WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: Engine START-UP on our WWII Grant Tank Restoration

This week, Daryl and Ryan give us a p[rogress update on our Grant Tank Restoration and we Start-Up our Detroit Deisel 87V engine for the first time!
This WWII Grant Tank is part of the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum's restoration program.
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[@jacobstephens7153]

Wooo Tank Wednesday is here! (Edit: *Workshop :P)

[@SamJG99]

This is exactly where I want to be at 4 am without sleep yet

[@gate7clamp]

Same even though we’re not in Australia and we’re on the far side of the world always get up for work shop Wednesday

[@chris8612]

Right there with y'all.

[@HK94]

I'm glad you guys decided not to take parts from the other 3 tanks you guys found. Hopefully, all of these will get restored...

[@danpatterson8009]

Fortunate that the tanks were that complete. What a gift for future generations.

[@jackmoorehead2036]

By the 4th one they will have it down to 2 months work and out the door.

[@robinrayee6333]

imagine 4 Grants driving in formation

[@shiibii6360]

Not to mention how much they can get in trade from another museum for a running Grant. I love the idea of a whole Grant platoon, but even just trading one, could get them a whole other rare vehicle or a great monetary influx to further the museum as a whole.

[@maispao]

Sets up my Wednesday perfectly. Funny to see Kurt helping out.

[@LukeBunyip]

Multiskilling for the win 😜

[@danielstickney2400]

Kurt's always helping even when he's just filming. He documents the way things come apart so they know how to put them back together. And they always seem to be using him as a sounding board for problem solving because he asks good questions.

[@10947792]

Great episode as always. I took note that you said either the gun elevation or the turret traverse handle was brass. Is there a specific reason for that? Safety reason or ease of use or easier for the manufacturing process?? This channel Rocks!!!

[@Chris.Davies]

1,000 upvotes in the first hour. Plus mine, of course. Good work, fellas.

[@swagmanexplores7472]

Not enough Wednesdays in a week 👍

[@grandpaweber2097]

Too right.

[@michaelmoesgen3674]

Die freude für das kleine und große Detail. Zeigen von Erfahrung und leiden Schaft zum Beruf

[@lordfrostdraken]

It’s almost 330 in the morning but this is totally worth my time

[@captainfancypants4933]

this channel hits a childhood desire in ways i never thought would happen. Awesome stuff.

[@dougstubbs9637]

GM 2stroke…best noise in truckin, and in tankin. And, as the 1960’s bubblegum song said…🎶” You’re still my favourite Gearbox, Allison…”🎶

[@andrewsteele7663]

What can I say, I just love Workshop Wednesday, Cheers and thank you for another brilliant episode.

[@Maiko100876]

Best show on KZbin.

[@nathanroberts355]

It be amazing to see this m3 grant tank at this year's Australian armoured artillery museum tank fest 2023

[@billyponsonby]

16:02 Des, we will hold you to that. Astonishing care over authenticity.

[@gregy2197]

Homelite started making generators in the 20's, became a major supplier to the military in WWII. Sold to John Deer tractor, then spun off to offshore companys. They stopped selling generators maybe 10-20 years ago, but plenty of parts and working used units very much available today. (In the US) The company sells re-branded Ryobi chain saw's now

[@plainnpretty]

Homelite in the 60s & 70s made good chainsaws I had 2 both damn good saws

[@iainwilson4744]

I find myself addicted to your videos. Can't wait til Wednesday morning here in UK for my fix of Grant restoration. Keep up the awesome work lads. Thanks a million.

[@tdb7992]

It premiers at about lunchtime where I am (in Perth, Western Australia) so I always enjoy watching it on my lunch break!

[@desertmandan123]

It's great to see guys smiling all the time in a workshop...I'd pay to work there!!

[@wazza33racer]

My father had a "HomeLite" chainsaw, bought new, in Australia in the 1970's. The "Coffin for seven brothers" is really coming along nicely )

[@paulorchard7960]

Yep, mowers , blowers, trimmers garden mulches as well as chainsaws, probably made other stuff as well but I do remember they made a lot of home garden equipment!😅

[@65cj55]

@@paulorchard7960 They still do.

[@kristoffermangila]

Or if you are a GuP fan, its the "Coffin for Seven Sisters"! 😅😅😅

[@JimWattsHereNow]

Awesome work folks. Kurt getting a pay grade step for being on the tools? LoL

[@54mgtf22]

Homelite still exist, at least in name. They are a fully owned subsidiary of TTI (Milwaukee, Ryobi, AEG) Love your work AusArmour 👍

[@TheKRU251]

You guys are producing top grade entertainment. Must view TV. Long may you continue. We learn so much along with your journey. Congrats !!!!

