painting progress on a wd9

Dave Eklund · Jun 14, 2011

We got this tractor about 2 months ago been sitting for about 10 to 15 years in a garage in peices got it home checked it out got it to start and drove it up and down the driveway a bit found radiator was junk and switch in manifold for mag was stuck cleaned the gas and diesel tanks out new fuel filters and the the teardown here a few pics of the job hope to have it done for a show in less than 2weeks in Orange Ma. The red paint was sprayed 1st coat yesterday after work and 2nd coat this afternoon after work

sflem849 · Jun 14, 2011

Can't wait to see the finished product.

chris cummings · Jun 14, 2011

the tractor is looking great. the only thing i see wrong is the painter wearing that green grease rag on his head. It just dont go with everything else. LOL

sflem849 · Jun 14, 2011

(quoted from post at 19:06:51 06/14/11) the tractor is looking great. the only thing i see wrong is the painter wearing that green grease rag on his head. It just dont go with everything else. LOL

There were two Deere hats in the one picture! At least the middle guy was trying to hide his with the camo. :lol:

chris cummings · Jun 14, 2011

i am a international person and one of my good buddies is a john deere person. we razz each other all the time,its all fun. just wouldnt be the same if we all liked the same thing.however the wd9 is looking good keep up the fine job and get all the work u can out of your green buddies.

CNKS · Jun 14, 2011

Looks like one guy is painting without a mask, the other with only a dust mask -- not a good idea--worse if hardener is used.

sflem849 · Jun 14, 2011

How did you prep the big part?

Dave Eklund · Jun 15, 2011

sflem849 not to worry there ara a few green ones in the barn also a ford and a Case we like all just have a preference for the green and red ones. The fact that my brother and I were not wearing masks is because we were outside there were a few times when we had to get close to move a part or 2 for better painting wanted to paint the main part outsude but it has rained so much it got put in to sand,prime and paint. For prep on the main part we sandblasted some of it that had lots of coats of paint or rust then sanded and wirebrushed the rest.

sflem849 · Jun 15, 2011

CNKS was the one that brought up no masks, but he is correct in his thinking. The way I count there were no painting masks and one dust mask being used. It isn't the particulates you are worried about, but the stuff that ruins your brain.

WD9ER · Jul 13, 2011

Hey Dave,

Tractor looks good! I am in the process of starting a repaint on my WD-9. I have a couple of questions for you on how you sandblasted the tractor. Did you have any specific areas that you needed to be cautious about during sandblasting? I am concerned about sand infiltrating the transmission/engine and am wondering if there were any precautions that you took to avoid issues.

(quoted from post at 16:41:17 06/14/11) We got this tractor about 2 months ago been sitting for about 10 to 15 years in a garage in peices got it home checked it out got it to start and drove it up and down the driveway a bit found radiator was junk and switch in manifold for mag was stuck cleaned the gas and diesel tanks out new fuel filters and the the teardown here a few pics of the job hope to have it done for a show in less than 2weeks in Orange Ma. The red paint was sprayed 1st coat yesterday after work and 2nd coat this afternoon after work

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