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Allis dave
Orange Level Joined: 10 May 2012 Location: Northern IN Points: 2900 |
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Posted: 22 Jul 2016 at 1:32pm |
The forum's been a little slow the last few days (everyone must be at hutch) and I owe Sugarmaker some pictures. So here some pictures of my 185 I bought last year. Tach says about 2600 hours on it and from the looks of the tractor and talking to the guy I bought it from, I believe it. Runs great but the fuel shutoff shaft seal leaks terrible on the pump. It also does occasionally loses power and dies but immediately restarts. When I get the WD45 complete I need to pull the pump off and get it worked on. Good job for Ed ;)
Here's some pictures disking up the small patch in front of the house this spring. It pulled the 14' disk like nothing was there. Scenery from my front porch. Everything was so green the middle of May Drilling wheat last fall Edited by Allis dave - 22 Jul 2016 at 1:33pm |
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LeonR2013
Orange Level Joined: 01 Jan 2013 Location: Fulton, Mo Points: 3500 |
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Well Dave that's good lookin' soil. Does it have a little gumbo in it? I imagine it grows stuff like crazy. That's about as much fun as a person can stand.
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John D
Silver Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Sherman, IL Points: 360 |
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I thought maybe we could see a snap coupler disk that I swear I've seen somewhere before .....
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1964 D17 series 3
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DanD
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: WI Points: 856 |
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Looks like it has a grille off from a 200. Not nitpicking or trying to insult anyone's intelligence. Just passing along info! Here's a 185 grille. Spent many hours on a 185.
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WF owner
Orange Level Joined: 12 May 2013 Location: Bombay NY Points: 4598 |
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Nice tractor!!! The 185 is my favorite AC
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Sugarmaker
Orange Level Joined: 12 Jul 2013 Location: Albion PA Points: 8237 |
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Dave,
Thanks for the pictures! The 185 looks like a tough unit! Your view is very pleasant too! Enjoy! The soil you disced up looks awesome. What's growing in there now? Yea that 185 was yawning with those discs. Regards, Chris |
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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.
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Allis dave
Orange Level Joined: 10 May 2012 Location: Northern IN Points: 2900 |
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yeah know Dan, I think you're right. There's aren't many newer Allis's in the area so I never noticed. Looked up in Norm's book, and all the 185 grills are orange like your's and the 200's are cream. The side panels and manifold are original either. They have "180" written on them in white paint marker and have different rust and paint color.
I get a little nostalgic when I drive it and notice my right hand grabbing the right fender exactly where all the paint's wore off from someone else doing the same thing for many years. It is good ground, the corn's tall enough now I don't think I can touch the tassels. To bad there's only about 1.5 acres of it and the other 25 acres is a sandy loam mix on top of the hill. It spent the first 100 years of their life as hog and cattle pens, so I'm there's plenty of good material in that soil. This is the first year I got a chance to rent it so we'll see how it does this year. First year farming a little on my own too. John, That disk was really dissappointed it had to sit out this spring. It reminds me every morning to hurry up and finish that WD45 engine. Oh, and I'm still finding uses for that extra baling wire in the back of the truck.
Edited by Allis dave - 23 Jul 2016 at 6:15am |
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Allis dave
Orange Level Joined: 10 May 2012 Location: Northern IN Points: 2900 |
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Sugarmaker
Orange Level Joined: 12 Jul 2013 Location: Albion PA Points: 8237 |
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Dave,
I think my dad had the same chopper. He would green chop for the cows every day in the summer if he could. Mad a lot of milk for a 35 cow dairy. Nice picture of the tractor and chopper. Is that your farm in the background? Regards, Chris |
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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.
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Skyhighballoon(MO)
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Pilot Grove, MO Points: 3115 |
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Along with being orange screened, the 185 grills have a more "squared" edge while the One-Eighty came originally with them rounded and cream painted screens. I like the cream painted look better than the orange. I also like the cream hood decals with the number spelled out rather than the black number decals. That all said, I'd love to have 185 with 2800 diesel for tillage over my One-Eighty with the 2500 gas. Not that I don't love my One-Eighty but the 10 extra HP would come in very handy along with the lower fuel consumption. The One-Eighty would be perfectly happy to resign it's primary tillage duties and just be a dedicated loader/winter snowblower tractor. Mike
Edited by Skyhighballoon(MO) - 23 Jul 2016 at 4:33pm |
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1981 Gleaner F2 Corn Plus w 13' flex
1968 Gleaner EIII w 10' & 330 1969 180 gas 1965 D17 S-IV gas 1963 D17 S-III gas 1956 WD45 gas NF PS 1956 All-Crop 66 Big Bin 303 wire baler, 716H, 712H mowers |
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Allis dave
Orange Level Joined: 10 May 2012 Location: Northern IN Points: 2900 |
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The cows get all excited when that cart comes up the drive. It's funny when you drive the tractor up for another reason. They get pretty mad lol.
That is my grandpa farm in the background. Milked about 60 head until about 8 years ago they sold them. Grandpa turned 90 this year. I never saw enough 180s to know the difference. Nice to know. The 301 is a nice size HP for this tractor. I think it leaks almost as much diesel as it uses. Lol. Gotta fix that this winter |
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Allis dave
Orange Level Joined: 10 May 2012 Location: Northern IN Points: 2900 |
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Skyhighballoon(MO)
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Pilot Grove, MO Points: 3115 |
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Dave - that's a 200 grill. The pleated cream grills were particular only to the 200 tractor. Mike
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1981 Gleaner F2 Corn Plus w 13' flex
1968 Gleaner EIII w 10' & 330 1969 180 gas 1965 D17 S-IV gas 1963 D17 S-III gas 1956 WD45 gas NF PS 1956 All-Crop 66 Big Bin 303 wire baler, 716H, 712H mowers |
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Allis dave
Orange Level Joined: 10 May 2012 Location: Northern IN Points: 2900 |
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I see the difference now. Thanks
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Kurt WI
Orange Level Access Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Location: Cascade WI Points: 3238 |
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Well it makes it look better in my opinion!!
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WD D17D 170 190xt 190xtIII 200 7020
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HudCo
Orange Level Joined: 29 Jan 2013 Location: Plymouth Utah Points: 3489 |
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185 is the biggest allis that i have ever operated thought that i was a king
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JayIN
Orange Level Joined: 18 Dec 2009 Location: SE/IN Points: 1982 |
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I like it too. Nice iron and nice area!
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sometimes I walk out to my shop and look around and think "Who's the idiot that owns this place?"
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