Cub model 193 plow paint.

[meandmydeere]

I found the Internation blue I need at Ace Hardware. Now my question is, what color is the leveling handle and all attatching hardware?
The beam is blue, the dirt side of the mold board is black, the back side of the mold board is varnished bare metal, the sway chain bracket is red I think.
Could someone give me a breakdown of all the parts and what color?
Thanks guys, Mark

[(CUB HUT)]

On mine I painted the dirt side of the plow black --from the factory they were varnished bare metal, the rest is blue I have the long land slide so I don't have the sway chain & bracket .

[meandmydeere]

I found a model 193 mounted on a tractor and it shows the lift chain red, the bracket that the sway chain is hooked to on the beam is red and I think I can see traces of blue on the leveling handle. I guess if I painted everything blue but the chains and the moldboard, I should be ok. I may even do the moldboard as you said they were with bare metal varnished. If I can get it polished up i bet it will look nice.
Mark

[Donny M]

Mark,

I learned very quickly that the easiest/best way to polish it is to plow with it

[Jim Becker]

All blue, except the varnished working surfaces.

[sviennadan]

I'd have to concur with Donny! Hey Jim, what kind of varnish was used? Once I get mine "land-polished" this spring, I'd like to keep it looking a little better 'til next year.

[Jim Becker]

I'm sure it was just a generic varnish like you would find in any paint store. Original instructions were to remove it before using the plow. There are multiple choices for fending off rust after you have used the plow. A layer of grease has been the tradition for many farmers. Products such as IH Tilcoat are made specifically to protect such surfaces. I'm personally partial to using spray wax which is easy to apply and dries to something that won't make a mess.

[meandmydeere]

Donny M: I agree with your comment about scouring the plow to clean the moldboard, however, since we still have 6" of snow on the ground, I think the neighbors would think I have lost all my marbles trying to plow snow with the earth plow. I think a wire brush on the disk grinder and then DA sand it after will have to do till May.
Mark

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Before everyone had small drills with sanders and wire wheels we used to take our plow to the creek and plow the gravel bar to scour it.

[George Willer]

Before everyone had small drills with sanders and wire wheels we used to take our plow to the creek and plow the gravel bar to scour it.

We scoured ours with a soft brick. Eventually the brick wears to shape. I think the modern way is much better... we never even had an electric drill on the farm. Pop didn't believe in wasting money on such stuff.