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[maple_leaf_eh]

How are you heating the rivets? In a forge like horse shoes or with a torch?

[Slava]

Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

How are you heating the rivets? In a forge like horse shoes or with a torch?

I've done them just with a torch, you can see it.

[Bob Carriere]

Wonderful job Vlad.

The work you are doing is absolutely amazing ......and the size of that truck is mind blowing.

Truly enjoy reading and seeing your progress.

Bob C

[Private_collector]

Vlad, your work is unbelievably good!

I am humbled by your standard of workmanship.

[jack neville]

Very nice work Vlad. My son jake and I did a full re-rivet job on our Ford/ Marmon Herrington gun tractor a few years ago. I would have liked a big press like you used although a bit big for a Ford chassis. Had to do ours by hand.

[Slava]

Thank you guys for a kind words.
I haven't time enough to follow the forum on a constant basis although try to keep the track. Hope some of you migth enjoy seeing this story.

Jack, it's interesting to know you went a rivet path.
If you have it posted anywhere I'd like to see a link to.
I also started trying to hammer them but had absolutely no luck.
As for the press I used I had to fabricate cups to my size of rivets because the original ones were too big. There were 2 type of heads of different OD and I ordered them both and of 2 different length to play with offset inside the U-part of the press.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Awesome work Vlad and good to see the frame back on it's wheels. I like you style of replacing all bushings, rubber and even the rivets. This truck will definately last until the 100th anniversary of WW2.....and probably the 200th Birthday as well

Do you have any pics of the truck when you found it? Quite interesting to hear that the truck basically spent all it's life in Russia. I guess it must have seen some civilian use as well?

Alex