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Old May 15, 2021 | 11:50 AM
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Update on the free bumper. Here's a before pic after I got it off the trailer and what it looks like today bolted on the truck.
looks straighter on the truck than on the floor!
 
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Old May 15, 2021 | 08:02 PM
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I had to section it in five places as it was stretched so much. I tried everything else I could think of but when I finally just cut it and welded it back flat it became easy. A real nice shrinker would have been nice!
 
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Old May 16, 2021 | 04:45 PM
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Nice work. It takes more time than some people realize
 
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Old May 18, 2021 | 02:36 PM
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It would be a bit of a shame to scrap the rest if the bed including the floor is solid. I had to remove the brake assembly from my 69 F100 box trailer as it was hanging up, it`s a very handy trailer around the farm.
I`m not familiar with a 1951 MT but I have seen many slightly newer JD tractors around here. After many yrs of owning old Ford tractors including a 9n and an 850 I bought a 3038 JD for mowing grass and other yard chores.





I wanted something with hydrostatic drive and power steering. My neighbour used to have a 620, I marveled at the sound of it.

the 9N takes me back to childhood. We had one that we used to grade our gravel driveway that would get washed out everytime it rained hard. After it was paved my dad traded it for some work done by a friend. We would haul wood out of the woods to split too.
 
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Old May 20, 2021 | 10:18 PM
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These old Ford tractors are classics like our old Ford trucks.
 
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Just like us! LOL
 
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Ain't that the truth!
 
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After all the effort I put into the rear bumper I couldn't help but tidy up the front!

This is before.

This is after. Now I just have to concentrate on the sheet metal between the bumpers!
 
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Old Jun 16, 2021 | 05:36 PM
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Heck of a job. Looks great.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2021 | 06:19 PM
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Bumpers look so nice you should feel motivated to do the rest.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2021 | 08:39 PM
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I am thinking he is pretty content on the appearance of the whole truck as is.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2021 | 07:00 PM
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I did spray WD40 on the rust spots to kind of keep them honest! LOL
 
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Old Jun 17, 2021 | 07:55 PM
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People are shooting clear coat over patina to preserve it. Your truck has a lot of character.
 
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Old Jun 18, 2021 | 05:54 PM
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Then the clear coat starts to peel since you left so much of the original look there. I have intended to clean it up with CLR and then wax it but the stuff still sits in the garage waiting for me to do it!
 
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