radara4077
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So, haven't been on here in a while, because the 841S is quietly doing her job and not causing me any trouble. As many of you know, I inherited this tractor back in March from my deceased grandfather, and I spent a great deal of time and fortune getting her ready for the first cutting of hay:
I made that deadline, and she performed well! Had a get-together for the 4th of July, and took the family on a wagon ride with Papaw's old tractor. This brings up my question:
A re-paint is in this tractor's future, when time and money allow. It's currently blue all over, with indications peeling off of its red past. I've seen how they looked originally, with the white sheet metal, red stripe down the top, red grille, and red body. It's that more orange-red, as opposed to 8N red. The original Ford paint scheme for the 801 looks very sharp, in my opinion.
I barely remember my Papaw, which means I don't have many direct memories tied to this tractor (although I've really felt closer to him since I started working ON it and WORKING on it). But, there are a lot of memories in this tractor, and it means a lot to a lot of people. I've seen re-paints using Ford blue in place of all the red I mentioned above, which also looks pretty good, but is not original.
All the memories and family feelings aside, which do you all prefer? The original red/white scheme, or the modified blue/white scheme? Or something else? Maybe she'd look good in green and yellow? :lol:
I made that deadline, and she performed well! Had a get-together for the 4th of July, and took the family on a wagon ride with Papaw's old tractor. This brings up my question:
A re-paint is in this tractor's future, when time and money allow. It's currently blue all over, with indications peeling off of its red past. I've seen how they looked originally, with the white sheet metal, red stripe down the top, red grille, and red body. It's that more orange-red, as opposed to 8N red. The original Ford paint scheme for the 801 looks very sharp, in my opinion.
I barely remember my Papaw, which means I don't have many direct memories tied to this tractor (although I've really felt closer to him since I started working ON it and WORKING on it). But, there are a lot of memories in this tractor, and it means a lot to a lot of people. I've seen re-paints using Ford blue in place of all the red I mentioned above, which also looks pretty good, but is not original.
All the memories and family feelings aside, which do you all prefer? The original red/white scheme, or the modified blue/white scheme? Or something else? Maybe she'd look good in green and yellow? :lol: