When Were Steel Rear WC's Made?
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Topic: When Were Steel Rear WC's Made?
Posted By: AaronSEIA
Subject: When Were Steel Rear WC's Made?
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2016 at 7:37pm
Not gonna push it on the Allis Facebook page, but a guy there insists that the steel WC rear end was done in 45 only. I haven't seen a list and not sure an official one exists. AaronSEIA
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Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2016 at 8:07pm
I was told it was 1944 only.
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Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2016 at 9:04pm
I know we got them in '44 and '45. They made have been made only in 1944 but some were delivered to dealers in 1945. Good Luck! Bill Long
ps: I am not at home so do not have my library references to accurately verify
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Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2016 at 9:16pm
Started approximately at serial #132,000 which is 1944.
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Posted By: dawntreader74
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2016 at 9:32pm
the one i have is 5th one made 1945' war-time rear. got a 44 also 46 there not steel rears thank 48 was the last year. then also 48 came the wd with same motor with small carb was in the wd
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Posted By: Brian Ahart
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2016 at 10:28pm
Ed Mills has collected a wealth of SN data on the WC tractors, including wartime production. Some of his data is posted on Bryan Smith's website. I have personally seen a late '46 WC with the wartime steel rear end (SN 150xxx S). When I sent that data to Ed years ago, that was the 2nd highest wartime WC he had on record (the highest SN was 153xxx).
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Posted By: cpg
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2016 at 11:20pm
I have a 1945 WC with a steel rear end.
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Posted By: AaronSEIA
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2016 at 7:01am
Terry Deans book has them starting at SN 132005 or so, that'd be late 44. Anyone know total production numbers? It seems they ran some stamped and some cast at the same time, or were they all cast from 132xxx through late 45/early 46? Can't believe there isn't a production number on them. The parts book simply lists a page with the stamped rearend, but gives no serial number breaks. AaronSEIA
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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2016 at 7:33am
Have a 46 here.
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Posted By: TomMN
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2016 at 7:41am
My 1944 is S/N 131742 and I have not seen an earlier one.
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Posted By: Tony.Or
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2016 at 11:09am
Just went out and checked our WC 131426S Tony
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Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2016 at 11:31am
Now ya have Tom. LOL!
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Posted By: TomMN
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2016 at 2:01pm
I think I might just keep telling people mine was the first one.
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Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2016 at 2:16pm
TomMN wrote:
I think I might just keep telling people mine was the first one.  |
And I'll tell people my B was the first one with a CE engine! Lol It's CE10163K
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Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2016 at 2:40pm
139384S here
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Posted By: patrickmull
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2016 at 3:07pm
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 04 Aug 2016 at 9:41pm
WC 146405 S
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