[AJD] 51 B Gauge Color?

[Charlie V]

Thank you Mitchell, Jim,  and Paul and Paul for the helpful information.  I
will have an order in the works by morning.

Charlie V.

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 8:38 AM, Mitchell Daly <md31043 at msn.com> wrote:

>
> Charlie,
>
> Check www.joetraktor.com for the part. Greg has a huge stock of old parts
> and has come through for me and a lot of others. Mother Deere has gotten
> totally out of sight on parts for the old ones.
>
> Mitch Daly - md31043 at msn.com
>
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 21:35:52 -0400
> > From: 1cdevill at gmail.com
> > To: antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > Subject: Re: [AJD] 51 B Gauge Color?
> >
> > Another big disappointment from the Deere parts counter is part # H 723 R
> > Seal, Leather. It is a preformed gasket to fit around the shift lever on
> > 1941 John Deere H to keep water from leeching into the transmission /
> > differential case. That seems a pretty important function to me since
> > tractors are sometimes out in the rain. The local JD dealer charged
> > somewhere around forty bucks to order one in for me. Leather??? The item
> I
> > got (sealed in a JD parts bag) was made of formed sheet cork and was so
> > inflexible that it tore the first time the gearshift lever was moved. As
> a
> > long established company, I wonder what makes Deere think a customer will
> > come back to be burned a second time?
> >
> > The scraps of the old seal which I removed from the tractor actually were
> > leather. Reminds me of Mother Goose story. -- "Once upon a
> > time-------------------------.
> >
> >
> > Charlie V in WNY
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