[AT] Farmall M grille

[Andy Glines]

Lookin good Dean.  What's with the newspaper on the floor?  It may be a 
little late to potty train the old Farmall.
>
>Patching the big hole at the bottom of the grille on my 1950 M finally made
>it to the top of my to-do list, so I tried my hand at some sheet metal 
>work.
>The grille was missing the insert over where the cultivator lever attaches,
>but the real problem was that the sheet metal below the insert opening had
>been cut out somewhere along the way.  So I needed a patch before I could
>put in a replacement insert.
>
>Like a lot of jobs the hard part was actually getting around to starting.
>Ace Hardware had some pieces of flat steel for a couple of bucks, so I got
>one of them and cut it with a saber saw to about the right shape.  Bent it
>by hand, ground down the edges on a bench grinder, then had an auto shop
>weld it onto the grille for me.  Some bondo, primer, and paint, and I was
>done.  It's not completely accurate but it looks a hundred times better 
>than
>before and I'm happy with it.
>
>Pictures at http://www.vinsonfarm.net/suburban_M.html, at the bottom of the
>page.
>
>Dean Vinson
>Dayton, Ohio
>www.vinsonfarm.net

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