MF 860 parts needed

[Dennis Tanner]

My brother has an MF 860, made from 81-83. He needs the "Front corner panels to the Pan", they are a washboard piece of sheet metal, prone to rust out. There is a right and a left side. If anyone can supply these, give us links to suppliers, or suggest ideas for fabrication we would greatly appreciate it. There is a local machinist/welder that can improvise, but making the washboard pattern doesn"t seem easy. Thanks for any help and information. Dennis

 

[jr. bradley]

try weavers in leola, pa

 

[JDseller]

Try these guys out. They make many parts for the older combines. Lot of unloading augers and table augers. They have been a Massey dealer for years too. They have a catalog but I can't find it on line.

Schmidt Machine Company ~ 7013 State Hwy 199, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 ~ 419-294-3814

 

[gbs]

bought a 410 that had bad places in the shaker pan could not find replacement sections, priced a used one 900 dollars, that was out of the question, tried to get someone to bend one no one i contacted could bend one due to the close bends, after studying the problem i found a welding shop that had a press brake that could make short bends but not continuous, so i had him to bend me Z shaped bars out of galvanize sheet metal the same dimensions as the pan inserts with one side of the Z shorter than the other side, removed damaged section placed Z bars in the pan locking long side over short side until enough pieces are hooked together to make a section, then tack welded in place with mig welder painted welds ran it 5 years then sold it, man that bought it is still running same pan, cost of the Z bars was a 146 dollars.

 

[Mark EC.IN]

Check out Shoup
Shoup Grain Pans

 

[Dennis Tanner]

Thanks to all for your replies and information. We will check on the links given, and Why didn't we think to make "Z" shaped pieces of sheet metal and weld them together to repair this piece. The ability of getting answers and ideas to challenging problems on this forum is really beneficial.
Thank you, Dennis