And some say that my posts can be brutal. :sidelaugh:mjodrey said:I could be dead wrong,but I would say that it has been painted.I just don't believe original paint would still look that good unless it had been stored in a dark room,and wrapped in plastic wrap. That's just my opinion.
Maynard :canada:
Tom, I know how to take ya..... I just ignore you :sidelaugh:Hydriv said:If I said that it looked too good to be original, would you be offended?![]()
Actual survivors do exist. Good luck !dbeiter said:Hey, I am just telling ya what I have been told..... I will know better once I see it and inspect it closer.........
Thanks, I got a great deal on it, so I am not too worried99flhr said:Actual survivors do exist. Good luck !dbeiter said:Hey, I am just telling ya what I have been told..... I will know better once I see it and inspect it closer.........
John, long story short, I kind of fell into ittanandorange said:Wow, Dave,
That's a sweet looking machine. Did he tell you the serial number? Where did you find a time machine like that?
JMO but, if that unit is indeed a preservation class survivior, then a restoration would be ill advised. ( everybody knows the old adage: "It can only be original once") And if that is truely the case then a tricycle conversion would be even worse. I`m far from a purist and it`s your tractor, but .. :wtf: no offense meant, JMO etc etcdbeiter said:I am going to put a tricycle front end under it (maybe a single front???) bar tread tires, wheelie bars and I am going to let the kids pull a little with it.... I am not going to destroy it, just work it a little :sidelaugh:
I may restrore it, I don't know I will inspect it and see how Original it really is, then go from there
Like I said, I wasn't going to destroy the tractor, everything I would do to it would be a bolt on, I saw how Guider did his tricycle front end on his 195 and I plan on copying his idea, keep the orig WFE and make the tricycle front hook into the frame with the large pivot pin... PLUS Like I said, I was going to see if I could tell it was original before I restored it... Look at my 155, (picture in the off topic photo section) I haven't messed with its originality.. (I bought it off the original owner, and I think offended him when I asked if it was ever repainted, (he got kind of mad and said NO!!, "This tractor has never spent a night outside".. )I am not going to mess it up, trust me on that.. :wave: I talked to my dad tonight (he has spoken to the PO more than me, and I may have misstated a little.. the PO said that "If it ever was restored, the person was VERY professional, since there is NO evidence of repainting, so he would have to say it is original" No guarantee........ :thumbsup:mikebramel said:Restoring that would be a waste
i think your resources would be better spent on something that needs it