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1936 F-20 Color

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Sam in Houston

09-11-2001 10:23:13




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I posted last week that when I was cleaning up the steering wheel that there was some paint that appeared to be black. Since I have cleaned up the hood and the gas tank. There isn't much paint on exposed surfaces, but in protected places there seems to be black paint. Does anyone know what's going on here? Is this a primer or could the tractor be black? Is there any way to find out how the tractor was configured when it was made?

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Bill Smith

09-12-2001 21:18:04




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 Re: 1936 F-20 Color in reply to Sam in Houston, 09-11-2001 10:23:13  
It seems most re-posts are referring you to the gray to red paint color change that took place in the fall time span of 1936. I have a later 1936 red one. I take it you are contemplating wheather your steering wheel was originally painted black. I also presume you have a (non-rubber gripped) caste iron steering wheel. Let me ask you this. Was the rest of the tractor originally red or gray? Gray may be easily mistaken for black for a number of reasons. Could of been repainted wrong color, could of had black primer, a dark gray could appear black after 60+ years, who knows how many other possabilities. If the tractor was originally painted red, I would say steering wheel was highly unlikely to have originally been painted black. Farmall was really proud of their tractors coming off the assembly line and their appearance was important. Painting steering wheel's different colors would of looked tacky and I doubt Farmall would let someone keep their job if they were flubbing up the paint jobs. That would be real obvious and most likely corrected before tractor was shipped if it were to have been painted black and the rest of the tractor a different color. Look at the underneath, inside area's of air cleaner, shields, and stuff like that. That may give you a better hint of original color than items like steering wheel, gas tank, and hood. My guess is that it was probably originally painted a darker gray and for some reason or another it appears darker now than originally. Otherwise it has been tampered with.

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Lyle Oakes

09-12-2001 19:50:40




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 Re: 1936 F-20 Color in reply to Sam in Houston, 09-11-2001 10:23:13  
Sam, check out the story in RED POWER magazine this month, if you get it. It's titled from Gray To Red. It's an interesting and informative article. Good Luck



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john

09-11-2001 17:21:37




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 Re: 1936 F-20 Color in reply to Sam in Houston, 09-11-2001 10:23:13  
Link check it out it will tell you when they changed



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John

09-11-2001 17:20:06




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 Re: 1936 F-20 Color in reply to Sam in Houston, 09-11-2001 10:23:13  
The color changed in oct. of 36 if it was before oct. it was gray after that its red.



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graytinker

09-11-2001 14:24:24




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 Re: 1936 F-20 Color in reply to Sam in Houston, 09-11-2001 10:23:13  
Sam I think you are seeing the oringal paint. I have a 1935 F20 that where there is some of the old paint it looks like a flat black. I have been told that IH bought paint in large amounts and the tone vaired on the mixed lots of paint. The color change to Red was in nov. when the 1937 models came out.



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Redtractorman

09-11-2001 14:15:03




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 Re: 1936 F-20 Color in reply to Sam in Houston, 09-11-2001 10:23:13  
What is the seriel # if it is 1935 it would be dark grey.



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The Red

09-11-2001 10:25:07




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 Re: 1936 F-20 Color in reply to Sam in Houston, 09-11-2001 10:23:13  
1936 and later were red.



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