Intro from another WI guy: 52 CA owner
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Topic: Intro from another WI guy: 52 CA owner
Posted By: JaredC(WI)
Subject: Intro from another WI guy: 52 CA owner
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 10:41am
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Hi all! Have been lurking for a year now and finally registered yesterday. My name is Jared. Live near Birnamwood Wisconsin. Bought my first tractor last year, a 52 pin hitch CA. Got it for $1850. Came with the original manual, draw bar, 2 bottom pick up plow, an old spring tooth drag, and a non factory custom back blade. Was also delivered from over an hour away. I was happy with the price. Didn't grow up on a farm but made my money as a kid rock picking and working in ginseng gardens. Worked on the neighbors dairy farm as a teenager. Drove mostly farmalls and the occasional massey. The CA is mechanically sound and in great shape. I'm the 3rd owner so I'm told. Was going to hold off on tires till this year but last fall one of the rears that had ok tread but some checking started leaking fluid from the checks. Figured I'd have all 4 done right away as it had car tires on the front. Pricey but worth it. Had no oil pressure showing but I learned from this site about the often missing oil riser tube in the filter. Yup it wasn't there, Made one up last summer and pressure is right where it should be! Moved a lot of snow this winter with "Mr Tractor" as my 5yr old named it. Did learn that I want fluid back in the rears as I spun tires a lot. Lots of little things I want done yet like new plugs wires condenser, wiring, hydraulic hoses, etc. All ok but would be good things to update.It's got a few little leaks here and there but really not too bad for a 67 yr old machine  I want some new rear rims too as the tire place that came out to change tires really bent up the bead area getting the old ones off and I later found out that they should have washed the rims before mounting the new. Probably rusting away from the inside out as I type! Farmer friends say the tire guy had no clue what he was doing when they were told about and saw. Live and learn.Wanting to start getting some more implements and stuff as we have a small hobby farm. The wife and I both work full-time. We have two boys age 5 and 1.5. No day care or baby sitters. No sleep! Lol. She works 1st shift and I work on 2nd. Anyway, gotta get things rolling here. Look forward to being able to ask some questions when they come up, maybe meet a few of you, and make some purchases from the classifieds Jared |
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Posted By: mdm1
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 11:06am
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Welcome to a great and helpful forum. There are a few guys on here from your area. Good luck with your tractor! ------------- 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: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 1:33pm
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Shop manual is on line at: http://geraldj.networkiowa.com/Trees/Allis-Chalmers-G-B-C-CA-Service.pdf" rel="nofollow - http://geraldj.networkiowa.com/Trees/Allis-Chalmers-G-B-C-CA-Service.pdf Gerald J. |
Posted By: Jim.ME
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 3:08pm
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Welcome, The CA is a handy tractor. We have one and it gets used regularly. If you aren't aware of this, you can use the AGCO on line parts books at http://www.agcopartsbooks.com/partsbooksn/login.aspx?region=northamerica%20" rel="nofollow - Agco Parts Books . Click on the view books, as a guest user. On the next screen put CA in the model and select AGCO Allis as manufacture and it should bring up the CA parts book. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 4:33pm
Welcome to our GREAT forum.  Yes, there are quite a few members not too far away from you. So if you need hands on help, they're near. You better start looking for another tractor,,,,,,that 5 year old will be claiming this one in about 4 more years, when he can reach the pedals.  If you're ever headed someplace, holler first. Guys will meet up and have coffee. ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: 1955CA
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 7:29pm
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Right on Jared! I also just bought a CA last summer. Mine is a 1955. Post some pics of your tractor and implements when you can. We'd all like to see them.
