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Topic: New here.
Posted By: SethRose
Subject: New here.
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2023 at 4:11pm
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Hey guys I’m new here but not new to AC’s grandpa farmed with them for his entire farming career and my dad still uses a WD daily back home in Iowa. I’m out here in New Jersey now and I just bought 7.5 open acres just grown up in weeds. I’m looking for a tractor to brush mow the weeds down and seed some grass for our horses and possibly do some plowing for a small garden. I found an industrial 1961 D15 in PA with a loader which is a plus and would be very handy would this be a good tractor for what I’m trying to do? I have never been around the D series tractors. Mostly the W and C series tractors. Link below is to the tractor in question. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/540779857384067/?mibextid=6ojiHh" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/540779857384067/?mibextid=6ojiHh |
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Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2023 at 5:02pm
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That would be fine for doing some clearing with the loader. It also has shuttle shift which is a nice feature, what ever gear you select, you can go forward or reverse using the black lever there on the left side of the tractor. However, if my memory is correct, industrial models do not have pto to run a brush hog due to it having the shuttle shift. D series tractors are really good tractors. ------------- 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: DiyDave
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2023 at 5:35pm
Welcome to the forum, seth. Other than what AC said, I see it has a 3 point on it. If it's a factory 3 point, check out how it's attached to the bottom of the transmission. If its held on with 3 bolts that are vertical, and thread in from the bottom, that's the weak point. Bolts can wiggle loose due to side stress. Look for loose, missing, or differently sized bolt heads. If its a snap coupler conversion 3 point, not applicable. The way to tell quickest is if there is a snap coupler bell, and it's release lever inside of where your right foot sits in the floor board, then its converted snap coupler. Good luck! ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2023 at 7:43pm
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If it does have rear pto it will be 875 rpm instead of 540. I just looked in Norms book and it was an option. ------------- 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: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2023 at 8:53pm
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Seth, Welcome to the forum and to New Jersey! You'll learn an awful lot from this bunch I can tell ya that! I can't help much on plows and attachments, but if you need any electrical questions answered, I'll try my best to help ya out. We're in Green Twp up in the left hand corner in Sussex County. Where is your new property located? Again, welcome to the Orange family!!   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: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2023 at 9:42pm
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its orange, not yellow... and has a regular d15 wrap around the radiator... It might just be a farm tractor with a loader frame on it... further inspection is needed, as mentioned above. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2023 at 9:49pm
| ....why is the fenders on backwards??? |
Posted By: Gary
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2023 at 10:37pm
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That is not an Allis 400 or 500 Series Loader. And it doesn't appear to be the loader of the Allis Industrial 615. Appears to have the HD Industrial front axle though. G |
Posted By: SethRose
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2023 at 1:52pm
| Thanks for all the info everyone. We are down in Waterford Township just off 206. I’ve been in Jersey for 7 years now just been living closer to base waiting for the right opportunity to buy some land. I’ll have to drive out and give this D15 a look it seems like. I just don’t know a whole lot about them. I know my way around a WD pretty well as that’s what I learned to drive on. I was going to get one of them as they are cheap out here but I’m wanting live power. |
Posted By: SethRose
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2023 at 4:47pm
| No PTO on it anyways I just talked to the guy. So I guess I’m looking for a different tractor then. It’s gotta be orange though. |
Posted By: Ben (MI)
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2023 at 5:09pm
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Welcome to the forum! Have you searched Tractorhouse.com? Lots of tractors on there. ------------- Part time farming with a 1980 7060 and 1984 F3 hydro. |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2023 at 5:10pm
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Seth, Welcome! The tractor your looking for will show up soon. Hope iots a AC! 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: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2023 at 5:38pm
as far as the "live power" goes....if you use the hand clutch on a WD/WD45 for stopping,manuvering, shifting gears....you have live power at the pto and hydraulics. I have a WD45 since 1982 and dad's 49 WD he bought new. Both have powered the 72 inch Woods cutter over many acres and many years and once warmed a little the foot clutch is only used to engage the pto. I'm not sure what you're after.
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SethRose wrote:Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2023 at 9:26pm
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Steve I second your vote of confidence in the WD. They are very reasonable in price and while using the hand clutch it does have live pto. If your on a budget, a WD is a good fit. The D15 has a hand clutch as well, high and low range. We have a series 2, D15. It’s a favorite on our farm, but if this so called industrial doesn’t have pto then it will not live up to your expectations. As I said before, D series tractors are good tractors even with their minor flaws of not having true live pto. Once you run them and understand their limitations, you learn how to to overcome them. The D15 is a good tractor, really good on a bush hog. Better than a WD, and we have both. Just find a farm D15, you won’t regret it, you will pay more than for a WD, but the hi/low power director is so much better. ------------- 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: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2023 at 10:23am
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Sethrose, welcome to the AC forum. Congrats on your new AC D15 with loader. That should be a good acreage unit? It’s loader is a huge asset in that it should save your back from maybe trying to lift something it shouldn’t? It’s non-live pto still offers great attachment power. It’s 2.4L (149cu.in.) gas engine should offer reliable cold starts & good fuel efficiency @ 3.43gal/hr under full loads. Not a bad beginning. Lots of great knowledge shared here on forum. For a quick reference though, here’s a weblink that list most AC tractors, their hp ratings, plus a whole lot more info. Just click/tap on each model to open its info. Maybe refer to it if or when you decide to add another AC to your fleet. Then come here for each models deeper info before you buy?? https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/tractor-brands/allischalmers/allischalmers-tractors.html" rel="nofollow - https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/tractor-brands/allischalmers/allischalmers-tractors.html |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2023 at 7:11pm
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IF you take 206 North for a couple hours, we're just a few miles off 206 in Green Twp. 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 |