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acwdwcman 
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010 at 4:41pm |
my 1938 unstylled wc
 was this worth 1200 bucks |
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David Gibson (OH)
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010 at 4:47pm |
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It has potential. Thanks for sharing the pic.
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acwdwcman
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010 at 5:05pm |
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ya i have big plans for it
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AllisChalmers37
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010 at 5:09pm |
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If it runs, drives, and the sheet metal is in decent shape then yes, it's worth that all day. It looks like a paint job is all she needs.
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1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500
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acwdwcman
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010 at 5:11pm |
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that is all she needs, a paint job. need to find a time for me and my grand pa to paint it.
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AllisChalmers37
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010 at 5:18pm |
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That's all mine needs too! But I don't have the time or skill to paint it so I'm looking for someone to do it for me. I wish I could find someone who would do a good job and not charge an arm and a leg. But I guess beggers can't be choosers.
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acwdwcman
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010 at 7:37pm |
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i agree i want to find someone to do it but my grandpa used to paint simi trucks so i think he will do it
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010 at 8:17pm |
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it's an sweet looking wc and I think it's worth it. thxchuck
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010 at 8:57pm |
 acwdwcman wrote:
i agree i want to find someone to do it but my grandpa used to paint simi trucks so i think he will do it |
I like those unstyled WC's! I'm working on a WD right but I think my next one I might try to find a WC.
My advice on painting your's is work on it with your Grandpa, learn everything you can and you will make some memories. My Father inlaw and I are restoring my WD, I've learned alot from him and we've had some fun too.
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010 at 9:42pm |
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No dollar amount can be placed on the time you and your grandfather get to spend together working on the orange, priceless.
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Bill Long
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010 at 10:07pm |
A 1938 tractor that runs and does not look bad at all. As said above a paint job and it is going to be better than new.
Flat top WC's are a very special tractor. They are the ones that made Allis Chalmers.
They are the first tractor my father sold.
Let us know how it goes.
Good Luck!
Bill Long
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clovis
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Posted: 19 Nov 2010 at 10:09pm |
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Yes...definately worth the money. And to work with grandpa? If you paid $12,000, you still did okay.
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Posted: 20 Nov 2010 at 7:51am |
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I'd say it was well worth it. If it runs and the sheet metal is decent you have a great tractor. It also appears that the tires are in excellent shape. That's almost always the deciding factor for me.
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Posted: 20 Nov 2010 at 7:58am |
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If it runs and you are happy with it -- yes, it's worth it. If you can get your Grandfather to help you paint it and teach you how to do the next project --- priceless. Sure wish I had that kind of opportunity. Love the unstyled WC's. My "Matilda" has a special place in the barn. Enjoy yours.
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acwdwcman
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Posted: 20 Nov 2010 at 9:46am |
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ya i got to do my wd to and my grandpa's wd45
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Rick of HopeIN
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Posted: 20 Nov 2010 at 4:55pm |
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Still have not painted my 37 but I like to go out to the garage once in a while and crank it over just to hear it purr.
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1951 B, 1937 WC, 1957 D14, -- Thanks and God Bless
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acwdwcman
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Posted: 20 Nov 2010 at 9:53pm |
i do that to rick i love that sound of an unstyled wc
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Posted: 20 Nov 2010 at 10:37pm |
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Make the time to spend with your grandpa, no matter if you're working on orange or not. Ask questions that you want the answer to. Get some history of your family and the things that your grandad has done and seen. That is worth more than you know now, but will realize later. Take it from some of us who wish we still had grandpas to spend time with. One of mine has been gone since 1996, the other passed last April. Didn't get to spend nearly enought time or learn nearly enough from either one.
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I didn't do it! It was a short, fat, tall, skinny guy that looked like me!
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acwdwcman
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Posted: 21 Nov 2010 at 8:56am |
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i will he teachess me alot. i am the one who got him to start going to tractor shows w/ his tractor. he has tought me to work hard. he is 70 years old and still works hard everyday.
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AllisChalmers37
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Posted: 21 Nov 2010 at 10:32am |
acwdwcman wrote:
i will he teachess me alot. i am the one who got him to start going to tractor shows w/ his tractor. he has tought me to work hard. he is 70 years old and still works hard everyday. |
That sounds just like my papaw. He is 70 years old and can out work a 25 year old. This year was the first time I managed to get him to the tractor show and I could tell he liked it. He has a talent of making anyone who is around him look stupid on a daily basis.
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Posted: 21 Nov 2010 at 2:58pm |
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I enjoy working with my pap on stuff too. He has IH"s and a JD A (I have the chalmers) but at least I know how to work on his stuff and see stuff torn apart that you only see in books. Makes a big difference when you see it in person and not just in a parts book.
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acwdwcman
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Posted: 23 Nov 2010 at 2:50pm |
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ya my grandpa realy likes going to the tractor shows. i can tell he loves it.
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