[AT] 1935 JD B Testing progress.

[Mark Johnson]

I think I might understand the logic...with partial to complete COVID 
lockdowns, all us old farts are finally starting on those engine 
rebuild/restoration jobs we've been promising ourselves we'd work on for 
years & years.

Engine machine work, especially on old designs not familiar to a 
machinist under 50, must doubtless take longer to set up and perform 
than other stuff. So, the backlog gets bigger than it would, say, if a 
bunch of us were overhauling small-block Chevrolets.

Anybody else buy my theory? It's entirely possible I could be full of 
**** :-)

Mark J
Columbia MO


On 12/1/2020 5:48 PM, John Hall wrote:
> I am hearing on Facebook that engine machine shops are running months 
> behind. Can't really understand the logic. Don't know of any mechanic 
> shops that have slowed down. Manufacturing machine shops are no busier 
> than normal, just depends on the industry.
>
> John Hall
>
> On 12/1/2020 11:52 AM, Dean VP wrote:
>> Spencer,
>>
>>
>>
>> PS:  I did finally get a call back from one of the Machine Shops that 
>> I called yesterday that had been recommended to me by a local JD 
>> Collector.  Yes, we can do it but..... we are out 3 to 4 months right 
>> now.   If that is my only source that would essentially cause me to 
>> lose another year since I would miss all the shows here this snowbird 
>> season.
>>
>> Dean VP
>> Apache Junction, AZ
>>
>>
>
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