Your first Allis purchase
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Topic: Your first Allis purchase
Posted By: victoryallis
Subject: Your first Allis purchase
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 8:41am
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Thought I’d start a fun thread since it’s so cold out. What was the first Allis tractor you bought? Mine was a 6080 that I still got. ------------- 8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760 |
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Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 8:46am
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AC CA long about 1988 or 1990 |
Posted By: nowaktj
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 8:49am
Here is my 1st one! ------------- D19D, D17D, WD, WC, Snobee, #83 Plow, SC Blade, 14' disk, 400 series planter, B , Terra Tiger, M Dozer w/Baker Blade, TL-12, 42S Grader, G |
Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 8:49am
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My brother and I inherited the D14 and and 175 which our grandfather bought when they were 2 and 1 year old respectively. Not long after that, we bought the D17 Series IV gas and promptly started restoring it hours after it rolled off the float! That's when we got bit by the collecting bug! ------------- '49 G, '54 WD45, '55 CA, '56 WD45D, '57 WD45, '58 D14, '59 D14, '60 D14, '61 D15D, '66 D15II, '66 D21II, '67 D17IV, '67 D17IVD, '67 190XTD, '73 620, '76 185, '77 175, '84 8030, '85 6080 |
Posted By: wfmurray
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 9:03am
| Bought a 49 B in 06 looked worse than one in above picture. Worked a year and a half and restored and customized it .Still got it. |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 9:07am
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Bought my 27 year old 79' 7060 PD in 2006. The farmer I bought it from, sweetened the deal by throwing in an AC1300 24'FC & AC 2000 5-16 plow. He had used it to pull a 12 planter, so it also came with space duals & full front weights. He upgraded to a newer caseih magnum & I was elated to get his well cared for 7060. Later I acquired an AC 2000 6-18 plow for it which made a beautiful combination. Here's pictures of it. http://www.allischalmers.com/forum/plowing-in-february_topic135379.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.allischalmers.com/forum/plowing-in-february_topic135379.html |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 9:11am
| My first Allis Chalmers purchase was a D19 gas that I bought in about 1992. Still have it, and still getting work out of it. It evidently made an impression on me, because prior to it, I was sworn John Deere lover/Allis Chalmers hater. Only reason I bought it, was because I was newly married, had a small acreage in the country, and needed a loader tractor to keep my yard cleared of snow. The D 19 was about the only tractor I found that I could afford. Darrel |
Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 9:22am
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My 1957 D14 about 1994, still have it and it's my main go to tractor. ------------- D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446 |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 9:32am
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My 190XT thought I purchased 2 years ago and restored was my first “big tractor”. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 9:40am
| First Allis thing I got was my great-granddad's All-Crop 60A (inherited). First tractor was in 2009, when my parents bought 11-year old me a B. |
Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 9:53am
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Mine was a '39 'B' that I bought in '97 and still have and still gets regular use around the farm. |
Posted By: JW in MO
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 9:54am
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Posted By: Ted in NE-OH
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 10:18am
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I inherited a 1940 B and a 1948 WD from father in law. Now have 14 ACs. Some were $200 and the highest I have paid is $3000 for a restored G. ------------- CA, WD, C, 3 Bs, 2 Gs, WC, I-400, 914 |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 10:22am
| Graduated 1974 & bought UC out of neighbors pasture. Watched it out the school bus window for many years. |
Posted By: DaveWisc.
