Dad bought this tractor about 2 years ago in La Valle, WI. My wife and I made the trip up there to get it for him (I volunteered
). About 1250 miles later we brought this little girl home. Here's a pic of the way she was when we got her.
All in all she didn't look that bad from a distance but I knew he didn't buy a "restored" tractor. This guy had bought this thing in MN at an auction. The tractor had been sitting in a barn for 20+ years. He took it home and got it running. He then layed down 1 really thick, run filled layer of paint over whatever was in the way. No prep work or body work was done at all. There was more runs on it than the New York City Marathon! :roll:
Taking it apart, we found where one of the fuel lines had a hole (thankfully) in the top side of it. He had taken masking tape and covered it and then painted that :shock: .
The tires are badly weather cracked but Dad hasn't decided whether to replace the rears or fill in the cracks and use tire paint. It won't ever be used on a farm again, just shows and parades.
As of right now, everything that has been taken off of the tractor has been prepped and primered. We have over 50 hours tied up in the hood alone. (Note: We are not proffessional body workers) Some of the stuff in the pics have had some stuff done to it (frame rail, left rear wheel, etc...) but we now need to tie into the bulk part and get it ready for the green stuff.
Hopefully, more pics to come.

All in all she didn't look that bad from a distance but I knew he didn't buy a "restored" tractor. This guy had bought this thing in MN at an auction. The tractor had been sitting in a barn for 20+ years. He took it home and got it running. He then layed down 1 really thick, run filled layer of paint over whatever was in the way. No prep work or body work was done at all. There was more runs on it than the New York City Marathon! :roll:
Taking it apart, we found where one of the fuel lines had a hole (thankfully) in the top side of it. He had taken masking tape and covered it and then painted that :shock: .
The tires are badly weather cracked but Dad hasn't decided whether to replace the rears or fill in the cracks and use tire paint. It won't ever be used on a farm again, just shows and parades.



As of right now, everything that has been taken off of the tractor has been prepped and primered. We have over 50 hours tied up in the hood alone. (Note: We are not proffessional body workers) Some of the stuff in the pics have had some stuff done to it (frame rail, left rear wheel, etc...) but we now need to tie into the bulk part and get it ready for the green stuff.
Hopefully, more pics to come.