1965 66 Tonka Farms Horse Truck Restoration Time Lapse

I picked up this 1965-66 Tonka Farms Horse Truck from a local antique shop. Overall, outside of the rust and corrosion it was in pretty decent shape. Its missing the ramp tailgate and two black horses that would have came with the truck.

I started the restoration with the removal of the wheels. The white walls had become brittle and broke upon disassembly. With the hub caps and white walls out of the way, I ground down the axle retainers and removed the axles and tires from the truck. I then moved onto removal of the horse bed. Using a dremel tool equipped with a carbide bit I ground down the tubular rivets, then punched them out with a punch and hammer. Once the fenders were removed, I was able to remove the horse bed. Here I bent the tab on the horse divider up, only afterward figuring out that it's unnecessary to do. You can simply remove the lower tab and pull upwards on the divider to remove. Next was the removal of the tubular rivets holding the grille assembly to the main body. The headlight can be removed using a small socket and light pressure. With the grille and bumper out the way we can now access the retaining tabs holding the main body to the frame. Lastly is the removal of the cab roof and windshield. I struggled here a little bit due to the front roof posts being stuck. Once i got them to move up slightly I was able to use a screw driver to pry the front posts up and rotate the roof top backwards to release it from the body. With the disassembly completed it was off to the sand blaster. Using glass bead, all painted parts were stripped. The tires and windshield were then cleaned in soapy water. I decided after cleaning them that i would just replace them. I had a little higher expectation for this restoration than what they turned out like after cleaning. I will reuse the tires and windshield on another Tonka project later down the road. The axle shafts were cleaned on the bench grinder wire wheel. Then the grille and bumper assembly was wire brushed and buffed. For this project I decided to use powder coat and purchased a color called pale green from powder by the pound. Using my Wagner Sprint EPGx powder gun all of the painted parts were powder coated. I baked them in my small batch oven made from a PitBoss Copperhead vertical smoker. The pellet smoker parts were removed and switched out for a 220v heating element tied to a contactor relay. With the oven preheated the parts were baked @ 425F for 15 mins each time. I hung them on a rack to cool prior to removing them from the hooks. With all the parts cleaned up, reassembly started. Reinstalled the cab roof with the new windshield, attached the body to the chassis and locked it into place with the tabs behind the bumper. Installed the cleaned headlights back into the grille assembly and riveted the grille back onto the main body. Riveted the horse bed back onto the chassis, this was pretty tricky to do, and I did it off camera. The front rivet is in a spot that my rivet tool cannot reach. I ended up using a bolt and socket with the rivet tool press tapped to the inside of the bed, taped the rivet down into the hole with painter's tape and then pressed the rivet together using my 6" bench vise. I could have used a couple extra hands with this which is why i was unable to record it. Once the center rivet was in, the last rivet was pressed into place. Up next was the horse divider installed inside of the horse bed, followed by the horse ramp. Reinstalled the fenders, replaced the tires, whitewalls and hubs caps. The axles were locked into place using 1/8" top hat retainers using a hammer and socket that fit over the top hats tightly. With the decals installed, this restoration was complete.

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Tonka Truck $45.00
Tailgate Ramp $11.00
Tonka Decal $5.00
Tonka Farms Decal $7.00
White Walls $14.00
Solid Hub Caps $13.00
Axle Top Hats $8.00
Tubular Rivets $8.00
Powder Coat $20.24 (RAL 6021 Pale Green powderbuythepound.com)
Windshield $12.00
Tires $22.00
Total Restoration $165.24

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