Posted by BarnyardEngineering on May 18, 2022 at 06:04:48 from (161.69.116.34):
My dad would fabricate parts and bracket whenever he could to save money. Case in point, he made a set of IH 2350 loader brackets for his 1066 out of scrap metal back in the early 1980s rather than pay the IH dealer a ridiculous amount for a second set of brackets.
They are clearly home made, made to fit and work, not necessarily look perfect. They are well made and not an eyesore by any stretch though.
In the ensuing years I found a pretty nice set of original brackets.
If you were going to freshen up an old tractor that had home built brackets like this on it, and you had the "correct" factory brackets, which would you choose?
Take the "Dad made them" factor out of the equation even. You made them, or maybe even a stranger made them. Doesn't matter. The work is decent, and they're part of the history of the tractor.
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