WD45 with sugar beet front end
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Topic: WD45 with sugar beet front end
Posted By: Don(MI)
Subject: WD45 with sugar beet front end
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 1:15pm
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Just visited with a neighbor today, and noticed this odd looking front end.
He said whoever he purchased it from, used the tractor for sugar beet farming. Said it did have equipment for the sides of the tractor, and the hydraulic lever shown below was used with the equipment.
My question, was this front end extension, Allis built? An aftermarket product? Or something that was homemade to get the job done?
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Posted By: BennyLumpkin
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 1:19pm
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Looks like either way it was a well done job, but I've never seen one of those otherwise.
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Posted By: R.W
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 1:34pm
| Whats with all the snow??? |
Posted By: BennyLumpkin
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 1:38pm
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Ok with working Sugar Beats what good does extending the front end do?
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Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 1:41pm
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R.W. - Christmas is comin!! Hope you got your order in with santa, for more orange! lol
Benny, Not sure on that. All I was told, is that the tractor was used for sugar beet farming. Lotta beets growin in this area. ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: Rfdeere
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 1:45pm
I'll bet that it had a hydraulic pump. ------------- Randy Freshour,Member Indiana AC Partners, http://www.rumelyallis.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.rumelyallis.com |
BennyLumpkin wrote:Posted By: BennyLumpkin
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 3:21pm
Very possibly....strange setup though...someone trying to make it look like a Case? lol ------------- Central PA Allis Express 1934 WC254 1945 WF 1945 WC135755 1951 WD68085 1953 WD45-150217 1957 WD45D-230744D B110 |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 5:03pm
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Anyone have any books, with any Allis sugar beet equipment in it? ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: wfmurray
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 6:12pm
| I bet it is not factory ,look at crank shaft don,t align with engine. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 6:22pm
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Don, did you talk him out of the whole tractor??
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Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 6:23pm
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Not yet! lol
We will see what happens. ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 6:27pm
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GOOD LUCK!! Some of it looks salvageable.
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Posted By: ICTRCTR
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 6:28pm
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Looks like it raised the tractor a the steering box is in a lower position. Also looks like the original ac wide front end was used.
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Posted By: BILLP-SE-MI
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 8:49pm
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Hey Don, we dodged that snow down here in the south eastcorner. Looks like it got ya up in the thumb. On that WD wf they must have shortend the heck out of that factory frontend. |
Posted By: acd21man
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 9:13pm
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look at the welds and places were it might have been cut to seen if its ruff or smooth that might help tel if fac or homemade ------------- 2 wd 45,2 D-17 diesel/gas 3 pt, 220,d21, 4020,2 4430s used daily http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCudh8Xz9_rZHhUC3YNozupw |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2011 at 5:15am
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I hear ya bill. We are getting rain today, so this snow will be gone again. Hopefully it will just freeze down, and stay that way.
Hey, congrats to your daughter BTW!! Talked with kent last night, and he mentioned that party today.
All the edges of the steel, are clean cut that I could see. ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: Gary in Texas
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2011 at 5:45am
| It looks like a 4 bolt wide front end, and channel used to raise and extend it. Does it have taller wheels on the rear? |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2011 at 7:19am
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I'm sure this tractor had some sort of mid mounted equipment likely a cultivator that needed more clearance both ways. Notice the mounting brackets on the extension plates. The extension kit may have come with the mid mount implement and the hydraulic valve was used to control it.. ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2011 at 7:56am
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Gary, we were kinda in a rush, and I didn't pay much attention to the rear wheels. Will have to look closer in 1 week, when I go back. Would be really interesting to know what happened to the equipment. This guy has had this tractor for years, the equipment might already be in china! ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: jhid
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2011 at 12:48pm
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I saw this link posted in another topic and it looks like a similar front end http://jacksontn.craigslist.org/grd/2720083450.html - http://jacksontn.craigslist.org/grd/2720083450.html ------------- red and green are nice for christmas, but orange is all year round http://www.canadianantiquetractor.com/tractorforum/ |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2011 at 1:19pm
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Power Steering sells for that price. Buy it!! ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: Tom Miller (IA)
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2011 at 1:48pm
| What is it with the tractors that come out of Michigan and the rust? I bought one from there and the metal was either rusted off or really thin. As for this tractor, if everything is there and it looks like it was a aftermarket conversion I would probably leave it as is because it looks like it was a done right and not a cobble job! |
Posted By: Bryan L
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2011 at 6:40pm
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The front-end was stretched to mount the topper under the tractor and the digger was pulled behind the tractor. I can remember seing these
back in the early 60s when I was a kid. Our local AC dealer carried extra rear axles for the WD series during beet season because of the breakage. These under belly toppers was not made AC. |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2011 at 7:43pm
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Tom, I hear ya. Seems like all tractors in this state, if left outside, rust bad. Must be something to do with the wet weather, humidity.
Bryan, thanks for the post, that really makes alot of sense. ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2011 at 11:50am
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Someone brings a Farmall M with a beet digger similar to the AC to our show near Longmont. I never looked at it real close but don't believe the front end is moved, could be the M has a longer wheelbase or something. Used to be a lot of them around this country too but most were scraped long ago.
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