[AT] JD B machine shop work?

[John Hall]

I have never heard of a shop that will remove pistons on a for hire 
basis--unless they are breaking them intentionally. Just too much 
liability. You should be able to get them out, might take a while but I 
can't see why not.

Call a couple of older Deere dealerships and ask their shop foreman who 
they recommend for machine shop work. If you completely strike out, let 
me know. The guy that did all our engine machine work for the last 30 
years just retired, he might know of someone. Also, I have a friend 
that's been a Deere mechanic for 35 years and has worked on plenty of 2 
cylinders, he may know of someone as well, but it will probably be 
around Burlington or Greensboro.

John Hall


On 12/24/2017 7:11 PM, Al Jones wrote:
> Can anyone give me some recommendations for shops in NC, preferably
> east of Raleigh, that can bore my block, (and potentially remove my
> stuck pistons!) polish/grind my crankshaft, and do a valve job on my
> '52 JD B?  I'm going to talk to my local shop as well but I'd kind of
> like to find someone with a lot of 2 cylinder experience.
>
> I'll provide a full update later, but this is a project-and-a-half.
> It's a family tractor that hasn't run in the early 80s and has sat
> outside for several years.  I've almost got it apart and it's been,
> well, uh, "interesting.
>
> Thanks,
> Al
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