My "CA" Working Picutres (2nd post)
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Topic: My "CA" Working Picutres (2nd post)
Posted By: DennisA (IL)
Subject: My "CA" Working Picutres (2nd post)
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 12:05pm
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Sorry, but after I the first post I wanted to add a few comments.
Please enjoy!!!
 This is the first year I used the "CA". I'm plowing with a #62 plow.The picture was taken at the AC Jamboree in Davis IL.
Here I'm drilling wheat with an All-Crop grain drill. The picture was taken at the AC Jamboree in Davis IL.
Here I'm pulling a #40 heavy disc at the AC Jamboree in Davis IL.
This was our first plow day on the Anderson farm. It was a cold November day. I left the front cultivator gangs on.
Here I'm combining soybeans with a #60 All-Crop Harvester.
Here I'm combining wheat with a #66 All-Crop at the AC Jamboree in Davis IL.
Here I'm discing with the #20 8-1/2 foot disc at the AC Jamboree in Davis IL.
This picture was taken a few years ago to prove that the "CA" can and will pickup that big of a disc. Few members of this site didn't think I was telling the truth so I took the pictures.
This is a field cultivator that I made up from a row crop toolbar. It's 102" wide with 100% coverage. It does a great job.
 This picture was taken at Moose McCure's plow day in Winnibago IL. I 'm pulling a #54 2way plow.
For those that didn't notice, take a look where the hand clutch is on that workaholic tractor. Thanks CTucker for pointing that out. So many people thing that the hand clutch is always on the rightside. The hand clutch was an option. I talked with an old AC dealer in Durand who clearly remembers that one could order a "CA" without a hand clutch or one with the clutch on the right or left side.
This picture was taken in 2004 at the AC Jamboree in Davis IL. I just got done with the restore. The paint still may have been wet. LOL
This was taken at Moose McCure's plow day. I was pulling a 2 bottom disc plow. It was always great to see the look on peoples face when they saw that plow cutting 12" deep. That is by far my favorite plow. That plow would give you the nices seed bed one could ask for.
Well it's tater time. I converted my great-grandfathers horse drawn potato plow to a snap-coupler hitch.
Here I'm combining oats in heavy weeds with a #90 All-Crop.
Here I'm combining wheat with a #60 All-Crop. This All-Crop has the auger extention, straw spreder and Scour-Kleen.
Here I'm cutting hay with a #80 mower.
Here I'm raking hay with a #77G rake
Time to bale with a #303 baler and the rack does have an AC gear under it.
I also use the "CA" to haul sheld corn to keep our corn burner going all winter.
Here is a crane that I made. I got the plans from Chris in CT.
I use the "CA" all year round. She don't get must rest.
It sure can push that snow up.
I love this picture. Sitting in the seat is my wonderful wife. The "CA" was first owned by her great-uncle. We got the "CA" after he passed. ------------- Thanks & God Bless Dennis |
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Posted By: Max(ia)
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 12:30pm
| Heh Dennis, is that a busy CA or what. lol. Thanks for the pictures. I think you made your point, they are a gutty little tractor. Don't think mine could handle some of that equipment, without getting it overhauled. |
Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 12:49pm
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Great pictures, Dennis! Thanks for sharing them. I remember your CA from Ted's show of several years ago. If I ever get ready to put some duals on my CA, I'll have to come up and take a look at your set-up firsthand. Brian F(IL) |
Posted By: Larry Miller
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 12:52pm
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How are the duel wheels bolted on ? Just reverse centers and longer studs or some kind of spacers ?? ------------- I used to be young and stupid, now I am not young anymore. |
Posted By: mnoonan-NEWI
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 1:16pm
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Awesome pictures Dennis!!! I really enjoyed them. Thanks a bunch. Mike Noonan ------------- AC CA, Ferguson TO-20, Ford NAA, M-M BG, AC #3 Mower, SC Plow, PH Digger, AC 720's with Ark 700 loader & Brantly Backhoe, "Mini B" w/flathead Ford V8 |
Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 1:41pm
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The CA was one of my favorate AC tractors. Had a lot of power for size and could easily pull two plows. The O'Farrell Bros hooked one up to three at a demo and it worked. Nice clean tractor. Never saw one with duals. And I did not hear that a CA could be ordered with a LH Clutch or without a clutch. I checked Pop's price book and it makes no reference to ordering without or with a LH clutch. There are options but they are single front wheel or wide front and some additional weights or other related equipment. Guess I learn something every day.
