Posted by 2underage on January 07, 2015 at 13:33:20 from (64.19.81.242):
Been working on reconditioning a John Deere 1520 as a way to beat the long winter blahs. I usually don't bother to pretty up these tractors because it is really in good condition to be used as designed. And then that is why I decided to give it a face lift.
Mechanically it doesn't need much and the hood is in decent shape but the fenders and the running boards are in rough shape and will be replaced.
The real hard work that we are doing to get this tractor ready for a paint job is getting it cleaned up. Before we put it in the shop we gave it a good water bath but when we began to remove the tin work we found it was loaded with grease, mud and old hay dust. It is safe to say it was never given a cleaning since new. Oh, I have seen worse and I guess that the mud and grease did keep it from rusting but I did carry out about a bushel of debris that we scraped off from it.
I am not alone in doing this project, my very good helper is Mrs. Underage, and she is a great helper and not afraid to get some grease on her hands. Although she thinks she is the BOSS or, as you have already surmised, she is the boss.
I hope that all of you YT people have found a way to enjoy the closeness that winter and cold weather bring
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