My new trak-tor

High on my list of wants for quite some time has been just the right D15 and this one fit my needs perfectly. Nice enough to show off yet can put it to work with out worry of scratch. It does all the important stuff correctly, only need minor tinkering which is already underway.

Edited by Butch(OH) - 07 Nov 2016 at 7:02am

nice tractor Butch!

That's a very nice/original tractor. No need to paint, just like you say. It's too bad those decals always fade so bad.

Nice D 15. What's the bracket on front. Not sure IV ever seen one like that

Nice find Butch. I looked for several years trying to find a 15 with 3 point or even a 160 . I gave up when this Massey 230 that had been completely gone thru went up for sale locally. It ain't Orange but has the same engine as the 160 Big smile

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Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF

Nice find. put her work. lol

3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep.

Ya Larry we are all moved and cozy comfy at the new place. The barn behind the tractor is the new shop, as you can see nothing large will fit in the door,, that is by design Wink

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Nice upholstery. I'm a big fan of functional yet cheap!

Chris in NE Florida

Paul, there is already some indications of that happening. When it gets cold that bracket is coming off and be doing so.e repairs under there.

Steel needs paint, I will vote tomorrow that you repaint it. So I saw a wide front D15 at the Colchester GOTO. I wanted it. Nice size for smaller work.

Too bad about the 3pt hitch potential problem, yes keep on top of that. Any fix? Would studs and nuts hold better? What a bad day to have the cast housing pop out the threads or worse.

I have an observation, three tractors were mentioned in this thread D15, 160 and MF230. Since it is a slow day, I looked at the stats from tractordata.com link to Nebraska tests.
The D15 has wheelbase of 87", no ballast weight of 3985, ballasted weight of 7481
The 160 has wheelbase of 76", no ballast weight of 4680, ballasted weight of 6070
The MF230 has wheelbase of 72", no ballast weight of 4000, ballasted weight of 5110
This is what they ballasted the machine for the tests, I assume the manufacturer had input in that value.

The D15 has 3500 pounds of ballast! It went from being the lightest to the heaviest.
They almost doubled the weight of the machine. So what, the longer the wheelbase, the more relative ballast you can add? Is wheelbase a factor in implement handling.

Hello guys im new to forums and also to Allis tractors reciently i was giving a tractor from my g pa who passed away and im having trouble identifying it any help is much appreciated. Here are some numbers ive gotten off it.
Am 2976 13
J or n 25 z
am3208 2
am 2787 18 or on other side20

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--- what size are the rear tires ?

---does the tractor have a frame around the motor and radiator ?

---how many speeds does the transmission have ?

Like them all, but love the "B"s.

Butch(OH) wrote:

Paul, there is already some indications of that happening. When it gets cold that bracket is coming off and be doing so.e repairs under there.

The only real fix is to throw the 3pt on the scrap pile where it belongs and get all of the Snap-Coupler parts. I've even seen ones that have studs break the housings. The Snap-Coupler uses more bolts and spreads the loads beyond everything on just those four. Of all the things the AC engineers did so well, they sure screwed up on the 3pt hitches on the smaller tractors. For a good 3pt you need to have a D17IV or newer or larger tractor.

If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere.
Real pullers don't have speed limits.
If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY

Thanks again Paul I can see the weakness in the set up as it is hard to find one in decent shape. I will get it off over the winter and see whats what under there. There is some extra braces welded up to the fender mounts so I hope they did that prior to it messing up the castings. My brush hog is a pull type, I just want to haul a carrier around, fine grade the drive, might dig couple post holes. We have excavating equipment to move dirt when need be and dont need to use tractors for bulldozers.

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