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

[Bruce Mahr]

Dean: Sounds interesting to me!

Bruce Mahr

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net>
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Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 4:37 PM
Subject: RE: [AJD] Grill for JD MT?? Bars for Letter series grills???


> 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
>
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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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