🇩🇪 Tiger Tank " Hand Crank Engine Start Up " 

Those crafty Germans always make the best wind up toys.

First time that Brits cheered when a Tiger engine started running ...

Lets be honest, no matter who’s side you are on or even none. The Germans are really impressive when it comes to machines.

For those who don't know, This is called an *inertial starter.* That pole would be connected to a gear inside that hole, which would be connected to a few other gears in a step-up fashion. (Gear reduction but the opposite way). The other end of that gear train would be a *heavy* gear that connects to the engine's flywheel (connected to the crankshaft). Now that gear is heavy for a reason. When you got that last gear up to a high enough rotational speed, the momentum, the driver would use whatever mechanisms to connect that gear to the flywheel. Then, the energy of the _inertia_ of that gear's fast rotation would go into the flywheel, turning it. It wouldn't turn it for long. But it would be just long enough to get the engine started. Which is why i love german engines. They barely make a full revolution before starting up. Which, even by modern standards, is damn impressive. Even as old as this big heavy Maybach engine is, it started up in no time at all! And in my book, the mark of a well-designed engine is the quick fidelity of it's starting process. EDIT: Maybach engine, NOT porsche. I always thought it was a porsche engine. Thanks for the correction!

"Dad why is my sister's name Rosa?" "Because you mother loves roses" "Thanks dad" "No problem Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausführung H 1942"

70 years and he still works. My 5 year old car not -_-

I got to say it's so nice to see your "former enemy" working on a German tank and just enjoying the same passion about technic together. Besides its basically build for the opposite.

It is very respectable how good care you take from this Tiger 131 in there. It looks like it just came out from the factory.

Gear change was as smooth as an Egyptian whiskey

60 years later.. still an impressive machine.

Welch ein Glück, das es noch betriebsbereite Fahrzeuge gibt. Ein Tiger ist natürlich ein besonderes Highlight. Toll!

Piękna maszyna. Choć w 44 r ,ich widok nas nie cieszył 😁

"Are you crying mein Fuhrer?" "Nein."

Absolutely amazing, it even sounds like a roaring tiger!

My poor grandpa would probably jump into the bushes if he heard that sound again :D

Only a German gearbox could stand that kind of abuse after so many years. Incredible noise. A truly beautiful machine!

I remember a time when my grandpa’s friend (who was much older then my grandfather) told me about his time in the army in WW2, he was a tanker and one night when there 3 tank platoon had set up camp, they were getting ready to sleep when they heard a group of tigers starting up in the night. His platoon hid in the dark because they wouldn’t be able to take on the group of tanks that had started up in the night. He told me the tigers had to be started every few hours to keep the engines warm and batteries charged.

The Tiger is the sexiest tank of WW2❤ Imagine trying to crank start that thing in winter outside Stalingrad!

Anytime you see people so close to the Tiger, it gives you an accurate perspective of it's size- what a beast!

Один из самых красивых танков на свете. Я не перестаю восхищаться его дизайном.

Tiger... She drinks fuel like its beer

You can see why they felt invincible. Beautiful machine and probably driven by many brave young men

Maschinenführer: "Triebwerk läuft, Herr Kommandant"! Der Mann verdient einen Orden.

The German tanks of ww2 were technological marvels and dammit I can’t get over how gorgeous a Tiger H1 is

Ouch...rough shift. I will always appreciate the folks who keep pieces of history like this alive and working. Way better to see it "live" than reading about it in a book.

The attack was a total surprise, the Allies never heard them coming.

Хороший стартер... Нажал на кнопку, весь в поту 😄👍

1:17 When that tiger 1 started it literally sounds like a tiger roaring for its prey

The Germans really knew how to build tanks back then holy shit.

Must be a union job. One guy working, 7 guys standing around watching him work.

Like city workers. 5 guys in vests supervising 1 worker. Lol

Perfect management style. One guy cranking up and 6 guys watching him!

They have that Maybach V12 absolutely singing. Makes me wonder what that thing sounds like at full chat in top gear. Someone find Bovington a big enough field for them to let the Tiger stretch its legs! Also wouldn't mind seeing a war game between this thing and a Leo 2, just to demonstrate how far tank tech has come in the past 60 or 70 years.

This is an inertia flywheel starter. It was used during and after WW2 to start heavy motors. As an apprentice engineer on big compressed air machines I often came across them.

After almost 100 years, this wonderful war machine is still impressive.

There are some sounds that truly leave the feeling of horror in a soul. The sounds of war machines coming to life, in order to end life. Pure terror.

Deutsche Qualität

As a former M1A1 crewman... I would love to be part of this team of men who keep these pieces of history alive.

Dude! A video description that actually helps! Thanks. I was gonna comment wondering exactly how it worked, and your description is exactly how I suspected the hand crank worked.

I really like the Tiger serie and will never forget when i watched the last Tiger II Henckel start at Saumur, France. You can not believe it can move by the cheer size of it.

