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@basecoat1966

3 жыл бұрын

You're hacking. Reported!

@CalebNorthNorman

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha....thats my line! 😆

@theeaselrider4032

3 жыл бұрын

This thing looks like it's straight out of Thunderbirds! Awesome.

@krillekiwi

3 жыл бұрын

last ^^

@georgedoolittle7574

3 жыл бұрын

"número uno" too? Or is that two? Still waiting on moar Russian stuff if you're going all Cold War here all of a sudden..

THE M88A2 HERCULES HAS ONE OF THE BEST SOUNDING ENGINES. I MISS HEARING IT.

@bobsmith2815

3 жыл бұрын

Love the look of tankers in distress and and Big Mike shows up. M1A2s not so impressive when Big Mike has two on the Pintle and tow bar going across the sandbox

@Darth-Nihilus1

3 жыл бұрын

Continental Twin turbo 1790 air cold is a beast

@myselfremade

2 жыл бұрын

It's one of those engines that if you listen to it for too long. You can't hear it anymore. I'm sorry for your loss Matthew Henderson. Never forget

I served alongside a Samoan at Ft. Knox. Watched him carry 4 complete M2's at the same time at least a 1000 meters from the motorpool to the arms room. Big dude. He said is the United States Army had a Company of Samoans they wouldn't need M88

@davidgold5961

2 жыл бұрын

In 1982 there was a sergeant in the Marine Corps by the name of Samoa A. Samoa. I know, I’m not making this up. I was the Admin Clerk for the squadron and I knew everybody’s name. I was subjected to a hazing incident where I had to walk through a line of Marines punching me in the arms and this dude from Samoa hit me so hard that I had blood running down inside my arms. For about 10 years afterwards you could see the blood stains in the crook of my elbows. The first time he punched me I almost fell over, and I am a big dude. He got me on both arms because I had to walk through this group of Marines and then back the other way. My arms have never been the same since.

This Cute Potato Bug needs nothing, he loves to pull and push the tanks. He is happy to work for this friends and to help them with the heavy vehicles. Nice Video thanks Sofi for sharing this and supporting the Museum.

Sofilein is the greatest friend of these tank museums on youtube.

No video can do it justice, just how loud that engine is at idle. I was at NTC 22-09, supporting 1st ID in July last year , and at the vehicle turn-in I was within maybe 15 feet of this thing and if you walked in front of its exhaust, it could almost blow your hat off. Beautiful sounding engine.

As an engineer, the sound of powerful machinery is like music to me. It's actually quite relaxing. Next time I have a hard time going to sleep, I'll just put my headphones on, loop this puppy, and I have a feeling I'll be lights out in no time!

I have always been fascinated by this awesome beast! While stationed in Germany 71-74 our base had tracked arty and got to see these beasts travel around, never got the opportunity to try for a ride.

@milesboehmer9969

3 жыл бұрын

3 ad kirchgons ,81-84 , watched them , Iwas with co c 2 / 36 inf , they had 2 tank units there with us and d. 122 unit .

I have several friends who actually listen to this video when trying to calm down or relax, it truly helps some with ptsd and other issues so thanks for posting!

@Sofilein

3 жыл бұрын

That's actually amazing! I'm so glad it has been a help 🤗

Triple A. Only problem was the 88A1 didnt have enough grunt to tow our A1 Abrams when I was stationed in W Germany. We had to use another Abrams to tow them in. That made the beer payout alot bigger as we had to pay the 88 crew AND the towing tank crew.

@daveshack298

3 жыл бұрын

BY THE BOOK, during the Cold War, you were SUPPOSED to use two M88s (50ton capacity) to tow an M1 (60 ton tank) - one in front and one in back. In the late '80s, I was on a Direct Support Maintenance Team that supported an M109 self-propelled Artillery Battalion. We were set up at a Maintenance site near the Table VIII range in Grafenwoehr, and our GP-Mediums were set up just at the edge of the berm of the impact zone. One night, we were on the berm watching the DATs qualify on the Table VIII range, when something went awry. A gunner on one of the M1s did something he wasn't supposed to do and that M1 burned up. A light-bird (Lieutenant-Colonel) chased us back into our GP-Mediums and, a short time later, I could hear that SINGLE M88 pulling that M1 off the range... So, there is by the book, and there is field expediency... I should also add: while I had very little to do with the M88 (I was a 'wheeled-vehicle mechanic' - 63W); I also held an 'H8' identifier...school trained recovery specialist. At the time, I 'owned' an XM816 wrecker.

Best ASMR ever but i need a 15 hours version of this masterpiece

Thanks for posting this. Everyone at work needed to hear the song of my people for 1.5 hours.

