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Denny
12-15-2000 08:30:17
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We have an old David Bradley side delivery rake, on rubber. My Dad bought it new from Sears Roebuck & Co. in '52. It was used until about 4 years ago, when we reluctantly parked it after one of the kicker bars wore in half where it passes through the middle spider. The rake sat outside all its life, and the only color I can ever remember the rake being was rust. Dad says that the paint only lasted about a year, didn't seem to have any primer under it, but was a shade of red. The wheels are still a kind of faded green, which is the only paint left anywhere on it.
I want to restore this old fellow, as it is one of the first things that I was ever trusted to drag with a tractor, 'bout 35 years ago. I can make new kicker bars from black pipe, though drilling all those holes for the teeth will be tedious, and I can have the spiders bored out and bronze bushings pressed in to tighten things up. The gearbox is in good shape, was always kept full and the grease was changed every other year or so. If anyone can tell me what the color scheme was, what shades, were there any decals or stencils, etc, I would be eternally grateful. If you have a picture that you can scan and post or e-mail to me, or know where there is one already on the web, that would be just great. Thanks, and happy holidays to all.
Denny
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