HD5 DOZER FOR RESTORATION

Hi guys, thought we should post up our latest restoration project. This would be an HD5B #15138 (1952) w/ ATECO DOZER (American Tractor Equipment Corp) Model BH-HD5B #5050 and CARCO winch Model E #10291. My brother Dave and his son Kirk picked this up one week ago traveling to S.WA. from N.Ca.,appox. 1300 mi. round trip in bad weather, drove 50 miles out of the way to avoid chaining up and still saw snow at sea level from Coos Bay,Or. to Cresent City, Ca. (but that's what AC tractor collectors do for there hobby stuff).It's been sitting for some time with probably steering clutch issues. The Core family that we acquired it from are the original owners and we are hoping to get some more past history as time goes on. We have lots of parts and pieces for HD5s, but this is a perfect specimen with louvered engine covers (also the farthest we have traveled for an AC tractor) 

Love the truck and trailer, love the wheel loader, love the HD5. Tracks look really good, is it a runner? Nice score, Trev.

ROPS ? brush guard would be what this would be called. All the mount points are on thin metal areas of machine. 2-71 is the engine used stock. have seen these machines with ford flathead and other such engines, but a 2-71 will do a lot of work and pinch fuel.

Thank, for the nice comments guys. The engine was still running when it was parked for ,we think a steering clutch problem, but it's been awhile. The truck is one of our precast septic tank delivery trucks (you know are day job) and it's more fun draggin ACs around than setting septic tanks (doesn't pay as well though). As Coke said it still has the original 271 Detroit. The canopy or ROPS as it appears were all after market or home made back then. It was up to the dealers to do that. When you bought an HD5 new it was just a tractor unless it was the loader version. The blades were all aftermarket also. AC used Carco, Baker, Garwood and ATECO to name a few.

Does anyone have a set of sprocket and idler guards for an HD-5B? 

HI MEL  , JUST SIGNED THE AC FORM TO CHAT W/ YOU. GUESS I`M A OLE QUALIFIED AC JUNKEE.... LIL 5 IS ALL DRESSED UP FOR  PACIFIC NO.WEST  LOGGING COUNTRY....IF ONLY THE NOISY LIL BUG-ER COULD TELL IT`S  PAST .  IT IS A LIL SWEET HEART FOR DAM SURE..... AS I THINK BACK ON YOUR GETTING THE LIL 5 ...I SHOULD HAVE LOADED MY PICK UP W/ 12G MISC. & MET YOU AT I-5 & EXIT 88 (HWY 12 )..... MEL, ALSO STILL KEEP IN TOUCH BY E-MAIL.  JERRY K

The HD5 was purchased by my grandfather, Frank Core, in the late 1940s (I think). They used it to finish logging a bunch of old growth fir on his farm near Mossyrock, WA. The timber had been cut about 10 years earlier but hadn't been bucked into logs because the deal with the logger went haywire.

I have a complet transmission for HD5 but you better removed yours maybe you just need a gear or a bearing and am 'T shipping heavy parts because cust to much for heavy parts

Mel, have you finished that HD5?  Seems like I remember seeing pictures of it but then again, you guys have been working on several machines in the last few years.

Sure looks nice, great job

Hard to believe it's the same machine!  What a great restoration, I'm sure the Cole family is happy they let you have the machine.

With the motor running master clutch engaged transmission in gear disengage both steering clutches. Note the direction it turns, the opposite steering clutch is locked up. If it goes straight both are locked up. If it stops both steering clutches are disengaging properly.

You need to make sure of adjustments,and linkages are free first.

I have (4) Allis crawlers. They are great machines, but they need to be used, greased and kept inside. Most of these machines were parked for a reason. The front idler you mentioned is the why. The stuck clutches are the result of the machine exposed to the elements. Good luck.

which idlers will interchange with the HD-5 ?