Few new items followed me home!
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Topic: Few new items followed me home!
Posted By: JimIA
Subject: Few new items followed me home!
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 9:50pm
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For some reason when I say "I am not going to buy anymore pieces of equipment for the collection this year" I end up with those too good too pass deals. lol I actually bought this blower last year from MattMN when he found it out in the Dakotas some where, but didnt get it home till a few weeks ago. Matt and his Uncle Harlan were gracious enough to bring it down to the show in Rochester MN for me! It is a 480-L and has the rare long hopper for rear unload boxes. I have only heard of a few others of these and this is the first one I have seen in person.  The paint is amazing and it even has some paint on the blower paddles yet!  I saw this spreader on YTmag the other day and just couldnt pass it up. I have been trying to buy a good New Idea to use for fun but everytime I was at a sale someone wanted it one more bid than I did. So we made the trip yesterday I guess I had to add another A-C to the herd! On the way back home we stopped by at KennyL's and picked up the snap coupler blade I bought from him. Thanks again Kenny! Your a great guy I dont care what they say! lol  The spreader is in great shape! The guy I bought it from said it had came from a sheep farm. There is a fair amount of paint on inside of the machine including some on the apron and floor!     The tires have awesome tread but show signs that they were sunk in the dirt. Im hoping they hold out for me.  I had bought it with intentions of using it once and a great while but was faced with a dilemma after I saw how really nice it was. Well it so happened that we had some rotten hay and some calf pens that needed hauling out today. The calf pens were mostly staw so I said what the heck. I figured I would regret not running it a bit over not running it at all. I guess I was right! lol It worked great!  Heres a few decal shots.  This one was stuck on at 4:59 pm. lol  Thanks for looking. Jim |
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Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 9:56pm
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Nice finds Jim.....I like to think that "what goes around comes around"...you've helped me and a lot of others here, you deserve every treasure that you find! ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
Posted By: Chalmersbob
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 10:01pm
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That looks like a 80 bu. ground drive. It's in great shape.
I have a140 pto drive. I was looking for an 80 but the 140 popped up at a good price,
so I bought it. I'm missing the large drive wheel on the right side. I have the small one and only drive the lower beater. Bob
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Posted By: wjohn
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 10:23pm
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That is a nice looking spreader. I've got a JD R spreader that I need to drag home one of these days, but it's in awful shape. ------------- 1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45 |
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 10:28pm
| Jim, nice finds there. I would love those around here. Nice barn there too. Not enough good barns left anymore, they are a treasure. Tracy Martin |
Posted By: Oldoug
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 10:29pm
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Very nice pieces of A-C equipment there Jim. They are lucky to have found a good home!!!
------------- Matt Folkers FOLKERS RESTORATION Restoring vintage things to last so the future can enjoy our past. |
Posted By: Kenny L.
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 10:33pm
| It look better in person then in the picture, it is a great find. Kenny L. |
Posted By: HagerAC
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 10:38pm
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Some nice stuff there Jim. I really admired that blower when Matt delivered it to our show.
------------- 30+ A-Cs ranging from a 1928 20-35, to a 1984 8070FWA, Gleaner R52 |
Posted By: Rfdeere
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 11:09pm
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Looks like some good orange there Jim ! ------------- Randy Freshour,Member Indiana AC Partners, http://www.rumelyallis.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.rumelyallis.com |
Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 4:29am
| there's a dairy farm over bt arlington,ne that still uses an AC blower, blows wet shelled corn up into one of their blue silo's! it still works good! |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 9:29am
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You got quite a deal there Jim. Congrats on such a good find!! If only....ah, but I can only wish. LOL Maybe next year I can get down by you...
------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: se iowa picker
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 9:33am
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Nice lineup ya got there congats |
Posted By: JK in Pa
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 10:19am
| It is like going back in time when one can see Allis Equipment in that condition. Very nice finds indeed. Thank you for taking the time to post pictures. |
Posted By: Justin Widlund (IA)
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 3:05pm
| Awesome find Jim. Outstanding original condition. |
Posted By: JBrownIndiana
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2011 at 12:41pm
| good stuff! What a find, you can't hardly beat the shape they are in! |
Posted By: orebaugh
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2011 at 1:40pm
| That spreader looks like it was used once 40 years then put in the barn. Great pictures, thanks for posting. |
Posted By: AllisFreak MN
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2011 at 4:31pm
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My uncle had a 480 short hopper blower when I was a kid. I loved the sound of it in action. It brings back a lot of memories. Nice to see there are still a few around. ------------- '49 A-C WD, '51 A-C WD, '63 A-C D17 Series III, 1968 A-C One-Seventy, '82 A-C 6060, '75 A-C 7040, A-C #3 sickle mower, 2 A-C 701 wagons, '78 Gleaner M2 |
Posted By: michaelwis
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2011 at 5:27pm
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DAD had one of those long hoppers back in the early sixties. His had an engine on it . QUESTION ...were those engines an option at factory ?
