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Sugarmaker 
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 Posted: 25 Sep 2016 at 6:57am |
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Yep! The old orange wind chimes! This is going to look real nice. Your putting paint where it never had it when new!
Keep up the good work on this saved family tractor! Thanks for the update!
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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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Allis dave
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Posted: 25 Sep 2016 at 7:37am |
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I hadn't really followed this thread till now. It looks like you're doing a really nice job. It took me 2 years to do that to my WD45. They look so beautiful after spraying that first layer of orange on!
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structures
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Posted: 28 Sep 2016 at 10:02am |
Thanks Dave and Chris. It's been a long time. I always manage to get side tracked with other projects.
Well after 3 days of cleaning, sand blasting and painting. I was able to get the snap coupler, traction booster, starter, gear shift, and most of the right side back together.
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Dan73
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Posted: 28 Sep 2016 at 10:05am |
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It is looking great. Making me feel bad about mine again just looking at the photos. Great work.
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IBWD MIke
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Posted: 28 Sep 2016 at 10:12am |
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You are doing a fantastic job on this. Wish I had the patience to do one that way. Always in a hurry to get done so I can use it again. Maybe the 57 WD45 I drug home this spring will get this kind of treatment.
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Sugarmaker
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Posted: 28 Sep 2016 at 9:16pm |
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That is looking real gooooood! The details are really beginning to stand out!
I went looking for a D14 for sale today. No luck or gone? Anyway our Grandson Nic texted me with a CA for sale not to far away. May go look at that one.
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Chris
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desertjoe
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Posted: 29 Sep 2016 at 5:49am |
As always,,Robert,,Lookin Good,,,,!!I could'nt remember,,but you already put a spark in the new engine,,didn't you,,,??? 
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bigredisb
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Posted: 29 Sep 2016 at 7:43am |
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Robert,
Amazing job. Inspires me to go a bit further on my D15 series 1. Special to me as it was my grandpas so its cool to see you save this one.
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Posted: 29 Sep 2016 at 10:38am |
Guys, Thanks so much for the comments.
Dan I wouldn't feel so bad, these tractors seem so tough and well built that unless they're just grossly neglected for 20/30 years, they just keep running. Hard to tear apart a running tractor! My Dad's 190xt and D17 IV were the work horses of the farm when I was a kid. Still running today. I honestly just wanted to get this running and use it, but my projects always have a way of growing!!
Chris, you're going to have a fleet going pretty soon!
Joe, fired her up a few months ago and drove around the yard. It was hard to park and tear it down, but had to be done with the front end freshly painted! :)
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Hubnut
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Posted: 29 Sep 2016 at 7:41pm |
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That is really nice restoration. Love the pics and effort. Thanks.
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Allis dave
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Posted: 30 Sep 2016 at 7:26am |
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Got time to read through all the pages finally. It all looks great what you're doing! You seem to know about everything working on this! Front half looks beautiful, and like no possibly wore part was left un fixed!
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structures
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Posted: 09 Oct 2016 at 7:40am |
Thanks Dave and Hubnut.
Got a little update. More allis wind chimes. Working on the left side now and making my way up.
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Sugarmaker
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Posted: 09 Oct 2016 at 7:58am |
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Those orange parts are finding there way to the home positions! Nice work on the controls! New rubber looks great on the rear!
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Chris
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Posted: 10 Oct 2016 at 6:55pm |
Thanks Chris slowly but surely!
Have a question. On the lift lever in the pic. Is there something that goes on the nipple which holds the pump lever in the locking positions? Looks like something used to be attached there?? Thanks
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DSeries4
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Posted: 10 Oct 2016 at 8:04pm |
 structures wrote:
Thanks Chris slowly but surely!
Have a question. On the lift lever in the pic. Is there something that goes on the nipple which holds the pump lever in the locking positions? Looks like something used to be attached there?? Thanks
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There is a spring the goes under the lever to hold it up against the quadrant. Over the years, many break or rust off (yours included). I see DJs (forum sponsors) carries these springs. I haven't needed any yet, but I plan on buying a couple next year. AGCO might also carry it, but I never asked them yet.
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Posted: 11 Oct 2016 at 12:33pm |
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Thanks dseries4. I do have that spring and it needs replaced. But the spring went on the underside of lever. This nipple fits into the plate above and i think that's the only thing that ocks the lever into position.
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bigredisb
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Posted: 11 Oct 2016 at 3:49pm |
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The nipple is just a piece of like 5/16 (total guess) or something little stud that was riveted to the lever that popped through the holes in the quadrant for the raise and lower. I still had the stud but it was really worn down so I just built it up a bit with a welder so that it would stay in those windows when selected.
