WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: Greatest tank BARN FIND in Australia! PART VIII 

Ron definitely has the right outlook on life, also nice "nod" to "Mr Hewes" with the "I Identify as a Foden" sign on the back of the fork LOL

Wow, Ron is a magician. The work he has done in the time he spent there has been incredible. From what he started with, to what he leaves, is out of this world. As to the actual work, you would think it came from out of someone's barn having been forgotten about, not the wreck it was. Talk about museum standard work, this was private restoration work to the highest standard! Hands down the best restoration work I've seen for years. Thanks Ron, for letting us see you work your magic on this treasured exhibit. Shame I'll never see it in the flesh, as I'm too old and decrepit to travel halfway round the world, but I would if ... Thanks Ron, once again for your outstanding work, that will go down in history, as the best example of a Grant tank after restoration. From UK.

Rons idea of having a good time is precious for a number of reasons: he fullfils an intellectual challenge by pooring all his knowledge into this project. 2: he enjoys doing it. 3. He is giving something back to history and society. Some like sitting on a beach doing nothing. Other like restoring tanks. I love the mans attitude towards life.

As a 70 year old who has been mucking around with machinery for most of my life, I love Ron's approach . He has an impressive skill set backed up by equally impressive knowledge and experience.

Ron, the legend! Good on ya Mate. Love your work and outlook on life.

What an excellent craftsmanship, you guys are lucky to have him

"Ron is an absolute machine" that just sums up this episode. Thank you, Ron, for being an absolute star. Cheers

What a machine Ron is. It’s a total blur watching him work his socks off and he loves it too. More Ron in the future please.

Brilliant work by Ron! Plus Kurt your camera work and editing just keeps getting better. Well done on another fantastic video!👍

Good to see Graham on the job! Ford guys are the best...

Ron is a grant legend and so good to see Graeme there as well

Well done Ron.

Its pleasure to watch Ron working.

What one man called Ron can achieve in 2 months with a big hammer is more than some achieve in a lifetime. It's wonderful to see a legacy created. Lovely to see old skills still around and being passed on. 'Can't wait for the next one'...

Awesome work Ron, it’s come up a treat. Good to see Graham lending a hand.

What a great series! Ron is "The Machine" of Grant tanks! I love his and the other guys' passions for repairing and maintaining history. As Ron said, " These things will out live us." I'm totally addicted to these videos, thanks, Kurt.

What a cool guy Ron is, His legacy will be remembered! The Grant is becoming my favorite USA made tank besides the M6A1

What a great life philosophy Ron has.

Ron doing 1:1 scale tank weathering - would make the scale modelers proud. Ron's little philosophy on life at the end was sensational as well. What a guy.

I'm thoroughly enjoying this series on 'greatest tank barn find'. Good on Ron and all you blokes at the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum. Thanks for sharing.

Go ahead Ron, make my day 👍👍👍Smart, precise and smooth work. The tank looks like a rustoration gem. Hope to lay eyes on her. Many thanks to all involved and thanks Kurt for our weekly fixes 👍👍👍

What a beautiful channel this is. pieces of art coming back to life, thanks to extremely talented people like Ron.

Ron is a the definition of a machine!!! Talk about absolutely beasting it!!! Love the patina work…. At a glance you’d never know.

It's great that there are still so good buggers left in the world! Well done!

The World needs more people like Ron.

Ron's awesome! This Rust-o-ration was a blast from the get-go!

From an old tanker, damn fine work Ron. I was on the M60A1 in the Mid 70's battling the famous German mud.And we did indeed do everything by hand, 2.5 ton track is a right beast to put on with 4 men.

Great Video Kurt Thank you for sharing. Ron certainly earned his keep working on this Grant. Well done Ron!

Ron and Steve are worth their weight in gold working on these tanks they really enhance your mates at Auz Armour

All of Ron's work is amazing but I'm really amazed with the patina he put on there., hard to tell it apart from the original finish. I loved his message at the end too! Bravo lads!

We need to download Ron's memory to a hard drive he knows these Lee tanks inside and out. Unbelievable skill and craftsmanship great job Ron! Truly you are the Master of Lee tanks!

Ron is like the Energizer bunny. What a worker!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

looking forward to my first holiday in 6 years, Aus Armour fest!! See you all next week!

Jeez Ron know grants inside and out ....blokes a damn marvel

17:38 ... "we're really lucky to have him here, as this is a very tricky piece to fit" -- cue hefty steel-capped boot kicking panel 😀

You're spot on Ron, you only live once so you might as well enjoy what you love!

Love a collaboration between youtubers,keep up the great content guys, i look forward to the statement "Welcome to workshop wednesday", it makes my day,

Mechanical and artistical wizard!!! that patina is perfect.

Great to see a Mr Hewes hoodie at 21:38

A labour of love Ron, brilliant neat fitting workmanship, I'm very impressed

Guys Thanks for a great episode!!! Ron thanks so much for your time, expertise and history. Cheers

Great work and nice to see Graham too. 👍

@21:37 Nice to see a FODEN down-under 🤣

A pleasure to watch, & an inspiration. Thank you, Ron, & The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum. oh, & Kurt too... 😆

What an actual machine... and iam talking about Ron, not the tank. He makes it look so effortless, he has a solution/thought/tool for every problem. What a legend!

