[SEL] OT Strange bolt.

[Jim and Diane]

Hi Bill,

The bolt you have is one that for some reason did not advance as it went 
through the thread rolling machine.

Jim

Jim and Diane Kirkes
Hemet, CA
jd.kirkes at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BillMil357 at aol.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] OT Strange bolt.


> Hey Men, I was mounting a seat on a 1972 Cub Cadet Lawn tractor that I am
> restoring and a fellow gave me four 5/16 in. bolts to mount it , three of 
> the
> bolts were fine but the other one I could not get the nut started, checked
> closer and I could not see a taper of the threads on the end for a left 
> hand or
> right hand thread, I took one of the other bolts and put my thumb nail in 
> the
> second thread from the end and turned the bolt to the right and my nail 
> moved
> right up toward the head of the bolt, I did the same thing to the other 
> bolt
> and  my nail never move, it stayed in the same place on the bolt, turning 
> it
> to the  right of the left, so this bolt just had grooves cut into it 
> straight
> around the bolt and not connected to the next groove, has anyone ever seen
> one  if so what in the world are they for, it would mesh right in one of 
> the
> other  bolts same amount of grooves per inch. In my 76 years on this earth 
> I have
> never  seen anything like it, someone give me some info. on this it bugs 
> me
> Ha Ha. I  bet you people thought I was gone but I browse on here every 
> day.
> Thanks,
> Bill Miller.
> Memphis, TN.
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