Dug this out of the back of the tractor shed yesterday

[Blazin]

Looks great. I would love to do another tractor, maybe someday, and for myself. The Farmall I did a few years back for my buddy. I have posted them before but some of you might not have seen them.

[ccz145a]

Beautiful.

[80stepsideguy]

Now that is gorgeous...

thanks
pat

[78 Chevyrado]

Dang blazin you know we can't be havin' stuff that nice in one of my threads

J/K  That's a nice machine there.  Mine won't be that nice, just a worker.  Hopefully somewhere down the road I'll be able to do a full blown resto like that to mine, I'd love that.  It'll get there.

[Blazin]

That one hasn't been run, or moved since about two weeks after I finished it. Just sits in the corner of his shop for his concrete business, covered with plastic!

[eventhorizon66]

That one hasn't been run, or moved since about two weeks after I finished it. Just sits in the corner of his shop for his concrete business, covered with plastic!

That's a shame.  He should have it on display.  He should also take it out for a spin once in a while.  At any rate, you do exceptional work, Blazin.  Thanks for sharing.

[Blazin]

Yeah I get after him all the time to at least cruise it around his property. He has an 03 100th anniversary edition Fat Boy that only has 1,400 miles on it. approx 250 of which I put on it.

[78 Chevyrado]

I don't know how people can let cool stuff like that sit.  I'd be out using that one, but probably wouldn't beat on it since I have the newer bigger tractor, and then when I got it good and scratched up, I'd repaint it and start all over again.

[78 Chevyrado]

Got yall a few pics of the new paint.  This is all I have done.  I won't paint the engine itself until I have it running right and not leaking anymore.

[78 Chevyrado]

Got the wheels and 3 point done, all thats left is the engine and front axle parts.

a little before and after shot

[Blazin]

SWEET 

[dustin neal rose]

I like the tractor. I have been around them all my life though and have never seen one tire mounted correctly and one mounted backwards. Why is it like that?

[78 Chevyrado]

Thanks.   I dunno why it's like that, grandad can't remember why either, he never messed with the offsets on the wheels.  I thought about turning the tire around when I painted the wheel, but it would have probably ruined the tire and I'd like to use them as long as they'll last so I left it alone. 

I like to tell people the tires are like that so I can get traction in forward and reverse...

[ahawks9er]

Thanks for sharing this and putting in all that time to save a classic tractor! If there's one thing I like more than cars'n'trucks, it's antique tractors, especially diesels. Great job. 

[78 Chevyrado]

I haven't technically made any more progress, but the tractor seems to be freeing up pretty good and I'm going to start using it for my gardens.  I'm going to try planting my peanuts with twin rows instead of single rows to I needed a 72" track width and the fords air filled tires are sooooo much easier to handle than the new hollands water filled tires so the ford gets row setting duty.  i still havent painted the engine yet, it will no question need rings at a minimum, but kid stuff came up so it's on hold for a bit.  Heck I havent even fixed the stuff wrong with the truck yet...lol

Here it is with the track widened to 72" on center.  It looks kinda like a bug or something, but on the upside it'll be less likely to tip over now.  The cultivator isn't set up yet to do twin rows so ignore how it's setup.