Attachments for wd45 mounted corn picker
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Topic: Attachments for wd45 mounted corn picker
Posted By: dr p
Subject: Attachments for wd45 mounted corn picker
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 7:29pm
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Had a neighbor stop by when i was putting away equipment. He was saying that his grand dad had a mounted allis picker(dosen't remember which model) and the tractor had attachments to center the seat and the steering wheel. He also said there was a different right brake pedal. I looked at my operating manual ( got the original corn harvester) and i didn't see these parts. Anybody ever hear about these? Did allis make them or are they aftermarket? One of my wd45 's has a flip over seat so the seat stays dry if it gets caught in the rain but he says that was not it. |
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Posted By: TramwayGuy
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 7:48pm
| I think your Grandpa was correct. But I’m not sure it was Allis or aftermarket… |
Posted By: Dennis J OPKs
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2025 at 8:32pm
| I suppose it's possible, seems like a lot of work & fabrication to just move the steering wheel a few inches and what do you really gain. if you're used to operating it from an offset position-what's the big deal about operating a picker? I doubt it was an Allis mod. Someone may prove me wrong & I'll admit the error. |
Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2025 at 5:15am
| Hasn't bothered me doing field work in the offset position for 45 years. Just wondering |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2025 at 6:18am
| Possibly to get out of the dust more and improve visibility? I have that offset steering adapter on a WD45 NF with power steering. It also has the offset flip over seat. The seat is similar to D series or my 170. I do appreciate the improved visibility the higher seating position provides. Looking at photos of a WD45 with mounted picker the brake pedals are mighty close to the attachment. Heavy boots could be problematic? |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2025 at 6:53am
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It does seem like I remember hearing something about the different brake pedal at some point. Most likely read that here. I have the flip-over seat brackets on both 45's and 1 WD. I do like the seating position they give. WD 'Grandpa' has an aftermarket seat so no F/O bracket. Interesting topic.
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Posted By: garden_guy
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2025 at 10:15pm
| They did make that offset steering wheel for a gear reduction or some sort of leverage advantage didn't they? Think I've seen one on a loader... Brake pedal I can't figure though, unless it was fender clearance for an aftermarket or retro-fit picker? |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 19 Dec 2025 at 10:53pm
| can't imagine AC built a picker that didn't fit the tractor as is |
Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2025 at 12:56am
| It fits fine but that right foot petal is pretty tight against the picker shielding. My foot is pretty tight in there. But with all the moving parts that maybe are not osha compliant, i would not wear anything but a solid toe boot without laces. And it is a little tough to what is going on with the left side of the picker. Besides, it wouldn't be allis chalmers if it didn't have a couple of little extra parts some engineers dreamed up. They were the kings of the extra part |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2025 at 5:32am
| The offset I have is 1:1. It just moves the wheel up and to the left |
Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2025 at 6:33am
| I am going to have to add it to my "quest " list. Already looking for a litter pan for my 110 spreader among other things |
Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2025 at 7:04pm
| The brake peddle when depressed tends to hit the duct work for the blower. I bet it is taller or more curvaceous to allow for more clearance. |
Posted By: Nathan (SD)
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2025 at 8:03pm
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Here is the steering wheel relocator on this tractor. Some debate years ago whether it was AC or Ford built. 
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Posted By: Nathan (SD)
Date Posted: 20 Dec 2025 at 8:08pm
Here is another one
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Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2025 at 6:43am
| My grandfather always said Ford corn pickers were one of the best implements Ford ever made |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2025 at 1:36pm
Does that mean brake needs adjusted?
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dr p wrote:Posted By: Dennis J OPKs
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2025 at 2:34pm
| This is one for the books & I wish there was a photo. My dad & his brothers owned a picker in partnership in the 50's. One of the brothers was an excellent carpenter. Picking in those days was a long season. Anyway, they built a wooden cab-kind of a square thing with barn windows on the sides. I don't remember how the front (windshield area) was built & the back may have been canvas. It did protect from the wind, and I think later there was a canvas Comfort cover which could be used with a picker mounted on a WD. Necessity is the mother of invention. |
Posted By: ac-mike
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2025 at 9:57am
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The one I know about was a mounted picker built by Ford. It had a sprocket and chain set up to move the steering wheel to center of tractor. There was a seat bracket that mounted on the picker body which lined up the seat to the steering wheel. I don't remember about the clutch pedal. I know this because I have the Ford brochure on this set up. If there was any big interest on this I might be able to find where I have stashed it. ------------- D-12III, 200D, 170G, HD-3, D19D 3pt, D17D High Crop, WD45G p/s, D15IID, D15IIG, D15G IND, 655, (3)WD45D p/s, 700, 816 |
Posted By: Kenny L.
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2025 at 10:50am
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Dad have one for the ford picker he had on the WD also the seat pan was move to the center and there was no shock and he trim the right brake pedal. I know where the steering part went but I don't think he want to get rid of it. |
Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2025 at 7:12pm
| The queen of the parts department, Brenda at sandy lake implement, found the answer. The steering wheel modification and flip over seat were aftermarket but the brake pedal was an attachment for the wd 45 for the 150/170 corn picker. The list of attachments to make those pickers work was horrifying |