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A Story About "Allie", The 1953 WD |
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sunsation288
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i dig this thread two time !!!, incredible job you have done , and thanks for taking time to documenting the progress ..... beautiful WD45
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Jtaylor
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Oct 2021 Location: Barrie, Ontario Points: 194 |
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I appreciate the feedback. Allie didn't do too bad at the pulls last weekend. a very slippery track and the sled wasn't setup correctly.. ended up 10th out of 18. I expect to do a bit better this weekend with a more clay-like track. I am also expecting more now that the tractor has had a couple of good heat and pull cycles allowing the rings to be seated. No project in the works yet. I think this will be the last one for a bit unless a decently straight CA comes available locally. Im interested in working at getting some suitcase weights for Allie to be competitive in the 4500 and 5500 lb class here so that will be the focus. also fabricating some removable weight mounts.
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55allis
Orange Level Joined: 30 Jun 2020 Location: Southwest IA Points: 545 |
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Yes it is a awesome job of a tractor, every tractors dream!!!
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Dirt Farmer
Silver Level Access Joined: 15 Sep 2020 Location: Illinois Points: 279 |
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Great job on Allie, you did an excellent job of restoring your tractor and thanks for documenting the progress for those of us following along. How did you and Allie do at the tractor pull and how many classes were you able to get into? Perhaps a video of the pull for your fans on here. Have you got another project in the works yet. Keep up the great work
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Sugarmaker
Orange Level Joined: 12 Jul 2013 Location: Albion PA Points: 8167 |
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J,
Awesome job on your WD! I sure hope it pulls as good as it looks too. Thanks for the updates. Regards, Chris
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D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet.
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Jtaylor
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Oct 2021 Location: Barrie, Ontario Points: 194 |
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I will keep an eye on things but at this point and time not overly concerned about it.. i think i may unload them in the future and switch to movable weight for pulling, still pondering though..
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55allis
Orange Level Joined: 30 Jun 2020 Location: Southwest IA Points: 545 |
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Just as a warning, plan on replacing the valve stems every couple of years, the the fluid will rot them out and if not caught will drain all your fluid+air over night. |
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Jtaylor
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Oct 2021 Location: Barrie, Ontario Points: 194 |
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Eric, I tried to keep up with the hours the best as possible.. No way to fully go over every hour, but i would figure i was well into the 250-350 hour mark. well into the $8000 mark to restore including tires and paint. I will be sure to update the forum with power steering videos and photos when i have some free time. i have since outfit another wd45 with power steering in a bit nicer fashion. it works really well and i am impressed.
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Jtaylor
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Oct 2021 Location: Barrie, Ontario Points: 194 |
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I am running Calcium. I debated running rim guard but where i am, Rimguard is about 3 times the price and was roughly $950 to add 500lbs to the tractor. suitcase weights were actually cheaper.. I figured since it took them 60 years to rot out the first time, I will revisit this rim repair in the next 60 years or in 2080...
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AllisFreak MN
Orange Level Access Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Location: Minnesota Points: 1500 |
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Beautiful job on this WD. One thing you may want watch for is water entering the manifold when you wash it or if it's out in the rain. OEM WD mufflers have a skirt at the bottom to help prevent that. Probably not enough would get in to cause harm though so maybe it's a non issue.
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'49 A-C WD, '51 A-C WD, '63 A-C D17 Series III, 1968 A-C One-Seventy, '82 A-C 6060, '75 A-C 7040, A-C #3 sickle mower, 2 A-C 701 wagons, '78 Gleaner M2
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Eric B
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You have done an amazing job to your tractor!! Have you kept track of the number of hours you put into this? (We won't even mention $$ :) Your many skills and your tenacity would be wishful thinking for many of us. The power steering you installed was especially interesting!!
What would be fun for us on here would be if you take a video of the tractor running and showing us the power steering working by using just one finger. You could either post it on this thread or the thread about the power steering, thanks. Again, thank you for taking the time to post all the pictures of your progress and giving us details to go along. Eric.
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Currently- WD,WC,3WF's,2 D14's B. Previously- I 600,TL745,200,FL9,FR12,H3,816 LBH. Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal!
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55allis
Orange Level Joined: 30 Jun 2020 Location: Southwest IA Points: 545 |
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Are you using rim guard in the back tires?
Otherwise you will run in to the same problem of rusty rims.... |
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Jtaylor
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Oct 2021 Location: Barrie, Ontario Points: 194 |
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I used the following: Primer: Proform 2K grey epoxy primer/sealer Paint: PPG MTX Omni single stage 60080 paint code with proform reducers and hardeners
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steve(ill)
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NICE.......... what brand and type of paint did you use ?
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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Jtaylor
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Oct 2021 Location: Barrie, Ontario Points: 194 |
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You are 150% right on that one. Not sure how i skipped that. I will switch that over ASAP.
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DrAllis
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Points: 19510 |
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Turn your governor/carb link rod around !! That is bass-ackwards and sometimes will rub on the carb body effecting governor action.