[@busterdee8228]

So glad you aren't parting out the 'Jono' tanks. You guys are masters at preserving details that may not yet be obvious. Pros all.

[@matthewsmith6330]

great videos you put out, Homelite made good chainsaws back in the day when they were under Terry Industries, the name is still around you can get homelite gear at bunnings tho its owned by techtronic industries which is RYOBI, AED, MILWALKEE

[@peterbrown3608]

I was going to mention that myself, I've got a Homelite grass trimmer, the beauty of it being part of Ryobi is you can buy additional attachments through the "Expand-It" range.

[@matthewsmith6330]

@@peterbrown3608 some of the machines are identical, i mean the quality isn't great but for around $90 it's to be expected

[@albean1000]

Hi, you can use the wax method to remove sticky screws and bolts: as follows: Heat up the head of the fastener with a oxy torch / then rub a piece of wax on the head / as the fastener cools down it sucks the wax into the threads / let cool and remove. ( canning wax works)

[@gate7clamp]

15:48 slotted screws 😂 we call those flat heads over here

[@jameswalshjr]

The attention to detail is just such a great part of these videos. Explanations about the how's and the why's make it very engaging. Well done in restoring these pieces of our collective history so many more can see, learn and enjoy them. Keep up the good work.

[@chewbaspam]

It's alive! it's really an amazing work on this history piece!

[@Ronaldl2350]

Homelite still makes chainsaws and other stuff today. Amazing the work you all do.

[@bpdp379]

My first saw was a Homelite. They still make all sorts of small engine tools.

[@SeamusDunmaggotin]

I believe you guys must be the absolute gurus when it comes to rusted bolt and nut removal, am in awe, much respect

[@Rusty_Gold85]

I would love to be a Gopher for the Das and Ryan . Go for this go for that .

[@specialse]

i love wathcing this channel ....restoration and research is never easy . great results

[@dougbrowne9890]

Up at 4AM to watch this. Great stuff.

[@csjrogerson2377]

You can drill easier from the back of metal plate coz the front side has been face-hardened.

[@Rogster559]

Love work shop Wednesday, can’t get enough of it all the best from Tassie

[@highlander147]

Nice work as always, gentlemen! Just seeing how cramped it was inside there helped me imagine the life of a tanker in the New Zealand Division in the Western Desert eighty-odd years ago!

[@terribleauthority]

Cramped? That's as roomy as WW2 tanks get! Look at a Pz. IV if you want cramped.

[@kristoffermangila]

Or try looking at the interior of a Hetzer... now those were really cramped affairs! In the main, American tanks like the Lee/Grant and the Sherman are fairly roomy affairs compared to other WW2 tanks.

[@destinyangel5]

Amazing attention to details guys it's gonna be better than when it first rolled off the assembly line !

[@chopper7352]

Great work as always Lads. 👍

[@Slaktrax]

Thanks guys, it's great to see what you can repair and fabricate from scrap and salvaged parts. The first choice of videos to watch on a Wednesday. 🙂

[@timcope6685]

I know it's Wednesday when I get a reminder that say's Workshop Wednesday posted a new video!!! Now I can sit and have a beer and see what's going on in the shop!! Awesome Video!! Cheers to you boy's!!!!

[@neilpalandri-jones689]

Engine sounds good!

[@tm5123]

Funny how the Aussie tank museum ended being the most entertaining.

[@colinblick4903]

Years ago I did 1/72 kit of the grant….. but I did it with a jib type crane off the turret…. As I’d seen in a US Army photo….. being used as a tank recovery vehicle….. with the words “Go get em” written on the side of the turret….. love your rebuild on these classic tanks 😉💪🏼

[@NSYresearch]

Thanks again guys...After the past weeks excitement I thought this might be a bit dull... but as you chaps say ... no worries, it was as interesting as ever.... cheers all.

[@George-uw3sl]

Great work guys. Going to the Tankfest at Bovington Dorset England this weekend,I will check out their Grant. Keep up the good work .

[@twobyfour]

Daryl has been like a kid in a sweet shop the last few episodes. I don`t think I`ve seen him so effusive!

[@Matthew-cx4zg]

Looking good mates!

[@Nebulax123]

For my Oz friends Homelite is still in business making yard equipment such as chainsaws, trimmers, etc.

