My father's allcrop 72
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Topic: My father's allcrop 72
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Subject: My father's allcrop 72
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2022 at 4:28pm
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My father had shareholder problems when we had to move from the family farm back in 82. He had a very good friend who had a little 40 acre spread. He let my father store his farm equipment there. After my father passed in 96 we auctioned off his equipment. His friend bought the allcrop 72 and kept it in a machine shed with a dirt floor. Over the years I have helped him and his family. Usually after a storm I help the clean up . After the last big storm he told me I could have my father's old combine for helping out. I told him that it was better protected where it is as I didn't have a shed for it . He told me I could keep it there as long as I wanted. Well he passed a few years ago and his wife can't keep up , so she sold the place and told me I have until spring to get the combine out . Well today I spent the day cleaning and moving stuff just to get at it . The good news , header is supported up off the ground everything appears there and all shafts turn freely. Ball hitch , both parts are there. Not much coon crap. Straw walker ,fans and Cylinder all look good. Bad news, hyd. Cylinder is missing. Trap doors rusted through. Tires Rotten and flat , rims rusty. Unloading Auger has a tear in it .reel is trashed and laying on top . Sickle appears stuck . Big pulley on back bent . Control arms , rods are bent by hitch. Jacked it up and up on blocks, got tires off and checked bearings. Need 2 new rims and tires 7.5×16 and a 6.50×16 and I should be ready to drag it home. Plan on taking my D-15 series II and driving it home. About 15 miles. My neighbor wants me to get it running to harvest about 5 to 7 acres of soybeans or wheat . Soybean screen is in it now . Will have to look around for the others. Sorry no pics but I will get some shortly. Oh and sorry for the long post ------------- 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. |
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Posted By: captaindana
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2022 at 5:18pm
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Hope you can save it Pat without too many more issues! Good luck! ------------- Blue Skies and Tail Winds Dana |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2022 at 5:30pm
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Good luck with it Pat! I really hope that you can make it work and enjoy it some. Darrel |
Posted By: allischalmerguy
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2022 at 5:57pm
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That is pretty neat. I hope you can get it going. A family treasure. ------------- It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa, |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2022 at 6:37pm
| Good luck getting it going |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2022 at 9:14pm
| That pulley gets bent a lot! LOL Be sure to operate by hand or something to make sure raddle chain under walker is not locked up with critter nests,poop etc. I wrecked one on dad's old 90 because I didn't use due dillegence. They aren't very robust! |
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2022 at 8:14am
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I have most of those parts from combines I have parted. If we were closer that would be a nice project we could work together on. ------------- http://lonsallischalmers.com |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2022 at 3:52pm
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Drove it home today . 17 miles no problems. It is wide. Went the backroads and sometimes it was mailbox to mailbox. ------------- 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: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2022 at 3:55pm
Pic ------------- 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: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2022 at 3:59pm
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Put new tires on it, made sure hubs had grease. D-15 SII did a great job . Pulled a little hard up some steep hills. My friend Tom followed me with the flashers on .17 miles. Took about an 1 hour and 15 minutes . Feel bad in that it has always been under cover and now it is not. A good tarp for now and a building of some sort in the near future. ------------- 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: Ryan Renko
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2022 at 8:14am
| Great news Pat!!! What is her serial number? If you ever have a question no matter how big or small feel free to contact me. I will let my brother know about your 72!! Ryan |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2022 at 8:49am
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Glad to hear you got your Dads Combine back Pat. Even though it has some rust through and some issues, you'll get it back up in shape fir' sure! Great pic hitched to the D15! Glad you had an uneventful trip home with it. Sounds like Lon can fix ya up with what you may need. That's a good start to get that ole' girl whipped back into shape! 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: JC-WI
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2022 at 1:54pm
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Pat, that looks like it is in pretty good shape from here. seen several
go down the road in a truck box headed for the scrappers yard ... and
were in better shape than my 60 and 66 combines. I went to look for my dads first 60 combine with the bagger platform that I had spent many an hours of playing on, and setting sacks on back in my pre-teen years, but sadly it had been scrapped back in the 90's. ------------- He who says there is no evil has already deceived himself The truth is the truth, sugar coated or not. Trawler II says, "Remember that." |
Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2022 at 5:17pm
| Any time you can a machine that has a family connection it always has a special meaning. Doesn't have to be a tractor or an implement. I have a wooden tool box in my shop the i remember my grandfather had. Still has the leather strap that served as a handle. If you gave to store that combine outside for a while , make sure all the elevator doors are open so water and mouse poop doesn't coolect at the bottom |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2022 at 5:21pm
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Couldn't agree more with dr.p. My family keepsake is the allis chalmers chain saw that I inherited from my grandfather. He bought it brand new in about 1974, plus or minus a year. Still runs, and I still use it occasionally. Very happy for you Pat, that you have acquired your dad's all crop. Darrel |
Posted By: Lon(MN)
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2022 at 6:58am
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The combine will survive outside as long as the small round door is open by the serial number and the tank and elevator doors are open. No damage when water gets out. A good idea to check that often due to leaves and shelter seekers moving in. The 72 is a great machine. ------------- http://lonsallischalmers.com |
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Date Posted: 29 Mar 2023 at 4:26am
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Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2023 at 4:36am
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Great story, Pat! Hope to see pictures of it in soybeans this fall. ------------- 2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C |
Posted By: rodnil
Date Posted: 29 Mar 2023 at 4:42pm
| Good luck on your project. |