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 10:26am
| First one I inherited from my dad was a D17 series 3 dad bought it in 1963 and I still have it.First one I bought was a 1937 WC . Now have several prize one is 1937 A bought at Hutchinson in 2003.Also have D21 series 2 use it some on the farm yet love to use it. |
Posted By: Herb(GA)
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 10:49am
| Oct 2, 1995; Bought our first G (with loader) from Charlie Felgar, Keokuk, Iowa at a 3I (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana) Farming Show in Blackhawk community, southeast of Terre Haute, Indiana. Week later bought a second G from Charlie. Intent was a walnut grove, which did not materialize. Still have both G's plus D14, AC720 and AC620 with loader. Sure miss Charlie, a good man and an Allis Chalmers enthusiast. Herb(GA) |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 11:19am
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The one in my avatar which is a 1950 WD, that was my dad and moms first Allis on the farm. Bought it back from my aunt 4 years ago. It has been worked on a bunch and then last summer, given to our grandson Nic hopefully to be passed on to his son Rhett. 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: Bob D. (La)
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 11:33am
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My first was a 1947 WC. Bought from Sam in Texas. Has ben a god tractor and still use it off and on to this day. Also, it's very near the same age as me. ------------- When you find yourself in a hole,PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL!!! |
Posted By: mdm1
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 11:35am
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Same as Sugarmaker! One in my avatar. WD-45 that was my daughter-in-law's Grandpa's. ------------- Everything is impossible until someone does it! WD45-trip loader 1947 c w/woods belly mower, 1939 B, #3 sickle mower 1944 B, 2 1948 G's. Misc other equipment that my wife calls JUNK! |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 11:37am
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Dad had a a Couple B's,WD45 and CA on the farm, first AC I bought was a G with several pieces of equipment around 1970 to cultivate sweet corn. |
Posted By: Dek Thorne
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 12:39pm
| My first was a B my dad gave me when I was about 4 years old. The first one I bought was another B I used for parts when I restored the first one. |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 1:01pm
| Sraight 190 diesel at an auction in Fulton Mo 1990,,,it was rough, but ran good and had a new Powerdirector,, it has the small axles and everyone said awe youll never do nothing with that, went tractor pulling with it around home and she mopped up every class from 8000 to 11000, |
Posted By: Bob (IN)
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 1:02pm
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My first tractor was a WC that I bought when I was 14 from my great grandpa estate still have it 36 years later all restored with mounted picker on it ------------- great-grandpa's wc with picker, 20/35, speed patrol, uc, m crawler, 620, 653 dozer d21 d17 d19 |
Posted By: R.W
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 1:43pm
Pops bought me my '55 B in 2012 in trade for work. Tractors were easy write-offs!  ------------- In Search Of: 1958 Allis Chalmers D17 Diesel serial #9643D |
Posted By: AaronSEIA
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 1:45pm
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Unstyled WC. My boy bought his first when he was 9. Its a C. AaronSEIA |
Posted By: BEK
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 2:23pm
Sold a 1929 Ford Model A and was looking for a new project. Bought this B a few years back from the original owner's family and fixed it up. |
Posted By: Randy WI
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 2:49pm
| Wife and I bought a farm back 1974 and it had a C Allis that came with it Old man had it and only ran it half throttle so it was all carboned up and I had to take it apart and cleaned it out |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 3:23pm
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Grew up on A-C's. The first tractor that I bought when I started to farm in 1975 was a D-21 Series II. It left the farm in 1980 and was replaced with another colour. In our construction business my first TLB was an A-C I-60. Still have an A-C 715B. First A-C tractor when I caught the collecting bug in 1991 was a D-19 that I needed on the farm. Now more then 20 A-C's around the farm. Had a good year in 2017. Added a one owner 220 fwd, 190 Diesel Beachmaster, and I-600 from the Nesbitt auction. ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 3:52pm
| My first AC was a 39B I bought in 1996. Have had about 20 since, most have rotated out but still have two left that I plan on keeping. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 4:55pm
| my first was a brand new 1980 AC 7010, I still have it, still a good tractor, it's never been opened up, have replaced tires, and the a/c system, and added more lights. I did replace the seal and o-ring on the PTO. then came the 180D a few years later, them came the 7080, and about all the support equipment in between. |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 5:09pm
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First for me was a '53 WD45 that you guys have seen a million pictures of. It had it's issues when I brought it home, but it had a good tight tranny, strong engine, and (aftermarket) power steering. Has been a work in progress ever since. I love this thing! The question is; What is the next one likely to be? |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 5:40pm
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I bought the 54WD45 wit Fac P.S. in 1980 or 81? After I had it for a while, I pulled Dad's 51 CA out of the shed, where it had sat for 10 years. I still have both but the CA is "in waiting" pretty well tore down. ------------- 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: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 6:20pm
My accountant with the 7045 I bought her for Mother's Day
