Finished repaint of Allis Chalmers model G

[Mr. Bluster]

After considering clear coating the hard-won patina of my 1949 Allis Chalmers G repainted with 2k polyurethane sealant and topcoat. Persian Orange #1, of course!

 

[Mr. Bluster]

My first attempt; plenty of runs, hits and errors. But it sure is orange! Remarkable what a coating of tire restorer can do! Those tires were brownish gray. BEFORE:

AFTER:

I write about it here: https://davidblaska.com/2021/07/04/celebrating-the-red-white-blue-and-orange/


This post was edited by Mr. Bluster on 07/06/2021 at 06:42 am.

 

[rrlund]

SHARP! I always wanted one of those when I was a kid. I bought a C from the elementary school janitor when I was in the 4th grade,
but never got a G. I'd always heard there were a lot of burned arms on those things though from guys turning around and putting
their arm on the radiator cap.

 

[Mr. Bluster]

Never burned my arm. We grew up with this tractor as kids on the farm. Cultivated tobacco with it (in Wisconsin), plowed grandma's garden, mowed weeds. Also has a snow blade.

 

[PJH]

You did a nice job on your AC G.

When I was in high school, I worked for one of the bigger farms in the neighborhood [Hill country - Southern Illinois]. They had a G with a two row planter attachment, and they ran it night and day planting corn. The planter fit behind the front wheels, and you could see each seed drop. They had a milking operation, and the G had a belly mounted blade - I cleaned the concrete lot off every few days with it. I really liked that tractor!

I don't remember burning my arm on the radiator cap as Randy mentioned, but I was young then and I could look behind me without turning sideways in the seat. Unlike today, ha.

 

[Mike(NEOhio)]

Still want one Randy? I have a couple I'm thinking of selling.

 

[rrlund]

Naw, it's a little late in life now. Might come in handy in the wife's garden now and then, but not worth buying and storing one.