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Attachments for wd45 mounted corn picker
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    Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 7:29pm
Had a neighbor stop by when i was putting away equipment. He was saying that his grand dad had a mounted allis picker(dosen't remember which model) and the tractor had attachments to center the seat and the steering wheel. He also said there was a different right brake pedal.
I looked at my operating manual ( got the original corn harvester) and i didn't see these parts.
Anybody ever hear about these? Did allis make them or are they aftermarket? One of my wd45 's has a flip over seat so the seat stays dry if it gets caught in the rain but he says that was not it.
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I think your Grandpa was correct.   But I’m not sure it was Allis or aftermarket…
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I suppose it's possible, seems like a lot of work & fabrication to just move the steering wheel a few inches and what do you really gain.  if you're used to operating it from an offset position-what's the big deal about operating a picker? I doubt it was an Allis mod.  Someone may prove me wrong & I'll admit the error.
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Hasn't bothered me doing field work in the offset position for 45 years. Just wondering
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Possibly to get out of the dust more and improve visibility? I have that offset steering adapter on a WD45 NF with power steering. It also has the offset flip over seat. The seat is similar to D series or my 170. I do appreciate the improved visibility the higher seating position provides. Looking at photos of a WD45 with mounted picker the brake pedals are mighty close to the attachment. Heavy boots could be problematic?
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It does seem like I remember hearing something about the different brake pedal at some point. Most likely read that here. I have the flip-over seat brackets on both 45's and 1 WD. I do like the seating position they give. WD 'Grandpa' has an aftermarket seat so no F/O bracket.

Interesting topic.
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They did make that offset steering wheel for a gear reduction or some sort of leverage advantage didn't they? Think I've seen one on a loader... Brake pedal I can't figure though, unless it was fender clearance for an aftermarket or retro-fit picker?
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can't imagine AC built a picker that didn't fit the tractor as is
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It fits fine but that right foot petal is pretty tight against the picker shielding. My foot is pretty tight in there. But with all the moving parts that maybe are not osha compliant, i would not wear anything but a solid toe boot without laces. And it is a little tough to what is going on with the left side of the picker. Besides, it wouldn't be allis chalmers if it didn't have a couple of little extra parts some engineers dreamed up. They were the kings of the extra part

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