Intro from another WI guy: 52 CA owner

Hi all! Have been lurking for a year now and finally registered yesterday.

My name is Jared. Live near Birnamwood Wisconsin.

Bought my first tractor last year, a 52 pin hitch CA. Got it for $1850. Came with the original manual, draw bar, 2 bottom pick up plow, an old spring tooth drag, and a non factory custom back blade. Was also delivered from over an hour away. I was happy with the price.

Didn't grow up on a farm but made my money as a kid rock picking and working in ginseng gardens. Worked on the neighbors dairy farm as a teenager. Drove mostly farmalls and the occasional massey.

The CA is mechanically sound and in great shape. I'm the 3rd owner so I'm told. Was going to hold off on tires till this year but last fall one of the rears that had ok tread but some checking started leaking fluid from the checks. Figured I'd have all 4 done right away as it had car tires on the front. Pricey but worth it. Had no oil pressure showing but I learned from this site about the often missing oil riser tube in the filter. Yup it wasn't there, Made one up last summer and pressure is right where it should be!

Moved a lot of snow this winter with "Mr Tractor" as my 5yr old named it. Did learn that I want fluid back in the rears as I spun tires a lot.

Lots of little things I want done yet like new plugs wires condenser, wiring, hydraulic hoses, etc. All ok but would be good things to update.It's got a few little leaks here and there but really not too bad for a 67 yr old machine I want some new rear rims too as the tire place that came out to change tires really bent up the bead area getting the old ones off and I later found out that they should have washed the rims before mounting the new. Probably rusting away from the inside out as I type! Farmer friends say the tire guy had no clue what he was doing when they were told about and saw. Live and learn.

Wanting to start getting some more implements and stuff as we have a small hobby farm.

The wife and I both work full-time. We have two boys age 5 and 1.5. No day care or baby sitters. No sleep! Lol. She works 1st shift and I work on 2nd.

Anyway, gotta get things rolling here. Look forward to being able to ask some questions when they come up, maybe meet a few of you, and make some purchases from the classifieds

Jared

Shop manual is on line at:

http://geraldj.networkiowa.com/Trees/Allis-Chalmers-G-B-C-CA-Service.pdf

Gerald J.

Welcome to our GREAT forum.

Yes, there are quite a few members not too far away from you.  So if you need hands on help, they're near.

You better start looking for another tractor,,,,,,that 5 year old will be claiming this one in about 4 more years, when he can reach the pedals.

If you're ever headed someplace, holler first.  Guys will meet up and have coffee.

Welcome to the best dang AC forum on the planet! When it comes to electrical or ignition, fuel, whatever, I can help ya out with any of those. Wheels we don't carry, but offer a lot of services. When you have some free time, check our website out. Best of luck with your new to you CA. Great Tractor! If you been lurking around for the past year, you already know there's tons of information on AC's here that's for sure, and the family members here are the best!

Edgar is the only show I attend regularly. Only missed I think 2 since 1991. Best be looking for two more tractors. Kids love them. Bought mine her's when she was 8 months old. Since I moved, Birnamwood is a bit more of a drive for me, but still willing to help hands on if I can.

Welcome, Jared. The CA is a great tractor - seems to have more guts per pound than anything else on four wheels here.

Here's Mr Tractor and my five yr old. Actually still four in the pic as this was the day the CA was delivered last June.

Wanted my wife to get some pics from this weekend as I worked this 67 yr old tough guy probably the hardest it had worked in who know how long, lol. The kids kept her too busy though unfortunately for her to get a chance ( and remember) to snap a few pics.

Cut down and dragged out 12 twenty yr old black spruce trees that were part of the wind break for the house. A couple of years ago they started looking sick and last year were well and truly dead. Don't know if a disease or bug or fungus. There's about 30 more that don't look too good. Probably be cutting down and replanting for the next several years. Most of the first row is down though. Holding out hope that the other two rows recover.

We had one heck of a bonfire this afternoon in the corn field across the road. :)

Mr Tractor snorted pretty good a number of times slipping and sliding and squashing through the snow and mud underneath! A few trees were cut in half before hauling so that the front tires weren't off the ground. Lol though they were dang loose 90 percent of the time. Glad I put tri ribs on the front...could actually steer a little!

Great little tractor that helped immensely with this job!

My neighbor drove his big New Holland over to push the trees up into a bigger pile and we lit it up.

A great Sunday :)

Jared

Welcome to the forum, Jared and family. Now that you've got a CA for the one son, what are you going to get the other. LOL And of course, you'll have to get one for you also.

Hey Chris, Loyal is not far from where I keep my tractors.  I could store it for you and guard it from TedJ.