Allis WD NFE (Was Dads)

Allis folks,
This WD NFE tractor was purchased by my father in about 1950 or 1951. I think I may have the bill of sale around here for it. It had cultivators which are long gone. He had a John Deere model B for a short time prior to trading for this Allis.

I remember driving this tractor as a kid. Several things stick out in my mind about it. It rarely had a exhaust pipe, and was pretty snorty. I was given the task of dicsing with it, and Dad said don't every put your arm through the steering wheel. I did not have to go far till the old girl snapped the steering wheel out of my hands and the front tires were 90 degrees to the tractor in a instant! Also this tractor always got blower duty on the silo filler. I think it liked it! Dad used this tractor with a crude home made sprayer for the corn and oats.
Dad sold this NFE WD to his brother Jack about the time Dad got the Ford 5000. Early 70's.
Here are some shots as I purchased the tractor in the fall of 2012, and as it currently rests. Hoping I get the ambition to finish it this year.



It is about as rough as they come but was still being used when parked in about 2008.


Not a pretty site but was under cover.


Rear tires were good. Rims need repairs.


Marvel carb and replacement manifold.


fenders are toast


A quick farmers tune up, fresh gas, and a charger on the 6 volt, Started up and seems to run pretty good! Moved out of its tracks for first time in years.


Loaded and headed for home (yea that's me).


After several power washings. This tractor had a mag, my uncle converted it to a distributor.


Fenders and fender plates removed for safety:)


basking in the sun.


Did not have oil pressure, found that the vertical tube in the oil filter was missing.


I wanted to get this road worthy to take to local tractor pull. The front end needed work to repair the worn vertical key way. The WD gets to come in the garage!


New bearings and seals for the front spindles.




Seat shock was shot. ordered good used parts.


Added short stainless exhaust stack, and did a new parts tune up.


Front end gets put back together and this work corrected the shimmy.




Off to the pulls. (Grandson Mike had fun)




Throw out bronze ring broke in the hand clutch, luckily it was in the engaged position so we could use the foot clutch.


tucked in the garage I began taking it apart, cleaning and repairing items. Other projects have sidelined this work and I hope to get back at it this spring. Tractor is stripped to the castings. Final drives are out and new bearings and seals are waiting.








Grill is not good, I found a good used one to replace it.


Tank is in good shape, has been cleaned and in primer.


Dash will need some TLC as tractor will be converted to 12 volt system.




This hood ended up on the WFE WD I just completed. Not sure how that happened.:)
It needed lots of work. exhaust hole was wallowed out and the bolt holes were torched.


Pulled the inner races on the final drive bearings.


Bolts at top of final drive were rusted away and will be replaced.


This is about how it sets, (1-10-15) with a lot of clutter around it. Stiil a lot of work to do. I need to get back at this project! The goal would be to have it ready for the Mid July show.


Regards,
 Chris

That WD ought to look pretty good when you get her done. Its hard to get started back on project if you've been away from it for awhile, it is for me anyway, I've got one I haven't touched in close to 3 years. Keep posting pics as you go and good luck.

Geeze Chris, you gotta be careful working around machinery!!  Something ate the bottoms off your blue jeans!
Looks pretty good overall.  I've seen worse (I have one ).  Git er done!

Chris  Good for you saving a family tractor!!!  WD's are one of my favorites I have S/N 76000   (51)    Looks like you are doing a great job, keep us posted on your progress.  Mark

Since the fenders were gone I picked these up last summer. They needed a lot of work. I think they may be from a IB tractor they have a wider front lip than other std fenders. They are not so different that they will look strange. So for $6.50 each and a lot of work these are the ones that will go on this WD.





lots of dings, dents, rust out and rips in the edges.




Some MIG welding of patches on the fenders, Most of the edge patches came from Dads left donor fender. I even cut out the holes for the taillight and moved them to the new fender.




These have been smoothed out more and are in primer.

Also picked up this rad shell that may have been from a WC?? Was rusty and bent in the upper front, but better than the shell on Dads tractor. Still has the original screen.








