Another yeah, I really needed this thread.
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Topic: Another yeah, I really needed this thread.
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Subject: Another yeah, I really needed this thread.
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2023 at 6:16am
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Uncle calls me, buddy of his has a D-17 he wants to sell. He's all jacked up, you need this, it's a bargain! Says it has a full set of pie-weights on it and tells me the price. Series three. I think, yeah, don't sound too bad. So, Sunday morning I hook onto the trailer and head South. When I get there, no beauty queen, big surprise. We hadn't discussed the front end, luckily, threw in the third ramp! Now I notice the tires are spun out pretty wide, that's not going to fit on the trailer, crap. It's about a 20 mile run, so headed back home and got the 'big' trailer. Loaded up fine, paid the man and back home. I should note that we attempted to spin in the rims and that just didn't happen! Fuel system leaks so now I need two carb kits for whatever model Zenith carb these things have on them! Needed to get the beans cut so she's livin' on the trailer for now. Only one picture, for now. This is my third D-17 and I have yet to get a grill screen with one! Have to admit I'm kind of intrigued with the Series 3 and NFE, it may stay around here awhile. I rather enjoy chasing parts and improving these things over time. Downside, I've now got so many to work on it's getting hard to remember everything I need to be finding!  |
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Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2023 at 6:23am
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Aw Mike, just one more won’t hurt! ------------- Allis Express North Georgia 41 WC,48 UC Cane,7-G's, Ford 345C TLB |
Posted By: plummerscarin
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2023 at 6:32am
 I have a notebook app on my phone so I can make lists for each. Have fun! |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2023 at 6:57am
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Seems like a smart thing to do to me, but I sometimes make bad choices Thanks for sharing |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2023 at 7:01am
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Nice old original tractor! Sometimes (actually a lot more than sometimes) the "beauty queens" you speak of are kind of like putting lipstick on a pig. Give me an original tractor that I can see the leaks and worn stuff.
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Posted By: 560Dennis
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2023 at 7:03am
| that’s a good problem to have . |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2023 at 8:33am
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Boy oh boy! You sure know how to spend money!! When are you going to make a beer run? ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2023 at 8:58pm
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Nice find Mike. ------------- 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: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 10 Oct 2023 at 6:57am
Ted, the say it stands right now, next beer run is...... Sunday. That is if it's dry enough to plow at Belleville.
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Ted J wrote:Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2023 at 7:48pm
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Mike, Congratulations on the new D17! I think your doing fine! I did get mine home and I like that tractor! Regards, Chris and Cheryl ------------- 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: wjohn
Date Posted: 29 Oct 2023 at 2:26pm
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I also agree it can't hurt. The great thing about tractors is you don't have to feed them anything if you have to leave them alone for a while. ------------- 1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45 |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2023 at 5:42am
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wjohn, that is a fact, they don't eat anything! Got D-17-1 running yesterday, still waiting on a sediment bowl for this one. |