Good morning all
I finally started on the Tiger maintenance for the year, hopefully I will get some dry weather to sort out the drive issue which I think is caused by me accidently altering the settings
I removed the batteries, smoker and floor pan, all of which needed the baby oil removing from them. I had forgotten to put the smoke filler tube bung in when doing filming last year. I also found the clear tube to the smoker metal connection was loose although it was very tight when I originally put it together. I think the heat caused it to harden and become loose. I have now used a motorcycle hose clip to secure it. The smoker was stripped down and degreased before being reassembled using the black silicone I got with the Churchill smoke units. The copper fittings also got a coating of silicone for the joints. I will probably get the new style smoke unit and change the old one out.
I have added the FrSky FAS100ADV current sensor between the batteries and the relay switch which required the larger XT90 size connectors to be soldered in line. Thanks Adrian for confirming the correct position to install the sensor
I am happy to say all the suspension bolts I had used with the torsion bars were still nice and secure which I think justified the decision to use then instead of the grub screws as the suspension took quite a pounding during the three days of filming. The baby oil had caused quite a mess and took Upol degreaser to remove it ( the crew are upset as they liked the smooth feeling) and Upol doesn't damage the paint.
As I write this I have just realised I didn't secure the smoker element properly which has a habit of working loose . The new units have a metal fitting that makes sure it doesn't move. This will entail removing the turret and decks again to get at it, I just use a small cable tie which worked ok last time.
I now need to go through the programming to find out what went wrong as the left turns are definitely out of kilter. It also struggles to turn on grass so maybe I need to try adding an exponential curve for the drive settings

, I drove Adrian's Sturm Tiger last year and it was very smooth and incredibly easy to turn on grass which is what I need to aim for. If I can get it sorted I will use the same programming for the Churchill.
P.S
I managed to add the cable tie without removing the decks so that was a quick win
Regards
Gary

- Tiger being stripped down.

- Smoker and floor pan being removed.

- FAS100ADV current monitor in situ

- smoker rebuilt and hose clip added
2021 Late Tiger 1 Abteilung 301 (Funklenk), 2022 Churchill Mk3 AVRE, 2x Czech Hedgehogs, 2024 Triple span Bailey Bridge, M26 Pershing, 17 Pounder and Limber.