wd governer
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Topic: wd governer
Posted By: one54dodgetruck
Subject: wd governer
Date Posted: 01 Aug 2011 at 12:53pm
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Is there ant tricks to the governer on my 1953 wd? It seams to only go half throttle. When i bought the tractor the po had a piece of bailing twine tied to the carb for more throttle. I adjusted the linkage so the lever will only go 3/4 way and still no changes. There is some slack between the 2 rods on the governer before you can feel the spring. Hope there is a simple adjustment.
Andrew
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Posted By: bornready71
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2011 at 9:17am
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I did not see any replies to your governor question. Did you figure out what the problem was? I have the same issue but I have not attempted any adjustments yet. |
Posted By: Tripp
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2011 at 11:12am
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You can change the spring in the governor, but there is no adjustment. I use a spring I found at tractor supply on my farm stock puller, It will turn 2300 if your unloaded. I don't recommend doing this very long. |
Posted By: Terry GA
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2011 at 12:21pm
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I put a spring for a 170 in my WD and it works great.Gives it allot of pep.A little tough to change out though.I used a large pair of 90 angle needle nose pliers. ------------- I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder. |
Posted By: bornready71
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2011 at 12:38pm
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Thank You
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Posted By: bornready71
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 7:48am
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Thanks again to Terry & Tripp for the advice about the governor spring. I have not purchased a manual yet but soon will. Can you also tell me what the recommened safe RPM range is for a 51' WD?
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Posted By: 79fordblake
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 8:24am
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Governed loaded speed is 1400. I think you can change it to 1600 or 1700 by changing out governor springs with a D17. |
Posted By: bornready71
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 9:41am
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Thanks 79FORDBLAKE
Such low RPMS it would be nice to have a permanent mounted tach.
Currently just using my ears I would say that is probably about where it is now.
I will barrow a tach from work and check it this weekend to be sure.
Thanks again
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Posted By: Orange Tractors
Date Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 11:57pm
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I had a non-responsive governor on my WD. After doing some checking on my parts tractor, I discovered that the rod the governor weights pivot on was worn and bent.
Once I put the governor from the parts tractor on it, the first time I got on to move it with the throttle at the normal position and not trying to hotrod it, I pulled the front end about two feet off the ground.
This tractor has been in the family since Grandpa bought it new in the spring of '51. He bought two of them one for Dad (10 years old) and one for him. When they quit farming in 1965, my other Grandpa bought it and used it as his only tractor on 80 acres.
It may have been overhauled with a 45 crank installed sometime around 1960, I don't know for sure, and didn't think to measure the stroke when I had the head off. Grandpa always claimed it had a 45 kit in it and Dad never contradicted him, so who knows.
One of these days I will have to find out for sure, because it really needs an overhaul now.
Robert
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Posted By: bornready71
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 7:20am
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Robert
Sounds like you have a very special tractor.
I don't have a parts tractor but if I need a governor are they easy to come by?
How hard are they to install?
All of they tractors I grew up around are long gone.
My buddy and I just recently purchased this one just for a hobbie & something to play with. It was very cheap only $500 and it starts easy & runs ok but we are not sure if the RPM's are right or not. It came with a two bottom plow & we tried it out last Sunday. It did seem to struggle a little but the ground is very hard we have had no rain for a long time now.
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Posted By: AaronSEIA
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 7:22am
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I've got one or two governor's laying around. They also come up on eBay from time to time. AaronSEIA
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Posted By: bornready71
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 7:26am
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Thanks
I'll check mine this weekend and decide if I need one or not.
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Posted By: Matt MN
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 8:15am
I would take off the front cover and have a look inside, sounds like you might have broken weights or pins or something siezed up inside.
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Posted By: bornready71
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 8:24am
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WOW!
Thanks for the exploded view of the governor.
That will be of great use to me.
Now I have better idea of what I'm looking for.
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Posted By: Dans 7080
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 8:37am
| I have a D17 govenor spring in my WD45, it turns 2300 no load. |
Posted By: bornready71
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 9:09am
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A few other gentlemen have mentioned the D-17 spring & 2300 RPM. My big question is what's safe?
