chris sutton 610 #1 Posted February 19, 2017 Found a pair of early narrow rims and tyres in my store and decided to clean them up for my C120 tractor for ploughing hoping they will give me more traction. ive cleaned them with a wire brush on a electric drill, i let the air out and put an old drive belt in the bead to stop getting paint on the tyre and a piece of hose in the other. theyve both had a heavy coat of red oxcide and will be left for a few days before primer and top colour. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 56,159 #2 Posted February 19, 2017 Good tip on using a belt or hose! I have used a bunch of index cards overlapping one-another to keep paint off the tires, but this also allows some paint to go inside the lip of the rim. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris sutton 610 #3 Posted February 20, 2017 A bit more progress, ive sanded down the red primer and given them a coat of white / grey primer ( i had a rattle can of each ) but at least its covered the red so it won't bleed through. I picked up a couple of cans of ivory white and hope that's enough to do both. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #4 Posted February 20, 2017 Two cans should be more than enough, Chris. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris sutton 610 #5 Posted February 24, 2017 Managed to get a few coats of ivory on the wheels and inflate them, nice to spray them and get the paint down in the rim without getting it all over the tyres 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris sutton 610 #6 Posted March 6, 2017 Managed to get the C120 out of the workshop today and fit the rear wheels and weights, also changed the seat for a heavier one. in total ive gained 122 lbs which should help with the traction while working. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CZHorse 44 #7 Posted March 24, 2017 Great looking tractor... Quick question, what was the plough from originally? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