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Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 6:39pm
| First one I bought was a series 3 D-12, height of its market value, $6k. came with a 3point AC heavy scraper blade. Still cut hay with it... |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 7:20pm
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The post says first Allis purchase, so I guess that was in 1988, a 917 garden tractor. Two 720’s after that and a multitude of attachments for them over the years. Then the 190XT. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 7:27pm
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I grew up on WD45 diesels, so when I moved to MI and bought 18 acres I started looking for one. My wife's (girlfriend at the time) grandpa knew I liked Orange, so when a D17 gas came up on a local farm auction in 1987 he let me know about it. I bought it for $1200 and drove it the four or five miles to his place in 7th gear...I wasn't aware the hand clutch had a high side LOL! I eventually drove it about 15 miles to my boss's place where he helped me put an engine kit in it. I then drove it 50 miles to my place. It served me well for the few years we lived there and I sold it when we moved to South Dakota. Many tractors under the bridge since then! ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
Posted By: Richardmo
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 7:37pm
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For me it was a WD 45 Gas. |
Posted By: Rog NCWI
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 7:54pm
| I bought a 39 Model B in 1995 and then a few years later a 49 Model B. The first tractor I drove alone was a 41 Model B. at age 7. |
Posted By: drobCA
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 7:56pm
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when we moved from suburbia where our 40' x 120' lot was the one of the biggest in Redondo Beach (!) to what seemed to us huge at the time - 5 acres - I casually mentioned that we would eventually need a tractor to tame it. but we both got very involved with the local railway museum which ate up all available time. then one day out of the blue Joyce found a tractor on Craig's List right by our house and showed me the picture. at the time I had no idea who Allis Chalmers was, but there it was, a running CA with a box blade for $1000. 10 minutes later I owned it. then since I owned one, I researched Allis Chalmers on the net, and discovered how lucky I had been to get one of the rare AC's in this area. found and joined this forum (as CAdon, then) and the hook was set. permanently. ------------- 3 Ford 8N's I loan to neighbors, but the '52CA, '41B and little B1 I do not. |
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 7:57pm
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My first was a 1978 AC 185. Still have it. Haven't put many hours on it. ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
Posted By: orangereborn
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 8:00pm
| WD45D in 1967. $400 and a broken #6 piston. Used it for 8 years... |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 8:07pm
| I also grew up on them. But the first that I bought out of my own money was ether a B-212 or 912. Both were sold new by my grandfather. And first farm tractor was my 6080. |
Posted By: Wayne180d
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 8:14pm
| 1939 WC that my dad and I drove for the same guy as a hired hand. He is now 86 and I am 62. I am the second owner of it. |
Posted By: HoughMade
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 8:29pm
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I haven't bought one yet. My Dad gave me my B a couple of yours ago before he passed this spring. ------------- 1951 B |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 8:32pm
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My first was a CA that I bought while still in High School, Spring of 1966. Since then added another 20 some AC's, last being the English D270. Used to wheel and deal tractors but only sold one Allis, a C we had when I bought the CA, wish I could find it. ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: Dan Hauter
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 8:42pm
| In the spring of 1978 I bought a new 7060 Powershift, Model 1300 field cultivator, size 23.5 ft., and a 6-18 monoframe plow. Still have all 3 pieces. |
Posted By: *DougW
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 8:43pm
| Dad started farming in '51 with a one year old C. Then came WC, new '57 WD45, used D-15II, 185, I took over farm and bought'81 6060 and 7010, later 200. Dad added a B and G for fun. Forgot D-14. Wish they were all here. See |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 8:50pm
| Dad bought a new WD 45 in 55 it was his favorite tractor, I bought it in 1975 for a dollar, needed everything in the motor, passed it on to my son 2 years ago. My first tractor purchase was a series 4 D17 which I still have about 1980, have a nice 200 too along with a 1938 B. At 1 time I had a complete line of good snap coupler equipment. Most of it is gone. The balance is for sale. |
Posted By: Rayhowling
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 9:06pm
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The first tractor I learned to drive was a Allis B that my Dad bought used. Traded it off on a new CA in 1956 with a 2-row front mounted corn cultivator. I still have the original invoice, my brother and I were with my Dad when he bought the CA. I still have the CA and still use it about 100 hrs per year. When the tractor was about 10-12 years old Dad had the motor rebuilt with new pistons and rings and I rebuilt the transmission,rear end and all the wheel bearings about 10 years ago. My son and daughters learned to drive the CA as their first tractor. My 12 year old grandson was his first tractor he starting when he was 5-6 years old. He is waiting for the day it is his. |
Posted By: Wdtractorman
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 9:42pm
My frist, I was trying to buy a wd off a guy and ended up buying a ca off his cousin. Gave 300 for it and a pull behind bushhog that was either 02-03 when I was still in high school. 
