question on paint, winter time thoughts - Page 2

panhandle9400 · 02-05-2012, 09:28 PM

keep the silver black is too hot and looks dirty all the time

johndeere95 · 02-05-2012, 10:28 PM

If I remember corectly the r6 and r7 had green decals on them maybe should paint them green, we all know green combines sell them selfs! Lol just messing with the gleaner guys nothing on tv tonight! Waiting for the jd would have a real combine comments to come now! Old school orange would look good though!

stevemcil · 02-06-2012, 12:29 AM

I only have a 2yr associate degree from a jr college but I don't know how you could change colors and still have a Gleaner.Gleaners are silver,Deeres are green and Case Ih is red. Some things are meant to stay the same. Some of the new generation of farmers actually look at machinery for what it is/does and how that effects their profitability.The chances for them to use a different color are greater than their fathers or grand fathers.I understand the Stealth drew some in but it isn't like they didn't know it was a black Gleaner.
Here's an idea. Offer it in color of the rest of their machinery,just so it won't look out of place. Well.......that don't work either. I don't see any other color making a guy buy one.
Make the best machine and it will sell itself.Can't be equal,it must be measurely better!

gmguy · 02-06-2012, 12:35 AM

They allready took our silver tractors, they also took our orange tractors, they have taken enough, leave the combines silver! Long live the legend of the field, the Gleaner.

boodles · 02-06-2012, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by farminflyboy

If I had my choice I'd be tempted to go with the stealth colors...but I'd probably go silver because it wouldn't show dust as bad. They should make a straw colored machine, that way it would look clean all harvest!

"wouldn't show the dust, clean all harvest" Rubbish. What are you doing. Harvesting or a beauty parade. You can't have much to do by worrying how the combine looks when the neighbours drive by.

mostlygreen · 02-06-2012, 07:33 AM

In my area (Southwestern Ontario) Gleaners are finally starting to make a small comeback (we've got some excellent dealers now). Not to be paranoid but I'd hate to jinx their newfound popularity by changing colours. Besides, Orange clashes with red, Massey red doesn't match CIH red but silver goes with any colour! I'd say keep 'em silver!

farminflyboy · 02-06-2012, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by boodles

"wouldn't show the dust, clean all harvest" Rubbish. What are you doing. Harvesting or a beauty parade. You can't have much to do by worrying how the combine looks when the neighbours drive by.

I do some custom work, and like it or not people like good looking machines on their property. The shinnier the better. We try to atleast quickly clean off the outside of our machines everytime we load them up (insides get fully cleaned out to prevent the spread of weeds).

gleaner-r76 · 02-06-2012, 12:41 PM

This is a good subject! Even though I love the silver paint, I wish that the Gleaner had galvanized tin back on it. Now that is something that sure nuff looks good, especially if it would hold it's shine like when it left the factory. I use to wonder why they can't apply a sheet of tape that looks like galvanize over the existing gal. so thay it would maintian that new look!! I think that would be sharpe especially if it looked EXACTLY like the old Gleaner's

02-06-2012, 12:35 AM	#14 (permalink)
gmguy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 176	They allready took our silver tractors, they also took our orange tractors, they have taken enough, leave the combines silver! Long live the legend of the field, the Gleaner. __________________ Our farm purchases a combine soley on its ability to do an excellent job in all of our crops, while being fuel efficient, reliable, ruggedly built, and easy to repair. That is why we choose a Gleaner.

02-05-2012, 09:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
panhandle9400 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 221	keep the silver black is too hot and looks dirty all the time

02-05-2012, 10:28 PM	#12 (permalink)
johndeere95 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 111	If I remember corectly the r6 and r7 had green decals on them maybe should paint them green, we all know green combines sell them selfs! Lol just messing with the gleaner guys nothing on tv tonight! Waiting for the jd would have a real combine comments to come now! Old school orange would look good though!

02-06-2012, 12:29 AM	#13 (permalink)
stevemcil Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 64	I only have a 2yr associate degree from a jr college but I don't know how you could change colors and still have a Gleaner.Gleaners are silver,Deeres are green and Case Ih is red. Some things are meant to stay the same. Some of the new generation of farmers actually look at machinery for what it is/does and how that effects their profitability.The chances for them to use a different color are greater than their fathers or grand fathers.I understand the Stealth drew some in but it isn't like they didn't know it was a black Gleaner. Here's an idea. Offer it in color of the rest of their machinery,just so it won't look out of place. Well.......that don't work either. I don't see any other color making a guy buy one. Make the best machine and it will sell itself.Can't be equal,it must be measurely better!

02-06-2012, 07:33 AM	#16 (permalink)
mostlygreen Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southwest Middlesex, Ontario Posts: 72	In my area (Southwestern Ontario) Gleaners are finally starting to make a small comeback (we've got some excellent dealers now). Not to be paranoid but I'd hate to jinx their newfound popularity by changing colours. Besides, Orange clashes with red, Massey red doesn't match CIH red but silver goes with any colour! I'd say keep 'em silver!

02-06-2012, 12:41 PM	#18 (permalink)
gleaner-r76 Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 37	This is a good subject! Even though I love the silver paint, I wish that the Gleaner had galvanized tin back on it. Now that is something that sure nuff looks good, especially if it would hold it's shine like when it left the factory. I use to wonder why they can't apply a sheet of tape that looks like galvanize over the existing gal. so thay it would maintian that new look!! I think that would be sharpe especially if it looked EXACTLY like the old Gleaner's

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