Allis HB212 Project

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   Here's a few pics of my HB212 project I've been working on. I can't seem to let things alone and I love these little tractors but I always want to see what they would be like made today with late model features. I was in a hurry after getting the D-15 done for Dad for Christmas, so this is still a little crued but it looks good enough to function until I can paint it up properly. 
I upgraded it to a 16HP engine, added running boards off a Homelite which used the same frame, updated to a late model Sunstrand hydro transmision and rear end w/ the cone clutch, and added Power Steering. I'm sick of the Green guys yapping about they have this or that feature so I made my own with about everything I could think of. I also added a 3 spool lift valve so I now have a set of rear remotes for maybe a dump trailer or whatever and a spare hydraulic circuit for later use if I need.
I still have to change the oil fill dipstick tube so the front grill can be mounted and do some wiring but I ran it enough to test everything and I think I'm good to go. I'll button it up and stick a deck under it for use this summer till time allows some paint. The black paint is just to cover modified areas to prvent rust. Hope you guys enjoy my efforts. It's back to work next week for me and being gone a whole mounth to start with after being home since Thanksgiving is gonna stink. But, Daytona will be nicer this time of year.

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D-17_Dave Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Mocksville NC Points: 990	Post Options Post Reply Quote D-17_Dave Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Allis HB212 Project Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 7:17pm
	Here's a few pics of my HB212 project I've been working on. I can't seem to let things alone and I love these little tractors but I always want to see what they would be like made today with late model features. I was in a hurry after getting the D-15 done for Dad for Christmas, so this is still a little crued but it looks good enough to function until I can paint it up properly. I upgraded it to a 16HP engine, added running boards off a Homelite which used the same frame, updated to a late model Sunstrand hydro transmision and rear end w/ the cone clutch, and added Power Steering. I'm sick of the Green guys yapping about they have this or that feature so I made my own with about everything I could think of. I also added a 3 spool lift valve so I now have a set of rear remotes for maybe a dump trailer or whatever and a spare hydraulic circuit for later use if I need. I still have to change the oil fill dipstick tube so the front grill can be mounted and do some wiring but I ran it enough to test everything and I think I'm good to go. I'll button it up and stick a deck under it for use this summer till time allows some paint. The black paint is just to cover modified areas to prvent rust. Hope you guys enjoy my efforts. It's back to work next week for me and being gone a whole mounth to start with after being home since Thanksgiving is gonna stink. But, Daytona will be nicer this time of year.

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ChuckLuedtkeSEWI Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Jackson, WI Points: 1826	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChuckLuedtkeSEWI Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 8:40pm
	Nice looking project, Dave. My dad used to have one exactly like that, an HB212. Sold it to a friend of mine at work who I thought was going to fix it up. Found out later, he cannibalized it for parts for his other tractors and scrapped the rest. Really ticked me off as I learned to drive a garden tractor on that one when I was younger, and now it's gone. If I would have had the AC fever back then, I would have never let it go. Are HB212's a rare model? Don't see much around, and would love to find one and restore, as that model has some meaning to me.
	1955 WD45 diesel 203322 was my dad's tractor, 1966 D15 23530, 1961 HD3 Crawler 1918, 1966 D17 IV 83495, 1937 WC 41255, 1962 D19 6221

D-17_Dave Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Mocksville NC Points: 990	Post Options Post Reply Quote D-17_Dave Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 9:37pm
	The HB112"s are fairly rare as they came out mid-season I think and the cost was a touch higher and the benefits of the hydrostatic tranny wasn't really understood. IMO. HB212's can be found without much problem. It's really a matter of how bad you want one. The actual value of a used tractor may equal the shipping charge. There are some issues like the Vickers tranny(which I personnelly prefer). The pintle shaft bushing wears and allows the O-ring seal to leak over years of use. It's just an O-ring but the hydrostat must be dissasembled to get at the O-ring. Some later model tractors use the same tranny but are subject to the same wear pattern over time. I would have used another Vickers had I had a good one to replace it. I like the Sundstrand but with my linkage modifications it can be pretty snappy. This could lead to breaking something else later. But that's a path to cross later if needed.