Got to Love this CL add

I love it, they say they don't know $h!t about tractors, but they have been told.....

Edited by Orange Blood - 02 May 2011 at 8:48pm

Ya might want to check how many sfw c's were built.

Edited by Thad in AR. - 02 May 2011 at 7:21pm

Your kind of between a rock and a hard place. 

I agree! It's his loss to not advertise what he has and then get upset when people correct him.

A classic example of "a picture is worth a thousand words. A simple picture might have sold it a long time ago. All though if all these tractor clubs and collectors looked at it and did not by it, a buyer might be leery. 

I've got 4 single front wheel C's.....could have had at least 8. I'd bet 90% made  went to CO, CA, OR, ID and WA

MilesGray (CO/KS) wrote: Does anyone want pictures of this tractor? How about better ones from the one in Sterling?   Of course, every time I go to Farmer John's I see one too...  lol!

Where are you located?  Are you suggesting going to look at them?  The one in sterling has me interested, but I hate providing best offer over the internet, just tell me what you want, and I will offer or politely walk away, I don't need to outbid myself if the next lowest bid is 400 bucks lower.  I can't tell if it's a B C or CA?  My best guess is a C, based on the steering arm, and the distributor, but pics are too blurry

Edited by Orange Blood - 02 May 2011 at 8:27pm

Orange Blood - I'm on the north side of Denver about 3 miles from US76. I thought I saw the bosses on the front of that tractor in Sterling, which would make it a CA, but I wouldn't mind getting a better look.

Sterling isn't really on the way to Kansas unless you take a hundred mile detour.  I think Eldon must be right because I have seen at least a dozen single wheels in the last 50 years.  The one I have now had some engine problems as it sat out 30 years with no muffler.  Only one piston/liner was bad but Miles used the good part of the head and the manifold is hoely scrap.  The parts tractor has the standard two wheel NF.  We had one in the late '50's until the early 1970's when I sold it to pay for a CA, which I still own.
Orange, it's strange that I check the Denver CL at least once a day and the tractor you posted didn't come up either with allis or tractor.


Edited by JohnCO - 02 May 2011 at 10:57pm

John, I never said I was going to Kansas tomorrow! lol! Later in the week... the Honey do list is too long... (I think I'm paying for my tractors now!)

Yes, the guy was a bit strange in his marketing pitch --- but, if I was in the Denver, Boulder, Loveland, Ft. Collins area it sure might be worth a little trip to check it out and enjoy the scenery.  Hate to pass up a potentially nice tractor just because -----

Harvey/pa wrote:  My Granny always said " you catch more flies with sugar than salt" guess he didn't have no Granny to listen too growin up...Harvey

Mine used to say catch more flies with honey than vinegar. LOL  The price doesn't sound bad, but someone else's comment on "Ill mannered dolt", seems to fit...

Hey everyone - buy it or don't. But STOP RUNNIN YOUR MOUTHS about it ;^)

The rain finally seems to be holding off here. Drove the D17D around the yard for the first time in a year and a half. Sure sounds sweet. I even got the sticking spots out of the P/S...

It's baaaccckkk!

Antique Allis Chambers tractor - $1200 (Golden)

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Date: 2011-05-04, 10:41AM MDT
Reply to: sale-edauv-2362096044@craigslist.org ^{[Errors when replying to ads?]}

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I am selling this tractor due to a death. I know very little about it or tractors in general!

I've had it looked at by two collectors and a local tractor club

I've been told It's a Model C. Built two years from 1948 to 1950

They built thousands of model C with dual front wheels
This one has a single front wheel and they only built around 640
THATS what Ive Been Told. Again I dont know!!!!!

If interested call M-F 9;00 to 5;00 Ask for Ken 303-279-4408 NO E MAILS!!!!!!!!!