Lane Ranger 10,494 #1 Posted March 30, 2020 Working on an rj frame that is pretty rusty but salvageable! I have a weird one here though! This RJ. Has a dark green paint underneath the red layer. I have redone a couple of these rjs and never saw anything like this before. This green paint looks to be the original cost of paint! I do not think this tractor was repainted twice and I don’t think anyone sandblasted it to remove red paint to paint it green. I know some RJs were purchased by local governments and painted yellow but what about green? And this does not look like John Deere green which I have seen used on Wheel Horses before. So what do you think? 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,103 #2 Posted March 30, 2020 Was there ever such a thing as a forest service Wheelhorse which would have been green? 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bottjernat1 2,189 #3 Posted March 30, 2020 Maybe im just seeing things. But it kinda looks to me like it was repainted a couple times. maybe not either. I do see alot of red looks like under the green. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,687 #5 Posted March 30, 2020 I don’t know, but I like that color green! Like a Panzer in a way... totally a 60’s color! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oilwell1415 563 #6 Posted March 30, 2020 24 minutes ago, bottjernat1 said: Maybe im just seeing things. But it kinda looks to me like it was repainted a couple times. maybe not either. I do see alot of red looks like under the green. I came here to say this. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,147 #7 Posted March 30, 2020 Primer...i do not think WH ever used the stuff.. Painting wasn't WH forte.... 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 7,796 #8 Posted March 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, pfrederi said: Primer...i do not think WH ever used the stuff.. Painting wasn't WH forte.... Especially the 3,4,500 series tractors where the paint comes off in sheets ! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,494 #9 Posted March 30, 2020 46 minutes ago, bottjernat1 said: Maybe im just seeing things. But it kinda looks to me like it was repainted a couple times. maybe not either. I do see alot of red looks like under the green. Could be but I will have to do some checking underneath those spots! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,103 #10 Posted March 30, 2020 See if you can carefully sand away the decent-looking Green spot in the bottom pic, first post. See if there's red under that. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stepney 2,314 #11 Posted March 30, 2020 I know of a walk behind Pond with green paintwork. Never seen another, but it's very weathered and sure looks original. The man who owns it claims it's original too. Sort of a Fairbanks Morse forest green. In this case .. who knows. be curious to know if there's anything under the green, never seen primer on any WH of mine. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,393 #12 Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) also never seen primer on a Wheel Horse - but I wonder if this is primer ??? maybe that commercial grade green primer they used years and years ago on bridges ? Edited March 31, 2020 by tom2p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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