Need your Opinions on this 1935 B John Deere

[Randy L Peterson]

Need your Opinions on this Tractor.. To paint or not to paint like you hear what you all think..
Randy and Alex Peterson

[JKWidener]

I would say that since 95% of the original paint is gone, go ahead and paint it. At this point, you are just saving it from rusting any further.

[Junkologist]

I vote no paint, but that's the way I like 'em! It took 74 years to get that patina and once it's gone, it's gone, unless you want to wait another 74 years!

[smgussey]

Personally, I prefer the "work clothes" look to an old tractor... ANY tractor can be painted up all nice and pretty, but it takes 75 years or better to get that patina look...

Here's my 42 Farmall H...

[Wayne Riedlinger]

I think your tractor looks very good the way it is. If it is running and usable leaver be. I see lots of tractors that are restored to a T. The guys are almost afraid to use them. My brother is doing two WD9s and these are total and I mean TOTAL restoration. He wont ever hook them onto anything. I like them where I can go to the field or belt them up lettem bark.

[greysteam24hp]

It looks like a second paint job because of cut off wheels.
Back in those days. JD had painted dull green. In later style model(not sure when) JD had introduced shiny gloss coating green paint. It was slight different shade green. Check your JD dealer for further information. Today I see nobody want to paint dull green.

[n29we]

Leave it just as it is!!

[n29we]

I've got a 35 A , 31 GPWT , 39 BO and a 35 AR that all look just like your B. Leave just the way it is!!

[Craig A]

Randy, if you don't have anything BETTER to do go ahead and spend MONEY and time on paint.

I'd rather spend it on more iron.......

[SproutW]

If they are nice originals, then I say no paint. I just love seeing these old tractors in their work clothes.


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[Dan Baalman]

There are so many shiny green John Deeres already, leave it the wat it is. It will attract more attention that way. It can always be painted someday by your grandkids .

[marlorup]

I think a fresh coat of paint would make the old "Johny" look pretty good. Even though the old clothes show a hard working tractor, sometimes a new suit is in order. I have a '39 B and someday he'll get a new paint job. I hope you keep the old boy running no matter what you decide to do with the paint.

[Sky]

Clean'er down, Oil it up and leav'er be. They never seem to work right anymore when you go paint'n'em.

[Mike McKnight]

I like the old original look myself, but it's your tractor to do as you please. If you leave it the way it is, it'll definitely stand out amongst the sea of "trailer queen" JD B's out there. If you paint it, there will be no end of the "correct police" looking out for every little nit-picky thing on it. But...as I said before, your choice to make! If it's kept under a shed, even without an oiling down, I don't see how it's going to deteriorate much. Good luck with it! Looks like a fun little tractor.

Mike M

[HBurk]

It's yours. What difference does it make what anybody thinks?

[Tony Thompson]

Randy & Alex,
Both of you two look pretty darn pleased with yourselves sittin high on that rusty old two holer.....do you really think paint is going to improve that

Not convinced yet?
The collecting community is full of painted JD B's. Some of them do not even perform correctly. Paint did not help them either.

Need more?
If you are determined to make improvements, then why not spend money and time putting a set of steel or factory spokes on it rather than paint?

Hold up, I am not done with you yet!.....
Here is a way to find out for yourself how worthless expensive paint is. Gather up that fine looking young man you got there and scrape the big chunks off. Degrease and wash it up good, knock a few of the dings out, scrub it smooth with a red scotch bright, then spray on a coat of half diesel/half hydraulic oil. Once you witness this procedure, you will forget all about paint

If you and Alex are a father and son playing with old iron together, then you dont need paint anyway.....you already have the world by the hind end

[OldironPhil]

Thats a good looking JD you have there, I painted my Farmall M with implement paint, not shiny like show paint but easy to touch up when you get a scratch. I like to use my tractors and I do like them painted, but on the other hand I tend to leve my engines unpainted. Steel wheels would be the best thing to do, but they are a hard ride on gravel. Lots of advice but in the end its your tractor and whatever makes you happy. Phil

[greysteam24hp]

Alright All you have to do is make two small pieces of paper. Write down " Leave it" or "Paint it". Put them in your hat and let some one draw one piece of paper. What is your result?

[Tom Cwach]

It looks like a pretty straight old survivor to me. I would leave it as is.

The cut offs are part of ag history. Im ok with them too.

To many shiny JD owners out there now that are afraid to put a sratch on thier drawbars.

[G Willikers]

Randy and Alex,
Here in the East, with humid climate and acid rain, some of us just dream about finding a tractor in as good original condition as you have there! You folks in the Dakotas, Saskatchewan and other dryer-land regions have some real, original gems! So I'll add my vote to the leave 'er be list!
Once you paint, it is hard to get it off! There ain't another one just like it right now - all tarted up with new paint and decals, she would look nice, just like every other one!
G.