On grill, Pop Rivets! aluminum ones wont rust and run down on paint. I don' care about orig, can't see them w/out bending down/looking in good light! As for frame rivets, I use good hard 3/8" bolts. Best kind have the washer heads and lock-nuts, but can cost big bucks. Ace Hardware and others have them in little box drawerw of special hardware, not many in stock at once. Or good Gr 8 bolts. Problem with most rivets is how to collapse them. little ones need hammer and special back-up tool and usually cant get into part to do that. Big ones used hydraulic press in plants, can't do that at home and heating and pounding on them seems futile.


G.L. Grumpy's
Old Iron Ranch
Huntington, IN 46750


MM R tractor, Speedex
and Power King tractors