I bought an old farm wagon the other week and want to fix it up. It's an Electric Wheel and looks for all the world like it was Oliver colors at one time. I repainted the wood sides Oliver green and it matches pretty well. I want to paint the running gear and wheels too and after doing a little searching I see where some people substitute Massey and International red for the Oliver red. Which one do you think I should use? I'd just pick one but I'm kind of color blind and I can't really tell the difference myself. I know it's just an old wagon but I want it to look at least halfway right.
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Rusty wheel
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Why not use Oliver red? Why substitute anything? I bought an old barge wagon last year. It was origionally a horse drawn wagon but someone changed it so it can be pulled with a tractor. I think there is a steel plate on the coupling pole that indicates it is an IH. Was told by an expert from farm collector magazine that these old wagons hold their value better if they are left in origional condition if they're not in too bad a shape.
I'm a firm believer in "if it's yours, do what you want with it" so this may be of little or no help but here goes:
Here is my Electric Wheel trailer, first picture is the day I brought it home. The other pictures are of it as I worked on it as time allowed, and the last picture shows the completed project. As you can tell I'm a Ford guy, so it became blue and white. Can't say for sure what the original color was but somewhere between JD or Oliver green. The running gear showed some original red paint prior to my alterations.
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Here is my Electric Wheel trailer, first picture is the day I brought it home. The other pictures are of it as I worked on it as time allowed, and the last picture shows the completed project. As you can tell I'm a Ford guy, so it became blue and white. Can't say for sure what the original color was but somewhere between JD or Oliver green. The running gear showed some original red paint prior to my alterations.
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ShadetreeRet
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Nothin' like a good set of whitewalls to dress up an old wagon! Now all you need is a set of moon hubcaps! LOL
Good lookin' old wagon, as someone else said, paint it whatever color you like.
Good lookin' old wagon, as someone else said, paint it whatever color you like.
ShadetreeRet
Well-known Member
OOPS, got a little confused there, just realized that my comment was directed towards the pictures downsouth posted.
But anyway, sidekick, good luck with your project as well.
But anyway, sidekick, good luck with your project as well.
Deere Scotty
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I have one I painted New Idea Green on the gear, & John Deere red on the tongue, Hydraulic hoist, & its mounting brackets. The bed, & 1/2 way up the side boards is also New Idea green; Then bright white the top half of the sides. The gear is a New Idea.
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