Front engine mount, forged or cast?

Great Lakes Greg

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I am tinkering with the front engine mount on a March 6th. '29. The mount pictured had the brass washer, which suggests that it is a forged mount.
The Standards read that this was a three month run on this part which I suppose makes it fairly rare. All I could find on it was a somewhat cryptic stamping. Does the cast steel unit look the same, and why the change?
Thanks experts.
 

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Originals were forged. Snyders repros the original forged mount. The vendor in Oklahoma sells a repro advertised as "cast like original". This is incorrect...the original mount was forged.
Think about it...there's a lot of stress and vibration on that piece that holds the front of the engine to the chassis.. Henry used forged parts for a very good reason.
 
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