4W305 on auctiontime
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Topic: 4W305 on auctiontime
Posted By: Acguywill
Subject: 4W305 on auctiontime
Date Posted: 29 May 2025 at 10:36pm
| There is a nice looking 4W305 with a bad engine looking for a new home. Judging from the video of it, any guesses as to what is wrong with it? Not interested in it, just curious as it does have a distinct sound to it. |
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Posted By: SilverShoes
Date Posted: 30 May 2025 at 8:13am
| My dad’s had broken rings. I blamed it on the fact that throttle had to be wide open to start the engine. If you pulled the throttle back before it had a good fire rhythm it would die. Thing was a beast but that one thing always made me grit my teeth |
Posted By: Lars(wi)
Date Posted: 30 May 2025 at 8:25am
OUCH!! That is not good for any engine, is that by design or was that a fault with just your dad’s machine? ------------- I tried to follow the science, but it was not there. I then followed the money, and that’s where I found the science. |
SilverShoes wrote:Posted By: SilverShoes
Date Posted: 30 May 2025 at 1:34pm
| Most ppl we talked to were the same way. The 8550 started the same way as well. Still miss those monsters though |
Posted By: Ryan Renko
Date Posted: 30 May 2025 at 7:52pm
| Those 4W-305s are beasts and for being 40 years old the styling is amazing. I love those twin stacks. Ryan |
Posted By: 55allis
Date Posted: 30 May 2025 at 10:18pm
Would love to buy an 8550 but the salvage yards beat me to all of them I’m interested in (probably a good reason) ha ha!!  ------------- 1955 AC WD45 diesel with D262 repower, 1949 AC WD45 |
Posted By: SilverShoes
Date Posted: 31 May 2025 at 6:07am
| Just reading the description is pretty vague. There are a lot of things to check on that tractor. If I was interested I’d definitely go look at it. Might be something simple, they are very heavy built and powerful machines. It looks very nice and well kept, might be a great deal for someone. |
Posted By: 55allis
Date Posted: 31 May 2025 at 8:30am
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Here’s a link to it. https://www.auctiontime.com/listing/upcoming-auctions/244378389/allis-chalmers-4w305-300-hp-or-greater-tractors" rel="nofollow - https://www.auctiontime.com/listing/upcoming-auctions/244378389/allis-chalmers-4w305-300-hp-or-greater-tractors Just the tires alone would be worth $10,000… ------------- 1955 AC WD45 diesel with D262 repower, 1949 AC WD45 |