TJ 171 #1 Posted October 28, 2013 Work Horse GT1848. Before: After: Special thanks to Tom Smith, Kelly Hollister, Glen Pettit and Terry at Midwest Custom Graphics. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varosd 1,185 #2 Posted October 28, 2013 Looks like its brand new!! nice work! nice garage all the comforts of home is it a Wheel Horse dedicated space or do cars go in at night? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #3 Posted October 28, 2013 Looks nice...Thanks for the photos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Kuhn 1,547 #4 Posted October 28, 2013 Turned out very nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dclarke 4,011 #5 Posted October 28, 2013 Nice work TJ. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,888 #6 Posted October 28, 2013 Great job TJ. And a great shop too. How about giving us some more pictures of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel-N-It 2,967 #7 Posted October 28, 2013 Looks like that was a fun project. It turned out great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coadster32 793 #8 Posted October 28, 2013 Nice work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel Horse Kid 104 #9 Posted October 28, 2013 That came out really nice! Great Job!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedyleedy 205 #10 Posted October 28, 2013 Nice work & Great looking tractor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55rj35jr 623 #11 Posted October 28, 2013 Nice job... sharp tractor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wishin4a416 2,185 #12 Posted October 28, 2013 Very nice job!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelly 1,028 #13 Posted October 28, 2013 It looks great, and you told me "it's Just a worker" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,630 #14 Posted October 28, 2013 You did a great job. Also, my hat is off to you on the number of electrical outlets in that garage, you rock! Love the shed in the last photo also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankman 3,515 #15 Posted October 29, 2013 A labor of love. Excellent restoration! Thanks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papaglide 541 #16 Posted October 29, 2013 Looking good TJ! Shop is looking good too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shallowwatersailor 3,213 #17 Posted October 29, 2013 Very nice! Looks great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mowerman1193 29 #18 Posted October 29, 2013 Wow that looks awesome!!! Would love to get one of the 1800 / 1848 tractors one day.. Hey I been thinking about painting my GT1642 and was wondering what paint did you use? Kevin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martin 2,130 #19 Posted October 29, 2013 nice tractor and nice shop too….. what color did you use for the gray? also what year is yours? i have the first year metallic paint on my GT1848. would like to restore it one day once i find the paint match that I'm happy with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marv 845 #20 Posted October 29, 2013 I love it. Looks like they did in the showroom. A shop so clean and organized, how did you ever get anything done? I have some you can come and do for me. I even provide food. Marvin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TJ 171 #21 Posted October 29, 2013 Thanks for all of the compliments on the tractor, garage and shed. The tractor is a 1984 and was in pretty bad shape when I got it. The "Before" pictures were taken after a couple of hours of cleaning. I bought it to use as a working tractor, so I made no attempt to restore it to original. In fact I changed a number of things to make it easier to work with. For paint, I used Rustoleum Pewter Gray. My garage is my work shop but in the winter I park my car in there at night. I may have overdone the outlets. I built the shed from a kit from Home Depot two years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben06351 19 #22 Posted October 29, 2013 looks good!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fun Engineer 859 #23 Posted October 30, 2013 Nice Gt 1848. I had one and wish I'd never sold it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fun Engineer 859 #24 Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) nice tractor and nice shop too….. what color did you use for the gray? alfor the 1983 so what year is yours? i have the first year metallic paint on my GT1848. would like to restore it one day once i find the paint match that I'm happy with. Martin The metallic number I have is, 1971 Lincoln-Mercury Pewter Metallic. The paint I had on my 1983, 1848 was not metallic and the number is 1971 Lincoln Light Pewter. PS I used an automotive urethane and it gave me a great finish. Dave Edited October 30, 2013 by Fun Engineer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VinsRJ 721 #25 Posted October 30, 2013 It all looks great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
