Smooth and not smoking. You guys know your stuff. Thats sweet

Unreal how smooth that engine runs. What a beauty.

I just want to say Thank You to these men. They spend their money and time saving the past for future generations. Without them the past is easily forgotten. Thank you.

@dioniciothomas5716

3 жыл бұрын

I love the sound of this radial engine

@burntchickennugget191

3 жыл бұрын

I bet most dont know what engine this is today.

Had NO idea that a Sherman had a radial motor. 👍👍

@Migman2020

4 жыл бұрын

War time requires extreme choices :P

@Hjerte_Verke

4 жыл бұрын

Not all of them did, but a good majority did.

@davidvance6367

4 жыл бұрын

JUrry3, Sho did

@davidvance6367

4 жыл бұрын

JUrry3, when a German anti tank shell hit a Sherman tank. Very very bad outcome. Horrid ! A foot soldier was glad he was a foot soldier. Not to be in one of these poorly armoured tanks

@rodrigoruffa7460

4 жыл бұрын

Check out for Chrysler multibank engine, that was a weird alternative to this!

AMEN, Thanks to all who preserve history like this

An old neighbour who lived down our road spend most of WW2 in a Sherman tank in the Canadian army. I remember him talking about the first tanks he was in having radial engines and later ones having diesels. Although it likely would have made little difference if hit by a shell he said he always felt more comfortable in a tank with diesel fuel in it rather than gasoline. Thanks for posting.

Easily one of the coolest engine builds I’ve ever seen. Top notch.

man this takes me back...i have taken so many of these engines apart that i can remember every part.....

I would like to be there , thanks always wondered how the engine was cooled , never seen one on engine stand ,sure love this electronic world ,retired mechanic ,70 now thanks again

@johnneedy3164

4 жыл бұрын

@Zeksteve yes figgered was raised around a pt19 sterman but this was the first engine seen out of a ole tank like this ,still would be somewhere they have one out ,I'm a retired mechanic ✌by the way seen some downed green Giants in Vietnam, radial eng in front ,too toren up to see much

@davidvance6367

4 жыл бұрын

john needy, 9 cylinder Wright

You have to give the engineers who used radial engines props.

@pauldavidson6321

4 жыл бұрын

That was very good !

@cdizzle99z

4 жыл бұрын

Good one not many got it

@peterjensen6844

4 жыл бұрын

I understood that reference...

@damonthomas8955

4 жыл бұрын

Given the context of this video, your humor seems to be a little off track.

@hgone7221

4 жыл бұрын

Tip the wings to you sir!

I don't think I can ever recall hearing a radial idle as smooth as this one, the mechanics who got her to sound like that surely worked some magic.

Appreciate how these guys don’t Gun it as soon as they start it

@Hjerte_Verke

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that is bad form especially when the engine is cold and there's basically no oil in the cylinders or anywhere except in the oil tank (sump).

@garyvallone5393

4 жыл бұрын

because these are real mechanics not kids

@garyvallone5393

4 жыл бұрын

This thing would probably torque the supports right off!

@garyvallone5393

4 жыл бұрын

@@warrenreeves5925 A true mechanic. Methodical. No bullshit emotion. Just the machine

@time.5316

4 жыл бұрын

Treat the machine right and it'll treat you right. It hurts when some idiot in an otherwise nice expensive truck goes roaring past me trailing blue smoke.

That engine sounds smooth, def hitting on all cylinders

This engine runs amazingly clean! Nice job!

