J. Clarke wrote:

Leon wrote:
"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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In article , aemeijers
wrote:

Around here, Tractor Supply has pretty good fasteners, including
grade 8 if your function calls for that. Farmers don't like to do
the same repair job twice, I guess.

Of course not. It's like any other business: having machinery down
costs money. At harvest time, a down machine can cost _a lot_ of
money.

And there are liability issue concernes. A good mechanic will use
grade 8 or better so that when he is preplacing a bolt it is at least
as strong as the original. I was stocking grade 8, 30 years ago for
automotive repairs at an Olds dealership.

Be careful using Grade 8. They're strong but they're also brittle. Don't
use them for applications where there are likely to be shock loads.
You mean like Cylinder Heads?
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