A Little Wax...

...works wonders! For those of y'all that don't know the story, my great-grandpa bought this All-Crop 60A new in 1950. Having been a teenager/young adult during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl in northwestern Oklahoma, he knew how to skimp and save, and thus never could justify building a barn for his machines. He used the combine regularly until 1983, but it has always sat outside. I took a couple minutes today to apply a little wax to the header and grain bin, and I couldn't believe my eyes how much difference just a little wax makes! After sitting outside for 68 years, the combine was very chalky yellow-orange at best, but after the wax, the richness and luster of the Persian Orange rivals that of my restored B! It looks like it's been inside all these years. I can't wait to do the whole thing, even though I'm sure it'll be a lot of work. 

Edited by CrestonM - 17 May 2018 at 7:21pm

That's a good idea. I will try that. 

"Wax on.....Wax off....Wax on.......Wax off......"

This particular rig you wouldn't...the B will run it in 2nd gear fine on flat ground (which nearly everything is around here) but get on much of a slope with the bin over half full, and you'll be spinning tires and sliding back down the hill! I learned that in 2016.

Edited by CrestonM - 17 May 2018 at 10:54pm

Pink on an Allis Chalmers is a hanging offense!

My father-in-law recently inhererted the JD 2510 his dad bought new in 1966.  It was repainted at least once, maybe twice and has sat inside most of the time.  We were discussing a new coat of paint while doing some work on it a few weeks ago. I had some 2000 grit sandpaper handy so I rubbed it in a few spots.  I think with the baking soda trick from a previous post, maybe some sanding, and a coat of wax we shouldn't need to paint much of it. 

My Dad had a 66 combine like that once. We run it behind our 60hp White. We never did run it behind the D10. I guess the D10 would have run it. It has quiet a bit more power than my B. I believe my B would have problems handling that combine.

not afraid to touch green paint with my pashonate pink paint! and I can brings my own chair, mine has beer can holders on it!

Rubdown with boiled linseed oil brings out the shine and lasts as long as wax.

Thanks, guys! I waxed a little more today, since it wasn't unbearably hot and humid, even though we got 1/2" rain last night. I made a crude buffer out of a very large (3" diameter) washer and a short length of steel rod. Tacked the rod in the middle of the washer (I put a filler piece in the hole) and used a little trim adhesive to lightly stick a buffing pad on the other side of the washer. Put that in my handheld drill and went after it. Granted, it isn't just perfectly balanced, but it works pretty good and makes the job go a lot quicker! I stood back and could see my reflection pretty well on the backside of the separator, so I'd say it's working. 

Edited by CrestonM - 20 May 2018 at 6:53pm