Restoring old Implements back To there former glory

Hoochy · Apr 24, 2016

Well, this thread motivated me to do a lil restoring. Picked up a 2 row cole planter and cultivator? This are the before pics.

sixdogs · Apr 24, 2016

Looks like mounted on a Pittsburgh or Dearborn cultivator and would make a very nice and valuable rebuild. It seems any Cole planter sells for more than it should. Your cultivators and frame would be either gray for Pittsburgh or early Ford red for Dearborn. Both are great colors but the red really pops. Not sure on the planter colors but there should be enough info and pics around to get it right. Great rebuild potential. Congrats on finding those planters.

Here's a rebuild I did showing the Ford red on cultivators.
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/attachments/312434-1950s-dearborn-cultivator-find-rebuild.html

Hoochy · Apr 25, 2016

Thanks for the info sixdogs! In the middle of finising the 8n but they will get their turn. We actuallly pirchased 2 cultuvators so maybe take 2 to make one LOL.

JimHam · May 1, 2016

Greenriver, ever tried an airless sprayer for painting? I've used mine to repaint a jon boat and trailer, utility trailer I restored and other odd jobs. Easy to use and mine does a good job with less overspray than the air sprayers.

Greenrivercummins · May 6, 2016

JimHam when i was at my old job at the farm equipment dealership i did used one a Wagner brand i believe. It did do good been debating on getting one for myself to try. Would make the John deere Square baler and manure spreader go faster for sure! lol

Greenrivercummins · May 9, 2016

Howdy all so I took my wagon on its first long tractor drive it did great but, it rained on the passengers some. So I started on putting a top on it just need the tarp and it's done. Also got my New Holland twin-d-power painted decals are begin made as well as my IH plow decals but, I did get me Ford decals on really love the look.

sixdogs · May 10, 2016

Wow, you are a busy guy. The wagon is great and matching rear tires icing on the cake. Nice work.

On the Ford plow, is that Ford White from a NH dealer? I can't tell in the photo. That's a great plow and I think made by White Farm Equip or at least the bottoms were. Probably the best Ford pow out there.

Greenrivercummins · May 10, 2016

Thanks sixdogs I really enjoy doing this and get carried away at times and my OCD don't help haha and I just used Majic brand Gloss white form TSC I bought a gallon for another project and had to use it before it went bad so I put it on my IH plow, ford plow and parde wagon.

sixdogs · May 10, 2016

Please buy paint from a dealer so it will be really first class. To go through all that work and not use the quality of factory paint is painful. Ford/NH factory paint is really great stuff and only costs a couple of $$ more for paint that is light years ahead of next in line. I recently used some old Ford Blue I had and it was acrylic enamel, flowed well and looked like a million bucks. It made my work look better than it is.

Greenrivercummins · May 11, 2016

Yeah I really should and wish I could but, there's only two New Holland dealers near me both are just shy of 100 miles away and both want $100 a gallon for factory blue paint and $89 for white or gray. I just can't justify the trip and cost unless it's my tractor I'm gonna restore. Might see about having it shipped not sure if they do that never asked...