Structures 1964 Allis D15 Series II

Thanks guys appreciate it.

Chris the process is zinc. I bought most of the stuff from Caswell Inc. I did have to buy other stuff (like heaters, rectifier). I thought it was worth it to me as I have a lot of old hardware I want to restore.

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

Good morning. I'm getting closer to getting the 15 rolling again. May be a bit before it's under its own power though.

These are 14.9-26 BKT TR-135 on the rear and 6.50-16 deestone on the front. Nothing fancy (well they were expensive though...). We'll see how they do.

wfmurray wrote:

Got my dads D/14 and don,t see but one reason to not restore it is that you cannot afford it. Then sell to some one that wants to restore it and you can see it off and on.

My plan is to put the D15 to work. I had been looking to get a tractor and my dad offered this one up so I jumped on it. I just figured that I was going to put money into a newer tractor why not put that into something I already have. Plus I just enjoy fixing stuff.

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

Got a little painting done this weekend.

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

That's primer bud. See 2nd pic for cream. By the way I have that brochure. Refer to it all the time. Thanks!

Edited by structures - 30 Mar 2015 at 8:45am

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

What do you think is the secret to a good plating finish? I assume the first pic is the parts after a plating attempt?

Got some work done recently. Better get some pics posted. Plated a lot more hardware.

First tried the vibratory tumbler with simple green. That works pretty good. I run about 5 lbs of parts overnight

I think the wire wheel works good too. But honestly with the heavily rusted parts they need to be blasted. However I did not blast any threaded hardware.

Then I ran them in the tumbler with walnut shells overnight. Not for sure how much good that did. Actually I used fine shells and I'm thinking I needed a coarser grit.

Then off to plating. First a bath in the degreaser. (The blocks I had to blast. They had some pretty heavy rust that the wire wheel could not cut through.)

Then the plating bath

Then dip in the blue chromate for 45 seconds

Then hang and blow dry with a hair dryer.

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

Got the 15 moved from the farm over to my garage. Just barely cleared my 7' door.

Took the valve cover off and the exhaust manifold to clean and inspect.

Unfortunately as I was jolting the crankshaft around trying to get it to turn, a little rust hole popped open in the oil pan. It was a little pinhole until I put my finger through it. I was able to push a bigger hole into it. Looks like this engine is going on the stand! :)

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

Haha. Thanks Jim. I'm sure I'll be seeing you shortly!

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

I fully agree with the "Father's Tractor" theory. I once touched the first flat top WC my father sold. Made me mad because it was painted BLUE. Thought about it and went back to buy it. Too Late.
I think of that every so often. Yes, you only have one Dad. Wish I could talk to him now.
Good Luck!
Bill Long
ps: Let us know how it goes.

The series II is my favorite tractor. I have 2, and 1 series I here. BUT, the 160 engine is a buggar to get parts for. They are out there, just priced well above the others. I spent a lot of time chasing Richland for sleeve source.

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Good to hear Jim. I'll be bugging you shortly I'm sure.

Last night was kind of a late one. I thought I could get this engine out pretty easily. I disconnected everything and slid the front mount plate as far forward as I could, but since the whole clutch assembly came out with the engine I put the crankshaft pulley in a bind and broke it... If only I had pulled the pulley...

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

Here ya go.http://oktractor.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_22_154_454&products_id=423

Edited by JimD - 16 Apr 2015 at 9:32am

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Put the engine on the stand tonight, pressure washed it, and also pulled the pan. Pretty rough inside. While I was pressure washing the pan I blew some more holes into the oil pan.

Here's a look at the clutch and flywheel.

Engine on the stand.

Inside of oil pan.

Inside the block

Robert
1964 D15 Series II

Assuming those are a loader/blade mount on the side rails, you will def. want to be checking the "king pin" when you slide the front end out; that area can take a beating over time and get wallowed out.

structures wrote:

Put the engine on the stand tonight, pressure washed it, and also pulled the pan. Pretty rough inside. While I was pressure washing the pan I blew some more holes into the oil pan.

Here's a look at the clutch and flywheel.

Engine on the stand.

Inside of oil pan.

Inside the block

Fwiw I had a great deal of success cleaning my Wd45 block and crank that was in far worse condition by soaking the parts in a cow lick tub filled with a mix of purple power an water. I then removed the rust via electrolysis in a similar tub.

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