[Farmall] Cultivator Colors

[Al Jones]

Was the white paint used on implements the same white used on tractors?

Al

-----Original Message-----
>From: john hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
>Sent: Jan 8, 2012 1:42 PM
>To: Farmall/IHC mailing list <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [Farmall] Cultivator Colors
>
>I was thinking that there were 4 whites but wasn't for certain, thanks for 
>clarifying.
>
>John
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <farmallgray at aol.com>
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>Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 8:34 AM
>Subject: Re: [Farmall] Cultivator Colors
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>
>> Actually if you include the new Cub Cadets there are at least four 
>> different whites. There were three used by IH and then CCC came out with a 
>> new one (along with a new yellow) in 1990. I don't know if there were any 
>> more after that.
>>
>>
>> Todd Markle
>>
>> Spring Mills, Pa.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: john hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
>> To: Farmall/IHC mailing list <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Sat, Jan 7, 2012 5:06 am
>> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Cultivator Colors
>>
>>
>> Kevin, I agree with you leaving the rims as is. I doubt it but who knows,
>> aybe the dealer decided to paint the rims before it was sold? On a family
>> ractor, I'm all for keeping it like it was. You are more about keeping it
>> ike everyone in the family remembers it than anything else.
>> One thing I have noticed following this thread, it still takes quite a bit
>> f educated guessing/detective work to decide what to paint some of the old
>> H equipment. Just go to any tractor show with a bunch of OLD IH and see 
>> the
>> ifferent shades of gray paint! Just recently I found out that there are 3
>> ifferent whites used on Cub Cadets (including the new ones).
>> John
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> rom: "Kevin Weinstock" <knbshn at mosaicmobile.net>
>> o: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> ent: Friday, January 06, 2012 6:14 PM
>> ubject: Re: [Farmall] Cultivator Colors
>>
>> Well I believe that you guys know of what you speak, so I'll just leave it
>> at that was just what my Father-in-law chose to do and that's the way it
>> will stay until the next generation decides to change it.
>> thanks to all for the collective info !
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jim Becker" <jim.becker at verizon.net>
>> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 3:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Cultivator Colors
>>
>>
>>> Except that is white and the question was about cream.  Product
>>> Identification Committee Decision 37 (9/7/56) is the one that said to
>>> start
>>> using a trim color on tractors.  It is the same one that eliminated the
>>> color cream.
>>> http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/ihc/paint/display.asp?pageurl=I037_01.gif
>>>
>>> IH generally stayed with silver rims although they might have been bolted
>>> to
>>> a red, white or yellow disk.  When the wheel (rim and center) were a
>>> single
>>> piece, the whole thing would have been a single color.  They were often
>>> white, for example your 184 and the Cub Cadets.  I think there may have
>>> been
>>> a few bolt-on white rims, but if so they were probably on captive
>>> imports.
>>> I think some of the captive imports had silver disks even with a bolt-on
>>> rim.
>>> Jim Becker
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- 
>>> From: Mike Sloane
>>> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 2:48 PM
>>> To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Cultivator Colors
>>>
>>> I am reluctant to correct Jim Becker, who know just about everything
>>> there is to know about IH tractors, but I know that my 184 came with "IH
>>> White" rims front and back. But, of course, the 184 isn't a real "farm"
>>> tractor, even though most of the running gear comes from the Farmall Cub.
>>>
>>> <http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/international_184/184_painted1.html>
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> On 1/6/2012 12:55 PM, Jim Becker wrote:
>>>> Cream was used on a variety of implement rims along with other implement
>>>> parts.  That color was never used on tractor rims.  The original
>>>> application
>>>> of the cream color is called out in earlier decisions.
>>>> Jim Becker
>>>>
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