Winter Project Done. (PICS) Cobbled B

My old 39 B mower tractor finally had enough last year and earned some attention. Made a winter project out of the old war horse.....Complete Engine rebuild and new clutch along with some new tires and wheels. Brush painted the old tin with the wrong shade of orange and threw together some incorrect stainless fasteners. Then I worked over the old woods mower and painted it an incorrect color also. Put a homemade hitch on the drawbar... wrong also. Added a few decals that I did not put in the right places and probably don't belong to a 39 with 38 wheels. It is an old hand crank with a nice rebuilt magneto from Matt (Jordan, MN) and lots of help and advice from my hero...DickL.

So I got all the cobbled up parts thrown back together and will post a few pre-mowing shots. It is ready to go back to chores. I know I got stuff wrong.... BUT MAN DO I LOVE THIS TRACTOR! :)

Edited by rasman57 - 14 Feb 2015 at 1:21pm

As I was reading your initial post, I thought, Hey that's about what I do!:) Your tractor looks great to me and you should be very proud. I would Drive that!!
Thanks for posting the pictures.
Regards,
Chris

D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet.

Looks great to me too cept I always had a thing about a B decal on one that never had a B decal Geek

I'm NOT the correct Police by any means so take that with a grain of salt. At least you won't have to explain to the odd color guys why it doesn't have a model designation Big smile

If ya need more practice on a B, I have B254 here that could use some freshening up Wink

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not my definition of cobbled!! looks pretty darn good

Me -C,U,UC,WC,WD45,190XT,TL-12,145T,HD6G,HD16,HD20

Dad- WD, D17D, D19D, RT100A, 7020, 7080,7580, 2-8550's, 2-S77, HD15

I like the padded back rest you put on it, will make mowing much easier on the back. I see nothing wrong with a modification like that to make life easier. What bothers me is a guy that takes tractor all apart with the intension of fixing it "some day" and you know it will never happen. good job!! Thanks for posting.

She's standing tall and looking good!!!! Like I say, your tractor your way.

3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep.

It's not called cobbled that's for shoe makers. It's called personalized. Looks super good to me, but like was said gotta get a little dirt on it!

Everything is impossible until someone does it! WD45-trip loader 1947 c w/woods belly mower, 1939 B, #3 sickle mower 1944 B, 2 1948 G's. Misc other equipment that my wife calls JUNK!

Nice cobble job!! Looks pretty damn nice to me also. My pal Bill will be wound up over that one. Another one of his B's ready for work again. I find that hard to believe that that's a brush paint job. Sheesh, I can't paint my bedroom that nice wita' brush! LOL! Time to put that ole' girl ta' work!
Steve@B&B

39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife

Those old Case's share space with ALICE... THE WALKIN BOSS! She is without a doubt the toughest utility tractor I own. My old backhoe is tough for what it does but my D-14 loader tractor has been the backbone of working my woodlot, putting in trails, hauling logs, plowing snow, pullin and pushin. And my D-14 "TRIKE' is my favorite bushog mower with butter smooth power steer. One day they will get the SPA treatment too!

Edited by rasman57 - 14 Feb 2015 at 12:20pm

I have no jurisdiction claims over in Ohio and you get DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY since you solved a few of my head scratcher questions ....not to mention that high performance head seems to feel like an old stock car builder had something to do with it. I can crank it and almost need wheelie bars! It is PERFECT! Many thanks!

Edited by rasman57 - 14 Feb 2015 at 1:20pm

Rasman, that is awesome. Can't believe you did that with a brush. You could cobble something up for me anytime!!!

Sugarmaker wrote:

Brush painted! Wow you should do a post on the exact methods you used and some pictures as you do a panel! That looks just darn awesome and sure would save a lot of folks grief in painting their tractors and implements!
Nice work!
Love the Case machines and the other Allis' also! Thanks for posting!
Regards,
Chris

Good point! How about a how-to thread?

I am the last fella you want giving advice, but how I do it is mostly the regular method for good painting..... CLEAN, PREPARED surfaces that are primered first. If you do not clean and prepare the surfaces, you are wasting time and money.

Second, is the use of good brush paint like Valspar Tractor Restoration stuff.... it works! I shake and stir it and then add the enamel hardener 1 oz to 8 oz of paint etc. Let it set up a few minutes . What you mix you have to use as it will not be good if you try and save it. Mix it in a SEPARATE container so you are only painting what you have ready.

Third, use a QUALITY oil brush. Cheap will hurt you beyond belief! A good brush is FOR SURE one of the secrets. Apply the paint nice and easy and KNOW THAT IT IS ONLY THE FIRST COAT AND IT WILL NOT COVER.....just a base coat. Pay attention to edges for drips and use a GOOD LIGHT to see the surface. I try and keep pieces flat for obvious reasons and am real light on the torque tube etc. Do your base and then walk away and DO NOT try to call it done in one coat. It is important if you want to end up smooth and with a good shine.

I wait at least 3-5 days and repeat the process. The hardener is the trick as it really does magic as it ets up but it takes time. Second coat, same thing Nice even application filling in light spots and adding more build. At the end of this session you should be looking pretty good and perhaps only a hint of slight shadows or markings indicating the need for more paint later.

Third time is the winner to even it all out and smooth stroke the brush feathering the end of your passes. SIMPLE IF YOU ARE PATIENT and not heavy handed with the paint. Understand you will initially see faint brush marks but if you feather and allow the paint-hardener to interact after you are done you will be amazed.

Of course as you put parts together and bang wrenches and stuff you will need to touch up. I try and do some of the second and most of the third along with touch up AFTER I have put stuff together. Touch up of details is usually my wife with a little brush and steady hand as I stand back in my cigar smoke and smile.

Now it is not gonna be one of the fancy sprayed high build show winning deals but usually is WAY better than rattle can and I have done these in my shop with minimum fuss and save my money for the next project. Nobody has ever asked if they were brush painted and many are shocked. Side by side with a fancy job and of course you would know but plenty good for most of us who work em and show em sometimes too. I would never do a truck or car but it just seems to work on my tractors. Hope that helps.

I spent a lot of money on the paint on my old 59 Apache Pick-up cause that is a different world! I wanted it to be PROfessional

Wow I get to sneak "Old Blue" in a pic too....... that paint job is goin on 10 years old but was done by the big boys with real stuff after I restored it. makes the old straight 6 235 engine and 4 speed easier to go down the road....it is slippery! Enjoy.

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