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Sugarmaker
Orange Level Joined: 12 Jul 2013 Location: Albion PA Points: 8168 |
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wjohn,
Man does that look like the ones I have brought home! It has indications that the engine may be a WD45. Looks like the oild filler cap is a WD45 type. Not sure but the head looks like the tall one. Has a WD45 decal on the rad shell. Power crater decal on the block?? Yea most have the welded bail. I have had to replace all three of my bails, I have one that's welded but looks pretty clean as a spare. Your tractor looks like it should function well for some discing work. Rims can be a big issue, so thats a plus if yours are good. Looks to have been mostly converted to 12 volt (alt) but still has the ballast resistor. My 45 had that too. Still cant figure why folks dont get the right coils when doing the conversions?? And yes some rear ends are very noisy. My wide front WD is very loud! I see you have a WD45 also, so you know the ins and outs of these already! Looks like a good tractor to add to the herd! Congratulations! Regards, Chris |
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D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet.
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ac hunter
Orange Level Joined: 05 Jan 2011 Location: OHIO Points: 948 |
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Dad's WD-45 had noise somewhere in the rear. Never knew what it was. Had it in the 1960's and still does. Never seemed to get any worse through the years. Maybe if it does get worse we'll figure out what causes it.
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Dusty MI
Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Charlotte, Mi Points: 5053 |
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917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express"
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WD45Diesel57
Orange Level Joined: 20 Jul 2010 Location: Varna, Ont. Can Points: 646 |
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i have three running WD's and they all are noisey in the gears, but yet all different tones of growl. I guess it depends on how hard they were used in there life with gear wear or run low on oil and got hot like my 49 WD it has a distinct howl in 2nd and 3rd, bearings were replaced when it happened but great grampa couldn't afford new gears. I don't even need to turn around to see what tractor is coming its not loud just a distinct sound!
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Alberta Phil
Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Points: 3653 |
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I've got two operating WDs here and one has a much noisier drive train than the other, but it's been that way for the last 20 years and hasn't gotten any worse!
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wjohn
Orange Level Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Location: KS Points: 1804 |
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Dad's '52 WD didn't have it either, so I guess I don't know what I'm missing!
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1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45
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wjohn
Orange Level Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Location: KS Points: 1804 |
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Good point... It probably isn't designed as a shear bolt, but sometimes you get lucky and they do shear. I wouldn't be counting on it. I do plan to drop the final drive pans. This tractor is definitely noisier than the WD I grew up on, which was also a straight gearshift tractor.
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1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45
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wjohn
Orange Level Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Location: KS Points: 1804 |
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I'm not sure. Someone must have broken that side of the bail at some point. It's not very clean looking but it seems to be solid, so I'll leave it for now.
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1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45
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Lonn
Orange Level Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Location: Назарово,Russia Points: 29773 |
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As far as I know the flip up seat was an after market item.
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trace
Silver Level Joined: 01 Aug 2012 Location: N.W. Iowa Points: 499 |
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notice no flip up seat, when they start the flip up seat? love that on my 55.
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1955 WD-45 WIDE FRONT W/ TRIP
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CTuckerNWIL
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: NW Illinois Points: 22810 |
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It wouldn't hurt a bit, to drop the final pans and clean out any sludge in there. Ya never know, it might have the original lube in it.
Then while the pan is off, you can eyeball the final drive gears, and maybe pry around a bit to check for loose bearings. Straight gear WD's always did have more gear noise than the later model with constant mesh trannies. There is no "shear pin" in the PTO. Anything run off it, needs a slip clutch or a shear pin of it's own. The bolt that connects the PTO output shaft to the long shaft, is a case hardened shoulder bolt. Edited by CTuckerNWIL - 07 Apr 2019 at 4:58pm |
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garden_guy
Orange Level Joined: 05 Jul 2013 Location: Illinois Points: 1119 |
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Looks like a pretty good find! What's with the welding of the drawbar area?
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darrel in ND
Orange Level Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Hebron, ND Points: 8586 |
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Being mechanically sound usually trumps being pretty, and it sounds like it won't take much, and it'll be mechanically sound. Good snag! Darrel
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wjohn
Orange Level Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Location: KS Points: 1804 |
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The seller just dropped this off today. Not exactly pretty, but it runs pretty well and everything functions minus the PTO that's missing the shear bolt. "Supposedly" the engine was rebuilt later on in its life.
It's going to need a number of leaks fixed (including what looks to be the rear main seal) and hoses, a belt, etc. The drawbar bail has been welded on but looks fairly solid. Rims look good. It'll need a front tire soon, and it sounds like there might be some bearing noise or something back around the axles or final drives. Otherwise I'm hoping I can get out and disk with it soon and get some grass seeded with my JD drill. |
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1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45
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