[@craigtanner6916]

Congratulations on the engine start up success, I had no doubt that it would start! Awesome work as always, I can’t wait till next Wednesday!

[@brucer2152]

This makes my heart happy. I have always had a soft[hard] spot for the Grant.

[@squadleader6081]

Absolutely love this series. After watching for a while, I'm very curious about where you find references for your restoration. Could this possibly another series?

[@brian3296]

Excellent work!! I'm a prior US Army soldier with a lot of exposure to armored vehicles in my 20 years of active service. I came across your KZbin videos by chance and I was really intrigued by your efforts to restore Grant tanks that were so close to scrap metal vs. a working and functional vehicle. Thanks for all the TLC and professional work that many others have contribute to restoring this incredible vehicle. I never got a chance to examine a Grant vehicle internally (only external museum displays) and it's really incredible at some of the mechanics of the vehicle. I hope to follow the completion of your restoration and acquire a better appreciation of all the specifics of how the vehicle really functions.

[@tedstrikertwa800]

Tank restoration legends

[@dick8193]

My favorite armor channel!

[@mikeschillinger4427]

Moving right along. The end stages of any resto are always more fun. You get to see more progress than when you dismantle, inspect and repair. Reassembly and debug is a lot more fun matey.

[@aserta]

16:01 a good method to get those out, regardless of how rusted they are is to take a hammer (perhaps a 200g one) and slowly - so as to not lose temper, grind the end of it to a tapered slot. Here in Europe, we have what some call locksmith hammers, they have a wedge, that's perfect for this kind of stuff already, only needs a small amount of grinding. The idea is to fit it inside the slot. Then, with another hammer, preferably a much bigger one, give it a wack while putting tension on the handle in the unscrewing direction. Not holding any beans back. I swear, 90% of the slotted heads i do this to, will come off with a remaining mix of snapped ones and ones that REALLY don't want to come out. You can try to even tighten them some times or go back and forth. This is akin to the impact driver, but much better, because you apply far more force via the handle than the lugs inside the impact driver ever could, we're talking kilos of force depending on how big the hammer is. I personally made myself a small selection of sized hammers from 15g all the way up to bigguns of 5kilos. I've probably used the 5 one only twice, but it was instrumental in getting those pesky bolts out. Impacts or driver impacts wouldn't even so much as touch those. The bolt would just sit there laughing.

[@frankclori7241]

Love your work on workshop Wednesday brilliant museum wish I could have come and give you an extra hand in the renovations of some iconic historical war vehicles.

[@babuzzard6470]

You guys are doing a great job. Look forward to Wednesdays.🇦🇺

[@user-zp2ms8cv5r]

Glad to see American tank being restored smashing to watch. Running like a champ can't wait to see it done .

[@koiyujo1543]

IT"S ALIVE! ALIVEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YESS!

[@enriqueacosta6544]

impressive restoration i hope the m3 grant or m3 lee can return to their glory days

[@dnbeckmann]

Ready for that test drive!

[@davidbutterfield2949]

She’s alive! Sensational 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@Bill53AD]

Well done mates. Daryl has your heart rate and breathing returned to normal since the magical road trip? This is coming along beautifully. What an addition to the collection.

[@bgdavenport]

Up late at night in the early hours of this Wednesday morning. What a great morning picker upper!

[@earlatkins9559]

Having fun, while getting it done. Man you guys are awesome. I wish I lived in Australia. I'd be there in a heartbeat.

[@arthurjacobs9330]

In 1921, entrepreneur Charles H. Ferguson of Port Chester, New York, invented a lightweight, portable, gasoline-powered electrical generator. His newly founded company, the Home Electric Lighting Company (later abbreviated to Homelite), made it possible for thousands of rural farms and households to enjoy the convenience of electricity, where it would be years before land lines would reach many of these remote areas. In addition, many of Mr. Ferguson's generators played a significant role in the war effort, providing portable electricity on demand for the troops during World War II. Today they make chainsaws, trimmers, leaf blowers, mowers, etc.

[@MGB-learning]

Outstand team work.

[@Chasrut75]

I am watching all your videos.. I am delighted I subscribed, I never thought I would get a chance to see the likes of the Grant being restored. I thought the best I could do was to play World of tanks. Never stop lads, you're brilliant.

[@mikeedge8341]

ok, you guys got me hooked. just watched like 2 hours of this. As an ex-army guy. this is great. keep it up. Love it.