Remember a guy bought a radial engined Sherman to a war weekend at the Severn Valley Railway years ago (along with his Diamond T and Dyson trailer to carry it!!) And after driving it around a bit parked it outside the pub on Saturday evening.......in conversation he mentioned it was radial, which we'd never heard of (we tend to deal in diesel engines that tip the scales from 8 to 27 tons and cylinder counts from 6 to 16) so he picked his pint up and said "come on, I'll show you!" So, with the back hatches open, we were staring in awe at this cramped, packed in aeroplane engine squeezed into a defiantly "non aeroplane" when he shouted "fingers clear" and wound it up...... Those exhausted are f**king loud when your head is six inches from them!!! Glorious stuff!!😊😊😊😊

That's one of the sweetest running radial engines I've ever heard so obviously the rebuild was done correctly and somebody paid close attention to detail on getting it in tune which is a huge step of importance to power developement and engine life. When they run that sweet it can't help but put a smile on your face. Outstanding Work. A thumbs up from me.

I love the mechanic on the right who was so impressed, he turned away to make a cell phone call.

@cgcgundersen

4 жыл бұрын

Booty call. Sorry fellas gotta take this......

Runs absolutely wonderfully...A real treat to hear..

@teckeleddie

10 жыл бұрын

Agreed. A rebuild well done.I would have this in my livingroom as a ventilator because I know damn well the nieghbours wont have one.

Its just an engineering masterpiece. An invention of necessity, not an evil machine. Used to fight evil and sometime cause evil, but for the greater good. Nice work my friend, that is running very smooth indeed :)

@ModSoFenGliScH

4 жыл бұрын

haha you brits are so pretentious

@gregorymalchuk272

4 жыл бұрын

America intervened in the war on the side of mass murdering international Bolshevism.

@Cola64

4 жыл бұрын

Evil?

@tyrstone3539

3 жыл бұрын

Gregory Malchuk but then became an enemy of the communists, don't forget this. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, for a time

This engine is a piece of art. Simply amazing! Awesome rebuild.

So incredibly smooth, probably better than when it was new. Great rebuild job!

"It's so beautiful!"... Mesmerized and puts hand into fan..

That is the sweetest sounding radial I have heard on here out of all the different ones I have listened to. Very smooth and started quite easily. My hat is off to you guys for doing an excellent job in restoring these beauties. A lot of time and love went into this project. Awesome job.

That is a nice running rotary piston engine if i ever heard one. Nice sound

Wow, never seen the actual engine in the Sherman before, what a compact and neat design, and sounds amazing!

@johnsadar1743

4 жыл бұрын

Slovflyer it even looks like a radial air plane engine!!

@G-ra-ha-m

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnsadar1743 It _is_ a radial air plane engine....

@internetexpert8153

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure there were like 4 or 5 different engines in the Shermans

@SPAZTICCYTOPLASM

4 жыл бұрын

@@internetexpert8153 Yes actually, really interesting, they ofc had this continental engine which was an aircraft engine which was just available. Then there was the GM 6046 engine which was 2 Detroit diesel 6 cylinders put together, then there was the Chrysler multibank which was 5 Chrysler straight 6es put together around a common crankshaft, these where not very good, but still good enough, and there was a Caterpillar conversion of the continental engines and then there was the best of the best the ford GAA v8.

@chrisdavis3816

4 жыл бұрын

This is why Sherman's were so high....no so compact...

Gaijin take note, this is how an M4 engine sounds....

It's surprising how much this sounds like an unmuffled v8. Very smooth for a radial. I'm impressed, and have great respect for not only the engineers who designed them but for those great men who maintain them today.

Sounds and looks like a top notch rebuild! That idle just says it's ready to rock!

God! That engine sounds like perfection. SO smooth!!

Wow. Radial engines on aircraft idle so rough, but this one sure sounds smooth in comparison ...

@paulw176

4 жыл бұрын

coolest tank ever made IMO

@fredgarvinmaleprostitute6451

4 жыл бұрын

That's because it's not having to rotate a prop!

@kdph7848

4 жыл бұрын

Plane radials are tweaked out like a dragster compared to a tank radial engine.

@PotentialAutist42069

4 жыл бұрын

radial engines on planes are meant to operate at high rpm and only at high rpm for long periods of time. therefore they are cammed like dragsters ( except obviously there are cam rings instead of shafts) this engine is obviously cammed for massive low end torque, so idles very smoothly.

