Farmall Cub

Can anyone tell me the process that may have been used by IH regarding the painting of tractors?

Did they first assemble the tractor complete, then prime and paint?

I imagine they must have at least had the tin off to get good coverage under the hood, but really don't know for sure.

Somebody posted a picture once of Cubs on the assembly line in the paint stage. I think it was George W. or Jim Becker?.

The Wisconsin Historical Society web site ( http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/libraryarchives/ihc/ ) has lots of IH / McCormick factory photos. Mike Schmudlach & Guy Fay post a lot of them on the ATIS e-mail lists.

Check the link to see a cub getting a coat of paint.

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=24297

Well, that pretty much answers my question. Very interesting, but what is going on under the tractor? Looks like water or something spraying downward into a large vat. Perhaps to keep humidity up and dust down? I noticed right away the guy was not wearing a mask, maybe in that type of controlled booth, you didn't really require one, but that's hard to believe.

Thanks for insight guys.

EZ wrote: I noticed right away the guy was not wearing a mask, maybe in that type of controlled booth, you didn't really require one, but that's hard to believe.

Back in those days, safety wasn't an issue.

THat p[icture is also used in Guy Fay's Originality guide. In his book he emntions that he thought it might be a staged picture for advertising because the workman was not wearing a mask.

BTW it is water spraying to keep dust down.