Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

Good looking tractor Nick. It reminds me of my former neighbor's that sat by the fence all year 'round 'til spring when he would fire it up and plow the garden then cover it up again. It was solid rust but fired right up every year and ran good - yours looks and runs a whole lot better though.

This one and the B Allis sit outside year round, as long as you keep the water out they will be fine and outlast any of us. (I take the mags off over winter or if they're going to sit through a rain storm) Mine may "look better" but it has a terrible paint job. It's actually supposed to be all red as it's a '37, they changed from gray in November of '36. The gray the previous owner used is way too light and painted on thick over a layer of thick red. While the engine was warm I was able to peel the paint off the valve cover like latex paint. A friend of mine has an F-12 that sat along a fence for 50 years or so and is also all rust and I kinda like the look of it.