My Dad's RJ35 Home Out of Storage. :)

[Mitchula 32]

For over 40 years my parent's own a Auction house here in Ontario.

And my Dad has had this little guy for the same amount of time. 

Hand painted by himself which won him many awards at our local tractor events.

The last time RJ was in service was when my son was 3 years old. Dressed up as a Lamb with a bunch

of stuffed animals in the wagon. At our towns Xmas parade. I believe that was 1998.

Inheriting RJ after Dad passing in 2018 at the age of 80.

 

Life was way too busy for me to spend time on RJ back to his original working self.

So.... my winter project is now in motion to make my Dad's RJ a thing of beauty again.

I will post more pics along the way.

Any comments are appreciated.

Thanks for your time.

Cheers

  

 

[ebinmaine 81,046]

Very cool story!

 

[953 nut 70,058]

That is a great introduction and an even better RJ. Do you plan to restore it or just touch it up to honor your father's memory. Either way we are here to help, by the way it is a 1957 RJ-35.

[c-series don 12,609]

Awesome! Many of us here will be following along, and more than happy to answer questions along the way! 👍🏻

[Pullstart 71,482]

, I love Horses of a different color!  Very unique!

[Retired Wrencher 7,027]

Mitchel’s: Nice post about your family and your dad’s wheel horse. If were me I would leave it like it is in memory of your father. Thanks for the post.