Pinstripe front wheels
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Topic: Pinstripe front wheels
Posted By: Dadscad3
Subject: Pinstripe front wheels
Date Posted: 10 May 2021 at 5:01pm
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I just finished restoring a Allis C. Ive been told that some front wheels had pinstripe on them, is this true? Thanks for any info!
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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 10 May 2021 at 9:14pm
Not that I ever heard. Only pin striping I think was back when Allis Chalmers were green.
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Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 10 May 2021 at 9:21pm
NOT true.
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'49 G, '54 WD45, '55 CA, '56 WD45D, '57 WD45, '58 D14, '59 D14, '60 D14, '61 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: B26240
Date Posted: 11 May 2021 at 5:57am
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All RC's had pinstripe wheels that I am aware of. They were a double pinstripe and the stripes were 1/4 inch wide black. At one time I owned RC 8 and the stripes could easily be seen on the original paint. RC wheel rims are unique to the RC as they are 15 inch rims with a WC center.
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Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 11 May 2021 at 6:24am
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I have seen it on a B. I was able to find all the history of the tractor from the second owner who's Father bought it new. I also have the original seat from that tractor.
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Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 11 May 2021 at 9:56am
According to Fay and Kraushaar,s book "Original Allis Chalmers 1933 to 1957", B and some C wheels had various stripes. All wheels were orange and some had a single black stripe while others had two black stripes. My '39 B has a single black stripe.
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Posted By: Dan Hauter
Date Posted: 11 May 2021 at 10:05pm
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Interesting. I have a '39 B but it's been repainted at some point so if there were stripes they've been painted over.
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Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 12 May 2021 at 6:46am
Also many dealers spiffed up tractors with different pinstripes way back when as something extra to make a sale. Not always a factory done process although it very well could be the the original owner had them form day 1.
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Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 12 May 2021 at 8:56am
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Maybe in Canada they didn't have any stripes Myron, but my 48' B had what was left of a double stripe on each front wheel. Faintly, but they were there. My RC had what was left of a double stripe on the front wheels also. After the B's resto, I didn't bother putting the stripes back on. Haven't painted the front wheels yet on the RC, just glassbeaded and in primer right now. Probably won't do the stripes on that one either.... Steve@B&B
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39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife
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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 12 May 2021 at 12:28pm
Norm Swinford's book on Allis Chalmers, considered to be the Allis bible, makes no mention of pinstripes on any orange tractor.
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 12 May 2021 at 4:08pm
Im wondering if it was a DEALER thing in certain areas of the country... Personally, i have not see the stripes and i have several B tractors.
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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Posted By: mdm1
Date Posted: 12 May 2021 at 5:25pm
Would someone mind posting a pic or two of the wheels? Sounds kinda interesting.
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Everything is impossible until someone does it! WD45-trip loader 1947 c w/woods belly mower, 1939 B, #3 sickle mower 1944 B, 2 1948 G's. Misc other equipment that my wife calls JUNK!
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Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 13 May 2021 at 8:37am
It seems like I have seen some Allis wheels with pin-striping on them at some point. No way to know if original or not. Like Lonn, I found no reference to it in the 'Bible'.
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Posted By: Jeff1964
Date Posted: 14 May 2021 at 9:14pm
Posted By: Jeff1964
Date Posted: 14 May 2021 at 9:17pm
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Please disregard my last post, I’m trying to get logged in. I’ve viewed the forum for years, but never posted anything.
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Posted By: Jeff1964
Date Posted: 14 May 2021 at 9:26pm
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I have an unrestored early 1942 model C. It has the striped front wheels as described in Fay & Kraushaar’s book. Mine has two stripes, about 1/8 inch wide, one about a half inch from the outer rim edge, the other about a half inch from the inner edge (not the center). It also had a decal with white lettering on at least one wheel and I think it pertained to either air pressure or bearing grease, but mine is has worn off over time.
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Posted By: Jeff1964
Date Posted: 14 May 2021 at 9:30pm
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My guess is that the stripes were eliminated as a wartime production measure.
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Posted By: Wes (VA)
Date Posted: 15 May 2021 at 2:44pm
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I restored a '40B that had two pinstripes on the front rims. I put them back on best I could.
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Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 15 May 2021 at 4:04pm
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Just my guessing but I think the wheel rims were sourced from vendors and came pre painted ready to mount the tires. If the vendor wanted to put small stripes on them it was proly at their expense and most likely needed AC approval. What do you guys think of this theory?
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 15 May 2021 at 4:37pm
I think they were primer painted, dont know about finish paint.
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 15 May 2021 at 9:53pm
One of the owners at the old AC dealership I worked at had a C or CA that was decorated in silver pinstripes from one end to the other. I serviced it the 4 years I worked there. Hood, radiator shroud, fuel tank, fenders, and wheels had pinstripes. It was farmer done......... or the dealership owner, Helmer, did it. I don't remember for sure. He, his brothers and his Dad bought the dealership in 1938 I think. Good folks, the ones I knew. But I digress.
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