Thinking about buying a d17
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Topic: Thinking about buying a d17
Posted By: mrfrost05
Subject: Thinking about buying a d17
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 5:02pm
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take a peek at the d17 below, i am considering buying this off C/L for 1500. what do you think? for some reason, those fenders do not look right to me 
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Posted By: BillinValpo
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 5:15pm
| Fenders are off a 185 i believe. |
Posted By: allisman 007
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 5:24pm
| one thing I found out the hard way with buy a d-17, is check the steering out, the one I bought had no grease in the steering box and pieces of bearings |
Posted By: allisman 007
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 5:26pm
| does anyone know if an exhaust manifold from a d-17 series IV will fit a series II, I want to put an oval muffler on my tractor |
Posted By: cwhit
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 5:49pm
| Not original, but still a good buy for 1500. |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 6:07pm
Oh wow that's one of the last series 4.5 production models just before the one-seventy came out. See it already has the square fenders on it. Great find!
I'd say if everything works on it then $1500 is a steal of a deal.  ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: mrfrost05
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 8:52pm
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How are the hydraulics on the d17? I really want something with a decent 3 point control compared to my wd45. How would I tell that this tractor is a series 4 when I go look at it? Thanks |
Posted By: GregLawlerMinn
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 9:04pm
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That is not a series IV as it does not have the hyd pump where the belt pulley is. The D17 has a single acting hyd pump as does the WD45. What do you mean by "decent 3 point control"? Both models have a single acting pison actuating the rock shaft and rear lift arms; power up; gravity down. ------------- What this country needs is more unemployed politicians-and lawyers. Currently have: 1 D14 and a D15S2. With new owners: 2Bs,9CAs,1WD,2 D12s,5D14s,3D15S2s, 2D17SIVs,D17D,1D19D;1 Unstyled WC |
Posted By: mrfrost05
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 9:25pm
| i am not familiar with the hydraulic schematic on the D17, thats why i was asking. I am not satisfied with the 3 point control on my wd45 at this point. i guess that i have just been spoiled with using all of my dads newer tractors. I am used to a nice float control, push the lever up a little and the implement will raise a little and stay there. if i move the lever on the wd45 a little, it will slowly raise up all of the way. what improvements were there on the d series compared to the 45? |
Posted By: allisman 007
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 9:28pm
what is the serial number on the tractor? that will tell you roughly what series it is
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Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 9:42pm
Improvements over WD 45 was safer riding position,can climb on from either side or over back. Hi-Lo Nuetral power director over only hand clutch for WD45.Believe Hyds. are slightly better on early series D-17 than WD45. Wd45 has good hyds. but can be tricky to adjust. More gears due to Power director.Better electrical 12 volts versus 6 volts on WD45 ------------- 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. |
mrfrost05 wrote:Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 10:20pm
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Looks like a GOOD BUY!! Serial number would help. I believe it is on the starter housing left side looking forward. There is a table here on this site. Let us know. However, $1500 for a running D-17 is a GREAT PRICE! Like those fenders. Are they transferred or original. Good Luck! Bill Long ps: Let us know what you do |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 26 May 2012 at 10:39pm
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D17 SIV will give you automatic height control on the 3pt...anything older and you will have to adjust the height whenever you lower the 3pt. That is why I love the D17 SIV, 170 and 175's for brush hog work.....they have a seperate lever to set the lift arm height. Early D17's like this will be no better than the WD45. ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |