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Larry Miller
Orange Level Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Location: NWIL Points: 896 |
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Posted: 15 Jun 2020 at 9:46pm |
I just got an early D 17 and a 54 WD 45 and they both have some yellow paint. The 17 has the engine block yellow and rest AC orange. The 45 has the torque tube yellow and the rest AC orange. Looks like factory primer and not owner paint. No construction background parts that I know of unless parts swap sometime. Where did the orange go or where did the yellow come from?
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I used to be young and stupid, now I am not young anymore.
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Charlie175
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Shenandoah, VA Points: 6351 |
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My 17 had yellow under the orange. But not sure how the orange would fade to leave the yellow?
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Charlie
'48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD |
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WF owner
Orange Level Joined: 12 May 2013 Location: Bombay NY Points: 4415 |
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I have a B (with a belly mower and plow) that appeared to be yellow. When I was prepping it for paint, I found some orange in spots, but also found yellow in places that made me think it might be original.
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DrAllis
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Points: 19584 |
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Yellow primer sealer on the outside and in the D-series and newer they painted the inside of the housings with yellow primer sealer.
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TimNearFortWorth
Orange Level Joined: 12 Dec 2009 Points: 2014 |
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Remember seeing factory replacement blocks and other big components in uncle's dealership warehouse in the late 60's and early 70's, all in factory yellow primer.
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Larry Miller
Orange Level Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Location: NWIL Points: 896 |
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Factory replacement parts makes sense to me.
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I used to be young and stupid, now I am not young anymore.
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Bill_MN
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Points: 1463 |
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Had an interesting thought- given the transition years of the WD45 and D17 and the comment of replacement parts being in dealer stock without orange paint, did they possibly leave parts unpainted in case the farmer had a tractor repainted in PO2 vs. PO1? I know there were many WD/WD45s repainted with PO2 and even cream wheels when the newer D-series came out, as farmers and dealers would "update" the look of older tractors.
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1951 WD #78283, 1918 Case 28x50 Thresher #76738, Case Centennial B 2x16 Plow
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DrAllis
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Points: 19584 |
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Castings are porous and weep oil and probably coolant too. The primer/sealer solves that issue.
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