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Oliver662011 03-04-2013 16:39:27 199.218.126.91 Report to Moderator	I am restoring a JD Model 52 two bottom plow on steel. Every single bolt is trashed and nearly rotted in half. The person I am restoring it for requested we replace with more Square head bolts. I contacted Fastenal however grade 5 5/8" 4inch in length are nearly 16 bucks each, through fastenal I am looking at almost 700 dollars for just bolts! No nuts or washers. :evil: I am wondering if anyone has other ideas on where I can get a good square bolts ranging in length mainly 1/2 or 5/8 in diameter. Or if they have a bunch they are willing to sell. If I do have to buy them at that price it will break my budget, also I wanted grade 8 but they are 30 bucks a piece. Do you think grade 5 will be good enough for the frame bolts and stuff if I do have to resort to buying them? Thanks for all your help. Mike [Reply]   [No Email]
Bob 03-08-2013 20:41:20 64.255.159.192 Report to Moderator	Re: Looking for Square Bolts! Please Help in reply to Oliver662011, 03-04-2013 16:39:27   You never thought of the Deere dealer, did you? 5/8" X 4 square head bolts are readily available there for about $3.37 each, depending upon each dealer"s price! They are even Grade 8! If you go to jdparts.com and search "By Part Specifications" they have quite a variety of square-head bolts still available.If you look in the Parts Catalog (updated in "63) for the plow, they show hex fasteners. Parts catalog for 52 plow [Reply]  [No Email]
Oliver662011 03-05-2013 15:11:32 98.31.23.236 Report to Moderator	Re: Looking for Square Bolts! Please Help in reply to Oliver662011, 03-04-2013 16:39:27   Thanks for all the help guys, I either probably going with Norm, or Blacksmith Bolt, still waiting for a price call back from Norm. Thanks again, Mike [Reply]  [No Email]
55 50 Ron 03-05-2013 14:39:30 209.131.224.88 Report to Moderator	Re: Looking for Square Bolts! Please Help in reply to Oliver662011, 03-04-2013 16:39:27   McMaster Carr lists 60,000 tensile strength bolts as Grade A. That must be a change as 60,000 used to be the Grade 2 spec. That should sure be enough for your plow bolts. [Reply]  [No Email]
Dick L 03-05-2013 13:38:25 50.51.144.0 Report to Moderator	Re: Looking for Square Bolts! Please Help in reply to Oliver662011, 03-04-2013 16:39:27   Try Production Tool . Several years back I bought several boxes of square head bolts and nuts. They didn't have them cataloged at the time but my sales person ordered them for me. I had to take full boxes because they wouldn't stock them at the time anyway. I still have some of the smaller bolts but the larger bolts had fewer in a box and I didn't get a lot more than I needed for what I was doing. They were a little more expensive but not all that much or I wouldn't have popped for them. [Reply]  [No Email]
Dick L 03-05-2013 13:48:22 50.51.144.0 Report to Moderator	Re: Looking for Square Bolts! Please Help in reply to Dick L, 03-05-2013 13:38:25   It doesn't look like Production took has bolts on line. Try This For Them [Reply]  [No Email]
Stephen Newell 03-05-2013 05:09:46 66.53.83.42 Report to Moderator	Re: Looking for Square Bolts! Please Help in reply to Oliver662011, 03-04-2013 16:39:27   You might have to tell the client that there would be an additional charge for square head bolts and explain why. They will have a different appearance anyway as the heads will be physically thinner. [Reply]  [No Email]
nys 03-05-2013 02:15:04 98.15.254.212 Report to Moderator	Re: Looking for Square Bolts! Please Help in reply to Oliver662011, 03-04-2013 16:39:27   Try Blacksmithbolt.com [Reply]  [No Email]
Graham from New Zealand 03-05-2013 03:32:34 58.96.55.23 Report to Moderator	Re: Looking for Square Bolts! Please Help in reply to nys, 03-05-2013 02:15:04   Do you mean plough bolts? Try a carriage bolt through the hole and heat the head red hot and hammer into the counter sink [Reply]  [No Email]
AG in IN 03-04-2013 19:43:08 67.237.22.143 Report to Moderator	Re: Looking for Square Bolts! Please Help in reply to Oliver662011, 03-04-2013 16:39:27   Maybe this guy can help: Norm Jackson (317)-431-4803 He always has square-headed hardware at IH tractor shows. AG [Reply]  [No Email]
Oliver662011 03-04-2013 19:33:09 98.31.23.236 Report to Moderator	Re: Looking for Square Bolts! Please Help in reply to old, 03-04-2013 16:39:27   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see In heavy yellow clay does it matter? It isn't mine but I figure he will probably do one or two acres, but its like I said HEAVY. It would help my budget if I used twos but I want to be sure it wont rip apart. Thanks for all your help guys. [Reply]  [No Email]
fixerupper 03-05-2013 13:01:34 216.16.92.221 Report to Moderator	Re: Looking for Square Bolts! Please Help in reply to Oliver662011, 03-04-2013 19:33:09   Did they even have grade 5 back in the day? I'll betcha the factory bolts are 2's. Jim [Reply]  [No Email]
Nebraska Kirk 03-04-2013 19:17:56 207.91.4.159 Report to Moderator	Re: Looking for Square Bolts! Please Help in reply to Oliver662011, 03-04-2013 16:39:27   Grade 5 is overkill for a plow that will get very little use. Grade 2 will work just fine. [Reply]  [No Email]
patsdeere 03-04-2013 18:02:08 50.156.47.162 Report to Moderator	Re: Looking for Square Bolts! Please Help in reply to Oliver662011, 03-04-2013 16:39:27   Have you tried mcmaster carr? They have 1/2"x5" for 6.90. Granted they are only grade 5, but it says they are min tensile of 120K psi. Also look for a fastener store. I have one in my area that I can get 2 of this and 4 of that. Square bolts [Reply]  [No Email]
hintocw 03-28-2013 09:41:49 184.4.96.172 Report to Moderator	Re: Looking for Square Bolts! Please Help in reply to patsdeere, 03-04-2013 18:02:08   I'm able to obtain all the square head fasteners (bolts) at the local Lowes store (can probably find the same at the Home Depot). [Reply]  [No Email]