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Eastern Half of Kansas | Last week working on combines and flex heads, we had lost some hardware for the large divider points on the flex head so went to town later to get the metric hardware. My question is we can see the day where we will have metric bolt bins right along with the American, right now we throw away most of any extra metric hardware because I know it will just mess us up some day when we grab a couple of bolts and nuts and head the to the field. How many have set up new bolt bins stocking metric hardware? |
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| I've got a couple small pullout drawers with metric hardware. But with all the different thread pitches its gonna take a lot more room to handle the need.
Edited by RICK NCMD 8/22/2010 14:08
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Your moms house | We left a row in our bin for metric but its stuff that common to JD equipment so it usually works though its not nearly as organized as the american. |
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Flora IL | My bad!!!!!
Nope sure don't. Hardly stock metric wrench's
Edited by CaseFarmer 8/22/2010 16:50
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| I keep the metric stuff locked up. Diego cant keep the standard stuff straight. |
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South Dakota | Has any one ever asked why the U.S. dose not use metric and others do but the pitch is different? Well lets stop and think about this a little. ------------------------------ The answer is so simple you see if I was in combat and I lost a screw for my weapon then I could take one from a enemy soldier and fix my weapon and keep on fighting. But if your screw did not fit my weapon I would also have to stop fighting. And that my friends is the reason there are different pitches to the threads
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| I do believe that the good ole USA Gooberment has adopted the metric system to military manufacturing.
Edited by RICK NCMD 8/22/2010 14:54
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nebraska | In have a metric bolt bin bought complete from kimball midwest seems we use it more than our standard bolts |
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West Kentucky | We keep a couple of draws stocked with metric hardware. |
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Leesburg, Ohio | He said metric bolt bins...in which to store a selection of metric bolts...NOT metric bin bolts with which to build a grain bin. |
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Leeds, North Dakota | yes we have two seperate bins, not close for this reason, carry two big plastic boxes for common hardware, scott. |
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SW KS | We have seperate bolt bin with full stock of metric bolts. Very handy with new equipment. |
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Brazilton KS | I think it would be much more practical to just take the enemy soldier's weapon and use it. I doubt one is going to spend a lot of time scrounging for a screw in combat.
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WY, OK | We've had metric for probably 10 years now. We have Lawson bins 3/4 are standard but it has a nice metric setup on the top. One nice thing is the metric nuts are taller than standard so they aren't easily mixed up. |
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Iowa | I asked some CAT engineers, years ago; Why don't you guys just pick a date/year to switch over to 100% metric and be done, with this, once and for all? (some engines are std, some metric) They told me that the lifespan of all those multi-million dollar assembly/machining line tools is around 25 years or more(just for one assembly line). You aren't really able to just "convert over" without a HUGE cost factor. They told me that the engine design, is designed, for which assembly/machining line it was going to travel down. Now, this was 15-20 years ago, so I sure things have change a little since then. |
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Arva, Ontario | Deere essentially went metric in '92, I think. While we don't have a lot of new equipment, we have enough that it became neccessary to have it in stock. I've always really liked the flange hardware that Deere uses on the combines, so that is what we filled with - saves hunting for washers (flats and locks) all the time too. We originally bought a bolt bin and a selection of hardware by the pound from a local travelling hardware supplier. When I got his 'assortment', I was appalled at how few pieces there were, so I went to the local Deere store and found I could buy what I wanted through parts - one at a time for less. Ergo, our metric bin has the dimension of the bolt (nut), and the Deere part number beside it. I reorder and fill the bin at the annual stockorder time in Dec-Jan. Luke |
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West Union, Illinois | Yes. We were always needing a metric bolt for something and nobody ever had what I needed. I asked around about an assortment and nobody seemed to have a clue, so I went to Fastenal, took a deep breath, and ordered an assortment. I happened to catch a sale but still spent $500. We ended up with a separate bolt bin  and a assortment of metrics. Probably never the one we will need, but it is a start. Right now I have the best selection of metric bolts in town ... which isn't anything to brag about.
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Eastern VA. No such thing as too many Magnums. | We live a long ways from anything. I hate driving 30 miles for a couple $5 bolts. We have two 72 holes bins for American, and two for metric. It goes from 1/4" up to 1" and a lot of lengths. More than we need really. I think the metric goes from 6mm up to 22mm? Something like that. We haven't filled the metric side completely. Some spots ended up getting used for carriage head and square countersunk. We have a couple pullout drawers for stainless. Havent' got any stainless metric yet. A good assortment of bolts and a hydraulic hose machine will ward off a lot of lost time on nights, weekends and holidays.
I think Deere and CaseIH have been metric since the mid 80s on at least part of their equipment. |
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| SAE bolts, grade 8, course and fine. Metric, grade 8.8, the two most common pitches. All from Bowman-Barnes. A double cabinet for each, does take up a fair amount of room. It's not just metric bolts, but belts, chains, keys, shafting, bearings, hose and fittings, pipe. What a mess! Visiting the Claas factory once, and commented on the metric stuff, and how it might impede their equipment sales here. They blasted me how much better "their" system was. I asked one of the techs how their sockets sets were arranged in the toolboxes. Of course they said by drive size, which was amazingly 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", qnd 3/4". Nothing more was said! |
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| I have fully stocked metric bolt bin, have a few drawers with SAE bolts since some manufacturers can't seem to keep their production line straight......... |
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Anyone stocking Metric bolt bins?
