Originally Posted by
miriam
... can you compromise with your hubby? maybe let him paint it to look like his tractor but leave it in tact as a fun working machine to use for heavy projects
I agree with a possible compromise. Most of the 'tractors' I have seen have been made have the bed removed. I saw one that I think was referred to from here maybe a year ago that looked like it could very easily put back to working order. I tried searching for it and all I could get to was the small size on pinterest. The small size image is here
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...dEd2nWizeEU2f8 and supposedly is at
http://www.pinterest.com/jamesrivere...s-like-a-deere I also looked at Allis tractors and looks like a "g" or "u" would be better candidates for leaving the bed on the machine.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.