So how rare is a D17 Wheatland propane?

Thought you all might like to see this gem in the rough.

is that a true wheatland, it almost looks like the fenders are for that tractor, I have never seen one before.

Thats a nice straight Wheatland. Its the real deal and a true very rare tractor. I had a gas wheatland that I sold to Ben J a year ago. The serial number is very close to the one that I had.  I'm restoring a D-17 D grove that has very similiar fenders but closed in on the outside.

I did get some tractors sold, Looks like a ok tractor but the motor is stuck and its missing the rear rims these are off a combine i would gess. I have one LP now and I have a total of 6 wheatlands all together. I dont know if i need #7. they say there were 200 made but i think there were a few more than that as I know where there are a good # of them my self. they just keep showing up. It's like the D14 high crop book says 6 made and i have seen over 15 of them my self. so who really know of the production #.

Here's a pic of Bob's wheatland.....

there were a lot of drool marks on it.....

Chuck, the seller says the rims are not the same. The right side wheel is not shown in any picture and does not have a weight.

the rim on the right side is off a combine and the rim on the left is off a case tractor. thanks ben~!!

I was told that the wheatland package was a dealer installed kit.  I don’t know if this is true or not, but that would mean that the serial numbers might not matter.

 Joe

I was at an auction about 6 or 7 years ago in Ohio with scads of Allis stuff, I bought a WD45 propane dual fuel there, and they had a new wheatland kit there that was brand new, wheels without tires, fenders and all, and it went for somewhere around $2000.00 so that makes me belive the Dealer installed kit Idea.

I have seen what I would call original western tractors, if they were kit tractors the paint would possibly be a noticable difference as well as the hardware would likely not be painted.  Also I have heard where dealers got old inventory westerns and converted them to row crop tractors.  Does anybody have a 1959 sales price book?  That will answer our questions.

Acutally I do have a few below that number including the one we own.  I am not denying the fact that the western tractors were not available as a kit, but they have to had been available from the factory.  If they were a kit, then the orchard, high crops and any other specialty would have been kits also.  Also, if the dealer had to order a regular row crop tractor and convert it over which meant him taking off the fenders, wheels, tires and acquiring the kit hardware and tires there were would be alot less of them out there.  Dealers are not going to go through all of that work to convert the tractor. 

  i have 1960 price book  will che ck to see if anything is listed  when i get time

How does $18601 answer your question? I had a chance to buy a running gasser last year for just under 10 grand, maybe i should of bought it.

I expected a good price, but that is unbelievable. If it is legit I expect a few gassers will be converted to LP in the near future.

I thought I was going to get it i bid the $13,900 wow sure went for more than i thought. I gess I will have to be happy with the ones that i have for now. I think some people got bid happy. I also would have to say i bet some gas ones get made in to LP. I cant see paying that for one. this one didn't even run. and the wheels were wrong. If any one knows who got it I have  a pair of rear wheels for it. BEN~!!