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Posted: 01 Nov 2016 at 1:32pm |
Hello, Very warm here in OK so I've been able to paint. Working on the seat. You can see in the first pic the top seat link the bushings fell out years ago and the rod was wearing on the link. To fix it I used .875 OD/.75 ID tubing cut 3/8 long and welded them in. (edit, make sure you put a 3/4 bar thru to keep the plugs in line.)
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Sugarmaker
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Posted: 01 Nov 2016 at 6:50pm |
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Nice weld repairs on the seat support! Good fix! Will be good for another 60 years maybe longer since it probably wont get the work that it did before!
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Chris
Edited by Sugarmaker - 01 Nov 2016 at 7:40pm
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Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 4:50pm |
Thanks Chris!
Nother update. Redid the battery box by bending up a new base and then also the side bumper. Cleaned up the box and spot welded it all together. I had to assemble some of the tractor sheet metal to get the box lined up correctly. Also finishing up the seat.
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Sugarmaker
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Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 7:06pm |
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Robert,
Wondered how things were going. You have been busy! The battery box rebuild looks very good! Your down in the details and making good progress. Have a priority checklist and keep working on it. Some days are better than others. That seat frame rebuild looks awesome! I can see some parades or tractor shows in your future in 2017!
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Chris
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Acdiesel
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Posted: 10 Nov 2016 at 9:18pm |
well there's no doubt your not messing around on this restoration, looks very good.
dan
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AC720Man
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Posted: 11 Nov 2016 at 4:09am |
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Kroil is a wonderful product that I have had good luck loosening stuck engines. I would remove the head, with no antifreeze, its possible head gasket issue. Great thing about the power crator engine is the fluid will settle in the piston and the rest will eventually slip past the rings into the oil pan. Limiting damage. My brothers 190xtd is a perfect example. Soaked in Kroil after we pulled the head, found water in cylinders 3,4. Poppped the starter out and a gentle bump with the crow bar on the flywheel broke her loose. She runs beautiful now. Just a blown head gasket, some TLC, and his cheap tractor is worth 3 times what he paid for it. D15 is an incrediable little tractor. Dad's has 2376 hours on it. I repainted it 4 years ago and it was a cherry then. He bought it new in '68. Good luck and so glad your fixing her up but please take your time, nothing worse than rushing and becoming frustrated.
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Posted: 11 Nov 2016 at 6:27am |
Thanks gents. I have the seat pads. Next week will hopefully be wiring and gauges.
AC720 on that engine I believe the wrist pins were so seized I couldn't budge anything. Hindsight I should have turned it upside down and soaked it for a while.
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Posted: 11 Nov 2016 at 10:12pm |
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I had to soak mine upside down for a while as well. The whole engine was a solid block of rust.
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Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 7:01am |
Got a few things done a couple weeks back and haven't had a chance to post. Seats on, gauges in and all hooked up and working, new wiring harness.
I bought a new voltage regulator. It's 12 volt but it has an extra wire mount labeled "L" in addition to GEN, F and BAT. Doesn't quite fit the original wiring harness. But it seems to be working. The GEN mount is on top now and I have to stretch the wire around to attach to it. Are the L and GEN interchangeable?
Almost had a situation on the temp gauge. The reducer in the head needs changed out as the aftermarket is different threads. Mine was nearly welded in. As my breaker bar snapped the hex head off the reducer I was thinking back to a year or so ago when I had the head off and I was telling my self to pull that reducer off. Luckily some heat from my torch and welded rod I was able to take it out.
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Sugarmaker
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Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 4:27pm |
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Robert,
Gages/ dash look awesome! Your going to have a smile on your face when you drive this tractor! Awesome details!
Regards,
Chris
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Posted: 10 Dec 2016 at 9:36pm |
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All I can say is WOW I've been following this post and it inspires me to do the same thing in detail to my great grampas 49 WD he bought new! Can't wait to see the D15 finished!
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Posted: 13 Dec 2016 at 11:14am |
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Thanks guys. And you're right chris I did a few laps with the kids around the yard the other day with a big smile.
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Posted: 16 Dec 2016 at 10:23am |
Boy, that 0 hour tach tells it all - 'cause this is a brand new tractor now! I and others are amazed at the quality of your work. This will be a tractor your great - grandkids will still be driving around!
What a legacy you will have - for now, and for generations to come - plus a heck of a story!
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