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Its a 39 A

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Farmallb

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It has a 2 1/2 in wide flywheel, 21in dia
A2117R is stamped on the back of the pedestal
The pedistal has 3 bolt holes on each side of it for the grill
The grill I have has 4 holes for mounting to the side of the pedestal
The grill has 7 bars each.
The grill has an old stencel of a black circle with a yellow A in the middle of it.
The gear shift has 2 above 1 on the R side with R on the left. The H-L lever above that is for the high low shift.

When i bought it, the guy said they had bought it as a second tractor so as to have parts to rebuild his dads 42 A. They had used one brake only. They decided to rebuild this one also, but his dad died, and that ended that.
Im assumeing the 39s grill is now on the 42, and I have the 42s 4 hole grill. Its in fine shape other than the wire mesh was bad in between one bar each at the bottom. I found a company that makes wire mesh just like it and they made me 2 panels, but I guess they cant work if, as someone says I should be able to bolt up the panels with no problems with the grill wire attached?? Cant see how.
 
Just went out and loked at my 39A. It has 4 mounting holes for the grille screen. You need to look very closely where the mounting holes are for the screen. I bet you have a broken bolt that is flush with the casting. Post some pics if you can.
 
The pedestal has 4 holes on each side. You are somehow overlooking one of them. The pedestal, A2117R, was used from the beginning of 39 through mid 47 except for the period of time that the tractor had a cast frame in 43/44. The grille halves were used from the beginning of 39 through the end of production of the A.
The pedestal and the grille halves all have 4 holes or they are not for an A.
All of the parts you describe are indeed for an A so I think you are overlooking something.
The aftermarket grille screens you have might cause some kind of problem with mounting, not sure, can't see. The original grilles bolt up from the outside without any disruption of the radiator or pedestal.
The "A" in a circle is commonly put on early styled A's but is only correct for late styled tractors (mid 47 on). The early styled had the model designation on the seat channel, same as an unstyled tractors.
 
The grill mesh/wire will need to be indented around where the bolts go through. The factory ones were but when you install new mesh it will hide the bolt holes unless you pry it back just far enough to get a bolt/driver and 1/4 drive ext in there. It wasn't a perfect world even back then. They did what they had to to make some things fit and so do we now.
 
I just remember the words John Deere on the seat channel on the 37, The others had battery boxes underneith of the seat, OTHER than the 40, and I wasnt even in grade school when he had it.
This one has a seat that I have seen on a few F-20 Farmalls, but never on a JD. It is adjustab le at the bottom, Has 3, I think notches for adjusting that makes it stiffer, or not.

Just went out again and looked. Yup, your right. Theres 4 holes. The bottom 2 are broken off flush.
Anybody know what size holes they are? Are they anything special in a bolt? The holes in the grills sure seem big for the size bolt holes in the pedistal.
Ill have to wait for Uncs check to get the right grill screens.
Thanks all for the help and advice.
 
Farmallb. Heat the area where the bolts are with your Oxy acy torch. Small cutting tip works good. Get it good and hot not red hot tho. Take a 3/8 nut. Weld the nut to the broken bolt stud. Fill nut with weld to the top. Let it cool off. Turn stud out with wrench . Wire feed welder works very well. Retap with 5/16. I'm sure its 18 tpi. Check yourself first. Just a standard 5/16 machine screw. They had a screw that the head takes a special driver cant think of the name right now but it looks like two v's stacked on top of one another. If that helps. The weld will not stick to the steering pedestal as its cast iron.
 
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