Originality again

DPittman · Oct 14, 2016

I've read in these pages more than one time about whether to paint or not paint our tractors. I don't really want to start that discussion,but rather tell about my father's paint history. He was a mechanic by trade,but was raised on the farm. When he semi-retired from wrenching he started playing with old Molines, mainly to pull with. He'd get em running good, sell one once in a while, work on other people's stuff, but only painted when he was paid to. One morning he was at the fill-up mart with my BIL having coffee with the boys when someone asked him when he was going to paint one of them old tractors to which he replied "l wanna keep em original " . My BILs response was, Well originally,they had paint on em! Needless to say it was sometime before the laughter subsided. The next day he went and ordered a gallon or two of paint. Still makes me smile to this day.

rustyfarmall · Oct 14, 2016

But at the same time, we can argue in favor of letting the tractor keep the "patina" that it has earned. Kind of like gray hair (or the lack of) and wrinkles that quite a few of we humans have earned.

Mike M · Oct 14, 2016

That's a good one !

jeffcat · Oct 14, 2016

You can come back with this reply an really k8ck them in the slats! "She is still in her work clothes cause she was taken good care off". You get my drift. If you need to paint it up, 5hen it was a mess when you got it. I know that nice old look makes me feel good.

Adirondack case guy · Oct 14, 2016

Well, when your wifey comes home with a new hairdoo, and puts on a nice new form fitting dress, does she get your attention ????
Loren

Rons b · Oct 14, 2016

When I got my first tractor I was going to leave it in its old work clothes but When I started getting into it and saw the mess others had made it would be like wearing several pair of work clothes. So She's going to get a new set of work clothes.

ArleninOr · Oct 14, 2016

Loren, Gets mine cause I have to ask where she is going. And with whom.

Leroy · Oct 16, 2016

I do not do tractors but other old machinery like steel wheel hay rakes for the Amish. When I do a rake if I do not have to replace parts that stand out I do not paint. As of right now I am working on one that I have had to replace part of the frame and enough other parts everything I had to replace would have been obvious so painting it. Used parts from one unit will not look like the used pars from the other unit. Also it seams the painted rakes sell better than the non painted ones. These are for use in the fields behind the horses. I have done 40-50 rakes since I started. And I have a market for every one as soon or before it is ready to go.

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