[Farmall] Cultivator Colors

[Milo]

Ben, when I put up my plow for the season, I give the shares a good coat 
of whatever Rustoleum is on sale.
The plow sits outside all winter. The paint holds up well, and scours 
off well.

Peace
Milo
milosmachineshed.com


On 1/5/2012 8:30 AM, Ben Wagner wrote:
> 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>
>> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list"<farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> 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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