Brought home another project
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Topic: Brought home another project
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Subject: Brought home another project
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2016 at 5:15pm
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Found a WD on CL that had some goodies I like. 500 mile round trip, but the price was right and had nice goodies. I made the trip today and asked what he knew about the history of the tractor. He said a friend of his brother in law had the tractor and was in the way so find someone to haul it away. He decided to haul it away but really does not like the orange but has a couple sheds full of Cat crawlers and hit and miss engines and a shelf full of Honda motor cycles. Was a nice trip and had fun seeing his collection. So I asked were he found the tractor I bought. He said Elk River MN. About four miles from my home. Some of this iron sure gets around.
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Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2016 at 5:19pm
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Nice find! looking forward to the pictures too! The WD's can still do some work. Regards, Chris ------------- 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. |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2016 at 5:42pm
| Yeah! We want pics!! And quit tempting us with "goodies", what are they?? |
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2016 at 6:06pm
| The engine is stuck. Just a plain old WD, rims are shot. It has radiator shutters that work, very nice nose grill, distributor, back blade, and factory power steering. Even has the special mud guard under the radiator. I suspect the tractor will not run again but the parts will go on other tractors I have. |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2016 at 6:15pm
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Lonn, This will make a good donor tractor. Power steering too! Nice. Always good to get straight sheet metal! Regards, Chris ------------- 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. |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2016 at 6:22pm
When I was at an auction, years ago, and I saw a tractor I was curious about, I'd take a paint marker, and put a dot on the fender, just for grins... One sale I went to, one tractor had about 7-8 of my dots, on the fender...
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Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2016 at 7:33pm
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Posted By: JayIN
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 4:30am
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Is there such a thing as Factory power steering on a WD? Probably Char-Lynn or Behlen. ------------- sometimes I walk out to my shop and look around and think "Who's the idiot that owns this place?" |
Posted By: corbinstein
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 6:27am
| that looks worth fixin up to me...... |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 7:01am
------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
JayIN wrote:Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 7:30am
That factory power steering makes it worth the trip. Oh and that rare fuel filter too.  ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 9:06am
| that's a good lookin old gal! |
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2016 at 5:46am
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Spent a little time on it today. Tubes are coming out of both rear rims. One rear tire has a big hole in it. Blew out a cup of water in number one and two cylinder. Hand clutch is mush, seat is junk, steering wheel is missing a section. The tractor was well cared for until someone with a torch and welder got it. Pushed it into the corner for now. I will have to get the engine apart to determine if it's a parts tractor or can be saved. I am still real happy with it. Any one know the manufacture of the back blade?
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Posted By: DaveSB
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2016 at 10:53am
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I think thats a real nice looking WD. In fact it looks better than my working WD that I use regularly. I would have to try and bring that one back instead of using parts off of it. But nice buy. The back blade, to me, looks like a 3 point blade converted to snap coupler hitch and the lift arms look like ones from an early WD plow, the ones that were pre snap coupler, the old pin hitch style. Those arms will not release if the blade comes unhitched. In the picture it looks like the Blade frame was contacting the PTO shaft. Might want to keep an eye on that. as far as who made the blade, I don't know who manufactured the blade but it looks like it was converted by a previous owner. Thats not to say that it might work well behind the tractor tho. I would have jumped on that deal also, thanks for the pictures, and good luck with your new project, I'm sure you will have fun with it. ------------- 1948 C, 1953 CA, 1948 WD, 1961 D-17 Series 2 Diesel, 1939 WC, 1957 D14 |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2016 at 4:27pm
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Well it looks like you got a deal...sure hope it wasn't anywhere near MY territory Lon. You might be able to make me a heck of a deal on that PS......hint, hint. WHO made that seat? I've never seen one like that...... ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: TREVMAN
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2016 at 5:23pm
| Part of the problem with a "parts machine" is that when I get it home and start tinkering with it, then somehow it becomes a "non-parts machine". Then it becomes a "we will see what happens", then a 'project". Trev. |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 11 Nov 2016 at 8:35pm
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Trev hit the nail on the head! But I did stick with one as a parts tractor and now its just frame rails, tranny and rear end with broken off right rear spindle. Hate to junk it with all the WD's in the family now. Might need that rear end???:) Regards, Chris ------------- 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. |
Posted By: Hubnut
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2016 at 5:07am
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Nice find!
