WD 45 next? YES!!!

Folks,
Gary called me and told me about a WD45 going at auction down south.
 I took a drive yesterday and looked it over. Pretty good shape. Thinking of maybe letting my narrow front WD go at auction and picking up this 45. You never know till its over how you might come out on one of these deals. Folks do or don't like the tractor you brought and don't pay much and the one you want goes sky high for some reason! That would be my luck.
My WD has some issues too. One rear rim is bad. Rear tires are old and cracked. All exterior is pretty rust covered. Tried to start it last night. lots of gas no spark. If I can get it running it just may go down the road.
I will let you know how this comes out. I would like to get 800 out of it but with its issues and being a WD that may be the upper limit around here. The WD45 on the other hand has better rims, still has older tires on rear too. Most of the sheet metal was pretty good.
Oil pressure was good, Shifted through all gears ok. Was balking and stalling a lot. 12 volt alt conversion. Batt box mostly gone. Wiring old. had 6 v coil with ballast resistor.
Started up ok but again stalled under load often. Brakes worked good. Hand clutch and foot clutch worked ok.
My guess its a 1200 $ tractor maybe more? Wide front 3 bolt with Charlin power steering added. It seemed to work good. Also has a three point hitch which would work good for brush hogging or back blade snow removal.
So this is just some words. I need to get out and look at my old WD and decide if I want to do some horse trading.
Any suggestions/advice welcome.
 Regards,
 Chris


Edited by Sugarmaker - 29 Dec 2018 at 3:43pm

That's not one of your family WD's is it?Seems like I remember another troublesome one that was over at your daughter's.

You might be disappointed at what your WD sells for vs what the WD45 will cost you. Go ahead if you really want the 45.

Do it!  Do it!  Do it! Wide front.  Power steering.  Little more power.  Do it!!!

Note the extra holes in the fenders. They may have redrilled and moved the fenders. Good-looking tractor otherwise.

that's a solid looking wd45.I think I would go for it.nothing like a little peer presure...lol... ya got a beautiful f/250 there too,love those burgundy colors.they are my favorite.

ac45dave wrote: that's a solid looking wd45.I think I would go for it.nothing like a little peer presure...lol... ya got a beautiful f/250 there too,love those burgundy colors.they are my favorite.

Dave,
Thanks! I knew there wouldn't be to many folks discouraging me on a new tractor. That's just the way we roll on here! Egging each other on with realistic recommendations and comments. If I could bring the 45 home for under $1500 I think I would be doing pretty good. Just never know at a auction. This is a little different for me I usually just buy em, not much of a seller! But I don't really need to add to the herd, and the 45 might make a better tractor on my daughters farm, for brush hogging and for snow plowing too.
We had two 45's on the farm They, along with a WD and a B did all the big work on 200 acres for 15 years! Many hours on them as a kid, either turning dirt or hay or traveling between the two farms 5 miles apart. Not sure how they ran as good or as long as they did with minimal maintenance on them?
One was a 55 without power steering. The other, a 56 had factory power steering which was always sweet to drive!

Thanks for the comments on the truck! That new to me Ford has me pretty spoiled already too! A 2015 F250, PSD Lariate Ultimate package. 6.7 Diesel just pulls awesome, compared to the old 5.4 gas in the 2009. Color is Ruby Red with Caribou lower accent, and black interior.

Regards,
 Chris

It does look like a pretty nice WD. Looks like maybe some of the sheet metal was repainted. The power steering would be nice. Sometimes I wish mine at it. Then when after pulling the motor several times, I was glad I didn't have to mess with that too. SO go figure.

The answer to the question in the title is Yes! But the story is interesting!
Arrived at the sale at 8:30 this morning. Did a ton of visiting. Almost missed when they were ready to sell the WD45 Wide front. i bulled my way to the front and had the chance to have the first bid of $1000. That was the last time I nodded. A young guy wanted it for his Dad and another guy wanted one just because. They ended the bidding at $3400!!!
Yes $3400! I was a little shocked! It sure wasnt coming home on my trailer!
So I walked up the line and took a look at the other tractors. Next Allis was ready to sell I took a quick look at it, which I had not looked at prior. Humm curved shifter, solid block, correct oil filler lid, big carb, narrow front end, solid 3 point hitch! Bothe front tires wer flat and it had a big plastic tub attached to the left side. Pretty ugly. Tractor started right up.
bidding started. So I said to myself, self if you want a WD45 this could be the one.
Went to $850 and I owned it!
WC next door did not sell.
A little later my WD came up on the block. They got to 600 stumbled and then moved to $750. I nodded to let it go. The new owner was the same guy I was bidding against on the 45 narrow front end. he was happy. I was happy. So I bought a WD45 for $100 plus tax above what my WD brought. I was happy.
Pictures coming: Its rough, farm fresh. Has all the normal issues. Mismatched rear tires but are in way better shape then the ones on the WD. some rim rot, but not as bad as the blown out rim on the WD.

I now own a 45! Cross that off the bucket list!

Regards,
 Chris

Chris,
Congratulations!  I must say, I sure like your tow rig!  Nice truck!!  Is that the 6.7 diesel?  I have a superduty also, but it's a gasser.  I even like the color of your truck.
Good luck with the new project. 
Steve

Hubnut wrote: Chris, Congratulations!  I must say, I sure like your tow rig!  Nice truck!!  Is that the 6.7 diesel?  I have a superduty also, but it's a gasser.  I even like the color of your truck. Good luck with the new project.  Steve

Steve,
Thanks! When are you going to look at that C with wide front?
As for the comments on the truck. Its working pretty good so far! Yea its a 6.7 diesel, lots of ponies for this old man! My mid life crisis truck! First used Ford truck in 40+ years. I couldn't justify the new prices. This truck had a original window sticker of $65K.
3 years old with a trade in, it was about half of that. Much more tolerable for Cheryl to make the payments!:) Its from this area and had 100K miles on it.I am still playing with that new toy too. Just bought a set of used rims and tires for the winter. Did the paraffin undercoating, lineX bedliner, Timbren over load bumpers, window and bug guard bling.
Back to orange.
Regards,
 Chris

Sugarmaker, I think you did great!  A new tractor for a bit over $100, lots of excitement at the auction, and a new project!  Hard to beat.  Congratulations!

Folks,
 Forgot to mention I did get the serial number off it. 198817. Haven't looked foe the build year yet.
(Update) I checked and it looks to be a late 54 unit!
Regards,
 Chris


Edited by Sugarmaker - 29 Oct 2017 at 8:41am

Your new 45 sounds like a nice project.  Reminds me of my Dad's before He sold it.  nothing special (gas, narrow front, no power steering) but He fixed about everything mechanical and installed a Gleaner E engine.  Good luck.

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Regards,
 Chris



Edited by Sugarmaker - 29 Oct 2017 at 4:21pm