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UNSTYLED A HOLES IN FRAME

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BY THE BOOK

01-25-2008 20:32:06




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Why is there some unstyled A's have two holes per side at the front of the frame rails for mounting attachments and some have three holes? The two holes are on 9" ctrs. and the three are 6" and 9" ctrs. was adding an xtra hole done after it left the factory? I have seen some with more than three per side, But they look like some owner added them. I want to weld them up if there not factory drilled.

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KentWI

01-26-2008 11:17:22




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 Re: UNSTYLED A HOLES IN FRAME in reply to BY THE BOOK, 01-25-2008 20:32:06  
Numerous changes accrued to the Front End Frame on the unstyled A from 1934 through 1938 production. Some examples are at 410395 the frame went from 3/8� to 1/2�, at 412518 the tool box was moved from the left to the right side and around 419700 the triangular brace at the rear of the frame was notched to provide additional clearance for a mounted cultivator. The change you are referring to happened at 438177 along with the taped holes for the spark plug shield. That�s not to say that the farmer didn�t add a hole or two along the way, I�m currently working on a 36 A that I plug three addition holes in the frame.
Kent
Source �The Unstyled Model A� by Wes Malcolm, I personal recommended this book for all unstyled A enthusiast.

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P Browning

01-26-2008 09:20:07




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 Re: UNSTYLED A HOLES IN FRAME in reply to BY THE BOOK, 01-25-2008 20:32:06  
For your unstyled JD-B, look on page 4 of your PC676 parts catalog for some clues. There are three configurations shown depending on the serial number of the tractor, and each one has a different hole set. The latest version has more holes -- probably reflecting differing mounted equipment demands. Some may have been drilled to accommodate municipal equipment use like commercial roadworking or maintenance add-ons. Marketing had a lot to do with certain features such as the vertical hole approx 7/8-inch diameter toward the end of the axle housing for model A tractors (unstyled). Many were NEVER used! Any way, see page 4 of PC676 for more information. (PatB)

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sgt bull

01-27-2008 21:33:55




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 Re: UNSTYLED A HOLES IN FRAME in reply to P Browning, 01-26-2008 09:20:07  
Pat, do you happen to know what the vertical holes in the ends of US "A" axles were actually for? I've often wondered that and never read anything definitive.



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P Browning

01-28-2008 05:35:04




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 Re: UNSTYLED A HOLES IN FRAME in reply to sgt bull, 01-27-2008 21:33:55  
I received only a hint -- this coming many years back, and it was to the effect -- to enable mounting of some roadwork implement. I do not recall the source of this thought. To my knowledge it was never used and may indeed have been a pipe-dream by a few in the Marketing end of things.

Deere had a penchant for catering to nearly any possible need in the market -- always backed with hope, but sometimes things do not gel. I believe that this "forward thinking" was a large part of John Deere's continued existence as others fell by the wayside. (PatB)

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JD mower

01-26-2008 08:50:56




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 Re: UNSTYLED A HOLES IN FRAME in reply to BY THE BOOK, 01-25-2008 20:32:06  
with different implements you somtimes had to drill more holes to mount the implements. especially on the older tractors to make the newer implements work



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