WD45 Industrial?
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Topic: WD45 Industrial?
Posted By: Jamie NC
Subject: WD45 Industrial?
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2012 at 8:14pm
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Dose this tractor have any collector value? Only thing I see different is the grill shell. Is there any production numbers on these?  ------------- Allis tractor puller CA WC WD D17 |
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Posted By: Ted in NE-OH
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2012 at 8:23pm
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The other thing I see is either no muffler or an under the hood muffler.
------------- CA, WD, C, 3 Bs, 2 Gs, WC, I-400, 914 |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2012 at 8:39pm
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I think that Norm Steinman had one like this. If I remember correctly it had an electro magnet underneath. I would say that it will have some collector value but it would have started life as a regular WD-45 in West Allis and been converted by a company that likely also installed other equipment. Do you have any history? ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: Brian G. NY
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2012 at 8:49pm
| Or......it could be a "home-made and handy" conversion?? |
Posted By: OrangeKiwi(NZ)
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2012 at 9:05pm
| There was a similiar discussion back in August. Hopefully I can provide a link ? http://www.allischalmers.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55760&KW=&PID=433373&title=pictures-from-indiana-ac-partners-state-show#433373" rel="nofollow - http://www.allischalmers.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55760&KW=&PID=433373&title=pictures-from-indiana-ac-partners-state-show#433373 |
Posted By: Murph-NC
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2012 at 9:33pm
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Sure looks like the same headlight mounts as on the yellow one in that other discussion. ------------- '41 C w/Woods L503 mower, #3 mower, 2-way plows for C |
Posted By: DarrylinWA
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2012 at 7:30am
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Bob Vanderploeg has one like this also. Jim Palmer gave me some info and photos of one like this also. If I understand this type of tractor, it was also made for the Navy in Oxnord CA. ------------- B 10 Custom. Serial # 1001 D21, First D21 built 69 #4498 and Last D 21 Built #4609. 1946 MM UTU. And 2000, 2005 Pete's. AC custom Hauling. |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2012 at 4:22pm
| I think it would be neet to keep as modified you have one of only a few ever produced, the one with the magnet had a generator (pto driven) to pic up metal from runways I thinik. |
Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2012 at 8:36am
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I went to the show at Hickory Corners a couple years ago, Massy Harris was the featured tractor. There was a Massy Harris with a generator on the side of it and an electric magnet under it. It was said it from the Air Force I think, and was used for picking up steel on run ways. Dusty ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2012 at 9:36am
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I guess my question would be what would be the purpose of the modification(s). Also, does it seem reasonable that an industrial machine would retain the paint scheme....except for the large "WD-45" on the extended rad shell? Would the company doing the mod even bother with the "WD-45" decal? ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |