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WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: Hull doors, rivet removal, mantlet, gear shifting linkages and more!
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2022
- Hull doors, rivet removal, mantlet, gear shifting linkages and more! Daryl, Jesse and Ryan are making steady progress with this incredible running restoration! 🛠️🔥
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“These nuts?” 😂
Man the family that Tanks together. Have an armor no one can seperate. You guys are hero’s on my eye’s hope the knee is getting better.
These videos got me looking for flight tickets and stay locations in Cairns from LAX just to visit the museum. Very amazing work. Thanks for the videos!
Cairns is truly awesome for how much you can do in a short time.
I have to save some money first, but yeah, me too!
Im lucky enough to live only a few hours away. Went for a visit thinking 2 hours would be enough. Man, you need to allow 2 days just to see the static exhibits
The M3 was built by Pullman Rail coach, Baldwin locomotive, and Pressed Steel Car, and there were differences between them and also due to the upgrades. This is why the crew doors have different hinge spacing between the doors and the hull.
The easiest way to push the forged rivets out is to heat them up and use a air hammer / air chisel to push them out.
To put new replacements in, heat the new rivets white hot and use either a formed dome bucking board and a large air hammer(similar to one's used to break concrete that are handheld) with a formed striker to form the end to the desired shape, or two large air hammers one with a domed end and the other with on the other side.
I still have one or two key parts I will donate to this project a little further down the track. (I used to own/restore M3 Stuarts as well as picking up a bit of M3 Grant stuff over the years) 👍
Great job creating this documentary on the museum's Grant restoration...🇦🇺
Good evening gentlemen from not so Sunny Florida. A wave of the hand and best wishes for success with this M3 Grant. Sorry to hear about the ailing knee. I thoroughly understand how that goes. 71 years old and spent 35 years as a long haul trucker here in the states. Absolutely enjoyed it but now dealing with very extensive osteoarthritis top to bottom. One hip replaced, doing the right knee after the first of the year followed by the shoulders one at a time. As you can see I’ll have plenty down time to follow you lads on UA-cam. Your work is outstanding and I’m really excited about seeing that M3 move under her own power. My dad was a WWII US Army veteran and served on Guadalcanal 1943-44. Me? I’m Vietnam era Navy and I’ve a strong interest in anything military and historically related. In closing I want to send my sincere thanks for the hard work you men put into keeping these historically significant vehicles restored, repaired and operational. I’d be thrilled to get to Australia and visit your great facility. All the best to you lads. Have a Happy Christmas. Cheers.
I love it how they make tools from scratch.
Sometimes I scratch my tool.
@@bebo4807 Sometimes we all do. Lol.
Sat here in the UK just loving all this great engineering in Australia. These videos should be given to schools to get kids interested in real enduring skills. Media studies ain't it!
And as always nothing defeats the Thermal Spanner.
Keep it coming lads. Well done 👏👏
I won't mention the T20 cricket ...
Thanks for all your hard work. I really appreciate the effort being filmed and the effort in making the video
Well said.
Yes hard work is fascinating. I could watch it for hours, while drinking coffee with my feet up.
awesome work gents looking forward to it every week :)
When Jess was opening the door of the Grant, I heard the call of a wild tank in distress!
Stupendous effort and incredible attention to detail make this my favourite UA-cam channel!
Congratulations to everyone for your continuing stellar efforts!
Preserving history is such a noble and rewarding task. Thanks
Look forward all week for these videos love it
"Deez nuts...?" 🤣🤣🤣
You guys are a level above! Craftsmen all. So please don't take offense in my sharing some personal experience here. When freeing rust frozen parts, once you've added the heat hit it with oil. Any kind of oil will do but I prefer a penetrant myself. The heat will draw the oil back into the hole like a magnet. It may take several tries but it does work. Time is your friend here as well. Love watching you guys work.
It doesn’t matter what tank or vehicle is being worked on, this is thoroughly absorbing viewing. I appreciate Kurts’ quiet, informative narration and the explanations from the restoration team. No need for loud, fake drama you get in some car resto videos. Can’t wait to visit.
It’s amazing how many parts it took to make a tank.
Companies from every state in America had to be shipped to
the factories in time so the production line could be kept going
And the workers that put in the various things, from the engines
transmission, all the wiring Everything all the while the tank was
moving down a conveyor belt. Amazing just amazing 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
This is the first video series I have watched of yours. You get a subscription and likes. Thanks guys.
I do like the longer videos.
Can you imagine doing this work in the field - no forklift, no air tools, just lots of blood sweat and vernacular.
5:55 all those screw slots lined up does something for my OCD.
love the makeshift tool
one thing I did when trying to remove rivets is to drill a hole 1/4" smaller than the diameter of the rivet but dont drill all the way through, maybe 3/4 the way, and then punch them out. relieves quite a bit of the 'press fit' if you will
My only dislike about the video is it had to end. Thanks everyone for the amazing videos and work you guys do.
