Posted by VaTom on October 25, 2009 at 11:30:50 from (216.12.124.38):
In Reply to: Re: Lou in WI posted by dave2 on October 25, 2009 at 10:24:04:
Great that the owner's thinking and using his scrap, especially to keep his guys working. I used hickory slab for the seat, small boards for the back and feet. Otherwise, firewood.
You and fixerupper are correct about urethane. And worse, it's hard to get it all off when it does deteriorate. Makes refinishing worse. Nothing I use. Spar varnish at least is much easier to re-work. With oils, nothing to strip.
I recently milled a walnut and cut some boards 5' x 26" x 3.75". One guy who bought some figured to use a slab for a table top. I pointed out that it took two of us to get it into his truck. Wasn't going to be a lot lighter even when it dried. Gonna be one heavy table. He was excited, enough to give me $100 for the plank.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - A Cautionary Tale - by Ian Minshull. In the early 1950s my father bought an Allis Chalmers B and I used it for all the row crop work with the mangolds and potatoes, rolling and the haymaking on our farm. The farm and the Allis were sold and I have spent a lifetime working on farms throughout the country. I promised myself that one day I would own an Allis. That time event
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
