Took the RC out in the cold today
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Topic: Took the RC out in the cold today
Posted By: TomMN
Subject: Took the RC out in the cold today
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 3:21pm
My RC is progressing slowly, but I finally got the proper front wheels on it today. There is still no electrical other than the battery and starter. With lights, generator, and PTO it will be almost there. It was in the low teens here but it started up OK, I'm sure it is a bit warmer in the shed but not much.  |
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Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 3:28pm
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Looks great. ------------- Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D15, 615 backhoe, 2-Oliver OC3's, 4 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, AV8 Coupe, AV8 Roadster, 1933 Ford Wrecker |
Posted By: Chad(WI)
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 3:35pm
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Looking good Tom....BTW if that is slow progress, I must be going backwards with my projects lol! |
Posted By: orangeman
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 3:42pm
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Tom: Always great to see your restorations, very nice! How is the Industrial 17 coming? Stay Warm - Orangeman
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Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 3:52pm
Same here Chad, yep, your stuff always looks top notch Tom. ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Chad(WI) wrote:Posted By: Tony.Or
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 4:52pm
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Thats a beaut !!!!! Don`t see many out this way. Tony ------------- http://www.tonystractors.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.tonystractors.com |
Posted By: Chris/CT
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 5:41pm
| As expected, another top shelf restoration, nothing overlooked, very nice. |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 5:45pm
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Could be the best pictures I have ever seen, of an RC. Nice work! ------------- 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: Kev Card
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 5:48pm
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real nice tractor wish my RC looked that nice maybe someday ------------- RC,WC,2 C'S,WD45,185 ,618 LT If it's orange and rusty Mary don't trust me |
Posted By: JohnGinNC
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 6:02pm
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Absolutly stunning! ------------- Since they want to remove Liberty, Shouldn't they be called "Regressives"? |
Posted By: 190xt
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 6:36pm
| Tom That is very nice |
Posted By: Josh Day
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 6:37pm
| Very nice. I would like to own a RC one day |
Posted By: R.W
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 6:38pm
| As always, looks great! |
Posted By: wjohn
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 7:18pm
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I always look forward to your restorations too. That's a purty RC. ------------- 1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45 |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 7:21pm
| awesome!!! |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 7:24pm
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They never came off the assembly line looking like that. Great job,thanks for posting pics. ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 7:30pm
| Hello Tom. If I am thinking of the right man, wasn't it you that posted before and after pictures of a WC parked just outside an old family barn? You have rebuilt a very nice tractor here. The RC and CA is on my someday wish list. Then we would have all of the C's |
Posted By: Ryan Renko
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 7:49pm
| If I had a tractor that nice I would park it in my living room!!! Ryan |
Posted By: TomMN
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 8:09pm
Thanks for the comments, yes my grandpa's WC was the tractor that started me on this fun. His first tractor was an RC so I thought I should get one, he traded the RC in on the WC I have. Since there were so few RCs made I suppose I have a 1 in 5500 chance I have his, far better than the lottery. Here is a picture of grandpa's RC back in the day, it is my pattern. This was earlier this fall after I was helping plow for this years Orange Spectacular, I'm sure the birds hit it at least a dozen times. I got hit three times while sitting on it.  The videos of it getting this way can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/user/allis01" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/allis01 |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 8:26pm
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ALL BIRDS MUST DIE !!!! ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: WC7610
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 9:19pm
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Very nice as always!!
what primer and finish paint did you use? looks awesome ------------- Thanks Most Bad Government has grown out of Too Much Government- Thomas Jefferson |
Posted By: allischalmerguy
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 9:36pm
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Tom, I sure admire your work on restorations! Good job. Pastor Mike ------------- It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa, |
Posted By: BILLP-SE-MI
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 9:42pm
| Tom, nice looking RC. |
Posted By: David Maddux
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 10:15pm
| Tom: What plow did you use and what year was your RC? |
Posted By: Bill_MN
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 10:16pm
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Tom, when I first saw your 45D at Hutch 3 yrs ago it was by far my favorite tractor at the show. You certainly go over the top with all your restorations, which is the only way to do it in my book...
------------- 1951 WD #78283, 1918 Case 28x50 Thresher #76738, Case Centennial B 2x16 Plow |
Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 3:00am
| well...my question is....when do you start...on my RC?? |
Posted By: TomMN
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 3:57pm
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The paint is PPG Delstar 60080, I doubt I can get the Delstar anymore though, the Napa by me that sold it no longer carries paint so I don't know what I'll get next time. The two RCs I have are 1939 models, I don't know what model my grandpa's was. The earliest date written on a picture of it is 1940, but the picture of it being delivered is not dated. I think it could easily have been a 1939 model he had, but couldn't have been a 1941. The plow I used behind the RC in the videos was a one bottom steel wheeled Allis Chalmers plow that belongs to Matt Wosmek. I feel I need to get him some parts because the lift mechanism broke while I was plowing. I think I plowed 4 hours or more with it to get all the bird droppings, I remember thinking what it must have been like to plow a whole farm with something like that, the field turns black pretty slowly with a one bottom. |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 5:59pm
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Tom, just curious, did you upload pictures to your website, like other restorations you have done? And if so, could you post the link? Thanks! ------------- 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: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 6:10pm
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Tom does some beautiful restorations that's for sure! Just like Dave Maddux, does his, I call that "typical Foss". LOL! Beeeutiful!! Steve@B&B |
Posted By: TomMN
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 6:23pm
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You guys are too kind. I do have some pictures up on my web site for the RC, but I must say I have been really lax at updating it lately. I think the rearend may still be hanging from the shop crane in the RC section, but here is the link: http://home.comcast.net/%7Eold_allis/index.html" rel="nofollow - http://home.comcast.net/~old_allis/index.html You can get there by googling "old allis" I think my site may be the top hit. |
Posted By: Sam T-Ga
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 7:01pm
| Looks GOOD! |
Posted By: Kip[NY]
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2012 at 11:45am
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Looking like a million bucks, Tom.
------------- 1959 D-14 SN/21089 "Martha" |