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Posted By: BillinAlberta
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 9:51pm
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59 series 1 D17 with armstrong steering and Freeman trip loader in the spring of '79. Traded it off a year later for the 17 that I still have-power steering and 425 loader.
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Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 9:52pm
Tracy I remember that tractor...and the model you had posing on it  ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
Tracy Martin TN wrote:Posted By: 34 Airflow
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 10:13pm
My First Allis was a WF that I bought in 1994 which is still in my collection today. I was 13 at the time and my grandfather was encouraging me to get involved in his hobby.  ------------- 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: Ranse
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 10:18pm
| The D10 was my Fathers. He bought it new in 1963. The only one I bought is the B in Oct. of 2016. |
Posted By: JC-WI
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 12:35am
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My first AC, and hangin on tight to it... Everybody got new home sewn flannel pajamies... Dang, that was a long time ago.  ------------- He who says there is no evil has already deceived himself The truth is the truth, sugar coated or not. Trawler II says, "Remember that." |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 12:49am
| Jc what is you have there in your lap. Nice you have a picture |
Posted By: Ed&Sherry
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 1:42am
| the first purchased,,package deal,, 1972 started dairy farming,,51 WD,68 170,,69 170. still have the WD and one 170 and added 21 more working allis s from B on steel ,,190XTs,,7000-7060s and the newest is a 8010 4 wheel |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 7:33am
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In 1987 just before graduating from high school I bought a gas D19 from the CaseIH dealer. It wasn't pretty but it was straight and the dealership had just overhauled the engine. It belonged to my 7th grade science teacher and he didn't need it anymore so I guess he traded it for a lawn mower or something. I'd post a pic but photobucket has it kept hostage. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: ksbowman
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 8:33am
| I upgraded in 1995 from an old Ford NAA to a 170 diesel. Man I felt like I had a Cadillac! Later I added a 180 Diesel and a 190 gas. The 170 Diesel developed an engine problem last winter and I hope to tear it down this spring an find out what is wrong. |
Posted By: Doug-KS
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 8:44am
| First AC I bought was Grandpa's D17. |
Posted By: jiminnd
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 10:18am
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Bought and 1968 D 21 series 2 on Sept16, 1971, remember the date cause my son was born that day too. Got 2 for 1 on that day, and about 6 months later bought the WD that my dad bought new in 1949. ------------- 1945 C, 1949 WF and WD, 1981 185, 1982 8030, unknown D14(nonrunner) |
Posted By: WD45
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 10:38am
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My first Allis purchase was a D17 series I without power steering serial # 1024 at a farm sale on Nov 11 th, 1967. Paid $1850. ------------- Fred Dunlop, G,B,CA, WC,WF, 3 WD45`s,gas, diesel and LP,U,D10 series III, D12,D14,D15 SERIES II,D17 Series IV in Gas and Diesel ,D19 GAS and D21,170 185,210 ,220 an I-600 8070 fwd, 716H and 1920H |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 11:26am
Great picture. We have a few that show or presents from over the years, just not one of the 1/16 scale tractor I got WAY back when. Now I'd like to know how this Christmas matching PJ thing started and when. I don't remember hearing of this until recently. Musta been lost in a time warp to never know about it  ------------- 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: Tom IA
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 11:36am
| 1954 WD charlyn power steering now with loader around 1990 spent many hours on one when I was a kid Dad bought one of the first D-19 I have 13 know B, C,CA WC RC,WF WD_45,WD-45D,D19,620,314,who knows where it will end |
Posted By: Brad W Wi
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 1:10pm
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I started late in life. My first was a 51 WD followed by a 49 G a few years later. I would like an A next. ------------- Brad W Wi |
Posted By: BenGiBoy
