1250 complete restoration in progress - Page 4

OldCubby · #31 07-30-2014, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve149

Looking good so far...wish I had my shop done to get this far. The motor setting in the frame looks like it is ready to rip and tear!!!!

Thanks, Its taken a lot of work and time to get it this far. I'm glad I've got the garage to do this. More to come in the next few days.

bocephus1991 · #32 07-30-2014, 09:10 PM

Enjoyed reading your post, have the engine out if my 1200 right now . I am preparing to tear it down and take it to be machined . If you haven't got anything done with the stripping of the paint you could use aircraft stripper and blast it off with a pressure washer, buddy of mine did the frame of his IH 1466 like that. Good luck with your restore , looking foreward to updates!

OldCubby · #33 07-31-2014, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by bocephus1991

Enjoyed reading your post, have the engine out if my 1200 right now . I am preparing to tear it down and take it to be machined . If you haven't got anything done with the stripping of the paint you could use aircraft stripper and blast it off with a pressure washer, buddy of mine did the frame of his IH 1466 like that. Good luck with your restore , looking foreward to updates!

You'll enjoy the engine tear down. My engine was one of the lucky ones as it didn't have any of those balance gears in it. It was plain and simple to tear down. Just had to remember and mark the timing, but mine was already marked on both the cam and the crank. I reused my bearings, from what I've heard. Some people get new, some have reused....I took them and cleaned them well. They both felt smooth when rotating them. So, I took the chance and reused them.

I am using aircraft stripper on my frame right now. But I must say, that stuff is expensive. I picked it up at napa for almost $50. OUCH! But after a lot of hard work I have chosen to take the rest of my tractor to a local company that specializes in stripping of paint....I believe they do a mild chemical dipping along with blasting of parts. This will save me a lot of time and headache. Good luck on your restoration and engine rebuild. There is a lot of info on this site. I just went to the search link and typed in what I was trying to find and voila, a lot of reading.

OldCubby · #34 08-06-2014, 07:15 AM

The tractor has returned from stripping, and is in desperate need of priming due to the humidity we are seeing. So, I spent the night cleaning the metal in preparation for priming. I am new to painting, but I see that some of the rust has caused some pitting in the metal that will come through when painting, especially in the hood. Would it be a good idea to fill those pits with bondo or some metal filler? What is a good brand or metal filler to use?

Sorry, the pic of the primed fender didn't come out so well, I'll try to get more pics today when I get home from work.

garnold · #35 08-06-2014, 07:23 AM

I'm guessing its only as important as you want the finished product to look right? Heck, right now I'm just trying to get mine up and running so some pitting would not ruffle my feathers much hahaha. If the pits are small maybe try filler primer?

olds45512 · #36 08-06-2014, 07:41 AM

Filling the pits with putty is perfectly fine, I wouldn't try filling them with primer because it rarely works unless the pits are very small.

OldCubby · #37 08-06-2014, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by garnold

I'm guessing its only as important as you want the finished product to look right? Heck, right now I'm just trying to get mine up and running so some pitting would not ruffle my feathers much hahaha. If the pits are small maybe try filler primer?

I guess I've put a lot of time and money into this project, not to mention listening to the wife bitch every time she walks into the garage. I've not even had the chance to start the engine since I've rebuilt it. But I do believe that'll happen by weeks end.....I hope. But, I've put a lot of time and money into this tractor and I want it to look as good as I can. I don't want to paint it, then turn around and decide I want to fill the pits and have to repaint it again. No thanks! If its worth doing, might as well do it right.

j4c11 · #38 08-06-2014, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by OldCubby

But, I've put a lot of time and money into this tractor and I want it to look as good as I can. I don't want to paint it, then turn around and decide I want to fill the pits and have to repaint it again. No thanks! If its worth doing, might as well do it right.

I used Bondo on a side panel for my 1450 that was heavily pitted, worked out very well. It's really easy and quick to do and dries very fast, I say go for it. You can find Bondo anywhere, including big box home improvement stores.

olds45512 · #39 08-06-2014, 08:54 AM

If your gonna mud the pits I'd use a quality product like z grip or rage from evercoat, the bondo brand isn't very good quality and doesn't sand as nice as the others I've mentioned.

mjsoldcub · #40 08-06-2014, 02:38 PM

I was just gonna say; evercoat products are very good for the price...try to keep mudwork thinner than an 1/8" (if not then get the body hammers and dollies back out).....use a reinforced filler if over a weld or a patch or a high abuse area, then glazing putty for fine finish....