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Strange situation about my United tractor
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    Posted: 03 Sep 2023 at 7:04pm
I have a 1929 United tractor. Recently I had to remove the fuel tank to clean it out. The casting date stamped into the head caught my attention: it was 11-11-28. I know a great source of knowledge for Allis information is the C.H. Wendel Story of Allis Chalmers Book. I call it the Allis Bible. He mentions on page 299 that in 1927 an announcement was made that the 15-25 would be discontinued and replaced in 1929 with a new design, the United. Can someone make light of this head? Was it a leftover from the 15-25's? 
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The 15-25 used a Midwest engine which was an overhead valve design.  The early United and 'U' tractors used a Continental engine which was a sidevalve design with a more or less flat head.
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Most likely the Continental S-10 engine was in production before being tapped for the power plant for the United/U Allis'.
Pre-WW2 A-C tractors on steel wheels...because I'm too cheap to buy tires!
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The  L 15-25 n u have Nothing in common  .I had BOTH Tractors  
He who dies with the most toys is,
nonetheless ,still dead.
If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED.
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You're questioning that AC would've cast a batch of heads in late 1928 for their new tractor? Seems pretty likely to me.
1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45
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