Restored 300 and 504, unrestored 400 pics

Evan From IA · Jul 23, 2012

I restored my 55' 300 for fair this summer. It took me only a month and a half, my quickest so far. My younger brother restored the family 65' 504 utiity. It was semi-sandblasted one week before fair and I finished blasting it for him, primed and painted it, then reassembled it 1 hour before it had to be at fair. The other picture is the family 400. It is my next project along with a 35' F-20. The 400 needs a TA, overhaul, brakes, and multiple leaks fixed. Im thinkin about putting a 6" stroker in it......haha, I might as well if I'm gonna put all this money into it! Anyway I'd thought I'd share these photos. Let me know if you see anything different about our red paint. I painted them IH Gloss Red instead of 2150. Evan

Evan From IA · Jul 23, 2012

I restored my 55' 300 for fair this summer. It took me only a month and a half, my quickest so far. My younger brother restored the family 63' 504 utiity. It was semi-sandblasted one week before fair and I finished blasting it for him, primed and painted it, then reassembled it 1 hour before it had to be at fair. The other picture is the family 400. It is my next project along with a 35' F-20. The 400 needs a TA, overhaul, brakes, and multiple leaks fixed. Im thinkin about putting a 6" stroker in it......haha, I might as well if I'm gonna put all this money into it! Anyway I'd thought I'd share these photos. Let me know if you see anything different about our red paint. I painted them IH Gloss Red instead of 2150. Evan

rhtx55 · Jul 23, 2012

Nice looking paint to me !! I have a 55 300 also. Does your have fast hitch or regular drawbar? The coil on that tractor, did you find a coil to fit the mounting bracket, or replace both ? I am having trouble finding a mounting bracket that fits both the coil & the existing mounting bracket holes. I am using an E5 coil, but only have it held on with the outer bolt.
I like the deeper richer red on both. Hard to tell from pictures, bet they look even better in person. Which brand of paint did you use?

Evan From IA · Jul 23, 2012

I never replaced my coil, and it has both bolts holding it on, though I couldn't tighten the inside one because it was hard to get to. I used CNH paint. It was expensive but I hope I got what I paid for. It had a aftermarket 3 point hitch on it, but I put the original drawbar back on it.

sflem849 · Jul 23, 2012

They look good Evan. CNH had two different reds? I think our dealer only carries 2150. Is the other one supposed to be closer to IH 50?

wolfman · Jul 23, 2012

Good job.

Restored 300 and 504, unrestored 400 pics

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