Slat Grill battery tray

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Slat Grill battery tray

Post by David » Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:10 pm

Hi all, I have the original frame of the battery tray, but I'm going to have to make the two trays myself with the help of Jon's drawing. However, I have 2 questions:

a) How are the trays welded to the frame?

b) Do all original trays have the 2 holes in them?

Any pointers would be welcome!


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Re: Slat Grill battery tray

Post by Jos » Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:19 am

Hi David,

Good to hear there is another slattie close to where I live. I do live up North :-).

My slat grill still has the original battery tray mounted. Will have a look tonight and fire some pics over, Ok?

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Post by BERLIN RED » Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:53 am

Can confirm that both of my slat battery trays where spot welded 4 times per tray half so 8 spot welds total.

Both also have 2 holes per tray which line up with the mount underneath. So 4 holes total.

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Re: Slat Grill battery tray

Post by David » Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:05 pm

BERLIN RED wrote:
Mon Dec 06, 2021 5:53 am
Can confirm that both of my slat battery trays where spot welded 4 times per tray half so 8 spot welds total.

Both also have 2 holes per tray which line up with the mount underneath. So 4 holes total.
Thanks, that's what I needed to know! Are they spot welded at the underside to the edge of the frame, or did the trays have 4 smaller holes each that were filled with the spot weld?

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Mon Dec 06, 2021 3:19 am
Hi David,

Good to hear there is another slattie close to where I live. I do live up North :-).

My slat grill still has the original battery tray mounted. Will have a look tonight and fire some pics over, Ok?

Cheers,

Jos
We have this one for about 25 years now, and I'm planning a light refurbishment which is a good chance to correct some errors I didn't do before... pics are certainly welcome, thanks!

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Re: Slat Grill battery tray

Post by GSS » Thu Dec 09, 2021 11:24 am

It would be wonderful if you could post the photographs on this group. I am going to be fixing my battery tray as well, and would love to see the details. Thanks!
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Slat Grill battery tray

Post by Jos » Sat Dec 11, 2021 1:15 pm

Pics from the battery tray. I think it is still the original tray, since it was very rusty and had some repairs when I did a restoration.

Can confirm it has 2 holes on each side. Don’t see the spot welds but it is definately spotwelded.

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Re: Slat Grill battery tray

Post by David » Tue Dec 14, 2021 5:06 pm

That appears to be the original tray. Thanks, those pics will certainly help!

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Re: Slat Grill battery tray

Post by Hal Joyce » Wed Dec 15, 2021 10:51 am

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From slat grill 117158 I used these to build my two missing trays!
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Re: Slat Grill battery tray

Post by David » Sat Dec 18, 2021 12:45 pm

Thanks, after studying those photos I don't see a trace of spot welds on the top which means they were most likely welded from the underside.

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Re: Slat Grill battery tray

Post by Hal Joyce » Mon Dec 20, 2021 7:39 am

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David, I spot welded mine, I could see no welds underneath, & these are the best photos I have, I no longer have access to that Slat Grill, my friend sold it, I believe it ended up up in Minnesota!
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GPW 108703 s/n all matching 3/31/43
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1947 CJ2A s/n 87325 engine MC62311 GPW head
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Re: Slat Grill battery tray

Post by Hal Joyce » Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:50 am

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This is the two plates and inside brace bar that were missing in my Slat grill 110169. I spotwelded each of them about an 1” to the inside of the small drain holes. I believe their is faint evidence of spot welding on the two originals I sent photos of but in down sizing the photo files it is hard to zoom clearly in and positively identify these rusty old spot welds. Sorry about the underside photos they turned sideview when I posted them, without my control! All this my two cents, surely others with original battery trays will confirm, or object to what I have shared !
MB SG 110169 body 13869 Engine 590935
GPW 108703 s/n all matching 3/31/43
Willy’s MBT 11539 11/42 16748w s/n 0213230
1947 CJ2A s/n 87325 engine MC62311 GPW head
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Re: Slat Grill battery tray

Post by David » Wed Dec 22, 2021 2:34 am

Thanks Hal! In the end I'll just work with the possibilities I have, I've never heard of anyone removing a battery to check if the tray is welded in the correct place :mrgreen: But as long as they're not welded in I can make adjustments according to what others may find on their trays.

Just yesterday I found some scrap metal of the correct gauge on a friend's scrap heap (an old truck fender), but first I want to build a small vice-held sheet metal brake to make clean folds. I got some nice angle iron from the same scrap pile.

Btw, we have MB II0247, d.o.d Jan 8, 1942 so I guess 1 day after yours.

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Re: Slat Grill battery tray

Post by Jos » Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:34 pm

David,

Have checked the underside of the tray. No signs of welding at all. So safe to assume the sheet metal is spot welded to the base of the tray.

Cheers,

Jos

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Re: Slat Grill battery tray

Post by David » Fri Dec 24, 2021 4:04 am

Thanks Jos!


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