Born again D15
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Category: Allis Chalmers
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Topic: Born again D15
Posted By: DSeries4
Subject: Born again D15
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2021 at 11:00pm
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Close to a year and a half ago, my neighbor had brought us his father inlaw's D15 that he bought brand new in 1964. The tractor spent every day outside in the summer, but did get put in the barn in the winters. Fortunately, it spent the last 20 years in the barn untouched when the father inlaw's health was failing. Our neighbor wanted us to get it running and restore it "so it looked as good as yours" was the quote he told us. Long story short, it didn't have any major problems luckily: replaced water pump, clutch, brakes, manifold, muffler, seat and lots of gaskets and seals. Rotten fenders had new metal welded in place. Both front rims needed replacing - yes, the front tires were loaded! One rear rim needed to have a patch welded in. Add in 4 new tires, complete wiring harness, new gauges, decals and lots of orange paint and this is how it turned out. It is being returned to the owner tomorrow. How it started:  The finished product:       ------------- '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: 34 Airflow
Date Posted: 18 Jul 2021 at 11:22pm
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You have done a fantastic job, I am sure the owner will be very impressed! ------------- 1937 Model A, 1937 Model U, 1929 United, 1945 Model C, 1949 WF, 1948 WC, 1956 D272 and a Roto Baler http://www.australianallischalmersregistry.com/ |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 5:29am
| I'd give it an 11 on the 1 to 10 scale !! |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 5:33am
| Good job !! I can hardly imagine how much time and effort went into that . |
Posted By: MACK
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 6:19am
| Looks like new. |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 6:28am
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You do very good work, Myron !!! Beautiful D-15 !
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Posted By: omahagreg
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 6:35am
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That is purdy! ------------- Greg Kroeker 1950 WD with wide front and Freeman trip loader |
Posted By: orangeman
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 6:46am
| Very Nice - a keeper for sure! Orangeman |
Posted By: Wispitfiremike
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 7:24am
| Factory fresh, ready for the next 60 years. Well done! |
Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 7:42am
| Excellent job! You do very good work. |
Posted By: Ed (Ont)
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 7:57am
| Wow. Great job. I don’t think they looked this good coming from the factory! 👍👍 |
Posted By: Driverdan
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 9:06am
| ....NICE !!!... |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 9:10am
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Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 9:18am
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Awesome restoration! Looks as good or better than new! |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 12:08pm
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Typical Myron job! "Looks to purdy to get dirty" Great job as always. Hope the neighbor loves it.. Steve@B&B ------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 12:46pm
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Very well done, beautiful job. Looks better than factory with all the attention to detail. We did dads D15 series II about 8 years ago, so I know the amount of work you went through,,,and it shows. Again, great job. They are a good tractor for its size. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: GeneD14
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 1:15pm
| Excellent job on the restoration!!! |
Posted By: 1852 Moore Farm
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 8:38pm
| That is great work! |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2021 at 10:41pm
| wow that looks really nice |
Posted By: DSpears N IL
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2021 at 1:02pm
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I also like seeing the belt pulley assembly installed on your D15 ! |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2021 at 1:23pm
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Great Job |
Posted By: Dan73
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2021 at 1:39pm
| Great work. Makes me want to go out and improve my D15. Thanks for the reminder of how nice mine could look. |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2021 at 9:46pm
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Myron , I am curious if the brake lock is the ratchet style or the solid triangle style? I have a 64 SerII 3pt and it has the ratchet style. ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2021 at 9:56pm
Pat, it has the old style triangle lock like the D14s had. My 66 has the ratchet style lock. ------------- '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 |
Pat the Plumber CIL wrote:Posted By: captaindana
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2021 at 5:37am
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OMG! ------------- Blue Skies and Tail Winds Dana |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2021 at 5:44am
Don't trust them cam locks! Hadda d-14 roll down a slight hill, into an unused chicken coop, making a new entrance, that was desperately needed. Good thing I had just installed a push bumper, on it, earlier that day...  ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2021 at 9:15pm
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WOW!! What a BEAUTIFUL JOB! Good Luck! Bill Long
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Posted By: Play Farmer
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2021 at 9:27pm
| Nice work - looks GREAT! |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 25 Jul 2021 at 6:27am
I was curious when Allis stopped using the triangle cam lock for the brake and went to ratchet style. Seems like most snap coupler tractors had the cam lock , but I have seen both on both styles of tractors. Have talked to people who worked for Allis back in the day and have been told they were inconsistent at best . They would start putting updated parts on units and then they would discover a crate of old parts and then they would go back and start putting the older stuff on until all the parts were used . ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |