Just curious

What year did they start putting distributors on WD tractors?

Thank you

Ray

My 50 WD has a mag.

Originally posted by Bill Deppe/AC Salvag

Bill Deppe/AC Salvag wrote:

WD parts book indicates distributor began with sn 136318

So that would be quite early in 1954.

WD-45 production started at chassis s/n 146607 in summer/fall of 1953. WD's started distributors at 136318 which is also 1953 and about 10,000 tractors before the WD-45 started. Looks like no battery ignitions in 1952 according to the parts book. Sometimes mistakes are made, but that's what it says.

Dr.

Reading this Forums 'Serial Number Reference' Chart:

I get the same conclusion as WF.

1954 WD 1st 131243 last 160384, since early Serial Numbers posted are ending #s

Ser. 136318 falls in this range, so a 1954.

BUT the 'Serial Num. Ref.' states "** WD-45 production began at 146607 in 1953"

Something is not right. perhaps WD-45 started in 1954 ?

I have a picture of myself sitting on a brand new WD-45, with another one parked in view behind it.

This would have been when my father first started with his Allis Chalmers Dealership.

Unfortunately there is no date on the picture.

G

Me too Straa, but I never learned how to post pictures.

Guess I should learn.

G

My 52 has a distributor. Would have to check to see what the S/n is

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

DrAllis wrote:

WD-45 production started at chassis s/n 146607 in summer/fall of 1953. WD's started distributors at 136318 which is also 1953 and about 10,000 tractors before the WD-45 started. Looks like no battery ignitions in 1952 according to the parts book. Sometimes mistakes are made, but that's what it says.

This is all correct. Where the 1954 thing comes from I don't know. To expand a bit, the snap-coupler hitch became standard equipment at serial number 151381. I believe it was optional before that and many WD tractors have been retrofitted, I have one of those. Diesel engine production started at serial number 181341, 4 bolt wide front ends corresponding with this. I'm not 100% certain on this but pretty sure.

Couple other random thought on this as I'm paging through the bible; My Grandpa's WD that he bought new is 115xxx and came with a mag. and straight stick. It's still here but now has battery ignition I installed. On page 80 of Norm's bible there is a picture of a 45 with 15-28, (18.4x28) rice and cane tires that were a factory option. I mention this because there was some controversy at Hutch about my 16.9x28's being larger than "stock" tire size. There was also a diesel in the 5000 lb. farm stock with the same size tires. I don't remember him getting any flack about his tires but I digress. Maybe next year I should take the book with me and show them that picture?

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