[Farmall] Cultivator Colors

[Ben Wagner]

Yes, that was going to be my next question about soil sticking to the
faces.  I know plows are supposed to be bare metal, so I guess from what
you're saying cultivators have the same requirements.  I have in my hand a
book from John Deere ("Tractor Fundamentals" probably published mid-50's
since John Deere is just replacing their letter series) that mentions
"shares should be coated in oil when not in use, and heavily coated with
grease when stored."  On an interesting note, Deere explains that "rusted
shares can be used in sandy soil to scour the rust off the metal."  I do
believe my cultivators would need some coarse sand!

Without bringing up the Till-Coat discussion again, would oil/grease work
just as well for protecting my shares when they are not in use?  I'm sure
flash rust would quickly attack my shares where I store the cultivators for
now.

Ben Wagner

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 8:59 PM, john hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:

> Ben, you may want to check if WHS has any paint committee decisions posted
> on these. Over the years cultivators used blue, black, white, and possibly
> red for different components.
>
> As far as painting the actual cultivator sweeps, using them at all will
> ruin
> the paint. Now, depending on your soil type, paint on the faces of the
> cultivator sweeps may cause the soil to stick. We had a discussion on here
> years ago about a product IH made called till-coat to paint over the faces
> of cultivators sweeps and plow moldboards so they would not rust yet scour
> clean as soon as they were taken out of storage and put back into service.
> In my area there is no need to put protective coatings on tillage tools.
>
> John Hall
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Wagner" <supera1948 at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 8:22 AM
> Subject: [Farmall] Cultivator Colors
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am considering painting my Farmall A cultivators for a show this
> summer.
> > I have seen at other shows quite a few different colors for the
> > cultivators, and unfortunately since my set sat in a barn for the past 20
> > some years, there is no original paint left for me to compare.  What
> color
> > were the cultivators originally?  I have seen blue on Cub implements, and
> > a
> > mix of red and blue on C fast hitch implements.
> >
> > What kind of paint would I need to use?  I imagine that if I decided to
> > use
> > the cultivators (and if I was given an opportunity, I would) the paint
> > would wear off.  I'm sure some of you have experience in what paint lasts
> > the longest on implements.
> >
> > I also have a plow for the Lift-All that I may paint at some point.  If
> > anyone knows the colors for that, I would appreciate hearing your answer!
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Ben Wagner
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