My restored WD
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Topic: My restored WD
Posted By: ac hunter
Subject: My restored WD
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 3:49pm
Dad's 1950 WD he purchased new. Recently restored to look like this. I spent many happy childhood hours on that seat. Thanks to the forum members who gave valuable advice. Hope this posts OK; my first picture, hopefully thanks to a new computer.
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Posted By: Grayray
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 3:53pm
| WOW. Nice looking machine. Hope mine looks that good when I'm done. |
Posted By: dawntreader74
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 3:57pm
GOOD-JOB;; nice looking tractor; did a lot of work on a 50' i got' will get it painted some day. now you can get started on the next tractor 
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Posted By: JimWenigOH
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 4:20pm
| Looks great! Thanks for sharing. Do you still have the cultivators for it? |
Posted By: ac hunter
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 4:37pm
| Yes, still have a set of 2 row cultivators that were set to 30 in. long ago. I hate to think how long it took to cover the 75-80 acres of corn and beans dad usually grew, two times each year. Also have a no. 3 mower that came with it. Think that's the model, has a tail wheel. It came with a 2 bottom pin hitch plow too but that is long gone. |
Posted By: Gatz in NE
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 4:44pm
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nice job, looks great |
Posted By: garden_guy
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 6:13pm
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Glad I'm not the only one who likes to leave the cultivator brackets on the front! |
Posted By: Reindeer
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 6:32pm
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Looks great. Good work! ------------- |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 6:42pm
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ac hunter, Very nice restoration of a family WD tractor! Hope you post some more pictures! Awesome! 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: REEDE
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 6:51pm
| Looking good. |
Posted By: ac hunter
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 6:52pm
| Took me about 10 months and was my first retirement project. Thanks for all the complements. Wish Dad could see it. |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 7:19pm
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Russ, I felt the same way about my Dads WD when I got it done. When I see his great grandson driving it, I know I did the right thing! Keep those pictures coming now that you have figured out the new computer! 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: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 7:23pm
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DANG !! Does that glow in the dark ? NICE ! ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: FloydKS
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 7:28pm
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compliments on a job well done...worth its weight in orange ------------- Holding a grudge is like taking poison and expecting the other person to die |
Posted By: Gatz in NE
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 7:35pm
LOL, now there's an idea !
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steve(ill) wrote:Posted By: allischalmerguy
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 9:39pm
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Looks great! ------------- It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa, |
Posted By: KerryM
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2018 at 9:51pm
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Beautiful! You should be proud. Your dad would be.
------------- 1950 C, 1952 CA, 1961 D17 (Dads last tractor) 1944 Farmall B, 1947 Farmall B, Bobcat 610 |
Posted By: Allis dave
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 7:46am
| Tractor looks great. I love the picture against the corn field too |
Posted By: ac hunter
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 2:42pm
| Thanks for all the compliments. I really enjoyed doing the work. It's good exercise and a lot more fun than doing some exercise machine. Changing the tires was a lot of work but saves quite a bit of $$ as opposed to taking them to a tire shop. I painted the rims and a friend who does some paint and body work and is quite meticulous did all the orange parts in some of his "spare" time. I cleaned / striped / blasted and primered all the parts then took to his shop. All the bolts, nuts, washers and small parts I hung on wires so they could hang and be painted. Brought everything back home and reassembled. Miracle was that there were no spare parts when it was all back together. I'm not sure I would do another one to the extent of this one. Hate to take it out and get it dirty or scratched now. Will use the other ones for that. |
Posted By: jollymon68
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 3:03pm
| Awesome looking restoration! I definitely can relate to the family connection you have with the tractor. I too have my grandfathers D15 and would not trde that tractor for anything in this world. Great job again.... |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 4:03pm
| Looks great and very special that it is a family tractor!! |
Posted By: Ranse
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 8:47pm
| You did a great job. It looks beautiful. |
Posted By: Phil48ACWC
Date Posted: 22 Sep 2018 at 11:22am
| Great looking WD!! |
Posted By: LionelinKY
Date Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 11:46pm
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Just BEAUTIFUL!!! Makes me want to get going on Grandpa's 1949 WD he bought brand new. Just too bad Grandpa and Dad won't see her when I get done. ------------- "My name is Lionel and I'm an Allisoholic" |
Posted By: ac hunter
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2018 at 8:06am
| Don't put off doing your family tractor or other equipment whether it's a full restoration or cleaning up and getting it running again. It brings back a lot of good memories while you are working and when you sit on the seat plus a feeling of accomplishment. I think Dad and Mom can look down and see us. A lot of mothers, including mine, spent a lot of time on those old tractors. Mom spent some time on the tractor with me before I was born. |
Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2018 at 11:36pm
I'm certain that he, and everyone who's with him, can see it really, really well.  Excellent work, Hunter!  ------------- Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest. |