[AT] 1935 JD B Testing progress.

[Cecil Bearden]

35 years ago I started acquiring machine shop equipment.  It started 
with my South Bend Lathe and grew from there.  It is a sickness when you 
start acquiring machine shop equip.  I also started collecting 
automotive machine shop equip.  to rebuild industrial engines.  I can 
bore blocks grind valves and If I could set a head up on my surface 
grinder  could shave the head.  I brought in a Berco crankshaft grinder 
from the oil patch.  It will grind a 7 ft long crank. It was sitting on 
a trailer n a shed until the damned Oklahoma weather decided to send a 
cat 1 tornado over my shed.  It  laid it out.  One of those Morton 
buildings. The 2x12 top chord of the trusses split just below the 
hurricane anchor and the roof peeled off then the walls fell out.   I 
figured how to build some steel trusses and just fasten the on and set 
it back up.  Then a North wind sent the entire building across 20 
acres...   I will never build another wooden building in this country.  
This one was moved in from 1/2 mile away...  I only build with steel.....
Cecil

On 12/2/2020 7:00 AM, Mark Johnson wrote:
> 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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