[AT] John Deere model E bore job

[Cecil Bearden]

That is not such a big job that it cannot be done at a regular machine 
shop.  A horizontal mill can bore that rather easily. There is a manual 
machinist network on facebook that probably has someone near that would 
do that.   I could do it in my shop, but it would take 2 days to get to 
the mill..

Cecil


On 7/16/2021 5:16 PM, rdhaskell at juno.com wrote:
> $500 just to bore it seems way out of line, just another way of saying we
> don't want to do it.  Cheaper to find another good block.  I have a
> Sunnen hone that you can crank out putting real pressure on the cylinder.
>   I cleaned up a 2 hp Hercules at .060" and made a new piston out of a
> chunk of aluminum, didn't take that long and worked perfectly using
> automotive rings.  Also find a hydraulic shop and have them hone it
> either clean or to your size.  Have piston metal sprayed and turn to fit
> and order custom rings.  Also a lot of people have used JB Weld to fill
> pits and gouges, hone clean works well.
>
>
> Ron Haskell
> rdhaskell at juno.com
> Riverside, California USA
>
>
> On Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:06:53 +0000 Bill Brueck <bill at apluscomputer.com>
> writes:
>> I've got a friend who needs to have a 1 1/2 hp Deere E bored
>> oversize.  So far he's found Flywheel Supply in LeMars, Iowa who
>> will do it for $500 and he'll have freight expenses both ways.
>>
>> Is that the going rate, or are there other shops folks know about
>> who can do a good job for less?  He's near Springfield, Missouri.
>>
>> B�
>> Bill Brueck
>
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