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 1:53pm
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My first was a '39 B, just bought it a year or two ago. Great little tractor, I love it. ------------- '39 Model B Tractors are cheaper than girls, remember that! |
Posted By: Bull
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 2:51pm
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WD45 gas wide front, around 1985. That was my first AC tractor bought with my own money. I bought a refurbished Roto-baler from Curless Implement in Liberal Mo in 1970 or so while I was in High School. ------------- WD45 Diesel, RC,CA,IB, B, G, 616, Early B-10, D-10, Terra Tiger, 95G spreader, SC blade |
Posted By: TMiller/NC
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 2:57pm
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Bought first AC in 2005 a '49 B, wouldn't start pushed on trailer about 10 miles from home. Bought a '39 B wouldn't start, pushed it on the trailer about 480 miles from home. Bought a '52 CA wouldn't start pushed it on the trailer about 125 miles from home. Don't remember what years last 2 were bought but all 3 start and run good now. Mostly use them for hay rides and parades. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 4:46pm
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My first Allis purchase 1962 was a 1/64 th model C to hang on the Christmas tree. It STILL hangs on the Christmas tree. It wouldn't be till YEARS later that I bought my first REAL tractor. I had the land and just wanted to start farming again, so I bought my beloved of all time, a WD45 gas at an auction. Did a lot of work WITH it and ON it. Still have it but it doesn't get used much now. Too pretty.... ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 4:50pm
------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: allisrutledge
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 5:38pm
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In the early 80's I bought a 2100 hr 7000 open station. Snowballed from there!!! ------------- Allis Chalmers still exist in my mind and barns |
Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 5:49pm
| 1943 C paid $50 showed it to my wife after she told me we couldn't afford a tractor. I told her $50 runs and drives. No electric start. No PTO or hydraulics. She looked at it and told me it needed tires. Went to town the next day and spent $450 on tires. I bought another one without an engine the next week. I put the PTO and hydraulics on it the electric start and foot brakes on it. I had it from 1985 till I gave it away last summer. I converted it to 12 volt back in 86. It's always started on the first pull on the crank. |
Posted By: HaroldOmaha
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 6:54pm
| Bought a 53 WD-45 and rear 80r mower in the mid 90s to mow my acreage. Several years later discovered I could mow twice as fast with a 48" zero turn mower. Now I use it to plow for the tractor club. We get requests to help people who need some plowing done. Have a 53-14 plow. Most places can be plowed in 3rd gear 8" deep. Have 3 45's now, Gas, Propane, and Diesel, 66 Al-crop, rear blade, and bunch of other implements needing repair. |
Posted By: JC-WI
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 7:18pm
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MikeZ, thats a WD. LOL Wish I had not broken the front pedestal off of it. CTucker, I remember mom working on the PJ's many late nights after chores cutting and sewing away on her Necchi sewing machine... mom tried to put us to bed early, 7-8pm but I was kinda like a hootie owl... and would wake up little later and run around for awhile... LOL Ted, As I remember, she made a couple sets of PJ's but later it became easier just to buy them, and keep the overalls and jeans patched... Was hard on my clothes for some strange reason specially the knees and upper legs... LOL ------------- He who says there is no evil has already deceived himself The truth is the truth, sugar coated or not. Trawler II says, "Remember that." |
Posted By: 45 turboa-
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 7:21pm
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My first A-C was a 1937 UC I bought in 1975 when I got out of high school . I had seen that tractor many times it sat on a saw mill and I said i'll own that tractor some day ! Now my son has it. I sold it in 1981 and he bought it back 31 years later . ------------- turbocharged |
Posted By: JayIN
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 7:35pm
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First A-C was a 49 WD bought from my cousins husband 1981.$400 and drove it 10 miles home.Didnt even have a farm yet, but knew I was gonna need a orange tractor. Had 4 - WD WD45s when I started in 82. ------------- sometimes I walk out to my shop and look around and think "Who's the idiot that owns this place?" |
