1950 Allis Chalmers WDs

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   T-Mo, Your going to fit in fine. Keep your expectations low as in buying any old piece of equipment. As mentioned, these are 70 years old. 
If your going to do a drive prior to a buy then here are some things to look for:
- Grab the hand clutch and move it left to right. do the same thing with the foot clutch and the brake pedals too. Excessive wear or slop means the tractor has a hard life and many hours of field work.
- oil leaks, if they bring it out to you try to see where they had it parked. They tend to have leaks in all the right places, and mark their territory.
- All my WD series have some gear whine in low gear. It sounds like its coming from the rear end but the experts say its from the straight cut transmission gears. Some is ok and normal.
- Electrical. Looks to have been changed to alternator. Check visual wiring conditions. Does it charge?
- General sheetmetal dents and dings are normal. rusted out areas, well they may need some work but sure wont stop the tractor from preforming.
- engine, smoking? Starts good. oil pressure will bee at best 15 PSI average cold 7-10, hot maybe 5. They are low pressure systems, thats about as good as it gets, but it does the job.
-Transmyssion, clutch, The hand clutch should have a good "SNAP" whe you push it out and require some force to pull it back into the engaged position. If weak and soggy it might need adjusted or repaired.
- Main foot clutch, Use this to shift gears.
You might like to have a different color tractor in the herd. and If they throw in the parts tractor all the better!
Regards,
 Chris

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Sugarmaker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 Jul 2013 Location: Albion PA Points: 8532	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sugarmaker Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 2020 at 5:57am
	T-Mo, Your going to fit in fine. Keep your expectations low as in buying any old piece of equipment. As mentioned, these are 70 years old. If your going to do a drive prior to a buy then here are some things to look for: - Grab the hand clutch and move it left to right. do the same thing with the foot clutch and the brake pedals too. Excessive wear or slop means the tractor has a hard life and many hours of field work. - oil leaks, if they bring it out to you try to see where they had it parked. They tend to have leaks in all the right places, and mark their territory. - All my WD series have some gear whine in low gear. It sounds like its coming from the rear end but the experts say its from the straight cut transmission gears. Some is ok and normal. - Electrical. Looks to have been changed to alternator. Check visual wiring conditions. Does it charge? - General sheetmetal dents and dings are normal. rusted out areas, well they may need some work but sure wont stop the tractor from preforming. - engine, smoking? Starts good. oil pressure will bee at best 15 PSI average cold 7-10, hot maybe 5. They are low pressure systems, thats about as good as it gets, but it does the job. -Transmyssion, clutch, The hand clutch should have a good "SNAP" whe you push it out and require some force to pull it back into the engaged position. If weak and soggy it might need adjusted or repaired. - Main foot clutch, Use this to shift gears. You might like to have a different color tractor in the herd. and If they throw in the parts tractor all the better! Regards, Chris
	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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Pfouts Family Farm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 05 Dec 2018 Location: Hiram, Ohio Points: 177	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pfouts Family Farm Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 2020 at 10:05am
	Possibly salvagable, if not a ton of good parts on the "parts tractor" for $250.... Thats a good deal if you ask me. If you buy the running one, I would definitely try to bundle and get the parts tractor, I think it would probably be salvagable. If not I already see $250 worth of good parts on it that would make the running one original and complete and still have a ton of good parts left over for future use.

T-Mo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 13 Sep 2020 Location: 63628 Points: 29	Post Options Post Reply Quote T-Mo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Sep 2020 at 2:08pm
	I guess I procrastinated too long - the dealer just sent me an email stating he sold the WD today. There be another one. I really wasn't in the market just yet, but this one did tempt me. I hope the new owner enjoys it and puts it to good use.