Once during a training exercise we chased the OPFOR with our M88 trough a small Forrest while they ran on foot. Trees flying everywhere.

@Sofilein

3 жыл бұрын

I'd give one of my thumbs to see that 🤣

@howzitbrah8944

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sofilein we got in a little trouble for being excessive, but OPFOR (opposing force) never came back ever.

@howzitbrah8944

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sofilein love your channel, keep it rolling. Aloha always

@Sofilein

3 жыл бұрын

They are surprisingly fast lmao that would be very scary

I was an M1 tanker for 8 years, and while the Abrams is an unbelievably cool sounding tank the M88s always brought the thunder when they went by with that huge turbodiesel.

The sound of that Engine!!!! And it would rock that asphalt!

We use to call the M88’s ‘Dragons’ for the flames that shot out the rear exhaust grills as they roared down the tango tangos.

Beautiful. Great to see and hear such a beast at work. Like how the T29 was like "No, I don't wanna move" and the M88 just kept going. That AVDS-1790 must be one of the best engines ever designed.

Best Herc footage ever! Thx Sofilein

@Sofilein

3 жыл бұрын

Oh there's a lot cooler out there. But these were some unique moves that's for sure

I like. Big. Engines and I cannot lie. You other brothers can't deny. That when the right tank model drives by at full throttle you get sprung.

Oh I missed this one !!! Great video Sofie and thank you so much for sharing these images !!!

I love this.Thank you so much.Very relaxing.

This was so cool to see. The M88 is a brute with a great sound!

As a former 63E (mechanic), this video satisfies my... uh... particular tastes.

Love the sound, power at work.

Very relaxing, wish I was there too !! Cool cloudy day with a gentle breeze blowing, glorious fresh air (hopefully they use Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel coz of fumes)

Was thinking ASMR ? How is that going to work on tanks …but it does the sound is amazing 👍❤️🌹

As a retired 63S…I really enjoyed watching this video, thank you.

Using my Prime Squeeze Elements’ (wife) YT account to post. I’m a retired 11B/11H and I’ll never forget the power of this BEAST! You probably noticed how the ground shakes as it rolls by, but in this video they’re driving pretty slow and gently so in front line units, our mechanics did no such thing! All Grunts love to listen to this thing as it screams by with its twin turbos howling in anger. As for pulling power I’ve seen it pull a one megawatt generator that was built onto a semi-trailer unit but all 8 tires were flat. So, they decided to just tow it as is then worry about the tires later. The trailer started moving quickly after they poured some serious horsepower on it and it left 4 deep trenches in the paved road as we pulled it to the front gate at Al-Rashid (FOB Muleskinner/Camp Cuervo). I’d love to own one of these if given the chance but I think the diesel would be a bit spendy, lol. And yes, in Iraq (2003-04) the mechanics either ran over vehicles trying to block the road or push it out of the way. We never had an M88 down for anything no matter what hit it.

V12's sound so Heavenly, be they gas, diesel, turbocharged or N/A, small or large displacement. Dare I say it's the perfect cylinder count. Oh, and hnnnnnggg!

Our mechanics always had theirs amped up one way or another and it was a glorious sound whenever you needed them!

Thanks Sofi!

I love that sound.

Thank you for posting this! Yep, I could definitely use one for home maintenance projects. I'm sure my neighbors will appreciate the use of the crane to sling raise their cars out of ditches and hoist them up to change tires or work on exhaust systems. The local career center could maintain the engine as an educational program goal. Hunters would appreciate it to put up deer stands even higher using the boom. I could also use it to move buildings when needed and need I say the entertainment value at birthday parties for kids? Nothing but win-win all around

@ROAMinstuie420

2 жыл бұрын

Hang pinatas with it as well, really an all around unit!

I remember when we needed an m88 when our paladin had brakes that were seized. Tried to move the paladin under its own power but the brakes were so strong the engine coolant eventually started boil over before it would even move.

@ilovemybirbheisgreat7785

2 жыл бұрын

At least it has good brakes

Sofilein is it weird to have a crush on a tank specifically the M88 because I think I'm in love with the M88 thanks to you and if they ever come up for sale on the civil market I'm buying one. Love your work

I was a 19K and can confirm the 88 is a force to be reckoned with. It can move the world. You can feel the V 12 rumble in your chest and can hear it from miles away

Man I love the sound of this engine! Also probably the best power to weight ratio a t95/28 has ever had! Super jealous of the track guys who get to work this beast. I'll stick with my m984's, beggars can't be choosers.