Posted By: Josh(NE)
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 7:40pm
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I grew up on Dads wd. In about 2007 i bought my 190xt gas off ebay, 3 states away. A year later i bought a B to tinker on. Then in 2010 i bought my wife a 170. Last year i got my 8030. ------------- Allis Express '65 190XT, 37 B, '72 170, '83 8030, and the IH 560 was a mistake |
Posted By: Michael V (NM)
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 8:46pm
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I have granddads WD, that's my Dad on it in the pic under my name... or whatever you call it,, the first one I bought by myself,, a WD bout 35 miles from here,, its jus snowballed since then,, I seem to get at least 2 tractors per year....jeez,, I'll list the outlaws first.. 4020 JD '69 console 2 -5020JD 4840 JD 730 JD LP gas D JD 2- 44 MH special-LP gas 44 MH 240 farmall 8N ford 951 ford LP-gas Fordson Power major Now the AC,s... 2- WD-45 dual fuel/LP's 3- WD's D-12 G B 7060 8010 L-3 combine and I gots some implements for all of them.. theres been a few,,very few that been here awhile and left...GB Moline LP, LA case LP, 520LP JD.. 190XT,, sure wish I'd kept the 190 and 520.... |
Posted By: Reindeer
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 8:56pm
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First Allis on our farm was an All Crop 60 probably, late 50's, followed by a All Crop 90 a couple years later. Then a WD which we used on a farm we had from 76 to 84. When I moved back to the country in 2004 went looking for a tractor and got a 170, which I still have, followed by a 5015, and now a D15. My great uncle was a Rumely and then Allis dealer in Ontario, and Dad had worked with his business and always liked the AC equipment, so just continues in our family. ------------- |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 9:01pm
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Trade dad out of HD 5 in 78 when I started farming on my own. Uncle bought it new planted 600 acres plus and summer fallowed the same with it and JD A. At 10 years old he had the dealer rebuild it. Rented land sold a year or 2 latter and he stop farming and ran a few cows. Uncle sold HD 5 to my dad about 1970. Its still here needs tracks real bad but still get a little work out of it. Did all my planting with it until the last 3 or 4 years. First AC I payed real money for was a 1978 MH 2 Gleaner in the early 90's. |
Posted By: SLee(IA)
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 9:25pm
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Dad's first was a WD45 bought new the fall of 1953. I still have it. I bought my first, a 200 at a farm sale in 1975. Had 300 hours on it. Factory cab and NO air conditioning. Traded it for a 7030 in 1979 with air. Steve
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Posted By: Farmerhg
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 11:11pm
| My first was a new series 2 D-15 in 1963 when I was 13 years old. |
Posted By: Fredrick190xt
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 11:56pm
My first was a 190xt, then a d-14 with a shuttle clutch and loader. Grew up on my uncle's wd45s pushing up feed for the cows, cultivating corn, etc. One day I hope to purchase Grandpa's D-21 series II. Went with the farm when he sold it.  |
Posted By: DennisA (IL)
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 11:56pm
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A 1952 CA that I bought in 1998. ------------- Thanks & God Bless Dennis |
Posted By: veryorange
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2018 at 6:55am
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my dad bought a 1958 d17 with a loader in 1985. still have it. I bought a 1939 wc in 1989. still have it also. ------------- 1949 wf,1939 wc, 1958 d17, 1959 d17 |
Posted By: Harvey/pa
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2018 at 10:46am
| Moved here in Jan 78 was looking for a B,C,or CA found a 49 WD that summer & the old guy talked me into it (price helped too $650.oo with loader,hot house & large snow bucket) sold it back to his grandson years later to buy a D-17. I have Dad's WD a WD-45 & a 175D. The D-17 is now the grandson's...Harvey |
Posted By: LYNNMN
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2018 at 11:11am
| Raised on Allis. My first new purchase was a 1969 190 gas the only new tractor. After that all were used 7000, 7010, and 8070 Lynn |
Posted By: Bob-Maine
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2018 at 4:07pm
