[TR] Bolts: This is nuts!

[Alex & Janet Thomson]

Terry – Here’s a question. What kind of a machine are you restoring? I have found that sometimes unusual hardware, such as metric carriage bolts, is relatively inexpensive from the machine dealer. I do mean sometimes! Other times, it seems like legalized extortion. For many years, I was always of the opinion that I would buy box quantities of whatever I needed since it was about 60% of the individual cost. Maybe not for things such as cylinder head bolts but for common 3/8” x 4” and other sizes that you might use for hay wagon construction and other farm construction was a no-brainer. An auction at an iron working shop 30 years ago (structural steel erection) provided me with about 1000 lbs. or more of ¾, 7/8, 1, 1 ¼, and 1 ½” bolts of various lengths for $250 – that was a steal. These days, I admit, I think twice before buying large quantities of fasteners. McMaster-Carr is very inexpensive for a lot of things. Special sized snap rings are about a tenth of the cost from Deere. O-rings are the same way. A package of 100 from McMaster costs about the same as a package of 10 from Motion Industries after you look at some of the crazy shipping prices.

 

Alex Thomson

2 Triumphs

About 8 Deeres – 1939 – 2008

1 Case

1 Farmall

 

From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of TERRY SMITH
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2020 2:53 PM
To: triumphs
Subject: [TR] Bolts: This is nuts!

 

It's a family discussion whenever anyone wants/needs to leave the house for obvious reasons.  So instead of running to the hardware store to pick up some grade 8 bolts for my tractor restoration, I'm having to look at what I can order online. 

 

My first thought was McMaster-Carr.  Found what I need, but I don't need 25 3/8ths bolts 1 1/4 inches long.  What I need are four to eight of various sizes and threads.   

 

Anybody have a preferred online source for quality-to-cost bolts?     

 

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A 

New Hampshire 

 

 

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