what does the 45 stand for in wd45?
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Topic: what does the 45 stand for in wd45?
Posted By: JM
Subject: what does the 45 stand for in wd45?
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2011 at 9:34pm
| I always figured either 45 hp. or 4.5 inch stroke. Does anybody know? JM |
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Posted By: Rfdeere
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2011 at 9:43pm
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45 engine Horsepower. ------------- Randy Freshour,Member Indiana AC Partners, http://www.rumelyallis.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.rumelyallis.com |
Posted By: Steve M C/IL
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 12:00am
| But they were only 42 or 3 weren't they? |
Posted By: Rfdeere
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 12:11am
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They were 42 to 43 at the belt pulley / pto. They lose a few horses in the gearing. ------------- Randy Freshour,Member Indiana AC Partners, http://www.rumelyallis.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.rumelyallis.com |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 7:03am
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Either 45 hp at the engine or at corrected sea level belt hp they were at 45 hp. Not sure my sentence is all that coherent this morning. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: dudley wallace
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 7:10am
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i was always told the wd45 had a 4.5 stroke and the wc and wd had a 4.0 stoke engine that was the change in the engine . ------------- a member of hendricks county antique tractor and machinery association club. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 7:26am
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I think the 45 stands for forty five. The belt HP was tested at 44.13 though.What does the WD stand for?
------------- 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 |
Posted By: Pa.Pete
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 8:48am
I guess that doesn't make sense with the WF because it was earlier than the WD, and then there was no WE tractor, I think I'm confusing myself.
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CTuckerNWIL wrote:Posted By: R.W
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 9:14am
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45 gross hp ------------- In Search Of: 1958 Allis Chalmers D17 Diesel serial #9643D |
Posted By: nella(Pa)
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 9:22am
| http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/1/7/177-allis-chalmers-wd45.html - http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/1/7/177-allis-chalmers-wd45.html |
Posted By: Butch(OH)
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 9:25am
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Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 11:07am
Wonder Dart: Because we always wondered where it was going to dart next! It's a narrow front, well worn and rather exciting to drive in road gear. ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 2:09pm
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Here I always thought it was War Developed. ------------- 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 |
Posted By: Larry(OH)
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 7:59pm
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I thought thats how tall you needed to be to get on one 4'5" My leg goes OVER the hand clutch and rest behind my knee!! ------------- '40 WC puller,'50 WD puller,'50 M puller '65 770 Ollie *ALLIS EXPRESS contact* I can explain it to you, BUT I cannot understand it for you!! |
Posted By: Reeseholler
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 8:06pm
| Who Dunnit? that's about the best I could think of. |
Posted By: Allis Fields
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 8:53pm
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A very good sales pitch. ------------- Allis orange blooded by family. Allis Diehard by choice |
Posted By: Rfdeere
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 9:44pm
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Larry, you need to move your seat back!! ------------- Randy Freshour,Member Indiana AC Partners, http://www.rumelyallis.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.rumelyallis.com |
Posted By: Steve M C/IL
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2011 at 9:50pm
| Good one Randy |
Posted By: Larry(OH)
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 6:19am
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Randy, I don't think I can get the seat back that far with my long legs!!. I have thought about making a new handle that would stand up beside the steering shaft for the hand clutch!! ------------- '40 WC puller,'50 WD puller,'50 M puller '65 770 Ollie *ALLIS EXPRESS contact* I can explain it to you, BUT I cannot understand it for you!! |
Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 7:36am
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From memory let's take a look at the questions.
What does the WD stand for.
The W series tractors were WC - W tractor cultivation or narrow front - WF W tractor wide front or wheatland type. The WD was the successor to the WC or WD next letter.
What does the 45 stand for in the WD-45
Answers above are basically correct in that the 45 was the about horsepower of the engine with the 4.5 stroke.
Hope this is some help.
Good luck!
Bill Long
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Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 7:43am
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WC = World Class
WD = World Dominater
WF = World Farmer
45 = 1945, the year it was first conceived and engineering began! ------------- D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446 |
Posted By: JayIN
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 12:13pm
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We called it the WonderDog when I was a kid. But that was 43 years ago and its still going........... kids are dumb! ------------- sometimes I walk out to my shop and look around and think "Who's the idiot that owns this place?" |
Posted By: LionelinKY
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 4:34pm
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WC=Won't Cease
WD=Won't Die
WF=Won't Fail ------------- "My name is Lionel and I'm an Allisoholic" |
Posted By: LionelinKY
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 4:38pm
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I'd say 45 stands for the number of competitors the engineers expected her to put to shame and we all know how AC underrated its machines(hp) at first but often had to make changes once one was actually tested. ------------- "My name is Lionel and I'm an Allisoholic" |
Posted By: Gary in da UP
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 6:17pm
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Maybe wishful thinking on AC's part. If they could have introduced the WD45 in 1945, instead of 8 years later, the other tractor companys might never have been able to catch up to them, AND if the D series came out in 53, it may have sealed the deal . And we would never heard of agco. |
Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2011 at 10:50pm
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Gary, It was the 1946 strike that killed AC. We could have sold anything after WWII and even though we were a small dealer we only got 6 tractors in 1946. Most of them C's.
The income lost from that Communist Led strike was the start of the closing of Allis Chalmers.
Good Luck!
Bill Long
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Posted By: Gary IN
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2011 at 9:34am
| Have loader parts off D-17 what are you looking for? Gary IN |
Posted By: Jim in NW Iowa
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2011 at 7:30pm
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WC - Will Crank
WD - Will Drive
WF - Will Finish!
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WC - Will Cook
WD - Will Drink
WF - Will Fart!
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Posted By: AllisChalmers37
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2011 at 11:46pm
I like that. ------------- 1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500 |
Posted By: LionelinKY
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2011 at 8:49am
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Really bored-thought up another set. WC=Whoops CaseWD=Whoops Deere
WF=Whoops Farmall ------------- "My name is Lionel and I'm an Allisoholic" |
Posted By: LionelinKY
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2011 at 8:51am
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Even Better
WF=Whoops Farmall/Ford-probably simultaneously ------------- "My name is Lionel and I'm an Allisoholic" |