john deere 520 paint

[JeffJohnson]

I am wondering what shade color of green is the right one for a john deere 520--I know the older ones had a slight darker color--I have a 40 and its a little darker than my 430 and 530--any suggestions would be helpful thanks !!

 

[GreenBlood]

Ha Here we go again. I say John Deere Classic green Part # TY25644. But// Wait for it..

 

[Mike Aylward]

Ok, I'll draw first blood. Classic Green was never used or made until the late 80's/early 90's. It was designed to sell extra paint for older tractors and was to look like a weathered paint job. This is direct from Deere officials. Use it if you like, but it was never used as a factory paint. Mike

 

[GreenBlood]

Mike I worked in a J D dealership in parts from 90 thru 96 and we had both then,, What should be used on 2 cyl tractors? I can see a little diff from classic and gen.

 

[tcaito]

I just went through all of this with a 57 420w.

Classic green by John deere matches the "untouched hidden paint" our tractor perfectly. any other shade or make didn't match at all.

The AG yellow by john deere matched the "hidden paint" also.

The lights are gloss black, seat frame, if your is black, is matte or low gloss black and the dash panel is semi gloss. That all came from a 40+ year employee at John Deere. We also called and emailed back and forth with John deere and they agreed on all that was stated above.

There are several different paint codes for the green depending on who was making it for John Deere (lowest bidder) at that time. so the shades were off just a little and hence the different paint codes.

Thats my 2 cents and I am sure I will be told I am wrong…. blame John Deere! not me..

 

[Bob Harvey]

Mike, I'm sure you are right. That said, when I rejuvenated my '53 -60 a few years ago, I painted all the stuff that I removed (hood grille etc) with the 'Classic'. I did not paint anything aft of the cylinders (except the removable bits). So, in short the crankcase and rear axle are original paint and the 'Classic' matches nicely. Just sayin'. P.S. I did line the cyls., redid the head, new intake mnfld, new bearings and other stuff.

 

[Ray]

The ag green looks best and is brighter,Also the classic will fade sooner.

 

[RandyB(MI)]

Well my .02 is this. I don't go by what anyone writes on their can . Means nothing. I use automotive and go by a match to hidden air filter paint or other hidden protected original paint. I've got my own two PPG codes and they came off my '50 "B" but coincidentally just happen to also match a '49 MT and a couple others I have done. Green in 43817 and Yellow is 81512A (code263). The green won't be listed under JD colors as it came from a match in their generic color chart. Just happened to match perfectly to a seat back I bought from Leland Schwantz , the original "seat man" few yrs back. Also , to answer part of your question , contrast has a lot to do with perception of color. The later 2 cyl had a lot of yellow on them. They are going to "look" a little different on the green because of it.

 

[Mike Aylward]

It is my belief that the Classic Green was to mimic paint that had weathered already. In other words, to give it the look like it had been painted for awhile. The old Deere paint (the ones known only as "John Deere Green) always darkened somewhat after they had cured for a time. I was told the Classic Green was made to simulate this. But the main reason, clearly stated by the parts merchandisers at Deere was, "to sell more paint". It was/is a marketing ploy, plain and simple. The "before 1960" statement on the label has no basis in fact. Just another part of the marketing. Mike