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AC720Man 
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Location: Shenandoah, Va
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 Posted: 23 Jun 2021 at 4:31pm |
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Congratulations on the WD, let us know how it does for you. It’s the tractor that made Allis Chalmers a household name.
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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD
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wjohn
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Location: KS
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Posted: 23 Jun 2021 at 4:39pm |
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That's a pretty safe price. I know you'll have to deal with trucking on top of that but you can't get a running WD for much cheaper than that.
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1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45
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matador
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Posted: 23 Jun 2021 at 4:44pm |
With trucking, I figure it's about $1400 since I don't have a trailer large enough to go get it myself, but I think I could just park it by the highway with a sign that said "$2000" and probably sell it
Honestly, I'm amazed you can get ANY tractor for that price these days. Inflation is making everything worth it's weight in gold
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matador
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Posted: 25 Jun 2021 at 8:15pm |
The tractor was delivered this afternoon. I'm amazed at how fast the shippers were. The only problem I had was getting the brakes unstuck- I knew which lever was the brake lock, but it took a lot of playing to get it to unlock. Other than that, everything looks really good on it. The one front tire is shot, but we all could see that anyways. It started right up, purrs like a happy kitten, and drives nicely for what it is. Honestly, the steering is nice and easy and the seat absorbs the bumps in our yard pretty well. For the price I paid, I'm really happy with it. Heck, just seeing my father's face light up with memories of the old "C" he drove as a kid was worth the price of admission
Here's a picture of him tooling around our yard on the new toy:
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Dennis(IA)
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Posted: 26 Jun 2021 at 1:03pm |
looks like it has mounting brackets for a #5 John Deere mower. It should work good for what you want to do.
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Sugarmaker
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Location: Albion PA
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Posted: 26 Jun 2021 at 5:50pm |
Personally I would not recommend getting on from the side. But that doesnt mean it won't work, just too many things in the way to swing/ step around. Clutch, shifter?? Congrats on the tractor. I like my WD series tractors. They can still do some work too. Great for moving wagons around too. Was worth it if your Dad likes it! Regards,
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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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AC720Man
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Posted: 26 Jun 2021 at 7:02pm |
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3 point to boot! Looks like you did good. Paid $300 for my none running WD. Installed a new battery, full tune up and Ive got as much in mine as you paid for a runner. And yours is in better cosmetic condition. I saved on shipping though, only 5 miles from me and I winched it on my trailer.
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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD
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Sugarmaker
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Posted: 27 Jun 2021 at 6:07am |
matador, So now what are the plans for the WD? Put it to work? Or some improvements? You know we want to see whats happening! Was planning to be a rake tractor correct? You did really well on the price. The rear tires should be about what you paid for the orange part! Regards, Chris
Edited by Sugarmaker - 28 Jun 2021 at 5:41am
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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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matador
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Posted: 27 Jun 2021 at 11:08am |
It needs a little work, but honestly, not much. The ignition switch is the biggest annoyance- it sticks pretty bad, so turning the key to on can be a challenge. That shouldn't be an expensive part though. The one front tire is shot, so that's getting replaced for sure. I may do both depending on what the tire guy comes back with for price- the other one holds air, but it's not in good shape either. The little "cube" thing on the throttle is worn down, so it creeps back to idle. I'll have to come up with something for that. But really, that's really all it needs- pretty much everything seems to work just like it should. The owner even gae it an oil change before it was picked up
We'll be using it on the rake this fall- I found out that you can swing the drawbar side to side and up too, so it can run our pull type rake if we don't need to split rows or the 3 point we use to split windrows- either way it'll work well. This winter, we'll probably put it on our elevator (An Allis Flight Line that you can read about here: https://www.allischalmers.com/forum/allischalmers-flight-line-elevator_topic165796.html ). We only use the elevator when we have to load a large truck, but since we're doubling our straw baling this year, that'll probably be more common. Other than that, it'll mostly do little oddjobs- putting in end rows at the start of the year, maybe blade a little, and maybe run a Bush Hog someday. Just little things like that. It'll have a pretty easy life. |
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IBWD MIke
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Posted: 28 Jun 2021 at 7:40am |
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The 'little cube' you mention is a friction block, available from many vendors and AGCO. Check the spring, a broken one will let it do what you describe.
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