That is a desireable (collectible) John Deere yard cart with the rolled edges. Many enthusiests do a complete restoration. At least make the paint green, and maybe get an old sytle "John Deere" script sticker for cool factor.

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/john-deere-lawn-garden/192495-dimensions-wanted-deere-dump-cart.html

You can use it to haul the blue one to the curb! Take THAT Harbor Freight!

^^^^Gold Jerry!!! Gold!!!! :D

Last night was I spent googling different pickup truck beds metal/wood combos.

Still trying to decide on finish- au natural rust patina for 'higher' resale value. vs. Por15 and go black, vs sandblast.

I really want sandblast, but everytime my "guy" does a project like this, it gets pricey. He charges time and new sand.

I was also stressing about adhesive choice, figuring 3M would have a specific number for wood/rusted metal/under cow manure adhesive- but the liquid nails FOR PROJECTS seems to be the ticket.


Work in progress.

Just a heads up, the liquid nails will not last. Trust me on that one.

Instead of sandblasting you could just spray some of that rust reformer product or Ospho on it and then paint with cold galv spray. I like the idea of the wood bottom. 1/2" plywood would probably do. You do want the fasteners to not protrude up top, however you decide on that part. So a flat shovel doesn't have anything to stop it as you shovel out topsoil, compost, or mulch.

Spray on bed liner! A rat rod dump wagon.

use the blue one as a liner for the old one?

2 tubes from tractor supply in the tires, a piece of plywood for a floor, and send it back into service .

And charge quite a bit of money. Neat little trailers though.


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1563891241.JPG

HOLY SCHMOKES!!!!!!!

Damn. First I get priced out of the 911 market. Now the lawn cart market is heading the same way.

Thanks for posting that. I went to the store and pulled up the link:

https://grresto.com/product/john-deere-lawn-cart/



Wondering if the black bottom was factory or not- I don't want to over restore it! - That could cost points at concours events.

edit- on second thought, I'm not gonna let the "originality" guys dictate how I restore it. I'm gonna suburban outlaw the s#$% out of this thing.

You're sitting on a gold mine man!!

Send it off to Tim for him to restore while working on his RV! He's got plenty of space and time.

LOL...you guys are killing me......:p

I'd pimp that Deere with some 22" spinnerz....yep...that's what I'd do :)

John Deere metal carts have an almost cult like following , I am on two JD forums and there are a LOT of guys that would love to restore that to its former glory . If it were mine I'd do a good resto on it . Get the thing blasted so you know what you have . Cut out rusted metal on the floor . If you can leave a flange along the perimeter you can replace the floor with one piece of metal and weld it to the flange . I would spray paint in JD green and then do the floor in truck bed coat . Have fun with it .

yeah, I'm thinking of sandblasting the thing, but I need to get some more pics up. The metal is rusting at the edges through it's thickness in the same way that plywood delaminates at the edges when it rots.

Once it gets sandblasted, there will be a lot missing. my earlier pics make it look pretty stout. In person, it's going to look more the rockers/floor of an early 911 shell that's all missing.

I'm probably going to completely disassemble it to get at all the rust.

Rabbit hole found.

I think you should buy as many of the old rusty ones as you can find, put about $900 into fixing them up and then sell them at a loss. Don't worry though, you'll make up for the loss in volume selling! :D

Yes, and the big profit is in the L&G stuff. It's a lot easier to move around and store and parts are largely generic.
The big stuff is still cheap to buy, but expensive to restore. Deere holds its vintage parts very dear. I ordered valve guides for my 1930 GP and the dealer had them in 24 hours. They were $28 each, WAY steep, but they did still supply parts for an 80 year old product.
John Deere prices make Porsche parts look cheap.

What ever you do, it needs some CHROME!

This. See if they have any powder with Teflon to make the diet really slide out easy! Way less work than a wood floor.

PC place might charge about 450.00 to have it blasted then powder coated in JD green,
you can buy new wheels with new tires and bolt them on.
Fix the floor with a fresh piece of stainless,
call a metal supply shop have them make you a stainless floor and bend the edges up for a precision fit, liquid nail it into place. metal could cost 250.00.