me, I would’ve had you guys retrack that tank yourself after recovering it because you’re gonna have to learn how to do it because those tracks don’t last forever and someone we’re gonna change them out.
3:07 The primary reason the U.S. has above ground electrical is because of the size of the country. It costs a great deal to cut trenches across such a large area, so underground utilities are usually upgraded when roads and cities are being rebuilt...something which the UK had to do after WW2. Progress takes time and money.
As someone who lives in a Country where basically everything is underground now: Its not that good of an idea tbh. Do above ground whenever possible and underground when necessary.
Chieftain mk 5 or 10 was a very promising tank for the British being able to role a atgm or ricochet them but the thing was if u shot the hull from the front, ur ammo is there so you would explode
Red diesel is another type of diesel in the uk . It’s less tax on it and dyed red to indicate , it’s illegal to use in normal road cars but it’s mainly for agricultural vehicles and whatever else
@Liam Kennedy You're allowed tanks on the roads in the UK. They have to have rubber pads and are limited to 20 or 30mph. Just from looks, that looks too wide to be allowed, I could be wrong.
@Ken Smith I was a 13B (Crewmember) and the M-109 is easy as hell to drive as well. It's got a gas pedal, steering wheel, and a kind of automatic transmission. You still have to move the shifter, but no clutch.
@Ken Smith You still need training though right? I still think it’s tough to drive one, I mean you must have had extensive military training before they let you lose on millions of pounds / dollars worth of military hardware. These days they even have full on tank simulators.
@Ken Smith no offense but an ww2 era tank and an modern tank, have completely different shit especially an garbage Soviet t-34 85, that was known for getting it’s armor blown off or shattering when hit with any tank or anti-tank around
The first video of this tank being rescued can be found here Farmer Phils Tank - Episode 1 - We Bought The Only Road Legal Chieftain Battle Tank In The Country trvid.com/video/video-HbpgCKRiKig.html Plenty of other tank shenanigans as well!
The reason why they switch to smooth bore is they can fire different types of projectiles out of the tank main cannon, A lot of which are now fin stabilized. Kind of like with shotguns. if you have a rifled shotgun barrel you're not gonna want a shoot birdshot or buckshot through it. You're kind of limited only to sabots and slugs, unless it's smooth bore which obviously can take almost anything.
@Benjai yea his videos don’t interest me much but the amount of stuff he donates to community’s and random people is astronomical. He gives away 18 wheeler loads of turkeys to families that can’t afford them during the holidays. He puts all his money into doing good and making his videos.
Hope your boy’s ok after that head-on. I just lost my 4runner to a head on collision in March. Drunk driver, he got me real good 😢. I’m lucky I’m alive. And so is your boy Tyler! Tyler, if you’re reading this…make sure to count them blessings amigo ✌️
Hey, I know one country in Europe where you can test drive your tank and make a ton of cool videos, bonus points for returning washing machines to their owners.
If you investigate the history of the Abrams, it is the same as the Challenger. They removed all damaged hulks and they were returned to General Dynamics to be refurbished as were earlier variants to be upgraded to the newer and latest versions. The German Leopard 2 A4 was the first production line model put into service, also a rifled barrel, and now it is up to the A7 variant, yet they are only A4s' that have gone through the process of being upgraded. The three tanks all came into service from 1979 (Leopard 2) 1980 (M1 Abrams) and 1983 (Challenger), these are definitely not new technology tanks. Only the Sth Korean K2 Black Panther and the Russian T90 are the newest tanks in service at 2014 and 2019 respectively. The T90 has a 125mm smooth bore main gun and also the capability to be a Tank Sniper using special rounds.
Check out Andrew Camarata…. Dude can make a 2 hour video about clearing a road and it’s just sick. He bought a mountain too. And built a castle. Not the same type of shit as Whistlin Diesel but dude can film some shit.
