Looking at a Allis 440
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Topic: Looking at a Allis 440
Posted By: Jackie751@juno.com
Subject: Looking at a Allis 440
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 10:08am
Looking at a Allis 440 I know they didn’t build them but wondering if it is worth getting for a good price to fix or part out any ideas  
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Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 11:43am
| Friend on mine had 2 of them. He liked them but traded both for an 8550. Both were used to custom apply NH3. |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 2:24pm
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if you can't buy it for scrap weight price you will be sorry once you start spending/fixing to put in service. Has a lot of potential but will cost you.
Doub't much parts demand.
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Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 7:38pm
| They are parked for reasons - need alot of work and now considered scrap- they were good in there day Im sure, but very rough and parts robbed |
Posted By: victoryallis
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 8:31pm
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The triple nickel didn’t have a good reputation. ------------- 8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760 |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 19 May 2020 at 9:43pm
| Put a 6V92T with Allison in it. That would be fun!!! |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 12:47am
| body wise, be an easy restore. what's wrong with them other wise? |
Posted By: victoryallis
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 5:42am
From what I’ve read the motor is like holding a gernade with the pin pulled. ------------- 8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760 |
shameless dude wrote:Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 6:37am
Drop an old Mack in and make a tractor of it  ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: Jackie751@juno.com
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 10:00am
| is it worth getting for 2.000 |
Posted By: NDBirdman
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 10:17am
My answer is, are your pockets deep enough for a serious money pit? Do you have the mechanical skills/knowledge to do this? Does this tractor have any family connections, or sentimental connections? That's from my experience from one I am almost finished with, WD45, no connections to it. Still wearing her work clothes, back up and running, full eng. rebuild with many new parts, machine work, etc. I could have bought 2 or 3 running 45s.... if I had only known.... it would still be in the fence row. I still need to wire her up and install an alternator... just keeps coming. IMHO you'll never (or I won't) be able to sell/recoup anywhere near what I have in her. But hey, she runs. ------------- 1955 WD45 S#205467, 190XT #6652 DXT |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 10:32am
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If you are trying to "make money" here,FORGET IT !!! If you can't do the work your self or aren't mechanically inclined there's no chance. Experience is a GREAT teacher so one way or another you are about to learn something.
You do know it's a re badged Steiger?
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Posted By: victoryallis
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 10:38am
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For $2000 if it was close I’d jump. The Steiger version had a Kitty under the hood I think. Wonder if a derated 8.3 would work. If you buy her Ben at Bug Tractor part is your friend. ------------- 8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760 |
Posted By: TramwayGuy
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 11:27am
| A Cat 3208 might fit in that space. |
Posted By: ac fleet
Date Posted: 20 May 2020 at 1:35pm
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I still have my 2 # 1576 and #1577. ---don't see a thing wrong with them or the 555 engines. Used mine for many years, course now I can't farm, so they set in a shed going to pot. ------------- http://machinebuildersnetwork.com/ |