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Jtaylor
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Oct 2021 Location: Barrie, Ontario Points: 194 |
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Well Guys,
I am Back! a few months of working on tractors without actually updating the forum.. Time to update! Got the fuel tank, grille and air cleaner primed and painted As well as installed onto the tractor. didn't take long to install that is for sure! I had repaired the original hood, Purchased new fenders from DJS as well as a toolbox. Took apart the snap coupler setup and painted all of it orange. Lots and lots of bodywork went into those fenders to make them smooth.. I could have hammered steel into a fender smoother than that! pretty disappointed with the fenders. First tin purchased online and it was almost worthy of repairing the old ones with the amount of work i had into them.. Here the tractor sits after all the pieces were painted about a day earlier. I was able to get some decals on about 1 week after all the items were painted. They turned out pretty good. After researching for hours on the decal placement. Rim repair was next. Man was I dreading this!! I was able to get the tires removed by the local tire shop, about 600lbs of calcium was removed.. I then started with repairs using my donor 24" rim. After about 8 hours i had the rims repaired and ready for paint. pretty tight timeline on tire installation (12 hours after painting) but I was already booked in and had to make things work. The rims were painted with Rustoleum Hammered silver finish paint. That is the closest thing to galvanized i could find. 3 coats did me well. While i was getting these tires taken care of, Allie was looking a bit upset to be back on blocks... but hey! at least the jack matches! Here is the tires while i was at the tire shop, I went with BKT tires all around, 5.50-16 up front and 14.9x28 bias ply in the rear Once the tires were taken care of, It was onto the rim centers, Front rim paint and power shift guides. These powershift guides were so seized, I had to smash them apart and heat the snot out of them while impacting to get them loose. took about 5 hours for 8 pieces. Thankfully they all came free. Upon installation i gobbed them with antiseize so we wouldn't run into this issue again! I went with silver outsides, orange insides on the front rims. I really like the look of them matching the rears, So.. I just went with it! this was the rustoleum hammered silver and Persian #1 orange. And, After the rear rims were installed and powershift was locked, I was able to tour around the yard with Allie. Here are some "finished" photos of the tractor. I still have a few items outstanding that i will get to another day, But for now, The tractor is pretty much Pulling ready for our first event this weekend. Allie did take a bit of a trailer ride yesterday to get weighted, came in at 3880lbs with myself on the tractor. I have an appointment tomorrow to get the tires filled with about 520 lbs of ballast. bringing the total weight to just around 4400 lbs finished. Also.. Almost forgot! The cherry on top for pulling season here. A D17 gas governor spring. after some adjustments to the governor and throttle rod, We should be all set to go for this weekend. Stay tuned for some more updates here and there after we get some use out of Allie.
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Jtaylor
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It was pretty amazing how much of a change it adds to the exhaust. It works very well.
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IBWD MIke
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I'm with you on the sound of a straight pipe. Never cared for it. Your mod would help I'm sure.
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plummerscarin
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Those are neat ideas. I have a tank of another color with a similar problem. Was gonna buy a stud welder but those washers could save the day.
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Jtaylor
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I worked on the fuel tank a bit over the weekend. I was able to get the large dent slide hammered out and body filled. will be a good looking tank when finished up..
I also have wanted to put this exhaust pipe onto the tractor since day one. The only trouble was, That the exhaust was a straight pipe and it sounded horrible.. So, I took apart my rotten Stanley muffler and essentially repacked mine with Stanley bits and pieces. Fabricated a top plate to hold it in place and welded it on the bottom side. Now i have a quiet muffled straight pipe! it works very well!. |
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FloydKS
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Keep up the good work... my dad would say, I am not concerned so much as to how fast you work, just keep working.
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Holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die
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Jtaylor
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Oct 2021 Location: Barrie, Ontario Points: 194 |
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Not too much progress as of lately. I have the hood, air cleaner fuel tank and fenders at the sandblasters currently. should receive them back this weekend. New tires are ordered at the tune of $1900.. i have them holding 13.6x28's but debating with 14.9x28's... regardless i will need to remove the tires to repair the rims around the valve stems. hoping for that in the next couple of weeks.
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Sugarmaker
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J,
Great work getting the Allis moving! You have done a lot of work. Hang in there the details at this point seem to take a long time. Sure looks good! Regards, Chris
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D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet.
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AC720Man
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Nice work, goes to show you don't have to have a fancy shop to turn out nice work.
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Jtaylor
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Was able to get the tractor outside this weekend for some sunshine! Just plugging away on the air cleaner fabrication as well as a few other odds and ends.
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Strokendiesel002
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Looking good!
Congratulations, had to be a great feeling :) |
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Jtaylor
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Oct 2021 Location: Barrie, Ontario Points: 194 |
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Well, The tractor runs on its own wheels. those were HEAVY! they are loaded...
but, The tractor moves on its own wheels, back and fourth, runs well considering. Lots of little work left to do but making some progress! brake adjustment here in progress. And out of the shed on its own power. check out that nice juice bottle for a fuel tank! |
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Sugarmaker
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J,
Very nice work on the custom wiring and assembly work! Regards, Chris
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D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet.
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Jtaylor
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Oct 2021 Location: Barrie, Ontario Points: 194 |
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Thanks for following along! As a general update, Tires have been ordered.. $1900CAD for a pair of BKT 13.6x28 and 5.50x16's with tubes. that one hurt..
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