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Topic: D-12 Experts

Posted By: David Maddux
Subject: D-12 Experts
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2024 at 8:36am

Through the purchase of a new to me D-12, I have started doing some research concerning correct factory color. Here is the beginning of my confusion: My tractor is serial No. 2322. I have known of this tractors ownership from in the early 70"s if not as far back as the 60"s. When I read the Terry Dean handbook, it states that after serial No. 1950, the color changes to Persion Orange#2, with cream grill and bars. OK, When I see most tractors with that color scheme, they have a cream steering wheel. This on has a black steering wheel, that appears to be original. While water blasting, I find traces of Persion Orange#1. It has been repainted in Persion #2, so what is the deal, did no one tell this tractor that it was supposed to be Persion Orange#2 originally? Or is there a chance that their data is off? I have read the same serial no. breakdown in one of Norm Swinfords books, but I realize that data from one book can be borrowed to another book. Can someone shed some light on this?

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Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2024 at 8:45am

What color does Norm Swinford's book say it should be? If I'm correct, he was an ALLIS CHALMERS Blockman or at least directly employed by ALLIS in some way. Many of the books I've read have conflicting information with Norm's book, whether this is due to a clerical error or just hearsay information, I can't say. If you wish to keep the Correct Police satisfied, I'd always defer to whatever information I found in Norm Swinfords's books.

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Real pullers don't have speed limits.
If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY

Posted By: tbran
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2024 at 10:07am

Norm Swinford spent a career with AC and had a passionate love for his company. Thus the history book in it. He was a marketing manager of the highest order. He followed Walt Buescher who wrote PLOW PEDDLER - a book on AC people. Both were top notch.

Norm was in charge of the EXPO circuit with the EXPO gals - the first to use women in

marketing in force.

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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2024 at 10:44am

If you see signs of PO#1 on the castings, the rear wheel centers and front wheel centers should also be PO#1.

Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2024 at 12:33pm

They were building aboaut 800 D12 per year at that time. or about 66 per month... Your sn and the "new paint" serial number are about 5 months apart ... that would appear to be quite some time to "loose" a tractor at the factory, or some type of mixup ??

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Like them all, but love the "B"s.