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Cast Iron / Steel Shift Knob Color Question

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Stephen McCoy

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I have a '45 B that an FFA student is restoring with me. It has the iron shift knob.

My question is should / was the iron knob painted black to look like a rubber one or should it be painted red?

Also, I have a '45 H with the standard rubber knob. When about was the change made during the war and about how long did it last?
 
I don't think there was any time frame. IH probably used the rubber ones when available, and also depending on how many metal ones they had. Sort of like steel wheels, rubber tires were available in limited quantities during the war years.
 
I wondered if that wasn't the case. I suppose I have to remember that the two tractors were made on different lines and probably used up their stock at different times depending on production numbers.

Sounds like we'll paint the knob red unless I hear a strong argument to do otherwise. Thanks for the help.
 
The steel knob's started around 1942 if I remember correctly. They stopped around 1945. All due to rubber shortage because of the war effort. I think they used what they had in stock and when they ran out after the war, they went back to the rubber ones.

I may have my dates wrong, so someone will correct me if I missed by a year.
 
Stop and think: what did IH mask off when painting thes tractors? As far as I know, just the faces of the gauges, and the masking tubes they put over the rear axle shafts. So the shift knobs, IMHO, would've been painted.

Who's gonna tell you that you're wrong...either way?
 
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