WD-45 work in progress
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Topic: WD-45 work in progress
Posted By: Harry up of Mi.
Subject: WD-45 work in progress
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 8:36pm
  
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Posted By: XT in pa
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 8:49pm
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wow looks great and a lot of work keep the pics comin. Shawn ------------- 190XT,D17and 7045 |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 9:01pm
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Thanks for posting pics. Love to see what people make to properly split and work/paint on tractors. Keep up the good work. ------------- 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: GT in Indiana
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 9:05pm
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OUTSTANDING! Is it just you working on it? Regards, Gerald ------------- 1955 WD45 we like to call Ruby |
Posted By: Tony Elo
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 9:14pm
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Pat the Plumber CIL wrote:Posted By: Harry up of Mi.
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 9:14pm
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The front wheels were made up for a B that I repainted so I did a little remodeling to fit the WD-45. Just myself working on this project, most of the small parts are done. The main frame, side rails and engine are about ready for prime and paint. Will post more pictures later. |
Posted By: Gary in da UP
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 9:22pm
| Looking Good Harry.. |
Posted By: Ed (Ont)
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 9:25pm
| That is what mine is waiting for. Very nice. Maybe you can come up here when that is done! |
Posted By: CAdon
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 9:25pm
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even the tires look gorgeous. ------------- 52 CA, 41 B and a little B1 oh, yeah... and an 8N ford snuck in there, too. |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 10:18pm
Harry you are on the final stretch and it looks great.  I'm taking notes on that front wheeled stand as I'll be splitting mine this fall/winter.------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: AC WD45
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 10:19pm
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do what I did and paint the whole steering wheel, how they came from the factory. ------------- German Shepherd dad 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 #WD234847 1951 Allis Chalmers WD #WD88193 |
Posted By: R.W
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 10:20pm
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Posted By: AC WD45
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2012 at 10:21pm
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factory looks better. IMO ------------- German Shepherd dad 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 #WD234847 1951 Allis Chalmers WD #WD88193 |
Posted By: Dave (Mid-MI)
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2012 at 8:00am
| By the time you are done, you should have the best looking tractor in Happy Rock! |
Posted By: TedBuiskerN.IL.
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2012 at 8:07am
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They were not all orange from the factory, unless the dealer stripped ours before he delivered them in 1947, 1952, and 1954. ------------- Most problems can be solved with the proper application of high explosives. |
Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2012 at 8:13am
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Nice job, post some shots of the rest of the paint job please.
I like the stand too!
Don ------------- 3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep. |
Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2012 at 2:03pm
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Sweet! Yep, I like seeing how guys deal with splitting and work-support. Wish my shop had a glassy-smooth floor to roll stuff around (sigh)... that will eventually come, but for now, it's hard-packed lime atop gravel. At least it's fairly smooth. Harry- what was your prep/cleaning method for the driveline? Pressure wash? Media blasting? Wire brush? |
Posted By: Harry up of Mi.
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2012 at 5:23pm
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Dave- I pressure washed to get most of the grease and dirt off than used a wire wheel on the main gear along with help from a needle scaler in the places where the wire cup brush couldn't get into. Before priming I will wash it down with simple green to get the oil off. All of the other parts that did not have bearings or seals were sand blasted.
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Posted By: AC WD45
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2012 at 1:55pm
all factory pics ive seen were orange ------------- German Shepherd dad 1957 Allis Chalmers WD45 #WD234847 1951 Allis Chalmers WD #WD88193 |