Driving in to work today I saw a John Deere L tractor in a driveway being used to attract people to a garage sale. The John Deere was not for sale but it was hitched to a trailer full of mostly junk old tools etc. At the bottom I could see a couple of rear hubs for a Model T and this rear spring. It is a nice early tapered leaf spring. I asked the guy what he wanted for the spring, he then asked me if I was a Model T guy, I told him I was, he said that if I had a pair of Model T hub caps in not great condition he would trade. So I made the deal. The guy had got this off of a chassis that he made into a trailer and needed a pair of hub caps to finish his trailer. I took a look at the trailer, nothing special, I thought I might find a DB front end or something.
John Deere Model L Tractor
Tapered Leaf Rear Model T Spring
Can't beat that with a stick!
Great deal!
Once in a while I get lucky, not often, but once in a while....