[Farmall] Cultivator Colors

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I have found something that works good with my Brinly plows for the Cub Cadets. I use them at plow days but I also like to have them look nice to display at shows. Once they are nice and shined up from plowing I wipe all the dirt off and clean with solvent then paint them with clear spray paint. I usually use duplicolor which is lacquer based. It scours nicely but keeps them looking great when not in use. I makes them look like they are fresh from the field but are protected from rust.


Todd Markle 

Spring Mills, Pa.



-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Wagner <supera1948 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Thu, Jan 5, 2012 5:36 am
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Cultivator Colors


Yes, that was going to be my next question about soil sticking to the
aces.  I know plows are supposed to be bare metal, so I guess from what
ou're saying cultivators have the same requirements.  I have in my hand a
ook from John Deere ("Tractor Fundamentals" probably published mid-50's
ince John Deere is just replacing their letter series) that mentions
shares should be coated in oil when not in use, and heavily coated with
rease when stored."  On an interesting note, Deere explains that "rusted
hares can be used in sandy soil to scour the rust off the metal."  I do
elieve my cultivators would need some coarse sand!
Without bringing up the Till-Coat discussion again, would oil/grease work
ust as well for protecting my shares when they are not in use?  I'm sure
lash rust would quickly attack my shares where I store the cultivators for
ow.
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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