what color

Bill Kowalczyk · May 16, 2015

just wondering what color should the board be on a 37 jd mower? thanks

James Howell · May 16, 2015

Take a look at the photo below of the back cover of the [b:654c4848f0][i:654c4848f0]Rear-Hitched and Side-Mounted Mowers[/i:654c4848f0][/b:654c4848f0] brochure.

This is the only photo that shows the yellow grass board in the 12 page brochure.

Hope this helps.

Bill Kowalczyk · May 16, 2015

(quoted from post at 00:45:14 05/17/15) Take a look at the photo below of the back cover of the [b:34b07bb802][i:34b07bb802]Rear-Hitched and Side-Mounted Mowers[/i:34b07bb802][/b:34b07bb802] brochure.

<img src="http://photos.yesterdaystractors.com/gallery/uptest/a191550.jpg" width="650" />

This is the only photo that shows the yellow grass board in the 12 page brochure.

Hope this helps.

Bill Kowalczyk · May 16, 2015

very nice, thanks

55 50 Ron · May 16, 2015

I'm not sure they are yellow. I have a broken JD original, quite old (I kept it for a pattern to make a new one when needed) and it's the weathered wood only with JD part number stenciled on it. I suspect there were several iterations of those boards over all the years those mowers were made.

long green line man · May 16, 2015

I'm sure grass boards were never yellow from factory or JD parts ;[ They were light grained Maple, with clear varnish, lacquer, or maybe late polyurethane finish . I have same '64' mower Lit. ,I'm seeing a yellow grass board stick & clear maple board,... Lit. from '67' parts cat. shows clear board , same on Lit. from '60' no.8 mower, My family bought new no.5 , in late '57' ; [no. 8 came out in '58'] in came with green board & stick. Lit. from '52' shows no. 5 with Red board,,....

Tx Jim · May 17, 2015

Ditto on the varnish which gave them a yellow tinge in the 60's-80's. IIRC grass stick was painted yellow.

James Howell · May 17, 2015

After further review, I agree with [b:654c4848f0]long green line man[/b:654c4848f0].

Take a look at the diagram below.

Note the grass board (Key 13) AH 12932.

Take a look at the photos below.

Note the part stamp AH-12932-OH that is parallel to the plate (Key 12).

This grass board was used as a pattern to make a new grassboard for our <a href="https://youtu.be/ZLND2DifdD0">39N sickle mower</a>.

Hope this helps.

ss55 · May 17, 2015

It may not be factory, but on a working mower I'd prefer yellow paint for the visibility.

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