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

[greg at theoldtractorcompany.com]

Dean
I am all for the bars. So many of the grilles could be repaired if the bars were available.
Makes me think of the fellow making the dies now to repair the corrugated grille screens. Works super slick.
Now if Deere would just put the 730D back in production....
Greg


Greg Stephen
The Old Tractor Company
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:37:21 -0700, "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net> wrote:

> 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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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> Bus Driver
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 11:01 AM
> To: Antique John Deere mailing list
> 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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