THANKS FOR 100K SUBS 

Congrats on the 100k guys and Mr Hewes deserves an extra pat on the back for helping out the less fortunate and mentally challenged, I hope Jack appreciates it.

There is something so pure and wholesome about these videos in these days of narcissistic influencers and mindless trends, you guys and girls totally deserve the 100k and many more

Agree on the safety concerns with that Jeep, a child seat for Jack is a must

To answer her question, many vehicles, especially short wheelbase jeeps, have a hitch on the front. It makes putting a trailer in a tight spot a breeze, particularly for us old geezers who can’t turn their necks like we used to. You certainly can’t go down the road of course, but I use mine all the time putting boats in the lake on a tight ramp.

Can’t believe you had to Aquablast that entire rear deck by yourself. Shocking. Also, I’ve spotted something on that Jeep. You might not notice them, but there are a couple of dots of corrosion beginning to peek through the paintwork here and there.

Tony's CJ5, fond memories. Weavers down boxing day trial circa 1988.....

So glad you got over 100,000 subscribers, you deserve it because this is an awesome channel and I can't stop watching. Thanks again guys!

Congratulations on the 100k, nothing better than people having fun doing what they love.

I used to work for a company that made industrial fans ranging from fans for use in tanks, industrial, nuclear and even for organ blowing (the church variety). We used to have a machine that you bolted the fan onto and then spun it up to its operating speed. A display screen would then tell you where and how much to put onto the fan in order to dynamically balance it. It could also tell you if the weight had to be put onto back plate or the fan cover plate!

Congratulations on most deserved 100K subs from an old vet from Norway

Don’t forget Fitter Matt, who brought a lot of us to your channel.

My long lost mate had one of those Jeeps, he never stopped banging on about how it was so much better than my Lightweight. He once farted in bed so terribly that the smell actually made his missis throw up, but I don't know if that was caused by Jeep ownership or him liking his ale a bit too much. Balancing - get a shaft turned up that's a nice running fit in the splines of the flywheel and balance it all between two trestles, resting on knife edges. You can add four small-ish bearings to the knife edge arrangement to make sure it's spinning freely. Then just level the whole lot, spin it and mark the low spot. You know the score after that I'm sure.

The poor Fastrack 🔥rip, eleven months later and over another 140k subs wow, but to be fair it is a superb channel, mainly for the lack of BS and you guys being so down to earth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

Hi Joe we you need a big Lathe in an engineering machine shop; you need the kind of setup they use for balancing industrial fans.

Massive congrats on one of the most deserved 100K subs on yt!

Thoroughly deserved. I’m glad Jack opted for the ceramic coating on his jeep, it really makes a difference on the school run…

Maybe you could take the fan to a tire shop,i used to work in one and i think that you could fit the fan on a device for balancing truck wheels. Might be worth a shot

Hi, looking in from North Yorkshire, England. Thanks for your most informative video.

FINALY able to understand what you are saying, about time for the mic upgrade! Edit: Also the professional placement of the audio equipment is just superb

I had a CJ6 once, I restored it and it immediately threw a piston through the side of the block. I was in Germany at the time and stuck it in a friends barn. I looked at many different replacement engine options and then decided to get the block repaired. Now in the past I had a bad habit of abandoning vehicles, and I guess the CJ6 is still out there somewhere Germany. I did a similar thing about 30 odd years ago with an Austin Champ - Rolls Royce engine and went just as fast in reverse as forwards (I think they developed it for the Italian Army) . I bought a restored Champ up near Doncaster, decided to leave my car somewhere up there and drive the Champ back overnight to Cambridge. Not far down the road the clutch gave up and I managed to get it to a well known ex military vehicle dealer, then spent the night hitch hiking back to get my car (actually got to spend the night sleeping in a paper mill and playing Snooker with the workers!). I abandoned the Champ too as I had to go off to some country to do filming (I'm ex BBC TV Producer) It may still be up there in Yorkshire, I never went back. I also had a Steyer Puch Haflinger - no idea where that is. Technically I owned half of a series one-and-a half flat floor E-Type but I did abandon that to my dear friend Dave who owned the other half! I converted one of my Range Rovers to Diesel, it was a terrible conversion, cost me a fortune, but I don't think I was ever able to sell it, so where is it?? There are more, but I honestly can't remember them.