This radiator shell is in primer ready for final filling and sanding work too.

Hood: Built the buck to hold it while finishing.


Added the 1/2 x 1/2 angle iron support under the hood for strength.






filling and sanding




Hood is fairly flat and straight and in primer. Waiting for the weather to get warm to finish these.

Rim repair




Centers are cleaned and painted.


Need to clean up the eccentrics and brackets,
Regards,
 Chris




Edited by Sugarmaker - 10 Jan 2015 at 9:20pm

Thanks for saving another Allis Chalmers WD tractor.  Especially your father's.  I know these family tractors have a very special meaning. 
I always wanted the first Flat Top WC my father sold.  I did know where it was located but - much to my regret - did not follow up on it.  I still kick myself to this day.
Good Luck!
Bill Long

j.w.freck wrote: sugar maker,you will cherish and appreciate that tractor more than any you own.i have the wd-45 I drove home from the allis dealer in 1956 when I was a junior in high school.got it when dad got killed on the farm about 9 years ago.never left the farms since brought new.....

JW,
 In 56 I was 4 years old:) So sorry to hear about your father. Glad you have that tractor! I am looking forward to having this family WD restored someday.
I remember hanging out at the local Allis dealer about 2 miles from us. My dad may have bought this WD from there too??
We had a 1956 WD45 WFE with power steering on the farm and it was a good running tractor.
Regards,
Chris

tim 52160 wrote: Just out of curiousity why did they cut that one fender down like that? didnt make any sense to me. Was there a purpose to it?

Tim,
Confused about your statement could you clarify? Which picture?
I have a lot going on in the pictures.  Any of the pieces I cut out were from a junk donor fender that was in the scrap pile. There are some WC fenders, paint not as shiny, in the pictures also, that set were restored and mounted on the WD WFE I just completed.
Hope that helps? If not keep asking, I love to chat:)



If it is this picture?, the notch at the front bottom is factory stamping. I saw a pair of these on a IB tractor last year. When I bought them at a local swap meet, I did not realize that they had the wider front leading edge compared to a WC or WD fender.

Maybe someone on here has the reason for the two style fenders? Bill Long?
If this is not what your referring too let us know!

Regards,
 Chris



Edited by Sugarmaker - 11 Jan 2015 at 7:44am

I saw a new manifold for sale on Omaha ne craigs list if yer lookin

JayIN wrote: I think he means the one that is rusted clear off.

Ok if thats the picture, then yep mother nature rusted out that fender to the point it was just the support structure remaining.:)
Regards,
 Chris

You're welcome Chris!    Sometimes in the dead of winter, we all need a little shove as we tend to get a little lazy.  Especially at our age.   or is that a  ?
I hate winter only because I can't get things done that I want to!
Makes the old lady.....OOPS, the little lady, happy though.  I installed a new garbage disposal and a new bathroom faucet and terlet (Archie Bunker) for her.  Now I wanna get going on my tractors! and the pole barn!
Have a great new year and congrats!  I can't wait to see the finished pic!

Folks,
Ok, I didn't like the looks of those old crusty 5/8 nuts either, so stopped at my favorite NAPA and got 16 new ones this morning. Found the snap "c" clips for the eccentric pins and have those assembled and ready. Will try to get some shots as the wheels come together.
Regards,
Chris 

Chris, did you get the 'C' clips at NAPA?  I need some new ones for my WD45.
I get bolts and nuts at Farm & Fleet.  They sell them by the pound there.  A LOT cheaper!  Grade 2, 5 and 8.

Ted J wrote: Chris, did you get the 'C' clips at NAPA?  I need some new ones for my WD45. I get bolts and nuts at Farm & Fleet.  They sell them by the pound there.  A LOT cheaper!  Grade 2, 5 and 8.

Ted,
I did not ask NAPA if they had the clips. I had found some fairly good used ones. The last clips I got were from Sandy Lake and they were a little pricey I thought. The NAPA store is so convenient that I cant hardly afford to drive anywhere else. But I do like buying hardware by the pound at Tractor Supply too.

Regards,
 Chris