------------- 1940 B "Lucy" 1941 B w/ Woods L59 "Flavia" 1942 B w/ finish mower "Dick" 1941 C w/ 3-point "Maggie" 1947 C SFW w/ L306 "Trixie" 1972 314H |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2016 at 8:59am
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Definitely worth the trip there Lon! Man that ole' girl is pretty straight! I dig that Fram racing fuel filter mounted on the frame rail. Amazing how fuel will reach the carburetor with the filter so low!
------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2016 at 9:15am
| Wow what a nice straight project. I buy two kinds of tractors. First is a project tractor which I plan to get running and working and the other is a parts tractor which usually means it will require lots of parts to get it running and working. |
Posted By: D17JIM2
Date Posted: 12 Nov 2016 at 9:41am
| Dad bought an AC power steering and put it on his 1954 wd45 back in the day. So you could buy them instead of char-lynn's etc if you wanted to. |
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2016 at 6:56pm
| Got the engine apart today. Cause of death was found in number four cylinder, The carb throttle valve. Lots of water and ice in all cylinders. Got number one and four free looks like number two has become part of the block. Nice engine, not much time on it and four inch pistons. |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 8:25am
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Lon, Thanks for the update. They can all be fixed. You have some good sheet metal to make a clean tractor. I like Thad's "two kinds" of tractors. Sounds about like most of my purchases. I like the hand painted Allis logo. The seat is sure unique. Even has shutters. Regards, Chris ------------- 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. |
Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 8:34am
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What kind of seat is on it? ------------- Charlie '48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD |
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 12:51pm
| I don't know what seat is on there. It has two rubber discs but the seat does not flex at all. It's headed for the scrap pile. |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 1:48pm
That's my problem with combines! Lol As to the seat.... could it be a rest-o-ride seat like they used on the -00 / -01 series Fords? The mention of the rubber discs makes me think it could be.
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Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 4:42pm
Creston.........fer a young whipper snapper, you're pretty smart and can remember things!! I went and looked and sure enough, that's what it is!  
------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: TomMN
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2016 at 9:30am
| Snidely Whiplash must have been a previous owner with that mustache painted on front. |
Posted By: AJ
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2016 at 9:48am
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Yes, I have bought two WDs in recent past that both had the factory power steering on it. ------------- Can't fix stupid |
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2016 at 7:17pm
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I removed the grille and toolbox today. The toolbox has a small amount of surface rust where it was mounted to the fender. The only problem with the grille is the mustache is the wrong color. Hard to find tin this nice. The hood had big holes cut in it, and the gas tank was leaking at the mounting. The fenders got bent up pretty bad. The big find on this tractor is the special guard that is mounted under the radiator that is for narrow front power steering tractors. I have never seen one before.
I think the good parts from this tractor will look good on tractors I am in the process of restoring. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2016 at 8:25am
------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Farrell(Utah)
Date Posted: 23 Nov 2016 at 1:07pm
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That is a great find. You lucky guy. ------------- A(1937), 2 G, 2 WD45 diesels, 6 WD45 gas, UC, 2 WD, D17 gas, WF, Farmall 400, D12, Kubota B3030 |
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2016 at 7:17pm
| Ted, sent you a pm. I have some pictures of the guard. Maybe you could post them. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2016 at 8:23am
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When I get them, I'll do that. Sent you my email addy Lon. ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2016 at 8:27pm
Here we go.....  Lon, are you gonna send me a pic when it is back on the tractor? I'm assuming that it goes underneath......why the bump? Got that loader frame cleaned up and painted yet? PICS of that too....... ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 02 Dec 2016 at 8:52pm
| The loader frame is cleaned up and on the tractor. The bump is clearance for the crank double pulley. I put the shield on another tractor today. The rest of the tractor is on the shelf for now. Got the engine freed up but I need one four inch liner. Water sat in it to long and is pitted beyond reuse. |