On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 07:41:35 -0500, j.b. miller wrote:
I agree with Gerry in London(just abit west of me).. my JD140 uses Grade 5
bolts for the shear pin( yes, I found out the hard way....ugh).
Number 2 is too soft and may just fold over causing all sorts of
grief..number 8 is way too hard and 'other' things will break before the
bolt does.

Would it be wise to spark-test the old one on a grinder to at least
get an idea of the pin's composition? Doesn't tell the whole story,
but would that be useful?

Dave Hinz