There is nothing like a vehicle that you feel through the earth before you hear it comming. The Abrams is is close, but not like a 88.

@daveshack298

3 жыл бұрын

With the Abrams, all you hear is the squeaking of the treads...until you're right on top of it. With the M88, you hear the sweet sound of that V12 turbocharged Continental motor AND feel the rumble right through your chest!

10 seconds in and the scalp tingles begin. Woohoo

Well done Sofie That was a bit of fun Stuart in Ireland ☘️❤️

The Ground Guides were not communicating on the parking job of the IS-3. He placed the chock block before they were done moving, 4:10. That's how people get hurt.

Good stuff 😃

Now we need 1 - 1/2 hours of blue moose ASMR!!!

My deep water fording kit never came in but she still sounded great.

I listened to this for a lot longer than I expected to.

I drove all of the various tanks in the US Army arsenal, but I did have a special place for the 88. The old gas turbine models we used to call Dragon Breath because every time you took your foot of the gas, it would spit out this large flame.

FT Knox 1974, I watched an M88 with the gas engine hook 2 dead M60A1's together and haul ass back to the motor pool with 104 tons of dead tanks. And I do mean haul ass, that old gas engine was the roar of a Norse god.

@Sofilein

3 жыл бұрын

Holy shit!

Gentlemen we are reaching peak civilization with the herc asmr.

The M88 is definitely my favorite US Army ground vehicle, it was the first vehicle I was assigned to when I started my job as a test engineer for the Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1988, a neat coincidence between vehicle model number and year of start. The test I was assigned to was a competition between the M88A1E1 and the General Dynamics version of a heavy recovery vehicle based off the M1 Abrams tank, GD called it the ARV, or Armor Recovery Vehicle. I was assigned to the reliability testing group for that test and got to spend lots of time with the E1, or first experimental version. The ARV was quick, way quicker than the E1 with the turbine of the Abrams pushing it, but it was such a fuel hog that the joke was it could pass anything on the battlefield except a fueling point. Eventually the test showed that overall the E1 was the better choice for the next generation of heavy recovery vehicle and the E1 became the M88A2, with a weight of 70 tons to be able to tow an Abrams that was projected at that time to weigh that much and probably more in the coming years. Since the M88A2 now weighed as much as the tank the Army only needed one to tow the Abrams safely as opposed to needing two M88A1s, one in the front to tow and one in the back to help slow down the Abrams on down hills. It was probably the most interesting test I worked on at APG and definitely made me fall in love with the M88 since I got to not only help direct the testing of it but also got to drive it and help the mechanics fix it from time to time. Can't wait to see how the M88A3 turns out with a new powertrain, suspension, track, and additional road wheel station on each side. Thank you for helping me relive old memories of my favorite Army vehicle, I hope you will cover the development of the M88A3 in the coming years too so we can see how it will continue on as the best tank tow truck we have.

@Sofilein

9 ай бұрын

Ahhhh that is so amazing. This comment made my month 😭 I found some material on the ARV recently and got so fascinated. I am veryyyy interested in the A3 and would love to feature it on video when and if I get the chance. Thank you SO much for sharing. The M88 is my favorite vehicle, too.

@secondmouse9458

9 ай бұрын

You are very welcome, it was a pleasure to share that experience with you.@@Sofilein

I close my eyes and fly away to this sound

@Sofilein

3 жыл бұрын

Don't we all

@raczinger20

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sofilein Sorry just got back from tank heaven lol. Indeed, and thanks for the reply Sofilein!

Hydraulics went out on the boom n it free fell back down bolts went flying lol

Thank You.

so glad we can get these genre of video son youtube instead of the canadian naughty hub

Hey Sofilein you like the M5 Stuart? xP i watch all your videos, greetings from Maxicali Baja CALIFORNIA!

Sofi. You need to find a gasser M88 somewhere. That's you!!😀😀😳

Proper ASMR

"Mr. trouble never hangs around, when he hears this Mighty sound, 'Here I come to save the day!' That means that Matey Ate is on the way..."

Power!!!!

Dwarfing the IS-2 they passed by, I noticed!

I operated the M88A1 while I was in. 63T/H8..... 90-94

Its a Monster!

nice sound, but my favorite still is the Leopard 1 engine sound.

Now That's Some HEAVY DUTY... AFV ASMR ))) ))) )))

I crewed one of those my final years in the U.S. Army...

Sofilein reminds me of young Brigitte Nielsen.

The sound of twelve cylinders. 👌

is it wrong that I like the Herc more than a tank with an actual gun?

@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM

2 жыл бұрын

It's so wrong, it's right ;-)

These things are so fucking loud irl. This doesn't do justice

Getting shit done while im listening to the Herc getting shit done much rather this than the regular office banter !

