WD45 Diesel at Polk
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Topic: WD45 Diesel at Polk
Posted By: WD in Australia
Subject: WD45 Diesel at Polk
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 6:58am
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Anyone know the history of this WD45 Diesel that sold at Polk on Sat**day? SN#222338  )------------- WD(NF), WD45(WF), WD45D(WF), XT190D(WF), Model U, Gleaner C, All Crop 60, Rotobaler |
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Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 8:02am
| $8500 |
Posted By: WD in Australia
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 4:42pm
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Thanks Lon. Was more wanting to know if anyone on here was the one who restored/ sold it or used to own this tractor and knew a background history of it. Cheers Richard ------------- WD(NF), WD45(WF), WD45D(WF), XT190D(WF), Model U, Gleaner C, All Crop 60, Rotobaler |
Posted By: wide
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 10:17pm
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Why? Cuz they left 2 bolts out of the front end? |
Posted By: WD in Australia
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 11:30pm
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Good eyes Craig. Because I bought it and be interested in knowing the history of it. ------------- WD(NF), WD45(WF), WD45D(WF), XT190D(WF), Model U, Gleaner C, All Crop 60, Rotobaler |
Posted By: MattLF9
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2020 at 6:12am
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Even if the two bolts are missing, that's a nice looking diesel. Are you driving it home?  ------------- A little CQB never hurt anybody. |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2020 at 6:21am
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Congratulations! Sure looks good from here! 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: WD in Australia
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2020 at 7:17am
Thanks for the comments guys. I had been looking for a nice 45 Diesel for a while. Not many came to Australia. Would like to drive it home  but will have to settle for driving it off the truck here. Any leads on history of this tractor would be appreciated.------------- WD(NF), WD45(WF), WD45D(WF), XT190D(WF), Model U, Gleaner C, All Crop 60, Rotobaler |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2020 at 7:35am
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Sorry, I have to ask, maybe I missed it? Where is the town where the auction was held? Polk is maybe a common town name. We have a Polk about 40 miles from where I live in North western PA But I bet there are dozens of Polk towns across the country? Knowing the location Might help us?
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: WD in Australia
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2020 at 7:52am
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Sorry Chris. It was Polk Auctions Labor Day weekend sale in New Paris, IN. From what I know its a big sale that people come far and wide to attend and sell at. ------------- WD(NF), WD45(WF), WD45D(WF), XT190D(WF), Model U, Gleaner C, All Crop 60, Rotobaler |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2020 at 8:20am
| Was there any other AC,s at this sale? |
Posted By: Ed (Ont)
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2020 at 10:20am
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I checked some pics from the Nesbitt sale in Renfrew, Canada in 2017. It is not that one or does not appear to be. Different tires and had several more stickers on it. I thought maybe it had worked its way south. |
Posted By: JohnColo
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2020 at 12:04pm
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Congratulations on your purchase! I hope it doesn't get sea sick on the trip to it's new home. |
Posted By: WD in Australia
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2020 at 8:52pm
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There were a few others AC's at the sale. Most were green though. Here is the link https://www.proxibid.com/Polk-Auction-Company/37th-Annual-Labor-Day-Weekend-Auction-Day-3/event-catalog/174599" rel="nofollow - https://www.proxibid.com/Polk-Auction-Company/37th-Annual-Labor-Day-Weekend-Auction-Day-3/event-catalog/174599 I did some searching and found a photo of what looks like the WD45 Diesel I bought might have come from Wilkes Classic Tractors in South central WI. ------------- WD(NF), WD45(WF), WD45D(WF), XT190D(WF), Model U, Gleaner C, All Crop 60, Rotobaler |
Posted By: LionelinKY
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2020 at 2:07am
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NICE tractor!!!!! Bought 1 of those AC130 riding lawn mowers through 1 of Polk's auctions back in 2018. That place is huge. Felt like an ant pulling in there with my S10 and utility trailer to pick up my little tractor-LOL. ------------- "My name is Lionel and I'm an Allisoholic" |
Posted By: GreenOrange
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2020 at 9:52am
| I believe you are correct - I saw that one for sale at Wilke’s earlier this year - perhaps they can provide you with some info. |
Posted By: Ed (Ont)
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2020 at 5:42pm
| Good deal at $8500. The one at Nesbit sale sold for about $17,500 Cdn dollars. Stuff has come down in last couple years. |
Posted By: WD in Australia
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 6:38am
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I think it was a pretty fair deal for such a nice tractor. We have also seen a drop off in vintage tractor prices here in Australia. I went to an IH collectors sale last November for a look and nice restored tractors were selling about half what they would have 3-5 years ago. Hard to pin point exact reason, we have had droughts here which means us farmers have less spare money to spend on hobbies. There are less younger people interested due to limited connection to these machines. Also with cost of living so high here many young people don't have surplus money to buy into vintage tractors as all their money is going into paying a mortgage for high priced real estate. ------------- WD(NF), WD45(WF), WD45D(WF), XT190D(WF), Model U, Gleaner C, All Crop 60, Rotobaler |