C widefront questions
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Topic: C widefront questions
Posted By: Hubnut
Subject: C widefront questions
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 3:43pm
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I am interested in this tractor http://https://macon.craigslist.org/grd/d/1949-allis-chalmers/6351843792.html" rel="nofollow - http://https://macon.craigslist.org/grd/d/1949-allis-chalmers/6351843792.html Can someone familiar tell if this is a true widefront C? Also, are widefront Cs rare? How rare? This looks like a nice example, a bit too expensive, but nice. Would $3000 be more appropriate? ------------- 1940 B "Lucy" 1941 B w/ Woods L59 "Flavia" 1942 B w/ finish mower "Dick" 1941 C w/ 3-point "Maggie" 1947 C SFW w/ L306 "Trixie" 1972 314H |
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Posted By: Gary
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 4:44pm
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corrected link https://macon.craigslist.org/grd/d/1949-allis-chalmers/6351843792.html" rel="nofollow - https://macon.craigslist.org/grd/d/1949-allis-chalmers/6351843792.html ..................................................... standard C had tricycle front end. That looks like a normal C wide front end. $2,000 would be a more realistic price. |
Posted By: Hubnut
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 5:23pm
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Thanks for correcting the link Gary. I'd be very interested at $2K. I plan to call. ------------- 1940 B "Lucy" 1941 B w/ Woods L59 "Flavia" 1942 B w/ finish mower "Dick" 1941 C w/ 3-point "Maggie" 1947 C SFW w/ L306 "Trixie" 1972 314H |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 8:32pm
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I will sell you all of my wide front C's for that price! ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 8:43pm
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Seems to be a nice restoration and he probably has close to $4500 in it but I don't think he will get that out of it unless someone comes along that wants it real bad. Make him an offer, he might just take it ti recover part of his investment. I just came up through Macon headed home from Moultrie Thursday afternoon. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2017 at 9:15pm
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I have a good wide front end for a C and throw the tractor (not running) in for $400. And as a bonus you can have the sickle bar mower on it too! |
Posted By: Hubnut
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2017 at 4:31pm
If you were only closer! Thanks. ------------- 1940 B "Lucy" 1941 B w/ Woods L59 "Flavia" 1942 B w/ finish mower "Dick" 1941 C w/ 3-point "Maggie" 1947 C SFW w/ L306 "Trixie" 1972 314H |
Gary Burnett wrote:Posted By: Hubnut
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2017 at 4:32pm
Hubert, you go to the SUN expo? We went last year. Couldn't make it this year. ------------- 1940 B "Lucy" 1941 B w/ Woods L59 "Flavia" 1942 B w/ finish mower "Dick" 1941 C w/ 3-point "Maggie" 1947 C SFW w/ L306 "Trixie" 1972 314H |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2017 at 10:05pm
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Hubert, you go to the SUN expo? We went last year. Couldn't make it this year. [/QUOTE] Went to the Sunbelt Expo. spent two days there and still didn't see everything. First time I have been able to get time to go in a number of years. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: Gary
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2017 at 3:26am
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For those curious about SUN Expo: Link to website: http://sunbeltexpo.com/" rel="nofollow - http://sunbeltexpo.com/ |
Posted By: Hubnut
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2017 at 8:29pm
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I spoke with the owner this evening. Nice older gentleman. He dropped the price to $3500 right over the phone. It has brand new tires, tubes and rims. I know it's overpriced, but I want to look it over. I may head up this weekend. Thanks for the input. ------------- 1940 B "Lucy" 1941 B w/ Woods L59 "Flavia" 1942 B w/ finish mower "Dick" 1941 C w/ 3-point "Maggie" 1947 C SFW w/ L306 "Trixie" 1972 314H |
Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2017 at 4:11am
| Take a trailer and the money with. $3500 isn't that far from $3000. It looks good has all new tires and dosent apear to be leaking anywhere. A C isn't much of a working tractor and not worth much, but it was the best looking tractor Allis ever made. There is very little to go wrong so your just buying a toy that'll last a long time. |
Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2017 at 4:55am
| I don't see any hydraulics. It would be nice if it had hydraulics. I suppose you could find a parts tractor and fix that up. |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2017 at 5:37am
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Steve, That is a very nice looking C in the pictures. Now this is a Allis guy, the G in the one picture tells you that. He may be a lot like you in fixing these smaller AC's up. He has a bunch of money tied up in it. The tires would be $1,000 probably. I dont know how rare they are but you dont seem them with wide fronts much. Good luck! Yea take the trailer what is the worst that could happen? You find its real nice, settle on $3250 and load it up! Probably biggest thing is it restored to your liking and quality level too? If you have to tear it down and do it again then $2500 - 2000 might be tops??? Just trying to help you here Steve:) Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2017 at 7:20am
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Its your money but that is a high price for a C,what he has in it has no bearing on what its worth and I can't imagine a C bringing over $1500 no matter what unless it was something like a high crop. |
Posted By: Hubnut
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2017 at 6:42am
Thanks Chris. I had to go to a funeral yesterday and couldn't get over to see it (It's about 3.5 hours from me). However, the man called me and asked if I was interested. I told him it was out of my price range at $3500. He dropped to $3000. I told him that was still to steep for me. He asked what I'd pay, I said $2500 possibly after seeing it. He said no. As Gary said, it's just bit too high a price--even at $2500. Even still, I know he has $1000 (at least) in new rims, tires and tubes. The painting is the hardest part. If it sits for a while, maybe he will come down. I hope so. Good luck with your 45. Steve ------------- 1940 B "Lucy" 1941 B w/ Woods L59 "Flavia" 1942 B w/ finish mower "Dick" 1941 C w/ 3-point "Maggie" 1947 C SFW w/ L306 "Trixie" 1972 314H |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2017 at 7:33am
I agree 100%. A CA is a lot more tractor and there are a lot of them available in the $1500 - $2000 price range.
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