@Dwohman

4 жыл бұрын

@@PotentialAutist42069 not only are they cammed differently they also run different fuel with a rich mixture at idle. This is also to facilitate the running at high rpm for extended periods

That's the smoothest, quietest running radial I've ever seen. Very nice !!

Thanks for a great video. My dad worked on those in Europe during WW2, was with the John Deere battalion.

That thing runs quieter and smoother then my truck 🤷‍♂️

@nicholassmerk

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. I clicked on the video expecting to see a fire breathing monster. Looks like it must have been designed to be more reliable than that!

@ellismidkiff6117

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty much the reason a radial was invented

@pappy451

4 жыл бұрын

@nordhorny . . . calm down nugget !

@glassontherocks

4 жыл бұрын

Harleys are louder.

@pappy451

4 жыл бұрын

@@glassontherocks . . . sure enough , my Sportster was louder .

2011 still in college, made a thesis about radial engines, youtube didnt recommend this. Now 8 years later, I have a fulltime job, youtube decides to recommend it

3:12-----, gorgeous sound, can you imagine waking up to that. Lads, first class job on the engine build.

That rebuild very well..no coughing..sputtering..back fires..runs smooth nice work lads

very smooth ,no vibration .

If I may add, sterling craftsmanship for such a smooth running Continental

Guy in the blue is a true mech. He can just become one with the engine and know every sound and what needs to be done. Like he is looking into the engine and watching it work.

That engine stand is an admirable piece of engineering in and of itself. Great vid....Thanks!

@magapickle01

4 жыл бұрын

You like the disc brakes ?

so smooth!

That is one smooth sounding radial. I didn't know they put those in Shermans. Very cool

Beautiful engine restoration. Kudos to those guys for preserving the past.👍

Now every time I watch a video of a Sherman tank I will think a lot differently than I used to. Great job fellas.

What a pleasant sound... :)

See you guys in 8 years when youtube reccomends thus again

@mguarin912

4 жыл бұрын

Brick's Builds 😂😂😂

@newdogatplay

4 жыл бұрын

For real KZread has gotten to the place they have because of people like this and now they are a political propaganda machine with more adds then the Sunday paper in a 5 min,video ,the people used to be able to post anything on here that's why I and other like me started using utube,,but I guess may as well go back to regular tv ,it's got the same content now days as youtbe,my roku,can get me just as much entertainment with free apps as KZread ever does any more ,,and I never use KZread on it wen I use roku,

@danielmadden1688

4 жыл бұрын

lol

@paraglide01

3 жыл бұрын

Just 1 year passed by. LOL

@benwinter2420

3 жыл бұрын

Same here . . never want to see this again . . shouting over this engine

Nice work guys. Glad to see you keeping history alive.

My dad was the pilot of a Sherman 105 in "Indochine" (Vietnam) for 3 years. Great engine :-) It had a plane engine Continental R975 9 cylinders radial.

love the brake rotors as swivel points , engineering at its finest ,great recycling lads great rebuild

He seems like a veteran remembering the sounds of his tank

The wonderful sound of a radial engine. It ran even smoother after some carb adjustments. Pretty cool. Big cooling fan on the front. I didn't know Continental built radials. I've flown behind many horizontal-opposed Continentals in light aircraft from 65 to 375 hp.

what a beautiful engine!!! Purring and just a magnificent piece of engineering

When you turn 60, the government sends you a jumpsuit and you must wear it at all times.

@joebaker3822

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 40, I got mine early.

@cliffmorgan31

3 жыл бұрын

Then what do I do with my suspenders??!