Its not actually a hand crank, no human would be strong enough to crank over a Tiger I's engine, no way in hell. This is an inertia starter, used on planes and tanks for ages, its a big old heavy flywheel that is slowly accelerated by an electric motor or human power, and once it is spinning fast enough it is engaged with the crankshaft and cranks the engine.

people ran for their lives because that sound.

And its even the legendary Tiger 131, what an absolute beast and beauty.

Three of us got VIP tickets to tank day one year - during the day we had a 45 minute lecture about "how to start a tiger that's not been run for more than a couple of days"! Putting oil directly into places, removing plugs and manually turning it over - the whole thing would take hours (if you knew what you were doing). Or... you could restart the engine every couple of hours - so Oddball from Kelly's Heroes was dead right - restarting them every so often WAS standard procedure (and that "To a New Yorker like you, a hero is some type of weird sandwich, not some nut who takes on three tigers."!)

I knew a girl who would change gear in her car like that!

you can say what you want about hitler and WWII Germany, but their technologies were pretty damn good compared to other countries.

All I can say is that although I'm a woman, I've loved this tank for years! Oh the sound of it starting up! It's impossible to explain why I love tanks in general, and 131 especially, people either understand or they just don't get it. Mostly they just don't get it! At least other commentators on this site will understand. My kitchen is full of tank photos, and I would buy one if I could.

The sound of that engine and tracks coming towards must have been truly terrifying to allied tankers and troops.

Love Tiger 131. Always in awe of it when I see it at Bovington. The sheer size of it is mind boggling when compared to allied tanks.

Thats what you call Beauty and the best in heavy metal .. as freighting as it is beautiful what a gorgeous tank this Tiger was and is ...

I always forget just how massive these tanks were until I see this video pop up every now and then

11 years in 11 million views Excellent.

I never get tired of seeing the Tiger. It's such an awesome looking beast.

Oh my god the sound of that thing starting gave me goosbumps and made me smile and giggle like a child

The shift from first to second was brutal. Let go of the gas, double clutch, then shift. Man he just jammed it in!! It's not like you can find spare parts.

seeing that thing move sent shivers down my spine

poland here we come

2:30 I think he change to second gear. ROLF! The clutch is a bit rough.

Beautiful cold start

I just found my favorite vehicle sound It's the TANK! It gives me goosebumps everytime it starts up

Jesus! Starting one of the worlds most feared armored death machines like it's a music box........love it!

Sounding pretty good for a 71 year old.

This really brings the size of a tiger tank into perspective

Hearing that 12 cylinder monster start up is just fantastic

70 year old 60 ton tank just cold started it let’s just pop the clutch 😭😂😂😂😭😂😭😂

German engineering is truly a thing of beauty. Sadly not many of these masterpieces are still around.

Pure 'Eargasm' - it's sound! 😍😍😍

80 years later, that thing is still terrifying.

WOW!!!! that is truly a beast, its kinda eerie watching it move knowing its history, what it must of been like to see a bunch of these heading towards u. amazing restoration - a credit to those who keep it alive

German Engineering is the best in the World.

This puts a smile on my face

*"The growls of it's engine... the roar of it's turret... a true and unforgettable nightmare for every tankers in the battlefield.."*

Thanks for keeping one of the coolest peices of history in running condition!

It is a shame that there is only one working Tiger tank in the world.

the absolute size of it is as amazing !

Grown men playing with their toys awesome !!!

The engine starting reminded me of a roar of a Tiger.

What an impressive device an inertia starter is! It's like an old siren without the sound maker; all momentum.

awesome tank and engine sound.

This is very helpful. I had a lot of problems starting mine.

That's the way God intended tanks to sound. What a great piece of engineering!

Shoutout to the mechanics and Bovington Tank Museum. Awesome guys ^^

やっぱり動くタイガー1戦車カッコいいですね！ 最高ですね！

What a beautiful machine

this is about 2 hours from my house here in Devon, England. I have sat on that tank!

These are absolutely amazing machines! Imagine seeing this beast rolling up on you in ww2

On my bucket list to see in person

Those tanks were chads on the battlefield

that is one damn beautiful machine

In my mind the tiger is the best looking tank ever

Still running strong! Danke!

Excellent description

It would be my dream come true if I had one of these.

I honestly love that sound!!!

The size of that tank! The design amazing..

When that thing fired up, me Grandad jumped behind the sofa shouting 'take cover" !!!!

This is the last tiger working on earth And other tigers like souvenirs ripped many years in museums I like this tank

Despite the tank with the highest fire-power at the time is came into front operation (late 1942) is was notorious for being underpowered. The Maybach V12 engine was rated 700 hp but the weight was also tremendous, hardly less than a modern tank of the 21st century. So most Tigers were not lost by enemy fire but ended up with engine failures due to overheating and piston jamming.

After 70 years... what a Monster!!!

That sounds just beautiful