Posted by GPJ on 08/01/14 - 9:24 AM
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gchuba wrote:
GPJ, any chance you may keep the plate as true factory original? 4 plates for that year, who knows which was with your hull. Especially when the archivist used for references (with factory records) is the one supplying the product. I have had some old tractors with mismatching I.D. information. I believe those old boys would have a stack of plates, use them up regardless of a particular change on the assembly line, and send them on there way. Adds character to the era.
Garris
I used to collect/restore old IH Cub Cadet lawn tractors built right here in Louisville. If your serial number placed you at the beginning of a model year, you might have parts that you swore did not belong on your tractor. Back in the day nothing went to waste, and the guys on the line were a lot less obsessive than we have become!
After lunch I am going to phone Boston Whaler and ask them if they can tell me what plate probably went with my hull. In lieu of that, I will probably just stick with the sticker I have in hand.
Thanks for your insight, Garris.