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55allis 
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 Topic: Later d17 saved from fence row
Posted: 23 Sep 2025 at 11:49pm |
I did it again, bought another tractor out of a fence row… Looks to be a series 3 d17 gas with a serial number of 66169, correct me if I’m wrong because I have been before. Haven’t picked it up yet to mess with it but hoping to get it this week before harvest stuff get crazy but I figured I’d post it now to start from the beginning. The front end is only sitting on it due to some one swapping the original narrow front to a wide front and not taking the time to do it properly. 
Edited by 55allis - 20 hours 5 minutes ago at 8:51am
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1955 AC WD45 diesel with D262 repower, 1949 AC WD45
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Hubert (Ga)engine7
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Posted: 23 hours 50 minutes ago at 5:06am |
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Congratulations, nice find. Looks like a good winter project.
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Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God.
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ACinSC
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Posted: 23 hours 18 minutes ago at 5:38am |
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D series are my favorite. Please post pics of the process if you can. Good luck!
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55allis
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Posted: 19 hours 54 minutes ago at 9:02am |
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The guy who owed it is a John Deere guy so he was really excited to have this one gone, he has another one that’s in better shape he’s trying to get rid of too but it’s a series 1 I think.
Don’t think this one will be a throw a battery in and go type….
What size of front tires are the series 3 supposed to have?
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1955 AC WD45 diesel with D262 repower, 1949 AC WD45
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DrAllis
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Posted: 19 hours 3 minutes ago at 9:53am |
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6:00 or 6:50 x 16's. Some later ones may have had 7:50's but on a wider rim.
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Alberta Phil
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Posted: 18 hours 59 minutes ago at 9:57am |
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Standard size was 6.00 X 16
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Dan Hauter
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Posted: 17 hours 24 minutes ago at 11:32am |
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Good luck with the restoration! I love to see AC's saved.
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AC7060IL
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Posted: 16 hours 44 minutes ago at 12:12pm |
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55allis, Congrats on rescuing it. Serial number 66169 would make it a 1963. So its got the dry engine air filter. Assuming since its muffler is busted over, engine may be frozen?? One good thing, is that you won't have to remove old tires from rims.... :)
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Posted: 6 hours 6 minutes ago at 10:50pm |
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Good save. Yes we are all curious if there is any chance the engine isn't stuck.
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1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45
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55allis
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Posted: 5 hours 52 minutes ago at 11:04pm |
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Not sure yet, previous owner was thinking it wasn’t stuck when he got it… but he wasn’t sure how long he had it…
Was told the muffler got broke off in the year before storms…
Not sure how good the muffler kept the moisture out but it does look like it has a good rain cap. Really hoping it didn’t fill with water and freeze…. I know from experience what that could do…
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1955 AC WD45 diesel with D262 repower, 1949 AC WD45
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