mrc 727 #1 Posted October 24, 2017 hi men, since the fender pan and belt guard were removed for the seat support repair, i also removed the hood. special thanks to my bud mark for the fresh automotive paint and clear. new decals from terry, super guy! custom stainless steel exhaust stack from john at blue ribbon welding in chester ma. the stack is something i bought at home depot. (actaully its a shower safety grab bar) my bud harry fabbed the rake mount so it works with a clevis hitch. and thanks to my friend phil for the pics. enjoy mike in mass. 9 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,546 #2 Posted October 24, 2017 And the tallest stack award goes to..... ... But she is a nice looking machine, beautiful paintjob! I like how the stack ties to the original muffler, must be nice and quiet. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richmondred01 2,205 #3 Posted October 24, 2017 Nice job putting on the decals. I can never get the straight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,897 #4 Posted October 24, 2017 2 hours ago, richmondred01 said: Nice job putting on the decals. I can never get the straight. The secret to putting them on straight is to mist a little water onto the decal and the tractor. Then you can move them around until they are straight. Squeegee the water out and let them dry. 6 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 8,852 #5 Posted October 24, 2017 Extremely nice! We always have to ask, what type and color code of paint did you use? Interesting idea putting the stack off the existing muffler. I suspect you may have started something. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wishin4a416 2,186 #6 Posted October 24, 2017 Looks great! Nice job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fordiesel69 214 #7 Posted October 25, 2017 WoW. Looks super nice. Great attention to detail and nice finish on the paint. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cleat 4,984 #8 Posted October 26, 2017 Nice job. Swept front too, I see. That stack looks nice, I hope you don't have any low tree branches. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrc 727 #9 Posted October 26, 2017 to oliver2-44, my painter bud mark uses some type of electronic paint scan tool. usually under a decal or some such place where the sun never got to. this scan goes into the computer and tells him what shade of red to use. i'll talk to him this weekend and report back. the red was quite pricey. but, me likey! no low tree branches cleat. your 520's look great! regards mike in mass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 4,876 #10 Posted October 26, 2017 Mike good job It looks to clean to work with. Enjoy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrc 727 #11 Posted October 26, 2017 hi gary, thanks for the compliment. just after the pics were taken i used the rake to smooth out an area where i had 13 spruce trees cut down. i had the stumps ground down and the area was a mess with big holes and wood chips everywhere. the rake left the area smooth and looking good. of course the 312 was flithy so i gave it a quick bath and blow dry with my hand held leaf blower. most of my tractors are workers. (BTW i work at hsd) regards mike in mass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites