HD11 SHOWTIME!!!
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Forum Description: everything else with orange (or yellow) paint
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Topic: HD11 SHOWTIME!!!
Posted By: AC Mel
Subject: HD11 SHOWTIME!!!
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2017 at 8:57pm
Ok, Hope this is what you guys are waiting for, because we are!!! So we're of to the "REDWOOD REGION LOGGING CONFERENCE" antique equipment display in Eureka Ca. (a 3 hour drive for us) Checking back it looks like we started this project on Jan. 5 2017. (time fly's when you're having fun).  So just in case you are wondering how we got it on the lowbed, I've have a video link here. http://vid966.photobucket.com/albums/ae147/doowder1/HD11%20SHOWTIME/HD11%20SHOWTIME_zpsd49fuuig.mp4" rel="nofollow - http://vid966.photobucket.com/albums/ae147/doowder1/HD11%20SHOWTIME/HD11%20SHOWTIME_zpsd49fuuig.mp4 we're outa here about 9:00 AM in the morning (and I'll keep you posted (LOL) |
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2017 at 9:08pm
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Excellent work Mel... LOOKS GREAT !! ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2017 at 9:35pm
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Not your first time for loading one of them. You make it look easy. Great looking project. ------------- 2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2017 at 9:54pm
| That is awesome. Sure wish I could go to Eureka and see all the neat stuff. Thanks so much Mel, for sharing this hugely successful project with us. It got to be lately, that when I come on to this site, the construction forum is what I hit first in hopes of seeing more of your progress pictures. Guess I don't need to come on here any more now. See y'all! Darrel |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2017 at 10:06pm
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Great work you guys! I guess all that rain was a mixed blessing, had more time to work on it but harder to get it done.
------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: JC-WI
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2017 at 11:09pm
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It sure does not seem like it was that long ago... Jan. 5th., that was just 68 days ago... and you fellow didn't work on it all the time. Still very impressive to get it looking like that with just 5 gallons of paint...   Guess when I down sized my scan, it don't look as good as it did at full resolution.  but it still gives specs for it..., I think these are specs for ag cats. winches and hard nose and blade and guards etc., all weigh up more. ------------- He who says there is no evil has already deceived himself The truth is the truth, sugar coated or not. Trawler II says, "Remember that." |
Posted By: Steve allis dozer
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2017 at 6:27am
| Great work Mel Looks the same as your fathers in the photo , you should get a photo of you or your brother sitting on the side of it the same that would be cool ! |
Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2017 at 9:22am
| I had to drive my HD5 onto a semi trailer when I sold it, I had never done it before, I made it on...on the first try and centered good , but when it came down from over center, I was puckered! lol have a great time at your show! |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2017 at 5:46pm
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Mel, Excellent job on the 11! Hope you have fun at the show! Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: ACmowerguy
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2017 at 7:39pm
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Very nice work! ------------- 10 various B-series garden tractors, AC Homesteader8, 416 hydro,710 gt, 914, 916H, 917H, 920D, and many misc attachments |
Posted By: Randaleky
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2017 at 8:28pm
| Beautiful !!!! Great Job ! Thanks for the pics and updates. |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2017 at 10:14pm
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Mel, your HD11 is goregous. I too, enjoyed watching your restoration progress. Thanks for all the photos, video, & descriptive text. JC(WI), thanks for including a spec sheet for the HD11. I wonder what gears or speed it would pull certain tillage pieces. Anyone on forum have any experience doing tillage work with oldrr track tractors? |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2017 at 11:00pm
| Looks good done. Seems like it went by quick |
Posted By: HD11 owner
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2017 at 9:10am
 Awesome restoration. Have a great time at the show and other photos from there would be appreciated
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Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2017 at 3:24pm
| Yes, have a great show. What is your next project? |
Posted By: Tad Wicks
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2017 at 9:47pm
| You did it again, well done Mel. Major congrats Tad |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 23 Mar 2017 at 1:27am
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Any pics from the show?
