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abbaschild95 
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 3:04pm |
I ran acroos this picture of a model G. Is this an accurate representation? why did they build one like this? ive never see a tractor like this...
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R.W
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 3:07pm |
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What is questionable to you? Looks factory to me. Olny thing i see is the optional weight on front and oppional dules wheels.
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In Search Of: 1958 Allis Chalmers D17 Diesel serial #9643D
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 3:10pm |
That isnt the factory seat i dont think. But hear are a bunch of pictures of other G's!
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In Search Of: 1958 Allis Chalmers D17 Diesel serial #9643D
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abbaschild95
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 3:10pm |
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ive never seen anything like it before. never seen anything with the engine in the back and nothing in the front.... must be my inexperience showing haha
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 3:14pm |
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I should of read it closer. They were made mainly for cultivating and that they were great at that. The cultivators were mounted in front of the the operator for visibility so he didnt halfto look behind him self all the time.
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In Search Of: 1958 Allis Chalmers D17 Diesel serial #9643D
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abbaschild95
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 3:15pm |
thanks!! if anyone ever has one for sale reasonably priced let me know!! very interesting...
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 3:19pm |
But they wernt very good at drawbar work because of the very light front end with all the engin weight in back. Pull too much your rideing wheelies.
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abbaschild95
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 3:23pm |
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they werevery creative back then! alot more specialty tractors good at a certain thing...
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 3:39pm |
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Well actually they were kinda of a all around tractor they made lots of implements for them.Like several types of planters, several types of plows, cultivators, sickle mowers, rotery mowers, Potato hillers, and some small pull type implements. Also some people make there own impements.
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 3:40pm |
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There have been a couple other tractor makes with the same layout since the Allis G for the same applications, truck garden cultivation primarily. The concept lets the engine weight provide traction weight while giving almost perfect visibility for cultivating the crop.
With the engine out back of the drive wheels, when the engine hits the ground, the torque lifts the drive wheels and the tractor doesn't roll on over. The early Fordson's had a reputation for rolling on over ("conventional" front engine tractors that weren't heavy enough for the gear ratio) squashing the operator.
Rear engines in Indy and Formula race cars seem to do quite well though VW, Porsche, and Corvair road cars tended to slide a little wide when cornered hard with drivers not exerienced with them.
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 3:40pm |
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I don`t think reasonable goes with price on those tractors.
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 3:59pm |
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I would agree with Burgie they go any where from 2500 and up for a running one without implements as i understand.
Edited by R.W - 26 Feb 2011 at 4:01pm
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 4:07pm |
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Reasonable in running order with round wheels would be $2-3,000.
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 5:23pm |
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Tires can be a challenge to find sometimes too. Dad had a hell of a time getting a set for his when I finally convinced him to bring it back to life.
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 5:24pm |
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that sounds reasonable to me. i just hate it when people ask triple what theyre worth. i think itd be worth that if it ran.
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 5:53pm |
abbaschild there are a couple of them in Las Animas. I drove by a place a small truck farm south of the hwy and they are used daily.
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 6:06pm |
 Roddo wrote:
Tires can be a challenge to find sometimes too. Dad had a hell of a time getting a set for his when I finally convinced him to bring it back to life.
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Miller Tire has name brand ones for about $300 each for rears and Tucker Tire has them for $300 a pair for rears. I don't know the quality of these but they are readily available.
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 6:08pm |
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Tuckers are BKT an off shore brand, but I have some, very nice tire
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 6:11pm |
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which side of las animas. west or east.
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 9:00pm |
In our area that was a GREAT SELLER. I said a few months back it was the best cultivating tractor made. Didn't cost a lot either - 1948 $ 680. In fact, when we sold them as cultivating units and they would have a lot of use I would suggest that the customer purchase one for each job. More efficient than changing implements since some were "difficult to change". Besides the tractor cost less that $ 1,000 then.
Not now though.
Good Luck!
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 9:02pm |
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where did the implament mount??
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 9:09pm |
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Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 9:15pm |
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very interesting.... thank you!
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Posted: 27 Feb 2011 at 3:52am |
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