Or was it an ad on after he got it ? ------------- WD WD45 DIESEL D 14 D-15 SERIES 2 190XT TERRA TIGER ac allcrop 60 GLEANER F 6060 7040.and attachments for all Proud to be an active farmer |
Posted By: Byron WC in SW Wi
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2011 at 9:58pm
| Cool Jim. I've never even heard of a blower like that. My grandpa had a long hopper blower but it was belt drive and those seem to be pretty common. |
Posted By: JimIA
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2011 at 5:37pm
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Thanks guys.
The 480 blowers did not have an engine drive option, but the early 30 series and forage blowers did have an engine drive option. We have an engine drive forage blower with a B125 power unit. I have seen later 30 series blowers with D14 power units on it as well. The 480 series had a completely different frame and blower style so the engine drive option was gone.
Jim
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Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2011 at 8:10pm
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Your pics are great! Seeing your collection in action is almost like a window to the past. Thanks for sharing. ------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford |
Posted By: farmboy766
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2015 at 6:33am
| WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN SELLING THE BLOWER.I COLLECT SILAGE BLOWERS |
Posted By: JimIA
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2015 at 6:57am
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Sorry but no, that one is not for sale. I got your PM. Will try to call you later. Jim ------------- An open eye is much more observant than an open mouth |
Posted By: wood
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2015 at 7:03am
| Very nice find. |
Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2015 at 10:51am
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Nice equipment, outstanding condition! I always wondered if you could turn one of those blowers 90 degrees and use it as a leave blower. I have a bunch of maples in the front yard that seem to drop all at once every fall!
------------- D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446 |
Posted By: Steve Zidlicky
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2015 at 2:08pm
| boy Jim! talk about "falling in it" you have a real gem of a spreader. I met you at your place about 6 or 8 tears ago. Mike Meyers is my cousin's husband. He brought me over. Next time we make it up I will try to look you up. Steve |
Posted By: Steve Zidlicky
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2015 at 2:10pm
| correction: years ago, not tears ago. a lot of water under the bridge since then. spell check knows no diff. |
Posted By: LRWSPWI
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2015 at 2:37pm
| Man, that blower brings back old memories from when I was a younger person in the late 50's early 60's ours had the long hopper also for unloading chopper boxes from the back. I remember having an electric motor connected to a gear box that turned a PTO shaft that was attached to a round tube with cables attached to it to pull a sliding front end gate toward the rear so you could hook the silage into the blower all (OSHA) approved for sure. Thanks for sharing and reminding me of my age😊 |
Posted By: JimIA
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2015 at 6:24pm
Sorry Steve I can remember Mike coming out with someone a number of years ago. Was I around or just my Dad? Hard to remember sometimes. I do know the Zidlicky name for sure. A friend of mine from high school was related to the Zidlicky's, he was an Oyloe I think his Mother's maiden name is Zidlicky. Jim ------------- An open eye is much more observant than an open mouth |
Steve Zidlicky wrote:Posted By: JOHN N/IL
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2015 at 8:15pm
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You have some nice ac's Jim and i love the farmstead too ,i take it that its your farm,very nice.John ------------- D-15IIG65,D-17IVG67,D-17D58,620 |
Posted By: Steve Zidlicky
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2015 at 9:37pm
| It was you, did not meet your Dad as I remember. we looked at your 40 in the garage. I hope to make it up next fall. 500 miles away and with livestock makes it hard to be gone much more than a day or two. The last time we did it my Dad finally just said I guess the cattle will look after themselves. We like to take him along as Mike's wife is the only one left from that generation. She is 6 years older than me. There are a lot of Zid's in your part of Iowa and a little further west. A lot of boys born the last 100 or so years. |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2015 at 10:32pm
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Jim, how it you always find the coolest things in the best shape? ------------- 2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C |