I "finished" my Allis 140s spreader refurbishing today. I can't call it a restoration but some certainly would. It got a heavy duty pressure washing, rusty metal primer brushed on, cheap Valspar orange once with a gun and once with a brush. I mostly turned it orange so it would look a little better for a while and to keep it from rusting out as soon. If you buy the cheap Valspar DO NOT plan on spraying it out of a HVLP gun. Maybe out of your Wagner power sprayer. :lol:
I consider it finished because it is now functional. It has split rim 6.00-20s which I don't plan on keeping. I am going to try and find some junkyard rims and tires for it. Hopefully some of the other brand spreaders will have traditional style rims. I will then paint the rims Allis cream. (TSC doesn't sell that color, anybody know of a close match?) I also want to do something with the wood. The wood is supposed to be orange, but I think it might look neat stained. Not sure what to do there. I will start a poll!
Thanks to Nebraska Cowman for the manuals.
I consider it finished because it is now functional. It has split rim 6.00-20s which I don't plan on keeping. I am going to try and find some junkyard rims and tires for it. Hopefully some of the other brand spreaders will have traditional style rims. I will then paint the rims Allis cream. (TSC doesn't sell that color, anybody know of a close match?) I also want to do something with the wood. The wood is supposed to be orange, but I think it might look neat stained. Not sure what to do there. I will start a poll!
Thanks to Nebraska Cowman for the manuals.
