Posted by rankrank1 on July 15, 2013 at 17:09:27 from (198.228.228.143):
In Reply to: shear bolt question posted by JMS/.MN on July 15, 2013 at 08:28:16:
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+1 on this reply. Grade #2 is what you want. It will be the smooth head with now dash markings. The Cheap grade of bolts at TSC.
FWIW: I also make a wrap or two of duct tape around the entire shearbolt jounal after installing a new bolt. Why: My post hole digger flings the bolts like a bullet when they shear. While it will not fling them at the tractor operator, it will fling them to the sides so if you have any helpers around could cause injury. Or it flings them hard enough to dent a car or metal siding on a barn. One of two wraps of duct tape helps prevent this and catches the broken pieces too boot.
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