tranders 0 #26 Posted April 27, 2010 Turned out fantastic. Love the black frame and wheels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duff 206 #27 Posted April 27, 2010 Great looking results! I'm not sure I like the extent of the black, but I think it does look better than some of the restorations where it seems that everything that did not move got painted red. I'm curious if you thought that the foot rests were particularly rusty. I'm in the process of repainting the ones on my '97 314-H. The rest of my tractor does not have this problem. I'm wondering if the foot rests are a trouble spot on the classic style tractors. best, hank PS: I would put the hood ornament on a magnetic base so you can pull it out and stick it on when someone asks about it. Hank, I've got a few extra sets of 300-/400-series footrests kicking around and every one of them seems unusually rusted, both top and bottom. If I recall correctly, I read somewhere that Wheel Horse used a powder coat process for most of their parts? For whatever reason, the footrests didn't seem to "take" that finish as well as some other parts of the tractor. The upper surfaces do get a fair amount of abrasion from sliding on and off, etc., but the undersides shouldn't get that banged up in normal use. Danged if I know what to make of it! Great tip on the magnetic base for the hood ornament! Thanks for the input! Duff (or as Jason would call me, "Crazy") :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bustedglass 1 #28 Posted April 27, 2010 Lookin GREAT Duff !!! You did a wonderful job man. Your attention to detail can clearly be seen. Your love for them black rims has truely become your trademark . All I can say is, WOW, and when can we see #3 ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WheelHorse_of_course 99 #29 Posted April 27, 2010 Duff Well done ! :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,231 #30 Posted April 27, 2010 Duff...excellent restore. I am liking the black you did...seems to set off the rest of the horse. P.S. are you selling the hood ornament? :omg: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
porkchop 1 #31 Posted April 27, 2010 :omg: Nice Tractor!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iggy68 28 #32 Posted April 27, 2010 Duff, Fantastic job Everyone can see the smile on your face while looking at that tractor. :omg: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Audioshot 2 #33 Posted April 27, 2010 I like it. I like it a lot. Great job! I spent all winter restoring mine and it's such a great feeling when all is done and you fire it up for the first time. Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bk-scouter 93 #34 Posted April 28, 2010 Very nice job. I LOVE the black wheels with the ags, I often thought about that on mine. -BK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,563 #35 Posted April 29, 2010 Fantastic job Duff. I give a to the black accents you gave it. The rims look great and I think black rims may be the next big fad as I was in a Home-Depot today and they had a couple tractors with black rims. Mike........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
