Meet the new original...
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Topic: Meet the new original...
Posted By: DSeries4
Subject: Meet the new original...
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2017 at 9:39pm
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Went to an auction sale 10 minutes from home today since there were a couple of ACs - the rest were green, but everything was very well kept. Had to endure 5 hours getting chilled while they sold off small items on wagons, but I think it was worth it in the end. I had a feeling that things would work in my favor when my bidding ticket was numbered 226... This 1957 WD45 was bought new buy the current owner's father and was used mainly for planting corn. Aside from the painted front rims it is a good original survivor and those duals just scream cool. The odd thing about it is that it has a pin hitch with an aftermarket 3 point. The engine would crank over but not fire due to the bad plug wires (and the guy flooding it). When the bidding was finished, I became the new owner for $900! http://s526.photobucket.com/user/szalmyr/media/57%20WD45/DSC04527_zpso8rdtwrw.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s526.photobucket.com/user/szalmyr/media/57%20WD45/DSC04526_zps2xls8lcw.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  My good luck didn't end there. I got these rear wheel weights for $60! http://s526.photobucket.com/user/szalmyr/media/57%20WD45/DSC04531_zps9eff6yxo.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  Also got a pail of lift arm latches, a pail containing the WD45 snap coupler and 3 top links for $20 http://s526.photobucket.com/user/szalmyr/media/57%20WD45/DSC04535_zps7a6annar.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s526.photobucket.com/user/szalmyr/media/57%20WD45/DSC04536_zpsp2ftmf7e.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s526.photobucket.com/user/szalmyr/media/57%20WD45/DSC04534_zpsyh7toz9v.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  This is the 3rd top link. I think it is a factory AC one with the wheel but cannot find any casting number. Can anyone tell me if this is the real thing? http://s526.photobucket.com/user/szalmyr/media/57%20WD45/DSC04532_zpsrcnbywn8.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  The other AC was this 1952 WD with an old and poorly done paint job. It sold for $2300, but I did not buy it. http://s526.photobucket.com/user/szalmyr/media/57%20WD45/DSC04530_zpsuolrx9f4.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  My plan for the 45 is to keep it as a good original. Fix the leaks, scrape the oil and dirt from it, fix the nasty wiring, replace the gauges and put a generator back on it for originality purposes. Even with the cold weather, it turned out to be a pretty good day for me! ------------- '49 G, '54 WD45, '55 CA, '56 WD45D, '57 WD45, '58 D14, '59 D14, '60 D14, '63 D15D, '66 D15II, '66 D21II, '67 D17IV, '67 D17IVD, '67 190XTD, '73 620, '76 185, '77 175, '84 8030, '85 6080 |
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Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2017 at 9:42pm
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Awesome!! Wish I could luck out like that! That WD reminds me of the old saying...."Good from afar, but far from good!"
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Posted By: Michael V (NM)
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2017 at 9:51pm
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Geez,,, good buy on the 45,,, what the heck was up with the WD? went a little much I think.. Couple folks wanted that one I'd prolly made you pay a little more than that for the 45,,, if I could been there .,.. |
Posted By: dt1050
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 4:21am
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good find, good price to
------------- Just cause it's orange don't make it a tractor, there's only one..Allis Chalmers |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 4:26am
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That's the AC top link sold with the 3pt adapters |
Posted By: Dgrader
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 4:53am
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Yep it's an a.c. toplink. ------------- Ya cain't fix stupid. |
Posted By: orangeman
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 5:10am
| DSeries 4 - Nice purchase on the WD 45 with duals. Did the Canadian Provincial Police leave crime scene tape where the WD 45 sat? You got a great deal on that tractor!!! Glad you got it and will be joining your stable of nice AC tractors. |
Posted By: TimNearFortWorth
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 5:57am
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OEM top link and those fine thread units are actually quite stout. Use a couple for short work and watch the wheel section as they do break when dropped. Have seen them advertised for 150.00. |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 6:50am
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You had a great day. Good original. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: JPG AUSTRALIA
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 7:13am
Wow great buy! Really happy for you,can tell by your post your pleased as! 