Glad to see you got the Aquablaster it was money well spent 👍 even cowboys know a good thing when they see it. Now get that T34-85 working i want to see it on August 6th on my 21st birthday 😉. Take care guys and keep up the good work.

I miss fitter Matt but still awesome channel. Its the attitude that makes it

That is awesome. You got the old jeep running.

Watching you do some serious wrenching on Tanks is very cool..thanks mate ,keep it up.

Good news on the engine front I feel a plan coming together.

100k Subs & real companies who want to work with them .. man this channel is going places .. good on you guys & girls

You have a unique skill that is to be admired. Your problem-solving skills are not available to everyone. That is what you should be proud to have. I enjoy when you show Ted. He reminds me of dogs that I have had over my life Please show more of him.

Another great video Joe, congratulations on the 100k subscribers. In the 1970's I was involved with organising the International Air Fair at Biggin Hill in Kent. The local Jeep agent offered us the use of a new CJ 5 for ten days (for publicity purposes). So naturally that was my daily transport for the Air Show. What a thing that was. She would do 100 mph on the road, as long as it was straight and bumpless. Any slight bump and she would sponge and wollow across all over the place. Exciting!

Congrats on the subs👍 this brings back some memories! My first car at 17 (many years ago) was a 4.2l CJ7 😊

Mic bit gave me a chuckle

Thank you for awesome original content.

Great show . Many years ago whilst serving my apprenticeship as a toolmaker I was given a job to fettle some welding. Close to our toolroom was an auto engineering company, run by an old gent who raced cars at Brooklands and he was a wizard restoring old castings. In this particular instance, the oil shield on a very old motorcycle had broken and Charlie had welded back and forth almost like continuously casting an area 5 inches square and no more than 3/8'' thick and curved. My job was to smooth the welding out and polish it. By the time we finished the repair was almost invisible. He would have sorted your sump out for you.

Bob had so many treasures diamond tee sdederson accerson f7 8wheeler volvo f12 6 x2 unit it was said he had Indian tank shift motorcycle what a charictor rip bob gent. 😊

Friend of mine had a new Jeep CJ5 just like that one way back in 1976. Great for 4x4ing! Hope Jack polishes it up a bit🙂

When the licence plate becomes a load-bearing member, you've got a real gem on your hands! I owned a Jeep for 18 years and drove it until it was in worse shape than that one.

New mics are the bomb, was the crank knackerd on the t34 engine…? If so could we see some journals?

Hopes the flywheel isn't also a counterbalance for the pistons and crank. A possibility to be aware of.

Glad you like the little magnetic pots. Thought you needed somewhere to keep your nuts. :)

The best thing about that Jeep is the All wheel drive club badge on the front grill

Those straight 6 Jeep motors are 'bullet-proof.'. Had A CJ5 in the 80s. Bought it for $2,000, ran it for 2 years. Took it from Toronto to the Grand Canyon and sold it for what I gave for it. If soft motor mounts poke a hole in the oil filter, the filter for a 60s Buick (i think) will fit. As long as the thread and 'O' rings are the same it works. Truck transmission, on the flat mine would pull away in 2nd gear.

It's amazing how your audio sounds exactly like it's coming through those microphones ;)

Whow it is bob gents diamond tee never thought I would see it again the amount of stories bob talked about it for hours was his passion even if he was P38 checker plate resotation He hung on to it for so many years Rip Bob Gent all Fred Sherwood cowboys slute you

Wow, love the drive, dont see many V5 engines !!

