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Battery Box - What gauge metal?

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Farmall_Ryan

03-22-2006 20:17:37




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The battery box on my M is in awful shape, but rather than spending all the money to buy a new one I'm going to buy a piece of mild sheet and fiddle around cutting welding and bending to see if I can eventually make it look like new again. I realize its gonna be a lot of work, but it'll be a good challenge.

So does anybody know what gauge the metal is? (under gas tank battery box)




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El Toro

03-23-2006 05:17:29




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 Re: Battery Box - What gauge metal? in reply to Farmall_Ryan, 03-22-2006 20:17:37  
OEM Tractor wants $76.00 for a battery box. Your local sheet metal shop can make you a battery box for a lot less. I would remove the old box and take it along as a sample. They can shear and bend that metal very quickly. I would give the new battery box a coat of acid primer or epoxy primer too. Hal



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Bus Driver

03-23-2006 04:23:59




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 Re: Battery Box - What gauge metal? in reply to Farmall_Ryan, 03-22-2006 20:17:37  
Not sure about the M, but the A, 140, and Cub original boxes are 14 gauge (about 0.080) cold rolled. I made my replacements with 16 gauge (about 0.060) because that was the thickest that I could shear with available equipment. I would suggest the use of nothing thinner. Some of the Cub replacement boxes are very light gauge. Since the box on the Cub is also part of the grounding path for the battery, the heavier gauge is important.

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tn terry t

03-23-2006 03:48:59




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 Re: Battery Box - What gauge metal? in reply to Farmall_Ryan, 03-22-2006 20:17:37  
i look at it this way the heavier the better i made mine out of 12 gauge i was not looking for stock appearance just a nice clean square box



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