How we gonna hold up this engine? Hmmmm..... Hand me them brake rotors... Ingenuity

@LuckyBaldwin777

4 жыл бұрын

see all the holes drilled in the rotors? I think that's for bolts so the engine can be held in different angles to make it easier to work on

Damn. Good job. That smokes less than 99% of standard engines on the road today. 👌 sounds outstanding too. 👍

Part of mij training in the Dutch army (cavalerie) was driving a Sherman tank. When starting one of us would stand behind the engine with a fire extinguisher because gas in lower cylinders would accumulate and could cause a fire 🔥 Mechanics did a fantastic job on this engine 👍🏻

loving the engine mount bodged out of some square tube and brake discs lol

@RabidDogEOCF

4 жыл бұрын

I believe its adapted to an existing stand that can test fwd axles or similar. Those rotors are bolted to axle hubs.

@anthonyanderson464

3 жыл бұрын

A fat and long torque curve

Really nice engine stand made from some odds and ends.

@garyblack8717

4 жыл бұрын

You noticed the brake rotors too ;-)

Amazingly smooth. Great job guys! 👍🏻👍🏻😊

I worked on the P&W R-4360 radial engines for four years in the Air Force. It was a monster with 3000 hp. Smoked like hell. Had 8" exhaust pipes. Even idling it made loud mechanical sounds. I haven't heard a radial this quiet except for the 1000 hp radials on the C-47s.

Would be neat to see this motor on an engine dyno and what the powerband looks like.

The sweet sound of history :)

Thanks for keeping history alive for my son's generation.

Thanks! I've always wondered what they looked like. If you close your eyes, it sounds like WW2 era movie scene. It also sounds like a radial plane engine, but with low rpm stump pulling grunt. Now I see a tank in a movie, in my mind, I'll imagine the radial spinning inside it.

"I've got no clue way I've gone completely deaf. " Comment from all four.

@828enigma6

4 жыл бұрын

Wondered why none were wearing hearing protection unless already deaf. We rode in a V8 airboat once with just earplugs. It had open headers. Couldn't hear squat for 3 hours.

@adodado1101

4 жыл бұрын

Those guys are old school. They played out in the streets til dark and didn’t use helmets when they rode their bikes. They also didn’t get participation prizes just for showing up...

@pauldavidson6321

4 жыл бұрын

Was thinking exactly the same thing after not seeing any ear protectors.

@A.R.77

4 жыл бұрын

@@adodado1101 ~ So did I. But just like teeth, once their gone, a person sure as hell miss's them. It doesn't take much effort to avoid years of misery.

@kennethclifford1863

4 жыл бұрын

WHAT?!

Who would guess the Sherman had a radial engine. Guess you learn something new everyday.

Smoothest radial ive ever heard running 👍👍

Looks like a giant alternator! Thanks for posting!

I don't know why, but this engine just sounds so happy to me. It's just chillin' on a Sunday, enjoying the peaceful afternoon.

@iwineverygame1995

4 жыл бұрын

It certainly has that radial hum that sounds completely absent of resistance.

That's correct, this is engine oil in the basket. The cooling is by air through a fan. Don't forget, this is a 9 cyl. radial airplane engine. No water in a radial airplane engine. Sorry for my English, translated from French by Google translator.

@JimFortune

4 жыл бұрын

There's nothing wrong with your English. It's better than a lot of native English speakers in youTube comments! ;->

@ghalibalogaily460

4 жыл бұрын

These engine was in ww2 being used

@burntchickennugget191

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly we dont get a chance to work on thease engines in america. Would have loved to fix one up. It runs so much smoother then most engines I see.

Wow! That is one smooth running radial.

Boy that sounds great! Just like an old Ford flathead. No better engine sound than that👍

Runs really smooth, i quess you know your magic.

Wow that's quieter than my V8 in my old '96 Explorer lol.

runs so smooth and quiet nice job well done.

Wow, I held my breath till I passed out! Seriously, that old iron coffin made a lot of widows!

That bloke squatting, he is so fixated he has to be counting the RPM.

@harrygatto

4 жыл бұрын

He's listening.

