CA Restoration Complete
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Topic: CA Restoration Complete
Posted By: Reeseholler
Subject: CA Restoration Complete
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 6:48pm
Hey guys, finished this one up at 2 in the morning on thanksgiving day. I
tried to keep everything as orginal as I could. This tractor belonged
to my great grandfather who bought it on September 11, 1953 for 1145
dollars. It is still 6v volt and besides a good cleaning and getting the
armature cleaned up, the generator is original. It is believed that
this tractor only has around 1500 hours on it. Sat in an open shed all
of its life and my great grandfather painted over rust whenver there was
any. So underneath the paint was a lot of pitting and wirewheel work. I
did not touch the engine since it doesn't smoke and runs great. I
started on it in 2006 as a side project, and I've gotten most of the
work done outside of college in this past year. I'm curious what you
guys think of the color of the paint.          This was taken 15 years ago when I was 4 years old  This one was taken in 1957. Plowing up potatoes  The original sales receipt. The tractor was $1615 and the two bottom plows were $180. He traded in a C and cultivators and got 650 for them which knocked the price down to $1145.             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewnRlZjHTxY - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewnRlZjHTxY |
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Posted By: WC7610
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 6:52pm
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Very nice. Congratulations on a nice family heirloom. ------------- Thanks Most Bad Government has grown out of Too Much Government- Thomas Jefferson |
Posted By: DREAM
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 6:59pm
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Looks good! Lot of work put into that.
Like the fact that you have the history to go with it. That just makes it that much more valuable(to you). Got the original sales receipt for my grandad's C. Take care of it.
 ------------- I didn't do it! It was a short, fat, tall, skinny guy that looked like me! |
Posted By: Reeseholler
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 7:06pm
| I forgot to put the link to the video in, it is now included in my original post. I have also taken videos of my progress over the last several years. That is on my channel as well. Thanks to everybody that followed my progress |
Posted By: Rick of HopeIN
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 7:13pm
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Neat! Remember to make sure the park brakes are good. lol ------------- 1951 B, 1937 WC, 1957 D14, -- Thanks and God Bless |
Posted By: R.W
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 7:16pm
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Again, Great Job Brandon! ------------- In Search Of: 1958 Allis Chalmers D17 Diesel serial #9643D |
Posted By: Dick L
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 7:20pm
| Fantastic. |
Posted By: Gary in da UP
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 7:21pm
| I think it looks pretty sweet , good work. |
Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 7:24pm
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Very Nice. What Paint did you use?
------------- Charlie '48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD |
Posted By: oldchalmersiron
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 7:29pm
| Nice! i've seen a couple of your videos on youtube also! What a coincidence I found you on here! |
Posted By: mnoonan-NEWI
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 7:40pm
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Outstanding!! Great before and after pictures. I love the CA's. ------------- AC CA, Ferguson TO-20, Ford NAA, M-M BG, AC #3 Mower, SC Plow, PH Digger, AC 720's with Ark 700 loader & Brantly Backhoe, "Mini B" w/flathead Ford V8 |
Posted By: ACmowerguy
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 7:41pm
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Very Nice work!! ------------- 10 various B-series garden tractors, AC Homesteader8, 416 hydro,710 gt, 914, 916H, 917H, 920D, and many misc attachments |
Posted By: omahagreg
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 7:46pm
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Purdy! ------------- Greg Kroeker 1950 WD with wide front and Freeman trip loader |
Posted By: captaindana
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 8:07pm
| Brandon you have done an AWESOME job! Congrats!!!! Dana |
Posted By: Brampton 02 gt
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 8:17pm
| Looks Great! A real nice piece of family history. Paint looks good. must have been a lot of cleaning to getr the oil and grime off. Did you sand blast or only wire wheel? |
Posted By: Brampton 02 gt
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 8:18pm
| Looks Great! A real nice piece of family history. Paint looks good. must have been a lot of cleaning to getr the oil and grime off. Did you sand blast or only wire wheel? |
Posted By: Reeseholler
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 8:28pm
| I used NAPA martin senour paint, used a code that nobody has tried (that I know of). I actually used the pressure washer to clean her off, then used brakleen to get some of the leftover stuff off. The rear end was sand blasted, and everything else was wire wheeled. Most of the parts that I took off I sandblasted, but the main frame of the tractor was wire wheeled |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 8:32pm
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VERY good job! And for the color, Looks dang good!! ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: beeman
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 8:35pm
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Fine job on a fine machine ! Obvious it came from a good family. ------------- 1949 B 3930 Ford- Have owned other Orange ,green,red,yellow,dark green tractors and equipment. |
Posted By: Leon B MO
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 8:45pm
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You got one heck of fine tractor there. The work that goes into a job like that can only be appriciated by someone who has done one to that extent. Enjoy it.
Leon B MO ------------- Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself". |
Posted By: oldchalmersiron
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 8:47pm
| You must of used a lot of cans of Brakleen! Very cleaver idea to use that break cleaner since it really does not leave a residue. |
Posted By: Reeseholler
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 10:19pm
Think I used about 3 cans. |
oldchalmersiron wrote:Posted By: bincitybandit
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 10:51pm
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I like it. It looks very very good. It is obvious that you took your time and did a first class job on that restoration................. ------------- ALLIS: B, WC, G, G, D10, D12, D14, D14(NF), D15, D17, D17(NF), D19, D21, D21 MINNEAPOLIS MOLINE: U, U, U(NF), GB JOHN DEERE: L FORD: 871 Select-O-Speed CASE: 600 Combine |
Posted By: HagerAC
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 11:16pm
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Very nice job, looks great. ------------- 30+ A-Cs ranging from a 1928 20-35, to a 1984 8070FWA, Gleaner R52 |
Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 9:51am
| Looks great! Wanna do mine next? LOL |
Posted By: allischalmerguy
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 10:46am
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Wow! super great job. Very nice. Way to go.
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Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 6:25pm
| Very nice and for you a one of a kind cuz it's your grand daddys--!! |
Posted By: GregLawlerMinn
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 7:56pm
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Your Grandaddy must be smiling from ear to ear. Great job; I like ther paint. ------------- What this country needs is more unemployed politicians-and lawyers. Currently have: 1 D14 and a D15S2. With new owners: 2Bs,9CAs,1WD,2 D12s,5D14s,3D15S2s, 2D17SIVs,D17D,1D19D;1 Unstyled WC |
Posted By: 1946WP
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2012 at 8:55pm
| AWESOME JOB. I NEED LESSONS FROM YOU. GRANDPAS IS SOMWETHING SPECIAL TO BOOT. |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 7:29am
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Nice job Brandon! She looks great!!
mailto:Steve@B&B - Steve@B&B
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