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TomMN 
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 Topic: Took the RC out in the cold today
Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 3:21pm |
My RC is progressing slowly, but I finally got the proper front wheels on it today. There is still no electrical other than the battery and starter. With lights, generator, and PTO it will be almost there. It was in the low teens here but it started up OK, I'm sure it is a bit warmer in the shed but not much.  
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MNLonnie
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 3:28pm |
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Looks great.
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Chad(WI)
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 3:35pm |
Looking good Tom....BTW if that is slow progress, I must be going backwards with my projects lol!
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orangeman
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 3:42pm |
Tom: Always great to see your restorations, very nice!
How is the Industrial 17 coming?
Stay Warm - Orangeman
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CTuckerNWIL
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 3:52pm |
 Chad(WI) wrote:
Looking good Tom....BTW if that is slow progress, I must be going backwards with my projects lol! |
Same here Chad, yep, your stuff always looks top notch Tom.
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Tony.Or
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 4:52pm |
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Thats a beaut !!!!! Don`t see many out this way. Tony
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 5:41pm |
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As expected, another top shelf restoration, nothing overlooked, very nice.
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Don(MI)
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 5:45pm |
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Could be the best pictures I have ever seen, of an RC. Nice work!
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"I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!"
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 5:48pm |
real nice tractor wish my RC looked that nice maybe someday
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 6:02pm |
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Absolutly stunning!
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Since they want to remove Liberty,
Shouldn't they be called "Regressives"?
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 6:36pm |
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Tom That is very nice
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 6:37pm |
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Very nice. I would like to own a RC one day
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 6:38pm |
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As always, looks great!
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 7:18pm |
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I always look forward to your restorations too. That's a purty RC.
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 7:21pm |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 7:24pm |
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They never came off the assembly line looking like that. Great job,thanks for posting pics.
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You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 7:30pm |
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Hello Tom. If I am thinking of the right man, wasn't it you that posted before and after pictures of a WC parked just outside an old family barn? You have rebuilt a very nice tractor here. The RC and CA is on my someday wish list. Then we would have all of the C's
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 7:49pm |
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If I had a tractor that nice I would park it in my living room!!! Ryan
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TomMN
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 8:09pm |
Thanks for the comments, yes my grandpa's WC was the tractor that started me on this fun. His first tractor was an RC so I thought I should get one, he traded the RC in on the WC I have. Since there were so few RCs made I suppose I have a 1 in 5500 chance I have his, far better than the lottery. Here is a picture of grandpa's RC back in the day, it is my pattern.  This was earlier this fall after I was helping plow for this years Orange Spectacular, I'm sure the birds hit it at least a dozen times. I got hit three times while sitting on it.  The videos of it getting this way can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/user/allis01
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 8:26pm |
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ALL BIRDS MUST DIE !!!!
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You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails
1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF.
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 9:19pm |
Very nice as always!!
what primer and finish paint did you use? looks awesome
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 9:36pm |
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I sure admire your work on restorations!
Good job.
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It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa,
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 9:42pm |
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Tom, nice looking RC.
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 10:15pm |
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Tom: What plow did you use and what year was your RC?
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Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 10:16pm |
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Tom, when I first saw your 45D at Hutch 3 yrs ago it was by far my favorite tractor at the show. You certainly go over the top with all your restorations, which is the only way to do it in my book...
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Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 3:00am |
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well...my question is....when do you start...on my RC??
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TomMN
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Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 3:57pm |
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The paint is PPG Delstar 60080, I doubt I can get the Delstar anymore though, the Napa by me that sold it no longer carries paint so I don't know what I'll get next time.
The two RCs I have are 1939 models, I don't know what model my grandpa's was. The earliest date written on a picture of it is 1940, but the picture of it being delivered is not dated. I think it could easily have been a 1939 model he had, but couldn't have been a 1941.
The plow I used behind the RC in the videos was a one bottom steel wheeled Allis Chalmers plow that belongs to Matt Wosmek. I feel I need to get him some parts because the lift mechanism broke while I was plowing. I think I plowed 4 hours or more with it to get all the bird droppings, I remember thinking what it must have been like to plow a whole farm with something like that, the field turns black pretty slowly with a one bottom.
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Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 5:59pm |
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Tom, just curious, did you upload pictures to your website, like other restorations you have done? And if so, could you post the link? Thanks!
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Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 6:10pm |
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Tom does some beautiful restorations that's for sure! Just like Dave Maddux, does his, I call that "typical Foss". LOL! Beeeutiful!!
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TomMN
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Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 6:23pm |
You guys are too kind. I do have some pictures up on my web site for the RC, but I must say I have been really lax at updating it lately. I think the rearend may still be hanging from the shop crane in the RC section, but here is the link: http://home.comcast.net/~old_allis/index.htmlYou can get there by googling "old allis" I think my site may be the top hit.
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