@Sofilein

3 жыл бұрын

Damn right!

I remember the Ole 88 at fort Riley

Hook the boom to the tow bar for fast recovery

Sofi 👍

Thanks so much for sharing the raw footage Sofi. I have one question though what saves the Hercules when it gets stuck?

@relsok6166

2 жыл бұрын

Another 88

@markhoffman4903

2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen one stuck? Neither have I....

@davidgold5961

2 жыл бұрын

The Hercules never gets stuck, the Earth gets stuck on the Hercules.

I want that building.

Still got that track slipping problem even on this video from 3 months ago tonyour brand new one moving the King tiger! Get the cheftian in to sort the track tension haha

@Sofilein

2 жыл бұрын

These were all filmed last November 😅

@AFV85

2 жыл бұрын

Lol anything in your Stash ofnthe Achillies or the m26 Arv? Don't want to call it the Dragon wagon because not it's official status that was the transporter version I'm a modeller, I built the hercules can't not have it in the collection! Got the m88a1 and G1 German version still the m88 so yeah lol but finding anything on Achillies 17 pounder British version is by far the hardest time I've had looking for references and interior information! Just nothing! I did find one original in Russia not messed about with by IDF like the one in the Chieftains walk about video so that video's rendered usless really lol your getting people building ww2 IdF Achillies 17pdrs lol! And maybe look into the real facts that the original m10 the Achillies was a code name by superiors its nothing to do with the British m10 17 pdr people get that wrong all time it's crazy! Youll see m10s with the Duckbill bustle same that was on the m10 Achilles British version they just named it m10 duckbill! That's another thing people associate the British version with them duckbill bustles! Can't be more wrong that's something that needs to be told maybe your the one to do it?

Would love to see a video discussing your thoughts on Britain's cancellation of a £3.5billion tank project recently

Doesn't LOOK like the M88s I remember - ours were 'rounder,' without all the armor and the A-frame was tubular - but that 12 cylinder Continental engine still sounds the same! :)

@Sofilein

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, this one is the M88A2! A3 is right around the corner. I'll have a video up with the version you had up pretty soon :)

Can someone tell me where the acetylene tank is stored on the Hercules? Is it a standard sized storage bottle? I retired in 1990, after starting my 20 year service as a 63F10. Retired as a 63E40 and ALWAYS had issues getting the 'extra' small acetylene bottles for the M88A1. If the bottle is stored standing up 'somewhere', is there a remote access for the gauge and hose hook-up? Thanks!

This is so Lewd.

there is Heavy Metal, and then there is the M88.

That thing has got to feel like a 7.0 Richter scale driving by.

Tanks. Your Welcome.

uwu that engine >//w//< ♥

What is being moved from 28mins onwards?

I feel lucky I operate this beast on my duty

@Sofilein

Жыл бұрын

Super cool!

Poor Rob Cogan @ 4:05

Size of that thing's ridiculous! Must be a nightmare for the guy's having to move the damb thing! Just them outer sponsons/boggies along are like moving a dead panther or KT tank, hell with that carry on lol! As they say fin n game's time eh! Still it's got the Herc in action so it's it's pass from me! Love that thing! Roll on m88

What are the 2 monster tanks in the garage at min 47 ?

Who downvotes this?! What were they expecting? Why would they click this, see that the title is 100% accurate and then go, "you know what, this video has disappointed me." I mean...are those people ok? Who hurt them? THERE'S NOT EVEN AN INTRO OR OUTRO! Just vroom.

No way, ASMR tank...

herc looks like its going throw a track , right side

Oh sofi stop making us all jealous over your fondness for this machine please get the hots for the British conqueror tank as well it would benefit from your discerning eye 🤔 it’s an endangered species 😬

Are you in the military young lady? It would be an absolute shame if I didn't get to read an article about you driving an M1A2 across enemy lines one day!

What is that thing on the left at 1:13:08?

What if in World War II the Sherman tank had depleted uranium rounds?

haha idk this was a thing. the poor dudes laying boards

Just don't hit the smoke generators near a airport. Tower at FITG wasn't happy with one three second shot a fellow mechanic and I did.

Greetings from Russia 🖐️

Can anyone advise what the vehicle they're towing in at @ 18:25 is?

@Sofilein

Жыл бұрын

T28! kzread.info/dash/bejne/oHaCl7uMe72weKg.html

@kwb377

Жыл бұрын

@@Sofilein Thanks!

When will Sofi get her own personal gasser M88???

@Sofilein

2 ай бұрын

Oh I wish 😭