10:53
HAHAHAHA
Another great installment. You have a great crew. Thanks for sharing. Your blog is like the "National Geographic Channel" for us "Heavy junk Guys"....
"Not evenly spaced HEY"
It be unreal and amazing to see m3 grant tank in action at next year's Australian armoured artillery museum tank fest 2023
Thnx for that clip.... greetings from Poland
The chieftain would be proud of you boys. 👍
Good work fellas! Thanks for the video! 😀
Amazing engineering, before the war the US had only made 400 tanks, by 1945 they had made over 80,000 of all kinds.
Mack truck rules!
A labour of love.
3:05 finally! Someone who knows how to use one of those drills. I swear, every time i see someone use a mag drill, they're all whaling on that poor thing like it's meant to cut through unobtanium and they're disappointed it can't cut through simple metal! Sheesh.
Man, I love seeing you guys work. I worked in a tool & die shop and had to maneuver heavy dies around, so easy always does it. Seeing you Lads coping with a seized up relic is amazing to watch. Got my wife watching it too. Keep up the excellent work. And don't cheat us on those important "Monet shots !"
Another solid episode, thanks to the whole crew.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
well done fellows
Kurt, you must get such a buzz from sseing the work in real life. I am enthraled watching it on the screen, being there, well i can only imagine.
When we had to remove 20 or so rivets from the Grant we initially tried a Rivet Buster (BIG pneumatic hammer). We 'washed' the head off on the outside with oxy/lpg torch and used a rusted, turned down a bit, bogie mounting bolt fastened to the end of a modified chisel. The bolt held up remarkably well (better than our holder). The use of bolt was advised by Nungarin Museum as they were impressed by them. Bill reported they had made a 'swing' like the two-vertical-bar parallel swing that kids ride on in an A-frame. They had a length of shafting or some other chunk of long steel as their 'ram' and possibly black poly pipe bent in half around the bolt and duct-taped on as a handle. Person 1 holds the bolt end over the exposed rivet by the handle while person 2-or-more swings the ram to batter the bolt against the rivet. He said it did move the hull sideways a bit...
So we tried our gear and it was hard yakka and Bill also advised the holes in the joining angles are often larger than the armour plates so drive toward the angle, not away, so outside-inward. As rivets should be, they were fully swelled in the hole for the full length of the shank plus they were rusted in.
When I had to finish our job on my own, I borrowed a cheapo DIY universal drill press, clamped a 3/8" air drill to it and welded a simple flat plate from a hunk of bar as the non-original base with a long slot in the plate so I could bolt the unit to an existing open rivet hole and position the drill over the centre of the exposed rivet shank. I'd bought 2 packets of 10 x 3/16" dril bits as I couldn't source any Artu drills locally and when I needed them, and I used some lubricant and the air drill turned slow enough to not overheat the drill bit and slowly got the rivets pierced. Then I went along with oxy/lpg and using the 3/16" hole to start the cut, made a 'Y' shaped cut from the hole trying like mad not to gouge the hole wall and was able to easily drift out the now collapsing rivet that was left.
I came across an old farmer who said it was nothing for them to use hammers and chisels to slice off the rivet heads and push out the rivets to remove the plates cos they spent all day many days swinging axes clearing their properties back in those days. We're soft these days. Alex
For those asking from last week, the engine is a Wright R975 air cooled 9 cylinder radial engine. weight 675lb dry, 400hp. This tank is an M3A2, welded hull, only 12 built. wiki says 12 built as proof of concept for welded hulls. The lessons learned here rolled over into M4 production.
AusArmor do you know how those tanks came into Australian service?
Not to spoil your facts. But that tank is an m3a3, which came from the factory with a pair of left hand rotation 671 GM diesel engines. quite easy to spot as they have a completely different rear hull to a radial powered lee/grant.
You're taking a lot for GRANTed (sorry, couldn't resist). Hit the books on those hinges before you drill. Armor bolts, sometimes look oddly located from the outside but in fact, are placed so as to make accommodations for some other component on the inside of the hull. Another possibility may be that the leafs on the top hinge are not exactly the same as the two lower hinges. As always, fine work being done by the crew at Aus Armor!
Wednesday, the best day of the week!! 🤙
Yes! Deeeze nuts!!!
Not all of the M3 tanks received by Australia were in a condition regarded as fit for service. A list of alterations was draw up, and 147 tanks needed to have the right hand side door fitted as this hadn't been done at the factory. It might be that the side doors were made or fitted locally and that might have some bearing on the odd hinge spacing.
Interesting connection. IIRC it was in some of Paul Handel's information online that a report at the time cited some of the new M3 Mediums arriving in Australia as being defective in that amongst other things their side plates did not have one or both doors and that this was stated to be by design due to the doors posing a weakness through combat experience in north africa. Alex
I look forward to catching your updates and seeing how things are progressing. The videos are great but I hope to visit the museum in November all going well. My first visit back in 2020 was too short and I promised myself a return visit .
