Should Kev give Penny a makeover ?

[Lord Ferguson]

I have to say... I WAS in two minds on this one... Penny is such an "honest" little lady... I thought it would be a shame to restore her really...

HOWEVER... having seen her... I'm firmly in the camp of "YES... DO IT KEV" ... She's so lovely... I can just see her in a new coat of paint - something to hand down from father to son in years to come 

What do you lot think... have a look at her pics in here...

http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=18054.msg349014#new

[Tractorman810]

its a hard choce but i would say yes to marky, looks pretty simple work wise ,not as if much is missing from her bar a seat cushion

[Lady Ferguson]

100% yes!!!!  ... every lady likes to look her best *

[nashmach]

Sorry guys no way looks much better the way she is with a coat of good oil as preservative

[MJB1]

i'm with colm on this one , would be sacralidge to restore her , hard enough to find tractors like this in original condition as it is , if you want some thing pretty to look at go restore her , if you want some original farming heritige to own , leave her be .

when i find one for myself it will be some thing pretty to look at as i sure as hell won't be able to find anything like penny's condition 

[Lord Ferguson]

Sorry boys... good to get some opinions in this one though...

I've said my bit above - lets have some more opinions then 

[Graeme]

I like it the way it is Just give it a wash down and let it work for a living. If you do it up, you will spoil the fun of using it.

[Deerepower]

mmm.....this is a hard one, but I'll put me view down I would keep her as she is at the moment and maybe in a few years time when mgu is a bit older do it up then as a father and son project \

[Lord Ferguson]

Thats a nice thought mate.... 

[David Brown 1410 power!]

Definatly not Kev there is to many restored 35's and 135s now that people dont even bother looking at them at show's people take a lot more notice of an orignal tractor if i were you all i would do is get new seat cushens and tyres and just give it a good wash and fix leaxs ect...

but prserve the tin work with a light coat of waste oil this way it will be preserved!

[Massey Boy]

yes you have to restore penny

[Kris]

Im with BluePower on this one Wait a few years till MGU is older to restore it together and in the meantime continue to look after her and maybe create a fund to save money up for when you do come to restore her in years to come

[jdc]

I'm inclined to say leave her alone but I also like shiny paintwork....

[allis8550]

  I'd have to say yes, oiling it over is all very well as a temporary measure, but only a good coat of paint will preserve it properly.