Ever Seen an AC D-17 on Steel????

Just discovered this tractor this afternoon at a used tractor sales lot.  What's it worth?  I doubt if I would get a flat tire bushhogging a patch of thorns with this one.  Are these factory wheels?

They'd be okay in a plowed field,but would be a rough ride on a gravel road! LOL! I've never seen or heard of a D17 on steel before personally...I think they're homemade.  If so,they did do a good job of fabricating them though.  Rick

My guess would be the Amish, or Mennonites had it before!

Amish. Plenty of them around here. Neighbors have a WD-9 McCormick, another has a 4020 JD, and I've seen a 4030 maroon belly(?) and D-19 AC all on steel wheels. Most are shop built like those are. If they were River Brothern Mennonite wheels they would be better built.

I would not want a tractor that spent it's whole life on steel. I have had Continental U's with steel and with rubber and you can't believe how hard the steel is on the old tractors. It just wears them out!  Dave.

He only gave 1100 for the whole tractor at auction

I cannot believe what I learn on this forum.   I have NEVER SEEN OR HEARD of a D-17 or any other late tractor on Steel.  Have to put this down for something new I learned today.

I saw a late model JD in western Ky driving on the edge of the road on steel. Me and the guy with me just looked at each other like "what was that". JP 

why dont Amish use tires ???

Never knew Amish to use ANY type of tractor? I always thought it was the Mennonites?? They put the steel wheels on I was told to keep the youngins from driving them to town??

The Amish live by a set of religious beliefs that (usually) prohibit the use of gasoline powered gear rolling on rubber. I have seen horse-drawn balers with the Wisconsin engine but never a tractor, even on steel. Latter would be more likely with Mennonites whose beliefs are more liberal. Amish practices vary some from location to location as the local religious leader has considerable leeway to establish the rules in his location.

WE had some on are D17 that was weilded to the rims.SO we could pack are blow sand after we plowed it then we would change the back to the rubber tires after we pack the ground.

When I worked parts at a CaseIH dealer the parts microfiche showed steel wheels for a 706 right from IH. The Amish around here (meaning 45 mile to the SE of me, there are none near by) use just horses mostly although I was at an auction that had an old Allis mounted on skids once. I think it was an A or U. That was 20 plus years ago but I don't remember what it sold for. I'm sure it went cheap. They used it to belt power a feed mill and other things. There are Hutterites 10 miles to the south of me that use all modern equipment but live on a commune. They manufacture stainless steel products.

rich I too have seen steel wheeled lawn mowers. They are not what you are thinking of as steel wheels. There are no steel lugs and they are covered with a hard rubber. They look almost like some skid steer hard rubber tires I've seen.

It never siezes to amaze me what the amish will come up with.  We live next to the l2nd largest settlement of them (right behind Lancaster PA) and they always "interpet" the beliefs to fit them.  No electric, but we put services into "freezer barns" that they rent out, cell phones, texting, etc.  We even have a buggy that comes by with a stereo in it blasting Lady Ga Ga.  There are a couple guys that make the steel for anything.  The largest I have seen around here is a 7600 4WD JD