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Bob (Aust)
03-16-2008 20:20:03
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Re: Restoration of my TEA20 - almost finished! in reply to Bob (Aust), 03-16-2008 01:07:44
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Richard. There are various theories of the origin of the word "POM" (or POHM"), one of which is that it stands for Prisoner of His Majesty. Australia was founded in 1788 solely as a prison colony for British miscreants, transported for life to prison settlements in Australia. Free settlers arrived some time later.
Over the years the prisoners and their descendants flourished and now fill the ranks of our politicians, police, bankers and fuel company executives!!
Irv. That front deck is a locally made fold down Carry All/front bumper bar and tow bar. I also used it for bags of sand etc if I had a heavy load on the back of the tractor - e.g. my crane jib. Also very useful for moving bales of hay, stock feed etc.
Mark. Wattyl Paints is an Australian paint company. Most of their excellent products are in the upper price bracket. One of the Fergy enthusiasts here in Australia is an ex POM who worked for Ferguson and Massey Ferguson in the UK. He was disappointed with the reputedly "Ferguson Gray" colors available in Australia, researched the original color, took samples from under tractor ID plates (which had not faded) and had Wattyl replicate the color in the latest two pack epoxy paint. It is not cheap - four liters (1 US gal) of paint plus a liter of hardener is around Aus$200 (US$180) but the results are excellent and as an epoxy paint, the paint surface is very hard and very glossy.
I could ask Wattyl for the formula but they may not give it to me.
I also researched that red color "paint" used inside the TEA20 aluminum castings. It is "Tinamin" (or some such word?) and is closely related to aircraft "dope" used to shrink, harden and seal fabric on aircraft. Any aircraft mechanic that works on Piper Cub, de Havilland Beaver and a few other older aircraft would be familiar with the product.
It's main purposes in Ferguson tractors was to inhibit corrosion, particularly galvanic corrosion caused by electrolosis between dissimilar metals.
Wattyl put me onto one pack etch primer in spray cans, which does exactly the same job - inhibits corrosion where dissimilar metals are in contact. I used it extensively in the rebuild.
Another great product I use is MolyTec Copper Anti-Seize. After 50 years, many bolts were rusted or seized. Every bolt and nut on the tractor has been coated with copper anti-seize, so the next owner, in 50 years time, should have no problems undoing all the nuts and bolts.
I guess this will be nothing new to those more experienced than me, but I'm sure it will help someone!!
Bob in Oz
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