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Dan Hauter
Orange Level Joined: 06 Feb 2011 Location: Carlinville, IL Points: 1223 |
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Posted: 25 Oct 2021 at 3:35pm |
I purchased and brought home WD45 #188802. The data book says it's a late 1954. The owner's manual says it was sold by Decatur (Illinois) Farm Supply on September 12, 1956. There was a severe drought here in southwest Illinois in 1954. Very little, if any crop was harvested. So it's understandable that the tractor sat on the lot for a year and a half. It has a factory wide front end and a Char-Lynn power steering unit. I'd post a picture but I've never been able to master the art of posting pictures on the Forum. The tractor last ran 4 years ago and had been inside until August. Now the task is to make it run again.
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cwhit
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Sigel IL Points: 963 |
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Glad to hear you saved a piece of A C history Dan . The drought of 1954 was well documented in our part of the state also.Even tho it was just a little before my time, have heard the stories for years. Had a good wheat crop and then everything else burnt up. Best of luck on the 45..
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JimWenigOH
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: NC Ohio Points: 1153 |
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Good job! Always nice to see another one dodged the bullet. Was that power steering a dealer add-on do you think? I have an early 45 (not running) and a later 45 (used monthly), both are narrow front w/o power steering.
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TOM (NE)
Bronze Level Joined: 11 Sep 2014 Location: Greenwod, NE Points: 92 |
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Dan, nice save on the WD45. Look forward to seeing it up and running at a future Father Day Tractor Show in Middle Amana, IA. Best of luck with it, Tom
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wjohn
Orange Level Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Location: KS Points: 1769 |
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I think we need pictures!
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1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45
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Pat the Plumber CIL
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Springfield,Il Points: 4657 |
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Dan the easiest way I have found to resize and post pics is to either post the pic on Facebook (automatically resized) then save photo from Facebook on your phone, then post saved photo on here. Or if you can text the photo to yourself it will automatically resize and then it can be posted on here.
Nice save on the 45 |
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You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails
1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
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ac fleet
Orange Level Joined: 12 Jan 2014 Location: Arrowsmith, ILL Points: 2187 |
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Sounds kinda like the 45 I have. I think mine is a 55, also got part of a 56. Mine has the factory power steering, wide front and aftermarket 3-pt. on it. also has the flip seat on it. |
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IBWD MIke
Orange Level Joined: 08 Apr 2012 Location: Newton Ia. Points: 3409 |
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I would like to find a late model with factory power steering someday. I had one but it needed more love than I had time to give! There's a better one out there somewhere. In the meantime, the two I have work wonderfully!
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