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[bossman432]

Hello.

I am new to this forum and a new owner of a 1942 Farmall H with a M&W hand clutch. The tractor was my grandfather's and he recently passed away, so I purchased it from my grandmother for $300. My grandfather bought it from his brother-in-law quite a few years ago and paid $500 for it. This past weekend I put about $250 in parts and got it running. It mainly needed simple maintenance items such as a carb rebuild kit, coil, plugs, wires, distributor cap, points, condenser, oil filter, oil and of course the most expensive a new battery.

The engine runs great with little to no smoke. It fires and sounds beautifully. It took it for a 5 mile drive in road gear and everything sounded great.

I would like to restore this to make it look nice, somewhat parade ready. I do plan on using this on my acreage for moving snow, mowing and getting dead trees from the timber for fire wood. It will definitely be used in that manner for many years to come.

My questions are... how much work would be required to give it a fresh coat of paint with new decals and make it look nice enough to put in a parade? Do I need to use a blasting media to remove the old paint and rust? Should I use a dissolving agent to remove the paint? Is any of that necessary? Do I need to disassemble the entire thing? I'm new to the restoration concept, so I'm looking for any information. I'd like to do it myself if possible, but would consider taking it somewhere if needed.

I'm open to all ideas and I would like to have it ready for the 4th of July parade. My cousin bought grandpa's 1954 Farmall Super MTA about 3 years ago and his is pretty much parade ready, so we would like to drive them in the parade in memory of our grandfather.

Thanks,

Jerry

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[oak hill farmall family]

jerry,
nice looking tractor.like anything else the more work you put into it the better it will look. since you will be working it I wouldn't put alot of money into great paint,I use IH 2150 red with hardener to paint working tractors and they still look great.as for cleaning invest in a good angle grinder and wire cup brushes and you can clean 90% of the tractor.take your time on the sheet metal and sand and fill any pitting,use a good primer and I think you will be happy with your finished job.if you have any other questions don't be afraid to ask
ohh yeah,welcome to the forum