Congratulations 🎉 That AQUABLASTER 🎉

woot! i think that was me. i was watching the other day saw you had 99.9k subs. so i hit the button and the bell. when i watched the next video, i saw you were at 100k. congrats to you, and a self pat on the back for making my 0.001% contribution :D

I'd love to see a "sympathetic" restoration done on that Jeep ... cracking little runaround if sorted out ... doesnt want to be shiny, but needs some love thats for sure. Congrats on the 100k subscribers, always loved this stuff. Mate of mine up in Blidworth had an Alvis Stalwart a and a tank recovery vehicle, always liked this stuff.

Yaaaa! New mics! Just like that guy asked! Good audio is a terrific thing for a Chanel like yours to be known for. Congrats! And I am subscribed!

I left a comment but cannot see it now Haynes do manuals for T34, Tiger and Panther seen them on Amazon about £19

Bubble balance the fan like old school wheel balancing. Hang it with a cone shaped device keeping the rope centered. That can also let you see if its warped or out of round it you rotate it slowly.

Love the videos, it would be cool to get to know the rest of the team as well.

you make it look so easy and straight forward

Your channel came up as a suggestion. I thought hey ho let’s have a look at. Yup instantly hooked . Like you I never served in the armed forces. But I like military equipment steam engines . Old cars etc . Quickly worked out you guys all have your own character. Don’t take life too seriously. But work “reasonably safe” . Looking out for each other . Keep up the great videos . I like Ted too . Regards Martin not far away in Worcestershire.

Only in a Jeep!!!! Hello from Butler Pennsylvania U.S.A the Birth place of the Jeep.

The reg plate says 1972, nice sounding engine

All jokes aside, that Jeep has the 6cyl 242 in it. Bulletproof. The only thing probably more bulletproof is the 4.0 that replaced it. Soooooooo much torque and power for that tiny little vehicle.

Love the work you do and your knowledge of the vehicles and everything would love to be working in that field and the country your in

You can balance that fan/flywheel yourself fairly easily. you'll need to find or make something that'll fit inside those splines that you can pass a smallish shaft through, and the just set it up on a couple of rails so that it can roll freely, then use that to find the heavy spot. a spirit-level will get you close enough, and you can always double-check by flipping the fan around and trying it the other way, as long as the rails are sturdy enough not to flex too much and are actually parallel, you'll be able to get it pretty well balanced. a quick look at how grinding wheels and plane props are balanced should give you the general idea, it doesn't need to be complicated. Congrats on the 100k, it's well deserved.

Maybe you can balance it like one would balance a grinding wheel for a surface grinder. Same principle applies. Lots of youtube videos on that. you'd have to fab up a fairl large rig support that fan/flywheel.

Congratulations. ‘Tonka toys’ skill, hard work, improvision and problem solving all with a touch of humour. What’s not to like. Roll on quarter million.

Jacks Grandad had some great times in that jeep.

When I was a kid ALL the starters were on the floor for trucks Etc. On cars there was a push button on the dash to start (After the key was turned) people today think a push button to start the car is NEW ! But it was the norm a long time ago. Cheers from California 😎

put the fan on a shaft, rest the shaft on some bearings and spin it to balance it. same as how you balance a motorbike wheel, only bigger haha

Another fun day in the yard. I think Jack needs more camera training. Although his blatant disregard is amusing. 😅 100k is a great milestone for you and everyone connected to the channel. Nicely done and earned. ❤😊❤😊

Excellent video, Jack looked well pleased with the jeep.

A bit quieter than the needle gun. Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉on the 100 thousand followers

In this age of fakeness people enjoy honest content like this.

I think that sand blaster dose a wicked job of bringing it back to metal

That jeep looks sooo much fun!

Yep fitter Matt and his middle finger mechanics, midwife to the birth of Mr Hewes Channel. Top Channel, top Mechanics, top Lads and lasses, and dog or two. Thumbs up here..

Congrats guys and gals keep up the great work.

