HB-212 Working Tractor refurb

[JimDk]

Here are some before and after pictures of my number one working tractor. It is a HB-212 that I bought last summer. The Vickers hydro worked well, the 12hp Briggs needed rebuilt, and the paint and hood obviously needed help. I mowed some grass and plowed some snow with it and decided it was worth rebuilding. I replaced the hood, installed a 16hp Briggs and gave it a coat of custom mixed ( by me ) TSC $9.00/qt. paint. It is not a show quality job, but will serve me well for many years. Hacked hood

Complete with grass clippings

[Killer_A-C]

SHARP!!! That is the way it should look!!!dOd

[firefoxz1]

Looks good for a working tractor:D and it has the hydro lift:drl. Should serve you fine for many years to comedOd.

[Roy]

Looks much better in the proper yellow AC color again. ^ Any special reason you left the arm rest bars off?

[xenon172]

Nice job.

[PhanDad]

Great work; super paint job!

[JimDk]

Thanks everyone. Roy, Most of my working tractors lose their armrests sooner or later. That makes it easier for Audrey and I to get our 69 year old fannies on the seat.

[Roy]

"That makes it easier for Audrey and I to get our 69 year old fannies on the seat." No further explanation needed. I fully understand. Nevertheless, I do like the armrest bars on the older fendered tractors (B-1, 700, 725, etc.) as they help support the fenders. Thanks,

[Glen112]

Jim - Nice looking paint job. Are you willing to share your custom mix formula using TSC paint? I have a Big Ten I need to paint and would like to use TSC paint and hardener. Also, how much did it take to paint the HB-212? Glen

[JimDk]

Glen, I wish I could help you, but I just added A/C orange to John Deere yellow until it looked about right. I tried to match the auto paint that I had computer mixed for my B-110 show tractor. It looked good when it was wet on the stir stick, but was lighter when it dried. Club member,Firefox posted a formula of 20 parts JD yellow and 1 part A/C orange. That formula seemed too orange to me, but the pictures he posted looked good. If I paint another tractor with the TSC paint I will try the better grade of their paint. My HB-212 looks ok until I park it beside the B-110 with the DuPont paint. The $9.00/ qt. stuff does not shine very well. It could also have been my hurried, quickie paint job. I did add some hardener, but probably not enough. I bought a quart of each color and that was plenty. Again, this was a quickie job for a working tractor. I only removed the hood, side panels, grill frame and fenders. I masked the steering wheel and dash and shot it. I did have the engine and hydraulic system out. I hope this helps. I guess the old advise "that you get what you pay for" is still very true. Good luck, Jim Here is a picture of my B-110 that I took nearly 6 months to restore. I payed about $70/qt for that paint.