Man with a tractor, lady with a matching plow.......sounds like a match made in heaven to me!! Congrats on finding a good one & she likes tractors too??? Good luck to you both.
They sure look nice when they are all fixed up, but as stated above, it's not bad the way it is, a little spit & shine would go quite a ways, but if you plan on gettting it done by Sept 2011 you had better get busy with a little help.
1. fix any mechanical issues, wheel bearings, brakes, clutch, t/a etc.
2. fix any and all oil leaks ahead of time, any leaks after painting and the new paint peels quickly.
3. if the paint is very thick the sheet metal can be blasted, but be gentle, it warps easily & very quickly, I have heard of using baking soda, it takes longer but won't warp the metal, take as many parts off as you can, they clean up much faster, and prime as soon as possible after blasting to prevent any surface rust, it can happen overnight, so blast a little, paint a little.
4. Buy two 4 in angle grinders and 8, 4 in wire wheels. These are perfect for cleaning up the frame , underneath, tranny & rear end housing, even most of the fast hitch. I recomend you buy two, beacuase you will burn up the first one pretty quick.
5. On the sheet metal the better the prep the better the paint, prime, block sand, use filler primer for the pitted areas,prime again, go finer & finer sandpaper betweeen coats of primer, don't stop until it is baby-butt smooth, then prime again & go even finer.
6. buy twice as much paint as you think you are going to need, that way it all comes from the same "batch",mis matched shades of paint from one purchase to another are common, mix as much together as you think you can use in one coat.
7. follow paint brand instructions to the letter, stay with one brand of compatable primer, paint, thinner & hardner. Local body shops are where to seek advice on what works best.
8. Do not buy the cheapest paint gun you can find, it will cause more work than you can imagine.
9. you need a compressor that supplies an adequate volume of regulated clean, dry air.
10. PATIENCE>>PATIENCE>>PATIENCE do not try to rush, hurry, or cut corners on any aspect, you will find yourself looking right at that spot from now on, so if you had time to do it twice, you had time to do it right the first time.
11. If you "get in over your head" STOP.....get expert help quick...it's much cheaper in the long run.
I am by no means an expert, and I certainly don't restore tractors professionally, I am just sharing what I learned with doing mine. The more experienced, expert help you can obtain will come in very handy, good help is hard to come by, but advice is usually free.
ONCE you are finished, ( I truly don't beleive you are EVER really finished with a tractor restoration , it's always something) but with your wedding pics ,you both will have something to always be proud of.
My three months of spare time result, with a LOT of expert help.
Paint: Canary of Franklin (the work speaks for itself))
Mechanicals: Rustic Red Acres (technical advice & assistance)
Manual labor: yours truly
Just a bit of inspiration ( found this on the net)
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