[Farmall] Cultivator Colors

Jim Becker jim.becker at verizon.net
Fri Jan 6 07:23:20 PST 2012


Yes on that paint decision.  Evidently nothing changed from March until 
December.  I assume you have read all 4 pages of the decision.

As far as anyone knows, the color chart is reasonably accurate.  However, 
the paper those chips are glued to is not acid free.  My guess is they may 
have darkened some.  Of course, if you are just looking at it online rather 
than a purchased print, the colors may look much different than the 
original.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Ben Wagner
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 8:13 AM
To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Cultivator Colors

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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