1936 Model WM
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Topic: 1936 Model WM
Posted By: cabbagehats
Subject: 1936 Model WM
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2017 at 11:24pm
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Hey howdy! New to the forum, just got my Great Grandpa's '36 Allis Chalmers Model WM delivered closer to home so I can fix and use it. It's a wide track model with extra wide grousers. Needs some love but I got the magneto rebuilt and the engine is not frozen. Tracks are free and one of the steering clutches broke loose while they were loading it. The other one is still stuck. It's crank start but I heard there's some modern starters that will bolt right up? Would I need to convert to 12v? I would like to get a blade for it, might need to fabricobble one. Where are the blade mounts in the track assemblies? Tanks are super rusty, as is the radiator. Best methods for cleaning those? I think that's it. Thanks, and I hope you like it!   |
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Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 30 Jun 2017 at 11:48pm
| thats a real keeper there |
Posted By: CALEBnOK
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2017 at 12:22pm
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You wont find a blade for that one. That has swamp pads on it, really rare. Do you need a dozer? If so i would start with something more common and newer for the parts availabilty. |
Posted By: cabbagehats
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2017 at 1:53pm
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Are the blades on these all home build then? or is it the fact that it is extra wide? Yeah kind of, I do have an opportunity on a 1950s International dozer that was completely rebuild. Part of putting a blade on this would be the fun of doing it. Going to restore it regardless. Don't have any need for a farm tractor, I need a skidder or a dozer. However, I could easily just have a blast roaming the hills in this.
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Posted By: HaroldOmaha
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2017 at 4:28pm
| Wow that is neat! it sure looks like a fun to drive machine. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2017 at 5:00pm
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Great to save an old Family tool. It might make a good bush hoggin unit  I have an overgrown pasture I try to mow best I can with the tractor, but there are SO many different thorny things out there, it would be nice to be on steel and not have to fix a flat again!------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2017 at 6:10pm
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Mine has a home built apparatus for a dozer blade. I plan to remove it if I can find a pto unit for it, don't know why, probably won't use it either. ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2017 at 7:56pm
So JW, Did you ever get it out of gear? lol ------------- 3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep. |
JW in MO wrote:Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2017 at 8:15pm
Yep, paddled across the yard in 4th gear just because I could. ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
Posted By: cabbagehats
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2017 at 2:56pm
Thanks! I wouldn't know, but I hope to find out
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Posted By: cabbagehats
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2017 at 3:00pm
Can you get some steel wheels? I tend to do most everything with a handheld brush cutter. Heavy string does almost everything I want to cut. metal blades are a little scary in the summer here.
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Posted By: cabbagehats
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2017 at 3:03pm
Would be grateful if you posted a picture of your home build blade. Looking for a PTO as well, preferably the gear reduction one.
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Posted By: 34 Airflow
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2017 at 8:07pm
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Great job in keeping that part of your family history! ------------- 1937 Model A, 1937 Model U, 1929 United, 1945 Model C, 1949 WF, 1948 WC, 1956 D272 and a Roto Baler http://www.australianallischalmersregistry.com/ |
Posted By: DakotaSteve
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2017 at 8:44pm
| Awesome stuff! Keep us posted. |
Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2017 at 9:08pm
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Here's a link to the thread that has a picture. Scroll down to my post about her crawler, an M but without the blade but does show the cylinders and framework. http://allischalmers.com/forum/a-show-she-wont-ever-forget_topic139792.html" rel="nofollow - http://allischalmers.com/forum/a-show-she-wont-ever-forget_topic139792.html ------------- Maximum use of available resources! |
Posted By: rtwfarm
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2017 at 9:26pm
| I have a m that has the baker blade that I would sell. Ryan 402-469-1738 |
Posted By: cabbagehats
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2017 at 9:33pm
Great thread! And that picture without the blade is exactly what I was looking for, thanks!
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Posted By: cabbagehats
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2017 at 9:37pm
Think I'm gonna be tied up with this one for a while, but thanks! If I can scrape enough together for a heavy trailer and and truck to pull it I'll be there in a heart beat
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Posted By: cabbagehats
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 11:13pm
| Little update, just done dickering with the crawler today. Cleaned out some mud daubers from the exhaust, kicked out some paper wasps from the air cleaner, shook out some wasps from the carb, pulled some moths i think from the combustion chamber. Then I timed up the magneto, cleaned the plugs, new wires, poured in a little gas and started cranking. Did that off and on all day and got maybe a slight cough or two. I got blisters on my fingers. Was packing up when I thought I'd stuff a rag in the exhaust and see if I could push it out with the compression. Instead the rag got sucked in. So looks like stuck valves and now I really gotta get into it! Should be fun. Anyone want pictures? |
Posted By: DakotaSteve
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 11:15pm
| SON OF A! |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2017 at 12:56am
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Of course we want pictures!!! ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: cabbagehats
Date Posted: 23 Jul 2017 at 1:21am
| Ok then :) Hopefully I can get back to it next weekend. |
Posted By: corbinstein
Date Posted: 24 Jul 2017 at 6:53am
| do those tracks look backwards to ya'll? Or am I just crazy? |