(quoted from post at 15:19:13 05/27/18)
(quoted from post at 15:49:44 05/27/18)
(quoted from post at 06:51:14 05/27/18) Thanks showcrop, I remember it being discussed too.
Were the carbs in the brochure painted as well? Only the outside?
The carbs are red, the exhaust manifolds in the picture are dark gray/brown. The back 2/3 of the muffler is the same dark gray/brown, while the front third is red. These pics are of 601s and 801s on a new home landscaping job. Some other little details are: the coil clamp is black, the distributor is not painted, and the cap screws holding the sheet metal to the lower dash are plated.
Colin
Thanks again. Makes sense that the coil and sheetmetal screws
would be different. Carb and exhaust painted, but not the sediment
bowls? Seems odd that they would paint over the brass
tags and adjustment screws/springs on the carbs. I would have
thought they were adjusted before they left the factory grounds.
Also seems odd to me that they would plug the distributor hole
but not plug the manifold holes while painting. Too bad I can't
go back in time and watch the process. I would find it interesting.
I did watch brand new John Deere's being painted in their factory.
The robots that paint them with Valspar paint are pretty impressive.
There are two guys in oxygen fed suits waiting for them to
come out of the paint booth to do any touch-up the robots missed.
I'll bet they know every place the robots miss and cuss the programmers for it!