[Farmall] Cultivator Colors

[Ben Wagner]

This seems to be the most relevant decision, from March 1945.  I guess this
would still apply in September of 1945.

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/ihc/paint/display.asp?pageurl=164_01.gif

I was sent a picture of a blue cultivator with black shanks, also a red
cultivator with black shoes.  Are the shoes normally black, or once again
is this a "painter's interpretation?"  If I would choose right now by
looks, I like the way the blue/black looks.  However, I do have a gallon of
extra Farmall red paint that needs a place to stick.

Has any compared how accurate the color chart is on this link?

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=6218&formatNumber=9999001304

Ben Wagner

On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 9:47 PM, Jim Becker <jim.becker at verizon.net> wrote:

> There are several relevant decisions.  WWII pigment shortages resulted in
> several color changes.  Original colors depend on which year you pick.
>
> Use a cheap machinery paint.  It will look decent and you can touch up or
> repaint damage from use.
> Jim Becker
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: john hall
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 7:59 PM
> To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Cultivator Colors
>
> 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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