Wartime WC's
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Topic: Wartime WC's
Posted By: Unit3
Subject: Wartime WC's
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:23pm
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Does anybody know when they started and ended the run of these tractors? What is the lowest and highest S.N. known?
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Posted By: Chris/CT
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:26pm
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Which years are the wartimes?
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Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:34pm
They were supposedly started in 1944 at about serial #132005 but not sure when they ended. There was discussion a while back about who had the highest steel rearend serial #.
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Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D15, 615 backhoe, 2-Oliver OC3's, 4 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, AV8 Coupe, AV8 Roadster, 1933 Ford Wrecker
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Posted By: AaronSEIA
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:36pm
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Not so much years as the ones with the steel rearendsinstead of cast. As far as I know, no one really has any official production numbers. I'm thinking around 42-45, the serial number ends with an "S".
AaronSEIA
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Posted By: Chris/CT
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:37pm
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One of my books shows serial # 127642 starting in 1944. 1933 started WC1 thru WC 28.
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Posted By: Chris/CT
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:38pm
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I have a book here that has the production numbers from start to finish.
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Posted By: Chris/CT
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:40pm
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1942 starting #114534, 1945 ending #140090.HTH
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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 9:43pm
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Have a 46' WC with steel rear end.
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Posted By: Brian Ahart
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 10:27pm
Here you go:
http://www.allischalmers.com/new/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23974&KW=&title=wc-war-time-rear-end - http://www.allischalmers.com/new/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23974&KW=&title=wc-war-time-rear-end
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Posted By: BennyLumpkin
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 10:37pm
How did some 45 model year tractors end up with steel rears, and others with cast?
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Central PA Allis Express
1934 WC254
1945 WF
1945 WC135755
1951 WD68085
1953 WD45-150217
1957 WD45D-230744D
B110
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Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 12:23am
Were the cast iron oil pan, valve cover and final drive covers on the B/C models during the war? I assumed they were but that doesn't make sense if they replaced steel with cast on one model and replaced cast with steel on another.
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Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D15, 615 backhoe, 2-Oliver OC3's, 4 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, AV8 Coupe, AV8 Roadster, 1933 Ford Wrecker
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Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 12:26am
Chris I wonder how this one got out the door.
WC 163161S 1947 resides in the South Island of New Zealand, posted by Orange Kiwi
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Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF
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Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2011 at 9:13am
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During WWII we were lucky to get whatever tractors we could. Yes, in 1944 there were steel rear ends on the WC's and that carried through till the inventory of steel rears was ended. Could have been 1946 - perhaps early 1947.
Remember, we were fighting a demanding war with many government priorities. Frankly, we were very happy to get ANYTHING NEW! We got cast iron valve covers, cast iron oil pans, and steel rear ends. Steel all four wheels, Steel rear wheels with rubber front. Didn't matter it was a new tractor and we were delighted to get it.
Good Luck!
Bill Long
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