massey 65 belly paint.

toddol1971 · Sep 23, 2012

My 65 has the gray belly paint coming off in spades. What I notice though is whats beneath it. RED? It looks original. I see bare cast iron then red. I wonder if anyone knows if some of these came with a red belly from the factory? I cant remember the yr off the top of my head, but 58 or 59 is coming to mind. So, does anyone know? Thanks

wisbaker · Sep 23, 2012

Red Oxide Primer?

samn40 · Sep 23, 2012

I agree, it is the red primer, these tractors had a flint grey metallic
coloured chassis.
Sam

Jason S. · Sep 23, 2012

I know a TO30 we had still had the original gray paint on it and
underneath it was red primer.

Tony in Mass. · Sep 23, 2012

The deepest solid coat on my '59 MF 50 is a light blue. I was hoping for bronze, I suppose under that is a red oxide primer.

toddol1971 · Sep 25, 2012

I wondered if it was a primer. it is def the first layer. I just figured they put the flint on bare cast. I knew they come w/gray but back in those days I know things arent always perfect, for example. Hey boss, just ran out of flint. We got 3 65's waiting for paint. Boss; just paint them red. Ford, chevy and dodge all did this. Not necessarily with paint, but with part exchanging.

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