1984 Work Horse GT-1600 REFRESH

[TJ5208 1,824]

Looking good @Horse Newbie

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

54 minutes ago, kpinnc said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

That seat will look great on that grey Work Horse! 

I went on a road trip to get it… did not know it was gray until I got there.

I was wanting black. It will work since the tractor is gray.

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

On 2/18/2022 at 5:59 PM, ebinmaine said:

 

 

Got the new holes drilled, ground, hacked into the seat springs and did a test fit… then I went to sanding  the seat hardware. Found a crack in the seat bracket that will have to be welded…

Edited February 20, 2022 by Horse Newbie

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Got some hardware and do-dads painted…

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Starting to mull over painting the seat pan, hood, side panels, and running boards.

I’m thinking I will do the seat pan first… that way I can still take it for a spin before the tractors done…

 

Anyways, look at the back edge of the seat pan. It has been bent a little. Would you guys fix this ? ( I know some of you will say yes ! ) The only way I know how is maybe lay it on a thick folded towel and wack it will a rubber mallet… but I am concerned with making another dent.

[TJ5208 1,824]

1 minute ago, Horse Newbie said:

Starting to mull over painting the seat pan, hood, side panels, and running boards.

I’m thinking I will do the seat pan first… that way I can still take it for a spin before the tractors done…

 

Anyways, look at the back edge of the seat pan. It has been bent a little. Would you guys fix this ? ( I know some of you will say yes ! ) The only way I know how is maybe lay it on a thick folded towel and wack it will a rubber mallet… but I am concerned with making another dent.

The dent is tiny might do more damage than good.

Edited February 20, 2022 by TJ Salyers

[ebinmaine 67,492]

2 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

Would you guys fix this ? ( I know some of you will say yes ! ) The only way I know how is maybe lay it on a thick folded towel and wack it will a rubber mallet… but I am concerned with making another dent

 

I'd at least flatten it out a little. 

 

Massage carefully and slowly. Don't just smack the @#$&#@ it of it.  

 

 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

I’d use a solid backer - small 2x4 perhaps - and gently tap her back into shape…

 

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Don't just smack the @#$&#@ it of it. 

You’re getting to know me…

[Lee1977 6,659]

You only learn when you try.  We need a better picture looking from the out side. Is it bent into the offset up about 3/4" or just the edge,

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Lee1977 said:

You only learn when you try.  We need a better picture looking from the out side. Is it bent into the offset up about 3/4" or just the edge,

 

 

You talking about the Work Horse seat pan ?

[Lee1977 6,659]

1 minute ago, Horse Newbie said:

You talking about the Work Horse seat pan ?

 

All the others have a 1/16" off set  up 3/4" don't know about a Work Horse.  My guess is they didn't change as it would have cost them more to change it.

 

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

The only thing that might concern me about trying to get that dent out is that when metal bends, it also STRETCHES.

 

You might find that when you try to take out the bend that you end up moving the dent to another area.

 

But I would try myself.  Tap a few times and evaluate.  Continue if successful, or stop and live with it if not.

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Yeah… I GOTTA mess with it a little… but most likely will move the dent like you say. Not gonna get crazy with it…

It is actually dented up where the “Work Horse” label is… not too bad but it is there.

Edited February 21, 2022 by Horse Newbie

[Lee1977 6,659]

If you need help with it bring it up I have most of a old set of body tools, hammers and dolly's. Those areas need support on the other side when hammering them and they are not completely flat.

Kelvin's suppose to come over tomorrow afternoon some time around 5:00 we could have a mini get together. If you would like to come up let me know I'll PM you my address. .

Edited February 21, 2022 by Lee1977

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I don’t have Monday off… Saturdays would be a much easier day for me…

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Probably should take that decal off first, huh ?

[Lee1977 6,659]

Just now, Horse Newbie said:

I don’t have Monday off… Saturdays would be a much easier day for me…

You work after 5:00 PM.

[SylvanLakeWH 25,557]

1 minute ago, Horse Newbie said:

Probably should take that decal off first, huh ?

Yes.

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

On 2/12/2022 at 3:57 PM, Horse Newbie said:

Had my tires put on my rims… a little disturbed that they scratched my wheels a little… the man warned me that they may get scratched.

Oh well it’s a tractor, not a trailer queen…

Not gonna try to touch them up… that would probably look worse…

 

On the fronts… are those black plastic spindle caps supposed to just snap on the large washer, or slide down on the wheel hub a little ?

@kpinnc… I believe you suggested touching up the scratches ON MY FRESHLY POWDER COATED ! wheels and I looked online for for Testers model car paint.

I seen some enamel paint on there in the little bottles.

Would enamel be okay to touch up powder coated wheels ?

Also have you seen it at Walmart ?

Edited February 23, 2022 by Horse Newbie

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

More Wheel Horse wind chimes…

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

2 hours ago, Horse Newbie said:

POWDER COATED

 

I been wondering about this myownself.

 

Powder coating is basically melted to form the coating.

 

Can it be re-activated?

 

What if one were to sprinkle some powder into a scratch and somehow apply heat to fuse it to the existing?

 

Would this work?

 

 

[ebinmaine 67,492]

51 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said:

 

I been wondering about this myownself.

 

Powder coating is basically melted to form the coating.

 

Can it be re-activated?

 

What if one were to sprinkle some powder into a scratch and somehow apply heat to fuse it to the existing?

 

Would this work?

 

 

I'd be prone to asking the powdercoaterizerer. 

I like the idea. 

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Sanded, sanded, sanded, the donated seat pan for the Work Horse…

Almost ready for primer…

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

@kpinnc… with model number 4120OE01, the seat pan you gave me appears to be off of a 520.