Finishing up the radiator screen on my Super 5

Well it was a small job, but it was a lot harder than it should have been. Ready to install the radiator screen after finally tracking down the screen material. Thanks to Charles Wieferich who saw my post on this website. He went to the trouble to find the correct part number from McMaster Carr that he used when he repaired his screen. It was not easy to order it though. After I ordered the screen on line, I got an email saying the order was cancelled. They cancelled it because I live in Canada. I thought they just wouldn't ship to Canada, so I used my brother in law's address in Annecortes, WA for the shipping address. They cancelled it again because as it turns out they won't take your order from Canada unless you are a business or a school. So my next option was to visit my local tractor shop and ask them to order it for me. I finally got the screen and it is perfect. The only thing is the guy who ordered it didn't realize there may be a customs broker fee, which could be as much as $100. Still waiting to hear from them if that's the case. It is what it is. At least the screen is finished and the paint is curing. Next I guess I'll paint my wheel weights and front bumper guard next. Oh I should mention I swallowed my pride and tried ordering some screen from Amazon. (I don't like the idea of Amazon, I think they hurt local businesses), but I wasn't careful when I read the size in the description and it was too small.

I have had a couple of surprises with extra duty charges on some auto parts last year. Any bargain I thought I was getting by ordering from eBay was lost with high duty fees. The fees are affected by whether the company you order from have a CDN registered entity or not. If they do not pay CDN taxes then you can expect higher duties. That’s fair if you think about it.