@Cola64

4 жыл бұрын

I thought he was dropping a deuce

@rogerpease8010

4 жыл бұрын

Manning the throttle

@gavfr

4 жыл бұрын

isn't he operating the throttle?

@chrismonteith1

4 жыл бұрын

100% defecating

:o It runs so smooth, no one would notice that thing in a prius would they? :)

@thomasfluffernutter7237

10 жыл бұрын

lol No, Not at all!

@paullangford8179

4 жыл бұрын

I think the coal bin and the fireman would be a giveaway ...

@billjenkins687

4 жыл бұрын

I dream of doing the PITT maneuver on a prius.

@quillmaurer6563

4 жыл бұрын

As someone who once owned a Prius, I suspect this is actually smoother and quieter than the Prius' 4-banger. That engine was surprisingly rough and noisy, especially at high power on the freeway, had a rather unrefined feel to it.

@negativeindustrial

4 жыл бұрын

Quill Maurer It’s only meant to power the car under heavy load and feed the batteries. The same company made the 1-3UZ-FE engines which are known to be some of the smoothest V8’s ever made (The big Lexus use them). It’s all about being purpose built for the Japanese.

Great video! I never tire of radials.

Very smooth. Love that sound.

And old timers wonder why their hearing goes bad. Only the young guy has any hearing protection. LOL. Beautiful rebuild.

@jerryw6699

4 жыл бұрын

the old guys are already deaf, and, if you listen to it long enough you'll get use to it.

@nunyabizness199

4 жыл бұрын

Are you sure theyre not wearing inside the ear plugs...they have them you know.

Like a well oiled sewing machine

The maintenance crew that rebuilt this engine did a commendable job, it looks good and runs smooth.

You guys are awesome, that takes a huge amount of skill

Until now, I've never seen "any" tank engine before. If no one had told me what I was looking at, I'd think an aircraft engine of some sort.

@goldenboi7685

3 жыл бұрын

The Abrams has two turboshaft engines in it. Common to see aviation engines in other stuff. They are reliable, light, and POWERFUL

@richardsledgecock2110

3 жыл бұрын

This type engine was also used in some ww2 airplanes

@richardsledgecock2110

3 жыл бұрын

It was a duel purpose engine plane or tank.

Une horloge. Les anciens savent y faire. Ça fait plaisir de voir des gens monopolisés qui y consacrent leur temps pour les entretenir,c'est notre héritage. Merci à vous.

@harentrois

9 жыл бұрын

TONERO Tonero C'est de la pure mécanique de base que malheureusement les jeunes qui sortent de l'école ne connaissent plus. Quand je leurs pose la question, comment régler les soupapes ou me citer les 4 temps d'un moteur, j'ai comme réponse " on apprend plus ça à l'école". C'est l'ère de l'électronique embarquée qui prime de nos jours et les mécaniciens capables de restaurer de tel moteurs se font de plus en plus rare. Merci pour votre commentaire.

Sweet sound ! I love engines . I have an engine machine shop here in Alabama , we specialize in heavy equipment engines .

My uncle was in Patton's 3rd Army, 4rth Armored Division. Wish he were alive to hear this engine run so nicely.

Turns off engine.. "Runs great Charlie!" Charlie: "HUUUH?? WHAAA?"

@jamesvanmeter6743

4 жыл бұрын

Got a little lean on that low idle. POW! SNAP!!

i never knew the Sherman tank engine was round like a airplane motor

@warlord602

9 жыл бұрын

sam lyon I believe it is an aircraft engine.

@TheWolfiet

8 жыл бұрын

+sam lyon radial was just an all around better option for the odd design of the Sherman. better power band on petrol and generally quieter than the 40's V configurations.

@wranglerdave6452

8 жыл бұрын

i just thought they were gas or diesel not radial

@rileykirk11

8 жыл бұрын

+sam lyon you can have a diesel in gas or radial

@norm1955

8 жыл бұрын

+sam lyon The radial engine was one of the types they used.They had other ones too.

Sounds sweet. Nice radial.

