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This tractor has got to be one of the hardest I’ve every tried to take to bits, it’s a bastard most nuts arnt captive and you just can’t get at them, you unbolt something try to pull it off and then find it’s welded as well, this is going to be very interesting. 🙄 Can’t even get the engine out without dismantling all the body

 

 

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I’ve had a massive problem with the bonnet I can see why John Deere went to plastic, this one is fibre glass and the gel coat is none existent every time you flat it strands of fibre glass fall out and it leaves a spiderweb pattern and it looks like big grooves in it I’ve flattened and primed it 3 times now

 

 

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But on a brighter note all my powder coating came back and I’ve started to put the deck back together

 

 

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When ive worked with fibre-glass cars we had to use a epoxy primer and then a 2 pack special primer for fibre-glass. I can't remember what it was called but I remember it was a lot of work, the rest of it will look nice You'll have to work at the bonnet to match the rest of it.

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1 hour ago, the showman said:

When ive worked with fibre-glass cars we had to use a epoxy primer and then a 2 pack special primer for fibre-glass. I can't remember what it was called but I remember it was a lot of work, the rest of it will look nice You'll have to work at the bonnet to match the rest of it.

Yep but I’ve always got away with it beforewith the trojans and the ranger this one just hasn’t got a gel coat on

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2 hours ago, nigel said:

Where do I start

 

Very  nice  (jigsaw) project you have there Nigel !.  I'm impressed that your Blaster/Powder Coat man takes the trouble to wrap/protect all the parts for return.:thumbs:

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4 hours ago, Anglo Traction said:

 

Very  nice  (jigsaw) project you have there Nigel !.  I'm impressed that your Blaster/Powder Coat man takes the trouble to wrap/protect all the parts for return.:thumbs:

I’d want it wrapped in silver paper with gold ribbons at them price’s 

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34 minutes ago, the showman said:

I’d want it wrapped in silver paper with gold ribbons at them price’s 

Yep but you imagine rubbing that lot down priming it all then paint, hours and hour of work and would still cost me money, so why it was away I serviced 2 ride-ons and that payed for it 😄

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