------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: AC Mel
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2017 at 10:37am
John, Yes have pictures, having trouble getting videos to up load so we'll just go with what we have. It was raining when we got there as expected. Here's a link to the unload video. http://vid966.photobucket.com/albums/ae147/doowder1/HD11%20SHOWTIME/RRLC%202017%20HD11%20RRLC%20UNLOAD_zpsnt2bfbyx.mp4" rel="nofollow - http://vid966.photobucket.com/albums/ae147/doowder1/HD11%20SHOWTIME/RRLC%202017%20HD11%20RRLC%20UNLOAD_zpsnt2bfbyx.mp4  They changed locations this year and relocated historical equipment to a different area. So we checked out the chain saw carvers.    These first carvings go to the auction for there fund raising dinner. The others are sold to who ever.  And then there was this cowboy standing there (price tag said $7500.00) And yes he was still standing there in the rain when we left.  Lots of new logging equipment on display.       Lots of antique trucks. This was the show stopper, 1951 International.   Lots of new and current working logging trucks.  Ok, and this is for Shameless. In the earlier post after we tried to scam Shameless about painting the logos and small letters, I said I was going to "Tom Sawyer" some one into buying me a beer to let them finish painting our tractor. WRONG!! it didn't work out that way. I ended up buying the beer and provided AC collection hats to this attractive little gal that volunteered. But it's done now! (her family are loggers in Sonoma County Ca.)  Here's a video link to a CAT 60 that was next to us. http://vid966.photobucket.com/albums/ae147/doowder1/HD11%20SHOWTIME/RRLC%202017%20SIXTY_zps73wmedqs.mp4" rel="nofollow - http://vid966.photobucket.com/albums/ae147/doowder1/HD11%20SHOWTIME/RRLC%202017%20SIXTY_zps73wmedqs.mp4 So Sat morning the rain began profusely as predicted and we left town. Have more videos if I can make them work I'll postem |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2017 at 12:58pm
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Thanks for posting the pics Mel! There was a lot of big money setting on display, guess there must still be some money to be made logging. Too bad it rained, was hoping it would come over the mountains and dump on us instead. Something I learned years ago when unloading a dozer. If you put the blade down just before it tips back (or forward) the tipping shock is reduced. ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2017 at 1:15pm
| Thanks Mel! Darrel |
Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2017 at 1:20pm
| Very cool Mel! |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2017 at 2:53pm
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Yes, thanks for the pictures. Tom
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Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2017 at 3:13pm
| lol...well I hope you learned your lesson Mel! but it's always fun when you can gits a gal to volunteer ! and yes I spit out my tea when I saw that green blob in the one pic! thanks for the pics, I still enjoy all your posts and pics and vids! glad you had a good time! |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2017 at 5:50pm
You needs to slip the carver a hunnert or 2, and have him carve you a dozer...
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Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2017 at 10:48pm
| Like the ole pet log truck. Thanks for posting |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 24 Mar 2017 at 11:25pm
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That dozer looks great!! Hard to imagine in 60 years all that new machinery will be just like your HD-11. I bet the guys who built those Allis dozers never dreamed they'd make it to this day and age, and people still care something about them! Not sure if the new stuff will make it that long with all the complicated electronics and stuff, but isn't that what they said when tractors with hydraulics came out? Lol |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2017 at 5:49am
| Mel, thanks for sharing all the great show pics & videos. I really enjoy seeing photos & reading your descriptive verbiage for each. The HD11's 516 sounds great in the unloading video. Chainsaw guys should carve out a diamond AC logo plaque. |
Posted By: DonBC
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2017 at 3:51pm
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I loved the video of the Cat Sixty. It brought back memories of my childhood. Our local municipality had two of them. One pulled an elevating grader for building roads and the second was rigged up with a double drum winch and pulled a cable scraper that was used for putting approaches and driveways after the road was finished. They also used it for digging dugouts for water storage on the farms. I was about 10 when they rebuilt the road past our farm and I spend every moment I could watching those two old sixties work. When it came time to put in our driveway the operator let me sit on the round fuel tank while he built the driveway. What a thrill. ------------- Jack of all trades, master of none |
Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2017 at 5:37pm
| ole Mel...always was a gal gitter.... |
Posted By: DonBC
Date Posted: 25 Mar 2017 at 6:36pm
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Mel, I forgot say that was a fantastic job. I never saw much Allis equipment where I lived. A company where I was assistant manager we had an old HD19. All it had on it was a single tooth ripper and it was used for ripping trenches when there was frost in the ground. We were using cable backhoes at the time so there was only the weight of the bucket and boom for down crowd. That old 6-71 with a straight pipe was a sweat sounding machine. ------------- Jack of all trades, master of none |