How many RPM's can these little engines handle?
My engine has the new style orange paint different color from the rest of the tractor.
I think it has very few hours on a possible overhaul but did set for several years with out being ran after the man that owned it was killed.
It has great oil pressure starts & idles very quickly & smoothly.
I just don't want to throw a rod or anything like that.
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Posted By: bornready71
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 9:22am
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Here is a link to pictures of our purchase.
We will call these the before pictures due to we will be restoring thru the winter.
http://s1117.photobucket.com/albums/k598/readycrew/Allis%20Chalmers%20WD/ - http://s1117.photobucket.com/albums/k598/readycrew/Allis%20Chalmers%20WD/
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Posted By: BennyLumpkin
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 10:30am
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Make sure your governor rods are adjusted correctly....search for Dr. Allis's thread on it. ------------- Central PA Allis Express 1934 WC254 1945 WF 1945 WC135755 1951 WD68085 1953 WD45-150217 1957 WD45D-230744D B110 |
Posted By: 79fordblake
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 10:36am
| 2300 would be the unloaded rpm not the loaded rpm. I see people do it all the time......I wouldn't just let it set there unloaded idling at 2300 rpm for any length of time though. |
Posted By: bornready71
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 10:40am
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Thank's to everyone for the great info ------------- 51' WD 70' Deuce & 1/2 |
Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 12:12pm
| I put the 1800 rpm spring from AGCO in my WD45. it had a 1400 and was very unresponsive. I inspected the rest of the govener when it was apart and nothing eles was worn. after installing the spring they are listed as 1400, 1600, and 1800 in the parts book. I had to adjust the govener stop down to keep it under 2000 no load. really made a differance in the tractor. before it would bog down to 1100 before going back up to 1400 and you could not get any figher. now it holds 14-1500 at 3/4 throttle. steady. made a world of differance with a snow blower. |
Posted By: bornready71
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 12:15pm
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Hopefully I'll get lucky & just need the spring too.
Thanks!
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Posted By: Orange Tractors
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 4:10pm
This is one tractor that I will never sell. It is taking it easy now, just brushhogging my 10 acres once a year, plowing the garden and occaisionally blading snow off the driveway.
I don't know where you are in Kansas, but Austin's salvage probably has a truckload of them. I have no idea what one would cost.
I think it took all of about 20 or 30 minutes to replace mine. I replaced the whole assembly from the block to the distributor (also from the parts tractor).
Maybe buy cheap tach at O'Reilly's to check your RPMs?
I am waiting for a lot more rain before I even attempt to plow my garden with my 3-14 plow.
Robert
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bornready71 wrote:Posted By: BennyLumpkin
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 4:49pm
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Be prepared when buying a spring....they arent cheap. Sandy Lake Implement has fixed me up with them a few times and usually stock them and will ship them.
------------- Central PA Allis Express 1934 WC254 1945 WF 1945 WC135755 1951 WD68085 1953 WD45-150217 1957 WD45D-230744D B110 |
Posted By: Dipstick In
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2011 at 6:32pm
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I don't know all that I need to know about rpms and setting the linkage. My friend who was an AC mechanic for 30-40 years said that when you have the slack out of them, the throttle rod should be just a little(maybe an 1/8 inch) past the hole in the carb with the carb at idle. Seems to work! ------------- You don't really have to be smart if you know who is! |
Posted By: bornready71
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2011 at 4:15pm
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Robert
I'm located at the northern tip of Leavenworth County Kansas about 5 min south of the Athison county line. Where is Austin's salvage located?
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Posted By: bornready71
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2011 at 4:22pm
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I did not have time to check my governor I'll have to try for next weekend.
I'll just bet that I'm going to need that D-17 spring ------------- 51' WD 70' Deuce & 1/2 |
Posted By: mlpankey
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2011 at 5:18pm
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Posted By: Orange Tractors
Date Posted: 31 Oct 2011 at 8:05pm
Robert
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