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Posted by walt f on February 03, 2002 at 21:53:29 from (24.159.79.106):
i've been thinking about some comments made in the past about when i.h. tractors were first painted red. some say that their grandfathers old farmall regular was painted red at the factory cause grandpa said it was red when he received it new. and some say that they've seen red paint in places that would only have been painted red at the factory, like under the frame or where two castings are bolted together. i was watching a fred astaire movie tonite that was made in 1936. my f-20 was built in 36 (some say 37) these old pieces of history remind us of the way life was in a part of america, rural america where the f-20 was used and industrial america where the f-20 was built. imagine an assembly line where the f-20 was built. the tractor takes shape as it proceedes down the assembly line. prepaired parts are added to the tractor as it moves past each station, each part assembled and painted with primer or some other preservative. finally the tractor moves into the paint area. bulk paint is applied with spray guns attached to long hoses that run to big bulk tanks full of the paint. the paint is dried with the help of heat lamps as it moves on further down the line. finally the red wheels are mounted and the decals are applied at some time before the tractor is rolled or driven out to the parking area. my first question is this, how would you paint a gray tractor "red" in a factory paint area on the assembly line without management knowing about it? and how would you hide it from management in a parking area full of gray tractors. even today if you cannot do what you are told, someone will be found to take your place who can and will! and is it possible that all primer paint before nov. 1st 1936 was red? as for grandpa well, grandpa thought i was in the 2nd world war when i wasn't even thought of yet.
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