Fixing bolt with dimple what does it attach/help to attach?

[Patbretagne]

Fuzzy foto, but can you let me know what or how this attaches? it is used at present as an ordinary attachment bolt, but as it doesn't have a conical mating seat, I wouldn't want to attach anything with it.

Pat

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Never seen anything like that on a US cub.

[capt jack]

Never ever (well since 1947) have I seen anything even slightly resembling that on any cub nor on any cub attachment. Perhaps someone had to use it as a quick fix many years ago.

[artc]

i see you've removed your radiator. check the lower casting for horizontal cracks along the front near where the crank inserts.

are repair parts available to you if it can't be repaired?

[Patbretagne]

i see you've removed your radiator. check the lower casting for horizontal cracks along the front near where the crank inserts.

are repair parts available to you if it can't be repaired?

Thanks, i'll do that, first I've about 2 tonnes of sludge to haul away from inside !
There are not many parts available here but shipping is not too dear from the faithful ole US!
Pat
The dimple Gizmo I've 3 found on 2 cubs, I must ask Yaume if he's come across them.

[capt jack]

Perhaps they are common to the French Cubs?

[George Willer]

I remembered this post when I discovered a bolt in my Cub junk with a similar head. I have no clue other than it may have been lurking in a Cub tool box. Does anyone have an idea what it's for?

[beaconlight]

George is there a hole or dimple in the big round head? If so does it show any sign of wear?

Bill

[Jim Becker]

Looks like a steering stop bolt for an H or M. It would be cionsiderably larger than what Pat found. On the M it is a 3/4" bolt, H is probably the same.

[George Willer]

Looks like a steering stop bolt for an H or M. It would be cionsiderably larger than what Pat found. On the M it is a 3/4" bolt, H is probably the same.

Jim,

The thread is 5/8 x 18 and the working length is 2 1/2". My H and M both are wide front and I couldn't find a similar bolt on either one. Where should I look, or is the stop you mention only for a NF ?

[Jim Becker]

You guessed right. It is only on the narrow front tractors. It keeps the driver from turning the steering wheel so far it unscrews the worm gear off the end of the sector.

Item 37 in this picture.

[beaconlight]

Ok that solves the Question on the long one but we still have the question of pats Short one.
Jim your ability to do the things you do and the knowledge you bring to the table is World Class.

Bill

[George Willer]

Jim,

Thanks... I'd never have found that one. I'm sure you are right, as usual.

[Patbretagne]

In fact I'm sorry I didn't go into enough detail when I first posted this item;
The Dimple Bolt is the same thread as the attachment pads and was used by the previous owner to attach a swinging towbar. Perhaps it is a NON correct bolt. Certainly it is not tapered under the head so it's not being used in it's right environment.
How about if one is attaching 2 implement bars first one with only one hole used, this bolt is put into second threaded pad hole and the second "implement" with 2 holes is fixed with over the top of the first, a long bolt fixes and the other hole sits on the dimple? Sort of spacer providing location? does that make sense, if it doesn't "tant pis" as they say over here in froggy-land, ignore the rantings!
Pat

[Jack Donovan]

You may be on to something Pat, I remember see-ing a Pic. of a cub with a planter and it had a marker so as he was planting it would make a mark on the ground for the next row. It looker like it atached some what as you were saying. "Jack"