I'm getting excited.....
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Topic: I'm getting excited.....
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Subject: I'm getting excited.....
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2012 at 9:38pm
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Fired up the D17 SIV diesel this afternoon and moved it in the barn. Had the LH side brakes out in less than 30 minutes....nice and oily so it came apart the easiest of all of them. Looks like someone had replaced the bands not too long ago, but the springs were mia and the drums are worn. I haven't used this tractor much at all because the brakes locked up all the time and the 3pt cylinders shot oil all over the place....have some good 185 cylinders to put on it, so hopefully it will turn into one of my main tractors. I love the sound of that 6 cylinder. Bought it as a high clearance
Now looks like this
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Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2012 at 10:00pm
| cool, Eldon! Darrel |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2012 at 10:07pm
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Looks better in second photo , never liked the looks of a High Crop ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 20 Mar 2012 at 10:15pm
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It's also getting a different seat and 170 finals....and 18.4 x 28's on the back. I'd like to put some 9.5L-15's on the front, but I don't have any 6 bolt hubs - front knees are from a Series I that I parted. Might try to see if I have a bearing combo to put the 170 hubs on it. ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
Posted By: captaindana
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2012 at 4:23am
| Wow Eldon that is a very nice looking rig now. Beautiful! Glad for ya the brakes seem to be getting easier to tackle! |
Posted By: FloydKS
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2012 at 7:09am
| Agreed the second pic is much better, especially those back tires. Good job. |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2012 at 7:16am
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Very nice! ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: HagerAC
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2012 at 12:20pm
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They are definitely one of the sweetest running engines around, right up there with the 301. ------------- 30+ A-Cs ranging from a 1928 20-35, to a 1984 8070FWA, Gleaner R52 |
Posted By: DonDittmar
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2012 at 1:16pm
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Always wondered if a D17 would do better and 15.5x38 ------------- Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity" 1968 D15D,1962 D19D Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2012 at 1:33pm
I think so...I have 2 sets, but one set the tires are poor and the other set has no tires..... ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
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