Saved from going to the scap yard
Printed From: Unofficial Allis
Category: Allis Chalmers
Forum Name: Farm Equipment
Forum Description: everything about Allis-Chalmers farm equipment
URL: https://www.allischalmers.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24079
Printed Date: 15 Jun 2024 at 11:24pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.10 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Saved from going to the scap yard
Posted By: PBSoMd
Subject: Saved from going to the scap yard
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2011 at 6:34pm
  The guy was pulling these out of the barn to take to the scrap yard, we actually had the 17 running in a couple of hours
|
Replies:
Posted By: Steve M C/IL
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2011 at 6:45pm
| You did VERY well!!!....especially if he took "scrap" price...or even a little more. |
Posted By: jb from md
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2011 at 6:46pm
|
boy i'd like to have a set of plows like those .glad to see it was saved from china,looks like you picked up some good things there...Jb ------------- 8050 FWA, 190XT, 185, Styled wc, Unstyled wc, (2)C, (2)WD45NF, WD45WF, WD,416h, 716h, 312h, 8070 pedal. |
Posted By: JoeO(CMO)
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2011 at 6:52pm
|
Is the D17 For Sale? I'd like to have it with the ROPS and Canopy if it is. ------------- |
Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2011 at 6:59pm
|
Thank You! Thank You!! Thank You!! You are saving history.
I see you are from Maryland. Any dealer stickers on the equipment. Just wondering where they were sold. I may have known the dealer.
Thanks Again!
Good Luck!
Bill Long
|
Posted By: BennyLumpkin
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2011 at 7:06pm
|
Id take the D17 too...not that the C is a bad find but Id love to pick up a D17
------------- Central PA Allis Express 1934 WC254 1945 WF 1945 WC135755 1951 WD68085 1953 WD45-150217 1957 WD45D-230744D B110 |
Posted By: D17 owner
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2011 at 8:33pm
| Wow I would have cryed if I seen them in a dumpster I am going to say what bill said THANK YOU! Eric |
Posted By: rickwsomd
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2011 at 8:37pm
|
Great Job Parran. Were they local? Just wondering if they were from Great Mills. Take Care, Rick W.
------------- Rick W.(So.MD) |
Posted By: redline
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2011 at 9:14pm
|
Bravo! I can't believe anyone would even consider scrapping such complete tractors. We truly are in a "throw away" society. Kinda turns my stomach! Thank you for saving them. ------------- If it weren't for the last minute, I wouldn't get anything done! |
Posted By: Brian G. NY
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2011 at 9:34pm
|
And...........just look at dat nice set of four front weights!!!!!
The sheet metal on the D-17 looks great; the grille is not even
beatup!
|
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2011 at 11:56pm
|
What a find! There's got to be a good story about how you came about saving them.
------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: David Gibson (OH)
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2011 at 12:02am
|
WOW! Great find! ------------- David Gibson http://www.darkecountysteam.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.darkecountysteam.com 1956 WD45 |
Posted By: AllisChalmers37
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2011 at 12:02am
|
I have to agree that is an AWESOME find. I don't know why someone would scrap that. Now if only I could find someone taking a load of good ACs to the scrapper that I could get real cheap.
------------- 1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500 |
Posted By: FredinInd
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2011 at 12:11am
|
Great save there! Got to know what it cost for the saving part and how you worked it out with the yard scrapper. Just curious, and I know there are others that would like to know also on here. I've got two yards by me that I left my cell# with just in case they run into some dummy that doesn't know what these pieces of history mean to us collectors. Inquiring minds would like to know... don't have to, if you would rather not, but I hope you made out great on the save!! ------------- Oh well, I won't do that again! |
Posted By: EPALLIS
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2011 at 12:26am
| Awesome Job! Thanks for the save!! Going orange is going great! |
Posted By: PBSoMd
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2011 at 7:11am
|
Thanks Guys I think this is a one in a life time find! About 8 miles from home, gentleman was cleaning out his barn and taking evrything to the scrap yard. A friend of ours seen the tractors and called, we were thinking junk but maybe something we should look at, you can imagine our surprise when we got there. The D 17 needs a rim but I think the tire, although has been sitting flat for a while can be saved. My son will keep the 17 and fix it up,I'm taking the rops and fenders off and putting on my 180,( they come off a 185) he had the original fenders for the 17 in the back of the barn( like new). The little C and the plows might be for sale if any interest, I'll post once I have a chance to look them over. As for the price I paid, I won't say, but it was less then scrap value. The gentleman was happy someone wanted them and saved him from hauling. Bill Long, I'm pretty sure the D 17 was purchased from Coppage Implement in Great Mills. The C could have been also. Rick, I think that little C would look good sitting beside your B!!! Come by and check it out!! |
Posted By: StewartMD
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2011 at 8:11am
|
Great save. They look to be in pretty good condition. ------------- 8030, 8010, 220, 185, 160, D-17, WD, Unstyled WC, CA, G, 20-35, Gleaner E |
Posted By: Reeseholler
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2011 at 11:00am
| Dang. I always hate so see something like that go. I guess we can't save them all though. |
Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2011 at 2:07pm
|
Thanks for the Dealer Information.
Yes, I remember Coppage Implement well. I can't tell you how many trips I made there to pick up equipment. One time the truck died and I had to have my good friend Warren Grimm come and pick me up at A C. Youngs in Upper Marlboro. I think I was carrying a rake at the time.
Good Luck!
Bill Long
|
Posted By: OrangePowerGA
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2011 at 5:26pm
|
Good work. Thanks for saveing some orange! ------------- AC - WD JD - 650 |
Posted By: PBSoMd
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2011 at 7:35pm
Had the 17 out for a little drive today
 |
Posted By: injpumpEd
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2011 at 7:53pm
|
I cannot stand it when someone scraps machinery! Part it out if you must, but it's best to sell complete. Every time something gets scrapped, it's gone forever! I only scrap stuff I know is junk beyond repair, blocks and cranks or heads that are broken from a catastrophic failure. Ed.
------------- 210 "too hot to farm" puller, part of the "insane pumpkin posse". Owner of Guenther Heritage Diesel, specializing in fuel injection systems on heritage era tractors. stock rebuilds to all out pullers! |
Posted By: DREAM
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2011 at 9:01pm
|
Awesome save! Hard to believe someone would just throw those away. Hope someone makes a home for the little C. I kinda have a soft spot for those. ------------- I didn't do it! It was a short, fat, tall, skinny guy that looked like me! |