[Farmall] O-12 parts

[Lane Freeman]

Karl,
I've had Titan parts made by Cattail Foundary here in PA.  They have a great 
reputation but they are Amish so I don't know how it will be to work with 
them from California.  I was able to drive there and talk with them 
directly.  Here is a link which tells a little about them.

 http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5476

Lane


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Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 9:03 PM
Subject: [Farmall] O-12 parts


> Can anyone recommend a good place to have some castings made?  All this
> talk about O-12s has resulted in another inquiry regarding O-12 parts, one
> that I've been asked before... where to get the air cleaner casting (and
> other special parts) for an O-12.
>
> I'm short two or three of these items already, and half the ones I do have
> are welded up, so it seems to me that now might be a good time to have
> some new ones made up.  I can come up with a good casting to use as a
> pattern, although I understand that the original needs to be built up with
> Bondo in order to compensate for the shrinkage during casting.  I could
> probably handle the machine work (mostly cleanup work on the lathe).
>
> It'd be nice to talk with an outfit that one of you has had dealings with
> before instead of just picking a name off the internet.
>
> I can think of at least two parts that I know people need; 3344 DA and
> 3097 DA.  3344 is the air cleaner top casting for 'regular' -12 series
> tractors.  It is a lot different from the F-12 casting.
>
> 3097 is the cast iron 'basket' that supports the front end of the engine.
> In my experience, at least 80% of them are damaged, on the F-12.  Haven't
> dismantled enough O-12s to have a feel for their condition.
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> I almost hate to mention it, but how offensive would it be to have the air
> cleaner castings made of aluminum?  I suspect that it might be cheaper to
> have aluminum castings made than iron.  And what are the odds of finding
> an American foundry?  I don't want to have the castings made in China.
>
> -Karl
>
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