last WD-45?
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Topic: last WD-45?
Posted By: Dean(IA)
Subject: last WD-45?
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 9:33am
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Does any one have the last WD-45? Or have a picture of the last one that you could post? thanks Dean(IA) ------------- Dean(IA) |
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Posted By: jiminnd
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 5:13pm
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No help but I know a guy who has the one that was ether 7th or 11th from last. Can't remember for sure. ------------- 1945 C, 1949 WF and WD, 1981 185, 1982 8030, unknown D14(nonrunner) |
Posted By: Ed (Ont)
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 6:38pm
| That would be interesting history. Knowing something about the first one would also be cool. |
Posted By: Nate (OH)
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 6:55pm
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Posted By: JTOOL
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 7:36pm
| How about that. No power steering. |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 9:19pm
| the signs would be cool to have too |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 9:41pm
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And its a gas engine. Seams the last one should have all options on it, PS and diesel at least. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 9:50pm
| At that time in history, I'd be willing to wager that was thee most popular configuration....gas....wide front.....no power steering......14.9 rear rubber. |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 10:00pm
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Doc, any idea how much PS and a Diesel engine would have cost as an option? If it was like cars in the day PS was probably a $35 option, which was a lot cash in those days. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 10:01pm
 here you go
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Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 10:16pm
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Mike that was quick! Surprised me $147 for PS! Wow, way more than I thought. $680 diesel upgrade, a lot of cash back then. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 10:20pm
| lol I had went to look at this for sr no |
Posted By: wjohn
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 11:13pm
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Mikez, are the prices shown dealer pricing or customer pricing? ------------- 1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45 |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 06 May 2021 at 7:08pm
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yea that’s my grandfather as a dealer buying them. Not sure what the mark up. We haven’t found any of the sales stuff. I believe these early ones he went to the rail station and unloaded off rail cars. Sorry dean to hijack
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Posted By: Gary
Date Posted: 07 May 2021 at 7:48am
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In my records from a couple years ago I show Dave King, Milford, CT as the Registered Owner. G |
Posted By: BrianC
Date Posted: 07 May 2021 at 8:51am
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Gas WD-45's at $0.56 per pound, gas CA's at $0.54 per pound. What a bargain! The diesel is 6 cylinder, vs 4 for the gas. A diesel fuel system vs gas (carb, distributor and governor). Is the diesel's governor integral to the injection pump? Anyway the diesel WD-45 rig is about $0.68 per pound. My boss once told me to always do a cost per pound analysis on any hunk of machinery under consideration, and compare to others on the market.
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Posted By: R.W
Date Posted: 07 May 2021 at 3:29pm
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Bob Lynch out of Cushing, OK currently owns the last WD45. ------------- In Search Of: 1958 Allis Chalmers D17 Diesel serial #9643D |
Posted By: Carl(NWWI)
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2022 at 11:22pm
| Just picked up a very late serial number 45, was doing some searching, found it rather interesting that the last one built now has and inhood dash and diesel battery box. When right here is the ORIGINAL picture of the tractor, not matching what it currently has. Was rumored that left over parts was used to build them and the last one. Appears to not be the case. |
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2022 at 7:09am
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In 1985 it was "Allis Chalmers". Now it is alice chambers. He who yells the loudest and has the biggest guns determines correct history. Just my point of view. ------------- http://lonsallischalmers.com |
Posted By: Carl(NWWI)
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2022 at 10:42am
| I agree Lon, it’s nice to see pictures like this pop up, hard to argue with it. |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2022 at 6:39pm
It's been known that there is someone out there That builds special number tractors to show off at shows. There's one that has been sold to a rube who thinks he has a pre-production tractor that looks nothing like the archival photos that any of us can look at in books about Allis Chalmers history. Got number stamps? just know your up from down  ------------- If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere. Real pullers don't have speed limits. If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY |
Carl(NWWI) wrote:Posted By: Carl(NWWI)
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2022 at 8:01pm
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It’s sad honestly. Anything for cash. In the case on this one, it’s simply just been changed over the years. I wouldn’t doubt that they wanted to use up left over parts, but the last one sure didn’t leave the factory that way. The one I just picked up is a 236 serial number, don’t remember that last 3 digits, will on Saturday, nothing special, just a late 45 with wide front and power steering. |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2022 at 7:46am
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I don't believe Allis Chalmers would cobble a tractor together just to used left over parts. It would be noted in the parts books and I'm sure the company didn't have time for cobble work when selling several thousand tractors every year. I believe extra parts would likely just go into their parts inventory for sale to dealerships as needed. They just didn't stop making the parts for a WD45 when production of the WD45 stopped. Parts were made for a long time after. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: Carl(NWWI)
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2022 at 1:18pm
| My thoughts exactly |