WD45 Paint Scheme ideas?
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Topic: WD45 Paint Scheme ideas?
Posted By: deereequipment1
Subject: WD45 Paint Scheme ideas?
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 12:24pm
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Hey there.
I have a WD45 that is pulling VERy well.
It's still weathered and I am planning to paint it this winter. My original idea was to reverse the white and orange colors, but someone in our club has a white tractor. It looks really good with white hood, tank, fenders, and front end. The block, frame, axles are all orange. So with that scheme taken, anyone have any suggestions? I want something different than the OEM paint scheme. Since the Redskins have been playing so poorly, I've decided against a Redskins paint scheme. Thanks in advance. ------------- Raised on a CA,WD,D10 & D15. Now, proudly own and pull a WD45 high crop, WD45, WC, also own a D-10, D-12, G and a CA. |
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Posted By: 79fordblake
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 1:40pm
| Anybody can do as they please but there isn't any better looking WD45 than one painted up nicely in original colors. I've seen pullers painted all kinds of colors some luck good some luck bad. |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 1:45pm
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Any color is fine but try to stay away from green and yeller if you get my drift. LOL ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: jhid
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 1:46pm
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maybe black with Allis Chalmers in blue and white or silver on the rims ------------- red and green are nice for christmas, but orange is all year round http://www.canadianantiquetractor.com/tractorforum/ |
Posted By: GBACBFan
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 2:01pm
I saw this B at Hutch last year, and thought it lookerd pretty cool. Maybe too much Case-like for some , but it was nice.------------- "The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Mark Twain |
Posted By: Fields
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 2:56pm
I like them to clossly resemble what they are supost to look like. A few differences are what sets them apart.  
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Posted By: deereequipment1
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 4:09pm
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also thought about Caterpillar Industrial colors.
------------- Raised on a CA,WD,D10 & D15. Now, proudly own and pull a WD45 high crop, WD45, WC, also own a D-10, D-12, G and a CA. |
Posted By: Boogerowen
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 6:24pm
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And just what the twiddle-dee is wrong with Persian Orange ??? GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!
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Posted By: m16ty
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 6:42pm
That WD looks just like the puller I had. Rolled finals, diesel gauges, 38" rubber. Did you build it or buy it? |
Fields wrote:Posted By: Fields
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 7:11pm
I built it had Phil Brown "D17Brown" do most of the work. it is a diesel rear end and a custom huvelton tin shop hood with a diesel gauge pod. Stock Gleaner E motor. final drives are in stock location. HAs done well for me this year. unbeaten in the 3800 # class. putting 30 to 50 feet on the other tractors at that light weight class.
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Posted By: Dans 7080
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 9:47pm
This is mine I painted in 07. I wanted something different too.
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Posted By: HaroldOmaha
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 10:28pm
| Paint it silver and black, like a Gleaner. Galvanized paint on the hood, radiator, fenders and gas tank. Wheels, engine, transmition orange. Rails, battery box, possibly the fenders black. |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2011 at 5:38am
| An AC at Hutchinson used Gleaner silver on the wheels and it looked GREAT! Maybe Gleaner silver on the tins, and Corp Orange on the frame, engine, trans, etc. |
Posted By: deereequipment1
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2011 at 5:59am
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Hey there HaroldOmaha and Unit3!
