yay or na painting
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Topic: yay or na painting
Posted By: acd21man
Subject: yay or na painting
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 7:53pm
i have a 1956 wd 45 that iv had for nearly 10 years me and dad rebuilt the motor when we got it(was froze and it has a d17 kit in it), it come with a 80r? side mower. i know the folks that owned it since nearly new they was to lazy to work lol .. this is one of the tightest iv seen by the way.. and i have a 4 bolt wide front i plan to install is original as can be do i repaint it or keep it the same ------------- 2 wd 45,2 D-17 diesel/gas 3 pt, 220,d21, 4020,2 4430s used daily http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCudh8Xz9_rZHhUC3YNozupw |
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Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 7:56pm
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Keep it original!!! A tractor can be restored an unlimited number of times. Once you take a nice original and restore it, that unique history and character that makes it special is irretrievably lost. |
Posted By: dawntreader74
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 8:14pm
| i thank it will look better in it's work pants' like it is;; |
Posted By: ac fleet
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 8:15pm
| Leave it as is!---IF ya don't,---I am gonna sic the driver on ya!!!! lol!!!! Seriously, once you put new paint on there the tractor just lost 9/10th's of its value down the road! thanks; ac fleet |
Posted By: steelwheelAcjim
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 8:48pm
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Nay. You only do original once.
------------- Pre-WW2 A-C tractors on steel wheels...because I'm too cheap to buy tires! |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 8:54pm
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It is totally up to you. Don't worry about losing or gaining value. You're not going sell it. It is a great looking survivor, so it looks great left alone. If all repainted, it will also look great. I wish I had all of ours repainted. How did you get the Captain Of The Farm to sit so still in the drivers seat? This picture should be on a magazine cover. ------------- 2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C |
Posted By: Dans 7080
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 9:01pm
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My 45 looked the same or a lil better when I bought it original, got a wild hair and decided I wanted to paint it. Is it worth more or less? Who knows but I don't plan on it going anywhere. Do what you want with it. ------------- When someone tells you Nothings Impossible, Tell them to slam a revolving door |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 9:07pm
| Only time I repaint tractors is if they've already been previously repainted or if they are very sad rust buckets. I say yours is too nice to repaint. |
Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 9:19pm
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Good-looking tractor. Just clean it up. Don't let the dog drive it all day. |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 9:25pm
| I would let the driver decide,good help is hard to find keep them happy. |
Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 9:26pm
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That might clean up nicely with a two stage auto cleaner and wax keeping the original paint. Gerald J. |
Posted By: Ferdinand
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 9:44pm
 ------------- Because narrow is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and few there be that find it. Mathew 7:14 |
CrestonM wrote:Posted By: Allis dave
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2017 at 6:59am
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Love the picture, and that looks just like my dog, but I don't think I could get her to sit up there. The paint is really up to you. It does look decent now. Depends if you like the original or want a pretty shiny one. Think about too what you will do the first time you chip the paint or wrap a chain around something. |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2017 at 8:30am
| if it's kept inside out of weather,I'd leave it alone |
Posted By: Greg (Hillsboro, OH)
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2017 at 8:46am
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I know the new paints are P.O. #1, but when you see all of these old original tractors that have remaining paint, they all look more of a 'pumpkin orange' color. Has anyone ever tried to repaint one in a color that resembles these old girls in their work clothes?? Might be interesting. I agree, there's something eye catching about a nice old original tractor. They can only be that way once. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2017 at 9:11am
Magazine title; Now even Herding Dogs are getting lazy ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2017 at 11:51am
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What are the size / brand of those rear tires! The look like good diggers! The rims look wide? Ok paint question. This tractor is so nice and straight I would not paint it. But as others have said if you did it would look really good too! When I did the last two WD's they were in very bad shape in all areas. The D17 I bought a year ago is still in its work clothes even though it had been painted once in its life. It may stay that way until I get the urge. It sounds / looks like your 45 is in good shape. Sheet metal looks good, has been converted to 12V. Engine is done. Battery box is newer. Rims OK? So on one hand it would be a much easier and less costly resto. I don't think I would change to a wide front. I like the narrow front! Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2017 at 12:04pm
x2. That is a major consideration I didn't mention. It must be out of the weather to preserve it's nice state, or sooner or later it will just be a rusty heap.
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Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2017 at 12:21pm
Paint it Green and yeller and hang a sign on it saying "A RELIABLE JOHN DEERE"  ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2017 at 1:33pm
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LEAVE IT ORIGINAL !! Have a twin to it in the shed also with a 80R mounted.
If I go to a show with hundreds of tractors, its the originals that I remember.
The way it is shows its history and care. All gone when you paint it. ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2017 at 2:28pm
x2!
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Posted By: acd21man
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2017 at 9:23am
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oh sugar maker those are firestone 13.8 28s?? i wanna think. they was a little low on air. tractor hadnt been ran in 2 years ------------- 2 wd 45,2 D-17 diesel/gas 3 pt, 220,d21, 4020,2 4430s used daily http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCudh8Xz9_rZHhUC3YNozupw |