That is one beautiful sounding engine.

I think i had the same engine in my 82 mazada Rx7 🤙🏻

@thiccysgarage8472

4 жыл бұрын

Radial and rotary are different things

@gaffnaldo1

4 жыл бұрын

Radial is pistons, rotary is blades. But I see why you thought it might be the same

@hyzercreek

4 жыл бұрын

He was joking holy shit

@Hjerte_Verke

4 жыл бұрын

Au contraire, mon frère! Rotary engines are also piston engines and were that way long before the Wankel rotary engine came about. Think Fokker Dr1 and Sopwith Camel, to name a few rotary-engined planes.

@hyzercreek

4 жыл бұрын

@@Hjerte_Verke Those are radial engine planes.

Interesting that they used an aeroplane (or at least aeroplane-type) radial engine in the Sherman! On the other side of the world, Jerry slapped an aircraft V12 into their Tigers. Interesting correlation of technologies being shared across vehicles..

@gullreefclub

8 жыл бұрын

+Ben M It you think about it the idea of using a air cooled radial engine in a tank made a lot of sense back then before compact high horsepower diesel engine. To start off with no cooling system to deal with even today cooling system on tanks are a pain in the butt. Radial engines were certainly lighter than inline engines of the day and while taller than they were much shorter meaning a more compact drivetrain assembly. Additionally the radial engines had much higher horsepower ratings and were meant to be field serviceable. The big downfall of all gasoline powered tanks is just that gasoline. The Shermans nickname was the Ronson because it caught fire so easily

@jameshay7247

8 жыл бұрын

The Sherman's nickname was the Sherman.

@gullreefclub

8 жыл бұрын

If you say so but to the WWII veterans that lived in the neighborhood that I grew up in as a kid they had plenty of names for the M4 and they normally all started with F@#king and commonly ended with piece of S#!t. The nicknames like "Ronson", "Tommy Cooker", and "The Burning Grave" were ones that could be said in polite company that referred to how easily they caught fire (gas engines) many times with their crew being burned to death. As a side note the US Army did not give the moniker \ name Sherman to the "Medium Tank, during WWII nor did the US Army give the name Stuart to the Light Tank M3\M5 or the names Lee \ Grant to the Medium Tank M3. The credit of naming of US Army WWII tanks after American Civil War generals goes to the British and it was later (post WWII) that the practice of referring to a M4 as a Sherman became popular \ standard practice.

@jameshay7247

8 жыл бұрын

Strange what envious assholes so many English vets turned into after the war. Might explain why Britain spun into decline for the next few decades.

@peterson7082

8 жыл бұрын

+gullreefclub No, no, no. Ronson was post-war. Tommy Cooker referred to British tanks, not the Sherman in particular. "Burning grave", I have not heard that one before. The fuel wasn't the problem in early variants or in any for that matter. That was ammunition stowage.

We used a bunch of these surplus motors for training at my aircraft mechanics school. They were a cheap source of radial engines for the students to obtain mechanics experience.

Very quiet for such a large engine. Impressive!

Much like if not and aircraft engine.

@The6698Clown

9 жыл бұрын

It literally is an aircraft engine. It's the same kind.

haha, did anyone else notice the other tanks in the background at first?

@harentrois

9 жыл бұрын

Notorious Hacker M 26 Pershing

@notorioushacker9475

9 жыл бұрын

i searched that tank up and damn thats a great sounding tank.

@comethiburs2326

8 жыл бұрын

+Notorious Hacker ford-made twin cam V8* known as the GAF. indeed.

@notorioushacker9475

8 жыл бұрын

Côme Thiburs man fuck my triton im gonna find a way to put that in my F250

@comethiburs2326

8 жыл бұрын

wont fit, that fucker is almost 5ft tall! this engine is on the same scale as an allison V12, if you've seen one before. 1100ci :D

nice job gents, thanks for sharing.

Sounds awesome. I love it!