wrong color tractors

[Sberry]

JD Green doesn't look right on anything not JD.

 

[Sberry]

Saw a semi tractor a while back. Said JD on it and must have been dealer or factory and looked ok. Saw a personal pickup that just didn't look right.
If ya didn't know it probably wouldn't be noticeable.

 

[DPittman]

The one that made me smile was a 4020 JD that had an immaculate paint job on it. Problem was it was International red instead of green.
Had a sticker on it that said “If you can’t beat ‘em, join em“. What made me smile was this tractor was not with the International people nor was it with the JD people, it was sitting in an area all by itself like the orphan it is/was, haven’t seen it for a few years now.
Would have liked to been within earshot of the conversations that tractor generated.

 

[NY 986]

During the 1970's a lot of Ford N series got painted sky blue. A lot of hippies bought tractors apparently.

 

[petertay]

Almost any color is nice. As long as it doesn't represent another make. Rust is nice too. I painted the 8n in what I think looks nice. Not correct but kind of goes with the age. I didn't mind the rusty look. A buddy of mine who grew up working in his dad's body shop insisted we paint it up once it was running good. I think it's nice, wrong color but at least it isn't orange or green.

How is the blade raised and lowered?

 

[mdm1]

I can't understand why someone would go through all the cost and labor to paint a tractor some off beat color or another brand color. Some are really good paint jobs. If you want a JD buy one. Same with the rest. Sometimes the paint scheme may have a personal meaning. I get that. When I painted my wife's Allis C she asked if it could be pink. Nope but I did have pink decals made the say "Sandi's C" and put it on the hood. But in all honesty I do believe if it is your tractor you can do as you please but don't expect the value to go up. In my opinion the value decreases.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Any brown tractors? Don’t recall seeing

Hesston? I'm sure they call it some kind of red, but it looks brown to me.

 

[centralilbaler]

I bought this 550 Cockshutt like this and think it definitely looks sharp

 

[Ozlander]

I can't understand why someone would go through all the cost and labor to paint a tractor some off beat color or another brand color. Some are really good paint jobs. If you want a JD buy one. Same with the rest. Sometimes the paint scheme may have a personal meaning. I get that. When I painted my wife's Allis C she asked if it could be pink. Nope but I did have pink decals made the say "Sandi's C" and put it on the hood. But in all honesty I do believe if it is your tractor you can do as you please but don't expect the value to go up. In my opinion the value decreases.

If I'm buying the paint, I'm buying the color I like.

 

[JOCCO]

I bought this 550 Cockshutt like this and think it definitely looks sharpView attachment 107858

Never saw a black one

 

[JOCCO]

Any brown tractors? Don’t recall seeing

Moline had a jet star it was all brown early 1960's.

 

[Factotum]

How is the blade raised and lowered?

It uses the 3 point with cables. The whole thing is my take of the dearborn design (with some improvements, at least in my mind, haha.) The cables attach to the 3 point arms, run under the drawbar mount with a bar and pulleys then up to the front with two more pulleys on the plow frame and then attach to the top of the front guides. This alllows the plow to raise 18". The frame attaches to the stabilizer anchors under the rear axle. The plow itself is a modified gravely walk behind dozer blade.

 

[mdm1]

If I'm buying the paint, I'm buying the color I like.

That's what I said. Your tractor your choice. Didn't mean to offend anyone.

 

[larry Mi]

I use to paint cars, trucks and tractors. before I retired. This one is a Ferguson TO 20. It should be all grey. The owner wanted it painted the way it is. I think it looks

better this way than all grey

 

[Brown David]

It uses the 3 point with cables. The whole thing is my take of the dearborn design (with some improvements, at least in my mind, haha.) The cables attach to the 3 point arms, run under the drawbar mount with a bar and pulleys then up to the front with two more pulleys on the plow frame and then attach to the top of the front guides. This alllows the plow to raise 18". The frame attaches to the stabilizer anchors under the rear axle. The plow itself is a modified gravely walk behind dozer blade.

Lots of those Fords, and Fergusons too, around here use the same kind of set up.

 

[Brown David]

I use to paint cars, trucks and tractors. before I retired. This one is a Ferguson TO 20. It should be all grey. The owner wanted it painted the way it is. I think it looksView attachment 107865 better this way than all grey

That looks good.

The sloping exhaust pipe annoys me slightly though, it would look a lot better running parallel with the footboard/radius arm.

 

[kenbob]

Guess maybe some wouldn't like this.

 

[Brown David]

Guess maybe some wouldn't like this.

I see nothing wrong with it, no different than custom paint on an old car or truck.

The same some probably don't like that either.

 

[muleboss]

Well ....I LOVE IH Red.....but if you take one of these to a tractor show with 25-30 red tractors , guess what everyone will remember and talk about ( especially the kids)

 

[pomester]

I use to paint cars, trucks and tractors. before I retired. This one is a Ferguson TO 20. It should be all grey. The owner wanted it painted the way it is. I think it looksView attachment 107865 better this way than all grey

Ya, I have three of these and the all gray doesn't do much for me, just having the starter/distributor/generator painted chassis black I think helps a lot, adding a bit of depth and interest. To each his own.
BTW, the oil filter canister (11 o'clock of the front tire) says that engine is a Z-129 which makes the tractor a Ferguson TO-30 rather than a TO-20.
Nice job on the paint.