@Jasper Thomas ain't it annoying when people jump down your throat so quickly but then you'd hear more noise from the intergalactic area when it comes to them actually answering your questions or getting the right info out 🤔
i was like, “man they are really abusing this thing while knowing it isn’t theirs for another month.” Then the dude asked him to run over a car with it😂
I love how that young bloke strikes me as thre exact guy who would have been driving and maintaining the tanks during the wars back in the day, its like he was born in the wrong generation, so cool
Man, that's cool! I always dreamed owning a tank like that. Can I ask you where you bought it? I've been looking to buy a little tank like the ones shown next to your tank in the video. I would really appreciate if you could give me the contact info of the dealer. THANKS!
I loved the last few minutes. A few grubby dudes shooting it in the shop, talking about tanks. I was smiling the whole time like I was there with y'all!
If you really like Tanks, not far of England there is Master Milo from the Netherlands.. He has a couple tanks and a nice restoration series of his Type 69-II.
I had a 71 Chrysler new Yorker. That car was a tank in of itself, I went through a brick wall with it. Backed out and drove it home, only damage was to the splash pan behind the bumper.
It's your money you worked for it, so hey if you have it like that and it makes you happy who cares what other's say. I would take a guess at saying the naysayers are simply jealous. I would tell those who are jealous to get creative follow there own dreams and possibly look at you for motivation. Jealousy or envy gets you nowhere and we all have to find our own way and path to happiness. You seem like really great person and I can only imagine how proud your parents and family are of you.
@Robert in the UK, live handguns have been banned for since 1997. You can get certain types of single-shot rifles or shotguns, after a lot of background checks, and have to submit to random inspections, but everything else has to be disabled, and certified so.
26:00 tanks are generally pretty robust and can do a lot of things but because of their weight and because they only have two tracks they have some limits. If you have seen war movies you sometimes can see concrete x shaped cubes. Those are to stop tanks. They stop them because they will high center the tank and when you only have one track on the ground the tank will just spin on the spot or if it can't like in your case it will throw the track. One of the biggest problems tank drivers had in ww2 were basements and trees. So tanks mostly avoided citys and if they couldn't avoid going through it usually an infantry troop would go ahead and look for a stable enough route. Most modern tanks can drive under water with some extra equipment but tankdrivers avoid going through rivers because the riverbed is so soft that a tank can sink in to the mud and high center on there. Tanks also have pretty good climbing ability if you know how to drive it propperly and go straight over it. Modern tanks also don't use levers to steer anymore. They just drive like a car but bigger (exept they have some extra things that sometimes need switches to turn on like turning on the spot with the leopard2. Normally you turn over one track (sharpest turn one track stands still and the other track drives) but if you need to turn even tighter you can flip a switch and the tank starts driveing one track forward and one track backward.
35:24 the uk's tanks have stuck with rifled cannons because the challenger was designed with a focus on the infantry support role, the tanks could fire a hesh round (great for demolishing buildings) which wasn't possible with a smooth bore. Now you got smart ammunition types and programmable high explosive rounds that can be fired from smooth bore cannons.
One of the reasons why the challenger gets a smoothbore gun is so that they can shoot nato rounds. With the old rifeled barrel they had to use special ammo that was/is only made in the uk but with the standadisation in the nato the uk decided to finally change to the nato standard. I don't remember if they got the 120mm gun that is in the leopard2 or if they decided to go with the new 130mm gun.
@whomegalul No, variants of the T-80 have been manufactured in Ukraine, ironically outdoing Russian versions in export sales. Ukrainian versions have a few differences, such as a cheaper diesel engine powerplant. Although production has likely ceased for now due to the factory responsible for producing them being located in Kharkiv. A lot of former Warsaw Pact nations still produce and field their own variants of old Soviet armoured vehicles, there's a rabbit hole of all the fascinating changes and modifications that they've made to the designs. It's well worth reading about if that's your sort of thing
@Closing Conch How would I know that you were talking about the mobility? This is what you said "it's a heavy tank that looks like an is7? Or maybe a leopard 1?" I don't see anything that includes speed there