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Posted By: Alex09(WI)
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2019 at 7:40pm
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Welcome Jared! Its nice to know there is another Allis guy up in Northcentral WI. If your CA survived this bad winter, it'll treat you well in all future winters! lol ------------- www.awtractor.com A&W TRACTOR 920-598-1287 KEEPING ALLIS-CHALMERS IN THE FIELDS THROUGH THE 21ST CENTURY |
Posted By: Dick L
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2019 at 6:27am
| Welcome to a great board! The CA is a fun little tractor that will handle a hobby farm just fine. |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2019 at 6:46am
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Welcome to the best dang AC forum on the planet! When it comes to electrical or ignition, fuel, whatever, I can help ya out with any of those. Wheels we don't carry, but offer a lot of services. When you have some free time, check our website out. Best of luck with your new to you CA. Great Tractor! If you been lurking around for the past year, you already know there's tons of information on AC's here that's for sure, and the family members here are the best! mailto:Steve@B&B" rel="nofollow - Steve@B&B bb-customcircuits.com ------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: JaredC(WI)
Date Posted: 12 Apr 2019 at 9:50am
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Thanks for the welcome and links, guys! Steve and Alex, I'll be in touch one of these days as I've checked out both of your sites in the past and have ideas already Every year I try to get to the Edgar Steam and gas engine show ( been going for years as I grew up in Marathon) and since moving to Birnamwood have gone to the tractor show in Shanty Town as well. Probably a good chance of seeing some of you at one or both
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Posted By: Boss Man
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2019 at 8:25am
| Edgar is the only show I attend regularly. Only missed I think 2 since 1991. Best be looking for two more tractors. Kids love them. Bought mine her's when she was 8 months old. Since I moved, Birnamwood is a bit more of a drive for me, but still willing to help hands on if I can. |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2019 at 9:00am
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Jared, Welcome! And of course we need pictures! A CA is on my list of tractors I would like too! Not sure why, I have never drove one, just always liked that intermediate AC size and style. Lots of good folks and good information and help on here too! 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: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2019 at 5:11pm
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Welcome, Jared. The CA is a great tractor - seems to have more guts per pound than anything else on four wheels here. Dave ------------- WC, CA, D14, WD45 |
Posted By: Dan Hauter
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2019 at 6:02pm
| Welcome, Jared. Sounds like you have a great family to go with your great "new" tractor. Consider joining a tractor club. I belong to The Allis Connection. We're on the internet at theallisconnection.com. Our annual show is at The Amana Colonies in Iowa on Father's Day weekend. Send me you address & I'll send you a newsletter. dhauter45@gmail.com. A great magazine for A-C folks is "Old Allis News". Published by Dave & Heidi Clausen at 471 70th Ave./Cty. Rd. J, Clayton, Wisconsin 54004. 715-268-4632. oldallisnews@amerytel.net. There's also the Upper Midwest Allis-Chalmers Club. They put on "The Orange Spectacular" in Hutchinson, MN on July 26 - 28, 2019. It's a great show. Motels are in short supply, though. Need to book real early. Welcome to the world of Allis-Chalmers. Dan Hauter. |
Posted By: JaredC(WI)
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2019 at 7:52pm
 Here's Mr Tractor and my five yr old. Actually still four in the pic as this was the day the CA was delivered last June. Wanted my wife to get some pics from this weekend as I worked this 67 yr old tough guy probably the hardest it had worked in who know how long, lol. The kids kept her too busy though unfortunately for her to get a chance ( and remember) to snap a few pics. Cut down and dragged out 12 twenty yr old black spruce trees that were part of the wind break for the house. A couple of years ago they started looking sick and last year were well and truly dead. Don't know if a disease or bug or fungus. There's about 30 more that don't look too good. Probably be cutting down and replanting for the next several years. Most of the first row is down though. Holding out hope that the other two rows recover. We had one heck of a bonfire this afternoon in the corn field across the road. :) Mr Tractor snorted pretty good a number of times slipping and sliding and squashing through the snow and mud underneath! A few trees were cut in half before hauling so that the front tires weren't off the ground. Lol though they were dang loose 90 percent of the time. Glad I put tri ribs on the front...could actually steer a little! Great little tractor that helped immensely with this job! My neighbor drove his big New Holland over to push the trees up into a bigger pile and we lit it up. A great Sunday :) Jared |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 14 Apr 2019 at 9:28pm
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Jared, Great picture of your son, on yours, or his CA! Nice! 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: 15 Apr 2019 at 4:19am
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Welcome to the forum, Jared and family. Now that you've got a CA for the one son, what are you going to get the other. LOL And of course, you'll have to get one for you also. ------------- When you find yourself in a hole,PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL!!! |
Posted By: JaredC(WI)
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2019 at 10:48am
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Chris, don't know where exactly you are located but here's a CA in Loyal that just showed up on cl.... https://wausau.craigslist.org/grd/d/loyal-allis-chalmers-ca/6865856050.html" rel="nofollow - https://wausau.craigslist.org/grd/d/loyal-allis-chalmers-ca/6865856050.html My five year old since he was two has been wanting an old farmall A that's sunk a quarter of the way into the ground 1/4 mile from the house. "We can fix it up" he says. I keep meaning to talk to the land owner about maybe dragging it out if the price is scrap or maybe a tad more, lol. Not an Allis but simular to the ginseng and hay raking tractor I used to drive as a teenager. Might be a good one to learn about engines and tractor fixn'. He has already claimed Mr Tractor for the crop farm he says he's going to have as a grown up, too. I said "you're not going to have any cows or animals?" He said "Just chickens and maybe some goats. No I don't want cows. I don't want to deal with milking them every day all the dang time" Lol, that cracked me up :) Jared |
Posted By: mdm1
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2019 at 11:10am
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Hey Chris, Loyal is not far from where I keep my tractors. I could store it for you and guard it from TedJ. ------------- 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: Travis2766
Date Posted: 15 Apr 2019 at 8:14pm
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Welcome Jared, Always good to see another Allis guy not far from me. ------------- 190XT Series III, D17 Series IV, D15 Series II, All Crop 66 and a whole mess of equipment. |