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R.W 
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 10:06am |
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Who owns a allis chalmers wd-45 and whats ur opinions? I ma buy one (if he wants to sell it) and rebuild the motor (burns alot of oil) it belongs to a close family friend.
Edited by R.W - 10 Jan 2011 at 10:29am
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In Search Of: 1958 Allis Chalmers D17 Diesel serial #9643D
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Joe(OH)
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 10:10am |
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I own a WD-45 and I have all kinds of opinions. I could tell you my political opinions, opinions on trucks, but I suppose you want to know about the tractor. Sorry, had to be a smart @ss. I like her real well. Drives well and great power. Is one heck of a machine with the hand clutch, and Im a big fan of snap coupler equipment. I use my for plow days, for pulling wagons, and for picking up bales. I like it real well.
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Dakota Dave
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 10:12am |
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I have 2 of them One with a loader. some times I wish it had power steering . and the other currently with a Snow blower. Thier a good tractor for the time that they were made. a lot of power in a fairly small package. The seating access could be better. once I'm on it I like to stay on till I'm done.
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bg/silex
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 10:26am |
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Take one to a plow day with a set of mounted 2-14's and you will see why we all like them !!
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David Gibson (OH)
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 11:39am |
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I agree with Dakota Dave about the seating. I love mine. A WD45 is what I learned on so they will always be my favorite.
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Dave Richards (WV)
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 12:16pm |
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You might want to get the hinge that lets you flip the seat to the right when getting on.
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TedBuiskerN.IL.
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 2:29pm |
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I take my 45 to plow days with 4-14's behind it. Always does real fine, no problem keeping up with 720 deeres pulling the same plow, and they are rated for 5-14's according to their owners manual.
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Kev Card
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 2:36pm |
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I have a WD 45 I like it ok, I wanted one for years but when i finally got one it was about a year after getting my 185 and i was spoiled. for an older fat guy the WD45 Seams to be the hardest to get on and off of all my Allis tractors Kev
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R.W
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 3:34pm |
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Im still a kid so getting on and off wont be too bad!
Edited by R.W - 10 Jan 2011 at 3:34pm
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RSponenberg
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 3:41pm |
I have 2 of them one wide front and one narrow and I love them!!!!! Used the narrow for plowing this fall pulling 3 - 16 inch plows all day on 5 gal of gas....
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LionelinKY
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 5:17pm |
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You definitely can not beat the bark for the buck running a WD45. Seems to have all the power you need all day long and the ONLY thing a WD45 shys away from is the fuel pump.
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RickUP
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 7:07pm |
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Lots of power for the size and weight. The front end stays on the ground too. Hard to get on off. I often wonder about a sideways tip, could I bail or not. Everything else is awesome, love hand clutch, starts easy, runs cool, it loves to snort.
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Lonn
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 7:15pm |
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When it came out, according to old mechanics I've talked to and of course my uncles, it took the competition by storm. Many stories of plowing demos and running silo blowers and such. It's a classic. Don't think about it. Just buy it and enjoy a real piece of America.
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 7:37pm |
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Yep, 45's are pretty handy tractor, specialy if you get ahold of some snap couple equipment. I'm almost old and half crippled up and still get on and of the 45 just fine. My B is the one that makes it hard getting on and off.
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John (MO)
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Posted: 10 Jan 2011 at 8:10pm |
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The deal is, the WD 45 came from the factory with about 38 hp at the drawbar. 60 some years later, some got a lot more horsepower and some got a lot less. Some have traction boosts that work and some don't. Also you got to figure that there are lots of different kinds of dirt. So, some will pull 4 16" plows and some won't hardly move 2 14" plows. If they aren't worn out, or even if they are an you fix them up, they are pretty handy old tractors. You can get more money tied up in one than you can ever hope to recover, but that is the case with most anything, and doesn't always mean you shouldn't do it. As with everything in life there are trade offs.
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R.W
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Posted: 11 Jan 2011 at 8:07am |
My dad always wanted this tractor if it was ever sold.I was bugging him about it a few weeks ago and he said when we visit him sometime i can ask if he wants to sell the tractor!
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Dave in il
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Posted: 11 Jan 2011 at 9:19am |
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My Dad used to say dollar for dollar and pound for pound you can't buy a better tractor than a WD45.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2011 at 11:58am |
 Dave in il wrote:
My Dad used to say dollar for dollar and pound for pound you can't buy a better tractor than a WD45. |
My Dad has always called them a bucking bronco. He always claims because stopping a 45 was like trying to stop a bucking bronco. I think another reason would be cause the thing would literally try and throw ya off. He always said it was a fun tractor to drive and it was his main horse for several years of full time farming.
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