Absolutely amazing watching Ron work, and preserving the Grant Tank as part of Australian military history

You chaps are artists in heavy metal.

Ron is a one of a kind.

Another great update. Ron, What a bloke!

Nice to see XA coupe guy helping out. I enjoyed his series of videos restoring his Stewart tank. Great job as always guys.

It so wonderful to see this tank being put back together. And then to see it was from the Baldwin Locomotive Works is a real treat. I currently work at the former Baldwin site outside of Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Great to see all the great work that is being done.

Watching the crew work is a real treat. Makes me wish I had taken metal working and welding so I could work at a place like this.

I love this tank, and the way you have recovered it! Thank you for shearing!

Greetings from the USA. Absolutely love this channel. Ron is a treasure for sure, but all your guys are top notch and fun to watch. Thanks for sharing.

Great episode. Ron is awesome. It is great fun watching him work. He obviously knows these vehicles inside and out. Getting all the parts together and in place will make it so much easier if the museum ever decides to complete the renovation in the future. Bravo Zulu

Ron you are a Bloody genius, it’s awesome to watch you in action, thank you so much for your dedication in restoring the Grant and everything else you do best wishes from Tassie ❤❤❤

The man is a legend. The tank looks so cool.

Ron's skills are worth his weight in gold and more! 😁

Love this restoration, great to see an example of a rusty.well used tank.

Ron is fast, and, does the work right, that= skill. Cool restoration+all the parts in one place for possible later restoration. , Dubs

Ron is truly amazing!!!! It's a privilege to watch him work with the team. Tanks Ron. 👍👍👍👍

I enjoy hard work. I could watch it all day. 😀

That portable power unit is a handy little gadget !!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

That looks amazing so far! Ron is "da man".

Great to see Graham X1 coupe guy there! Nice one mate! Love your work on your Stuart!

Well done Ron,and thanks 🤓

As a 90's kid who grew up in a 73' Datsun 120Y I have a soft spot for rust buckets.

Great work Ron. Invaluable knowledge and amazing passion.

It is brilliant and amazing to watch Ron manufacture and assemble an M3 Grant tank. His knowledge and skills will be appreciated for decades to come.

Awesome job Ron, you are a legend 👍🏻🇦🇺

Thank you to Ron, Kurt, and Aus-Armour!! I love Workshop Wednesdays soooo much ❤!! Ron is a true inspiration.

In the States, we might call this a Rat Rod. Just wonderful watching a metal master at work!

You'd have to look very close to see which parts are new. Outstanding workmanship.

OUTSTANDUNG!!! GREAT JOB!!! MUCH RESPECT!!!

He was able to blend the colors of the new plates well with the original very well, I might say impressive!

wow what a legend ron much respect to you sir

An M3 Grant painted as 23972 was sold at the Melbourne Tank Museum auction in 2006 to R&R services and went to the UK and is currently with Kevin Wheatcroft. So this must be the original 23972. Interesting.

Ron is a mechanical magician!

This is the first place I would like to visit in Australia.

I like his attitude to work!

It's looking good - real good!👍

This gentleman is an animal, keep up the great work.

"You're not living a long time, and you're dead a long time" - words to live by. Cheers to Ron and all that preserve these relics for future generations! 😎🤙🌺 From Escondido, CA.

Well done Ron!

Can't wait for them to restore the Japanese ha- go light tank and get the Tiger tank operational. That would be cool😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Get in there RON your a star

The world needs more people like Ron.

Ron reminds me of my Dad and a lot about my childhood memories,My Dad was a Fitter in the RAF and he worked for Air Works in places like Saudi. He also volunteered for Duxford imperial war museum helping them put restored aircraft together ( he was actually at Duxford when the Film Battle of Britain was being filmed and he lost his generator which was destroyed in the Hanger being bombed scene ( the film crew didn’t tell anyone about the explosion being that Big ) 😳. Dad was a Engineer and did CNC stuff for Sindall and Simplex and while working there he hand built a Motorised Go-kart for me at age 11 ( my Bday ) so 1978 and at the same time he was Hand building a Hang Glider for himself from Bamboo and Polythene sheeting ( that crashed at Haverhill and I had to drive us home with Dads broken collar bone ). It didn’t deter him though because he then built a motorised Hang Glider but that was Aluminium and the proper material, he ended up using a Villiers lawnmower engine and a hand carved prop plus a frame he made himself. That actually Flew and a reporter from Cambridge Evening News was there at Bourne Airfield to photograph the event. He made other things ….. a Lambretta Li150 converted into a body and sidecar ( at first it was a car with drop down wheels but it didn’t work as well as hoped ) so Dad put a sidecar on it and that ended up being in the Scootering magazine. There were lots of other Mad inventions that Dad built

Ron, what an artist…

Amazing work chaps!!! What a cool job you guys have!!! I'm jealous.

The joy and enthusiasm is great to watch . Thanks Ron

Awesome episode. Looking forward to the Stug update too.

This guy is a machine..a real Austr,alien💪

Da doo ron Ron. Love it GOOOO RON.

Wow.. always amazing amount of hard work and dedication! Thanks guys for sharing this. Cheers from Missouri USA!

What an artist!

Dudes a killer! Great job!!!

Ron is amazing!

I love Ron’s philosophy on life it’s great to volunteer and contribute I’m currently working on restoring a steam locomotive with my son in Melbourne and love every minute of it.

Dude! What a legend!