A Hood by any Other Name.......

[Wagga A'er]

Never heard that part called side curtins.

[40 Deluxe]

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

I've never heard of the hood sides being called side curtains.

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Tom, The seller is in nearby Wisconsin so may be a farmer. Tractors from the later '30's thru the early '50's had their engines fully enclosed, with louvered hood sides. We called these side pieces (which were easily detachable) "side curtains". Most guys believed that these side curtains held too much heat around the engine so took them off and stored them in the machine shed. Soon they got stepped on or run over and then tossed out. Now these tractors are collectibles and good side curtains are near impossible to find!

[pooch]

Originally Posted by Synchro909

Pooch, I think there are 2 cotter pins on an A. They go through the front axle and hold the king pin.
For the rest of you, what we are saying is that what you US people call a cotter pin is known here as a split pin. Oh, yes and we have no such thing as a Zerk. I had to google that to find out what they were talking about. We call them Grease Nipples.

Right you are Synchro, I wonder what the good ole USA calls these axle /king pin thingamabobs ?

[RUNNERBUN]

[QUOTE=pooch;1124813]Right you are Synchro, ]
I wonder what the good ole USA calls these axle /king pin thingamabobs ?[/QUOTE

According to Snyders Catalogue those thingamabobs are referred to as Spindle Bolts as well as King Pins. Lucky they supply pictures so we Aussies can see what we are buying.

[Synchro909]

[QUOTE=RUNNERBUN;1124816]

Originally Posted by pooch

Right you are Synchro, ]
I wonder what the good ole USA calls these axle /king pin thingamabobs ?[/QUOTE

According to Snyders Catalogue those thingamabobs are referred to as Spindle Bolts as well as King Pins. Lucky they supply pictures so we Aussies can see what we are buying.

Do we have a part number for a thingamabob, maybe even a picture?

[Tom Wesenberg]

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My first experience with those tapered locking bolts was on the pedals on my Hercules English 3 speed bike when I was 11 years old.

[RUNNERBUN]

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

My first experience with those tapered locking bolts was on the pedals on my Hercules English 3 speed bike when I was 11 years old.

Ditto, Yee-Haaaa, We talk the same language. That's the only place I have used Cotter Pins.

[Synchro909]

Originally Posted by RUNNERBUN

Ditto, Yee-Haaaa, We talk the same language. That's the only place I have used Cotter Pins.

Yup, my first encounter with cotter pins too. I remember as a kid ruining a few on my bike and having to make new ones. We lived too far from any parts shop to buy them (especially when the bike was broken) so I set to on Dad's lathe and made them.
Thanks for all the time spent teaching me all that stuff, Dad. I still use it every day.
PS Dad went on ahead or the rest of us about 8 years ago

[Terry, NJ]

Yes, I recall the woman in the B&B we were staying in, in the UK, saying she would go "Knock Them Up", meaning to wake them up. Just a little shocking because in the US, knocking someone up means to get them pregnant.
Terry

Originally Posted by dave in australia

Australia, New Zealand, UK and the USA. Four countries divided by a common language, English. It's not only auto terms, but many in general that are different between us.

[racingrufus]

When I was a youngster if you had no cotter pins or split pins as the Brits or Aussies called them, you used the correct size nail. Dwayne