[AJD] Grill for JD MT?? Bars for Letter series grills???

[Dean VP]

Bus Driver:

Some people are just handier than others. I have a great amount of respect
for people with those kinds of skills. I spent too many years flying a desk
to gain those skills. As much of a dunce as I am in gas welding, I probably
never would have learned anyway! :-)

We have a gentleman in the area that has made a metal press mold to form the
bars for the letter series grills. Then he just cuts out the bad ones, welds
in the new ones, cleans up the welds and after a paint job they look brand
new and you can't tell them from originals. Smart these Americans! 

Unfortunately what you have to do is give him your grills and then hope he
will call in less than a year, yes a year, that he has completed them. And
the cost is hefty!  :-) 

I have been tempted to see if I could get him to just make a whole bunch of
correct bars for each of the letter series grills and then sell them for
others to do the welding. If there would be an interest in that expressed
here I would see if I could get him to cooperate with that kind of business
venture. Comments? Interest?

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
storeroom door 


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Bus Driver
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 11:01 AM
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Subject: Re: [AJD] Grill for JD MT??

At a show, talked with owner of an M. He wanted to brag on his work and
showed me that he had made the grille. I would not have noticed otherwise.
He used bar stock for the bars. Formed all the pieces for the grille except
top nose which is original and repaired. Welded all with MIG and ground the
welds. Bought the screens behind the grille. Nice job.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net>
To: "AT JD" <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 1:08 AM
Subject: [AJD] Grill for JD MT??


> I have a friend looking for a good used or reproduction grill for a JD MT.
I
> don't have a clue. Is there someone making reproduction MT grills?  I've
> heard some war stories that the reproduction grills for the letter series
> are not up to adequate quality standards.
>
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290
>
> I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
> storeroom door
>
>
> www.deerelegacy.com
>
> http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
>
>
>
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