I like the Gleaner ideas! I'll have to think that over a bit. Thanks! ------------- Raised on a CA,WD,D10 & D15. Now, proudly own and pull a WD45 high crop, WD45, WC, also own a D-10, D-12, G and a CA. |
Posted By: Kip-Utah
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2011 at 10:57am
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Instead of white how about painting it more of a cream color with blue wheel hubs, orange wheels, mabe other blue accents like the seat and front grill mesh. Then finish it off with a set of nice die cut blue long A long S hood decals like the ones for a styled WC. You could switch it around with orange grill mesh, blue wheels w/ orange hubs, etc. Have fun with it! Kip ------------- HANSEN'S OLD ORANGE IRON. Showing, Pulling, & Going!! |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2011 at 1:13pm
There was nothing White on a WD45. I'm kinda partial to the original ORANGE but like a fellow said, to each his own. ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: LionelinKY
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2011 at 2:00pm
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Sounds like your fellow club member maybe borrowed his paint scheme from the AC 300-400 series L&G tractors. I bet it does look pretty cool. I also like Dans 7080's paint scheme on his WD45 though I think more gloss on the black would look better. Maybe take some cues from other ACs. I wouldn't do it to mine but I think I for one could appreciate a well done maroon belly WD45. You could also go old school like the first ACs-that deep green with yellow(I believe) pin stripes is very sharp looking when done well. ------------- "My name is Lionel and I'm an Allisoholic" |
Posted By: HaroldOmaha
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2011 at 7:17pm
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If you use the Gleaner colors, you could call it the "Meaner Gleaner"
Harold
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Posted By: m16ty
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2011 at 8:12pm
OK, I thought the finals looked rolled by the way the tractor was sitting on 38"s. For what it's worth, It really helped my tractor by rolling the finals one hole. Only mod you have to do is drill a new brake pin hole. The extra wheelbase seemed to help and it also helps leveling the tractor out with 38"s. |
Posted By: Fields
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2011 at 8:28pm
| The local clubs rotating the finals is illegal. I saw one with it's finals turned in Rice Lake Wi. tractor pull. I think he won the stock class. I had these 38" and they put me in a open modified class. Did surprisingly well. Got two second places. power track and everyone was poping up the front end. I put a couple hunderd extra pounds out front and keep the front end down. |
Posted By: allischalmerguy
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2011 at 10:21pm
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I have an E-3 Coop. I don't pull it but hope to take it on tractor rides. I would like to paint it something a little different than the stock Coop orange. I like the idea of you painting it something different. I like to see some creativity...I think I saw a photo of the AC in reverse..white and persian orange. It is kind of neat...can see it here: - http://www.antiquetractorpullguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Testimonial_Graphic-1024x800.jpg - click here ------------- It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa, |
Posted By: EricSWPA
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2011 at 10:22pm
| Always thought painting one like a cincinati Bengals helmet would be neat though it wouldn't be easy lol |
Posted By: allischalmerguy
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2011 at 10:22pm
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I have an E-3 Coop. I don't pull it but hope to take it on tractor rides. I would like to paint it something a little different than the stock Coop orange. I like the idea of you painting it something different. I like to see some creativity...I think I saw a photo of the AC in reverse..white and persian orange. It is kind of neat...can see it here: - http://www.antiquetractorpullguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Testimonial_Graphic-1024x800.jpg - click here ------------- It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa, |
Posted By: allischalmerguy
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2011 at 10:24pm
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Trying the weblink again:
http://www.antiquetractorpullguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Testimonial_Graphic-1024x800.jpg ------------- It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa, |
Posted By: Dave in il
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2011 at 8:19am
| Sheetmetal and fenders Corp or PO2 orange, Engine, drivetrain and frame gloss black, wheels silver. Looks good with factory or custom decals, a litte chrome or polished stainless steel or aluminum sets it off to. |
Posted By: Jeff Z. NY
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2011 at 10:09am
White and orange and you get:
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Posted By: Kcgrain
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2011 at 10:55am
| Have it chromed!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: deereequipment1
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2011 at 12:12pm
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Dave in Il, I'm not sure about that combo. I see the one with the flat black, and just not sure I like that. Gloss would look TOTALLY different, but I'm not sure "how" different.
At least with black, oil leaks wouldn't show as bad!!
------------- Raised on a CA,WD,D10 & D15. Now, proudly own and pull a WD45 high crop, WD45, WC, also own a D-10, D-12, G and a CA. |
Posted By: deereequipment1
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 3:02pm
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the white and orange tractor in that link pulls with me. It was the idea I had....until I saw that he already did it. ------------- Raised on a CA,WD,D10 & D15. Now, proudly own and pull a WD45 high crop, WD45, WC, also own a D-10, D-12, G and a CA. |
Posted By: morton(pa)
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 3:16pm
| Wear orange proudly. No need for any other colors or anything fancy. JMO |
Posted By: ctbowles58
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2011 at 3:46pm
| stay with orange will be worth more if you go to sell it---or it would if i were buying it. |
Posted By: BCPuller
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 9:19am
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Got a question for Fields, how much power do you have with them. |
Posted By: BCPuller
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2011 at 9:20am
| Fields, how much power do you have with your tractors? |