Good Luck!
Bill Long
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Posted By: DennisA (IL)
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 2:16pm
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Bill, I plowed a field this year with a 3-14 cutting 8" deep behind the "CA". I have a video of it but no pictures. Not sure how to post videos. I may not be able to since all that i have for internet is dial-up. One video would take a week. ------------- Thanks & God Bless Dennis |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 4:09pm
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Dennis, If you can upload your video to photobucket, then you can paste a link here. It would still take some time to upload with dial-up. I have much faster upload times using Picasa. With my slow Wild Blue connection I have uploaded around 100 pictures to a Picasa web album in less than 10 minutes.
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: DennisA (IL)
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 4:19pm
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Larry, here are the few pictures that I have.
Here is the bracket that mounts on the rim rails.
Here is the hooks that hooks in the brackets.
Here is a not so good picture of the dual.
------------- Thanks & God Bless Dennis |
Posted By: George R. (MN)
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 4:41pm
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Dennis,
Great photos! A lot of folks doubt how much work a little CA can do but you have proved just how handy a little tractor the CA was. I'm prould to have grown up around Allis tractors and equipment. I completed refurbishing my fathers CA a couple of years ago. The only problem I have is not much work for the old Gal to do when you're "city farming"! Thanks again for posting the great pics! ------------- My tractor is not leaking oil, it's just marking it's territory! |
Posted By: scott
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 4:50pm
| Holy cow... you sure get some cooperation over there. I seem to only be able to get standing shots with no operator. (operator is the photographer!) That CA sure gets the work done! Very cool and thanks for sharing!!! |
Posted By: BrettPhillips
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 5:51pm
| An OUTSTANDING set of photos! You and I would get along just fine, and I suspect our neighbors are all saying the same things! I know mine all think I'm nuts for all the work I do with my B, C, and D14. Before the D14 came around, I plowed quite a bit of ground with the C, and I still do all my harrowing, drilling, and cultipacking with the B and C. Not to mention spreading fertilizer, mowing, raking and combining. The D14 pulls the haybine, and does the baling, plowing, discing, and snow removal, but the little tractors could easily step in and handle it all. |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 6:37pm
| Dennis thanks for posying, I have thot of putting a 6' lawnmower under my CA, your pics have motivated me a little maybe this winter. |
Posted By: Leon B MO
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 8:15pm
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Great pics, if you keep up that pace you might wear that big little tractor out "again".
The CA U and UC are my favorite.
Leon B MO
------------- Uncle always said "Fill the back of the shovel and the front will take care of itself". |
Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2010 at 8:17pm
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Great pictures! I couldn't believe the job my CA did when I took her plowing a year or two back - amazing. ------------- WC, CA, D14, WD45 |
Posted By: Bob D. (La)
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2010 at 5:53am
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Thanks for posting. Guess I need to up the priorty on my CA and get it running. God Bless. ------------- When you find yourself in a hole,PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL!!! |
Posted By: Jim Lindemood
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2010 at 8:07am
| That's one working girl. I mean the tractor --- but so is your wife with the potato plow!! |
Posted By: DennisA (IL)
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2010 at 8:20am
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Yes Jim, My wife is driving and my youngest walking behind. ------------- Thanks & God Bless Dennis |
Posted By: wkpoor
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2010 at 9:17am
| I want to give my thanks for those pics as well. I thoroughly enjoyed them. The CA is my only Allis and is the reason I sold all my Farmall Cubs. |
Posted By: DennisA (IL)
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2010 at 12:39pm
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Scott, most of the pictures were taken at the AC Jamboree in Davis IL. I don't know who all of the shutter bugs are but I do know a few. Dewayne Spears took the one with the #40 heavy disc & Butch Cherringtons wife took the one with the #66 All-Crop combining Wheat. So I thank all the people who took the picture because I do enjoy them. When your doing show demos the only way you get to see the show is by pictures. Thanks To All. ------------- Thanks & God Bless Dennis |
Posted By: R.W
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2011 at 4:39pm
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This persuades me to get a ca! ------------- In Search Of: 1958 Allis Chalmers D17 Diesel serial #9643D |
Posted By: Claus
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2011 at 5:06pm
If you are considering a CA do not rule out a D10 or D12, updated CA. |
R.W wrote:Posted By: R.W
Date Posted: 31 Jan 2011 at 5:09pm
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ya but my price is a ca and d series bring too much $.
------------- In Search Of: 1958 Allis Chalmers D17 Diesel serial #9643D |