An Allis and a Ford, both survivors
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Topic: An Allis and a Ford, both survivors
Posted By: olivetroad
Subject: An Allis and a Ford, both survivors
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2018 at 7:59pm
I went to a local farm sale a week ago. I brought home a nice one owner Ford grain truck, and a D-17. The guy bought the D-17 new when be started farming in 1961. Never sat out, very straight and clean tractor. It starts and runs excellent, but has a little blue smoke. He said it burns a quart of oil a day. I appreciate guys that took good care of the tools they used to earn their living.


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Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2018 at 8:09pm
Both of your purchases look like nice machines, also looks like it must have been a chilly day. How many hours on the D17 and miles on the truck?
Wait a minute! What's that yellow wheel behind the truck? Shameless, get the rope!!!
------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant
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Posted By: truckerfarmer
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2018 at 8:16pm
Now that you mention it, I see a strip of green above the box too.
------------- Looking at the past to see the future. '53 WD, '53 WD45, WD snap coupler field cultivator, #53 plow,'53 HD5B dozer
Duct tape.... Can't fix stupidity. But will muffle the sound of it!
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Posted By: Hubnut
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2018 at 8:27pm
I'm jealous. Very nice machines. Good purchases for sure.
------------- 1940 B "Lucy" 1941 B w/ Woods L59 "Flavia" 1942 B w/ finish mower "Dick" 1941 C w/ 3-point "Maggie" 1947 C SFW w/ L306 "Trixie" 1972 314H
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Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2018 at 8:29pm
Nice! Only problem...should've brought the Gleaner M2 home, too!
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Posted By: Daehler
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2018 at 8:29pm
They look great! Hard finding nice series 2 17s.
------------- 8070FWA,7080 BlackBelly, 7045,2 200s,D19,D17,G, WD,45,UC,7 AC mowers and lots more!
"IT TAKES 3 JD's TO OUT DO AN ALLIS, 2 TO MATCH IT IN THE FIELD AND 1 FOR PARTS!"
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Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2018 at 8:29pm
Congratulations! Both look real nice! You did good! 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.
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Posted By: EPALLIS
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2018 at 9:12pm
I actually really like the Series II D-17. Yours looks great. Congrats!
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Posted By: The Consultator
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2018 at 9:13pm
Excellent equipment! All this talk about those hints of yellow and green... due tell. I know the peanut gallery won’t let me hear the end of it, but I’m a JD fan as well.
Congratulations on your purchases!
-Chris
------------- 1939 Allis-Chalmers "B" restored in 2010- very good condition.
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Posted By: olivetroad
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2018 at 9:41pm
JohnCO wrote:
Both of your purchases look like nice machines, also looks like it must have been a chilly day. How many hours on the D17 and miles on the truck?
Wait a minute! What's that yellow wheel behind the truck? Shameless, get the rope!!!
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Hi John - around 4700 hrs on the tractor, and 60k on the truck. He still had the original owners manuals for both.
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Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2018 at 9:46pm
Burning a quart of oil a day it probably is in need of rings, possibly sleeves, and pistons too. Maybe rod bearings too.
Gerald J.
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Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2018 at 3:02pm
JohnCO wrote:
Both of your purchases look like nice machines, also looks like it must have been a chilly day. How many hours on the D17 and miles on the truck?
Wait a minute! What's that yellow wheel behind the truck? Shameless, get the rope!!!
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But you do see it's at the rear of the barn with all of the other good stuff in front of it! Probably not used and is listed on CL!!
------------- D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446
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Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2018 at 3:35pm
Shameless is gonna git you....Ford and green, both in one pic! Would that be 2 ropes, or one? Too much math for me...
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Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2018 at 3:54pm
Gentlemen, When we stopped selling in 1962 was I too early for the D-17 Series 2? When did the Series 2 come out and how do you tell it is a Series 2. Thanks in advance. Good Luck! Bill Long
ps: By the way they are good looking units. Congratulations!!
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Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2018 at 4:28pm
Olivetroad, That is a great equipment story. Thanks for sharing. Congrats on purchasing an original - one owner AC D-17 series II & loader. When I was a kid, I used a similar setup to load cow manure into manure spreader. Upon getting a heaping bucket load, the D-17's rear-end weights helped it traction away from slick manure pile. Which engine is in the Ford Grain truck? 300 inline 6? Does it hold 350 bushel?
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Posted By: Gatz in NE
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2018 at 6:06pm
Bill Long wrote:
Gentlemen, When we stopped selling in 1962 was I too early for the D-17 Series 2? When did the Series 2 come out and how do you tell it is a Series 2. Thanks in advance. Good Luck! Bill Long
ps: By the way they are good looking units. Congratulations!!
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This is a chart I made up for the changes in the D17 from Series I & II (retro-designated) through the Series IV. If anyone has additions or corrections, let me know. gatz

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Posted By: Gatz in NE
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2018 at 6:18pm
Some great acquisitions, David. Those Ford trucks were tough.
I like how this guy took care of the thread-bare bill on his cap; no fashionista he.
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