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DSeries4 
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Posted: 13 Jan 2020 at 8:32pm |
Reading Brian's post about the farmer fixes on the D12 made me remember about an Allis featured show I took a bunch of tractors to in 2017. I just kept seeing one after the other and decided to take pictures. Never did anything with them until now. Enjoy!
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1terrygladys
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Posted: 13 Jan 2020 at 10:33pm |
Those are great!!!  Thank you
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Phil48ACWC
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Posted: 14 Jan 2020 at 5:44am |
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There are HACKERS everywhere!
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 14 Jan 2020 at 5:52am |
I didnt see anythin 'wrong'... 
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Charlie175
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Posted: 14 Jan 2020 at 5:59am |
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tractor pullers are the worst at hacking up the air intakes
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Steve in NJ
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Posted: 14 Jan 2020 at 7:10am |
Ingenuity strikes again!! LOL! Those are pretty funny. To me, I think its a toss-up between the side post Battery and the Starter rod. I think the Starter rod takes it though. Thanks for sharing Myron!...  Steve@B&B
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Gary Burnett
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Posted: 14 Jan 2020 at 8:26am |
For me practical solutions are the best.I modified my 185 so I can change the fan belt in 5 minutes instead of it being a half a day job,I can live without that little piece of sheet metal.(LOL)
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DMiller
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Posted: 14 Jan 2020 at 8:35am |
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For us Old Mekaniks that would be Fabricobbling extraordinaire!!
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Ed (Ont)
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Posted: 14 Jan 2020 at 10:37am |
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I think the black abs is so much nicer than the steel threaded pipe!!! 😳
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Dave(inMA)
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Posted: 14 Jan 2020 at 12:41pm |
I'm with Steve - the starter rod is #1. 
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Posted: 14 Jan 2020 at 6:14pm |
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I've seen a lot of H and M hoods cut to fit that big 10SI Delco under there.
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festus51
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Posted: 14 Jan 2020 at 8:52pm |
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Today I saw a redneck fix on a mailbox. Did not get a chance to take a pic. But this house had the mailbox secured to the post with plastic ty raps.
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Posted: 15 Jan 2020 at 7:16am |
I Red Greened my mailbox with duct tape after several removals via snowplow. Works good and if you use Gorilla brand it could last a few years between tape jobs...... depending the snow plow driver. Next time I'm gonna use fluorescent duct tape.
Edited by Lonn - 15 Jan 2020 at 7:17am
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Posted: 15 Jan 2020 at 7:17am |
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Oh and I like the starter rod too!
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Posted: 15 Jan 2020 at 7:36am |
To make it an easier target, Lonn?
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I need more than 200 characters for my "signature." I'd love to see that changed to 250!
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Posted: 15 Jan 2020 at 8:49am |
Wouldn't want them to squint
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Tbone95
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Posted: 15 Jan 2020 at 9:36am |
I wish I had taken a picture of my neighbor's mailbox. It was a microwave oven! He had a flag attached to the side, and mounted on a post. Looked awesome! The made him take it down. Not "approved" ya' know. Must've been too good of an enclosure!
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allisrutledge
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Posted: 15 Jan 2020 at 10:13am |
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Thanks Myron, I knew there had to be more rednecks than the two or three here in Tennessee. The world is a better place. I too like the broom starter rod.
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Allis Chalmers still exist in my mind and barns
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jollymon68
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Posted: 15 Jan 2020 at 7:15pm |
Well that just confirmed my suspicions! Rednecks are everywhere!  Thanks for sharing, made my day...
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Posted: 16 Jan 2020 at 5:12pm |
 allisrutledge wrote:
Thanks Myron, I knew there had to be more rednecks than the two or three here in Tennessee. The world is a better place. I too like the broom starter rod. |
Looks to be a walking cane, at least part of it. Looks like it's cut off. Could be a broom with the rubber tip on it though. I vote for it too. That battery box looks really bad. Why not just turn it around and leave off the cover like so many do anyway? An awful lot of work....
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Ky.Allis
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Posted: 16 Jan 2020 at 10:47pm |
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Worst I've seen was a old car hood used as a canopy. The guy said an old Mercedes hood works best cause of their strength and size. It was on a brand new tractor.
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Calvin Schmidt
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Posted: 17 Jan 2020 at 5:59am |
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Necessity is the mother of invention !!
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desertjoe
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Posted: 17 Jan 2020 at 9:02am |
Calvin Schmidt wrote:
Necessity is the mother of invention !! |
Yeah,,ten Four on the necessity for these mods,,,  My fav is the battery box as he was havin the same issues of having to boost the battery all the time. On my D14,,I have developed a "drain" on battery requirin a boost if it sets more than 2-3 days. Battery checks out good with my load testor. I've even considered some cables from battery to some plugs mounted on a small panel easy to get to ,,,BUT,,,somebody would surely take a pic and post it here,,,,,,,,
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Posted: 17 Jan 2020 at 11:19am |
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Well Ted then the starter would crank the engine backwards if he turnt the battery around!
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I support the development of hybrid automobiles and alternative fuels as I need DIESEL fuel for my ALLIS CHALMERS!
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Posted: 17 Jan 2020 at 11:33am |
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when I was a kid, we used to wax the snot out of an old car hood, and use them for 'sled riding'. they were heavy to drag back up the hill
but my favorite redneck hack for tractors is the classic magneto to battery conversion. drill a hole in the mag, run hot wire to points
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Posted: 17 Jan 2020 at 1:27pm |
Folks, I think I may have to look closer at tractors at shows. I am sure we can find many more of these. Heck I may have even cobbled up a few things as I went through life too. Here is a pretty good one on the WD45 I brought home a couple years ago:
also the typical WD series radiator swoosh cut away, to allow the new alternator to fit:
Regards, Chris
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Unit3
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Posted: 18 Jan 2020 at 10:04pm |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2020 at 9:11am |
Unit3 wrote:
"Learn to use what you have got, and you shall not need what you have not." |
Words that some of my ancestors lived by! Not to mention a lot of the previous owners of tractors I've drug home.
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Gary Burnett
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Posted: 19 Jan 2020 at 9:52am |
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Years ago farmers looked at tractors more as a tool to get jobs done around the farm and not as much as a status symbol to profile down the road past the neighbors and as an entertainment center with heat,AC,sirus radio etc.
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Posted: 19 Jan 2020 at 4:22pm |
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"Good as new" favourite phrase of a notorious tractor jockey.
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