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Posted By: littlemarv
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 7:21am
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There's nothing cooler than a dualled up WD. ------------- The mechanic always wins. B91131, WC23065, WD89101, CA29479, B1, Early B10, HB212, 416H |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 7:31am
| Great WD45! Thanks for sharing photos. Please share photos of it running & waxed up original pumpkin orange paint. How'd the decals survive? |
Posted By: Dave H
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 7:58am
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You did good. We just had the local spring "junk" sale. i came home with a 14" chop saw - happier than a pig in you know what. Plugged it in and it did not hit a lick.  At least i got a refund and did not have to sell it by the pound. |
Posted By: Gary
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 8:31am
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Boy Myron - you are lucky I am still down South, or you wouldn't be singing this song LOL Gary |
Posted By: lentsch
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 8:38am
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I have a top link like that on my D15 series II. Came with the tractor when we bought it about 1969 or 70.
------------- WD,D15,190XT,7000,8010x2,7060,8070 |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 10:37am
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Great work Myron. I've seen the A-C top link with the cast wheel sell for up to $200 15 years ago. You had a good day! ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 8:47pm
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Myron, you still out of jail?? They still looking for you?? Grand Theft Tractor is a MAJOR crime! LOL aside, you did REAL good!! I agree, you wouldn't have gotten it so cheap if I'd a been there! YES,,,,,,,,more pics after you get it all shined up!! ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 8:49pm
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OH yea, how come so many of these have that angle iron welded to the front end?? Mine had one to. I took the grinder to mine and threw it into the scrap pail.
------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2017 at 1:52am
If you are actually farming with one its very handy to have a hitch on the front of a tractor sometimes. |
Ted J wrote:Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2017 at 9:42am
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Very nice WD45! You did good and the price was in your favor. Its going to be nice when your done! I saw a very rough non running WD45 go for $400 Saturday. Maybe I will add one someday. But for now the old WD's give me a chance to do a little wood hauling. Regards, Chris ------------- 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. |
Posted By: kev/ont
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2017 at 11:03am
| I was there. It was a good tractor for that money. The fact that it didnt start at the sale brought it down alot. Was definitely a nice strait tractor. |
Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 27 Mar 2017 at 8:57pm
I gotta agree with you. I am sure if it ran, it would have brought a lot more money. The wire going from the coil to distributor was pretty much non existent, so no wonder the engine would not fire. When I picked it up on Sunday morning, I took a new wire from our 54 WD45. Found the starter is a little wonky was well, but after pulling it 6' she fired right up! Drove it on the 45 minute ride home and I was all smiles! No smoke or sputtering on the big hills at all. Today, I found out the guy I was bidding against was my boss from work! I did not see him at the time. Once he saw he was bidding against me, he backed off! Said he was bidding on it because it was cheap! It's running in this picture, but you can't tell. http://s526.photobucket.com/user/szalmyr/media/57%20WD45/DSC04538_zpsln7h98qn.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  I'll get a video of it after I change the oil and replace the plug wires! ------------- '49 G, '54 WD45, '55 CA, '56 WD45D, '57 WD45, '58 D14, '59 D14, '60 D14, '63 D15D, '66 D15II, '66 D21II, '67 D17IV, '67 D17IVD, '67 190XTD, '73 620, '76 185, '77 175, '84 8030, '85 6080 |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 28 Mar 2017 at 10:47pm
| That's really cool. Good for you |
Posted By: Allis dave
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 7:22am
| T-rail duals too. Very nice |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 7:22am
NICE!!  ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2017 at 7:35am
It's also dangerous being that high....------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: WD45
Date Posted: 31 Mar 2017 at 7:29pm
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Nice tractor for your collection Myron. Plus it went to a good home. ------------- Fred Dunlop, G,B,CA, WC,WF, 3 WD45`s,gas, diesel and LP,U,D10 series III, D12,D14,D15 SERIES II,D17 Series IV in Gas and Diesel ,D19 GAS and D21,170 185,210 ,220 an I-600 8070 fwd, 716H and 1920H |