Finished with my 49 C

Got all the finishing touches on my 49 C. Painted it with IH 2150 with Centari hardener. Used the oven cleaner and wire brush trick on the castings and sandblasted the sheetmetal. I got about a gallon of primer on all the sheetmetal and boy does it look good. I am almost afraid to use it, but it will see the fields in the summer and snow on the lane in the winter. Love this little tractor.

What part of the country do you live in? (If by chance you're close by I'd love to see it in person) I am in southern Wisconsin.

To plow snow, do you use a rear blade?

-- Ken

Come on down this weekend and you can see me in action plowing. The Three Sisters Plowing Bee was postponed to the 15th due to rain.

I have a front blade for my C.

Thanks for the invite. I cannot travel this weekend, but if I will be anywhere in your area in the future I may give you a yell.

I asked about plowing snow because I would like to set my C up for that, and want to configure a front blade for it. I was thinking of using the lift arms and cables/rollers to raise and lower the blade.

I'd enjoy corresponding further regarding how your C does pushing snow etc. (Not sure if this is the appropriate place, or if I should begin a new thread)

Also, are you the fellow who has the 3-pt hitch from Saginaw County Tractor on your C?

-- Ken

You just want to make sure you have all your leaks and mechanical stuff fixed BEFORE you paint. I think I may have to replace my clutch one of these days before too long and an dreading it now. Oh well, IH paint is cheap.

I just bought this new camera and this was one of my test pictures. It is a FUJI 1200. Got it at K-Mart for about $250. I am very impressed with it so far for the $$$. I am sure in a year or two these will be down to the $100 mark.

The front tires are 5.00x15 and the rears are 11.2x36 Titans.

Yes, I did hand paint the IH on the grill. I took the origional plate and masked it off and painted it. It was not bent too bad or I would have bought a new one from IH for $7. Funny thing is, I have much more time in it than the $7 IH charges, but it was fun.