bowtiebutler956 650 #426 Posted July 20, 2014 I think you hit the nail on the head with that one. It certainly has a very clean look. Matt 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinylguy 4,674 #427 Posted July 20, 2014 Wow Martin, Those look awesome. I know how difficult it was to get them applied. The thinner the decal the harder to apply without getting air pockets. I meant to work on the new hood decals to have them for you this weekend but somehow something seems to always come up. The good news is Lola and I got caught up with online orders and I will be able to work on the fun stuff this week. Thank you for all your insight and technical verification of dimensions. I found it interesting how the originals on the lower dash were not designed to fit properly so they simply applied the PTO decal over the right edge of the ignition switch and light switch decal? kind of sloppy for an expensive Garden tractor. Your work amazes me and your trouble shooting ability has been invaluable to me in development and improvement of the decals we make. Learning more and more about the differences in graphics from one year to the next on the 90s era Wheel horse tractors. These 3 and 400 series from the 90s are drawing more and more attention which is to be expected. Will contact you soon and get the last decals done so you can finish this awesome restore. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,497 #428 Posted July 21, 2014 Martin, boy o boy have I enjoyed following this along. Your very well thought out on your planning and the steps you take. But more important is " you have the touch". Top notch skills in all aspects of the restoration. A tip of the hat to you. Glenn 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
km3h 543 #430 Posted July 24, 2014 I would like to take a moment to thank Martin for his taking the time to steer me in the right direction on several occasions by answering my private messages. He is a one of the kind type of person who goes out of his way to help when ever he is able. I know that his forum is full of guys like that but Martin is special. My hats off to him. Nick 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martin 2,132 #431 Posted July 25, 2014 thank you for the nice comments there, Nick. other members have helped me many times in the past, I'm only to happy to pass it along....... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,579 #432 Posted July 26, 2014 I would like to take a moment to thank Martin for his taking the time to steer me in the right direction on several occasions by answering my private messages. He is a one of the kind type of person who goes out of his way to help when ever he is able. I know that his forum is full of guys like that but Martin is special. My hats off to him. Nick For all you do Martin. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martin 2,132 #433 Posted July 30, 2014 Decals are on...... so very much for all your efforts Terry...... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desko 610 #434 Posted July 30, 2014 WOW!!! Those look like they were painted on the tractor outstanding work! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,497 #435 Posted July 30, 2014 Martin. I am running out of complimentary words. WOW!!!!! A+ Glenn 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
km3h 543 #436 Posted July 30, 2014 Martin, I am so jealous. What a masterpiece. It is a work of art and should be kept under glass in a museum. You are a master craftsman. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martin 2,132 #437 Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) ......and only played with in the dirt on Sundays...... im not looking forward to cleaning that Onan after riding around some of the dusty shows all weekend....... Edited July 30, 2014 by Martin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
km3h 543 #438 Posted July 30, 2014 By the way, what do you sue to take the carbon off heads and pistons? Take a look at my post in the engine section. Here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martin 2,132 #439 Posted July 30, 2014 normally a plastic scraper. got to be real careful with any metal object....... i will check out your post.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 650 #440 Posted July 30, 2014 (edited) That looks amazing Martin! Like others have said, I'm running out of things to say about this amazing machine, but I know for a fact that the Pond's never had a leave their assembly line looking that good! A job well done. Matt Edited July 30, 2014 by bowtiebutler956 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
km3h 543 #441 Posted July 30, 2014 Hey Martin, Got my parts from Del City today and a great catalog. Also got the coil for the Kohler and the Scotchbrite for the Onan. Have some work to do tomorrow. Thanks again for all the great information. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martin 2,132 #442 Posted July 31, 2014 couple more items installed. footrest grip and new original equipment supplier hood latches, same as oem without the price ...(there is a story on how i found these floating around somewhere in this thread) and also a couple changes to the decals, Thanks Terry! not sure whether to paint the rivet heads black to help them blend in or not. I'm not even sure what finish they had, some searching is in order i think..... even though all the hood and seat pan decals are different from oem, i wanted to do this on the front instead of the horse head. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
km3h 543 #443 Posted August 1, 2014 Like everyone else has already said, I have run out of superlatives. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martin 2,132 #444 Posted August 1, 2014 decided to use the oem black air cleaner lid that came with the tractor while i work on getting the chrome one redone. Terry did some 16 hp air cleaner decals when he did the dash ones using the same un-laminated method on the silver base. these decals really look awesome in person so i just had to post a pic of the lid with decal applied...... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leeave96 487 #445 Posted August 1, 2014 Martin - looks great!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MalMac 1,331 #446 Posted August 2, 2014 Not sure what you had in mind when you went to restore this tractor. If you just wanted to restore it you succeeded. If you wanted to bring it back mechanically you have succeeded. If you just wanted to make it all shiny you have succeeded. If you just wanted to restore with your own twist on it you have succeeded. If you wanted to see how much money you could spend, not knowing but I imagine you succeeded there too. If you wanted to make me jealous you have succeeded. Now if you wanted to make it look like it came from the factory you have failed miserably beyond compare. They never looked that good coming straight out of the factory. You have something there to be real proud of and I am sure you have set the bar for the rest of us and have succeeded in being a motivator to some. Have enjoyed the ride along on this project thanks for taking the time to take pictures and share your restore. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
km3h 543 #447 Posted August 2, 2014 Not sure what you had in mind when you went to restore this tractor. If you just wanted to restore it you succeeded. If you wanted to bring it back mechanically you have succeeded. If you just wanted to make it all shiny you have succeeded. If you just wanted to restore with your own twist on it you have succeeded. If you wanted to see how much money you could spend, not knowing but I imagine you succeeded there too. If you wanted to make me jealous you have succeeded. Now if you wanted to make it look like it came from the factory you have failed miserably beyond compare. They never looked that good coming straight out of the factory. You have something there to be real proud of and I am sure you have set the bar for the rest of us and have succeeded in being a motivator to some. Have enjoyed the ride along on this project thanks for taking the time to take pictures and share your restore. After that, there is simply nothing else to be said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,134 #448 Posted August 2, 2014 Sure there is... what's next on your agenda Martin? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martin 2,132 #449 Posted August 2, 2014 seat time....... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chazm 413 #450 Posted August 2, 2014 ..... COOL.. Probably said before ...but that puppy looks better than when it rolled out of the factory door.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
