Prototype 1949 Demonstrator C

[rustyfarmall]

But you gotta admit, if that tractor was brand new, setting on a dealers lot, and still looked just that way, it would probably grab even more attention than the white demonstrator.

 

[Dachshund]

This is the rejected paint scheme for the White Farmall C demonstrator tractors....

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[Dachshund]

So - you saying I should have left it "original"? 8^)

 

[mike1972chev]

Did not realize they offered the"powdered chocolate donut" finish in 1949???(Thought that started with the "Super series?

 

[luv2wrench]

Is there a nest above that tractor??

 

[2+2 Guy]

Hi there Dachshund,
If you do not have any need for that curved bracket next to the right headlight, I would be happy to buy it from you. It is the adjusting crank holder for a C295A plow. I have the plow on my C but am using a homemade bracket right now.

 

[Dachshund]

I DID clean up nicely. It took a sander and 80 grit paper to get all that "pigeon paint" off the hood and top of the grill. The metal is actually pitted due to the acids. There was a "pile" of hardened "paint" about 8" round, and 2" thick - right behind the radiator cap. It was NASTY stuff to get rid of! By the time I got it off, I had to rattle can the hood and grill because it was down to pitted, bare metal.


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[Dachshund]

I'll have to think about that....I am thinking I want to find a plow for the tractor. I'll keep it in mind, though.

 

[Dachshund]

It was sitting in a wood grainery, not far from my house. It was in there, being abused by pigeons for 30+ years. I see a flock of abut 20-25 birds flittering around the building all the time. Over the years, that would be HUNDREDS of birds taking aim.....

Taste like chicken...8^)