Love Wednesdays. Thank you so much.
Thank you guys for posting this amazing restoration videos !. Because of this, Wednesday became my favorite day of the week👍
Really enjoy this
the tub car in the back makes it better
Keep up the good work fellas, when I'm working on M3 Grant or Lees's and taking measurements I like to go metric every inch of the way.
Great stuff as always, can’t wait to see it running around
i love this more please more i need more awsome tank refurbishing
Wonderful progress.! Was that cello music at the epilogue I enjoyed that thoroughly thank you very much for another episode.
Excellent - as always the guys are being creative in finding solutions.
We often used a port-a-power (small, portable, hydraulic press) to persuade stuck parts to come lose. Lots of lube and constant pressure (and an occasional rap with a hammer) usually did the trick while working on our Soviet made SU-76. The ram was small and came with a number of attachments and would fit into small spaces. It also had sections of pipe to add length. You guys do an amazing job and my admiration for your workmanship is unbounded.
When I saw those slotted bolts, I thought, "Oh crap!" But you guys handled it beautifully!
An amazing amount of hard, and sometimes, hot work. Equally amazing is how solid those tanks were made. No thin metals anywhere. Keep up the work and posting the videos. I'll be watching them... Thumbs Up!
Well done, gents...well done as always. The M3 has always been one of favorites, so I can’t wait for the next vid!
My favorite show , THANKS GUYS!!
These videos are extremely satisfying to watch. It matters not, which piece of equipment is being restored. Keep up the good work guys.
Love seeing the way you build tanks I watched the entire Jagdpanther series
Great film. You showing exact how it all works!!! 👍
Amazing restauration videos. Keep them coming guys it's the highlight of my day!
A pleasure to watch, thanks for sharing!
Great video! Clear, easy to understand description as well as VG photography and editing. Many thanks. Almost like doing the job myself.
thanks for another great video! love all your work saving these great vehicles! the little tricks you use to rebuild this armour is very informative! greatings from the USA!!!
Thanks for another great video.
Excellent, thanks 👍🏻🇦🇺
Great job! You heated up the rivet to expand it in the hole and then you try to punch it out.
I am really enjoying the fascinating videos, thank you!
However, with 2 power amps, and a house-shaking 7.1 surround system, I have to constantly turn the volume waaaaay down when you are using noisy stuff. It's like being in your shop without earmuffs. My system is set up for real sound. And if you are doing something where the guys in the shop have earplugs or earmuffs on, then I'd love for you to put earmuffs on us, too, please.
I appreciate that you spend a lot of time and effort to make these videos for us - but it sure would be great to slice the audio track, and slam the gain down when...
- Hitting heavy things that go *TING* with other heavy things that go *TING* (ouchies)
- Using the impact driver on *anything* (Owie owie owie x∞)
- You're filming close to the gas torch (Aussie Acetylene Torture)
- Using a heavy hammer or sledge (See "things that go *TING*")
- Creating any noise that would make an OSH manager go pale.
Thanking you kindly, from NZ.
Well done mates, well done.
Keep up the great work you guys. She'll be a great runner!
The special tool needed for the slotted-heads, could be made from a piece of leaf-spring. Anneal the "screwdriver" part and then machine it to size in the 4-jaw chuck on the lathe. Bore two holes to allow it to be fastened to a handle, then harden and temper it to a purple shade. Far better than having a piece of mild-steel twisting!
You have the tools and equipment there to do all of this - cheers.
Another good one guys!!! Look forward to the videos every week!!👍👍👍
Terrific restoration. Would love To go to OZ to see the Museum. But no chance.Can’t afford it.
1:25 Wow! It is brand new.
My favorite project!
Very nice job and the video is much smoother and more steady. Nice work.😎
i have the same hydralic puller great quality
Thanks
Fabulous update - thank you.
Great work as always can't wait for the next instalment.
Great episode!
Always a Great video.
Methinks it's time the boys got some air hammers! Or jackhammers?
Making my bones ache watching these boys. 🤓
Wonderful ! ! !
this is great, you are learning irreplaceable skills. find and restore one to keep guys. yup, really.
Tanks for another great video. You guys got the dream job.
Love it! But please tell me that when it goes together again all those threads get some white grease first!
Hello, I love when you work on the tanks . Because I like to know how they work. Thank you
The transmission looked new inside there.
More great work lads 👍
I must visit. Great films.
I burst out laughing at that squeaking door. Great job so far lads!
Once you have it red hot; go get the dry ice from the freezer, stick the bolt in it and hold it on the center rivet. This can cause it to pop out without effort.
Outstanding content. I would love to be able to work on a tank restoration.