[@matthewnungesser5638]

You guys are awesome. Keep up the great work! I can not wait to see this thing running and finished!

[@WSmogpule]

You got all that stuff across Australia IN A WEEK?

[@DavidSmith-ej9ve]

Homelite is still in business here in the states guys !

[@vicnoel45662]

Thanks for another great episode! You make me feel invested in this whole project!

[@robjaimiehickford4559]

How good are these vids, fantastic attention to detail. Goes to show fitters & turners can work in harmony with boiler makers. 😅

[@garywade1938]

Guys the Homelite Auxiliary Generator technical manual is TM 9-1752 , dated 1941 , Homelite model HRH - 28 . Medium Tank 3 , it's a good read full parts list if needed . Have fun

[@CaptainSeato]

ngl, would be honored to participate in their work, even if my only contribution was grinding the old weld off that one gun mount.

[@NinjaKittyBonks]

As always, tanks for the update! [100% certain nobody has ever said that before now]

[@3gunshooter60]

Love watching ya'll restore history. Cant wait to see all that equipment come in from that amazing find in the south.

[@krmould]

looking forward to next week already

[@USM247]

Quite interesting revelations as you continue work on the Grant. Thanks!

[@mangoman9290]

Dont forget the hearing protection lads, look after those ears!

[@claytonnans5639]

Thanks, Guys!

[@kenchurches3404]

Nice looking great! Purrin like a kitten !👍

[@dennyporter2447]

Top work guys! I look forward to work shop Wednesday Grant restoration.. this is fascinating to watch.. the three extra Grant tanks you found and recovered, are you planning restoration for them? All the extra parts and knowledge where things fit must be helping alot.. Cheers from Missouri USA !

[@davefrench3608]

Superb again All that stuff from Johno really will make a difference.

[@spikeyflo]

The bestest fun on KZbin! Great job guys!

[@simpsonservices6463]

great work guys, looking great

[@noelmcgarry456]

Great work guys, progress

[@kennethhummel4409]

I guess that the grants armor is only face/surface hardened, just like the first M3 Stewart’s.

[@johnsherborne3245]

How on earth did the harden just one face? I presume it was so that shock waves didn’t spall of fragments on the inside as it did in the first WW1 tanks.

[@bobjohnston8316]

I have the same question. How did they face harden steel? I’d have to assume that maybe they heated it red hot with charcoal on it then quenched? That’s how we hardened the hammers that we made in high school shop class 60 years ago.

[@kennethhummel4409]

@@bobjohnston8316 yeah, that’s how we hardened tools is shop class 40 years ago too. I think that’s how they hardened steel armor plate after rolling and shaping back before WW2, cool one side quickly and the other side slower to keep one surface softer.

[@johnsherborne3245]

@@bobjohnston8316 I had a burrow through my old metallurgy text books, googled it, still none the wiser, your high school experience is right, if the steel is a low ish carbon, mild state, carburising it in some way seems possible, Cyaniding again possible but none of these methods readily allow hardening one side only. I’m now even more intrigued.

[@5cloudwalker]

Big shout out from 🇨🇦 you guys are doing a great job 👏

[@poita_m7142]

I was just sitting here thinking an episode should be uploaded any minute....lol.. Thanks Kurt....you've made my week. 😀 I'm shocked the channel has over a 100,000 subs, should be over a 1,000,000.🤔😀

[@aussievaliant4949]

That’s the quickest 17 minutes! I think it shows how much I enjoyed yet another great episode by you legends. Thanks once again.

[@craigmoore7521]

First thing when i wake up Wednesday morning in America!! I

[@johnviney7919]

Great progress fellas!! The Detroit Diesel is a good addition I think. Lots of power and reliability too. Stay with the project - very interesting!!

[@paulsilva3346]

I came so close, someone beat me out of being LIKE/THUMBS UP number one.! Now on with the show 0:15

[@garywayne6083]

Awesome making your own slotted screws!

[@darkstardavros]

Amazing work guys.

[@jeffhawley2441]

Homelite still makes smaller things like pressure washers weed eaters type stuff. They were bought by John Deere in early 90's then by TTI few years later

[@Grumfoss]

I love these Videos, thank you so much for posting these. Keep them coming :)

[@ruebencover5795]

Nice video just a bit of information homelite made chainsaws too my father brought one back in the 60s I still have it out in the shed

[@Maiko100876]

Great find, hopefully you can make 2 or 3 more complete Lee/Grants and maybe trade them for tiger engine and transmission