Oilfield A
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Topic: Oilfield A
Posted By: split51
Subject: Oilfield A
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2011 at 11:25pm
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I found an A today and was wondering what you guys think would be a reasonable price to offer.
The engine is frozen.
Does the oilfield assembly have much , if any value? I am not interested in it and would remove it and put the tractor back to normal.
Below is an added bonus found. A minneapolis 17-30B
  ------------- 1929 20-35 sn17662 B1 w/snow blade B10 w/sickle mower B110 w/mower deck B110 w/tiller B112 w/grader blade B210 w/plo |
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Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2011 at 7:11am
| Very interesting find , I have never seen a muffler like the one on the A |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2011 at 7:28am
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As for back to normal ;Any pictures of radi top .I have seen a few or these with a small top tank like the 25-40 ,20-35 & e-60 power units tanks .Drum brakes,axles not same as A,over center clutches ,front axle ,etc. .The rear wheel bolt pattern is the same as a UC if back wheels are good .Most of time the oil pans are differant then the A tractor . Never the less they will make a cheap want to be A and makes for talk .Would take ALOT of parts to make it a NORMAL A again .Any parts missing off engine ? manifold any good ?
I would think junk price or a little more ,but I am not standing aside of it looking at it.
Good Luck
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Posted By: D-allis Iowa
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2011 at 7:28am
| nice find. someone would probably trade you a A for the oilfield. Seems a shame to dismantle the rig off of it as I am sure very few of them exist. |
Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2011 at 9:48am
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I'd be inclined to leave it as the oilfield service unit. Far more interesting and rare than your standard A. As to the Minnie, I saw your post on the Stak and it looks like that old Minnie hit that tree hard enough to bend it!!LOL. I hope you get then both. |
Posted By: Butch(OH)
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2011 at 10:59am
| Cool! it might have the high speed road gear too! Years ago Dave Bowers found one of those and didn't know what to call it so he calls it a model UAW |
Posted By: tractorchuckie
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2011 at 4:40pm
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are the spoke rear wheels stock? I don't think I've seen them on an A before. ------------- still looking for the holy grail of Allis |
Posted By: norm[ind]
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2011 at 7:27pm
| we have a oil field WC in the barn runs an for sle serious buyers only 1-800-254-3116 not mine [a friends] runs good all tires good an up with air 6volt also |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2011 at 5:45am
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These A-C oilfield tractors are Fred Cooper conversions. I have some info on them. ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2011 at 6:36am
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tractorchuckie wrote:Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2011 at 6:39am
| Copper was like Thompson,they bought parts from AC and built Units and tractors from them ! You never know if you will ever see 2 of the same from these guys . |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2011 at 6:47am
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Posted By: SteveMaskey(MO)
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2011 at 7:20pm
| Butch, The one my brother and I have will run about 30 miles per hour. That is about 26 miles per hour faster than it needs to go. |
Posted By: coop97
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2011 at 8:05pm
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Split51 your inbox is full ------------- 56 WD45 DSL,55 WD45 DSL,53 WD45,50 G,48 C,37 A,30 E 25-40,28 E 20-35,79 5030 |
Posted By: Tricky Dickie
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 1:58am
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Looks like a great find! Would the heavy cable equipment come off to leave it as an oilfield tractor without the extra clutter, or would that defeat the object of the exercise? Either way, A's are great tractors in any shape or form! By the way, I think that the "silencer" is actually a spark arrester.
Tricky Dickie
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Posted By: split51
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 8:23am
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Thanks for the info guys, I am going to try to make a deal on it next week
I fail to see what Norms WC for sale has anything to do with the A I found. Norm, please put it in the classifieds where it belongs. Coop, sorry, I got some space now ------------- 1929 20-35 sn17662 B1 w/snow blade B10 w/sickle mower B110 w/mower deck B110 w/tiller B112 w/grader blade B210 w/plo |