Any restorers in southern Mich for a WD
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Topic: Any restorers in southern Mich for a WD
Posted By: Docrock117
Subject: Any restorers in southern Mich for a WD
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2025 at 1:41am
| Looking for some help finding someone for a restoration of a WD, believe it’s a 1949 purchased by my Grandpa new then ( 1 owner ). Live in southern Michigan, south of Kzoo. |
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Posted By: jvin248
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2025 at 9:39am
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. Serial number is on the back of the rear end casting, left side, Starts with "WD" then number. Look up on tractordata dot com for build sequence. That's the easiest source I found before when I was looking. WD I have, bought three years ago, was built within two weeks of the one on the farm growing up. Post some pictures of the tractor and condition you are starting with. . |
Posted By: 55allis
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 12:21am
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If you could get it over here I could probably do it… only a 8.5 hour road trip…. Would love to do another WD. But that would be a long road trip. ------------- 1955 AC WD45 diesel with D262 repower, 1949 AC WD45 |
Posted By: Docrock117
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 7:27pm
here are 2 images I just took. The first is a number I found between the transmission and the metal box to contain the battery. If this is the serial number it makes it a 1955 wd45, is that correct. The sticker/ label on the front only says WD. uploads/25750/image0.jpeg" rel="nofollow">uploads/25750/image0.jpeg
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Posted By: Docrock117
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 7:28pm
| here is a shot of the tractor itself. uploads/25750/image1.jpeg" rel="nofollow - uploads/25750/image1.jpeg |
Posted By: Dave (Mid-MI)
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 7:34pm
| That is a casting number. The serial number is stamped into a flat pad on the vertical surface of the rear housing above the lift arm crossbar. Sometimes you have to scrape a bit to make the number readable. |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 7:40pm
| Late 1952 or 53 curved stick "WD" not a "WD-45". |
Posted By: Docrock117
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 8:19pm
| that’s what I always thought which is why that number confused me. I’ll go back out to the barn and see if I can find the number again |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 8:23pm
| Just above the lift arm shaft on the LEFT side close to the square headed setscrew for the left brake. WDxxxxxx.........should be 127000 or newer. |
Posted By: Docrock117
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 9:45pm
| I just don’t see anything there? uploads/25750/image0_2025-07-13_21-44-12.jpeg" rel="nofollow - uploads/25750/image0_2025-07-13_21-44-12.jpeg |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 10:12pm
| Need an electric wire brush to get rid of all the rust and barnacles. It is stamped and has to be clean to see it. |
Posted By: Docrock117
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 10:16pm
| ok, will give that a shot in the morning. Thanks for all your help! |
Posted By: 55allis
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 10:40pm
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Doesn’t look to be in too bad of shape!! Does it run? Even looks like original paint and decals. ------------- 1955 AC WD45 diesel with D262 repower, 1949 AC WD45 |
Posted By: Docrock117
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2025 at 10:51pm
| bit of a long story but last time I started it it ran but could only get it into reverse. It had been kept in barn its whole life that my grandfather built for it. Then in 2016 we had a 22” wet snow event and the roof collapsed. There is a slight dent in the fuel tank from that but no other major visible damage. Problem then was, didn’t have anywhere to put it so it sat outside while I had barn demo’ed and new barn built but that took about 8 months. I traveled a lot for work so it has just sat there. Battery is cashed and the fuel leaks as soon as I open butterfly valve. Tires also need to be replaced. I have it up on blocks at the moment. Tires are at least 40 years old. So it has not run since 2017. I’m now retired and would like to give it life again. |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2025 at 6:30am
| I'm not near my tractor but it looks like (in the book) the serial number is just ABOVE that square headed setscrew. |
Posted By: Docrock117
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2025 at 4:28pm
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ran the wire brush across it. I’m at the point I’m afraid to go much farther as I’m not sure if I will remove the pitting or the ser number first. I can see pretty clearly WD 13_739. I believe the other number is a 4. The area is pretty pitted. uploads/25750/IMG_9618.jpeg" rel="nofollow - uploads/25750/IMG_9618.jpeg
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Posted By: jvin248
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2025 at 7:25pm
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. 13xxxx serial number puts it in the 1953 WD production series. Some WD45 features were added ahead of time, like the "bent shifter" and other features short of the WD45 engine. But maybe you have that or it was upgraded. Photo of the other side of the engine could reveal. If it has a plate behind the mag or distributor or a solid casting with a boss. So you could have a very interesting model. . . |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2025 at 8:33pm
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Dust it with some chalk... ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: Alex09(WI)
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2025 at 8:53pm
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Welcome to the forum! Family tractors are great projects! They are worth spending the money on. A&W Tractor can do any mechanical work or complete restorations. We just dropped 2 tractors off back in IN that we worked on, one was near La Porte. Looks like you can take either ferry across to us or go through Chicago. We can also pickup/deliver. ------------- www.awtractor.com A&W TRACTOR 920-598-1287 KEEPING ALLIS-CHALMERS IN THE FIELDS THROUGH THE 21ST CENTURY |