Watched many hours of your channel. And I think this is the first time I’ve seen a ratchet used. I feel the adjustable spanner should be mandatory

The 4,5,6 cylinder Jeep looks like a hoot! Fun way to celebrate 100,000. Congrats!

Congratulations with the 100k.Enjoying your videos.I still have a long way to go...

Your local machine shp should be able to balance the fan assy, needs to done right. 😊

Jack reminded me of the Packleds in Star Trek when they ssy "Make it go", so technical 😂.

Congratulations On the 100K If you take that clutch are off, you could use an old bubble balancer just to test the basic balance before trying something fancy like. Used to bubble balance tires for years

Congrats guys, absolutely well deserved and on to the next 100k.

You and the team deserve all the credit you get on saying that let’s get to 200k! The jeep is class

love your blog lots of good fun , nice to see these tank and other things up and running again thanks all

100k is a huge milestone!

CONGRATULATIONS THE 10K GUYS .. YOU CLEARLY DESERVE IT !!!

Love the new mic's! So action reporter stylish!😂😅

mount the flywheel to a tire balancer for a semi, it will fit and at least tell you if its out of balance.

Awesome, entertaining, informative, sometimes hilarious, and above all-non of the hideous noise many call ‘music’, which they destroy their otherwise good video’s with. Greetings from an ex Pom living down under in Tasmania, the best state of Australia. 🛠👍😁🇦🇺

Re clutch and fan balancing. Speak to Steve Smith at Vibration Free down at Bicester. He can balance pretty well anything.... (No connection, just satisfied customer)

British humour, tanks, vehicles, and other shenanigans on this channel I couldn't ask for more, keep it up you are doing very well for yourself plus its fun

Me, I would go over to cd ignition (electronic) on the Jeep and put an electric cooling fan on it. I don't think it's very standard - it has an alternator which can't be original. Lovely sound to that engine!

The new mic quality is just👌🏼

I need one of them aqua blasters I have no use for one but still I need one 👍🏻

Well done on the 100,000. But then again, you guy’s actually show vehicles being repaired. Not just being driven to Proms and the supermarket 😁

Congratulations dude!

theres this place in the phillipines md juan and they make awesome jeep bodies that are spot on and the galvanize the whole thing too. they dont rust. i dont know if they ship to bongland

I'm going to get one of those aquablasters, fantastic - Now, shopping list - I massive tractor, 1 massive compressor, 1 massive water blaster and a quarry. Mmm, wheres me Nitromors....

those mics are better than the farqin nothing you had fellas. love from australia :)

Congrats for your channel archive.

Congratulations. Always keep a eye for updates . Love the banter.

Another great video!!! I loved the Jeep ride!!!! When I was a kid, my older cousin lived on a dairy farm in Minnesota, (and yes I shoveled shi#). He had an old Corvair chassis cobbled together with a roll cage welded to it. He would scare the crap outta me driving me around at hellacious speeds with my brother in the passenger seat and me behind him hanging on to the bits. Your antics brought me all the way back to 1967!!!LOL Congrats on the 100k. I send your videos to all my friends with similar interests. They have ALL said to me how fun and unique your channel is and they enjoy your dry sarcasm as much as I do. Also, I can’t wait to see the new T-55 engine and all of your future challenges yet to be solved. Again, much thanks for all.

100k+ subs, well its obvious why, tanks, Fodens and fun! Oh and your videos have just kept on getting better, not sure about the latest sound equipment though. After a few minutes I was wondering if I had misunderstood, as there was little CJ action, though you soon made up for it. I can't overstate how impressive that Applied kit is and the results its giving. Cheers

Not gonna lie, what ever fell at 9:34 made my heart drop, I had my headphones in and was moving things about in my kitchen and about died because I thought I broke something. Other then that, good on the 100k and hope to see you get 1,000k in the future.

Joe, your offsider Jack has a twin brother in Australia. If you google Jack Sinclair St. Kilda football club you'll see what I mean. He's a very good player and a tough snoozer. Cheers from Oz.