Meet the new original...

Went to an auction sale 10 minutes from home today since there were a couple of ACs - the rest were green, but everything was very well kept.  Had to endure 5 hours getting chilled while they sold off small items on wagons, but I think it was worth it in the end. I had a feeling that things would work in my favor when my bidding ticket was numbered 226...

This 1957 WD45 was bought new buy the current owner's father and was used mainly for planting corn.  Aside from the painted front rims it is a good original survivor and those duals just scream cool.  The odd thing about it is that it has a pin hitch with an aftermarket 3 point.  The engine would crank over but not fire due to the bad plug wires (and the guy flooding it).  When the bidding was finished, I became the new owner for $900!



My good luck didn't end there.  I got these rear wheel weights for $60!

Also got a pail of lift arm latches, a pail containing the WD45 snap coupler and 3 top links for $20



This is the 3rd top link.  I think it is a factory AC one with the wheel but cannot find any casting number.  Can anyone tell me if this is the real thing?


The other AC was this 1952 WD with an old and poorly done paint job.  It sold for $2300, but I did not buy it.


My plan for the 45 is to keep it as a good original.  Fix the leaks, scrape the oil and dirt from it, fix the nasty wiring, replace the gauges and put a generator back on it for originality purposes.  Even with the cold weather, it turned out to be a pretty good day for me!

Geez,,, good buy on the 45,,, what the heck was up with the WD? went a little much I think.. Couple folks wanted that one
I'd prolly made you pay a little more than that for the 45,,, if I could been there .,..

That's the AC top link sold with the 3pt adapters

DSeries 4 - Nice purchase on the WD 45 with duals.  Did the Canadian Provincial Police leave crime scene tape where the WD 45 sat?   You got a great deal on that tractor!!! Glad you got it and will be joining your stable of nice AC tractors. 

You had a great day. Good original. 

There's nothing cooler than a dualled up WD.

You did good.

We just had the local spring "junk" sale.  i came home with a 14" chop saw - happier than a pig in you know what.  Plugged it in and it did not hit a lick.

At least i got a refund and did not have to sell it by the pound.

I have a top link like that on my D15 series II. Came with the tractor when we bought it about 1969 or 70. 

Edited by lentsch - 26 Mar 2017 at 8:41am

Myron, you still out of jail??  They still looking for you??  Grand Theft Tractor is a MAJOR crime!

LOL aside, you did REAL good!!  I agree, you wouldn't have gotten it so cheap if I'd a been there!

YES,,,,,,,,more pics after you get it all shined up!!

Ted J wrote: OH yea, how come so many of these have that angle iron welded to the front end??  Mine had one to.  I took the grinder to mine and threw it into the scrap pail.

If you are actually farming with one its very handy to have a hitch on the front of a tractor
sometimes.

I was there. It was a good tractor for that money. The fact that it didnt start at the sale brought it down alot. Was definitely a nice strait tractor.

That's really cool. Good for you

NICE!!

Nice tractor for your collection Myron. Plus it went to a good home.