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Bought my first Allis, a '41 B, in the early 80"s, a few years after we moved to Maine. I bought it with a stuck engine ("it ran when we backed it into the line") from an AC dealer in Auburn, Maine. I rented a trailer from the local Agway manager for $20 and took off with my 72 Chevy 1/2 ton, with the Irish setter riding shotgun, to fetch her. I had bought some chains and hooks to "tie her down", (who ever heard of chain binders). Loaded, set the brakes and put her in gear. When I got home, the engine was free from the rocking back and forth. Put in some gas, towed it and was running in a half hour.After buying about 16 more tractors, this '41 B is next in line for restoration. Bob@allisdowneast ------------- I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not sure. |
Posted By: JimIA
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2018 at 5:12pm
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Our farm has been AC since the late 30s. I grew up on a 7045 pedal tractor, learned to drive on the 1947 C but other than toys my first real AC piece was the Roto Baler my cousin and I bought when I was 15. That was the proverbial snowball, since we had the baler we should have the bale loader, the pto rake, a few all crops, corn pickers, choppers, drills, planters, cultivators, more tractors, etc etc etc. [TUBE]5iFNbq_SLE8[/TUBE] ------------- An open eye is much more observant than an open mouth |
Posted By: Kurt WI
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2018 at 8:50pm
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In 1985 my grandpa gave me a 1/16 scale 8010. First real 1 I bought was a 69 190xt in 1999 my junior year in high school for $4300. ------------- WD D17D 170 190xt 190xtIII 200 7020 |
Posted By: Acdiesel
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2018 at 9:21pm
THIS IS A GREAT LOOKING TRACTOR!! DAN ------------- D19 diesel,D17 diesel SER.3 D14 NF,D14 WF, D15 SER.II wf D15 SER.2 DIESEL,D15 ser.II nf D12 SER.I, D10 Ser.II 2-720'S Gmc,caterpillar I'm a pharmacist (farm assist) with a PHD (post hole digger) |
Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2018 at 10:35pm
Eldon, still have both. The 185 will go before Hannah does! ------------- No greater gift than healthy grandkids! |
Posted By: dt1050
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2018 at 7:16am
allis chalmers wd45, put a swartz loader on it. went from an 8n to the wd45 wow what a differance... been all allis's ever since! the bucket was 7ft wide, tells ya how big that locust stump was!!  ------------- Just cause it's orange don't make it a tractor, there's only one..Allis Chalmers |
Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2018 at 9:02am
My first purchase was a 1952 CA in 1987. Dad helped me overhaul the engine and install a new 2nd gear the following winter. Still use it every summer mowing grass at the family farm. |
Posted By: ACJake
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2018 at 9:08am
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My first AC was my granddads 48 WC from my uncle in the late 80's for $400. From there it took off to amassing 36 Allis's ------------- 3 WC's, 2 WD's, 3 WD-5's, D-14 w/HenryBackhoe, D-17, 4 D-19's, 185, 190XTsIII, 200, 210, 7010, 10 L&G Allis's. Nunn Better Farms Bleed Orange!!!!! |
Posted By: illegalslam
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2018 at 9:43am
| Bought a 160 a year ago. It has been an awesome tractor for our little farm. Started it when it was 2 degrees the other day and it fired up like it was the middle of summer. Just a great little tractor! |
Posted By: ac fleet
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2018 at 12:26pm
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First ac was a 1934 wc on rubber in 1960 and still have the remains of it today. thanks; ac fleet |
Posted By: albatros_3
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2018 at 3:15pm
My first tractor I bought was the 1954 WD45 I grew up on. My father owned it from 1990-1999 and he got it from an estate of the original owner and it was to replace a WD we had that crapped out. I raked a lot of hay with this tractor. I found it and bought it back in 2012. Here is a picture of it in 1999, right before we sold it. It was very clean and straight when it left and by time I got it back, it was pretty rusty from sitting out all the years. The WD was nicer and sat in the back of the barn until 2004 when it was sold as a project tractor.  |
Posted By: Michael V (NM)
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2018 at 4:02pm
heres a picture of my first AC, inherited from granddad and the newest addition |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2018 at 5:49pm
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Michael,,,,,,,,,,,,,I'm either pizzed or REAL jealous!! You mean Shameless got down that far?? LOL ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |