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

[Cotton Family]

Greg they could, but at what price? I mean the plastic tractors these
days go for a premium and lordy what would real cast iron tractor go
for???? Plus add the exclusive factor and you get something that is like
the Hummer, something that could be useful but way out of the common
mans reach... Now if Mexico still had their tooling we could make it
there cheap enough to sell ...Don't get me wrong, I would love to have a
new one, but I would like to be able to have one and not look at someone
else's...

Dennis


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Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 10:04 PM
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Subject: RE: [AJD] Grill for JD MT?? Bars for Letter series grills???

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
Stephen Equipment Company
Box 709
7460 E Hiway 86
Franktown, CO 80116
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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 
> 
> 
> www.deerelegacy.com
> 
> http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
> 
> 
> 
> -----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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